novelxo Chapter 4
Chapter 4 DANE Go get her ! I snarled .
Call the airport and stop that flight ! As a wolf , money didnt do much for me .
But in the human world , being a billionaire made me unstoppable .
Archer nodded and shouted to my pack warriors .
I went up to my room in the pack house .
It was decorated to look as much like the outdoors as possible , with stone and wood and natural colors .
When Ann was here , she stayed in this room , too .
I never slept in the bed when she was here .
As soon as I walked in , I heard someone in the closet .
Ann .
It had to be .
Archer must have been mistaken about her at the airport .
I strode toward the door , already growling , and kicked it open .
A woman in a white dress screamed .
Anns dress … but this woman wasnt Ann .
Too tall for the dress , which should have hit at mid thigh but on this woman barely covered her ass .
Chapter 4 I bared my teeth .
What the hell are you doing here ? Evelyn Barclay stared at me .
2/7 Her face was softly rounded , with huge blue eyes , cupids bow lips , and a pointed chin .
That plus her wavy blond hair and curves were the reasons the media like to call her the second coming of Marilyn Monroe .
Evelyn was also a wolf connected by marriage to the Hundred Lakes Pack .
My grandfather had pulled Blue Ridge out of obscurity and into wealth with his own sweat and blood .
We might be the richest pack in Atlanta , but we were far from the oldest .
And in our world , old blood mattered .
The Hundred Lakes Alpha and Luna sat on the Council .
I shouldnt offend Evelyn .
But in that moment , I didnt care .
Get out of her clothes , I snapped .
How did you even get in here ? You need to leave .
My grandfather would never let me hear the end of it if he found out Evelyn was on Blue Ridge land .
Evelyn blushed I … just wanted to see you .
I came in to wait and had some wine and spilled it on my dress .
I bet Ann wont mind .
She smiled sweetly .
Ann would absolutely mind .
Chapter 4 Take it off , I snarled .
And leave .
Something happened … 3/1 Evelyns eyes filled with tears , and she rubbed the inside of her left elbow .
My gaze fell on the crescent moon shaped birthmark there .
I ran my hands through my hair , torn between this and knowing I needed to hurry to get to Ann .
But aside from Evelyns powerful family , I didnt want to hurt her … shed saved my life .
When we were kids , wed both been kidnapped by some lackeys of the Reeds .
Id mostly blocked it out , But I remembered the little girl with a crescent birth mark on her arm who was a prisoner with me .
She distracted the kidnappers while I escaped .
Id promised to go back for her .
But when I convinced my grandfather to take the pack warriors there , there of the Reeds wolves or the little girl .
ve no ei Then , two years ago , a singer wandered into one of my clubs out of the rain , desperate for work .
She was decent , but I wasnt going to hire her .
Then I saw the birthmark , and everything changed .
I owed Evelyn everything .
I made sure that semi talented singer became one of the biggest stars in the country , because thats what she wanted .
Thanks to her ties with the Council , they Chapter 4 5/7 Then I looked at the bed .
The maids had made it already .
It was ncat , all the dozen fluffy pillows in place .
But my heart froze .
Ann had two belongings from her childhood : an ancient journal and a delicate necklace with a pendant made from a fat pearl that shined silver and iridescent , like moon magic .
She kept them on her side table .
They were gone .
Instead , there was half a silver ribbon on the bed .
Only half .
And it was wrapped around a black credit card .
Out of instinct , I reached through our bond .
I tried to sense her .
Shed been there , in my mind , for three years .
She was part of me .
But our bond was cut .
She was gone , and I had no way of finding her .
No.
I didnt accept that .
I wasnt done with her yet .
I called Archer as I ran to the car .
I had to get to the airport .
Youre right .
Shes running .
Bring her back ! ***** ANN I bought a ticket to Europe .
I went into the bathroom , changed , Chapter 4 put on a hat and sunglasses .
Then I sat at a gate nearby and watched .
6/7 Sure enough , that flight got mysteriously cancelled .
Then Archer Fox appeared less than an hour later .
They forced all the passengers to stay on as they searched the plane .
It was a testament to just how rich Dane Montague was that he could interfere with the TSA .
But he was that rich .
No one would ever tell him no .
Except me , apparently .
The person who most desperately wanted to tell him yes to everything he asked .
When Archer left , I went into another bathroom the busiest one I could find changed into a new outfit with a wig , doused myself with a different perfume this time and left the airport .
I rolled my half of the silver ribbon into a tight ball and stuffed it in my pocket .
It was plain , now , no longer sparkling with magic .
But it was also a reminder .
Dane had always sworn he was going to kill me , and when he cut that ribbon , he won .
Something in me died .
But so had our bond .
Which meant he couldnt sense me .
And that meant I could truly set us both free .
No matter what the Council said , we were poison for each other .
7/7 Chapter 4 So I buried the girl Id been and everything she was deep down inside , and I walked away to save us both , even though it killed me .
Dane Montague would never see Ann Reed again .