Chapter 0031

Ryder

I was having a play date with Alim in his room when I felt tension crash through my body. It was from my mind-link to my pack’s warriors. They were agitated. I could feel the tension rising and it made me uneasy.

It was a warning sign. Something was wrong. Something was terribly wrong.

“/Dean/” I summoned the huge man, stationed outside Alim’s room, through the mind-link. “/Take Alim and Alexis down to the den and keep them there, till you hear from me. No one should leave the den till I say otherwise./”

The bear of a man nodded his head in understanding.

I knelt down and pulled my son close, my gaze resting on his face. “Alim, you've to be good and follow Dean and your mama downstairs,” I whispered. “You'll remain there till I come to get you. You've to be a man now and keep your mama safe, okay?”

His head bobbed up and down like a lizard.

“Can I rely on you to keep your mama safe?” I asked gently, holding him still.

“Yes, papa.”

“And you'll do whatever Dean te