Taking Fionn from Cody, Ian laid him down, then began his assessment while Colton strapped the white dragon in. “Pulse thready, shallow respiration, he’s not reacting to pain.” Grabbing one side of the gurney, Ian gave Colton a nod, and they began rolling it toward the pack house with Cody following.
Waiting on the front porch, Jackson saw the grim look on Ian’s face as he rushed Fionn inside to the hospital. Grabbing his brother’s arm as Cody passed by him, he said, “Just a minute, bro. What the fuck happened and where are Hunter and Dylon?”
“We were ambushed…look, I have to give this to Ian,” Cody said, holding up the hypodermic needle. “Fionn was injected with something and he’s barely hanging on.”
Releasing his brother’s arm, Jackson said, “Go, I’ll be right there.” After Cody entered the house, he headedover to Robert who was waiting near the helicopter. “Did you see Hunter and Dylon? Are they okay?”
“Dylon is, but I don’t know about Hunter. Just before I got here, Dylon sent me a message, asking to be picked up as soon as I delivered Cody and Fionn,” Robert said. “He didn’t mention Hunter.”
“Go get him,” Jackson ordered, before turning around and jogging back to the house. Once the noise of the helicopter faded, Jackson reached for his phone and turned it on. Groaning as it lit up with numerous messages and voice mails, he ignored them, tapping in a call to Dylon. Waiting for an answer, he scrolled through his messages, getting the gist of what happened at the courthouse.
“Is Fionn okay?” Dylon asked, when he answered.
“Fionn’s with Ian. Where’s Hunter?”
“Don’t know. When I went back to get him, I found his clothes along with the tracker I put on him, but no sign of him.”
“Who’s behind this? Fionn’s uncle?” asked Jackson.
“That’s my guess,” Dylon said. “He had an army of wolf shifters who attacked us.”
“Any idea who they are?”
“No. I didn’t recognize any of them. Everything was cleaned up when I got back to the courthouse…no one was around…not even security. The whole thing is weird because I left a pile of dead shifters in the hallway before I escaped with Cody and Fionn, but they were gone, too, except for one.”
“They left one behind?”
“I don’t think it was intentional. During the battle, Hunter yelled at me to save Fionn who was still in the elevator and when I got to him a wolf was standing over him with a needle in his hand. I broke his neck and left him there when I got off in the garage with Fionn and Cody. It was by only chance I decided to check the elevator. I’m bringing him back. I also sent a photo of him to Zane, asking him to find out who he is.”
“Robert’s on his way to you. Where are you now?”
“Back where he left me, on the roof. I disabled the elevator so no one can get to me.”
“Do you think Fionn’s uncle has Hunter?”
“That’s my guess. Cody told me he saw one of the attackers give Hunter a shot…probably the same stuff they used on Fionn. Does Ian know what it is?”
“Don’t know yet. Cody just took the needle down to him. What’s your best guess…will Fionn’s uncle kill Hunter?”
“Have no idea…but seeing how the shifters only gave shots to Hunter and Fionn, I’m guessing the uncle wanted both of them…alive.”
“Wanted them for what?”
“For Fionn’s power.”
“Not for his father’s hoard? Isn’t that what his uncle was upset about when he confronted the judge after the last hearing?”
“Yeah, but after what happened today, I’m pretty sure that was a red herring…a carefully constructed diversion,” Dylon said.
“So you believe his uncle knows about Fionn’s white dragon?”
“Yup…that’s the real reason he wanted custody. Somehow he found out about Fionn’s white dragon and figures that’s the ultimate prize.”
“Why did he want Hunter? Does he know abouthispower?”
“No. When Fionn’s uncle approached us outside the courtroom, he was surprised to learn who Hunter was.”
“Fuck…”
