Ethan

Jane is staring at me so blankly, I’m afraid she didn’t actually hear what I said. After a moment she blinks, and when she opens her mouth, her voice is so small l can scarcely hear it. “Gone where?”

My heart cracks open in my chest. “I don’t know what happened” I can’t tell her what I suspect, that they went out looking for her. They were in their room, then I went to the bathroom and when I came out, they were gone.”

Jane starts looking around, as if she expects to find them somewhere amidst all the police cars and investigators. “1… then why are you all standing here?

Why aren’t you looking for them?” Her voice is getting higher with every word, and I can see that she’s quickly beginning to panic. Every moment that passes that she doesn’t see her pups, is another spike of her heart rate.

“Baby, I came down here almost immediately… and when I did” I trail off, trying to figure out any way to soften this blow, but knowing it’s no use. “I smelled Eve.

“But that’s impossible” Jane argues, paling. “She’s locked up.”

The police commander is standing next to me, his face ashen. “Actually she isn’t. I was already on my way here to tell the Alpha when his call came in. She broke out of the hospital earlier this evening.”

“1 checked the security cameras, Jane!” ladd, trying to quiet my own pounding heart. “She was here, and she took them.”

Jane shakes her head, “No,’ she states mulishly, striding back and forth in the middle of the payment.

No, no, no. She can’t have them. If she has them, she’ll kill them!”

“I’m not going to let that happen.” I growl, taking her by the shoulders and forcing her to stand still and listen. “We’re going to find them.”

“How?!” Jane bursts, tears springing to her eyes.

You couldn’t even keep track of them when they were in the same house with you!”

“1 know.” l croak, guilt eating me up from the inside out. “I’m so sorry, Janey.”

and though l’m sure she meant it to hurt, it

“You were supposed to protect them!” She tries to

me as tears stream down her face. Instead I yank her into my arms, pinning her struggling limbs to her sides and encouraging her to lean her weight against me. She continues fighting, beating her

nothing can fix this. I can rub her back and kiss her hair all l want, but she won’t be satisfied until the pups are returned. I won’t either, but l can’t stand to

comfort me!?” Jane sobs, her shoulders shaking violently as her hands clutch at the fabric of

croon, rocking her gently as she

get them back,

the scent

won’t let them live long enough for us

me, Jane” l order, giving her a little shake. “l will die before l let her harm them, and I will die before l give

even get all four of them?”

explain,

that the others would follow. She held her claws to her throat, and Riley, Parker and Ryder followed her into a taxi.” Jane can only whimper at this news. “They knew they’d be safer together than she’d be on her own. That’s how we’re going to get them back. The pups are smart, and they are

sniffles, “I hope they make her

I promise, “Those four together are

herself together with

even as police officers and reporters swarm around us. Before l can answer her, my private

red alert put out, and the entire city on lockdown. Have the press cover this and only this until they’re found. Get the entire pack searching for them. Put her

say, “I’m going to go after her. I don’t know where she went, but l know the direction the car was going and I have to try. I need you to stay

“She’s not going to get in contact – she didn’t do this for a ransom, and besides, we have cell phones

tightly. “Eve has to know that I’ll never forgive

Jane counters, “how do we know she hasn’t completely lost her mind, that she’s not doing this for revenge? What was she evèn doing waiting outside the apartment? Why…” She pulls aways from me for the first time, “why did the

but we can’t eliminate the possibility that she might try to use them as leverage to get her freedom back” I tell Jane, ignoring her question and hoping I can distract her. I don’t want her to reach the conclusion I have myself: that if she hadn’t walked out, they wouldn’t have either. “And we can’t eliminate the possibility that she might target you next. I need you to be safe, I need to know you’re protected

answer me.” Jane replies with a deep frown.”Ethan, what

answer, wincing when I see

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