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Evelyn POV 

I’m lying on my side facing away from the door. I refuse to talk to anyone that has come into the room. Something feels off despite Cassandra’s Insistence that she is a prisoner here. They even sent a small boy a few times with sweets. My heart broke to see him, but besides thanking him for the food, I didn’t want to get attached to him. I have no idea whose child he is, but he looks unkempt every time I see him. 

The door opening has me trying to control my breathing. It’s easier to get rid of them quickly if I pretend I’m asleep. I think it’s been three or four days since they brought me here, but being in this room without a clock or TV I’ve lost track of time. “Get up Evelyn and eat. Enough pouting. It’s time to act like a grown up and be a good girl,” Miranda says. I had hoped she wouldn’t come to me, but I guess I’m not that lucky. Well, the fact that I’ve been kidnapped proved that. 

“Evie, get your a** up. I don’t like to repeat myself. I know my cousin told you what happens when you disobey. Everyone suffers when you piss me off,” she says. I reluctantly sit up. “What the f**k do you want?” “S o fiesty. I’ve underestimated you. I figured by now you’d be completely broken and hopeless. Seems the pup is giving you some of her strength,” she says. She takes a step toward me and reaches out toward my belly. 

I slide off the bed before she can reach me. “Don’t be like that, Evie. The pup needs to hear my voice. Know who to call mama after it’s born” she says. “You will never have my pup. I would rather die than let you touch my pup.” “Now don’t say things you don’t mean, Evie,” she says with a smirk. “Don’t call me Evie you c*nt.” “Such language from a mother. No wonder your daughter hates you. Hell, even your son only tolerates you. If not for the bond, Xavier wouldn’t want you either. You killed the only person who ever truly loved you. How does it feel to know that, Evie,” she asks. 

Every word feels like a knife in my gut, but I refuse to give her the satisfaction of my tears. I close my eyes, praying for someone, anyone, to find me. “Don’t you listen to that b**ch. She is just angry that Xavier never really loved her. The bond leads us to each other, but we have to accept it. He even tried to stay away from us 

but couldn’t. He loves us, Evie,” Summer says. 

“I know you have made mistakes. We both have but we have to fight Evie. We can’t let her win. We have to protect our pup and get back to our family,” she says. I open my eyes and focus back on the b**ch standing in front of me with a smug smile on her face. “Whatever mistakes I’ve made are none of your concern. You are just an evil b**ch that thought the goddess would give you something you never deserved. Xavier never really wanted you. You filled a space until he found me.” Anger flashes in her eyes and she takes a step 

toward me. 

“It’s funny every time he filled me with his c**k and screamed my name, it felt like he wanted me. He wasn’t thinking about you for a second when he told me how much he loved me. How much he wished we were mates. How much he would reject you and accept me as his chosen. The only reason that didn’t happen was because I don’t love him. Hell, I don’t even like him. He has the personality of a wet blanket. All he ever cared about was doing the right thing,” she says. 

“Once I had the vision of your pup, I knew that you were the key. I knew that he wouldn’t be able to resist the bond because he is f**king weak just like you were weak. Poor Charles, you left him all alone to wallow in his sorrows. Do you want to know a secret,” she says with a creepy smile. “Do you remember how you fought the bond? How you loved Charles so dearly and you intended to reject Xavier?” 

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Her words have me gripping the nightstand to keep myself upright. “I needed you to accept the bond with Xavier. A little persuasion spell was all it took, but you were teetering the wrong way before I helped you along. I also needed to keep Olivia away from the pack. I knew losing her father would make her hate you even more than she already did. It was easy to whisper in his ear over and over how he lost everything. He tried so hard to drown my voice out. I almost felt bad for him, but he was a pathetic human. He was no loss to our world.” 

I feel like I can’t breathe. She orchestrated everything. I fall to my knees and try to pull air into my lungs. My hands automatically go to my belly to protect my pup. “I thought you would be happy to hear you weren’t such a sh*ty wife and mother. Don’t be dramatic, Evie, get up” she says, but I can feel the darkness creeping in. “Get the f**k up and calm your breathing, Evie. You will not hurt my pup,” is the last thing I hear before everything goes dark. 

Ace POV 

We gather in the office to talk one last time before we leave the pack. “I will not stay behind,” Liam growls. Ebony whimpers and he immediately pulls her into his arms. “Ebby, I have to go with the King. I am his second. I promise you I will be back as soon as I can,” Liam says. “No, you will be remaining in the pack with Donny and Abe. I need you here to protect the pack and my queen,” Hudson says. 

I smile as he pulls Amber into his arms. Since they completed their bond, she looks twenty years younger. She hasn’t stopped smiling until now. “My king” Liam says, but my father silences him with a look. “I order 

you to protect my mate and the pack. Do not argue with me, Liam. I am not going alone. I need to know you are here so I don’t lose my mind with worry,” he says. I can see Liam wants to argue, but I could feel my 

father’s command in his words. 

“I will protect them with my life, my king,” Liam says. Connor steps in front of us with Becca at his side. I 

smile when I notice her bump has gotten bigger. I can’t wait to be an uncle. “I need you all to be safe. I can’t 

lose any of you. Ace please protect my sister,” he says. “Hey, I’m the guardian wolf. You should be telling me 

to protect him,” Olivia says and I chuckle. “If you let me finish Oli, I was just about to ask you to protect Ace 

and everyone else, guardian wolf,” Connor says. 

Olivia’s cheeks pink and I pull her to my side. Connor bends down so he is eye to eye with Della. “Della and 

Amethyst, please be safe and protect our family,” he says. I know she is the midnight wolf, but knowing what 

we are about to do has my heart beating against my chest. My pup is going to be fighting by our side. I take a 

deep breath and Olivia squeezes the arm she has around me. “Don’t worry daddy. Amethyst says the meanie 

witch won’t know what hit her. She still thinks Calliope is the midnight wolf,” Della giggles. 

I scoop her up and nuzzle her neck. Her scent calming my nerves. I say a silent prayer to the goddess to 

protect us on our journey. Ten minutes later we are piling into SUV’s. Olivia on one side and Della on the 

other. I have no idea how long the journey will take but I’m sure it will not be as easy as we all hope it will be. 

Four hours later we come to what appears to be a dead end. The two SUV’s come to a stop and my father gets out. “Stay put while I find out what’s happening.” Olivia rolls her eyes but does as I ask. “You need to stop. acting like she needs us to protect her, or you are going to get a knee to the b*lls” Ryker says. “How am I supposed to act? We are driving into to danger with our mate and pup.” 

“I get it, Ace, but you know damn well, our mate is a bad**. I know you haven’t seen our pup in action, but I promise you she is going to do most of the heavy lifting when it comes to dealing with the witch. I know you are remembering losing our mother, but Olivia and Della aren’t her. She was sick because of that b**ch. It’s 

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time she pays for all she has done,” Ryker says. 

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“Ace, we have to make the rest of the journey on foot. It’s probably at least another two hours unless we shift. Then we can probably make it in an hour. We will have to be careful because I’m sure despite thinking she is safe, she has put precautions in place,” my father says. “Let’s shift. I can carry Della on my back.” “Good, lets 

get going” he says. 

I make my way back to the SUV just as Olivia and Della step out. “Before you even say a word, I had the window down and heard your discussion,” she says. I pull her into my arms and press my forehead against hers. “I’m sorry, Olivia. I know you don’t need me to protect you. You aren’t a damsel in distress, but I can’t lose you or Della. I’m terrified.” 

The irritation in her eyes fades. “I love you, Ace and I understand that feeling, but we need to trust each other” she says. “I do trust you Olivia.” I bend down and look into my daughter’s eyes that are a perfect mix of Della’s and Amethyst’s. “I trust you too girls.” “We know daddy” they say. A few minutes later I’ve shifted and Della is securely on my back. Olivia shifts and Danica takes off, following Waylen. 

We have to be running for at least forty–five minutes when an overwhelming feeling of dread washes over me. The whole group begins to slow. Ryker starts to turn in a circle and I can feel eyes on me even though I can’t see or scent anyone. “Stay close together. Something is out there,” my father says through our links just before all hell breaks loose. 

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