Chapter 97


    “They did it? They’re safe?” I gasped, my hands covering my mouth as I gaped at Kade, my happiness


    was overrun with confusion. “Why were you feeling grief?”


    “We lost a few of our men out there.” He grimaced, “Typically Alec and I would visit the family ourselves


    to break the news, but Alec’s not here, and home is far away.”


    “I’ve done nothing but worry this entire time, and I can’t take it anymore.” I admitted with a sigh, “Now


    that we’ve held up our end, Zayne has no choice but to hold up his. I wouldn’t be able to live with


    k*****g him, not when he’s Tori’s mate. You can rough him up a bit and hand him over to her though,


    I’m sure she’d enjoy that.”


    “I wouldn’t do that to her, not unless she approved.” Kade promised with a small smile. I knew it went


    against his nature to leave a threat alive, but he couldn’t go around picking off the High Table. I had


    already offed one member unintentionally, and I refused to let that number creep higher. “We will–“


    A knock sounded at the bedroom door; feather soft. The two of us hesitated for a moment, and


    watched as a note card was slid beneath the door.


    Kade motioned for me to wait, and darted over to the door. Whoever had delivered the note were gone


    before he had the chance to slide the lock.


    “What’s it say?” I asked eagerly, figuring it were from Zayne.


    “Guards are distracted for fifteen minutes. Meet in room 213.” Kade repeated in his deep baritone,


    “Seems Zayne’s gotten the news.”


    “How did he find out so fast?” I asked.


    “I gave Zayne one of those disposable phones, and gave the men his number.” He shrugged, “Figured


    it save me the trouble of sneaking the message.”


    “That was nice of you.” I noted, unable to help it when my lips twitched.


    Kade’s eyebrow’s lifted, “Nice of me?”


    “Yeah, to help Zayne like that.” I nodded, nearly choking on theugh that tickled my lips.


    “You tease me when we’re in a rush.” He sighed sharply, narrowing his dark eyes at me. This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    I felt a tingle of excitement between my legs as I thought of what might happen once, we had Alec back


    with us.


    We brought Tori along as we snuck down to room 213. The note had been right. The two guards were


    currently down in the lobby, confused to how they got there.


    We slipped in the room and found it already brightly lit. Zayne Novak sat in an arm chair, and held a


    ss of scotch in his hand. He looked too neat and pristine to be a drinker, but the half-empty bottle


    spoke for itself.


    “You all look horrible.” Zaynemented.


    I absolutely refused to let this p***k sour my decently good mood. I bit back my response, but it seemed


    Tori was feeling extra feisty today. I had almost forgotten how snappy she gets when she’s tired.


    “It’s hard to F*cking sleep when the fate of your best-friend’s mate rests on sneaking a group of white


    wolves out of a psychopath’s territory.” She snarled, pointing a finger at Zayne’s chest. I could tell the


    moment his eyes darkened ever so slightly, and something vicious and starving shed within his


    emotions.


    He said nothing to her, but nced down at the inch that kept her finger from touching his chest. He


    lifted a pale eyebrow and kept his seafoam eyes on hers.


    “Also, there is another problem.” Zayne said to Kade and I, choosing to turn his attention away from


    Tori.


    I could feel her anger snap and fizzle out as she backed away from Zayne. While Zayne’s emotions


    were strange like his father’s, I could feel how he affected Tori. I also knew that Tori had some sort of


    effect on him as well.


    “Is this about my brother?” Kade all but snarled, and found myself digging my nails into the soft fabric of


    his t-shirt.


    “No, that’s another matter altogether.” He sighed, waving his hand. His eyes turned from Kade to I.


    Ever since he showed up at the cabin, Zayne’s gaze had a strange affect. Where most people would


    look away at some point, his focus was unwavering. It was sharpened and honed, a weapon in its own


    right. “My father has found out about the missing white wolves. He has no proof who was truly involved,


    but we’re going to deal with some bacsh if he even suspects we had anything to do with it.”


    “We’ll keep our end; he won’t suspect a thing from us.” Kade promised him, to which I also nodded.


    “Very well. There’s something else I might tell you, then.” Zayne cleared his throat, and actually looked


    a bit ufortable. “Sebastian Sable has created a movement against you, and it’s been gaining


    some traction. Some of the witnesses are actively turning against you. Sebastian will expect the High


    Table toe to a vote today, most likely regarding your ce in our world. It’s also to my knowledge


    that Nico Deville will be siding with Sebastian on this argument. So long as my father doesn’t know


    what we’ve done, I can assume he would side with you.”


    I wasn’t surprised about the news regarding Sebastian. I could feel how much he absolutely despised


    me. It was only fitting he’d retaliate in some way, though I expected it to be much more violent. I was


    certainly disappointed in Nico Deville, but again, the news wasn’t very astounding.


    That left Brayton Cliff and Jaspar Fox, and I had no clue how either would vote. Jaspar certainly seems


    like he’s on my side, but that talk of an alliance could’ve easily been false. Brayton seemed on the side


    of logic, which left me clueless. The man wanted to experiment on me for crying out loud, how was I


    supposed to know what he’d choose?


    “We’ll just have to deal with it then.” I sighed after a few moments of silence, squaring my shoulders.


    “They can try, but my life isn’t going to be dictated by a F*cking vote.”


    “It’s time to hold up your end of the deal, Novak.” Kade grunted, stifling a snarl that threatened to tear


    from his throat.


    “Getting your brother isn’t going to be as simple as I made it out to be.” Zayne huffed, rolling his eyes


    when Kade stormed forward snarling.


    “Enough.” I snapped, grabbing Kade’s arm. I gave Zayne my best murderous re, which must’ve


    been pretty good considering he had the wit to pale. “Do you have a d***h wish? Quit F*cking with him,


    or I won’t bother holding him back. As miserable as your life might be, we have more important things


    to worry about.”


    “I said it wouldn’t be simple, not that it’s impossible.” Zayne snarled, smoothing down his suit. “It took


    time to get the information I needed. I had to make sure nothing–absolutely nothing, made its way back


    to my father. There has to be no trace of our interference here today.”


    “Our interference?” I asked slowly.


    “Unless there’s someone else you trust toe with me to rescue your mate.” Zayne said in a t


    voice, “Turns out there’s more security than I anticipated, and the friend I have helping us can only take


    out so many.”


    I gave Kade a long look, and I swore he knew what I was thinking. We were both clearly on the same


    page from the looks of it.


    “We’re in.” Kade nodded, “Now, who’s this friend you haveing?”


    “She’s here already.” Zayne replied, gesturing to one of the bedrooms. “My father doesn’t know she’s


    here, which has to remain that way. He’ll be able to connect the dots if he finds her.”


    “She’s a white wolf, isn’t she?” I asked, unable to conceal my interest.


    “She is.” Zayne said after a long moment in silence. Clearly, he favored a new subject, because he


    changed tactics rather quickly. “Alec is being kept half an hour from here, in River Crest. River Crest


    was meant to be a bustling city, but things happened and money came up short. They turned it into


    half-assed houses that aren’t worth what they’re sold for. A lot of them are abandoned, and that’s


    where your brother is being kept.”


    “He’s been this close the entire time?” I said weakly. “I haven’t felt anything through the bond.”


    “Since seeing the mark on his neck, they would’ve been keeping him sedated the entire time.” Zayne


    frowned, “I’m sure he hasn’t been awake for much of anything since he was taken.”


    “When are we leaving?” Kade snarled, as ready to get his brother back as I was.


    “Now, if you n to sneak past your guardians.” Zayne shrugged, “If you n to run it by them, I’d say


    in an hour or so.”


    “They’re going to k**l us.” I told Kade, leaning to whisper at him from the back seat of the sedan we


    arrived in. “I am never ever going to hear the end of it from Garrett.”


    “I will rip his tongue out if you wish, sweetheart.” Kade smirked from the driver’s seat.


    Kade was currently driving the sedan, with Zayne sitting passenger. It was an awkward duo, especially


    had absolutely no clue he owned this house, let alone it even existed. I’m second inmand and in


    line to take over, but now I’m beginning to wonder if there might be more I don’t know about him.”