“Cody and Dylon are on their way to you. Cody had a vision about Dakota and Slate and insisted they leave right away. Cody said his vision foretold a life or death situation.”
Logan’s heart sank. He was hoping it might be an easily solved problem but Cody’s vision changed that.
“Logan, are you there?” asked Jackson when his brother didn’t respond.
“Yeah, did Cody give you details as to what we’re facing?”
“No, we didn’t have much time to talk. Dylon said he’d call when he had more info.”
“Did you know Dakota is pregnant?”
“Yes, but I promised not to say anything.”
“Yeah, well, what a clusterfuck. I have to get back to Dakota…Kieran is keeping him talking right now.”
“Go take care of Dakota, and when you know more, call.”
“Promise. Bye, Jackie.”
“Love you, bro. Bye.”
Logan ended the call.Shit, if Slate dies, what happens to my brother…and their unborn pup?Taking a deep breath, he rose and left the bedroom, unsure of how he was going to save everyone.
Kieran looked at his mate and said, “Groose is there and Dakota is fine…well, I mean he doesn’t have any physical injuries. After telling me that, he said he wanted to talk to Dakota first and would call you back shortly.” Exchanging phones with Logan, Kieran asked, “Did you call the Alpha?”
“Yeah. He already knew something was up. Cody had a vision and he and Dylon are on their way here. According to Jackson, Cody insisted on leaving right away because Slate is in extreme danger and may even die.”
“Do you think Fionn’s father is behind this?” asked Kieran.
“No…maybe…I don’t know. Why would he be? Slate doesn’t have anything to do with Fionn’s hoard. Shit he doesn’t even know he has one. What good is it to kidnap Slate when it won’t get him what he wants?”
“Maybe he knows who Slate is and knows his family is one of the richest shifter families in our world. If he can’t get ahold of Fionn’s hoard, maybe he’s going to demand a ransom for Slate…the same amount he would have gotten if he found Fionn’s hoard.”
“Shit, he’s crazy enough to think Maximus would pay it. My worry is what happens to Dakota and his unborn pup if Slate dies?” Logan said, as he wrapped his arms around Kieran. “Babe, what are we going to do?”
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Fionn sat next to Theo, staring at the TV screen but he wasn’t watching it anymore; he was thinking about the phone call from Kieran. Something was wrong—he knew it as soon as Kieran told them to stay there until Logan or Groose came to get them. Without any more information, he could only guess why they were confined to their rooms and all guesses ended at his father’s feet.My fucking father is at it again! He’ll never stop until I give him my hoard so I’m never going to be safe until he’s dead. Maybe I should just give it to him so I can be done with looking over my shoulder for the rest of my life…or will he want me dead even if he has my hoard?
“Fionn, what’s the matter?” asked Theo, hitting the pause button.
“What? Uhhh, nothing, why?” answered Fionn.
“Because you’re snorting fire,” Theo said.
Looking down at the scorch marks on his jeans, he sighed, “Sorry about that. I’m thinking about my father again and he’s pissing me off. Why doesn’t that fucker just leave me alone?”
Theo exchanged glances with Norman, then looked at Fionn. “When we were locked up, the first year was very tough on me. I couldn’t understand why my parents would do this to me. I always felt they loved me, so for them to give me to an asshole like Arald was unbelievable. I was sure they’d come and get me, begging my forgiveness for their mistake, promising it would never happen again. So each day I’d wake up, chained to the wall, starving, living in filth and my first thought was: ‘Today will be the day, I’ll be free!’ By nightfall, I was sobbing; they never came. As the days passed, I finally had to face the reality that my parents didn’t love me and probably never did. It was the hardest lesson I ever had to learn.”
“How can you survive that?” Fionn asked, his voice barely above a whisper.
“Because I found a new family…one that loves me unconditionally and will always protect me. Kieran taught me that and reminded me I had a mate who loves me totally and completely. Now my family is growing. First it was me, Norman and Ki but now you’ve joined, and we’re all a part of the Blackwood Pack, so you’re not alone anymore.”
“My father’s a dragon, he can kill with his fire.”
“I know, but you won’t understand what I mean till you meet the rest of our pack. Our Alpha has so much power he can force shifters, other than wolves, to obey him.”
“No way!”
