Page 121 of The Beta's Heart

“Did you have a nightmare, too, Sunshine?” he asked gently, trailing his fingers up and down my spine.

“No. Why?”

“Because mine somehow morphed into someone else’s—” he gasped, then shouted, “Luna!”

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Tyler

Luna Posy was the only other one with whom my bond was strong enough to affect me even in my sleep, and I opened up the beta link to see if any of the others were experiencing the same thing.

They all were.

Oh, thank the Goddess it wasn’t just me, I sighed with relief.Can I loop Peri in this conversation?

Sure. Our mates are here, too, Crew said.Easier than relaying everything to them later.

After realizing we’d all gotten caught in a flashback luna’s wolf, Lark, had been broadcasting, we tried to link the alphas, but they weren’t answering. Not even their wolves were answering our wolves, and we were ready to storm the royal palace.

Next, we tried Dad and Royal Price, and the two of them responded right away. After Dad assured us luna and her wolf were alive and safeguarded by at least three of the alphas, we calmed down a little, but I was still leaning toward getting in my car and heading to Ohio.

Exasperated with our mutiny, Dad looped us into the conversation they were having with the alphas.

Long story short, Lark got scared when she smelled the bastard who supplied Kendall Briggs with wolfsbane,Wyatt said without any dillydallying, maybe sensing how on edge we all were.The king has him in his cells for us to interrogate tomorrow while Posy has tea with the queen.

Not even a heartbeat passed before I said,I respectfully request to help with the interrogation.I can drive through the night and be there by dawn.

Pick me up before you leave,Emerson growled.

Me, too,Crew, Tristan, and Matthew said together.

I think the king has it under control,Cole rumbled and actually rolled his eyes at us.He’s taken a personal interest in the matter, especially after discovering that Briggs’ brother, Calvin, has been a royal staffer for two decades.

And it’s looking like Calvin Briggs is probably the one who hooked Briggs up with the wolfsbane supplier,Jay added.

What?!we bellowed, except for Crew, who kept his usual cool.

As Mase explained everything they knew so far, we were frustrated that there wasn’t much we could do from here to help her, but we paid attention when Mr. Price asked who Lark had scented as the wolfsbane supplier to Alpha Kendall Briggs.

Ezra Ikhlassi,Maseanswered, but the name meant nothing to me or anyone else who was currently looped into the conversation.

I wasgoing to ask Gelo if he knows him,Ash mumbled, then buzzed out on a low snore, making Peri giggle.

“He never could stay awake for long after his bedtime,” she whispered in my ear, and I smiled at her.

Wait, wait, wait!Emerson yelped.Who’s going to be with luna bunny tomorrow while you’re beating the hell out of Briggs’ brother and this Ezra guy?

Dude, she’ll be with the queen, who’s guarded by tworoyalbetas at all times. She’ll be well protected for tea drinking.Wyatt wore an egg-sucking grin on his face, and I wanted to push it in for missing the obvious.

Throwing no shade on betas Luke or Gisela, but they are there to protect the queen,I pointed out.If it came down to it, they’d save her first, not our luna. We’re coming.

Ty, Dad and I need you here while the boys are away,Mr. Price butted in.The pack—

Luna takes priority to all,Matthew and Crew said in sync.

I’ll stay with them for tea.No one will get past me, let alone Quartz,Jay volunteered, which made me feel better.

I still didn’t like it, but after a little more arguing, we all begrudgingly agreed to stay at Five Fangs and help Dad and Mr. Price until the alphas returned.

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