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.”

does he have in

that with

how do you

“And he made sure I would

My whole body was tense with

just saying what I

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spoke to her myself,” Briggs said. “I met with her at his

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her. He actually saw her. “How did she look? Did

up from the accident. But she was

she was interested in

to Briggs as I clutched at my

because someone likes her?

if I could get her away from Kingston, what would that do? It would make me the bastard Briggs was saying it would.

her family at ease and she’s out

course I want 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 part of me

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maybe you just

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if I did, it doesn’t change who

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

myself back in my

to who you thought she was?” Briggs asked

already addressed that with her,” I said. “She’s young.

“Have you?”

question wasn’t accusatory. It wasn’t lined with anger or disappointment. It was genuine and full of concern and caring.

know

you want to

my hands over my face. This had turned

felt

“When?”

the woman I

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