Ethan

I only stop long enough to tie up the guards I fought, swipe their uniforms and pick up Linda. I can’t stop picturing Jane being loaded into the back of that van, the ruthless way Anita fought her, the frightened cries of my pups. The images play over and over again in my mind, driving me half mad with fear, fury and self-loathing.

I’m so angry with myself for letting Jane come along on this trip. This is precisely why I shouldn’t have given in to my wolf. I never should have split us up either, but I didn’t know what else to do given the gate situation. Goddess, I hope she’s alright. I’ll do anything, give anything, for her and the pups to be home safe again.

As usual my prayers are met only with silence, but I can only hope the Goddess is too busy looking after my family to respond at the moment. I don’t know how l’m going to get them back: I have no idea where they’re being kept in the palace, but for once I might actually be able to track them in this rain-soaked kingdom.

“I can’t believe this.” Linda is muttering next to me.

“What are we going to do?”

“We’re going to keep our wits about us.” l answer tersely, passing her one of the uniforms. “It’s a good thing we had these disguises, Simon doesn’t allow she-wolves to work as guards.”

“Bigot.” Linda grumbles, pulling on the livery. “How Eric turned out so well when that monster raised him,

I’ll never know.”

I have plenty of thoughts about this, but I wisely keep them to myself. However her words do remind me of our second objective, and l try to make my tone gentle as I say, “We’ll try to find him while we’re inside, but l hope you’ll forgive me for insisting Jane and the pups have to come first.”

you’ll forgive me if l don’t jump for joy over the idea of leaving my mate

wanted to

forlorn. “For all I know he’s not

he wasn’t.” I assure her, “It’ll be

you be so sure of that?” Linda blinks up at me, seeming very vulnerable indeed. “How do you hold onto hope so tightly? Doesn’t it ever

onto hope… the alternative means losing everyone I love, and I won’t

Linda nods, straightening

So what’s the plan?”

interact with one another. When their shift changes for the evening, we slip into the employee entrance, walking in as if we belong.

their midst. This fact inspires a rush of optimism,

scent first, and my wolf immediately demands to be let out so he can find and destroy her. I’m sorely tempted to let him, but I know attacking the trafficker will risk exposing us. I wave Linda on behind me, following her trail and trying to figure out how to sneak without looking suspicious. Her scent leads us to the East Wing, and soon Linda and I

him the mother with the pups, and promised a bonus if the scheme successfully puts an end

my attention to ensure I don’t accidentally growl and give myself away. Linda is looking at me with genuine worry, but Anita is still talking. “I’m tempted to ask him to let me take the pups when he’s done with them. He only needs them to lure Ethan, and after he’s dead there won’t be any danger selling

fetch a

end of the phone says something, then Anita scoffs, “No, the omega b***h couldn’t even beat me with the element of surprise, and the King is going to be too busy breeding her to let her out of his sight. I guess he’d rather start all over again than rely on his failure

as Anita reveals Aimon’s plans for my mate. I’m relieved to know she’s alive, but horrified to imagine what Aimon will do to her. I glance at Linda, and see her looking equally shocked. I don’t know if it’s for the same reason, or because we now know what has become of Eric. Either way, I’ve

single shred of guilt for the unfair tactic. Linda snatches up Anita’s cell phone when it clatters to the floor, hitting

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