Chapter 33 The Pups Make a Plan

3rd Person

Ryder, Riley and Parker were beside themselves.

All the adults were in an uproar, running around and whispering behind closed doors, trying to keep the truth a secret. But they knew – they always knew. They were wide awake when their Mommy ran out with the Alpha the night before, they knew their sister was in trouble and they could feel the grown ups’ fear as if it was their own.

They’d stayed up as long as they were able to keep their eyes open, but it hadn’t done any good. There was no more news while they were awake, and when they got up this morning, Mommy was nowhere to be found. Now Jane had finally called Linda for an update, so they huddled outside her bedroom door with their keen ears pressed to the wood, listening intently.

“Hey honey, how’s it going?” Linda was asking, sounding as if she was preparing herself to hear the worst.

Their Mommy’s voice was very faint on the other end of the line, but they could hear her exhaustion clearly. “She’s alright.” Jane answered, “but it was really touch and go for a while there.”

“Thank the Goddess.” Linda breathed. “What happened?”

“Oh Linda, it’s too awful.” Jane hiccuped. “They’re saying someone tried to kill her.”

“What?” Their Auntie exclaimed in disbelief. However Parker

and Ryder exchanged a heavy glance, remembering the cruel woman who’d been in Paisley’s room the day they met.

“She was poisoned.” Jane said, “they just barely managed to save her.”

“Who would do such a thing?” Linda demanded.

“I don’t know.” Jane confessed, sounding as if the uncertainty was more tortuous than anything else.” I can’t believe this is happening but I’m not taking my eyes off of her anytime

soon.”

want me to tell the pups?”

sorry I’m not there, but something came up at work.” Jane’s wince was audible in her voice, she’d always hated lying

her, “they don’t even know about Paisley, and this would probably only scare them. You’re

sighed,

if you need anything

ups ended the call, retreating to the blanket fort they’d built in their bedroom. Safely ensconced behind walls constructed

that witch, Eve.” Parker decided, earning nods from

knew she’s evil.” Riley reminded her brothers, worry for her newfound sister pouring off

do someting.” Ryder insisted, pulling a coloring book out of the bookshelf and flipping it to a blank page. “If Paisley stays

then we lie low ’til Mommy ‘n’ Daddy deal with

how’d we get her out?” Riley asks, rubbing her chin

they would each play. It wouldn’t be easy, and it would definitely have to adapt as events unfolded in the moment, but the three young masterminds were resolved. They would save

Jane

before returning to dreamland with a silly smile on her face. The doctors assure me this is perfectly normal and the more she sleeps, the faster she’ll heal, but I’m sure

particularly grumpy guard dog,

on edge, and I’m glad to have Ethan

of Paisley’s blood,

his arms up in surrender, “I’m sorry Alpha, it’s protocol,

my hands, pulling his attention down to me. “Ethan, it’s okay.” I say firmly, “He’s not going to

his possessive grip closes

I try to pull away from the Alpha once the danger has passed, but he holds me tight, sliding his arms around my waist while the tech works. I

at the moment.

decide enough is enough. “Ethan,” I broach tentatively, “you’ve got

armchair and opening his arm to

hand away, I argue, “You made me sleep – why is it different for you?” It was true, I’d been dosing on and off through the long night, gradually succumbing to my exhaustion then jerking awake in terror every five minutes or so. Eventually Ethan put his foot down, pulling me into his lap and stroking his strong hands up and down my spine until I

this.” Ethan remarks coolly, “You

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