Page 98 of The Alpha King's Fate

What? Gavin had a mate and children. Why the hell would he do something so stupid? Had he not witnessed how much Micah’s wife and daughter were suffering?

‘It was the Luna’s idea when you met with the Alphas. Beta Dylan picked them up before we left town, and our dentist implanted it before I left,’ Gavin continued.

‘That’s stupid.’

‘It’s the only way, Alpha. And I have faith in you.’

Faith? He ignored the pack's needs because he needed to find his mate, and this guy had faith in him?

‘That’s even more stupid,’ he growled.

‘I think you and the Queen are the only ones who can stop this. Both of you can do things the rest of us can’t. But I know you can’t do anything if you don’t have her by your side,’ Gavin said. ‘So please, Alpha. Go and meet with The Circle. There are people at home who won’t let you do this alone, but you just need to go and get them.’

‘You could die! Have you thought of that? I already felt a bond break.’

Gavin lowered his head.

‘I know that. But I knew that when I chose to be a warrior. I knew that when you made me the Gamma. You know how we lived when your father was king. This life is all I know. But if we can stop them... Then my children will never have to become like me.’

His phone vibrated again, and this time he looked at it. There were over a hundred missed calls from Dylan. His best friend would never do that unless he was desperate.

‘You know this is the best way. You’ll find me. Dead or alive, I will take you to the Queen.’

It was still stupid. He’d set himself up as bait for the Hunters, but he couldn’t do that to someone else.

His phone vibrated again; this time, he answered it and brought it to his ear.

“They’ve taken over the pack. They’ve declared you unfit to rule and are rounding up all the people who are left. Our pack is being disbanded, and they’ll burn everything down so they don’t leave a trace for the Hunters. Come back, Jax.”

The desperation in Dylan’s voice nearly killed him. It was the reason he hadn’t wanted to answer his phone. Layla and Hope were number one, but Dylan and Diedre were joint seconds.

The little bit of guilt he’d felt when he realised the scout died instead of Layla returned.

“You’ve sent Gavin on a mission he might not return from,” he said.

“Jax, I don’t think any of us will return from this. We’ve found ourselves in the middle of two wars,” Dylan sighed. “But we have a better chance if we do it together. They’re rounding up the other packs, too. Didn’t you tell them all that we’re one pack now? Come home. I’ll be waiting.”

The line went dead. He looked down at it briefly before looking back at Gavin.

‘I can do it, Alpha. I can share your burden.’

What if the Hunters returned the second he walked away? What if they found the tracker before they got to their base? He would never forgive himself if he missed his chance to save Layla.

But Dylan and Diedre were supposed to take care of Hope. If he could talk to Layla, she would tell him to go and save the others. She was a better person than he was.

“I’ll head back the second I deal with this.”

“I’ll be waiting, Alpha.”

He looked around one last time before he handed the phone to Gavin. He pulled Irvine’s phone from his pocket and handed it over, too.

“Find my car and put these in there. I’ll ask someone to get them to track the activity on this phone. Just in case.”

Just in case Gavin didn’t make it to the base.

He closed his eyes briefly before he looked back at his Gamma.

“Stay alive so I can beat the shit out of you for agreeing with Dylan’s stupid decision.”

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