A Surprise Visit

Chapter 8

Reese’s POV

   I wanted to kill someone, and Alpha Dominic seemed like a good place to start. I know my mate, and the only time that she has ever cried was when Eva was taken away from us. She hadn’t done it before then, or since, not until she watched Eva’s memories. I knew it was going to be bad the minute I saw the tears sliding down her face. I just hadn’t known just how bad it was actually going to be.

   After Kiara left the tracer on the pack, she knew exactly where to go. She didn’t have to stop for directions. She sensed where he was, and conveniently for us, he happened to be in his office, alone. The smell of blood was in the air, and I looked down to see blood on the floor. Well, it looks like Alpha Dominic actually knew that someone needed to be punished for their actions. I just hope that when it's his turn, he will accept his punishment. I hoped that it was his son’s blood, and from the scent in the air, it was.

   Dominic had been staring out the window of his office, deep in thought, when he realized that he wasn’t alone in the room. He couldn’t hide the panic that covered his face when he turned around and saw that it was us standing there. Kiara was an older version of Eva. I was glad to see that he didn’t try to lie his way out of it, or act as if he didn't know exactly who we were. Doing that would have insulted our intelligence.

   The first thing he said to us was, “I’m sorry.”

   “I can promise you that things are going to get much worse for you and your pack. But we need to talk first, and I need to know who you’ve been in contact with over the years. We need you to tell us the truth, Dominic, so don’t try to lie to us. You know who we are. I can assure you that you don't want to be on our bad side. Now, tell us who contacted you about Eva,” I ground out.

   I already wanted to tear this pompous jerk apart, but I’m not going to do that, not yet. It’s best to let him stew and know that payback will be coming. He won’t be able to get a moment’s rest. The anticipation of our coming to deal with him and his pack will be so much worse for him than our just coming in today and wiping them all out. They deserved to worry about when the other shoe will drop.

   Who the hell even bullies a baby? Better yet, who allows a baby to be bullied like that? Because that is what she was when she arrived here, an innocent baby. According to Eva’s memories, she had been shoved around even back then. That really showed how disgusting this pack truly was.

   An innocent toddler, who was only a year and a half old, had been tormented for no reason. The entire pack needed to be dealt with; there was no sense in allowing them to continue to exist. The only pack member I planned to spare was Bertha Flowers.

   She was the only person in this Goddess-forsaken pack who had fed and clothed her over the years. Because of that, and only that, she would be spared. Eva was still way too thin, but we would get her healthy again. It was clear that they had wanted to keep her so weak that she couldn’t fight back.

   She didn’t even have a wolf or her powers at the time. She had no way to protect herself from them, and they still took advantage of it, of her, and none of them were going to be allowed to escape the payback they deserved. My anger increased again, and I closed my eyes as my Alpha aura spilled out and filled the room.

   Alpha Dominic had been forced to the floor under all the pressure I was exerting. Kiara was stronger than him, and because my mate, it didn’t affect her the same way. I was trying to calm myself down before I ended up really hurting someone, and Goddess knows that was what I wanted to do. They all deserved it. I hadn't seen her memories, but I adored my daughter. We had never raised a hand to correct her. I hadn’t realized what I was doing to him, not until Kiara placed her hand on my arm.

   That caused me to open my eyes, and I saw that Alpha’s Dominic’s nose was almost touching the floor. Having Kiara soothe me had helped me a great deal. I was able to calm down, which allowed him to stand back up. I was glad to see the fear on his face. He knew that this was going to get bad, without me having to tell him. I wasn't going to warn him now; I didn't have to. But things were actually going to be much worse than he had ever dreamed possible, for him and his pack.

   I mindlinked Kiara and asked her to cast a spell to prevent any of the pack members from being able to leave the pack. I knew they would try to leave en masse once they realized that we would come for them because of their harsh treatment of Eva. I didn’t want anyone to try to escape their punishment. I would let Eva rescue Bertha, but everyone else would be fair game. Kiara nodded and closed her eyes to concentrate on casting the spell.

   “It’s done,” she told me a minute later.

   “Excellent, thank you love. Now, where was I? Oh, yes, we were going to discuss who you’ve been communicating with in my pack. Do you have a name for me?” I asked.

   “No, they wanted to remain unknown, but I have their number right here,” Dominic replied, pulling up his contacts and sliding his phone across his desk for me to look at.

   I didn’t recognize the number, but Earl or Freya could have a secondary phone. One that they’ve managed to keep hidden. That would be the smartest way to get away with it. We will have to do this another way then.

   I linked Kiara again. I didn’t want him to hear what I’m about to say. I didn’t want him to try to warn them about what we were going to do.

[Can you spell his phone? That way, after he sends the message that I’m going to ask him to send, you will be able to find their phone. I’m pretty sure that it’s hidden. They wouldn’t want someone to accidentally find it.] I asked.

[Hand it to me, love. I’ll take care of it.] she replied.

   “Dominic, tonight at six p.m. I will need you to send them a text. I want you to tell them that Eva escaped earlier today. You didn’t realize she was missing until now. Do not tell them that we came here today, or that we know that anyone else is involved. The perpetrators we found when she was kidnapped have all been killed. They might be too scared to reply, but that's fine. I just need you to send the text. The moment they see Eva standing there, they will know that we're going to be dealing with them,” I told him.

   “I will be happy to do that for you. But I have to ask, what about the Stone Fall pack? I didn’t know who she was at first, not until after she arrived. At that point, I was too scared to return her to you. I was worried about what you would do to us if you discovered her here. So, to protect the pack. I told them that she was an Omega with no family. I didn’t want her to remember who she was and lead you straight to us. I was just trying to protect my pack, Alpha Branson. I’m sorry,” Dominic told us.

   “We need to speak to your son now, Dominic,” I told him.

   “You need to speak to Donovan? Why?” Dominic asked. Now he was pretending to be confused.

   “He attempted to do something last night, and we need to have a chat with him about it,” Kiara replied. Downplaying just how angry she was with careful phrasing.

   “I’ve punished him, Luna Branson. He’s already injured right now. I’m sure you scented blood when you entered my office. It's his, I dealt with him when I found out what Claudia had done to Eva,” Dominic replied.

   “We will need to speak to her as well, Dominic. Please call them back,” I advised.

   I already knew what Kiara was going to do. She may look calm on the surface, but she was absolutely seething inside. This will be the first strike that we will be making against the Shadow Fall pack, but it will come with a heavy consequence.

   Dominic mindlinked them to come to the office. They arrived a few minutes later, grumbling all the way up the hallway. It was clear that Dominic had punished his son. Donovan was limping and holding his side. He seemed to be pissed at being called back to speak to his father, but froze in place the minute he saw Kiara.

   “Don’t block the doorway, Donovan. The Alphs might think I ignored his order,” a whiny voice came from behind him.

   He moved out of her way, but stayed near the door, allowing her to enter the room. She stopped walking the moment she saw my mate.

   “Who are you?” Claudia asked.

   It was obvious that she was scared, but she knew exactly who we were the minute she saw us. I could almost see the wheels turning in her head. She was trying to figure out an excuse to downplay what she had done to our daughter last night.

   “Your worst nightmare, come to life,” I replied.