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lay after what she had told them earlier and he wanted to know more. “Tell us about your time with her.”
“Well, you know she was my Quenya , my nanny…”
Erica fondly described her childhood moments with Corrine, but when she got up to the part about her parents’ murder, his heart bled for his pixie as well as for Corinne. There was so much more he needed to know, like what was done to her in captivity. He wanted every mother-fucking participant’s name and their role so that he knew just how much to torture each and every one of them. His own earlier blood lust was nothing compared to what he felt now. Leo’s angry and heartbroken face must have mirrored his own.
Ben wanted to kick himself now though for making Erica relive the moment for the second time that day, despite the fact that he was pretty sure—based on her nightmare—that she constantly relived her horrid past every time she tried to sleep. No more, no more for her today. He wiped her tears away and leaned forward to kiss her forehead.
“Why don’t we go rest in one of the rooms upstairs before the pack meeting tonight?” Leo suggested, hugging Erica close. “I am going to go pull the Alpha aside first and see if he has any ideas about a possibly disgruntled pack member.”
“What if it’s Gabe?” Erica asked with a hiccup.
“Gabe would never betray his pack. He’s a man of honor and has way too much pride in what he’s built here,” Leo explained. “The expression on his face earlier told me everything I needed to know. Gabe would rather die than surrender to anyone. And Alefric requesting his surrender and sending a Fae flunky to his house, no less, was an extremely foolish miscalculation on his part. No, he’s almost as thirsty for that bastard’s blood as we are now.”
Ben agreed. Nevertheless, everyone was suspect until this was all over, everyone except for his brother and Erica of course. Ben stood up and held his hand out for Erica to take. “Let’s get you upstairs, my little pixie.”
Erica smiled up at him, though her smile did not quite reach her watery eyes, and took his hand. When she stood up, she looked as pale as Corrine had looked when she had her vision. “What is it, love?”
“I think I know what Corrine may have been keeping from us.” Erica put her hand on her chest. “The dove … I need to know if it uttered a cry in her vision. Oh gods!”
“So what if it did?” Erica remained silent. Ben took both her hands in his. Leo wrapped an arm around her waist from behind. “Erica, what does it mean if she heard it cry?”
“Death. It means someone is going to die.”
Chapter Twelve
Leo’s heart continued to break for his mate. Corrine’s vision took an added toll on Erica after everything that she had already been through. Ben finally managed to get her upstairs to rest while Leo went in search of his Alpha to get a better reading on this traitor business.
He was just walking up to Gabe’s office when he heard the end of the Alpha’s conversation with his Beta, Donovan.
“Did you find the bastard’s trail and leave him at the portal to their world?” Gabe asked gruffly, obviously still furious that Alefric would dare to insult his honor with such a demand of surrender.
“I did, Alpha. I left the messenger … and his parts where the scent trail ended. I can only assume that is where they sent him through the Veil. I’ll go back out and see if they’ve retrieved him or he’s turned to ash by now. Perhaps I can pick up a second scent trail.”
“Very good. Take one of the others with you just to be safe, though.” Gabe then looked up to see Leo standing by the doorway and motioned him forward to sit down at the large desk. “I don’t want any wolf out in those woods alone until we get this resolved.”
Donovan nodded at Gabe and left the room without another word. Leo couldn’t help but wonder about the quiet Beta. Donavan had only been with the pack for about five
“Well, you know she was my Quenya , my nanny…”
Erica fondly described her childhood moments with Corrine, but when she got up to the part about her parents’ murder, his heart bled for his pixie as well as for Corinne. There was so much more he needed to know, like what was done to her in captivity. He wanted every mother-fucking participant’s name and their role so that he knew just how much to torture each and every one of them. His own earlier blood lust was nothing compared to what he felt now. Leo’s angry and heartbroken face must have mirrored his own.
Ben wanted to kick himself now though for making Erica relive the moment for the second time that day, despite the fact that he was pretty sure—based on her nightmare—that she constantly relived her horrid past every time she tried to sleep. No more, no more for her today. He wiped her tears away and leaned forward to kiss her forehead.
“Why don’t we go rest in one of the rooms upstairs before the pack meeting tonight?” Leo suggested, hugging Erica close. “I am going to go pull the Alpha aside first and see if he has any ideas about a possibly disgruntled pack member.”
“What if it’s Gabe?” Erica asked with a hiccup.
“Gabe would never betray his pack. He’s a man of honor and has way too much pride in what he’s built here,” Leo explained. “The expression on his face earlier told me everything I needed to know. Gabe would rather die than surrender to anyone. And Alefric requesting his surrender and sending a Fae flunky to his house, no less, was an extremely foolish miscalculation on his part. No, he’s almost as thirsty for that bastard’s blood as we are now.”
Ben agreed. Nevertheless, everyone was suspect until this was all over, everyone except for his brother and Erica of course. Ben stood up and held his hand out for Erica to take. “Let’s get you upstairs, my little pixie.”
Erica smiled up at him, though her smile did not quite reach her watery eyes, and took his hand. When she stood up, she looked as pale as Corrine had looked when she had her vision. “What is it, love?”
“I think I know what Corrine may have been keeping from us.” Erica put her hand on her chest. “The dove … I need to know if it uttered a cry in her vision. Oh gods!”
“So what if it did?” Erica remained silent. Ben took both her hands in his. Leo wrapped an arm around her waist from behind. “Erica, what does it mean if she heard it cry?”
“Death. It means someone is going to die.”
Chapter Twelve
Leo’s heart continued to break for his mate. Corrine’s vision took an added toll on Erica after everything that she had already been through. Ben finally managed to get her upstairs to rest while Leo went in search of his Alpha to get a better reading on this traitor business.
He was just walking up to Gabe’s office when he heard the end of the Alpha’s conversation with his Beta, Donovan.
“Did you find the bastard’s trail and leave him at the portal to their world?” Gabe asked gruffly, obviously still furious that Alefric would dare to insult his honor with such a demand of surrender.
“I did, Alpha. I left the messenger … and his parts where the scent trail ended. I can only assume that is where they sent him through the Veil. I’ll go back out and see if they’ve retrieved him or he’s turned to ash by now. Perhaps I can pick up a second scent trail.”
“Very good. Take one of the others with you just to be safe, though.” Gabe then looked up to see Leo standing by the doorway and motioned him forward to sit down at the large desk. “I don’t want any wolf out in those woods alone until we get this resolved.”
Donovan nodded at Gabe and left the room without another word. Leo couldn’t help but wonder about the quiet Beta. Donavan had only been with the pack for about five
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