NovelBarChapter 26
Quinn
"What do you mean you won't get me a passport?" I growl at the Storm River Beta.
"I'm sorry Luna but the Alpha will have my head if I were to have any part in sending you into the lion's den!" Carter states as he
shakes his head, "If anyone should go, it's me and Beta Spencer."
I scoff, "And who the fuck is going to protect you when they use their magic?"
"Come on Quinn, don't put me in this position, please!" the Beta begs.
"And don't put me in the position to have to use my com- mand on you! I'm going and that's final!" I growl.
Carter glares at me, "Fine, but you had better protect me when Declan comes back and tries taking my head for putting his Luna
and Queen in the line of fire!"
I roll my eyes, "You're exaggerating just a little bit."
"Are you fucking serious right now, Quinn? Declan has been head over heels in love with you since you turned eigh- teen. You
don't know what it did to him when Lila fucked with him and then when you got with Gavin. He held on to hope, though, and now
that he has you, he will take out anything and anyone who puts you in danger."
I stare at the Beta, amazed at how passionate he is about all of this, "I'm sorry Carter, I'm not trying to get you into trou- ble, I
swear, but we all know that I am the only hope in bring- ing back mine and your sister's mate."
"At what expense, though, Quinn? You know damn well that Declan would give his life for you. He wouldn't survive losing you."
"What? You think I would survive his death? Especially knowing that there was a chance that I could have saved him?" I stare at
the Beta long and hard, "If you don't get me those documents then I will have no choice but to relieve you of your duties! I want
them on my desk at Dark Moon shortly after lunch!" I slam the door to his office and head back to my own pack.
I feel bad, I really do. Carter is my friend, but Declan is my mate, and his life is at stake. If I must choose, I will always choose my
mate, Carter will just have to understand it. I am one hundred percent serious about relieving him of his duties. I will do it and
then deal with the aftermath later once my mate is back at home.
"Well, what did my brother say?" Cici bombards me as soon as I climb out of my Camaro.
I laugh, "Down girl!" I joke.
"Did you just refer to me as a fucking dog? Now I see what Declan means!" My friend states offensively.
"The two of you are babies, that's all. Neither of you can take a joke."
"So? Are you going to tell me when we leave or what?" She asks.
I stop and face her, "First of all, you're not going..."
"You can't be serious! My mate is there too!"
"Yes, and I'm taking Spencer, but I will need you to stay behind and help Cam run the pack until I return. Besides, I doubt your
brother will make one for you."
"Why would he make one for you and not me?" She's be- ginning to throw one of her famous Cici fits, but I don't have time to
deal with it.
"Because I threatened to relieve him of his duties as Beta if he doesn't get me what I need. If you want to continue to act like a
child, I will relieve you of yours as well!" Goddess, I hate that I have to argue and threaten my friends in order to get things done
around here!
She gasps, "You didn't, and you wouldn't!"
"I really get irritated when people question my motives and then try telling me what to do. You of all people should know this,
Carter should too! I may be a Luna and a Queen, but I am a mate first, and nothing will ever come before my mate and pups." I
continue into the pack house with Cici hot on my heels, "By the way, we need to cancel this weekend's festivities."
"It's already done, and they all know why it's being can- celed and that they will be informed of the new date."
"Thank you, anybody have any issues with it? Mainly my Luna ceremony being delayed? I know the Elders will have something
to say about it."
"Uh no, but some want to know what's going on with the Alpha, his cousin in particular." My friend states.
"Shit! I'll need to call him and bring him up to speed." I say just as I get to my office and begin to smell a familiar scent..
"Um, you won't have to, because he's already here, in your office waiting." She grins, "Demi is in there keeping him com- pany
while the boys are down for a nap." She gives me a knowing look, but I roll my eyes, always trying to be a match- maker, that
Walking into my office though, I surprise them, and Demi jumps away from Alpha Deke looking guilty as hell. I chuckle, "I hope
I'm not interrupting anything."
"No, Luna. I was just leaving..."
"No, stay, Demi, and If you call me Luna one more time, I' m going to pull out all of your hair." I muse. Turning to the Al- pha, I
finally greet him, "Hello Alpha Deke. I was going to con- tact you in just a bit...”
"If you use my title one more time then I will have to tell my cousin to chain you up and torture you until you can call me by my
birthname. Not only are you Queen and have the right to do so, but you are family, and I insist. Just like I would hope that you
will allow me to call you by your name as well."
"Of course, Deke. As I was saying, I just got back from Storm River after arguing with Carter about getting me a passport, so I
can go after my mate and my Beta's mate."
"Yes, so I heard. My cousin, always getting himself into trouble." He chuckles, "So, tell me, how did this happen?"
I go on to tell him everything, starting with how we found Ledger with his skull bashed in. When I tell him about them killing
regular wolves and then threatening to kill one of our own if we didn't return Ledger, Deke becomes really angered, "Well, once
you get all the necessary documents, my jet will be on standby, and we can leave right away."
"We?"
"Of course! You don't expect that I would let you and Spencer go by yourselves, do you? I may not have magic or powers, but I
do have the strength. If I'm able to sneak up on them and immobilize them before they can use any magic, then we should be
able to get in and out."
I lean back in my chair and laugh, "You make it sound like it's going to be so easy, when in fact, I believe it's going to be trickier
than hell. We don't know what kind of protection they have, they could have wards up protecting their perimeters."
"True, but we have to chance it. I cannot just sit here and do nothing while my cousin is in the hands of hunters. Not to worry
you, but I'm sure he's not in a very good state as it is right now. They are going to keep him weak, so he can't cause any trouble
or try to escape." Deke looks concerned himself.
I close my eyes briefly, "I've already thought about that myself. I'm just hoping he holds out until we get there. After all, it's me
that they want, so that's exactly what I'm going to make them think they are getting."
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