She widened her eyes and drew her brows together. “You think that there are more rogues?” she asked, grasping my fingers. “Do you think Jane is okay?”
“I don’t know, Vanessa. I just need you to go, please.”
She gazed toward the rogue’s hideout. “Are you sure?”
“Yes.”
She pulled me close to her, her strawberry scent comforting for once. “Bring Jane back.”
I nodded my head and watched her run toward Roman’s property. When she disappeared behind the hundreds of trees in the distance, I shifted into my wolf and ran back to the stone gates.
Outside of the borders, the forest was completely empty. I pushed the cold gate opened, to find a sea of dead rogues, soaking in blood and gore. After navigating through the bodies, I followed the sounds of Roman’s growls into a two-story stone house. People were yelling; rogues were falling; pups were running through the house.
My heart raced, just taking in the pure chaos. Roman walked into the foyer with a skin and bones woman in his arms. Her arms were around his neck but kept slipping down his bare chest. I had the urge to growl at her, but I stopped myself.
Roman was just doing what I had asked of him. Saving the people here.
“Did you find Jane?” I asked him, brows furrowing together.
The woman looked severely malnourished, her lips blue and her ribs poking out of her abdomen. He nodded his head and gazed back into the room. “Someone is unlocking her cage.”
I brushed my lips against his, sighing in relief. He was safe.Wewere safe. For now.
He smiled at me and gazed down at the woman in his arms. “This is Michelle.”
My eyes widened at her. Michelle. This was her. The woman Ryker raped. The woman Ryker marked during heat. The woman he left in a cage to hide.
Her eyes were dull and nearly lifeless. I curled my fingers into his chest. “Find someone to get her home as soon as possible. She needs food and water and to rest in a bed.” I smiled at her and walked into the backroom to find the rest of the warriors.
Silver dog cages lined the perimeter of the room. Raj sat in the smallest one in the corner, his naked body crouched awkwardly together. His face was bruised severely, and he had a big gash in his side.
After finding a key on one of the rogues’ dead bodies, I pulled him out of the cage and into a hug. “I’m so glad you’re safe.”
Roman walked back into the room, alone, and tugged Jane into his chest. Tears were streaming down her face. “I’m so sorry,” she cried. “I should’ve been more careful. I should’ve—” She gazed over Roman’s shoulder and growled lowly at me.
I dropped my hand from Raj’s shoulder and tossed him a shirt from off of the rogue. Jane frowned at me and curled into Raj’s side. He kissed her forehead, and I smiled. Mates. They were really mates.
“Sorry for being such a bitch to you, Isabella,” Jane said. “I should’ve thought more of you.”
Roman placed a hand on my shoulder and squeezed. “We should get back to the pack and create a plan on how to move forward.”
Raj furrowed his brows at me. “A plan? For what? You’ve just killed all of the rogues.”
Yes, we killed the rogues, but we didn’t kill the man that caused all of this. But we would. Together.
Chapter 52
Isabella
Vanessa and Cayden waited for us at the borders of Roman’s territory with Jakkobs, Mom and Dad, and a few other people. When Vanessa saw us, she threw her arms around Jane and buried her face into her neck. “Thank the Moon Goddess that you’re safe.”
As Mom ushered a few warrior wolves to the hospital, Dad winked at me and mouthed, “I’m proud of you, kiddo,” waving a Moonflower from his garden in his hand. He tossed it to me, then helped Mom with transporting the wounded.
When Vanessa released her death-grip on Jane, she turned to Roman and threw her arms around him next. “Thank you!”
Roman stood there, completely still, not daring to hug her back. I pressed my lips together and cleared my throat. Vanessa immediately pulled away and pulledmeinto a hug. “Isabella, thank you! Thank you so much. I literally can’t thank you enough for finding my best friend.” My brows furrowed together, but I awkwardly patted her back.
“We have to talk,” I said to Raj and Roman. Raj nodded his head and pulled Jane to him, placing a lingering kiss on her lips. She brushed her hair behind her shoulder, and for the first time I saw the mark on her neck, which must’ve been from Raj.
