Chapter 56 – The Mate Back Home Novel Read Online Free

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He looked at me, then at Alpha Dean. “It seems like the apple didn’t fall from the tree with his son,” he said. “Trying to take your Luna’s is one step, but now an attack.”

Something was bugging me about this. Why was Alpha Trevor using rogues?

I looked at Alpha Gareth and then at my father. “Did Alpha Mac ever use rogues?” I asked.

Both men looked at one another but turned to look at me. “We don’t know,” my father said. “He never got around to doing anything. After I found out what he was doing, we sent him packing.”

I nodded.

The room fell silent, but Luna Stephaine cleared her throat. “What’s being done to find Roxie and that other woman?” she asked.

I looked at her. “I have pack members looking around,” I said, but my father finished the sentence. “We haven’t heard anything back.”

Luna Stephaine nodded, but she turned to Alpha Dean. “I think we should look on our grounds and between the packs,” she said, looking over at me. “She might be somewhere in between since they were after the two of us.”

I looked at her and nodded.

That could be something.

I watched as Alpha Dean pulled out his phone and went to the corner to talk to someone.

I looked back over to Alpha Gareth, who was staring at me. “I’m sorry, Lex,” he said.

I didn’t say anything.

“Roxie is one tough cookie,” he said with a small smile. “That woman won’t stand a chance.”

I looked at him, but the image of the photo that Naomi sent me came to my mind. Roxie was injured and covered in blood. I didn’t know what to expect, but I knew we had to find her soon; she would lose so much blood.

I heard a whimper in my head. I looked back at Blaze, who was staring back at me, but he didn’t say anything but shook his head. I looked back and noticed Alpha Dean coming closer. He nodded. “I have spoken to my Beta; he is going to check everywhere around the pack,” he said. “We will find her, Lex.”

I sigh. “We have to,” I say through clenched teeth.

I looked back at Blaze, feeling slightly worried. “We will get mate,” he said. “Even if I have to kill everyone who works for that pathetic woman and alpha to get her back.”

I knew he was true to his word; he was out for blood, and so was I.

I had enough of waiting.

We need to be prepared.

I looked at everyone. “We need to get prepared,” I said. “I need everyone to help. We don’t know when he will attack, but we must ensure all the elderly and children are in the bunker.” I looked at Luna Stephaine. “Luna, you will get everyone there; the women who can fight will fight for the pack. I want to ensure the ones that can’t, and the children are safe.”

Luna Stephaine nodded.

“Us alphas,” I said, glancing around the office at my friends. “We need to prepare all the warriors for the attack. We will train in the morning, and I will speak about the attack afterward; we will train at first light. This fight is coming, and it could be soon.”

I glanced at my father. “Have Sofia and Jason have another crack at Amber,” I said. “I think Sofia will get more out of her.”

My father nodded but stared at me. “What about Tim?” he asked.

“Tim will stay with you, and Alpha Gareth with Keith,” I said. “We will all stand in front when they come.”

“Do you think he will bring Roxie?” asked Nathan, which made me look at him.

Blaze came closer, but not too close to be shown.

I looked at him. “I don’t know,” I said. “But I won’t put it past him. He wants to make her watch as he tries to kill me.”

Nathan nodded. “We need to rest and prepare,” he said.

I gave him a small smile.

“I will let all pack members be ready for training in the morning, and they need to rest. I told them all to head home, and we can pick up the search in the morning,” said my father. My father looked at me and smiled. “We have settled Alpha Gareth and his members in rooms here within the pack house, and the same with Alpha Dean and his Luna.”

I stared at him and nodded. “We need to place extra guards on patrols this evening and all through the night,” I said. “We may have the attack sooner, or we may have it unexpectedly.”

“I will set it up,” my father said. “Now, let’s get some rest. Jason will contact you when he has something else off Amber.”

I didn’t say anything.

Everyone got up, said their goodbyes, and left the office, leaving me alone to my thoughts.

I sighed.

“Blaze,” I called as I looked back at him. His eyes bore into mine. “Do you think Alpha Trevor will bring Roxie to watch?”

Blaze nodded. “He will try,” he said. “Or he may keep her close by.”

I figured that. My mind was racing as to when he would attack. I knew we only had hours till he arrived or even a day, but I couldn’t be too confident.

He grabbed Roxie for a reason.

I leaned back in my chair.

Sleep wasn’t going to be an option, and I knew where my head was going, and it was a pretty place.

The image Naomi sent was a nightmare; knowing Roxie was hurt made me want to find her more.

The question on my mind was, where the hell were they keeping her?

ROXIE

I tried to move, but everything hurt.

My whole body feels like I have been in twenty rounds with bears. I felt every muscle and every wound that Naomi conflicted with me.

I must have passed out more after she woke me up again and tortured me.

I still couldn’t feel Bex.

I was on my own.

As it hurt so much, I opened my eyes without moving my body but was met with blurriness.

I blinked a few times, and after a few times, my vision came back.

I stared ahead, but there was a movement to the side. I was in too much pain to look, but whoever came into the room, came into my line of sight, making my stomach drop.

Naomi.

Naomi stared at me and c****d her head to the side, not saying anything.

I stared at her, but there was something off about her. What the hell?

Her eyes scanned over my body, and she met my eyes, but the eyes I was looking back at were not Naomi’s; they were a different color.

Her wolf, it had to be.

I wished for Bex to return to me, but I didn’t know how much wolfsbane Naomi gave me.

“You look like death,” Naomi said, only it wasn’t her voice which confirmed her wolf was forward and not her.

I stared at her, confused.

Naomi’s wolf c****d her head to the other side. “You don’t know what’s going on, do you?” she said.

I didn’t say or do anything.

My body was hurting.

“Well, I’m Elle,” she said as she stared at me. “My human did one hell of a number on you. I knew she had it in for you, but I never thought she would be like this.”

I stared at her and moved my mouth, clearing my throat. “What do you mean?” I rasped. “Why are you on the surface?”

Elle stared at me but moved away for a moment.

What the hell was she doing?

After a few seconds, Elle stepped in front of me again and placed a bottle of water on my lips, tipping it into my mouth. “Drink,” she said.

I sipped the water, which made my throat stink slightly, which made me make a face.

“Ah, it’s working,” she says as she pulls back, turning the cap on the bottle of water.

“What’s working?” I asked as I cleared my throat again.

Elle looked at me and smiled. “I gave you something that will take away the wolfsbane,” she said. “Help bring your wolf back.”

I looked at her, confused again.

Elle sighed. “I know my human was a b***h to you,” she said. “But I don’t have much time, I need to talk to you, and I need your help.”

I looked at her. My head was hurting, but I stared at Elle as she continued. “My human fell asleep after what she did to you,” she said. “I took over her body as she slept and even placed a block on her, so she won’t know what I was doing.”

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