37. Battered.

JAMES.

I gave a slight shake of my head, feeling the weight of deception heavy in my chest. "Chloe isn't lost; I'm aware of her location," I confessed, knowing full well the place of her confinement yet unable to draw my father into the fray. My resolve was to inform him only once I had ensured her safe return.

"Well, then tell me, I might be of help." he said impatiently, clearly upset about Chloe's absence.

I sighed heavily with pursed lips, “Father, it's nothing you need to worry about. Please, trust me I will bring her home."I implored with a quiet intensity.

The Beta I had sent to pack the blue lilies returned with a huge fully packed duffle bag and handed it to me,”Alpha, those were all the blue lilies in the storage unit. Will they be enough?” he asked respectively.

“This will have to do,”I grabbed the bag in haste. Without waiting for my father's response, I turned around and ran back to the abandoned building.

I heard my father call out to my name," James, should I send back