79. A step close to winning Zach's POV I stared at the details of the women going to be auctioned in the upcoming grooming factory event Nathan's bought with a satisfactory grin. "This is amazing. Keep it up, Nathan." I patted my beta on the back, feeling euphoria leaping within my being. "Thanks to Xan. He helped me with all the tracking." I cast a glance in the front at Xan who is busy downing a full glass of whiskey. He winked with a lopsided smile, "You can pay me back with some hot tales of your passionate holiday with your hot seductress." I glared at him since Nathan was there and he still doesn't know anything about my personal life. I trust Nathan but I'm still not ready to let him be one of the keepers of the most sensitive secret I have. "Any news about the location?" I quickly asked before my beta noticed us talking through our eyes. He refused with a nod, "That's still under process I guess. I'll let you know as soon as Tony shares anything new with me." Tony, on
80. Two steps back to defeat Zach's POV I restlessly gathered myself on my feet and shook my head while squeezing my eyes tight to get my head clear, "Is Tony certain? It could be a show to distract us and have us go to different locations so they can carry it out within New York like usual." "The information is purely unadulterated, Alpha. Jule shared it with him sometime ago when they're in bed." Nathan said, breathing heavily on the mind link. "The truck carrying the girls is on its way. I have one of our soldiers following it already while I'm filling several SUVs with all the ammunition we'd need." He panted loudly and I imagined him loading the car with a bulk of guns and grenades. "Your army is ready for command, Alpha." I blinked my eyes, my chest swelling with pride. Nathan's doing this job better than me. I would definitely give him a long holiday after all this has been settled with so he can go and find his mate. "I'll be there in ten minutes, Nathan. Keep ever
81. He found his mate Zach's POV I was still trying to contemplate what to do when Nathan shared, "Alpha, Tony just transmitted another message." "Tell me fast, Nathan." "He said that the girls will be delivered to buyers as it was decided earlier by tomorrow." He said. "What the hell is this?" I bellowed on top of my voice. "I swear we have no idea, Alpha. Tony is as clueless." I clutched my head and roughly massaged my scalp with my fingers. It reminded me of Jade and her fingers in my hair. She never did it intentionally but everytime her fingers touched my scalp, I'd felt an intense rough of relief. No time to think about her. I huffed glaring at the steering wheel as I flexed my shoulders. Opportunities come once in a lifetime. This is the opportunity I've been hungrily keeping my eyes fixed for. I know what I need to do. "Nathan, I want you to turn around and follow the truck down with the soldiers." I ordered, knowing this is the only choice we have left. "Kill
82. I Won't Let You Die, Mate Zach's POV"Mate? Did I hear it correctly!" Conor asked while the others stared at me, waiting for me to say something.But I was too perturbed to open my mouth. I'd thought I was a mateless wolf. There was no partner assigned to me by the Moon goddess. I was free to select my mate and be happy.As I felt the beat of my heart getting extremely wild, the warm feeling of finding a soul mate rushed in. My wolf groaned. He whimpered and said that our mate was hurt. His whimpers turned to cries and he insisted that I look for her quickly."Alpha!" I peered up at Nathan and his uneasy facade.Sweat formed on his forehead and he dared to look away at the truck he brought. The one filled with girls. My eyes followed, making the others look in the same direction. My heart galloped wilder now as I realized my mate was in the truck. Suddenly my eyes blurred out with tears emerging from feeling her pain. I was hesitant to see her in a bad condition. Although I was
83. His mate is in a critical condition Zach's POV When I arrived at the hospital, a bunch of doctors rushed in to help my mate. She was put up on a gurney and taken inside an operation theatre. I stood there staring at the closed door of the OT when a doctor approached me. His eyes expressed concern as he said, "Alpha, please come with me." I just wanted my mate to be safe. Hence, I asked the doctor to go into the operation theatre and work with other doctors to treat her. But no words came out of my mouth. I felt my hands shiver and as I looked at myself, I saw blood that was streaming down my legs and onto the floor. Everything began to blur out. The doctor was there then he was not. The brightness was there then it was a cloud of darkness that took over my vision. I heard the doctor scream for ward boys as his arms wrapped around me. I was in my senses when they loaded me on another gurney and took me into another operation theatre until a stinging pain crawled into my righ
84. So close yet so far Jade's POVI felt stuck in a pipe, closed from all the sides and suffocating. To top it all, the heat that I felt in my body made my mind blank and the words on the screen of my laptop danced like bees moving around frantically.My eyes stung from all the new secrets I unearthed in every new article I read regarding Stanley Archibald. The man proved that idiom we have grown up hearing-- A wolf in a sheep's clothing. Indeed he was a wolf, infecting and betraying the society with a fake mask put on.Ever since I came out of Archibald's house that day after catching a glimpse of my mother, I haven't taken a single breath of relief. I couldn't sleep well, thinking about how my mother ended up in his house. I had no doubts that it was her. And considering the greed and cruelty of my father, I was confident that he had a hand behind my mother ending up in this werewolf realm.He might have sold her and faked her death. When greed couldn't control itself, he sought o
85. I don't care about Jade! Jade's POVWhat the hell is wrong with Zach! I checked my phone again and paced my room as I tried not to lose my shit. He hasn't left his room since he arrived. Everyone and anyone that needs his attention has to go to his room where he'd heed them. It's for everyone but me.I've tried three times and each time I was told he's busy. If this goes on then I would not be able to tell him about my mother any time soon. I need to find a way to reach him. Leaving my room I went to Nathan's. The door was open and he was sorting some kind of papers. "Nathan," He looked up instantly and gave me a small smile. "Jade, come inside." Weariness had etched lines on his face, like a map revealing the journey of his fatigue. I returned his smile and thought about an excuse that would help me meet Zach faster. I couldn't grasp any.So I told the truth, "I want to meet Zach today, Nathan. It's important. It has something to do with my mother, who I thought was dead.""
86. Orphan again Jade's POVAll the good times we spent together flooded my senses like a waterfall cascading down a mountainside. I was living in a fairytale, forgetting my past and my reality. I thought I could have a future with an alpha male. Oh, how stupid I was! Zach masterly fooled me and I let him to. I failed to look beyond his infecting smiles. The touches were so enticing I forgot we were enemies. He hated me and my guts. Zach intended to bring me to my knees. But he knew I was too smugly determined to do it. So he chose the easiest way. The treacherous way. He was certain I wouldn't kneel if it wasn't for blowing him! For pleasuring him. The memories of the time I had gone to my knees for him twisted my solar plexus, leaving me with a nauseating feeling. I bit into the cushion of my bottom lip until it bled. I madly wiped my arms off. My face as well as my bleeding mouth to remove his touch. But what about the memories?How would I remove him from there? Or his touch