We drive through the gate and all the way up to Tobin’s grand mansion without seeing another single wolf. There doesn’t seem to be any guards or wolves patrolling, but looks can be deceiving
Many of the men who were at the factory with Tobin last night seemed to be rogue wolves he’d somehow managed to convince to fight for him, so it leaves me wondering where the majority of his fighting force are at the moment.
James and I get out of the car and then head up toward the huge, black double-door entrance. One of the doors swings inward to reveal a housekeeper in a uniform.
“Sorry, but we are not taking visitors right now,” she says with a pinched look of disapproval on her face,
However, just at that moment, the wail of a baby echoes through the house and I catch the faintest hint of scent.
I’ve never heard Ethan cry before, but I feel it in my bones.
That cry.
That’s my son.
“Oh my go d,” I utter and I’m moving forward before I even know what I’m doing. “It’s him! James, he’s here! Call Aaron.”
I don’t wait for him to reply as I rush the door.
The housekeeper tries to block me, shouting something about being an intruder, but I snarl and shove her out of the way.
Nothing and no one is going to keep me from Ethan when he’s so close.
cries, the scent growing stronger, until I burst into
stop at the sight of
Adam says, as if he’s happy-and not surprised-to see me. “I was going to call you, but
the hell is going
how I can sna tch my baby from Adam
I get closer, Adam steps forward to meet me, and hands him over
and hold my son close to my chest for the first
to do is look down and enjoy
Adam, not knowing
you can see the truth now,” Adam says in a gentle voice, like we’re still best
ask in confusion and anger, not sure what to make of
from you, lying to you. He doesn’t love you. He just used you for his own gain, and he was going to keep
insecure part of me wonders if some of what Adam says is the
think he
he saved
monitoring you the past few years the way you did.
true. But there was one
is what?” I ask
was the bad guy and he planned to threaten my son’s life
see the truth of it in his gaze.
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