The Alpha Who Saved Me

Chapter 49

Holden

The pain brings me to my knees once again causing my wolf to howl out, knowing that

our mate is being shocked once again. Thank the Goddess that it was only the one time

this time, but it’s one too many if you ask me. I hate that I can’ t feel my mate; I feel

empty without her. The bond is still there, but the emptiness is enormous, and I know

that not only me, but Achilles will go insane if we don’t get our mate back soon.

Our plan is solid, or at least we think it is. After bringing in Miss Beatrice to confirm a few

things, we worked out all the kinks and now we are ready to go. We know that we have

to do this when the moon peaks, but the problem was finding that exact moment.

According to Miss Beatrice, though, the moon’s peak is different than what we thought.

The moon is out for roughly twelve hours a day, so the peak is actually the time that is

smack dab in the middle of those twelve hours. That is not what we were originally

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thinking, so thank G*d- dess that Ledger thought to bring the witch in on this to help,

otherwise, we would have missed our window.

The time difference is another issue to consider. They are five hours ahead of us and we

must use their moon’s peak, not ours, so with the moon peaking at eleven forty-five over

there tonight; that will make it six forty-five here. We have only a few minutes to get in

and get out, without sounding the alarm and bringing hell down upon us. As long as

Emery is by herself, it shouldn’t be an issue, but if by chance she isn’t

alone and we have to fight, the only chance we will have is killing the f*cker and

breaking all the wards once they go back in place after the allotted downtime.

We have absolutely no qualms about killing the f*cker, but the most important part is

getting Emery back home. We still have a little over an hour before it’s time and so I go

in search of my brothers. I feel the need to be with them at the moment, and if I’ve

learned anything, it’s to always go with what I’m feeling. When I find them both in the

kitchen, I’mo- tion them to follow me, and I lead them to the Alpha office.

“What’s up?” Decker asks when he notices me locking the

door.

sure that we aren’t disturbed. I felt the need to be

you…”

”

bro!” Asher bats

together.

not meaning

eyes.

you then!” He

don’t ask me why because

see that they both

Taking mine off, I palm it and

hold it up to our mate marks, but we need

and he to yours,” I tell Ash, “And you

can get some kind of vision.

”

Asher states,

bracelets off and palm them just

hand over Decker’s mate mark, letting the amulet

the same

but it’s not always that easy either. I close

I get nothing. When I open my eyes, both Decker and

two f*ckers close your eyes too and con- centrate

instruct them both.

my bad!”

this next time, bro!” Ash states and then closes his

finally close my eyes again and think of our mate. Excite- ment fills me

fill my thoughts, but a sec- ond later, they are gone and so is Ash’s hand on my

snap open to see what the hell happened, “What the f8ck?” I

staring at me

“I’m sorry, I wasn’t expecting to be seeing the flashes

startled me.

see them too?”

“I

eyes, “Can we

both quickly get back in formation and

themselves until finally we can put them together. Emery is being

we can’t tell whether it’s a basement or what

is decorated as a bedroom.

to be alone, thank the Goddess

wearing

lie, though. Relief flows through

she was able to keep that, I don’t know, but I’m

it either. I breathe her name because she is

and looks

heard us or she felt us, either way,

tell her that we

to my brothers, “Send your thoughts to her;

are coming for her. It may be our

After a moment, I notice her smile. I can’t be sure that

scares me. Her expression goes

and maybe even a little fear, and as soon as she lets go

are gone.