Promised To The Alpha Twins – Chapter 99
“Did they do it? Are they safe?” I gasped, my hands covering my mouth as I stared open-mouthed at Ethan, my happiness invaded by confusion. “Why were you feeling pain?”
“We lost some of our men out there.” He grimaced. “Usually, Liam and I would visit the families ourselves to deliver the news, but Liam isn’t here, and the home is far away.”
“I’ve done nothing but worry all this time, and I can’t bear it any longer,” I admitted with a sigh. “Now that we’ve done our part, Nicolas has no choice but to do his. I wouldn’t be able to live by killing him, not when he’s Aly’s mate. However, you can rough him up a bit and hand him over to her. I’m sure she’ll enjoy it.”
unning around dealing with the High Table. He had already dispatched a member unintentionally, and I refused to let that number increase. “We’ll do it…”
m door. We both hesitated for a moment and watched as a note card slid under the door.
nlock it.
m 315.'” Ethan repeated in his deep tone. “Seems like Nicolas got the message.”
ked.
r.” He shrugged. “Figured it would save me the trouble of relaying the message.”
ged at my lips.
brow arched.
me?”
ter that tickled my lips.
ought of what might happen once we had Liam back with
e brought Aly along as we sneaked into room 315. The note had been correct. The two gu
found it already lit. Nicolas Zoe sat in an armchair, holding a glass of Scotch whisky in his hand. He looked far too neat and pristine to be a drinker, but the half-empty bottle spoke for itself.
ted.
orgotten how agile she got when she was tired.
gry gleamed within his emotions.
a pale eyebrow and kept his sea-foam eyes locked onto hers.
is attention from Aly.
emotions were as strange as his father’s, I could feel how it affected Aly. I also knew Aly had some kind of effect on him as well.
other?” Ethan almost growled, and I found myself digging my nails into the
would look away at some point, his focus was unyielding.
a weapon in its own right.
h a violent reaction if he suspects we have anything to do with it.”
“He won’t sus
mfortable. “Jason Harper has started a movement against you, and he’s been gaining ground. Some of the witnesses are actively turning against you. Jason will be expecting the High Table to hold a vote today, most likely regarding your position in our world. I also have knowledge that Andrew Evans will side with Jason in this argument. As long as my father doesn’t know what we’ve done, I can assume he’ll be on your side.”
Evans, but again, the news wasn’t very surprising.
supposed to know what he would choose?
ring my shoulders. “They can try, but my life won’t be dictated by a damn vote.”
pe his throat.
I snapped, grabbing Ethan’s arm. I gave Nicolas my best death glare, which must have been pretty good considering it made him pale “Do you want to die? Stop messing with him, or I won’t bother holding him b
rference here today.”
asked slowly.
nless there’s someone else you trust to come with me to rescue your mate.” Nicolas said flatly. “Turns out there’s more security than I anticip
y on the same page.
s here, and it has to stay that way. He might connect the dots if he finds her.”
he’s a white wolf, isn’t
ng your brother.”
through the bond.”
ke much since they took him.”
growled, as ready as I was to get his
gged.
rom Axel.”
from the driver’s seat.
dan, with Nicolas as the passenger. It was an
aid Nicolas wasn’t all that bad. Nicolas’s only redeeming quality was that the white wolves he used weren’t slaves, they willingly worked with him.
g to confront him.
eadphones she was wearing, but I silently thanked the distraction.
after question bubbled in my mind until I had no choice
ouse, where Liam is. Does it belong to the High Table?” I asked Nicolas, my thoughts racing a mi
wned that house, it meant they were solely responsible for taking Liam. They wanted to use him against me and bend me to their will.
for a moment, and through that c***k in his armor, I could feel just a whisper of concern.
at he knew that wasn’t all he wanted to reveal to me.