Kadenbreathed deeply as patches of fur rippled onto his body. “Tell me what you saw,”he commanded me in a deep, menacing voice. I felt Alpha power saturate my body.
Kaitook a step toward him. “Have some respect and watch your tone with my mate,”Kai told him.
Kaden’seyes flashed blue. “You’re right. My apologies,” he said with sincerity.
Inodded. “I saw your mate. His name is Chase. He is scared and alone. He doesn’tfeel like he belongs in any pack. His mind isn’t strong; he doesn’t have Alphastrength. He is very submissive and is not doing well without a pack. He isgoing a little crazy and accidently attacked a human when they pulled a shotgunon him. He was trespassing on their property. Time is hard to tell. Killing thehuman has already happened, but the council hasn’t reached him yet.”
Kadenswallowed hard. “Do you know his location?” he asked me with as muchsubmissiveness as he could muster.
Inodded. “On a small ranch near Colorado Springs, living out of a barn. I saw aname. ‘Mattie’s Pumpkin Farm’.”
Kadennodded. “Thank you. If you ever need a favor. I owe you,” he told me and turnedaway to leave.
Kailooked at me with concern.
‘Kai,he can’t do this on his own. This guy, Chase, is rabid. I’ve seen him in mymind.’
“Hangon there, Kaden,” Kai called to him. “Let us go with you. He’s going to need tobe taken into a pack to settle his mind. He’s rabid and will put up a fight. Myfather is on the council and I’m in the process of joining. Maybe we can appealto have his case looked at again. Explain that he was scared and it was anaccident.”
Kadenlooked at him and then to me. “I don’t work well in groups.”
Kailaughed. “I noticed that when you tried to challenge me a few minutes ago.”
Kadensmiled and seemed to think it over. “It’s a better plan than forcing my mate tocome home with me and killing the entire council if they tried to hurt him.”
Yes.Yes it was.
Chase
Wemade a bold decision to take Max with us. We needed all the muscle we could getto tame Chase. We left Jake, Jai, and Devon in charge of the pack. We alsobrought Anna. I had a feeling her gift of extreme strength would come in handy.Kai was eager to retaliate on the vampires for killing someone at Safe Haven,but we both agreed this was time sensitive and Kaden needed our help. The fiveof us were in a rented SUV making our way to the farm in my vision from theColorado Springs airport. Kai hadn’t been able to get ahold of his fatherbecause of the time difference in India. He tried him again.
Wewere in such close quarters, all of us could hear him pick up.
“Thisis Raj.”
“Papa,it’s Kai. I have pack business to discuss.”
Theywere so formal with each other.
“Whatis it?” Raj asked.
“Aurorahas matched another mated pair.”
“Wonderful,”his father exclaimed.
“Well,this wolf, Chase, is in a bit of trouble with the council.”
“Ah,Chase Budd of Denver, Colorado. Yes, we just ruled on his case. He killed ahuman when he could have just injured them or scared them off. It was all overthe news. Messy job. He will be terminated today by an enforcer.”
Mystomach dropped. Kaden’s growl nearly rattled the car windows. Kai was drivingand took a turn down a small farm road.
“Whowas that?” Raj asked.
“That,”Kai gave Kaden a glare and then trained his eyes back to the road, “was Chase’smate, Kaden, a rogue.”
“There’sa female rogue running around? What are you thinking? Take her into your pack.”
Kairolled his eyes. “Kaden is a male, Papa, and doesn’t wish to join my pack.”
