Jasper. I did not expect things to explode as they did between Randolph and Racheal. I knew Racheal could be erratic, but I did not expect her to give him up so easily. I suspected something was wrong. Maybe there was too much pressure on the poor woman, and she couldn't take it anymore. Anything could have been the matter. "What really happened between the two of you?" Kevin asked Randolph the very question I was about to ask him. He went to get us three glasses and poured us drinks. He made sure he drank two shots before bringing our glasses to us. I did not know where to place his emotions. It was between angry and depressed. Randolph handed us the glasses, and we all finally sat down. I did not think about the standing because we drove here. "Where do I begin?" He said and looked at both of us. "I have told that woman that she has nothing to worry about. I told her that I am hers completely, yet she always freaks out when she feels something is about to threaten her position

Jasper. "Why will their phones be off?" I asked, trying my mate's number again. I was perturbed, but I had to mask it. "Maybe they did not charge it last night, and you know we took a long drive here, and they were yet to settle in when they came to the complex," Kevin explained, but I had a nagging feeling that something was wrong. I did not want to dismiss it either. "Let's check the apartment just in case," I said, and they agreed. I linked Abel's men to search the premises while the three of us returned to the apartment to search it. There was no sign of struggle; from how we met the place when we arrived, It was safe to say that they had left the apartment and locked up. Their scents were in the living area on the couch and nowhere else, meaning they did not linger. Where could they have gone? I was going to spank Ruby when she came home. Allowing me to worry like this was not good for Leon and me. Leon was already apprehensive, thinking something had happened to our mate. I

Jasper. We set out for Brooksbridge at four in the morning. There was no point waiting for the women to return. It was clear they had been taken. I just hoped nothing had happened to them. As much as we wanted to go to our respective packs, Brooksbridge was where the Ace Wolves were, and we needed Ace wolves for this task. "You should have insisted, Jasper," Leon scolded me. He was apprehensive, and I was trying hard to keep him down. "Please do not beat me up about this. You should have insisted too," I shot back at him, and he was silent. He was a wolf of few words, but the incident had forced him to start speaking up. His continuous bantering was messing with my focus and thoughts. I was trying hard to maintain control and maintain my sanity. "Let me take over, Jasper. I can search for her," Leon offered, and I knew what he intended to do, but we could not be stupid about the search. We had to be wise about it, or we would regret it. A group of Ace wolves could overpower me if I

Jasper Everyone living far away from Brooksbridge arrived a day before the meeting. Among them were council members, Alphas and hunters. It was clear it would be a big deal. None of us cared about this meeting. It was being forced. We had issues. Our mates were missing, and their captors were yet to reach out to us. We did not know if they were alive or dead. The suspense was going to make me go mad. It took a lot to keep my emotions in check and my sanity. I was angry. Randolph had started blaming himself, saying he shouldn't have let Reacheal leave, but how could he have known that something like this was going to happen? The complex had always been safe. He wouldn't have let her leave if he knew she wasn't safe. He wasn't an Ace wolf. He was expected to view himself as less threatening to the intruders. This was genuinely my fault. If Brooksbridge had tackled this matter properly, we would not have these issues. The day of the meeting was finally upon us. The council members le

Racheal. I regretted my decision to go to the complex when Gamma David loaded us into the van. The way Ruby surrendered made me know we were truly fucked. She didn't even put up a fight, and she wasn't like that. Ruby was a powerful woman. I guess having mated to an Ace wolf, she knew precisely the danger we were in. That did not stop me from teasing the guy. There was no way Clara and I were going to make it easy. I might not be physically strong, but my mouth was as sharp as a blade, and I knew how deeply words could cut. I was hopeless at that moment. Since Randolph did not bother to come and get me from the complex, I doubted he would want to rescue me. Maybe he was over it by now. I wasn't hopeful about surviving. The scenario played in my head and wasn't such a good one. They would call Randolph, and he would tell them to do as they pleased. Besides, with me dead, he would be a free man to do whatever he liked. I knew I was doomed. The moment the ace wolves realised I wasn't val