Valen POV

My hands rubbed over Everly’s huge bump.Relief flooded me as I finally got her home.he didn’t want to leave Zoe, and I even had to get Doc Darnel in to tell her to go home.

She was supposed to be on bed rest, but I knew she wouldn’t rest at all until she saw with her own eyes that Zoe was alive.

Everly had been quiet most of the trip and I knew she was worried about Ava.

We had scoured the entire city, including the tunnels, but nothing.

“Any news yet?” Everly asked as I leaned down to kiss her belly.

I shake my head, and she pushes my face away, trying to tug the shirt she was wearing down.I growl at her, and she sighs, but I can tell she was too tired to argue with me.

She hated her body.She believed she looked stretched out and ugly, but I loved the stretch marks marking her skin.

I loved each one, loved that she was the vessel that currently carried thirty little fingers, thirty little toes, and three extra beating hearts.

Hearts that were mine to protect and love.

Yet to me, none were more important than hers, the one that beat so they could.

“We’ll find them.The council….” My phone started ringing, cutting my words off.I reach for it.I had told everyone to not use the mind link.

Everly didn’t need the extra stress, and I knew she would find no rest with everyone chatting away in our heads.

Plus, now I had no idea who to trust.

Macey’s name pops up on the screen, and I glance at Everly as she rolls to reach for her water bottle.

Sitting up, I grab it, handing it to her before kissing her head and walking out in case it was about Zoe.

“Hey, everything okay?” 

“Ah, yeah, it’s fine but can you send someone out to the old mine road?” she asked, and I pulled the phone from my ear to make sure it was her.

It was an odd request, and she sounded strange on the phone.

“Why?” 

“I just drove past the hotel and reserve and saw a suspicious car head out that way.Just seemed odd,”

 “Okay, I will send Derrick out that way with Dion.He is filling in tonight,” I tell her.

“Where are you anyway?Everly was expecting you back by now.” 

“Just sorting a few things out at work.I will grab Chinese on the way home for everyone.Saves your dad’s from cooking,” Macey says.

“Okay, can you …” 

sure to remember to get the prawn chips that the

soon,”

whole house full

and probably Zoe and Marcus soon, depending on how comfortable they

would head out now before wandering

Chinese,” I tell him, and he

was trying to think of what to make and was about to send John grocery shopping,” I tried to picture

up? Everly okay? ”

just tired.I’ve been thinking of moving everyone to the main packhouse.It has been sitting empty for months and it has more space than

it is too much, I can take John, Macey and Taylor

is fine.I think Everly likes everyone in one place at the moment, and I know she is

feels guilty about Claire, Ava, and Zoe,” dad tells

“Where is he anyway?

he is in doing puzzles with the kids,” dad says with

you don’t like him, but he is her father, and we have all done some

him.I’m just worried that if something happens to him too that

kettle on “Anyway, I was talking to John.He confessed something to

city.She didn’t leave because of Nixon.”

“What?” Dad nods.

banished her but when he banished her and ordered her out, she had Nixon’s daughter with her.John let Nixon believe she ran off with his daughter, but she didn’t.He said he had felt guilty about it, but he couldn’t find her once she was gone.He and Nixon had a rocky relationship as it was with business dealings

right, there was more

“Anything else?” 

he says when my phone rings.I pull it from my pocket and see it is Derrick. I answer

Dion’s voice that came

“We got him.” 

“Got who?”

tells me just as I hear a crash

be down soon,” I tell

he says, and I waited for him to beg

the phone

the way,” Derrick

what I was expecting “I need to

eye on Everly,”

hall, I stuck my head to see

come with

and he nods, getting up

he whispers, following

to take Marcus somewhere, and I know Marcus won’t leave her with anyone she doesn’t know.” John nods and doesn’t

away from Zoe’s side.I stopped by the hospital on the way to find Zoe asleep and Marcus sitting in a chair, staring

room, Imotioned to him, and he got up from

Marcus looked exhausted.

his hair looked

past him into the

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