Chapter 96

Griffin 96After having addressed the entire pack, I mindlink Gerald and Dillion to come to my office. And tobring their mates with them. Jessa will probably take this news the hardest. Sure Gerald, Dillion,and Collin grew to love Ayla. They will be heartbroken by the news. Willing to do almost everythingthey can to get her back home safely. That’s still nothing compared to Jessa replaceing out hechildhood best friend. The one she has always described as her platonic soulmate has beenkidnapped. And by the man that caused her so much hurt in the first place. *** Collin and Dillion live in a wing in the castle so they are the first ones to arrive. They must havesensed something was wrong. Because they do not come in with their usual jokes and giggles.Dillion’s usual banter is long gone and he just silently places a mug of coffee and a sandwich infront of me. “I understand it is something bad, but we both know that means you need to keep up your strength”He reminds me looking at the sandwich. He is right, I cannot quite bring myself to eat yet so I just drink the coffee and nibble on thesandwich, as we wait for Jessa and Gerald. As I drink and “eat” if you can call it that. My mind driftsback to Ayla again, is she getting breakfast? If so will the food be good, fresh healthy food withoutpoison in it? I try to comfort myself with the fact David wants to be her mate again, so he must atleast want to keep her alive. “Prince Griffin, what is the matter is this about Ayla, if so can you Griffin 96288 Mouchers please tell me.” Jessa asks bursting into the room. Gerald right behind her. “I am sorry Prince Griffin. I couldn’t stop my mate” he breathes out like he has been running. Knowing Jessa he probably was. It’s weird though I realize they are using my title to please my wolf. “Please have a seat, you don’t need to use my titles but I do have terrible news. And yes, Jessasadly it is about Ayla” I swallow trying to replace my next words. The wolves here in the room with me

are my friends, are our friends. So I know I don’t have to keep up a strong front. I can crumble a little and let them see how muchthis hurts me. But I still need to get out the words, words that have settled on my tongue like a bitteraftertaste. Words that make my stomach churn and my blood boil before I even say them out loud. “Did, David, do anything?” Jessa asks If she was in wolf form now the hairs on her back would be bristled, there is no mistaking the venomin her voice as she spits out his name. “We think so, this morning I received a letter supposedly written by Ayla that she does not want tobe my mate anymore. That she has decided to give David another try and that she suggests I marryHannah because she would make such a good Queen.” I start to explain, but I get interrupted byJessa’s loud scoff, and the growls of the others filling my room. There is no mistake if they deem Ayla capable of doing something like that. There is no question ifthey believe the letter is fake or not. “Ayla left the partly alone early last night and somewhere along the Griffin 96 line her phone died. This morning when her parents went to wake her they found a similar letter.Written on Ayla’s typewriter. We have no idea how he got away with this all but neither of usbelieves Ayla wrote the letter. Making David the clear suspect here” I end my explanation by lookingat the three of them “Don’t forget Hannah, that conniving little bitc h will do everything to get a leg up in the competition.She and David have been sleeping together for a while now both not wanting to mate officially.Keeping their options open for a better choice” Jessa adds, voice dripping with hatred for the twowolves she just mentioned “I still write it down, because it is useful information to have. Gerald can you and Jessa not attendthe announcement as you know the news now? Can you look into the Blood Moon pack, and pull uppictures from Hannah, David and everyone you think might be involved, Jessa?” Finally giving someorder, and forming a plan feels a little

better. Of course, our friends immediately agree, they leave to go to Geralds office and Dillion and Collinfollow me to join my parents and make my way to the ballroom *** By the time I make my way to the ballroom because it is the only room big enough to address theentire pack at the same time I feel sick to my stomach. The ballroom is decorated to welcome Aylainto her pack, to officially cut the bond with her old pack and form a new one with my pack. Ourpack, that should have been what today is all about. It should have ever been like this but yet herewe are. The pack is murmuring about, no doubt wondering why they are being called into a meeting thismorning when everyone was supposed to be present for the forming of the packbond tonight. Sam,who must think this is about Cynthia and what she pulled yesterday is as white as a Griffin 96288 Nouchers sheet. Of course, several pack members have noticed Cynthia is the only one not present, from thesnippets of conversation I can make out. They seem to think this meeting is about her punishment. “Dear Silver Moon pack, thank you for coming in on such short notice. I regret to inform you all thatwe have reasons to believe that my daughter-in-law, our future Queen and Luna. Ayla Hemmingwas kidnapped by David Birch. New Alpha of the BloodMoon pack, and her former mate, the onethat rejected her.” Dad tells the crowd Everyone goes silent looking at each other in disbelief, and then there is the outrage. The angerthat someone dared to hurt our Luna, our Queen-to-be. It’s clear on most of the faces in the crowd.But then there are the ones who raise their hand in the air with questions. Some of them seemgenuinely angry and/or sad. But some of the faces are clouded with doubt. Ayla did a great job at winning them over, and I am so happy she did. But it has only been threeweeks since she really started to work on her connection with the pack. It has only been threeweeks since I did not practically keep her locked up in our bedroom so we could have time together.It would be unrealistic to think that with something this big happening, the entire pack would just

blindly follow Ayla now. Still, I need them too, because I need a strong united pack to win this. Dad nods and points to one of the hands raised in the air. “How do you know she is missing shouldn’t be on the road to us now, Sylvia asks “We found letters stating she has gone back to her old mate, but we have reasons to believe shedid write those” I answer her. Most pack members just nod, having been thoroughly conceived Ayla is the right Luna and Queenfor us. Not everyone is though, to my surprise Sam is the first one to ask if given her history I amsure she 63.29% ” Griffin 96 had not chosen her first mate over me. Starting a flurry of the same questions. I get Sam wants tobelieve Ayla is in the wrong here. It would make what his daughter has done so much better. I am struggling to keep my composure as it is, so I have a hard time replaceing the right words. Sowhen the door swings open and I see him make his way to the stage in the ballroom I sag in relief. Iam sure he knows something that will convince the rest of the pack to follow me and help theirfuture Queen. “Because she hates David she has openly refused him before and stopped Prince Griffin fromcausing a war. Or because I spoke to her on the night of her farewell party and she was thrilled atthe idea of becoming a part of your pack. Oh and because David is dumb, the letters weren’t writtenon her typewriter, I broke it once but she never told my parents so I would not get punished.” Dantells the rest of the pack, and I see more wolves believe us, ready to fight for their Luna to.. be Griffin 97

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