Chapter 201 Audrey

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The apartment was quiet. Far too quiet.

"Open up, Fiona!"

Edwin,thrust his shoulder into the door, the wood creaking under his weight as it swung open. Immediately, I was hit with the scent of Fiona's perfume. But something was off.

"She's not here," I whispered, clutching the silver necklace around my throat. I couldn't explain how or why, but I could just

sense it.

Peter and Edwin exchanged wary glances before stepping into the dimly lit apartment.

"Fiona?" Edwin called out.

"Alpha Edwin? Over here." It wasn't Fiona who answered us; it was a man. One of her guards.

We rounded the corner into the living room to find Fiona's two guards-one male and one female-standing in the middle of the space, looking bewildered. Their eyes darted between us and the open window, where the sheer white curtains were billowing in the cool breeze..

"Where is she?" Edwin demanded. "She's under arrest by decree of Crescent Pack."

One of the guards, a burly man with a close-cropped haircut, rubbed his hand along the back of his neck. "We... We don't know."

"What do you mean you don't know?" Edwin growled. "It's your job to watch her."

The two guards glanced at each other. "She was here one minute, and then..." The male guard trailed off, gesturing helplessly at the open window.

With a huff, Edwin strode over to the window and leaned out to examine the fire escape. "She must have slipped out." He whirled on the guards, fury flashing through his eyes. "What were you two dimwits doing while she was escaping?"

The other guard, a woman with steely gray eyes and black hair pulled into a neat bun, shook her head. "We were both in the room," she insisted nervously. "Turned our backs for all of three seconds and then she was gone."

Peter scoffed, rolling his eyes. "Some guards you are."

bedroom, my eyes scanning for any clues. Her phone lay on the nightstand, still plugged in. Nothing had been touched; no clothes sca**ed, no bags

left everything behind," I called over my

in the doorway, Peter and the two guards peeking over his shoulder. "Someone must have helped her," he said, glancing at the mess. "There's no way she would have taken the risk of running off on

where she went once she

now. We... We saw a black car

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Edwin cursed, slamming his fist against the doorframe so hard that the wood groaned beneath his blow. The guards both jumped. "We have to go after that

now she was gone with the wind. It wasn't fair-wasn't fair that she could slip away like this after what she had done. Especially not after

me.

could say anything, Peter stepped forward. "I'll go after her with

slightly with

know. Next time you see me, I'll have the b**h in handcuffs." Peter turned halfway to leave but then paused, looking Edwin and me up and down. A knowing smile played at the corners of his lips. "In the meantime, I think

that, he turned and left, the guards trailing

their footsteps faded down the hallway, I turned to Edwin. Peter was

do need to talk," I said

tightened, but he nodded.

only slightly. The

a seat across from me in the armchair. For a moment, we just stared at each other in the dimly lit

I took a deep breath and spoke. "Edwin, I need you to understand how painful it was for you to send me away like that. To not give me a choice." My voice trembled slightly, and I bit my lower lip to quell it

"Audrey, I'm so sorry. I never meant to hurt you

I said. "You made me feel like I was nothing more than a porcelain doll

a few moments, processing, his gray eyes fixed on the floor between

Peter showed me the truth about your past. What you did for your

I nodded.

on his knees. I watched as he dragged a hand through his dark hair. "I guess I've never realized exactly what you're capable of," he said. "I mean, I always knew in a way, but tonight, when you did... that to

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