All Chapters of The Alpha's Disappearing Mate: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Jacob POVTwenty minutes later, we were headed out. Zane and I had gone over the information that we had been able to dig up about the guy we were meeting and the pack that he was from. According to the information we had, there didn’t seem to have been a lot of problems within the pack, but in the last year things had started to change nothing big that would normally send up red flags. But if the pack members were scared enough to start leaving, there is a good chance there is something hiding under the surface. Hopefully this guy will give us some insight into what that might be and where we should start focusing more of our investigation.As Zane and I reached the lobby of the apartment building, some movement and shouting from the top of the stairs caught our attention. Well, actually, it caught Coal’s attention. I was just going to ignore it as basic noises of a human apartment building. But not Coal.“Damn it, woman, can’t you and that brat move any faster? If I’m late for this m

Unknown POVI knew the moment that I heard these guys were in town that there was going to be trouble. I really hate when people stick their noses into things that don’t concern them. What are they even doing here? They were trouble three years ago. That was at least in their own province. I know that they are here to investigate what that idiot Fred is doing, but that is something that the Council would normally send people to look into. I know for a fact that the Council didn’t send them. So what made them come here? And why now? They were, well, more like that damn Alpha was the reason that I had to delay getting my new toy for a week three years ago. Now here they are again getting in the way of my plans. If I believed in her, I would start to think that the Moon Goddess kept sending them into my path to stop me. But I’m not changing my beliefs because of coincidences.They are meeting with the one person who was brave enough to try and run. The guy would have most likely completel

Raven POVPossible Trauma TriggersI turned and started back up the stairs after he changed his mind about us going with him. I didn’t run like every nerve in my body wanted me to. I moved slowly, allowing my daughter to set the pace that her little legs could handle. I wasn’t sure why he was taking us with him, but I wasn’t comfortable with him wanting me to make sure my daughter looked pretty. He never cared before. As we passed the door to the other apartment that was on this floor, my daughter tried to let go of my hand and make her way over to it. “No, Sweetie, that isn’t our door,” I said, steering her further down the hall towards ours. She gave me a look of confusion like I had lost my mind. Not understand why I wasn’t going in there. She opened her mouth as if she was going to say something in protest, but she just looked back at the other door and shook her head.Once back in our apartment, I locked the door behind us. I knew that it wouldn’t keep him out even if he didn’t ha

Jacob POVWhen my head finally hit my pillow, I didn’t think that I would dream with how tired I was, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. I’m standing at the edge of the lake back home, looking out over the water. I get the feeling that someone is behind me, but I don’t feel threatened. I resist the urge to turn around and just enjoy the view in front of me. The sun is shining, and I can feel its warmth on my face. The birds are singing, and everything feels just right. It’s the calmest I have felt in a long time. It’s one of those perfect summer days that are just made for being outside. That is until I hear a scream pierce the air. The sound is filled with fear and pain. I spin in a circle, trying to pinpoint where it came from. I can’t see anything, but everything has gone quiet. No more birds, and the sun is cloud-covered. The perfect day had been shattered. I stand still listening for movement. Nothing.Then I hear it. The faint sound of music starts to drift on the breeze, and

Raven POVThe two of us sat at the kitchen table colouring together while we waited for the noodles to cook. After we ate, Emma picked out a movie from the small collection of kid DVDs that I had been able to get for her. I got her comfortable with her blanket on the couch while I tried to figure a way out of here. I tried picking and prying at the lock on my ankle to get the cuff off first. The only thing I accomplished with that effort, though, was giving myself another cut.I found where the chain was attached to a hook in the ceiling, but even standing on a chair I couldn’t reach it well enough. Not that it would have made much of a difference. He had used another padlock like the one on my ankle to attach one of the links of the chain to the eye hook that he had screwed into one of the ceiling beams. I even tried twisting the chain to see if I could get the eye hook to unscrew. But because of my height, I was at the wrong angle and couldn’t get enough leverage.After my failed at