The Hunted Wolf – Chapter 40

MARK

Adira, I don’t know if you can hear me or not, but I miss you. I miss you so much it hurts. You are my love, and my everything. I will do whatever I can to bring you home. I won’t stop until you are safe in my arms. I just hope you are okay and not hurt. I hope you know that I’m looking for you. I love you more than my heart can handle.

I opened my eyes, anxiously awaiting a reply from Adira. Part of me knew it wasn’t coming. I had made sure to try linking Adira every hour just in case, but each time it went unanswered. I wasn’t going to stop, though. In case she got back in range or woke up or whatever the case might be, I wanted to try to reach out to her.

o searching for any clues about Adira’s whereabouts. We had found remnants of evidence, but nothing was concrete to know where to even begin to search for her. As careful as they were, there had to be some way of finding Adira. When Theron took Adira, somehow

he standing outside. “Is everything okay?”

” Scythe said.

ces will be,” Rie explained. “Hopefully we can get the assistance, but Darian and Percy are working together to set up teams and paths we want to search. We are going to start nearby and then expand our borders.”

nicate with her if she was.”

“Not if he used wolfsbane on her,”

to join them,” I said. I couldn’t just sit here and wait while others searched for my mate.

Scythe said

ised an eyebrow at him. It wasn’t like him to challenge my authorit

evidence of where Adira is and you are miles away in the opposite direction? What if another attack happens on the pack house, and you’re not here to help defend everyone? You are not thinking straight, and as your beta, I say you do not go on any search parties now.”

opinions and decisions, but your mate is missing. That would cloud anyone’s judgment.

I didn’t fully trust how I would react if something came up. This is why Rie and Scythe were my co-beta’s. I trusted them completely, so if they were telling me they thought it was best they step up for a little while, then I knew I should trust that, too, even if it was hard for me to let go.

will be on that search and rescue team.”

your side,” Scythe said.

at that is settled, have you eaten, Mark?”

ly, all other pack members in Pack Lyna and Pack Aphelion were safe and accounted for with minimal injuries, but confirming only Adira was taken made me feel queasy.

st. “That’s not the question

take care of yourself. What would Adira say if she knew you weren’t eating?” Rie asked.

hought. Adira wouldn’t want me to break down just because she wasn’t here. “Okay,” I agreed, even thou

n. It took some time for everyone to fully wake up after whatever magic affected us all. In the morning, it had seemed like the pack house was filled with zombies, so it was nice to see the change.

, concern showing on his face.

lk,” he said.

eyebrows. “You’re back f

to bring that mate of yours as well.”

d over for a moment as he linked with Per

the conference rooms,” I said. I led t

e air in the room felt heavy. We waited for Percy to arrive, so Reyland didn’t have to tell his story more than once. I was on edge, wondering what was so urgent. I didn’t think it had to do with Adira. Reyland wouldn’t have waited to tell me that information. Strangely enough, I was sure he wanted to find Adira almost as much as I did. It was a little weird to adjust my view of this man. He seemed extremely different from the cold demeanor he put on when we went to visit Adira’s family home.

the child wasn’t actually mine, but I doubted I would. Sixteen years was a long time to build a bond, and I knew you didn’t have to be blood-related to someone for them to be family.

conference room and took a seat next to Scythe. “My apologies for be

, wanting to know the same thing.

d from other werewolf packs, we have had a long-standing relationship with the pack. I thought I could talk to the alpha to get their help. I understand things have been tense with you

hen I got there, I instantly could tell something was going on. The pack members seemed to be tense and confused. I asked to see the alpha, but no one knew where he was. I recognized some of the older members from years ago, and they were able to tell me a little about what’s been going on. Apparently, Jori, their alpha, has been disappearing for long periods of time, and he hasn’t been there for almost a week. Things are in chaos, and I fear the pack is in trouble. As an alph

back to Percy. “I understand you used to be the beta before certain things happened?”

rd quite a bit about the recent events since getting here.”

ing up and at least helping them out right now.”

of pain from the way Jori treated him. Percy had been a great beta to the pack, and I understood that Percy went behind Jori’s back, but Jori’s reaction was still extreme. He couldn’t see that Percy had done what he did to protect his pack, not just ours.

nally said.

all can spare me for a few hours.”

situation.

e’ll go now then.” He and Percy got up and left the conference r

g Reyland and myself alone.

oked at him.

any chance this Jori guy has something to do with Adira’s kidnapping?” Reyland asked. “I don’t know all of the details, but the two of them h

. They were also fated mates. Adira chose me over him,” I explained

ave one mate,” Reyland said.

seem too aligned to be coincidental.”

We need to find this alpha just to be sure,” Reyland said. “If there’s any chance that he knows anything, we have to explore the possibility. It would

st friend growing up. He had his moments of being a d**k, but overall, there was still goodness in him. I knew that much. I wasn’t about to write him off as a possibility though.

to discuss with you, Doctor Zayla linked me.

momentarily, so I must get going, but I agree. We should find Jori. If an