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“This entire thing is so strange,” Jett agreed.
According to the background checks Jett got on the Thorne family, the kids were all fine, other than Hale looking like a chaotic mess. Nate and Harry were also upstanding people.
I texted Evan, not liking that he wasn’t here with us, but understanding what a resource he was.
Me
Are you doing okay?
Evan
I’m still feeling her a lot. The person the local Center is sending her will be there soon. I’m okay here for now.
Me
The moment you need to leave, leave. We’re still at Bren’s office. Can I call?
Evan
Give me a second to hide in the closet.
Which was where they took personal phone calls.
I called him. “Hey, Babe.”
“Hey. So, what’s up?”
I told him everything we’d found so far.
“Shit. So, I sat down and really poked at Nate’s record with the Center–at least the parts I have access to. Around the time Grace would have been a baby, Nate filed for an un-bonding but rescinded it. There’s a note that it was rescinded for the right reasons, but his file was tagged asvulnerable omega, and he was monitored very closely, with mandatory pack counseling for years. Then, he met with his advocate until he retired, just a fewyears ago. This means something big happened in his pack, early on,” Evan told me.
“Wow.”
Nate had filed for an un-bonding? What had happened there?
“Wes, I need your help,” Riley called.
“I’ve got to go. We’ll keep you up to date. Love you.” I ended the call and sent lots of love through the bond to both of them.
I went over to Riley. “Okay, let’s do this.”
We were running out of time, and I still didn’t have a fucking clue what was going on other than some fucker hadintentionallyput my Grace in danger.
Chapter Forty-Four
Grace
Isat in silence in the sterile room, a little chilly in only my bikini and coverup. Spencer reached out through the bond, and I took it, wrapping myself in it.
Eventually, voices echoed down the hall through the door.
“Just put them together. Oh, come on, what are they going to do? Build a blanket fort?” a man’s voice grumbled as he stopped in front of the door.
Was that an option? I could go for that right now. Also, a snack.
The door opened and the guard said, “Take a seat, the nurse will be with you shortly.”
I looked up to see a bewildered, blond man in khakis, a button down, and suspenders with molecular diagrams on them. The door closed and locked behind him.
