Chapter 216: Rhys
“Well then there are two options for what happened then,” Maizie answered, her voice calm. “He either was on the wrong side of things, playing you like a fiddle, bidding his time before attacking or he was caught on his way here and someone chose to steal his identity. Both stories end the same, but you can choose which scenario is the one you want to believe.”
Leave it to Maizie to see all the potential scenarios. It was one of the things she was very good at. She never said which one she thought it was. At least not at first. But she always saw all the angles. I had thought that maybe the guy was an imposter, but this made it real. This gave a how and a why for both potentials.
The Raymond guy who had been here, he had seemed confident, so I was pretty sure he hadn’t been forced into the situation. But it could have not been Raymond. It could have easily been an imposter. Especially after the whole Ethan thing, we knew they were not above pretending. But I wasn’t convinced. I didn’t know Alpha George’s son. He could have been a greedy dick who was trying to hurt his father and me all in one. To prove that his father’s loyalties were wrongly placed. But his father was different than many other Alpha’s. He hadn’t been trying to gain my favor aggressively when we had met. He had even given me a semi decent bride. It was just unfortunate for her that I didn’t feel anything for her, and she had slept with my brother when I ‘neglected’ her. I couldn’t blame the girl for wanting more, but the disrespect of sleeping with my brother had irked me, and I was a lot less patient back then.
The poor man’s grief was evident. No matter how, he had lost his son. The son that he had undoubtedly loved, who may or may not have betrayed him, and that had to hurt. However, we were tired, and I was sure the new mates wanted some alone time. Maybe to go for a run. Maybe for other things, that I didn’t want to even think about. But the hour was late, and Grace needed me to sleep, so that I could find her.
“You said there were 2 reasons that you came here,” I stated bringing us back on track. “What is the second?”
The old man sighed, recomposing himself in a way that I knew all too well. He might only be the leader of a small pack, but he was a leader nonetheless.
“I heard your Luna Queen has been taken. I came to offer my support. There isn’t much I can offer since my pack is under attack, however, I think we have a common enemy in the Red Blood pack, and I here to happily offer my services in whatever way I can. And I have this map.”
It took all I had not to show my surprise at his words. I had expected him to try and kill me. He was an older man, and he wouldn’t be hard to take down, but he was here to offer the opposite. He was here to help. And I could barely believe it.
“Don’t trust too easily.” My wolf warned, and I knew he was right, but if he could help, I wanted to hear him out.
Alpha George explained how he had gotten the map and what he thought it represented. An underground city that laid directly beneath the Red Blood pack. It’s entrances and exits. If this was real, we had how they had disappeared without a trace, as well as where they most likely were keeping Grace.
Despite my wolf’s warning, I couldn’t help the excitement that was building inside me. The hope that I finally had an answer of how to get to my mate.
Maizie studied the map closely next to me. I could tell her mind was reeling, but she wasn’t going to say anything in front of the man.
“I will accept this map as a gift, and I want to help you with your Red Blood pack problem. You will be even luckier if this actually helps me get my mate back.” I told him. “For now, you will be given accommodations for the night, and we can discuss more in the morning.”
The older Alpha bowed his thanks to me and exited the room. Immediately Sawyer searched the chair the old man had been sitting in. He had been quiet all meeting, but that wasn’t really strange. He had never liked to do this sort of thing. Leon used to be the one to accompany me to these sorts of meetings, but Sawyer had stepped up when I needed him, and I appreciated that.
“Okay 2 questions before we disperse,” I stated, looking at my brother, and my soon-to-be sister-in-law. “Do we trust him? And does the map have any validity?”
“Trust? Meh.” Maizie answered. “I don’t not trust him, but I also think he’s being tricked or lead by something else. Especially if he found this map. It’s a little old, and not quite accurate anymore, but it’s close enough to what’s there now.”
“What about the underground city?” Sawyer asked.
“The program was underground.” Maizie said slowly. “It wouldn’t surprise me if it was all interconnected somehow.”
“Okay,” I nodded, trying to slow my thoughts down to a more manageable pace. “That’s enough for tonight. Go to bed. I’ll station a couple extra guards at the packhouse tonight, and we’ll reconvene in the morning.”
Sawyer placed his hand on the small of Maizie’s back, and to my surprise she didn’t push him away. I grabbed the map off the desk and followed them out. I tried to give them some privacy, but I couldn’t help but smile when I heard Maizie ask if she could try shifting. They turned to go outside, and I continued my way up the stairs.
When I opened the door to my room, I wasn’t at all surprised to see Sammy curled up in my bed, and Michael sound asleep on my floor. I didn’t bother changing my clothes, I was too tired for that. I just plopped myself into bed, and I drifted off to dreamland, hoping to see Grace. Even if it wasn’t real, it would be enough for now.
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