Page 25 of Forsaken By Fate

Zane and I both shake our head. I really don’t think she would have, and I can tell Zane feels the same. There’s no reason for her to go when we told her we would not let anything happen to her. She could have gone out for a shift, but we would have seen her.

“There’s no way she left!” I shout. “You need to put a lockdown on Oak Hollow. No one leaves until we find her.”

Victor strides from the bedroom to enact the spell, leaving Zane and me to look for her again. My head races as I consider our next move.

“She can’t have gotten far,” my brother mutters, the strain in his voice palpable. “We should have guarded her better. I should have taken it more seriously.”

I don’t argue with him, my mind whirling.

“It must have been Lachlan, right? But they left. They couldn’t come back until tomorrow.” I’m thinking out loud, but Zane answers.

“Not if he didn’t leave. Maybe he laid low. Maybe they all did.”

I’m horrified by the thought, and I burst into the study, confronting Victor. “We need to call on the pack. Have them comb through town. I think the Oklahoma Alphas are still in Oak Hollow.”

Victor is aghast by the idea as I reach for the phone, dialing out. A housekeeper answers at the Galvin estate in Oklahoma on the second ring.

“I need to speak to one of the Alphas,” I intone coldly.

“They’re asleep,” she complains. “It’s the middle of the night.”

“I don’t care,” I growl. “It’s Fenris Golden from Texas, and it’s urgent.”

There’s a slight pause, my name clearly recognized. “Oh… yes, Alpha… er… which Alpha would you like?”

The question takes me aback. “Which one is there?” I ask slowly.

“All of them.”

Dumbfounded, I glance toward the door for my brothers, but Victor and Zane are already out searching for Aurora.

“Wyn. Give me Wyn.”

“One moment, Alpha.”

I’m stunned to realize that they’re at the estate in Oklahoma.

“What the hell is this about, Fenris?” Wyn barks in my ear when he comes on the line. His irritation makes me second guess my phone call, but I hold my position.

“Are all three of you there at the estate?”

Wyn scoffs. “Of course we are. Where the hell else would we be at this hour? Why are you calling so late?”

My eyes narrow, my gaze jutting around the study speculatively. “Nevermind. We’ll see you tomorrow.”

“You can’t just call like this and say ‘nevermind!’” Wyn growls. “What’s going on?”

Slowly, my eyes widen. “Did Lachlan come back with you?” I ask, understanding striking me.

Wyn sucks in air and anger colors his words. “What are you accusing us of, Fenris?”

“If I were accusing you of something, you would know it,” I reply firmly. “Where is he? How do I find him?”

“You don’t interfere with our territories,” Wyn hisses. “We’ll see you tomorrow.”

The phone goes dead in my ear, and I’m left shaking with anger.

If the Alphas are all back in Oklahoma, it must be Lachlan who took Aurora.

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