Chapter 75-1
Troy
“Saul.” The lump in my throat was so large that I could barely get the words out. “She’s so damn
cold.”
“Then let’s get her warm.” Ever the steady wolf, Saul opened the door to my room, and I carried her inside. Now that she was in my arms again, the last thing I wanted to do was let her go, but even Willa was looking at her anxiously. I needed the healer to look at her. “She may be your mate, but she still requires privacy. You may wait in my room while you get your report.”
I sure as shit wanted a report. Like why my mate was near death, and why there was an extra person in the group. Janelle. The witch. Her eyes were practically glued to the floor.
“I will be right next door, and I’ll return as soon as Saul is done. Whatever Morven did to you…” I couldn’t finish it. “We’ll find a way to make it better. I swear it.”
She gave me a tight smile and nodded. Slowly, the group herded out of the room next door.
This plan had been five weeks in the planning, and it was the flimsiest plan I’d ever made.
It was Willa who pointed out that she was the best person to make it onto Morven’s territory. Not only would he still be looking to flip someone else as a traitor, but everyone knew of her rivalry with
Kiana.
When she first suggested I magically darken the mating bond, I nearly took her head off, but she had a point. The more triumphant Morven felt, the less he would see us coming.
We held the damn fake ceremony and took enough pictures to hide as many clues as possible. I knew the only way to smuggle her out was through the infirmary. I also had a feeling that Kiana would have figured that out by now. I sent word to all the alphas about the ceremony.
London was appalled.
I sent what would appear to be half-hearted messages to Morven about returning Kiana. I let him convince me that it was in all our best interests if I moved on.
And then I let Willa make her move. She sent emails to Morven, cattily asking him to send along her love, and news of her happiness to Kiana. It only took two weeks for Morven to invite her to his territory as an ‘ambassador.’
All that time, I could feel nothing of Kiana. My sanity was slowly being stripped away at the thought of her being near that man again.
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And he hadn’t just taken her. She’d left with him.
Claim
“I-It was my fault, Janelle whispered. “I used Irene’s spell on your land to embed another spell. One that, if activated, would drive you and all your wolves from your territory. Morven used it to blackmail Kiana into leaving with him. When we were gone, he told me to activate the spell anyway. I told him that I wasn’t strong enough. I’ve been his prisoner for years, and that was the last straw for him. He’s had other witches siphoning my magic since we returned. If I didn’t escape, I was going to die. I promised Kiana that if she helped get me out, I would tell you everything that I
knew.”
“You’re still bound to him. I can smell it on you. If you truly want to be free, you’ll have to bind yourself to me. That way he can’t track you, but if you betray me, I can kill you.”
“I’ll do it right here. Right now.” To my surprise, she sank to her knees. “Please. Anything is better.”
I was so far from my pack that I didn’t have much strength in my pack bonds. My mating bond was dark, and I’d severed Finn, Amelia, and Saul from their bonds so they could get close to Morven’s territory while seeming like rogues. Willa was the only pack bond I had to comfort me.
And Kiana. Strange. I could still sense her bond. “She didn’t bond with him.”
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