Semua Bab The rejected luna stolen pups: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Except, at the precise moment he thought they'd gotten everything back to normal, sharp pain hit him from behind his head. Everything around him started accelerating and his vision worsened. He was stumbling; by instinct, he held Ayla but he felt his strength flowing from him."What…?" Liam tried to twist, only to receive another hit, this time harder. His legs were rubber, and he fell, but he still held Ayla tight as best he could.The last thing he saw was an imposing shadowy figure standing above him before the world turned black. The cold, detached voice echoed in his ears as, indeed, darkness closed in around him, "You should have stayed down. Just like I said.Liam's blaming thoughts skittered away, tripping over each other trying to find the way back to her. He could make them safe right now, but he needed to hold on to the little light that trust put up. Somebody would come find them. Somebody would come help.He glanced back at him and at Ayla, the silhouette over them as Lia

Ethan slammed the phone shut and looked at the hospital doors in front of him, beyond which Ayla lay, fighting for her life. His fists clenched as his mind, set to come up with a resolve as solid as stone, said he was not going to let her down. He was going to find those pups, no matter what it took, then he was going to make their abductor pay dearly indeed.Still, with all of that, Ethan's mind was spinning into plan even as he waited for Luca. It was crazy, eccentric, and it would take him down to the very depths of the shadows of the world from which he himself had once tried to escape. But for Ayla, he'd do it. Whatever it takes.He only prayed he wouldn't be too late."Ethan, what in the name of all hell happened?" Luca's voice ripped through the hospital corridor, his features torn between concern and anger."It's a long story," came the low tones of his return, and with it, features turned grim, "but I'll give you the short of it—Ayla was kidnapped and she was found unconsciou

ANGER.Ethan stormed into their meeting point anger, his face set in a determined scowl.“Luca, what's going on?” Ethan demanded.“We've got a problem,” Luca said.Ethan's eyes widened. “What kind of problem?”Luca paused for a moment before speaking again. “The witness is dead.”Ethan's world seems to stop at that moment. “What?” Ethan's voice was barely audible.“Looks like the person behind this got to him.”Ethan was steaming in anger. “How did this happen?” Ethan screamed out of anger and frustration.Luca's expression turned serious. “Someone must have gotten a hint about him, that's why they went after him.”Ethan's eyes widened in surprise. “How is that possible?”“Am investigating, but ... .there's no evidence, no trace.”Ethan's face fell. “What do you mean?”“He was the only person who seemed to have witnessed what happened at the scene, now we have nothing.”Ethan's mind is shaken. ‘This can't be happening. All our efforts, down the drain. We need to look for another way,”

The night was thick and still, except for the soft rustling of leaves caused by the chilled breeze at midnight. Ethan and Liam lay in wait, cloaked, every nerve taut. Ethan had not once strayed his gaze away from the sequestered area where Sophia was supposed to meet her accomplice."You sure she'll show?" Liam whispered low the words barely audible.Ethan nodded, his features chipped from marble. "I heard her talking to someone, they are supposed to meet here. She's getting desperate. I think she's slipping under my radar. This is her last chance to try and cover her tracks."Liam's jaw clamped tight as he glanced sideways at the trees where they'd positioned themselves. "I still can't believe she had the nerve. To go after Ayla… it's sickening.""Trust me, I know," Ethan replied, gaze darkening. "But tonight, we end it.What felt like an eternity later, finally, footsteps could be heard in their direction. The figure emerged under the moon, taking the shape of Sophia, who looked abo

Ayla's brow furrowed, her eyes scanning across the dimly lit hallway as she and Ethan stood in the middle of the elder council room of the Moon Shadow Pack surrounded by cold silence. Elders looked amongst themselves, faces impassive, eyes secretive behind the doors they vowed to never open."Someone has to know something about where they took the pups," Ayla insisted.One of the elders sighed and watched as Ethan looked away before setting his gaze once more on her. "We have our ways, Luna Ayla, but not all can be let out for outsiders to know."Ethan advanced another step, eyes leading in a firestorm of anger that was barely contained. "Outsiders?" he snapped. "This is about innocent lives, our pups. Withholding information puts you on the wrong side.”The elder fidgeted, his glance bobbing between them. "Our loyalty is to our own," he muttered.Ayla's jaw flexed. "And here I thought this pack had a sense of justice." Her gaze flashed sideward, a frustration-laced glance at Ethan.E