The Alpha Who Saved Me

CHAPTER 41

Declan

I had just laid my son in the small makeshift bed that I have in my office, so I could tackle a few of the more important things while he sleeps. I’m not even five minutes into my work when one of my warriors that is on border patrol mind links me.

“I think you had better come to the eastern border, Alpha. We just found another body.”

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I curse under my breath, “Do you recognize who it is and what pack they are from?” I ask as I pick Holden back up and head downstairs.

“Uh, that isn’t possible. Whoever did this did a *good job in hiding this she-wolf’s identity. She’s unrecognizable, Alpha.”

“*it! Okay, I will be there as soon as I can. I’ll send some more warriors out to you in the meantime. Do not touch anything while you wait.” I order my warrior.

“Copy that, Alpha.”

I close our mind link only to open another one to both Carter and Keenan. I inform them of what is going on and tell Keenan to send a group of warriors over to the location to begin their search for any kind of evidence. I’m assuming that whoever did this is long gone by now. Carter is to come and meet me out front before I leave myself. After leaving them their instructions, I’m once again searching for Lila.

‘Why is that woman always gone when I need her?’ I growl to myself, but then Duke answers.

“You don’t need her, Declan. There are plenty of others around to help out with our pup. Maybe it’s time you start taking note of her comings and goings. Eventually, she will *up, and maybe we can boot her *out.’

What Duke says makes sense, but I don’t know exactly how all of that works. Maybe it’s time that I visit the Elders and find out what it takes to be able to denounce a forced Luna, but in the meantime, I need to find someone to take my son.

I run into one of the omegas that likes to help my mother out in the kitchen and ask her if she’s seen the former Luna. I am told that she has gone to a neighboring pack to visit a friend of hers. So, I switch directions and head out to meet with Carter.

My Beta is already waiting for me when I come out the front door, “I need you to stay and hold down the fort for me. This is something that I need to take care of myself.”

“No problem, Declan,” he glances at the bundle in my arms, “Does that include Uncle duty as well?” There is a bit of nervousness to his voice, and I grin.

“Why yes, yes it does.” I carefully pass Holden over to him as to not wake the little tyke, “Lila has disappeared once again, and my mother is visiting a friend.”

do know that I know nothing about babies, right?” Carter’s face grows a little pale, “Can’t you just

has free reign to talk my *ear off. Besides, don’t have time to wait for her. You are here now. Take him to his room and place him in his crib. He should be out

sound so bad.” His big,

at him. “I will link Lila and tell her to get her *home, but if she doesn’t let me close it right

about her, I can link her myself. You’ve got

smirk at my best friend, “Are you sure? I know you hate linking her just as much

be fine,” He waves me away. “Go

time, as I turn and transform into my wolf. Stopping at the tree line to grab a pair of shorts in my teeth, I take off toward the eastern border. It doesn’t slip my mind that this specific border also borders Quinn’s pack, so it makes me wonder if the killer left the body on my property accidentally. If so, that would make it two bodies that they

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meters from Dark Moon’s border. I’m fairly sure that my

a brief moment my heart stops as it

All I can smell is death, the woman’s natural scent is long gone. My warrior was right, she is unrecognizable, with her

eye; not quite the same color as Quinn’s, but that could be the rigor mortis setting in. For the first time ever, my stomach turns and wants to empty itself over a dead body. I don’t have my phone on me so I can’t call her yet, but I do send a few

I get a mind link from one of the warriors telling me that Alpha Quinn isn’t home and that they do not have her permission to tell us where she is at. What the *, Quinn? She knows there is a *on the loose and she takes off the way she does? There isn’t much that I can do about it

closest thing we’ve got to one, and he’s does good work in finding out cause of deaths. We burn our dead, sending their spirits

as I call and text her continuously. At some point, exhaustion takes over and I fall asleep sitting at my desk, with my phone in my hand. Waking up with a jerk, I look around my office and then stretch my sore back out. Taking care of the kink in my neck, I check the time on my phone and see that it’s only half past six in the morning. I also notice that my phone is about to die, so I stick it on the

in his crib, his monitor is gone, and I’m not sure who has it, but they are doing a terrible job at monitoring him because he’s fussing as he lays in his bed. I pick him up and notice right away that he’s soaked through both his diaper and his pajamas. I automatically feel responsible for the state that my son is in. If he’s soaked all

diaper and a dry onesie before going to the kitchen to make him a bottle. When I see that Lila hasn’t left any extra for me to feed him, I stomp to her room

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baby monitor beside her bed, and I growl, “Did you not check on our

“I have the monitor…”

scent hits me,

to you, if I was?” She

You’re asking me that? My son is my business and when he has to depend on you for his food, and you think it’s okay to drink and do Goddess knows what, then yeah, it is my business!” i grab her by the arm and pull her out of the bed, “I found Holden soaked through,

would have strangled his mother.

blame on me when you’re the one who usually takes care of him during

a backseat, “You dare try and cast blame on your Alpha when he is the only one that takes care of the pup, while you run around doing Goddess knows what?! Your Alpha has a lot going on, but he

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to off her just yet.’ My wolf responds before turning his attention back to the

wanted to be Luna, but you don’t know how to even act like one! You’re a pathetic she-wolf who wants to play Luna but doesn’t want the responsibilities! You may be considered Strom River’s Luna, but I will never call you by