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“But you did, Marcus.” Jace’s voice is like a beacon of light on the darkest, coldest night. I spin to see him walking into the dining room with Miles at his side. His clothes are coated in fresh blood from a wound that is still seeping. I rush toward him, tears spilling over my cheeks, and I crash into him, wrapping my arms around him and never wanting to let go.
Chapter 24 - Jace
“Ow,” I groan as she crashes into me. But even as I say it, I’m smiling, relieved to be in her arms. Relieved to have her in mine.
For a moment, it doesn’t matter that Marcus is standing there, and that I have to face what he’s done.
Nothing matters except her, against me, her scent in my nostrils, and her soft hair tangled in my fingers.
“Are you ok?” I whisper, pulling her back so I can see her tear-stained face. I brush my thumb over her cheek.
She nods. “I am now,” she whispers.
Marcus moves toward the door, and Miles blocks his path. “You’re not going anywhere, Marcus. Not until you answer for what you’ve done,” He demands.
I step away from Mira to face Marcus.
“What happened?” my father asks, eyeing the blood on my shirt.
“Marcus tripped the security system. Over and over again. He messed with it, and when it didn’t get him what he wanted, he hired a man to tamper with the sensors around the perimeter. The man we saw today. And when I chased that man down, five wolves were waiting for me in the forest. Wolves who sided with Marcus when the pack divided.”
Marcus grimaces, pulling his mouth tight and not saying a damn word.
My father and Lexus stare in shock.
“I killed two of them, injured one. The other two ran, too scared to try and fight me. But the injured one couldn’t run.And when I questioned him, he spilled everything. He told me everything, Marcus,” I snarl, stepping toward the man, wanting to kill him.
“He's lying,” Marcus stammers.
I scoff, laughing bitterly.
“There never were rogues in the area,” I explain.
“But we found the camp,” Lexus says, confused.
“We found a staged camp. A camp set up by some of our own guys, which explains why we struggled to find a foreign scent. The only unfamiliar scent in the forest was the outsiders Marcus hired to help the guys from our pack he was working with,” I explain.
Miles huffs, “Also, the team we dispatched to help Jace tonight managed to capture the two guys who got away from him. They confirmed the same story, after we had some words with them,” he explains. “They admit they were working for Marcus.”
“The whole thing was staged?” Jeremy stammers, glaring at Marcus. “Our pack was in turmoil over a fake Rogue pack that you created. How can you ever think that was the best thing for the pack? Controlling through fear and lies?” Jeremy is furious.
Marcus backs into a corner. He’s done for, and he knows it.
He snarls angrily, baring his teeth. “I had to dosomethingto save this pack from this psychotic new Alpha. He is going to destroy us all!” he shouts.
“Miles, take him to the cellar. We will decide what to do with him later,” I demand.
Miles and two other trained forces step forward and grab Marcus.
He kicks, screams, and snarls as they drag him away.
Jeremy’s face is traced with worry. “We had no idea, Jace. We had no way of knowing,” he says, strained.
“It’s ok, Dad. I know. No one could have guessed he would do this,” I say, reassuring him. “I’m just glad it’s over. I’m sure we figured it out before something terrible happened.”
Mira moves to my side and gently places her hand over my wound. “Jace, we need to get this seen to,” she says.
I slip my arm around her, smiling down at her.
