“I bet someone working for the High Council knows where he is,” Jackson replied. “I’ve been at the jail and there’s no way Rudy could have escaped without inside help. And it’s probably the same person who warned Josiah about the arrest warrant issued for him.”
“Do you know how many employees there are at the High Council?” Dylon asked. “It’ll take days for Zane to go through the records to see who was working during the time of the escape. And once he has the list, it’ll take hours to track all their movements.”
“Frank doesn’t have that time,” Jackson murmured, thinking about what other avenues to take.
“What about Kota?” asked Zane. “Couldn’t he find out where Frank is being held?”
“Hmm…” Jackson thought for a moment before saying, “If Dakota is able to link to Frank’s thoughts, that’s a possibility.”
“Then he could find out where my Dad is,” Dylon said.
“Right,” Jackson replied. “But one stumbling block is it will only work if we can narrow it down to the general area where your dad is located to limit the time it would take Kota to sort through other thoughts to get to his. Which leads us back to finding who at the High Council helped Rudy and might know where he is.”
Everyone fell silent for several moments, thinking about how to overcome the problem without wasting valuable time searching for Rudy’s inside contact. Suddenly, Dylon asked, “What if my mother used her mind link with my dad…could Dakota piggyback on it to locate where Rudy and my Dad are?”
“That would work!” exclaimed Jackson. “But for Dakota to do it, Lizzie has to be here.”
“Mystia can bring her, right?” asked Dylon.
“Normally, she could, but right now she’s on assignment for Oracle,” Jackson said. “And Remy’s helping Tristan evacuate his pack.”
“What about Brady and Lucius?” suggested Dylon. “Lucius can take others with him when he translocates, can’t he? Like he did with Vasile?”
Nodding slowly, Jackson said, “I’ll ask them if they’d be willing to do it. However, if they are, you’ll have to tell your mother they’re coming so she won’t be surprised.”
“Miss L is gonna want to know why you want her to go with them,” Zane warned Dylon.
“I know,” Dylon replied. “I had already decided to tell my mother about Dad since Cody pointed out she has a right to know her mate is in danger. The only reason I haven’t done it yet is because I was also hoping to have some good news to tell her.”
“I don’t think we can afford to wait any longer,” said Jackson. “My wolf has been agitated ever since I learned Frank is missing, and he’s only getting worse, which means time is running out.” Getting up from his chair, he said, “Zane, see what you can find regarding who helped Rudy.” Then turning to Dylon, added, “Go call your mother while I speak to Brady and Lucius…meet me back in my study after you speak to her.”
Dylon waited until Jackson left before asking Zane, “While you are searching the High Council personnel, could you also run a search to see if Rudy owns any property?”
“Sure…any particular location? Or should I go wide?”
“Do California first,” Dylon replied. “I got the feeling when I was working for him he hadn’t been anywhere else but in the state.”
Nodding, Zane turned back to his computers, muttering, “On it.”
Pausing for a moment, Dylon watched Zane’s fingers deftly fly over the keyboard. Satisfied he’d done all he could do for now, he left to call his mother.
Chapter 32
Kahn waited for Carson to say something…anything…but when only silence ensued, his shoulders fell in defeat. He’d tried, but it wasn’t enough. The wounds Josiah had inflicted on his cousins were too deep to be healed by his mere claim of innocence. Turning away, he said, tiredly, “If you’ll follow me, I’ll show you the rooms.”
Glancing at his mate, Remy jerked his head towards Kahn and raised his eyebrows, urging Carson to say or do something regarding his cousin’s effort to make peace between them.
Carson cleared his throat before saying, “Wait…Kahn. I believe you…about not being involved…or knowing what Josiah was planning. It…it’s just hard to…”
“I know,” Kahn said. “It’s hard to forget, isn’t it? Every day since Reeve showed me the warrant, I think about what it must have been like for you…all of you…and as hard as I try, it’s impossible for me to understand. I can’t even figure out what words to use to tell you how sorry I am that my father…my fuckingfather…committed such an atrocious crime against your family.”
“Josiah took so much from us,” Carson murmured. “It was years before I stopped dreaming of my younger siblings crying out for me to save them, and I’m sure my brothers had the same nightmares. But you should know, I’m happy now…I survived and became stronger for it.”
“What about the others…Cody, Colton, Logan, Dakota, Zane…are they also happy?”
Nodding, Carson replied, “They are…even Jackson is happy as our Alpha…I know that’s hard to believe, too.”
“I’m glad…and you have a mate!”
