novelxo Chapter 88
Chapter 88 1/5 AURORA I couldnt process what was happening .
It was too much .
The whiplash from the 24 hours Id just had with Dane maybe the best 24 hours of my life and now this .
My knees gave out , and I wouldve fallen to the stone floor of the front porch if Evander wasnt already holding on to me .
Then Evander was gone , snatched away by Dane , who threw him against the wall with a roar .
What happened ? Where were you ? You are supposed to protect them ! Trajan was there in an instant .
He didnt get between Dane and Evander he was smart enough to know that would be a death sentence .
Instead , he put a hand on Danes shoulder and said , Alpha , the children were with their nanny .
Evander was sleeping .
Which , unfortunately , everyone has to do sometimes .
Dane glared at Evander , but I could tell from the tilt of his head that he was listening to Trajan .
Finally , he released Evander and stepped away .
He turned to Trajan .
When did it happen ? Trajans report was efficient and detailed .
Evander discovered them missing when he went to see why things were so quiet in their room .
Usually , Mrs.
Jamison goes down to the kitchen to Chapter 88 bring the children breakfast .
Then they get Evander , and the four of them go outside and let the kids run out their energy until lunch .
2/5 Evander , who was rubbing his shoulders where Dane had pinned him to the wall , said , It was ten minutes past the time Mrs.
Jamison usually comes to get me when I went looking for them .
I thought she was having a late morning .
Instead , they were all just gone .
I tracked them outside , but their scent is everywhere here .
I couldnt follow it farther .
And your pack bond ? Dane asked .
We dont have one with Mrs.
Jamison , Trajan answered .
The children … they seem to be shielded , somehow .
Shielded ? Panic threaded thorough my veins .
Who would be able to do that ? It would take a spell from a witch .
Or a wolf with strange powers , Dane said .
There are a few .
Especially in the Appalachians .
Magic can behave oddly in the mountains , sometimes .
I was inches away from dissolving into a sobbing mess , but I had to hold on .
A cool head got me through my marriage to Dane .
It got me through the political machinations of my first few years in High Alpine .
It could get me through this , if I could just stay calm .
I gripped my shaking hands together .
To my shock , Dane noticed .
He took them in both of his , then pulled me close .
Chapter 88 Dane , our children .
I whispered .
Theyre barely more than babies … if anything happens to them … 3/5 He held me as my walls cracked and tears streamed down my checks .
DANE 1 held onto Aurora .
Though we werent bonded , it was like I could feel her distress .
To have her in so much pain and to be able to do nothing about it made me feel like I was going insane .
But I could feel the dark undercurrent of the fear , as well .
My children were missing .
My daughter .
My son .
Their faces flashed through my mind , bright and smiling .
The thought of what might be happening to them of them experiencing fear or pain for only a moment it made me feel like I was being slowly crushed .
I held her , but she was as much an anchor for me as I was for her .
I whispered into her hair , Dont worry .
Ill find them .
I swear it .
***** EVELYN Chapter 88 4/5 I woke to chaos .
When I called for my breakfast , no one brought it to me .
Annoyed , I got out of bed and got dressed to go see what was happening .
The pack bond was too full of chatter for me to understand any of it except that someone was missing .
I didnt worry much about it .
I wasnt going to be put in charge .
of any search efforts .
I got dressed .
I hadnt seen Dane all day yesterday , but with his grandfather dying , I figured he just wanted his space .
So I decided to leave him alone before I showed him my evidence .
I pulled out my phone to look at the picture again .
Aurora fleeing Holdens room , neither of them completely dressed .
Goddess , it was so perfect , I wanted to laugh .
I walked out into the hall and snagged the first wolf that ran by .
She was a teen girl the granddaughter of one of the pack elders .
I knew her from some of the acting classes I taught some of the younger wolves from time to time when Dane was busy , and I was bored .
Sometimes , I thought I knew the members of his pack better than he did .
Daisy, I said , Whats going on ? Oh , Ms.
Barclay ! she said , Its terrible ! Those little twins from the other pack are missing ! 4 Chapter 88 Twins ? Auroras twins ? 5/5 Without meaning to , my grip on her arm tightened .
Were they alone ? No.
Their nanny went missing with them .
I swallowed and let her go .
Thank you , Daisy .
She ran off , but I stayed where I was , rooted to the spot .
The twins were missing .
And theyd gone missing with my mother .
I asked her to do something about Aurora , I whispered to the empty hallway .
I didnt mean this !