Chapter 103
“Well, that was an absolute f*****g mess.” Jaspar snorted, cocking an onyx eyebrow at me as he took a
long drink from his ss. He seemedpletely unbothered, more inconvenienced, if anything.
It was then that I noticed we weren’t alone.
The little girl who had touched me bounced over to his side, cing a protective arm around his leg.
She stared at me with hazel eyes, through hair the same color as Jaspar’s.
I gaped at her for a few moments, still sprawled out on the carpet until the world around me stopped
shifting.
“She did rather well for her first time, didn’t she?” A feminine voice asked, cool and collected as she
analyzed me.
I pulled myself from the floor, finally noticing the woman who sat in the armchair. She wore a tight ck
dress, but looked professional with her short heels and crisp shoulder length cut. Her eyes were a
warm shade of brown, despite the guarded look on her face.
“Yes, she did.” Jaspar nodded, agreeing with whoever this woman was. Before I had the chance to
snap at him, he directed his attention back to me. He tapped a nail against the rim of his ss, keeping
a steady pace as he spoke. “I genuinely had no clue how little you knew until today. I might’ve been
able to prevent this entire mess if you had known ahead of time.
“Known ahead of time?” I scoffed, “If it hasn’t escaped your notice, I’m trying to flee from this d**n hotel,
with my mates. Marcus has officially dered me his prisoner. Things have already gone to s**t, and I
don’t have time to stick around while you tell me the important truth that I should’ve known days ago!”
“We have a few minutes, which will have to be enough.” He replied, his tone tense enough that I held
back my retort for a few seconds. “Delh has made sure to notify your mate’s that you’ll be catching
up with them, should they manage to make it out of the hotel.”
I nced down at the little girl who met my eyes fearlessly and gave me a wave. She looked up at
Jaspar, a question burning in her eyes. He gave me a single nce before nodding, and cing a
hand on her shoulder.
“I’m Delh, and I’m a white wolf too.” She grinned up at me, missing just a few of her baby teeth. “I
brought you here! I can go wherever I want, but Dad doesn’t like to let me most of the time.”
I cocked an eyebrow at Jaspar, whose gaze hardened. He brought Delh back to his side and took
another long drink.
“Everyone always thought g******g was Desmond’s thing, but he had no more skill than a child at an
arcade. I’m among those you imed to have sat by while Marcus crept around in the dark.” Jaspar
grimaced, but continued without interruption. “I’ve also been crawling around in the dark, getting my
hands d***y. As you can see, we both have quite a bit to fight for. I’m no fool, to form an allegiance with
you means risking quite a bit. I’m not one to trust easily, but you are the first I’vee across that has
a chance against him. I knew it that night, when you drained Desmond Deville of his life.”
Part of me wanted to deny it. I wasn’t a k****r, a m******r–but at the same time, I had k****d those men.
Even with all of my promises, I knew that I’d do it again if it meant saving the people I love.
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“So, this is you wanting an alliance with me and my mates?” I asked, unable to help peering down at
Delh. She was clearly a white wolf, the child of Jaspar. It made me curious as to who the woman
sitting in the chair was.
“Crystal is my beta, a white wolf as well.” Jaspar noted, catching how my eyes had strayed to the
woman.
I’m sure my surprise was obvious as it shed across my face. The twins had told me briefly that the
position of Beta was nearly always given to a man. The rules forbidding women to take on high
standing roles had been abolished nearly sixty years ago, but there were still none being chosen.
“Against my better judgment, he is trusting you.” Crystal frowned at me, drumming her manicured nails
on the armrest of the chair. She leaned forwards, and I could feel the protectiveness radiating off of her.
It was my gift for feeling emotions that kept me from being offended at thisst bit. “The information he
gives you could destroy thirty years of work. If you betray him, or let this slip through your fingers–your
abilities might k**l me, but you will go down by my side.”
“She’s quite abrasive, it’s my favorite quality. ” Jaspar shrugged, making Crystal let out a dry snort.
“What I need to know, is that we’re on the same page about everything. You both clearly know what I
want. At first, it was my freedom. I just wanted to be left alone, but it’s be so much more than
that.” I grimaced, clenching my teeth together as the smug face of Marcus Novak drifted through my
mind. “I don’t know the full extent of what Marcus is doing, but it needs toe to an end. I want every
single white wolf to be free, and every ounce of corruption removed from the High Table.”
“So young for so many aspirations.” Crystal murmured, her chestnut eyes honed in on my face.
“Yeah, well. Human life wasn’t working out too well for me. Turns out, I fare better here.” I snapped
back; my words sharp like steel.
“Then you’ll find, that we are on the same page, Aurora.” Jaspar said firmly, bringing my attention back
to the present. I could feel just a sh of fear behind his cold wall of indifference. Whatever he was
going to tell me, it truly meant a lot to him and his pack. “You hold some form of alliance with Zayne
Novak, so I assume you know some of what he does. Am I correct?”
It wasn’t exactly an alliance, I wanted to say. We more tolerated each other for the sake of getting
things done on both of our ends. Truthfully, having Zayne Novak as an ally could change everything,
but he was too far under the thumb of his father to break free.
“You are correct.” I nodded, choosing simplicity over anything else.
“He is responsible for getting the wolves to the borders of hisnds, it’s the most he can aplish
without being caught. I transport those wolves onto my own territory, and give them everything they
need to begin a new life. They are allowed to leave if they wish, but most stay and build something for
themselves.” Jaspar said slowly, like he wanted me to remember every detail. He nced towards
Crystal and gave her a friendly smirk, making me wonder if she were a white wolf as well. “Doing this
has given me powerful allies. Ones that have dreamed of someone like youing along, ones that
are tired of hiding and ready to fight.”
“That’s where they’ve all been going.” I chuckled incredulously.
“I’m not the only one with white wolves at my disposal, though the ones in my pack work for me
willingly.” Jaspar said darkly, his eyes turning to stone. “Marcus and Sebastian both have white wolves
within their borders. That is how Marcus discovered your activities. I couldn’t figure out how he had
done it. I watched the security footage nearly a hundred times, but then I found it. Rumor has it, Marcus
is in possession of a white wolf that can see your memories through touch. She just so happened to be
here today, a few inches from you on your way in the council room.”
Jaspar promised to be in touch with us at some point, though he hadn’t exactly given me a glimpse into
his methods.
He had given the twin’s an address to go to, a safehouse where I’d be waiting for them. We needed to
stay out of sight for a few days, to let Marcus’s troops scatter as they veered farther and farther away.
Then, we would emerge from the safehouse and make our way back home.
Jaspar was right, alliances were a risky business. He was trusting me with the truth of his pack, and I
was trusting he wasn’t sending me to a room full of Marcus’s soldiers.
“She can only transport herself to ces she’s been before. She doesn’t need to roam the ce, but a
simple foot in the door will allow her free roam.” Jaspar exined, “Staying in the safehouse will give
us a constant connection until you must venture back to your pack. From there, we’ll figure something
else out.”
It was hard to doubt him when Delh grabbed my hand in her own and smiled up at me, her child-like
innocence not tainted from the horrible world we lived in. After seeing the fraction of softness in his
eyes from his daughter, I knew that he had protected her well all of these years.
“Are you ready?” She whispered, grinning up at me.
“I think so.” I nodded, smiling down at her.
The hotel room around me twisted and warped before morphing into something else altogether. The
Persian carpet became white and scruffy, and the antique sofa elongated into a modern looking
sectional. The brick firece against the wall was reced with a long bar that spanned the wall.
Decanters and bottles of expensive liquor sat unopened on the shelves.
The scent of air freshener and stale cleaner was in the air, telling me someone had been here recently
to clean the ce.
I stood just by a panel on the wall that housed at least ten light switches. After a few tries, I managed to
flick on the lights. Ten circr lights protruded from the ceiling, making me wince as it bathed the room.
I descended two stairs to where the sectional was and plopped down. It was surprisinglyfortable
given its t look, but it did nothing to ease the nerves building in my gut.
Waiting was the worst part of all of this. I’d rather be with Alec and Kade, fighting whoever might stop
us from leaving. It’d be worth it to know that they were safe, that Tori and everyone else was as well.
I flicked on the television that was mounted on the wall, and turned to the next channel for some noise.
Within the silence, I could hear every creak and shift in this house. I contemted grabbing the tablet,
and gave in when my curiosity won over.
There wasn’t a password as I swiped upwards. The screen brightened as the tablet unlocked, revealing
nearly twenty different screens. Live video footage from various parts of the house appeared, even one
of me sitting on the living room couch.
I clicked on one that showed the long driveway, all but shrouded by trees. The next tab held a map,
with a small section circled in red. I chuckled dryly at the screen. I wasn’t that much farther from the
hotel, most likely only a couple hours away.
If they were in wolf form, they’d make it here pretty quickly. Assuming no one was injured. From there,
my thoughts continued to turn dark. I focused my attention on the tablet, using it as a desperate
distraction.
Thest tab was on the Inte, and looked like some kind of news channel website. In bold letters at
the top was some catchy title, followed by a long paragraph. I refreshed the page and nearly dropped
the tablet.
It slipped through my loosened grip as an image of myself shed on the screen.
It wasn’t just one, but an entire gallery of them. Me pressed against Kade in council room, a look of fury
on my face. Another one where I was at the stand, my mouth opened as I declined all three of their
offers.
I felt oddly invaded, but couldn’t stop myself from reading the paragraph beneath the gallery of photos.
It said what I had thought. That I was dangerous, a powerful white wolf on the loose. Running from the
High Table for acts of treason. Marcus Novak had all but dered war on us, all without issuing the
formal deration.
I swiped the news article away, trying to force the numbers to stop swimming behind my eyes. The
remaining members of the High Table were offering a heavy reward for my capture–alive, not d**d.
Jaspar was ying his part, staying within the shadows to keep his own operation safe.
I propped the tablet up on the table and stared at the screens as they showed me various rooms in the
house. There was only one camera I was interested in, the one leading directly into the house. As the
television droned on in the background, I watched the tablet and waited for my mates to find their way
back to me.