The Alpha Who Saved Me

CHAPTER 26

DECLAN

It’s been over a week of hell, pulling all-nighters and most of my hair out. At one point, I almost had a heart attack when one of my warriors found a dead she wolf in the next town over, only to find out that it was some rogue. Not to sound insensitive, but I thanked the Goddess that it wasn’t Quinn.

Gavin has been helping in the search for Quinn as well. Working side by side with him isn’t really what I want to be doing, but if it will help bring Quinn home, then I’ll deal with him. He seems to actually care for her, which is very surprising, but it’s not like it makes a difference on how I feel about him being around Quinn. He still has a damaging past, and I don’t want our young Alpha anywhere near that, or him.

“Has anyone been watching the Desert Sand pack?” Gavin asks.

I’m in the middle of going through video feed that I happened to get from all the surrounding towns that had video from the day of Lila’s Luna Ceremony. We haven’t had any luck anywhere. It’s not like she could just disappear off the face of the earth, right?

I scrub my hand down my face as I sit back in my office chair, “Yes, it’s the first place that I sent my men. I have a few scoping out that pack and a few other unsavory packs.”

“Good, good.” It’s all my cousin says for now as he goes back to watching his portion of the video feed. After about ten minutes, Gavin suddenly jumps up. “That Luna ***of yours has to know something! I’m going to go get it out of her!” He marches for the door, but I stop him.

“You will do no such thing! You got away with backhanding her once, but you forget that she is carrying my pup and heir. As much as we both want to strangle her, we still have to be careful.” I lecture. It’s true, though, I feel the same way he does, and we may be wrong, but how are we supposed to know if we can’t torture it out of her? I’ve used my Alpha aura on her, but now that she’s my Luna, she can fight it.

“There are other ways to torture a woman without hurting her pup, cousin.” Gavin states cynically

“We will do no such thing, Gavin!” I growl. “That is not how we treat women in my pack, whether they are guilty or not. Unless it is consensual, there will be none of that kind of abuse.”

Gavin rolls his eyes, “You are too soft, Declan! It’s probably why, Quinn got taken under your watch.’ He mumbles under his breath, but I hear him plain as day.

In seconds, I have my cousin pinned against the wall by his throat, both my claws and my fangs are out as Duke lurks near the surface, “You want to try saying that a little louder? That way, others will hear you and I will be justified in beating your pathetic *****!” i sneer, my fangs dripping with saliva.

*Calm down. Declan. I apologize, I was way out of line.” I glare at him a moment longer before releasing him.

Turning back to my desk, i mind link my Beta and Head Warrior, Keenan, to come to my office right away. Glancing over my shoulder, 1 address my cousin, “I’ll be sending a few of my best men out to meet with the Alphas of these packs. If they are hiding something, it will be known.”

“Okay, and what…?”

“Well, Gavin, if you want to help, then we are going to need some more warriors to go with in case there is an attack. Do you think you can handle rounding up some more men?” I ask sarcastically. Sometimes I wonder how we became related. I’m thinking Aunt Sara dropped him on his head one too many times as a pup.

There is a knock on my door, so I call out for whoever it is to enter. My mom pops her head through the door. “Hey, I hate to bother you, but I thought I had better remind you that Lila’s doctor’s appointment is this afternoon.”

“And?” I raise a brow at her.

and talk to the doctor in case you had

“***, I can’t pause what I’m

in her eyes when I mention Quinn’s name, but she is still persistent. “I know, Declan, but your pup needs

right, but my pup isn’t in immediate danger. Knowing my mother though, she will not let up on this. ***Lila and

and it has an effect on getting Quinn

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at me.

and let out my aura on my own mother, “I understand that this is your grand pup, but I thought you

neck is down and

sorry, Mother. I’m just worried for Quinn. We don’t

know this! I’m sorry if I sound like I don’t care, but in actuality, I’m frightened for our poor girl. I’m only trying

pack from here to the coastline down, we will bring her home.” I rub her back as I console her, “Let me update

stuff right now. I can take her.” My mom sniffs

responsibility, so I will do it.

you say so.”

do. Now, go and tell her to get ready and I will come get her.” I kiss my mother’s forehead before releasing her and watching her leave

getting soft, Declan.” My cousin thinks he needs to put his two cents in, “I wouldn’t have caved. The she-***let

to be such a ***?” He doesn’t answer because Carter and

to see us?” Keenan

meet with each

are we supposed to do if they deny having her?” Carter

to decipher whether or not they are telling the truth. It shouldn’t be too hard. Once you find out who has her, then I will come

there is only one pack that I would pay close attention to, and I think we all know which

all say

father to see about sending a team to the two packs closest to us.” Gavin informs us, and

my mouth, but I am grateful for his help in this. I turn back to my Beta. “Carter, rally up the groups we want to send, and I will meet with

UPAULA AURAAVAAVAA

beside me at the clinic, happy as can be with one hand on her stomach and the other one itching for me to take, but I don’t. In fact, I move it farther away. What’s it going to take for this

Luna Lila.” The nurse calls out our

hurries over to the nurse, smiling broadly, “Oh, I can’t wait to hear the heartbeat today!” the nurse smiles back warmly as she waits for me to catch up because I’m dragging

all ready. It isn’t until the doctor comes in when I start to perk up a little, not that I’m excited, but maybe I’m hoping he will say he made

how are you? How’s the pup?”