Page 44 of The Last Ultimatum: Part 1

“So are you going to drop Aiden for this guy? I mean what do we even know about him? I mean, ew, it's Aiden Campbell, but he can make you a she-Alpha. He's rich and well respected. And it really seems like your dad is trying to make an alliance with the Campbells now.”

“What are you saying? You're suddenly okay with Aiden? Kayla, listen to yourself.”

“No. Oh no, that's not what I'm saying at all. I'm just saying that we know the evil that is Aiden Campbell and what you would be getting out of mating him.”

“Besides a lifetime of misery?”

“Besides that. But what does this guy offer? Do you even know his name.”

“Lachlan,” I said with a sigh.

Just saying his name aloud felt so right.

“Oh my God. You're practically glowing. I've never seen you like this.”

“I've never felt like this.”

She considered that for a moment. “Lachlan? Till, I don't remember meeting a Lachlan. You know how good I am with names. There was Michael, Colin, Tucker, Linc, and Walker.”

“He wasn’t with them when we met them.”

She shrugged. “I'm just saying, we met Delta, and he wasn't one of them. Are you sure he said Delta?”

“Of course I'm sure.”

“What else do you know about him, besides how handsome he is and how good he can kiss?”

I blushed and shrugged. “He's a dingo from Sydney and he wants me to go into hiding until Chelle's found.”

“He has a lead on Chelle?”

“Maybe. It sounds like a serious one. I don't know if I'm supposed to talk about it.”

“That never includes me, spill it.”

So I did. I told her everything I could remember about the Collectors, Chelle's disappearance, and the threat to dingo Tribes in the area.

“Wow, I can't believe the Collectors are really here. We've heard the rumors, but I can't believe it might be real. And seriously, a mating male with so many threats against you? Add Aiden to that list and this guy must be losing his shit. Where is he now?”

“Talking to my dad.”

“Is that a good idea?”

“I don't know. I don't know anything right now, Kay.”

She hugged me. “It's going to be okay, Tilly. Everything will work out one way or another.”

“I guess you're right about that. One way or another.”

“This is a lot.”

“I know. And he wants to protect me, but I’m not going to go without you.”

She shook her head. “I can't go with you.”

“What? Why? We've always done everything together and now you're going to abandon me?”

“It's not like that. Your father made an exception for me to travel with you to Campbell because he knew you were upset. But all the scapegoats and trackers have been sent out to search for your sister. I have to leave in the morning to join them.”

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