Living Hell


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    Das‘ p.o.v.


    “Are you okay, Little One?” Daxton asks as we walk out of the Pack–house. Our Guardians keep an eye out for any Pack–member who might have a problem with the death of their former Alpha, but they hardly pay us any attention.


    “I am fine. Charna took control and I was along for the ride.” I say as I look at Darius to find the wound on his shoulder, but all I see is blood.


    “All healed up, Little One.” I hear Camus say and I look up to see that he is close to the surface. “I needed to heal my Human and make sure that you were all right.”


    Our Shifter halves push forward whenever we are injured, ensuring a speedy recovery during battle and in everyday life. Charna has done this for me a few times and I know that Darius can hear and see me, while Camus is healing him.


    “Thank you, Camus. I am d to have you as my Mate, I love you.” I say as I get on my tiptoes to kiss him and I feel Charna pushing forward to be as much a part of this as she can.


    “When we return to the Pce, it will be your time. I tell her. She would never ask me for time with her Mates, because she knows that we have much work to do to change our Kingdom back to how it was ruled ages ago.


    However, she deserves time with her Mates as much as I do and it will strengthen our bond even more. It is thest part of the Mate–bond to bepleted, but there aren’t many Shifters left who


    make that finalmitment to the Mate–bond.


    I am not even sure if it gets taught anymore; it wasn’t a part of my education. I found out by reading about the Mate–bond and everything that is involved with it.


    “Princess Das, we have news about Alpha Luke’s Brother.” A Guardian says and I turn my head towards him to look at him. “The Squad Captain is on his way to the Pack–house as we speak,”


    We turn back toward the Pack–house and I see Squad Captain Brandon walking in through the front door.


    “Let’s go, I want to hear what he has to say. I do hope that he has some good news for us and that we can rece Luke with his Brother. I also hope that he found his connection and that they have children.” I say as we walk toward the Pack–house,


    “Captain Brandon, what have you uncovered concerning Jason?” Uncle Vaughn asks and we all look at Brandon for some much–needed answers.


    He gets his tablet out of his backpack and sits down in an armchair, facing all of us as he presses a few times on the screen.


    “Jason did visit the Pack that his Father sent him to but there is something strange about it. Dean reported him missing after two months, but never contacted the Pack to which Jason was sent. Jason left ording to schedule and seemed happy to return home.” Captain Brandon says.


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    His eyes keep moving to his tablet and back at us. He is hiding something and he is going to tell me.


    “Out with it, Brandon. What aren’t you telling us?” ask. Every head turns to me as they can hear the rudeness in my voice. Brandon knows me well enough to understand that he had better answer the question.


    “Well, a few things stood out during my conversation with the Alpha. The obvious being Jason’s missing person’s report and theck of a call from Dean. He also mentioned the foul mood Jason was in when he arrived, but it changed after a dinner conversation.


    Jason had asked about their former Head Warrior and his family. The Alpha knew where they ended up and after he informed Jason about it, his mood changedpletely.” Brandon says.


    Could it be that Jason found out that Don and his family were banished for bogus reasons and wanted to find out the truth? Or could he have found out the truth and decided to leave his family and Pack?


    “I asked the Alpha where they went and I decided that we needed to follow the same path Jason did. We checked every territory along the way, just in case something happened to Jason. Ourst stop was the Pack, who took in the Head Warrior and his family, but it was a dead end.” Brandon


    continues.


    Great, the only lead we had in this case and it turned out to be a dead end.


    “My second inmand felt that the Alpha was hiding something and it wasn’t until I threatened to get the King out there that he finally started talking. Jason showed up to speak with Don, the former Head Warrior. Three weekster, all of them vanished overnight.” Brandon says.


    Another dead end; when will this stop, and when will we get some answers? This case is starting to frustrate me more and more, but I want to get to the bottom of it.


    “I had one of my Squad members trace Don’s number, the one thing he never changed in the past twelve years.” Brandon says with a smirk. “We found Jason and a little surprise to go with it.”


    “Did


    you talk to Jason, Captain Brandon?” Quin asks. “He needs to understand that his Pack needs him now, more than they ever did before,”


    Brandon nods while tapping the screen a few more times; it takes him about a minute to look up again.


    “Yes, we informed him of theint and what King Vaughn is going to do. He only has one request: that you find another Pack for Luke and his family.” Brandon answers.


    Why would he want to have Luke and his family moved out of the territory? Does this have something to do with the little surprise Brandon mentioned earlier?


    “Jason found his connection, but due to circumstances, it took a lot longer for the bond to form and he doesn’t want his Mate to have to deal with Luke, Brandon answers the question that ran through my mind.


    “What could his Mate possibly have against Luke?” Uncle Vaughn asks, but I have a damn good


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    idea why.


    “Joshilyn is his Mate, isn’t she?” I ask as I look at Don, who hasn’t moved a muscle since Brandon started with his report.


    “Yes, she is. Her first response was to break the connection, but Jason pleaded with her to hear him out before taking such drastic measures.” Don replies. He exins that it was then that they discovered Luke had lied.


    It was Jason who convinced them to leave their Pack in the middle of the night; he feared that if anyone came looking for him, his family would make life hell for Joshilyn.