162 She\u2019s in danger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zevran.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was in a meeting with the members of our board and my brothers concerning the shift of power when suddenly, I felt a sharp pain lance through the back of my left\u00a0<\/p>\n
knee.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I winced quietly, gritting my teeth; But when looked up and found my brothers also sporting uncomfortable expressions on their faces, I instinctively knew that this was not a coincidence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The last time I felt something like this was when Kael was in an accident\u2026 well, scratch that, it also happened when Leilani was sick, and now, I couldn\u2019t help but be afraid that she must be in some sort of situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Danger perhaps?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked up quickly, my heart racing as I turned to the girl speaking and said; \u201cPlease excuse me, I have an urgent call to make.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
And at my words, everyone on the table turned to look at me. However, while everyone else nodded, my brothers cocked their eyebrows at me. And I knew that they were just as restless as I was. Just as antsy\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
Goddess, please protect Leilani\u2026 even from me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018Do you feel it too?\u2019 Caelum\u2019s voice suddenly seeped into my head and I frowned, nodding slightly at him before walking out of the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018I do. What\u2019s happening?\u2019 Kael responded coldly, his voice hoarse and flat, sounding through the mindlink like dry ice on sandpaper.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018I think it\u2019s Leilani. I want to call Gavin to ask about her.\u2019 I responded quickly, just as I slipped into my office and went to stand before the glass to ceiling window\u00a0<\/p>\n
overlooking the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My heart raced as I picked up the phone but just as my fingers hovered over Gavin\u2019s number, Kael\u2019s voice came again. He ordered\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018You should call Frostclaw. He\u2019s been with her the entire time.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
And that\u2026 that made me still for a moment. It made me feel somewhat uncomfortable, nervous and irritated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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162 She\u2019s in danger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
+57\u00a0<\/p>\n
-Because call me jealous, but it was one thing to know that she always spends a lot of time with Frostclaw and another to acknowledge that fact myself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hell, even the thought of her with him still makes me so jealous, and it was infuriating -to say the least- that now, we\u2019d resigned to accepting his existence, especially since knowing that he was actively pursuing her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I gritted my teeth in anger, and even though really didn\u2019t want to call him, my worry for Leilani overrode my pride. I sighed. \u201cOkay\u201d And with that, I dialed Alpha Jarek\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
number instead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He picked up on the first ring, his deep baritone seeping through the speaker as he drawled; \u201cHello?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha Frostclaw, it is I, Alpha Zevran\u2026 one of the Stormborn brothers, and I am sorry if I am calling at an inappropriate time but\u2014\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLeilani isn\u2019t here.\u201d He cut in, his voice sharp and cold, almost rude.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I gulped down the biting words I was tempted to say to him. And Heavens\u2026 sweet heavens\u2026 the only reason I was letting him talk to me this way was because I was really, desperately worried about Leilani.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nothing more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Exhaling deeply and counting to five in my mind, I finally managed to answer coldly; \u201cOh, yes! She\u2019s the reason I\u2019m calling. But I do not wish to see her or talk to her\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But as soon as those words slipped out of my mouth, I instantly regretted it and tried to rephrase; \u201cNow wait, that didn\u2019t come out the way I intended for it to. What I mean is that, we\u2019re still mates and can still feel each other through the bond sometimes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d Jarek snapped, his voice dripping with disdain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Goodness, I wanted to punch his face. I wanted to smack his head into the closest wall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
*Deep breaths, deep breaths*\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026And I was in a meeting earlier when I felt her fear and pain. I think she\u2019s in danger and you\u2019re the closest person to her that I know of\u2026 and that\u2019s why I called you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At my words, Jarek made a startled sound.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When he spoke again, he sounded\u2026 different A bit warmer. He asked; \u201cAre you sure?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI am extremely sure.\u201d I answered quickly, \u201cI had to slip out of my meeting to make this\u00a0<\/p>\n
12:55\u00a0<\/p>\n
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162 She\u2019s in danger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
call. So please reach out to her and let me know how she\u2019s doing when you do.\u201d I said and with that, I quickly hung up before I would say something else that I wasn\u2019t supposed to.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My hands now had gone clammy, and even though I no longer felt that rush of panic and pain like I did moments ago, a strange sensation still coursed through my spine, sending goosebumps spreading along the back of my neck.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stood there for a moment, puffing out air through my mouth, but just when I decided to slip back into the meeting room, my phone began to ring and I froze when I saw that it was Alpha Frostclaw calling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Is she back?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Has he found her?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I picked up the phone so quickly one would think I was in a: \u2018watch me grab it, competition and rushed out; \u201cAlpha Frostclaw.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think she\u2019s fine.\u201d His voice came next without a preamble.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He sounded\u2026 confused. Desperate. Scared. My heart began to race. \u201cI just realized that she left her phone with me and I\u2019ve been trying to reach out to her security guard, but it\u2019s been impossible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIsn\u2019t she still at the hospital?\u201d I couldn\u2019t help but ask as I felt my throat go dry, and Hell, my panic tripled when he whispered;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. Her discharge papers were signed today. I even dropped her off at home earlier before returning to work\u2026 and now, she isn\u2019t even picking her house phone. Her security isn\u2019t responding. I don\u2019t know what\u2019s happening.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was the last thing I heard. I couldn\u2019t even bring myself to respond as I let the phone clatter to the floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In one last desperate attempt to inform my brothers of what was happening, I mindlinked them to tell them what Jarek had just told me; And with that, I rushed into the closest elevator, immediately forgetting all about the meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I drove like a mad man to her house, actively bypassing every traffic rule possible. My limbs shook when I stepped out of my car; And goddess, I knew that I shouldn\u2019t be here. I knew that she would hate to see me, that coming here meant disobeying the\u00a0<\/p>\n
restraining order that she had filed against my brothers and I.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But I didn\u2019t have any choice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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162 She\u2019s in danger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to do too much. You can simply leave as soon as you find out that she\u2019s safe.\u201d My wolf advised, and with that thought, I began to march over to her front\u00a0<\/p>\n
door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, I had just taken a few steps forward when I noticed a body laying behind her parked car. A startled cry left my lips and I rushed over, freezing when I saw that it was a strange looking young man.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHey, wake up!\u201d I yelled at the boy but he wouldn\u2019t move. By the gods, his breathing was shallow too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I vaguely remembered Frostclaw talking about \u2018a certain security\u2019, and fearing that this might be him, I let go and ran towards the front door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was locked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Goddess, it was locked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My heart began to beat so fast, I feared it would jump out of my skin. My body shook so much, gosh\u2026 What the fuck is this?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I felt the corners of my eyes sting and I knew then and there that I was about to cry. A whole Alpha like me was about to cry? For Lellani?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yes, for Leilani!\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was that worried about her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\u00a0<\/p>\n
-And it wasn\u2019t until then\u2026 until I had pounded on her door for several minutes nonstop\u2026 that I caught a whiff of something weird in the air.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I crouched slowly to the threshold of her door where the scent was the strongest: it was her smell alright, but with a tinge of something. Something that smelled like\u2026 tranquilizers and\u2026 and silver.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My heart shattered at the thought and throwing my head back, I let out a loud cry before frantically running back to my car.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leilani was in danger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And there was only one person I suspected to be behind this: Chalice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLeilani is missing!\u201d I informed my brothers through our mindlink, \u201c\u2026and please, one of you should call 911. There\u2019s an unconscio<\/p>\n
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