Untouchable by Marii Solaria

Chapter 59 – Wanting Her Found

“When you’re at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.“–Theodore Roosevelt

Third Person POV

Wolves work hard, but the Garnet Moon Pack works harder.

In the past three days, Alpha Anthony fell into a flurry of activity. After bonding Mikhail and Isaiah as official members of his pack, he pushed most of his efforts into recovering his youngest sister. He had attempted to reach out to Kiya through the pack bond after Phoebe’s failed spell work but encountered blocks. She had multiple blocks preventing her from being found. It frustrated him. As a last resort, he sent alerts to his allied packs for additional eyes on the streets.

Alpha Neron informed him of his search attempts in Nevada with his pack members. If there was one thing both men can agree on is that they know Kiya isn’t far away. She had to be in the vicinity, if not in either of their states. It was a feeling neither could ignore. Both men were confident with their combined efforts that Kiya will be found soon.

Sitting in his office, he busied himself with paperwork. Investments in stocks to new construction in San Jose to sending aid to packs, all caught his attention at once. There was no shortage of his duties; he had a pack to run. However, an unsettling stone of guilt rests upon his heart, pervasive at its attempts to seize his focus.

Sighing, Anthony set a stack of papers down and propped his head on his fist. He recalled the talks he had with his parents and how he felt guilty for sending Kiya to Zircon Moon in the first place. That feeling refused to leave. It stayed like ink to jeans.

“If only I didn’t send her away… Anthony thought, rapping his nails against the wood finish. It didn’t sit right with him that one sister was safe and the other isn’t. Lyria is happy as Luna of the Thunder Moon, caring for her husband and newborn son. When she caught a whiff of Kiya’s disappearance, she and Alpha Dimitri sent their best soldiers to comb through the state for her, abetting in his mission. Anthony was thankful, but still felt guilty.

His hopes rests with the Moon Goddess that his baby sister is okay. Anthony knows she isn’t dead, but the unknown still hurt his soul.

Suddenly, he heard small taps against the door with tiny giggles. Mahogany swung open, and a trailblazer waddled in, hopping into the Alpha’s lap. Anthony laughed as his daughter nuzzled her face into his chest, happiness bubbling. Luna Alesia also stepped in, sporting a gracious smile and a plate of food.

“You need a break, my love.” The Luna remarked, settling the plate in front of him. Anthony sighed heavily, using one hand to smoothen Ximena’s auburn mane and the other to pop a baby carrot in his mouth. “Any news so far?”

None.” His hardened eyes glanced out the window to see pack members living, prospering, and training. He spotted Jacqueline sparring with more force and energy than usual. Knowing her well, it was her way of coping with stress. He mind–linked both Dwayne and Abigail to check up on her. “But I am hopeful. Mom and Dad are out searching. Something is bound to pop up sooner than later.”

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“Hmm.” Alesia walked behind Anthony’s chair and rubbed his shoulders. “Oh, mi amor. There is something on your mind. You don’t have to be strong around me.”

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The dam threatened to burst from his eyes. Ximena detected her father’s melancholy and patted his cheeks gently for a smile. Anthony tried his hardest to give Ximey what she wanted, but the rock in his heart grew to a boulder. Alesia bent forward and smooched her husband’s face with the sweetness of sugar, hands caressing his biceps.

made the right decision.” She whispered. “This isn’t your fault.

didn’t want to go, but I made her. All I keep thinking about is if I hadn’t forced her to go back to Nevada, she’d be

love and you’re still acting out of love. The both of you don’t share blood but have a

protected

that still wouldn’t have

never despised anybody like him, and I haven’t met

Papa!” Ximena exclaimed with a giggle,

I’m sorry, pumpkin.” He kissed her tiny cheek. “Will you forgive your old man for saying a

“Yes!”

womanhood from the effects of Anthony’s sexy growling. “Kiya would never hate you, Anthony. The love you two share for

a soft look, and a tug on her arm said all he needed to say. He wanted his family back together. His phone and his laptop were awaiting reports from his allies, but the anticipation subsided by the warmth of his sweet mate and sweeter

will find his sister. He

how sublime the lone pork sandwich on his

entered San José, joining in the statewide search. He sent the Bond damaged passenger van away for repairs, settling for his black Honda

catch sight of a familiar bundle of ebony curls. Her heart

the streets. It brought ease to her heart to see familiar faces searching for her daughter, but she couldn’t sit around and do nothing. She didn’t want to sit in her home

car drove, dread suddenly

has happened to her, I know it.” Lyra muttered, worried. “It is like before we went to Zircon, but

worse.”

cielo.” Nikolai replied, his car picking up speed. “But, Kiya is

just want her found!” The former Luna groaned, rubbing her cheeks to alleviate the pressure in her face. “We don’t

found, if

can’t give energy to that kind of thinking” He gripped her trembling hand, planting a tender kiss on her

white handkerchief. Every head of curls she spotted sunk her heart into despair because none of them were Kiya. “My love, when I looked into her eyes, I saw something that shouldn’t be there, and it was hurting her.”

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mother’s intuition was going crazy. I don’t know what it is, but it was dark and destructive. There is nothing good about it at all, and how she spoke about killing that man and how she nearly killed that girl…what

of her declining mental stability. After listening to his wife, however, he is wondering what else was

worry.

pulled to a stoplight, his eyes darted around for a sign of his child but found none. “However, I wish we knew more about who Osiris is and

“Osiris took her for that. And isn’t that why Jonathan

there were many other avatars held prisoner. It was clearly about power then, but it’s different now. Wouldn’t he have tried to take Phoebe again if all

knew what

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marinated on their brief experience with their attempt to bring 01:07 back home. They mistakenly thought the concerns would vanish if everybody remained in their forever home until the

distressed, yet enraged Jonathan was when he declared Kiva’s departure. The former Alpha acted as if he was stealing his treasure away from him: possessive and controlling. What else had he done, or tried to do, that Kiya hadn’t told him about? His heart ached terribly for his child’s suffering but burned in anger