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Chapter 27- The Noose Tightens
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2026-01-30 19:30:45The docks were a graveyard of rusted shipping containers and the smell of salt and rotting timber. Rain turned the oil-slicked asphalt into a mirror for the flickering amber lights of the security towers. At the far end of Pier 19, a lone black sedan sat idling, its headlights cutting through the fog like a predator’s eyes.
Danny watched from the back of the transport as Alex and Silas moved. They didn't run; they vanished. One moment they were there, and the next, they were shadows blending into the industrial landscape.
“Jamming active,” Net whispered, his fingers dancing over a tablet. “Ote is in a dead zone. He couldn't call for backup if his life depended on it. Which, statistically, it doesn't.”
The passenger door of the sedan opened. Detective Ote stepped out, glancing at his watch and lighting a cigarette. He looked nervous, his eyes darting toward the darkness. He was waiting for Vane, but he didn't realize the mountain had
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Bound By The Missing Hours Chapter 27- The Noose Tightens
The docks were a graveyard of rusted shipping containers and the smell of salt and rotting timber. Rain turned the oil-slicked asphalt into a mirror for the flickering amber lights of the security towers. At the far end of Pier 19, a lone black sedan sat idling, its headlights cutting through the fog like a predator’s eyes.Danny watched from the back of the transport as Alex and Silas moved. They didn't run; they vanished. One moment they were there, and the next, they were shadows blending into the industrial landscape.“Jamming active,” Net whispered, his fingers dancing over a tablet. “Ote is in a dead zone. He couldn't call for backup if his life depended on it. Which, statistically, it doesn't.”The passenger door of the sedan opened. Detective Ote stepped out, glancing at his watch and lighting a cigarette. He looked nervous, his eyes darting toward the darkness. He was waiting for Vane, but he didn't realize the mountain had
Bound By The Missing Hours Chapter 26- The Voice of the Past
The armoured transport sat idling in a dark alleyway fifty yards from Danny’s apartment complex. Rain lashed against the reinforced glass, blurring the neon signs of the city into long, weeping streaks of colour. Inside the cabin, the only light came from the flickering green of Officer Net’s monitors."Isolation complete," Net whispered. "Filtering the background noise. It’s dated two days after your disappearance. Ote is in your home office. He’s with a man—sounds like a heavy-set smoker. He’s not a cop. The gait is too weighted; the scent would be... wrong."Alex leaned in, his body coiled like a spring. "Play it."Static crackled through the speakers, a hollow, echoing sound that made the hair on Danny’s arms stand up. Then, a chair scraped against a floorboard—Danny’s chair."I'm telling you, he's gone," Ote’s voice came through, clear and sharp. "Marigold took him. The extracti
Bound By The Missing Hours Chapter 25- Officer Net and Alex
As the armoured transport hissed through the forests fog, descending toward the sprawling carpet of city lights below, the cabin was silent. Danny sat huddled in the back, the heavy wool cardigan pulled tight around him. He watched Officer Net, who was meticulously calibrating a series of glowing antennas.Officer Net didn’t look like a police officer. He looked like a man who hadn't slept since the turn of the century, his movements precise and clinical."Net," Danny said, his voice cutting through the hum of the engine. "How did you find me that day at the crime scene? I am guessing you weren't just a lucky assignment. You were waiting for me."Net looked up from his screen. He glanced at Alex, who was sitting across from Danny, his eyes fixed on the dark road ahead."Tell him, Net," Alex said softly. "He deserves the full picture."Net sighed, pushing his spectacles up the bridge of his nose. "I was never assigned to your case, Danny. I&rs
Bound By The Missing Hours Chapter 24- The Ghost in the Machine
The mangled remains of the mobile phone lay on the floor like a dead insect, but the air in the room remained charged with the static of Ote’s threats. Alex’s embrace was a physical weight, a wall of muscle and heat meant to keep the world out, but Danny’s mind was already three hundred miles away, back in the dusty, cramped reality of his city apartment.Danny pulled back slightly, his eyes clearing as a sharp, crystalline thought cut through the fog of his panic. The journalist—the part of him that lived for the "gotcha" moment—was clawing its way back to the surface."Alex," Danny whispered, his voice gaining a sudden, frantic edge. "The recording. I have him."Alex frowned, his thumbs tracing the back of Danny’s hands to keep him grounded. "What are you talking about? The phone is destroyed.""Not on the phone," Danny said, shaking his head. "Before you... before I was brought here, Ote arrested me for the café case. I knew he was dirty. I could smell
Bound By The Missing Hours Chapter 23- The Shadow of the Law
The aftermath of the balcony incident had turned the Hidden Hearth into a literal fortress of silence. Alex had moved Danny into a smaller, more intimate suite adjoining his own, refusing to let him out of his sight for more than a few minutes at a time. The air in the estate was thick with a protective tension; the pack knew their alphas beloved was fragile, and the Alpha’s fury was a hair-trigger away from erupting.Danny sat by the window of his new room, wrapped in a thick wool cardigan that smelled of Alex’s cedar and wood-smoke scent. He was staring at the distant treeline, trying to reconcile the wolves he had seen with the warmth he felt in the kitchen. He was lost in the rhythm of his own shallow breathing when the impossible happened.On the nightstand, his mobile phone with a violent, jarring buzz.Danny froze. His heart gave a painful, frantic lurch against his ribs. The device had been charged and returned to him by Silas only an hour ago, a gesture meant to help him feel
Bound By The Missing Hours Chapter 22- The Breaking Point
The atmosphere in the Hearth kitchen had been deceptively peaceful. For a few hours, the kitchen and the people had become a sanctuary for Danny. He found comfort in the clinking of ceramic plates and the warmth of the wood-burning stove. Alex stayed sitting with him as his constant shadow, a silent, protective presence that acted as a buffer between Danny and the more intense personalities of the pack.But the peace was fragile.“Alpha, Silas is at the western gate,” a young scout whispered, leaning into the kitchen. “There’s a disturbance with the perimeter wards. He says it requires an Alpha’s signature.”Alex stiffened, his eyes darting to Danny, who was now nursing a cup of herbal tea. He hesitated, his protective instincts warring with his duties.“Go,” Danny said softly, offering a weak but genuine smile. “I’m just having tea with Sarah. I’ll be fine for ten minutes.”Al
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