#Chapter 194 – Confessions

Outside of the house, Rafe paces back and forth in front of the line of Hummers. Victor’s Beta army – all of those who are not injured or otherwise incapacitated – are here, anxiously awaiting their orders.

A group of them continues to attack the weak entry points to the Walsh home, but they’re constantly rebuffed by the small group of Betas still fighting for control inside.

Rafe had told Victor to go full assault now – to just start raining Betas from helicopters, to go in at every point. But Victor had said it was too risky – that Walsh had Evelyn and the boys as his captives. And there was no telling what he would do to them.

But now? It was too quiet – far too quiet for far too long. He knew, deep within himself, that something had gone wrong. And he’s cracking at the strain of both wanting to act and wanting to await his brother’s orders.

“Three more minutes,” Rafe growls to himself, under his breath. That’s all they get.

He flinches, though, when he hears the loudspeakers on the cars behind him click on – all of the loudspeakers.

“Victor,” Rafe murmurs, his head spinning towards them. Only it’s not Victor’s voice that comes through.

Annabeth Prath is in her home, putting the finishing touches on dinner, when her phone rings. She picks the phone up off the counter top, frowning when she sees a strange number and the request for a video call. She ignores the call and puts it back down.

A text message comes through from the same number. “Annabeth, it’s Evelyn Ortega. Please pick up.”

Surprised, Annabeth blinks at the screen. Before she can think about the strangeness of the situation, though, the number calls again. Annabeth accepts the call, her phone switching to a video of a strange house.

Except, it’s not Evelyn on the line. It’s her son, Ian, his face unsteady on the screen.

“HI!” He says. “Would you mind, very much, please, to put your phone on mute?”

Annabeth frowns at him and opens her mouth to talk, but he interrupts.

important – and we don’t have a lot of

quickly and that the phone’s

her to quickly flick on the screen recording mechanism as well. Something was happening, she could tell, and she wanted to record it just

boy put the phone in his pocket, the camera just peeking out

as

curiously as the woman walks through that door. “What on earth are

where her father had locked her and her family up only a few

mother, silent but confident. Alvin has his father’s radio strapped wrapped around his waist, the receiver pinned to his shoulder, just as

next to him, looks much more like a little boy

scowls at all three of them from his

on either side of her. “Hi, dad,” Evelyn says, reaching out to

he spits, as soon as his mouth is free. “Untie me,

anymore. He is no longer the Alpha of the pack. Her eyes

my best interests at heart. You imprisoned me, imprisoned my sons, tried to use me as bait to lead Victor to an easy death. Why would I untie you if you have no respect for my family or my

me, Evelyn,” John growls. “This is my pack – and Victor’s will be mine too,

with her own,

I always intended to do, Evelyn,” John says bruskly. “Take control of that pack, as well as my own. Hold regency and sway over all

community?” Evelyn asks quietly, pretending to

will take each of them, one by one. You will have a strong place in this future, if you could just see it and trust me, as you always should have done. Now let

says swiftly. “Even your own Betas betrayed you, switching their allegiance from you to Victor. How can I trust that

Walsh says, scoffing. “They are nothing. All Betas who betrayed me will be punished, put to

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