Chapter 28: Theo

“Briggs,” I ordered, “tell me you found her.”

He made a face. “I found her,” he said shortly. “She’s alive and she’s safe. We should leave it at that.”

I didn’t like what he was saying. There was something he didn‘ t want me to know, and now wasn’t the time to try my patience. Or Kieran’s. He was pacing in my head, ready to command Briggs to tell us everything he knew about Ayla.

“So she is in Sablemane territory?” I pushed. “Did you talk to her? Do you know where she’ll go next? A rogue won’t be able to stay in pack lands for long.”

“She will be safe.”

“How?” I wanted to know what he was keeping from me. “Did you talk to her?”

“Why does it matter, Theo?” Briggs asked calmly.

“Because it matters, Briggs.”

He sat there watching me for a few minutes, weighing his words carefully, which didn’t put me any more at ease. Finally, he sighed and started to talk.

“Ayla is with the Sablemane Pack. She was in a car accident in their territory and was taken to the closest hospital. Her injuries were pretty bad. She was in the hospital for four days.”

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So she definitely wasn’t healing. Dasha hadn’t returned to her.

“Theo, someone has taken an interest in her,” Briggs said.

My focus snapped to attention, my mind now only on my

mate.

“What do you mean ‘taken an interest?‘ Who?”

“She’s staying with Alpha Kingston. He made it clear to me that she is under his protection. She won’t be a rogue for much longer,” Briggs said.

“He’s bringing her into the pack?” I shot up from my seat. “Why the f*** does he care? Why is she staying with him?”

“I don’t know.”

kind of interest does he have in

share that with

you know?” I

wants her,” Briggs explained. “And he made sure I would

I hissed. My whole body was tense with the rage

saying what I

do you know he’s not keeping her there against her will?” My chest was on fire.

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Briggs said. “I met with her

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actually saw her. “How did

confidently. “She was beat the hell up from the accident. But she was perfectly comfortable with her surroundings.

in Kingston? Did she want another

my back to Briggs as

you going to do? Drive her out of Sablemane because someone likes her? Are you really going

the bastard Briggs was saying it would. But I still couldn’t get the image of someone else’s hands on Ayla out of my

whole mess up conveniently,” Briggs said. “You have enough to put her family at ease and

her,” I blurted out without thinking. I shook my head. “Kieran wants her. Between him and the mate bond, it’s hard to keep a

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you just

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if I did,

Theo?” Briggs asked, crossing his arms over his chest. “Because I have to say, the woman I met wasn’t the same person

back in my

asked gently. “I heard

her,” I said. “She’s young. She knows she made a

“Have you?”

question wasn’t accusatory. It wasn’t lined with anger or disappointment. It was

know

you want to talk

my hands over my face. This had turned into such a mess. And

felt

“When?”

told him. “I was there with the woman I had just announced would be my chosen mate and Luna.

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