Chapter 119Unknown Person's POV I pulled my phone out of my pocket and dialed Sophia's number. She picked up on the first ring. “Tell me you have good news.” I sighed. “Not yet, take it easy.”“Take it easy? This bitch is out here trying to rip my family apart.” She yelled, frustration dropping from each word. I pinched the bridge of my nose. Sometimes I hat d how right she could be because kidnapping someone wasn't amongst the list of things I did. However, I had a bone to pick with Orion Stone so if taking his little whore would settle the score then hell yeah. “What do we do with her when we have her?” I asked and she grunted. “I don't know and I don't care. As long as she's out of the way and no longer a problem I don't care what happens to her.” She said and I grinned. She was one desperate woman. “Alright Sophia I'll play ball.” Then I paused as I remembered something. “You said you had something to tell me.” She scoffed. “Yes but not until you complete the job. Take
Chapter 120 Orion's POV “We need to talk,” Sophia greeted me with a straight face as I walked into the packhouse early the next morning. The talk with Ciara has been an interesting one but it had also been very necessary. She still hated me and I respected that but at least we could find our way back to each other. I walked towards my office aware that Sophia was right behind me. I could feel the nerves struggling off her in waves and I knew whatever she had to say couldn't be good. I held the door for her and watched her take a seat before I closed the door behind me. I walked to my own seat across the table and sat down. “What did you want to talk about?” She placed her hands on the table and let out a shaky breath. “Orion what's going on? You've been going out late and then returning home late. The boys are starting to ask questions.” I raised an eyebrow. “Are the boys asking or are you asking?” She looked away and I snorted. That's what I thought. “Look Sophia, y
Chapter 121 Bryan's POV I sat up as I heard the banging on the bedroom door. Turning to my side, I heaved a sigh of relief when I saw that Ciara was still out. Pulling away from her gently, I slid off the bed and stressed, swallowing a yawn. I tiptoed to the door wondering who dared to disturb my peace. I frowned when I saw Orion standing there looking lost. “What are you doing here?” He didn't respond and just stood there staring at me. I sighed and stepped outside, closing the door gently behind me. “What's going on?” I checked around and found the hallway empty save for the two of us. “Sophia cheated on me.” He said simply and I sucked in air. “The boys aren't mine.” I pulled him as I started walking towards my office. There were several thoughts running through my head but I focused on one. “Why did she decide to reveal it now?” I asked even though I had suspicions. He didn't reply and just stared ahead, his eyes soulless and lifeless. I let out another sigh
Chapter 122 Ciara's POV I eyed Orion once, twice then a couple more times before I turned to Bryan with a raised eyebrow. I mean I had no issues with him being here but it was weird that he was here. He has been hanging around here a lot lately. Bryan avoided my gaze and continued eating. I scowled and eyed Orion. There was something different about him. He looked a lot thinner than normal but that could be because he had been working out too much. But it wasn't just weight loss, it was also his eyes. They had sunk inside and he always walked like he had no life left in him. I knew something was wrong but I was obviously not going to get the answer from him. I turned to Bryan who was focused on his food. “Sophia cheated on me,” I choked on the meat I was chewing and turned to look at Orion in surprise. Of all the things I had been expecting him to see, that had been the last. He sighed and dropped his fork at the same time Bryan finally stopped pretending he was
Chapter 123Bryan's POV “Hey, have you seen Ciara?” I asked as I stormed into Orion's room. I paused when I saw him leaning over the baby bed where one of his sons, Jeremy was sleeping. “Sorry,” I wshoepred and stepped outside. As I waited for him to join me, I paced the hall wonderingly where Ciara could have gone. Affair our talk from before, she had been very torn and ridden by guilt. I had meant well when I advised her to whatever made her happy and it had nothing to do with me trying to get back at my brother. Those days were far behind us and now I was in support of him but I wouldn't risk Ciara's happiness for him. If I had to choose between them, I'd easily pick her and Orion would do the same in a heartbeat. I stopped pacing as the door opened and watched as he walked out. “What's going on?” He asked as he closed the door behind him. “Why do you look so worried?” “Ciara has gone missing.” I summarized. “Her phone is switched off and I can't pick up her scent anywhe
Chapter 124 Bryan's POV Orion's shoulders sagged in relief but he had a worried look on his face. I ran my hands through my hair frantically. “Well?” I was trying to remain cool but his silence wasn't helping. He looked at me and offered me a small smile. “Nothing about this is related to Ciara.” I let out a sigh of relief but a sense of dread filled me. “She's still out there.” He nodded and we fell into a tense silence. We understood the implications of this. If Sophia’s letter had contained some kind of information on Ciara's kidnapping then at least we'd have a lead to work with. Now we were back to square one and we had no idea where she was. “I don't know how to explain it but I have this feeling that Sophia is behind this.” I just listened to him, my mind swirling with different thoughts. “Don't you find it strange that all this happened and then suddenly Ciara goes missing?” I nodded because I was thinking the same thing. I found it incredibly suspicious
Chapter 125 Orion's POV I sighed as I watched Bryan go, my heart breaking for him. If I had been only a minute late, Brianna would be dead. “You should talk to him, you know? If he continues like this,...” Brianna started to say but I wasn't having it. I snapped my head back and glared at her. “Don't confuse things, I don't give a shit about you Brianna and the fact that you are my aunt doesn't mean jack to me.” She gulped but didn't interrupt. Wise woman. I continued “Let's just say I need you temporarily to find out something about my mate, however the minute I realize you're not useful to me, I will snuff the life out of you myself.” I stood up and pushed the plate so hard she flinched from the sound. Smirking, I stormed out in search of Bryan. This was harder for him than it could ever be for me. Ciara might be my mate but we haven't been together for over three years. Whereas he had been sleeping and waking up by her side everyday for the last three years so I co
Chapter 126 Orion's POV “Hey, how did it go with Sophia? Were you able to grill her? Did she tell you about Ciara?* Bryan fired question after question at me as soon as I set the door in his office. My shoulders sagged at the hope in his voice and I took my feet gathering my thoughts. “Well I take it from your silence that the meeting didn't go as planned.” I shook my head. “I'm sorry but she refuses to give any information. She denied having anything to do with it.” He scoffed and rose to his feet. “Of course she would but I can feel it Bryan, I know they're both behind it.” I sighed. “We need evidence,...” “Until when?” He snapped, cutting me off. “It's obvious that witch and he'd sidekick are behind this and we keep waiting for evidence and a way to prove it so we might be too late to save Ciara.” I opened my mouth to speak and then closed it again. He has a point. “I just want my mate Orion. We were finally in a good place and everything was working out fine.
Chapter 155Bryan's POV I never knew there would come a day when I would have to grit my teeth and suffer in silence. But as the guard led Ciara, my mate who I hadn't seen or been with for months, it took my entire being to resist charging at him. My wolf fought with me to break free and wring the necks of all the men present including the Alpha Rogue King himself. “Surely you were raised better than that Alpha Bryan,” the Alpha Rogue King said, pulling me out of my thoughts. “How could you act rashly and touch my woman without thought?” My fists clenched at him referring to my mate as his. The audacity! My feet moved on their own accord and before I knew what was happening, I had my fists raised, ready to attack him. “I wouldn't do that if I were you,” The arrogant idiot smirked and stood there staring at me. . The smug look on his face made me even more upset and it took Old Man Heartfield pulling me back to stop me. “Not now, son. I believe his royal majesty had been tryi
Chapter 154Ciara's POV After entering the throne room, I was led to the dining area where once again I was blown away by how much money had been spent on the place. The chairs were classy, giving off a sense of royalty with the Victorian style craftsmanship. Unlike what they had told me, the Alpha Rogue King hadn't been waiting for me and it took about 30 minutes after I was seated for him to make an appearance. From the moment he entered the room, the hairs at the back of my neck rose and I knew I had to be wary of him. “Ah there you are,” he greeted me, his eyes and face smiling as he motioned to my seat. “Please have your seat,” Once he had taken his seat after me, the guard standing closest to him clapped and immediately the door opened. I watched in awe as a row of maids walked in carrying plates, trays, cutlery and different materials needed to set the table. They worked quick, their hand busy with the sound of the cutlery clanging against the plate as the only source o
Chapter 153Orion's POV It's been two days since I watched my brother and Old Man Heartfield leave me behind to search for Ciara. In those two days, they were all I could think about. I came so close to getting into my car and joining them but each time I stopped myself. Whenever Mikey's name or an image of Lacey's face when she had been crying the other day came to mind, I told myself it was better one of us stayed behind because the goddess forbid that we all perished together leaving these kids on their own. Because of that, I allowed myself only those two days to wallow in self-pity but afterwards, I pushed them to the back of my mind, refusing to obsess over it any further. In the last few days since they left, I had managed to get closer to the children. Missing thr boys was a constant in my life but with Lacey and her brother around, it was at least bearable. Since meeting the duo the first time, there had been a deep yearning inside me to get to know them. Granted I wa
Chapter 152Ciara's POV Sunlight bounced into the room and I groaned as some of it got into my eye. Shielding my eyes, I sat up and looked around trying to make sense of my environment. The last thing I remembered was that I was leaving the old woman's home so why was I here? Except Bryan had changed the decor in my absence, this didn't look like our room. “Good morning ma,” I heard and jumped, my eyes searching frantically for the source of the voice. The sources were two girls who couldn't be more than twelve that were standing together at the foot of the bed and smiling at me. “Who are you?” I asked before I could help myself. I was so close to losing it. They exchanged glances and then turned to me. One of hem, the slender one walked up to me and bowed. “The Alpha King would like to see you.” As I was trying to take that information in, more light began to flow into the room. Looking up, I saw that the other girl had moved to the curtains and pushed them aside. With b
Chapter 151Bryan's POV “Are you still reading that?” Orion asked as he walked into my office a few days later and I nodded. The grin that had been on my face since the day the letter bearing Ciara's message had arrived was still on my face. How wouldn't I grin? Finally after months of trying to find her we got a letter from her telling us she would be home in a couple of days. Just when our hopes were down. It was like the moon goddess had finally smiled down on us. And if that wasn't worth a smile, then nothing was. “It's so nice to see you like this again, you know.” He whispered as he sat down in the seat across from me. We were back on talking terms to some extent because I was no longer mad at him and seeing him with Lacey had done something to me. It was a good thing Ciara was coming home soon so that situation could be resolved once and for all. All the guilt, secrecy and suspense would kill me if we didn't finally let everything out in the open. “Yeah, I can't wait
Chapter 150Ciara's POV “You're finally up,” I smiled just as my eyes started to close again. “No, no, you have to eat something first, sleeping beauty,” the old woman chuckled and helped me sit up. While eating, I dozed off a couple of times but she didn't mind after all she was used to it. It had been five months since Sophia ordered James to kill me and he let me go. After I landed in the old woman's home, it had been a repeated case of falling in and out of consciousness. When I wasn't in a semi comatose state, I was eating or rather she was feeding me because I couldn't do anything yet. The woman deserved a medal for how well she had taken up the role of my caregiver in these months. Anyone else might have given up on me already but she had been steadfast and so patient, never asking too many questions. When I asked why I was so groggy fearing that just maybe the old woman was planning something sinister, she explained that my body had shutdown to ensure I recovered fro
Chapter 149Bryan's POV There was a hollow feeling in my chest that wouldn't go away as I watched Orion walk out of the room leaving Lacey with me. Granted Lacey asked for me to hold her but still. Orion was her father but neither of them knew that and Lacey had only ever known me as her father. “Are you okay baby?” I asked as I patted her back gently. Walking into the room and seeing her like that kicked up my protective instincts. This would have been the perfect time to let Orion shine with her and to let their father-daughter bond grown but I couldn't let that happen. Was I that inconsiderate? No, it wasn't that. I just simply saw my little girl in pain and rushed to check on her. I probably should have envisioned her reaching for me to get comforted the moment I walked in but that was the last thing on my mind when I saw the state she was in. Orion had seemed upset when he walked out of here and I wished I could tell what was running through his head. “You're probably b
Chapter 148Orion's POV “We'll find Ciara no matter what and way before the Alpha Rogue King is able to get his hands on her.” I told Old Man Heartfield as we settled in his office. After briefly entertaining the children, we had moved to the office to round up our conversation. We didn't want to risk either of the children hearing anything we were saying, especially about Ciara's disappearance when we've been feeding them lies about her being on a trip. It was a stupid lie, one no one would even fall for but children didn't have so much wisdom and took everything you said to be true especially if they trusted you. The lies were becoming too much for me. Lying to Bryan was one thing but now lying to the children especially Lacey was a completely different thing. As I looked into her eyes and told her that Ciara travelled, it felt as if multiple pieces of glass were piercing my heart. I couldn't put my finger on it but there was a strange connection between us, kind of like a bo
Chapter 147Bryan's POV Two weeks later…“I'm glad you're feeling much better,” Orion said as soon as I parked in front of Old Man Heartfield’s house. Leaning back in my seat, I killed the engine and shrugged but I didn't reply. Perhaps all it took was for me to see him in pain for me to come back to my senses. Barely two weeks ago, I had been spiraling out of control and losing my mind but now, my mind was clearer than ever. Ciara's disappearance still kept me up at night but now I knew better that wallowing wasn't the solution, not by a long shot. Orion had lost so much in such a short amount of time and maybe if I had sucked it up and handled my grief better then finding Ciara would be the only thing we had to worry about. Now we had Ciara to find, two missing boys and a serial killer on the loose. “What are you thinking so deeply about?” Orion asked, tapping my arm and I was pulled out of my thoughts. What an idiot I have been….He sighed when I didn't reply and opened th