Anton growled at him. “Luther is different from most of the alphas I’ve dealt with. He’s more fierce, and he gets what he wants. If you don’t like it, then you get dead. He wants a brown-haired, brown-eyed, slender omega, and after Devon disappeared, I promised him one that was a virgin, and I intend to deliver...”—Anton shrugged—“...on everything but the virgin part. But, you will play the part if you know what’s good for you, or I will come after your mate and slit his throat while he sleeps. Maybe even track down your parents. You mentioned a little brother. Maybe Luther would like him too.”
Oliver growled, his wolf close to the surface.
“Understand.” Anton arched an eyebrow.
“Understood,” he bit out through gritted teeth.
“Good.”
Ronin, my love, I’m fine. We’re fine, and we’re waiting on you, babe. But you gotta hurry.
He didn’t doubt for a moment his mate was on the way.
Chapter Twenty-One
Ronin
Asharp pain tugged at Ronin’s heart. “Ollie!”
He could feel that his mate was in trouble from the sharp pain that shot through his heart. Ronin looked down at his phone that was lying in the passenger seat. If it was possible to mentally coerce someone to call, Nix would be on the phone right now.
All Ro wanted to wanted to do was hear Nix say that Ollie was well and resting at the house.
He came up to a fork in the road. If he took the one left, he would be headed back home. However, if he took the other, then he was going to head further out of town and away from their house.
It was his wolf and instincts that won out, and he followed the route that seemed to call out his name. The further down the road he got, which led him deeper into the forest, the more confident he became that he was on the right path.
I’m here, my love. Come find me.He heard Ollie’s voice like a whisper on the wind.
“I’m coming, babe. Hold on. I’m coming.”Ronin knew his mate could hear him.
Ronin drove about fifteen more minutes and then received the call from Nix that he’d been waiting for. He pressed the button to answer the phone via Bluetooth, but continued following his instincts that were directing him.
“Hello?”
“He’s not here, Ronin. The door was wide open when I got here, and there are busted flower pots all over the front porch. I have a bad feeling about this.” Nix’s voice told Ronin he was mission-ready.
“Me too.” Ronin said. “I’m following him… through our bond. It’s leading me away from Wildwood going north.”
He couldn’t believe he’d said that out loud, but yeah, that was the only way to describe what he was doing.
“Call it intuition or the fact that Ollie is my mate… but I feel like I know where he is. Gather the guys. If I need you, I’ll call and let you know.”
He expected questions from Nix about following Ollie via intuition, but his friend merely said, “I’ll track your phone and meet you. Forget about calling. Let us know if there’s anything else we can do.”
“Yeah. Yeah. Reach out to the other omegas and make sure they’re all okay. I have the feeling that Anton only went after Ollie, but that could be me just focusing on my mate.” Ronin sighed. “Just make certain that the others are alright. Rick should be able to tell you where they are, although I think Maddox has the info too.”
“Yes. I know all that. I’ll take care of it, don’t worry. But, Ronin…”
“Yeah?” Ronin asked.
“Be careful. You don’t know what you’re walking into.” Nix sighed, and his worry came through loud and clear over the phone. “You’re alone. Make sure you don’t take any unnecessary chances.”
“He’s my mate, Nix. So that’s not a promise I can make, but I’ll do my best. Call you later.”
“Right. Bye, bro.” Ro could tell Nix wasn’t pleased with him running in without a plan, but he didn’t care.
He stepped on the gas pedal, going a little faster than before. He could feel the throbbing in his chest, and it was more urgent now. “I’m coming, Ollie.”
