Lahat ng Kabanata ng Shifted Fate: The Alpha Begs Me Back: Kabanata 101 - Kabanata 110

ANDREA’S POV“Andrea,”—Kade braced a hand against my arm—“you don’t have to do this.”I gave him a small smile and shook my head. “Yes, I do.”As soon as Kade related the news that Nora had been missing for almost a week, the night he’d planned for us went up in flames. All that mattered then was making sure his little sister was alright, and I completely understood.He’d offered to take me home while he tried to book the soonest flight back to New York. That had proved futile, so I’d made a call.Nico’s family business was private planes, so thirty minutes later, Kade and I were standing at a private airfield, about to board a private jet back to New York.Kade was a little overwhelmed by how quickly I had been able to set everything up, but all that mattered to me was getting Nora back safely as soon as possible.Kade shook his head. “But—”“But nothing. Nora is my friend, and I take care of my friends.”Kade sighed, and then something above my head caught his eye. “Did you have to

ANDREA’S POVIf Easton was trying to terrify me, he was doing a splendid job of it.Only two things were running around in my head, chasing themselves in a circle. My children were hybrids. Like Nora. Like Kade.My children had something evil living in their heads, just waiting to awaken and wreak havoc.I felt Easton’s gaze on me, and I met it head-on, not letting him see just how terrified his information had made me.“You sensed it, right?” he said softly, but not gently. “The dark one already shows signs.”My heart stuttered. “Wh-what?”He raised an eyebrow expectantly, like he was waiting for me to figure it out for myself.The dark one…I closed my eyes and took a breath. I remembered once, a year ago, when Matteo had been playing with this toy robot I’d gotten for him and his brother. He must have played with it a little too hard because the toy broke. He’d started to cry and scream, and when I rushed to comfort him, there was this…energy that knocked me off my feet.I’d never

ANDREA’S POVKade didn't move an inch, neither did he release his hold on Derek when he hissed at the woman, “Speak.”She shook her head, her blonde curls swishing across her face. “Let my father go.”Despite the fear making her voice shake, her eyes were firm, and I had to admire anyone that had the gall to face Kade when he went all angry Alpha.I stepped forward and placed a hand on his back.“Kade,” I said softly.I felt his muscles loosen under my touch, and after a beat, his hands dropped from Derek's collar, and he took one step back.Derek slid to the floor, clutching his neck and coughing. He glared up at Kade with molten hate in his eyes.His daughter surged forward and dropped to her knees beside him. “Dad!” she cried. “Are you okay?”“M-Marissa,” he coughed. “Go to your room.”She shook her head. “No.”“Now!”“No!”“I don't want you anywhere near the enemy!” he growled. “They already took your sister from me.”Marissa shook her head. “Don't you see?” She pointed in Kade's

ANDREA’S POVThe exhaustion of being awake and on edge for so many hours was beginning to wear on me, but as Kade sped through traffic like a madman, the adrenaline kept me awake, alert, and even more on edge.I kept alternating between hoping that the woman at the factory was Nora—because that meant that we’d found her—and hoping that the woman wasn’t Nora—because I couldn’t stand the thought of my friend bruised and battered.While he drove, our hands were intertwined, and we regularly gave each other reassuring squeezes.Finally, we got to the factory, and after the guard saw me in the passenger seat, the gates were opened.Nico and Gina were already waiting for us at the entrance.When I got out of the car, I pulled Gina into a brief hug. She’d been running point on the business while I was back in Italy and had been sending daily reports. She was doing great, and it gave me enough headspace to worry about the other problems in my pack.“What happened?” I asked. “Is it Nora?”Nico

ANDREAS’S POVI’d never known Nico’s late mate and wife, Carlotta, but he’d talked about her with so much love in his voice and sorrow in his eyes that I knew her untimely demise had wrecked him.So the revelation that he had a second chance mate was quite exciting. Nico was an amazing person, and he deserved all the happiness in the world.But on the heels of that excitement came concern. I was happy that Nico had found his mate, but I didn’t know if I could say the same for his mate.Bella had been hurt badly, and it didn’t take a genius to put the pieces of the puzzle together and realize which group of people had hurt her.She’d been violated by male wolves; could she handle the fact that she had a werewolf mate?“Can I see her?” Nico asked softly, and I saw the concern in his eyes.It broke my heart to tell him, “I don’t think that’s a good idea. At least not right now.”He sighed heavily but looked resigned as if he’d expected that response.“Do you…do you know how she got hurt