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There is no one else to turn to. Gentry is too strong. No one will challenge him. They are too afraid.”
“Where are you from?” Chase questioned.
“Near Alexandria, Minnesota. We live about five miles south of town,” Chloe replied. “There are three houses, all in Gentry’s name. As Alpha, he controls all of the money and assets.”
“I still don’t understand why Gentry would have bothered going to the council to ask them to track you down. It doesn’t make sense. Then he would be caught in his own lie,” Ryker said.
“The pack was supposed to kidnap me, take me a couple of states away, and kill me. That’s why Gentry had you look for me. He thought I was dead. Gentry took out a life insurance policy on both myself and my mother a few years ago. I guess he thought it was time to cash it in.” Her jaw clenched tightly, Chloe said, “I can’t go back. I won’t. But I need to find a way to get my mother out of there. When Gentry finds out I am alive, he might kill her.”
Leaning back against his desk, Chase crossed his arms over his wide chest. Narrowing his eyes he asked, “Do you want to be a part of my pack, Chloe?”
Her eyes widened, “But I’m not a wolf. I’m a fox.”
“It doesn’t matter,” Chase told her gently. “I don’t discriminate in my pack. I will give you a place to live, protection, food, and I will help you find a job. You will have nothing to fear in my pack, Chloe. No one here will hurt you.”
Her eyes alight with hope, Chloe asked, “What about my mother? I can’t leave her there alone.”
“You let me worry about your mother,” Chase said. “I’m your Alpha now. It’s my job to take care of you. That includes helping your mother.”
Wrapping her arms tightly around herself, tears flowing unchecked down her cheeks, Chloe whispered, “Thank you. Thank you so much.”
Pushing away from his desk, Chase closed the distance between them. Settling a hand gently on her shoulder, he let some of his power flow from himself to her, slowly easing the tension in her body and calming her. “You need to go get some food and rest, Chloe. I have some phone calls to make.”
“I can’t rest right now,” Chloe whispered. “We need to get back to the hospital. We have to check on Storm.”
“Storm? What happened to Storm?” Chase growled.
Ryker filled him in on the situation, starting with the tip that was called in and ending with Storm being taken to surgery. “Tell me you got them all,” Chase demanded.
“Yes,” Ryker nodded, a dangerous glint in his eyes. “They are all dead.”
“Good.” Chase pointed toward his bathroom, “You really need to put on different clothes before you go anywhere.”
With a snarl, Ryker entered the bathroom and quickly changed clothes. When he was finished, he threw the offensive clothes in the trash before heading back to the hospital with Chloe.
*****
S itting at his desk, Chase contemplated the situation, trying to decide his best course of action. There was no way he was going to allow Chloe to go back to her stepfather. And he needed to get her mother away from Gentry, too. If there was one thing Chase could not stand, it was the abuse of women and children. He would not willingly stand by and allow the abuse to continue.
Taking out his cell phone, Chase found the number he needed. One he had only called a handful of times. Closing his eyes, he raked a hand through his thick, dark black hair. His hand tightened on the arm of his chair when he heard Angel’s voice. “I have a job for you,” he told her.
“What do you need?” she inquired. Chase could hear the faint sound of the television in the background before Angel shut it off. He closed his eyes picturing her in bed resting against the headboard. Silently telling himself to get a grip he began.
“Ryker and Storm were sent to Denver to track down a female fox
“Where are you from?” Chase questioned.
“Near Alexandria, Minnesota. We live about five miles south of town,” Chloe replied. “There are three houses, all in Gentry’s name. As Alpha, he controls all of the money and assets.”
“I still don’t understand why Gentry would have bothered going to the council to ask them to track you down. It doesn’t make sense. Then he would be caught in his own lie,” Ryker said.
“The pack was supposed to kidnap me, take me a couple of states away, and kill me. That’s why Gentry had you look for me. He thought I was dead. Gentry took out a life insurance policy on both myself and my mother a few years ago. I guess he thought it was time to cash it in.” Her jaw clenched tightly, Chloe said, “I can’t go back. I won’t. But I need to find a way to get my mother out of there. When Gentry finds out I am alive, he might kill her.”
Leaning back against his desk, Chase crossed his arms over his wide chest. Narrowing his eyes he asked, “Do you want to be a part of my pack, Chloe?”
Her eyes widened, “But I’m not a wolf. I’m a fox.”
“It doesn’t matter,” Chase told her gently. “I don’t discriminate in my pack. I will give you a place to live, protection, food, and I will help you find a job. You will have nothing to fear in my pack, Chloe. No one here will hurt you.”
Her eyes alight with hope, Chloe asked, “What about my mother? I can’t leave her there alone.”
“You let me worry about your mother,” Chase said. “I’m your Alpha now. It’s my job to take care of you. That includes helping your mother.”
Wrapping her arms tightly around herself, tears flowing unchecked down her cheeks, Chloe whispered, “Thank you. Thank you so much.”
Pushing away from his desk, Chase closed the distance between them. Settling a hand gently on her shoulder, he let some of his power flow from himself to her, slowly easing the tension in her body and calming her. “You need to go get some food and rest, Chloe. I have some phone calls to make.”
“I can’t rest right now,” Chloe whispered. “We need to get back to the hospital. We have to check on Storm.”
“Storm? What happened to Storm?” Chase growled.
Ryker filled him in on the situation, starting with the tip that was called in and ending with Storm being taken to surgery. “Tell me you got them all,” Chase demanded.
“Yes,” Ryker nodded, a dangerous glint in his eyes. “They are all dead.”
“Good.” Chase pointed toward his bathroom, “You really need to put on different clothes before you go anywhere.”
With a snarl, Ryker entered the bathroom and quickly changed clothes. When he was finished, he threw the offensive clothes in the trash before heading back to the hospital with Chloe.
*****
S itting at his desk, Chase contemplated the situation, trying to decide his best course of action. There was no way he was going to allow Chloe to go back to her stepfather. And he needed to get her mother away from Gentry, too. If there was one thing Chase could not stand, it was the abuse of women and children. He would not willingly stand by and allow the abuse to continue.
Taking out his cell phone, Chase found the number he needed. One he had only called a handful of times. Closing his eyes, he raked a hand through his thick, dark black hair. His hand tightened on the arm of his chair when he heard Angel’s voice. “I have a job for you,” he told her.
“What do you need?” she inquired. Chase could hear the faint sound of the television in the background before Angel shut it off. He closed his eyes picturing her in bed resting against the headboard. Silently telling himself to get a grip he began.
“Ryker and Storm were sent to Denver to track down a female fox
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