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“How do you know the Royal Pack took him, though? And no, you’re not a horrible mother,” I said, trying to comfort her as much as possible. I couldn’t understand her pain. But I couldn’t imagine losing any of my family members.

She pulled out a badge with the emblem of the Royal Pack. Shock rolled over me when I saw it. She was telling the truth.

Ten

VANESSA

They took my baby.

I could think of nothing else as I sat in the helicopter between Jack and Ryan. The mood was somber, and even Liam wasn’t writing as he sat across from us- laptop abandoned under the chair.

“He’ll be okay,” said Jack, rubbing my cold arm. “The Royal Pack will never hurt their own.”

“I deserve this,” I said, letting out the longest breath of my life. My heart ached endlessly. This hit me way worse than anything I’ve ever gone through. I thought about Gabe’s little hands clutching me and his slobber all over my face. I already missed his laugh and giggles when I tickled him.

“Don’t say that,” said Jack harshly. “No one deserves this. Least of all you. You were just trying to create a better life for you and your baby.”

“I did something unforgivable,” I said shakily. I couldn’t hold it in anymore. I had nothing else to lose now, so I might as well be honest. “The Royal Pack was going to auction me off because I helped get their princess kidnapped. Voss kidnapped her and convinced me we’d take over the kingdom.”

“So you’re wanted for treason…” said Jack slowly, looking at me with raised eyebrows. His face had turned pale, and he shut his eyes tight. “You will need to face the punishment of your crimes, but you don’t deserve to have your son taken away from you.”

My heart sank seeing the disappointment on Jack’s face.Since when did I care about his opinion?

Apparently, I did now.

“Damn, why’d you do it?” Liam asked me.

Ryan squeezed my hand in comfort. I had no idea why Ryan was still on my side, even after telling them the whole truth.

“I don’t know,” I said. There wasn’t a reason in the world that could make them change their minds about me. That I wanted to feel powerful because I was made to feel small my entire life.

The rest of the four-hour flight was awkward and quiet. I wondered what was going on with my baby and if he was alright. I knew for a fact he had to be in Howl’s Edge.

“Crackers?” asked Ryan, holding out a plate for me. I shook my head, hugging myself tightly. My stomach was in knots, and the pack suddenly lost all respect for me. It was okay. I deserved it all.

“We’re touching down now,” said Jack, looking out of the little oval-shaped window.

When I steppedout of the helicopter, Jack took my hand.

“We can hide you from the Royal Pack,” he said, looking at the guards waiting to check us on the other end of the beach. “We can pretend you’re our omega but unregistered.”

Liam was directing a few betas on removing the crates of the plant from the helicopter.

“No,” I said, firmly shaking my head. “I want them to catch me. That’s the only way I can get inside the palace to see my son.”

“Don’t be stupid,” he said, placing a hand on my shoulder and turning me to face him. My chin trembled, and my eyes burned with unshed tears. Goodness knows if I had any tears left after today. “We can protect you from them and look for your son.”

“I appreciate it, Jack, but I can’t wait that long,” I said, pulling away from him and running towards the guards on the shoreline. They immediately took one look at me and produced handcuffs out of nowhere.

“Vanessa!” Jack shouted as I ran towards them.

I was probably making the biggest mistake of my life as I ran toward them.

“What’s your name?” one of the guards boomed in my ear as I tried to catch my breath. Normally I didn’t get this out of breath so easily, but not dancing for a few days had already taken a toll on my body.

“Vanessa,” I answered.

“You are wanted by the Royal Pack for treason.”

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