Promised To The Alpha Twins – Chapter 100

“Men like David always hide something, always,” Ethan said, his voice neither cruel nor degrading, but factual. “They have heaps and heaps of skeletons in their closets. They might let you see some, but they’ll never give you the full hand.” Apart from the muffled trash metal music coming from Lucy’s headphones, the inside of the sedan was silent. The hum of the engine as we moved down the road was the only sound.

The emotions within this confined space were starting to give me a headache. Only Lucy seemed completely at ease, so utterly happy that she was like a Tylenol for my aching head. Her teenage ignorance and enthusiasm for danger felt good, like a reprieve from the weight of others’ emotions.

Aly and Nicolas were so aware of each other that every movement, every exhalation or sound from one would make the other react. Nicolas still had a tight grip on his emotions, but Aly was practically an open book. While I could only see through that tiny c***k in Nicolas’s emotions, I was definitely starting to pick up his social cues too.

awned, her fingers trembled. Her phone vibrated against the leather seat of the sedan, and when she answered a call from her father, N

ice was thoughtful, that cold edge still remained. “Never reveal your full hand.”

e simmered in his words for the next twenty-five minutes. Had we been foolish to trust Nicolas? Sure, he had willingly gotten into a vehicle with us, but here we were, driving toward an unknown place in the hopes of rescuing Liam. Was Nicolas revealing his full hand? No, I highly doub

ything for the twins, and now I needed to stand by those words.

houses had the structure and design to look really nice, better than anything I’d ever lived in. It was clear that funds had run dry

ould feel emotions.

ctify his mistake. This place wasn’t supposed to exist. He had placed men inside the house and some in a neighboring one, nothing more. Anything else would draw attention. Too many different scents wafting through the air.

ew that meant trouble. The tension between them was constantly growing, especially now, forced to be together in such a small space. I was practically drowning in Ethan’s scent, and I knew any hint of desire on my

nued without missing a beat, smiling at him through the mirror. “She’s going to take your dad’s place at the High Table and she’s going to turn your whole world upside down.”

looked at Aly. With her golden hair and baby blue eyes, her expression clashed with her appearance. A guy like him wasn’t meant to brood and pout; it added a kind of roughness to his han

out of place in such a decrepit neighborhood.

oked structure and parked. Judging by the markers on the ground, there was supposed to be a fence around the backyard. It was just another unfinished thing in this neighborhood.

s. We stopped a few meters from the tree line, watching a row of abandoned houses.

t looked slightly more elaborate than the others. Sheets covered the windows, makeshift curtains. Another positive note was that the house actually had a door. As my eyes scanned a few houses down, I not

wo houses. Liam is in one; the guards are in the other,” Nicolas pointed to the two structures he was referring to. “The one in the center has Liam. Lucy and I are going to the house with the guards, we’ll incapacitate them while you three check out

offed. “I won’t give you a damn chance, Zoe.”

ith Sussan and Aly.”

than, letting my thoughts merge with his. Both he and Liam were like a constant flow in my mind. I could tap into their thoughts anytime I chose

He’ll try to resist the mate bond, and he’ll fail. It might still go wrong, but there’s no sense walking on eggshells around him.”

her scold him again,” I sig

e plan. “Ethan and Lucy will call when they’re out of the pack’s house. We’ll have about twenty minutes to locate Liam and get out.”

I can’t push too hard,” Lucy chirped, pulling a piece of gum from her pocket. She certainly seemed older than a teenager, but still had that air of not taking anything too seriously. She laughed, “It won’t be muc

p her on track. She gets easily distracted.”

htforwardly.

ou of any guards we spot.”

y can erase memories, we can’t let them see our faces.”

mmaged in the bag she had slung over her hip and pulled out five pieces of black cloth.

piece of fabric. They were typical thief masks, with eye and mou

lew a minty green bubble before popping it with her teeth.

steps leading down to it.

and mind couldn’t grasp. I could feel Liam nearby.

ense that connection between us, I knew he was there. I was certain I could feel the beat of his heart even as we walked silently through the dew-covered grass. Maybe I was just hearing things, but I clung to the hope o

ting a little antsy, but we’re going to get him back.”

ay the word and I’ll turn around.’

urage his way.

your eyes, I’d say Ethan just suggested something,” Aly laughed, the first genuine laugh I’d heard from her since meeting her mate.

ion solely through our gaze.

.’

ding the promise of a thousand meaningless threats that failed to instill even a hint of fear within me. Not that Nicolas Zoe isn’t worth fearing, but I trusted my packmates and his family implicitly.

r Nicolas’s sake but for Liam’s. All three of us needed to focus and wait until Lucy finished whatever she was doing.

re-shaped, and what looked like the beginning of an in-ground pool.

o avoid being seen by anyone lurking. We hunkered down, waiting and waiting until my gut twisted with anxiety.

relieved huff.

olas whispered to us both, his eyes scanning the house as we all crouched.

nts and a simple long-sleeved shirt. While I’m sure his shirts cost three times as much as mine, they looked plain. It was another jarring, odd thing compared to his bitter personality.

r her abilities were, they came at a physical cost.

e wolf I’d met.

instant and full of amusement.

ice, nodding toward one side of the house.

e house, when the sliding glass door slammed open.

o escape my lips, but I managed to close them just in time. The three of us pressed against the house, our hearts beating in unison. Even Lucy’s fake, relaxed demeanor shattered at th

lt surprised and secure, though she was still angry and hurt.

e mix of that medley of scents was one I recognized, one that was partly mine.

t the wall to follow his scent.