Page 25 of Knot My Sin

Yeah, yeah.

I have some self-preservation for my ass, so I don’t say the words out loud.

Shaw, our resident driver, grabs the keys to the Razor, and we clomp outside to the garage. Working quickly, Ambrose opens the door, and Shaw turns on the vehicle to drive into the driveway.

Unsure how long we’ll be looking, Everest grabs some long distance two-way radios for us to communicate as we search since cell reception may be limited. Ambrose locks up the house as soon as Everest gets into the vehicle, and then joins us in the Razor.

I’m sitting in the back, my legs drawn up as the rain continues to come down. It feels like another world, the liquid feeling like tiny knives as it pelts my face.

I should raise the hood of my raincoat higher to protect myself, but I choose not to. I’m still a million times more comfortable than Wren is right now. I don’t deserve anything more until she’s found.

“Please let us find her,” I whisper as we bump and drive the mile up to the gate and then roar off onto the road.

Shaw slams on the brakes and turns the vehicle, making me squeal as he drives the Razor into the woods. Ambrose grunts, unamused at his driving skills as he bands his arm around my chest. There aren’t any seatbelts in this contraption, which makes him twitchy.

He likes order, things in abundance, and safety. Right now, we’re thumbing our noses at all of it.

“We’ll find her, baby boy,” Shaw growls. Blinking in surprise as the rain mixes with my tears, it takes me a second to realize he’s replying to my words.

“I hope so,” I murmur.

Come on, Darling. Hold on for me.

SHAW

I’m driving much faster than I normally would, but I can feel the anxiety vibrating from Flynn’s bond. He thinks that because we shut ours down that we can’t feel him, and that’s not the case. My omega is freaking the fuck out.

He’s also incredibly angry and disappointed with his alphas. Yeah, what I haven’t told him is that I feel the same about myself.

As the wind and rain whips through the trees and I crash through the underbrush, I finally have to admit to myself that an omega has no business being in these woods, especially in these conditions. Or fuck, in a goddamn heat the way Flynn suspects she is.

Swallowing hard, my heart cramps so hard it makes me gasp. We fucked up, and now we have to find her.

“Slow down, man,” Ambrose yells. “We may miss her at this speed.”

Slowing the vehicle down, I nod. “Everyone out, let’s canvas the woods on foot. Grab a radio and make sure to check in regularly. Flynn, please stay with one of us at all times. It’ll make me more comfortable, it is not because you’re not capable, okay?”

As I put the Razor in park, I turn to face him. Flynn nods tersely to show that he understands me before getting out to follow Everest. Shaking my head, I grab a radio before stepping out of the vehicle to start looking.

“Shaw!” Ambrose shouts, making me turn around.

“The ground is going to be really soft. Watch for holes, or anywhere she could have fallen in,” he tells me. I nod at him before leaving him behind to look.

The words are for me as well to remind me to get my head in the game. The last thing any of us need is for one of us to get hurt. Ambrose and I weigh a ton, and it would be a pain in the ass to have to launch another rescue mission.

On and on I walk, checking the raging river for a body, ravines, and up in the trees. Goddamnit she could be anywhere.

The radio buzzes in my pocket as I shove my hair back. It’s miserable out here. Fuck.

“Wren!” I yell, hoping for movement somewhere, anywhere as I turn slowly in a circle.

Pulling out the radio, I hit the button to speak. “Did you find her? Copy,” I grunt.

When the weather is nicer and it’s not as wet, we’ll play hide and seek and enjoy the day while we use these as backup to keep in contact. Unfortunately, this is a much less enjoyable time.

“Nah, boss. Wanted to see if you’ve had any better luck,” Everest says. “Ambrose, you? Copy.”

“Parts of the forest are really muddy,” Ambrose sighs. “The sun is going down and we won’t be able to see shit without flashlights. I don’t want to lose anybody. We’re going to have to pack it in.”

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