Semua Bab Mine: Bab 41 - Bab 50

Alan and Christine returned home later that day, but the atmosphere between them was far from normal. Christine could tell from the moment they stepped through the front door that her mate was deeply troubled by everything that had happened. She could practically feel the weight of his guilt and discomfort through the bond they shared. And honestly, she understood why.The two men involved in this complicated situation were both his nephews. Both Roy and Hugh were people he cared about deeply, and no matter how difficult either of them could be, they each deserved happiness and a chance at love. Alan had always been the type of man who carried everyone’s burdens on his shoulders, and Christine knew him well enough to understand exactly what was tormenting him now.He had promised to help Hugh bring his mate back.At the time, he genuinely believed it was Hugh’s mate, Hailey. He thought he was helping a broken man reunite with the woman he had spent years grieving over. But now everythi

Mr. Wright was beyond worried about his daughter’s whereabouts. The fear that had been sitting in his chest ever since Kimberly stopped answering her calls had now grown into something unbearable. After every attempt to reach her failed, he had immediately contacted the police, hoping they would find her quickly and put an end to the unease slowly consuming him. But the worst part was that there was absolutely no trace of her, as she was nowhere to be found. The same thing applied to Ian, who should have returned to sea long ago.The cops had searched every resort, hotel, and any other place they could think of in California, yet there was still nothing. No sign of Kimberly or Ian. It was becoming more frightening with every passing hour, as the possibilities of kidnap, or even murder, things he desperately tried not to think about kept invading his mind.Ben shuddered violently at the thoughts, instantly rejecting them as fast as they came. Nothing bad could happen to his daughter, hi

“Hugh!” Roy growled, the name ripping out of him like a curse as he spun around. Rage surged violently through his veins, hot and uncontrollable, and within seconds, his body shifted into his massive black wolf. Without another thought, he tore toward the woods at full speed, paws pounding harshly against the earth beneath him.He was beyond enraged.Why would Hugh do something like this? Killing innocent people just to send a message? This was far beyond rivalry. Far beyond anger. Hugh had crossed a line that should never have been crossed, and Roy swore to himself and to the moon goddess that the moment he got his hands on him, he would rip him apart with his own claws.“Roy!” Alan shouted after him, immediately shifting into his wolf form as well before taking off after his nephew. Elijah followed close behind, not daring to let his alpha go alone in this state.“Roy, this isn’t the right way to go about this,” Alan tried to reason with him through mind-link, but Roy was in no mood

Roy stayed inside his car crying, his entire body weighed down by emotions he could no longer sort through. He couldn’t understand what direction his life was taking anymore. Just a month ago, everything had been peaceful. Everything had been fine except for the fact that he hadn’t found his mate yet. Back then, that had felt like the biggest problem in the world. But now, his life was nothing but chaos.Everything around him was falling apart so fast that he could barely breathe beneath the pressure of it all. The attacks, the deaths, Kimberly, Hugh, the guilt, every single thing was crashing down on him at once. At this point he had no doubt that he was losing his mind.Just a while ago, he would have killed one of his own pack members. After years of making a promise to himself that he would never become that kind of alpha, he had almost crossed a line he could never come back from.The realization alone made him feel sick.He wished he could rip the guilt out of his chest and throw

“Alpha, they are here,” Donald announced, successfully drawing Hugh’s attention away from the storm of thoughts consuming his mind.Hugh had already perceived their scents long before Donald entered his office, but the scent he truly craved was missing.Kimberly.The realization immediately put his wolf on edge.“Bring them in,” he finally replied after a brief pause.Seconds later, the office door opened again and Roy walked in alongside Alan.The moment Hugh’s eyes landed on Roy, tension instantly filled the room.“You surprised me, cousin,” Hugh said with mocking amusement laced in his voice. “I thought you were going to bring your whole army. I guess I underestimated you.”His brown eyes locked onto Roy’s gray ones in a heated stare that neither alpha seemed willing to break.“We are here to talk, not fight,” Alan quickly intervened, putting an end to the glaring contest between the two Alphas before things escalated.“Where is she?” Hugh asked.Despite his attempt to sound calm, t