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I got back home before sunrise and I managed to get a couple hours of sleep when I got a message saying that the patrols were extending their perimeter from now on instead of me having to do my sweeps.
Alpha Grayson really wanted me to find out what Ava was doing at this facility and what was happening to all these young women that were going missing.
Jacob came over again to give me a hand and he told me that his father was called to the Alpha’s office.
It meant that the Alpha was finally going to interrogate him about what Ava was doing and
hopefully we might get some answers.
The Beta doesn’t have any Alpha blood in his family so he is able to be commanded by an Alpha. It’s only other Alpha’s that can’t be affected by the Alpha aura.
So Jacob and I got straight back into work and the guys wanted me to keep an open line of communication with them, but they didn’t want me to tell Jacob.
I guess it was their way of making sure that Jacob was respecting the mate bond of his future Alpha’s.
They were really insecure about him hanging around my house, and I didn’t blame them for
that. I would feel the same way.
I do feel the same way. Knowing that Izzy is always hanging around them now. But this is the way that it had to go for now.
“So, have you found out about this war that’s coming for the triplets? When it’s going to start or anything like that?” Jacob asked.
“No. Not yet. But I will get word when people start rallying to fight against the triplets. I know that there’s already someone causing a lot of stir in those communities. I just don’t know who it is.” I explained.
“Well, make sure you let us all know.” He said.
I left Jacob upstairs while I went down to feed Rory in the basement.
She was laying on the bed and it didn’t look like she’d had much sleep since she’d been here.
“How long are you going to keep me for?” She asked.
“I don’t know. It depends on Wesley.” I said.
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“Why do you hate him so much?”
“Because he conspired to have me killed by the supernatural council. And your mother was helping him.”
“They were doing that for me. Wesley said that he wanted me to take over his pack.” Rory said.
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“I really don’t give a s**t about his pack. I never said that I wanted it. It never even came up. I never wanted anything to do with the man. But he inserted himself into my life and then tried to have me snuffed out. So, it’s not your fault. It’s not my fault. All the blame is to be left with Wesley. And you can let him know that if you ever see him again.” I said.
“What do you mean? Are you going to kill him?” She asked.
“I haven’t decided yet. It depends on how much help he proves to be. Make sure you eat something. I don’t have any intentions of killing you. You’re just here to keep him in line.” I said, walking out the door and I locked it again.
When I went back upstairs I got back on the computer and I kept searching through those women’s families and their heritages and where they came from.
It was a time consuming job, but I knew that it needed to be done. And I was the one that needed to do it.
My phone started ringing while I was sitting at the table so I answered it and put it on speaker.
“Hey Koda. You’re on speaker.” I said.
“Alright. This is something that you are both gonna want to hear. Theo doesn’t know anything about what Ava is doing or her facility in California. The Beta is completely clean.” Koda said. And I saw Jacob let out a sigh of relief.
“He was born in this pack, wasn’t he?”
“Yeah. He’s been friends with my father since they were kids.” Koda said.
“Well, where does Ava come from?”
“She’s originally from The Nightcrawler Pack.” Jacob said.
“Well, considering what we know about her I think that name is pretty fitting.” I said, being
sarcastic.
“Well, she’s obviously been planning this behind his back. And who knows how long she’s been planning this.” Koda said.
“Don’t worry. We’ll find out.” I said.
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As soon as we got off the phone, I leaned back on my chair and I looked at Jacob.
“What?” He asked.
“You do know that this war isn’t going to end well for your mother. I hope you realize that.” 1 said.
“I’ve always realized that.”
“At least you’ll still have your father.”
“I know. That’s what I was thinking. And hopefully my sister.” Jacob said. But I scrunched up my face.
“Yeah. Maybe.” I said, unenthusiastically.
“I know that she’s a b***h. Especially to you. But she’s still my sister.” He said.
“I know. Which is why she’s still alive.” I smirked.
My computer started making an alert sound as I was getting a message through.
I had to hack into the site where the message was coming from and when it finally appeared
on the screen, I had to decrypt it. But it was a basic decryption so I was able to get into it
pretty easily.
“Oh fuck.” I said.
“What?” Jacob asked, looking really nervous.
“The Shadow.” I said.
“What?” He asked, confused.
“The Shadow is coming.” I said, getting up off of my chair and I ran for the front door.
Jacob followed me out of the house as I ran up the road to the packhouse and I barged inside while everyone was in the dining room together.
The triplets all got up immediately as they saw me run in like that and instantly looked
concerned.
“The Shadow is coming.” I said.
“Who?” Dean asked.
“Are you sure?” Grayson asked, standing up.
“Yeah. I just got the alert on my computer. The contract has been sent through. He’s coming
here.” I said.
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“What’s The Shadow?” Koda asked, getting frustrated.
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“The one thing that no one has ever seen, but many people have been killed by.” Grayson said. “He’s the boogeyman. And he’s coming here. I don’t know who he’s after though. If it’s the triplets. Or me.” I said.
“Are you saying that the Boogeyman is real?” Tyler asked.
“This one is. I’ve seen his work. He comes in the night. You never hear him, you never see him. He leaves destruction behind, but you can never catch him.” I said, my voice shaking at the mere mention of his name.
We were all in a lot of trouble now.
