SWNOVELS Chapter 102
Chapter 102 AURORA After Trajan told me Evander was still on Broken Forest land , looking for signs of the twins , I worried .
I wanted him to call Evander back .
He said he knew Evander would come back if I ordered , but this was something he thought the younger wolf should be allowed to do .
I was so overwhelmed by everything else I was dealing with , I didnt have the heart to say no .
Trajan went to rest , and Dane took me to his office .
Ill be directing the search efforts of the pack .
If you can think of anything else to do , do it from here .
Please .
His eyes dropped and he wouldnt meet my gaze .
You and the twins are all I have left , and youre all I have left that I can protect here and now .
I could hear the desperation in his voice , so I agreed .
I already knew what I wanted to do , anyway .
Wolves werent the only creatures that humans whispered about that lived on this land .
There were others .
Witches .
Vampires .
Darker , more unknowable things .
It was time to see what they knew , and what it would take to get Chapter 102 their help .
Id managed a decent list of the local supernatural creatures when my phone rang .
It was my grandmother .
I didnt dare ignore it .
I straightened my hair and opened the video call .
Grandmother .
What can I do for you ? 2/5 Her thin lips were pressed tightly together , making even more wrinkles around her mouth than usual .
Youre to meet with Alpha Coleridge .
Alone .
A chill went down my back .
You know what he tried to do .
Her face softened , and she sighed .
Yes .
I know .
If I were there , Id have him gutted and demand Fall Line appoint a new Alpha .
Unfortunately , our reach in the United States isnt as strong as I would like it to be .
But if you succeed , it will be .
Then her gaze sharpened again .
Though success seems less likely now that resources are being diverted to search for our kidnapped heirs .
What the hell is going on over there , Aurora ? It was my turn to press my lips together .
A lot , grandmother .
Plots deeper and older than any I expected .
I hesitated , then asked a question that had been burning the deepest parts of my mind like a hot coal for weeks .
Grandmother .
Esther Reed says she knew my mother .
That Celeste DeVere may have … sold me to them .
Chapter 102 3/5 Outrage flooded my grandmothers face , turning her old , papery cheeks red .
How dare you suggest such a thing ! My Celeste would never .
If you dare breathe such a terrible rumor to anyone else , I will cut you off immediately , do you hear me ? I felt like shed punched me in the stomach .
But at the same .
time … er rage was oddly reassuring .
I hadnt known my mother , but grandmother had .
If she said Celeste wouldnt sell her baby to the Reeds , I had to believe it .
What happened to send my mother here ? I asked .
Did she say anything to you about having contact with the Reeds ? I dont see what any of that has to do with your missing children or anything were dealing with now , my grandmother snipped .
I would have laughed if I didnt know that would make her hang up the phone .
Grandmother , it has everything to do with whats happening now .
Somehow , I ended up with the Reeds .
That means its likely that my mother had contact with them at some point .
Well , how did they end up with you ? she asked .
Did they adopt you ? Find you in the woods ? They always told me I was their birth daughter .
They even tried to lie about it once they knew Id found you .
Which means I havent exactly been able to get the story from them .
I pinched the bridge of my nose .
Ive searched for official adoption records before , back when I was living with you .
There are none .
However they got me , it had to be done illegally .
Chapter 102 … whether with my mothers consent or not .
4/5 I didnt add that last part .
It would only make Augusta angry .
Well … I didnt speak much with your mother at that time of her life my grandmother said .
If someone did , it would have been that useless son of mine .
Uncle Winston ? I said .
Augusta DeVere had three children : Celeste , Gemma , and Winston .
Celeste was my mother , her oldest .
Gemma , the middle daughter , was the mother of that evil bitch Lillian .
Winston , the youngest and only son , was Evanders father along with his older brother , Lorcan .
Yes , Winston .
Though I dont know what use hell be .
Hes half lost his mind , anyway .
Filled it with useless facts about rocks , instead .
Idiot .
Thank you , I said .
Ill call him and see what he knows .
Grandmothers face got all pinched again .
If you must .
But first , like I said , Holden Coleridge wants a meeting with you , but that brute Dane Montagues wolves wont let him anywhere near you .
Give him the meeting he wants .
Now .
We need Fall Lines wolves if it comes to war with Blue Ridge once we have the relic .
The hair on the back of my neck stood on end , and I spoke very carefully .
You dont plan to take the relic from Dane , do you ?