Page 5 of A Silent Prodigy for the Lycan Princess
“They vary in ages too,” Dad says. “The youngest to be abducted was a fifteen-year-old girl, the oldest close to fifty. And they abduct she-wolves and male wolves alike.”
“It makes no sense,” I mutter. “What do they want? If they were after only one age group, then we could at least narrow it down, but this way…”
“The only thing they share is that they are omegas,” Dad adds.
“Now, what is the reason for that, though?”
“It could be someone who deems them unimportant and thinks no one will miss them,” Dad analyzes. “It would give themtime with whatever they plot. Or it could be something only omegas can do. At this point, I can’t tell why it’s happening.”
I look at the folder again, looking at each and every picture. Twelve wolves have been abducted all in all. Of course, it might be that one or two of them disappeared for another reason, but still… that’s a high number. The newest addition is the young woman Dad just mentioned, Theresa.
“The only other thing they share is that they are all unmated,” Dad says.
“Why is that important to the culprit? I don’t think whoever kidnaps them is respecting the mate bond.”
“I don’t know. Maybe because it takes them longer to be reported as missing,” Dad muses. “Maybe it’s something else about them that pulls them in. Maybe they are supposed to be sold as slaves.”
“We need to do something,” I say. “It’s bad enough that it took so long for us to notice.”
“They were smart,” Dad says. “Never kidnapped anyone from the same pack twice. They are targeting packs throughout the entire country. It was just a coincidence that I met two fellow alpha friends, and they talked about an omega having disappeared in their pack. If they hadn’t mentioned it at that time, we probably still wouldn’t know.”
“There has to be something that connects them aside from being unmated omegas,” I say. “I refuse to believe it’s just a coincidence. I mean, Theresa was well-liked. She was friends with the alpha family. That’s a risk no one just takes for the sake of it.”
“There is something else too,” Dad says. “These twelve are the ones we know about. We don’t know if there are more unreported disappearances.”
“I haven’t even thought about that,” I mutter. “But you’re right.”
“Aurelia, I hate to make you work during your vacation,” Dad says. “But you will be in Paris soon and, I need you to bring this to the Council. To Eric, preferably.”
“Of course,” I say. “This isn’t sabotaging my vacation at all. It needs to be done! Maybe the Council has more clues for us or can help us in one way or another.”
“Good.” Dad puts the folder away. “I will put something together for you to take to Paris and present to Eric. And now,” he smiles, “how about we greet our guests?”
“Guests?” I ask.
“Your brother is visiting,” Dad says.
I chuckle while I follow him out of his office. “Couldn’t be more specific, could you?” Dad just smirks but doesn’t answer. He and Liam meet regularly for business, and a lot of times I join them too, so he wouldn’t make such a big deal of Liam visiting, would he? It could be Marius, I guess. He is mostly attending lune duties, and while he and Celine visit regularly, they have been pretty busy recently.
“Hello, little peanut!” a voice reaches me.
I halt, looking at the man awaiting us in the private dining room. He has cut his black hair a bit shorter, and I spot a new tattoo on his arm… a mermaid. Clearly, a nod towards his mate. He looks fantastic!
“Finn!” I exclaim.
I laugh when he hugs me. “Looking good, little sister,” he says.
“Thanks, right back to you. It’s good to see you.” I take a look at him. “Being alpha looks good on you!”
“Swamped with work.” He chuckles. “I’m glad we could visit for the winter solstice, though.”
“We?” I ask.
“I didn’t come alone,” he says with a grin.
I turn around just in time to see his mate Freya joining us. “I can’t believe it!”
“Did we manage to surprise you?” Freya laughs and hugs me instantly. She looks fantastic and so happy.
