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99 - Kennedy“I’m not sure how I am going to help you get your mate, but I don’t see why you need both Ryker and I.” Maybe if I keep him talking I can give my guys time to find the trail. “D*ck…I mean Dirk here hasn’t even told me your name. Your servants are trained poorly in the art of formal introduction etiquette.”That earns me a hard slap to the face. It comes out of nowhere and I topple sideways seeing flashes of white in my vision. My cheekbone might be broken with the amount of pain searing my face. I slowly crawl back up to a seated position, holding my left cheek in my hand.“I’m no f*cking servant, you little b*tch. I am a warrior.” Dirk spits at me.“Debatable.” I mumble out of the right side of my mouth. “You will lose your arm for that, just so you know.” I hope I sound as calm and unaffected as I think I do. I can see Dirk getting more angry. He looks like a cartoon with his head about to explode.As he winds up to hit me again, the unknown alpha grabs his arm an
100 - KennedyThis f*cking b*tch had something to do with Alpha Ryan’s attack?! All of my weariness and exhaustion melts instantly. She was behind Ryker almost losing his father and mother all to have a pack.I can feel my heart rate rise, my breathing is deep, but quick. She smiles at me like the crazy lunatic she is. She thinks I am scared of her. She couldn’t be more wrong. I am vibrating with anger and hatred towards her. My hands are bound in my lap. It’s the only thing keeping me from wrapping them around her neck.The one puzzle piece I don’t understand is the ‘we’ she kept saying. I don’t think she meant her mate. There’s no way he would have let her string him along for a decade. What did she mean by ‘we’?I rub my hands on my face, probably smearing blood in the process. I don’t care at this point, I just want to know what she knows so I can pass on the information when Ryker gets to me.“How was Ryker’s pack going to belong to you if his father died? He just would
101 - RykerShe’s alive. I have her in my arms. The sheer panic is starting to fade, but my whole body is shaking with the release. I never understood what drove my dad to the point of being permanently injured when my mom was taken until right now. Kennedy isn’t even marked yet, but my entire being shut down. I had no other thoughts than her, no other feeling than fear. My only desire was to search to the ends of the earth to find her and bring her home after burning every last wolf that’s responsible for her capture.I take another deep breath of her warm honey scent. I don’t even care who is around. My guys won’t let a single person anywhere near us. She tries to pull back, but I can’t let her, not yet. I need this, her, close. My wolf needs her to stay focused. He’s tracking the area surrounding our spot. Listening for sudden movements or a change in the wind.“Ryker…Please… I need you to listen. Can you do that? There are innocent people here. We can’t harm everyone. No
102 - Kennedy“We can use the arena to hold everyone. No offense Finn, but we need to watch all your followers. We have no idea who is working with Amy.”“No offense, Luna. I understand. So will they.”“Can I ask you something?” Bennet steps around Ryker and I. “Why are you using her title?”Finn scoffs and crosses his arms. He still hasn’t risen from his kneeling position on the ground. He is purposely keeping himself at a disadvantage to show his compliance. “She’s a Luna, have you not noticed? Being her gamma and all, I thought you would have that basic information.”Bennet growls and moves to step forward. I stop him with my hand wrapped in the waistband of his shorts. “Bennet, please. I want to go home and we have to figure out where Amy is and what she’s up to. Now that I know all the attacks and crazy sh*t that has been happening recently is her fault. We need to take care of these people that she has abused, figure out who is actually loyal to her and, I guess, her dad
103 - Kennedy“Oh! My girl! How are you?!” Sarah is bustling towards the SUV as we step out. Or, I should really say, as Ryker steps out. He still won’t put me down. Bennet is walking close enough to brush my foot with each swing of his arm.“I’m okay Sarah. Just a few bumps and bruises.” Ryker and Bennet both huff at the same time. I roll my eyes. “I am fine. See,” Igesture towards my face which is already feeling better. “Being this close to Ryker has me healing in record time.”“Well, we need to get you a good hot meal and a visit with Doctor Bradshaw, then straight to bed.” She commands.“No, I want to go to my office. We need to know what Amy is up to, we need to know what Claude is up to and I don’t want to do that from our bed. I am sick of being bedridden because of other people trying to get to you through me.” I look at Ryker. “It makes me look as weak as they assume I am. I know I look like sh*t, but I am truly okay. My physical being can’t be more important than
104 - Kennedy“Alright that’s enough. We need a break and need to sleep. No training tomorrow for anyone. That will give our omegas time to rest and feed our guests. Is that okay with you Luna?” Josh asks me as I scour another book.I kind of stopped listening after I got the basics on how the trials will go for each person we brought in last night. Ryker can tell what rank each person is and they are questioned differently based on that. It’s not a segregation thing, but a practicality thing. Omegas will have different answers than warriors or higher ranks. He can also tell if a higher rank is trying to hide among the masses. I guess some small packs have tried a trojan horse method to overthrow leadership, but they have also used it to protect children of fallen alphas who could be at higher risk for attack.I know that Ryker and Josh brough me these books as a joke after taking them right out of Claude’s hands, but I am curious as to what can be so important to a guy like him
105 - RykerHow did I f*cking miss this? There is no way we missed this.“Actually, it is possible if Kennedy is right and she is alpha born. Someone would have had to teach her how to suppress her aura. But she could do it. I don’t care either way.” Alpha is trying to keep me level headed. I have to stay level headed.“So you would have me kill them on sight? No questions asked?” I want his honest opinion. I have never questioned a kill, but this is emotional due to Kennedy and I can’t just kill at will because someone made me angry.“If she is as involved as it appears, she has tried to kill your mate more than once and will continue to do so if given the chance. So yes, I would kill Amy on sight. I don’t recall Janelle being as involved, just always around Amy.”“I need to check on Danny. Janelle is a favorite of his.”“RYKER, STOP!” I hear Kennedy behind me as I move to the truck.“Lamb, you can’t come this time. I’m sorry. I don’t want you to see this.”“The hell I’m not!
This was a me error. Instead of saving the chapter while I was editing I posted it, but in trying to fix the error, I posted it again. The second version of the chapter is the complete version.