Chapter 14: Facing Fear

Xavier POV

The meeting went as smooth as it could with some alphas on the fence on how to deal with Alpha Lawson and his rebellion crusade.

I waited in my office and watched the grandfather chime at 5pm. Geegee, Ethan, and Ana still weren’t home. Either they were on a shopping spree or something was wrong.

Thane began to stir in my head. *Where's mate?* His gravelly voice came through to me.

*Working on it.* I responded.

As I opened the mindlink to Ethan, I heard hushed voices accompanied by the sound of the front door closing.

All color drained from my face when I saw the fear emanating off of Ethan and Geegee.

“What is it? Where is Ana?” I balled my fists at my side as I tried to fight the shift that Thane was pushing.

Ethan put his hands out like he was herding a scared animal. “Brother, we aren’t sure what happened…” His Adam's apple bobbed.

“SPIT IT OUT!” I roared, feeling my aura burst out of me. The force pushing Geegee and Ethan down on their knees.

Ethan clenched his t