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“Oh you bad girl, always running away from the things that are best for you. You’re the type that always has to learn the hard way. Terrible way to live, doll.” He strokes down my face, leaning in to scent me.

He chuckles darkly, shaking his head.

“You really are a stupid little thing. Bryce is going to be furious. Me? I like my dolls broken in. Means I can go harder with my toy before it breaks.” His scent burns my nose as he stays close to me, “They do always break, though.”

He stands up and sighs as he looks at me. Without seeming to think about it his hand forms a fist and flies towards my face, knocking me out.

CHAPTER 42

VAUGHN

It’s dark outside and we still haven’t found Clover.

Apollo lost his mind a few hours ago and called the police. They seem to be frequent fliers at our home now. Something that I think they notice as well.

Griffin was furious at first and now he’s crying. Scared over our Omega and not knowing what happened that made her run out on us. Seeing him cry is doing something to my mind that I don’t like. He has always been the one protecting me. Seeing him break like his unsettles me and puts me more on edge.

McKinley keeps making phone calls and checking apps to see if he can find any sightings of her. He is the one that realized that Clover didn’t bring her phone with her. Something that made it even harder to find her.

I have just been going out, searching for her, and trying to make sense of how last night went so well and this morning everything went to shit. Actively trying to do things was the only thing keeping me remotely sane.

“We should-”

“Shut up, Apollo.” McKinley’s voice is harsh and we all snap to look at them. That isn’t a good sign, “Have they found anyone from the Weaver pack? I think that if we find them we will have answers.” The police shake their heads.

Martha is taking over as she talks to them, trying to get answers about what is happening, and how everything is progressing. Watching her make plans and dictate things reminds me of how Apollo is. They both need the steps in order to feel better.

There are no answers. Nothing is changing.

Welostour Omega.

My stomach is twisting and I let my head fall into my hands when the doorbell rings.

Griffin jumps over the couch and growls at whoever is behind the door when he tears it open.

“Calm down, boy. I’m here to see my son.”

As if today couldn’t get any worse. My fucking father is at the door.

Standing up, I turn to look at him, and feel my stomach turning. I am losing my mind over Clover being missing and now my father is at my door?

He looks me up and down, letting out a huff of air as he steps inside the house like he owns the place. My father is built thick. He served in the Army before he became a private detective.

Him being a detective is probably why he is here now.

“I’m here to help you find your Omega. Clover?”

“Don’t say her name,” Griffin hisses, “In fact don’t even bother trying to help. We don’t need your help.” He goes to stand in front of my father, looking small next to him.

My father must be upping his workouts. Guess since he has a young Beta to impress he had to ramp things up a bit.

Without sparing a look at Griffin, something he has mastered after years of him being my best friend, he grabs me by the back of my neck and walks me away from everyone. It doesn’t matter that he hasn’t even been to our house, he still commands a presence around him like he knows where he is going.

Slamming the door to the bathroom, he locks the door and lets me go. His arms are crossed and he’s looking me up and down, assessing me.

“I fucked up. I slept with your girlfriend. Not my proudest moment. There is nothing that can be done about that now that she’s pregnant with my pup. I should have been better for you and I’m sorry for that. I’m not good with feelings though, Vaughn. You know I think that stuff is for people like,” He makes a hand gesture and he means my pack.

He’s always been weary of emotions. Which made him very uncomfortable when I brought Griffin home with me. Griffin cried when we watched a movie and I thought my father was going to throw up from how uncomfortable he had been with that display. It had gotten worse over the years and made my father stay his distance away from my pack mate. As if he could catch emotions from the other Alpha.

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