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“Are you alright?”I reach out to Michaela. I didn’t like when Chayton split us up when we got here. Although no one else seemed to see the issue.

Her soft laughter pierces my mind.“I’m literally a few yards away from you. Will you relax, Beta.”

“No,”I answer honestly.“Not until I have my eyes on you again.”

She sighs. “You’re working really hard to sell this relationship.”

“I’m not selling anything, Baby Girl.”

A wave of arousal vibrates through our link. It’s so sudden and out of the blue, my wolf sits up inside me. He immediately wants me to find our mate. My wolf has been desperate to fuck Michaela again. He does not understand how human emotions work. I’ve been trying to explain to him she and I aren’t there yet.

“Go to mate,”he growls.

“No. But it’s worth noting that she likes that pet name.”

“Enzo,” Chayton shouting my name, gets my attention. “Did you hear what I said?”

“No, I’m sorry. What did you say?”

Chayton smirks, shaking his head. “I said, how long do you think they’ve been gone from here?”

I focus back in on the surrounding scene. The old food and the smells. “Just a few days looks like.”

“Hmm,” Zyion says, standing across the room from me.

“What?” I ask.

“Just seems weird. We found out about this tunnel, and three days later, they have miraculously moved on. It’s almost as if they were tipped off.”

My hackles go up at his accusation. I’m not sure what he’s getting at, but I’m not liking the direction he’s going.

“You think someone in the pack is tipping them off?” Chayton asks.

“Isn’t it obvious?” Zyion scoffs.

“No,” I say.

Zyion cuts his eyes over to me before looking back at Chayton. “Look, I get that she and your mate are friends, but let’s not forget what she is.”

He was accusing Michaela.

“We have already established Michaela, isn’t behind this. She’s been helping.”

He tosses his hands up at Chayton. “Helping, but we are no closer to catching those bloodsuckers. In fact, I will go out on a limb to say we are always one step behind them. Come on, you two. You know what this is.”

“Actually, I don’t,” I say, crossing my arms over my chest. “Enlighten me.”

He glares at me. “She is the only one that has something to gain with these attacks. They didn’t happen until she showed up. Plus, why haven’t we heard anything else about her sister’s supposed fiancé? If he was such a threat that she fled the city, why hasn’t he shown up in the four months they’ve been here? She’s playing us.”

“She isn’t,” I state.

Although in the past, I’ve been forthcoming with everything I got from Michaela, I didn’t tell Chayton about her ex. I didn’t want him questioning her or second guessing her motive.

“Oh yeah,” he argues, crossing his arms over his chest. “How do you know?”

“Because I do. And you’re just going to have to take my word for it.”

Zyion made some brilliant points. And just weeks ago, I might’ve agreed with him. But after spending time with Michaela and getting to know her more, I know she’s not behindthis. I think there is something else she hasn’t told me about this ex, but I firmly believe it has nothing to do with these attacks.