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"I'll find you," he vowed, trying to access the bond they shared, the white ribbon that connected them even across impossible distances. "I'll bring you back, or die trying."
The stewardess walked up next to him and took his empty whiskey glass. "We will be landing in thirty minutes, Mr. Wolvenguard."
Ares nodded without looking up.
"I've been told your car is already waiting to take you where you need to go."
Ares glanced out the window above the midwestern US. He'd only ever been to Chicago a few times, but he'd never once been to Indianapolis. The man he was looking for didn't know Ares was coming, and that was just fine. He didn't want the guy refusing to meet with him, or worse, running.
How he had not known about a suppressor chemist before now, he had no idea. Probably because Lycans never used suppressors. There was no point. But in that moment, Ares realized there were a lot of things he probably didn't know about the world he'd grown up in, especially when it came to shifters. And that could not continue, particularly if Titan was gathering an army of them.
As soon as he had River back, he was going to need to meet with all the shifter Alphas. Every single one. And if they didn't come, they'd be removed. There were going to be changes made. And more than that, there was going to be a lot more involvement with the ruling of shifters as well as keeping an eye on what was going on in their entire kingdom, not just with the Lycans.
CHAPTER SEVEN
RIVER
River scanned the list for the fifth time to make sure she didn't recognize any more than one of the names. Bennett. They'd killed Bennett. And as much as her heart ached from the knowledge, a part of her was relieved her family's names weren't on there. As well as Ares and Apollo.
"Satisfied?" Titan asked from where he lounged casually against the door. His blond hair hung down, covering one bright blue eye, and his T-shirt pulled tight over muscles she would usually admire on any other man. Hell, before Ares and Apollo, she might have even had a one-night stand with him, but good looks were deceiving. Especially his.
"Why would I be satisfied knowing so many people were murdered for no reason?"
His jaw tightened. "There was a damn good reason."
She snorted. "Right, so you could take me."
"To send a message."
"What message, you're all murderers?"
Her wolf bristled. Don't Like.
Titan growled. "To tell the Alphas and my little half-brothers that we mean business. We won't be ignored anymore, and we won't be mistreated."
"And you had to murder to do that?"
"Yes."
River's wolf growled. River glared at Titan, trying to figure out whether or not to ask her next question.
"I don't know where your mother is, or your sister and stepdad. They, as well as Ares and Apollo, haven't been seen since the attack," he said as if reading her thoughts.
They needed medical attention for sure. River could only assume they were in hiding somewhere, recuperating. She wished more than anything to hear their voices and know for herself that they were okay.
A knock sounded on the door, and Titan opened it. A man stood on the other side holding two plastic bags. A sense of familiarity raced over her. She knew him. Knew his face, but his eyes were… different. Hard. Angry. A memory flashed into her mind of kinder eyes. Smiling and joking.
His gaze met hers and widened.
Austin. His name was Austin. She opened her mouth to say something when Titan took the bags from him and shut the door in his face.
"That was rude. I know him," she said.
Titan walked to the bed and handed her the bags. "Do you?"
"Yes. He was in our pack. He left about six or seven years ago. What's he doing here?"
"Same as the rest of us. We were kicked out. He had nowhere to go. So, he found their way to me."
