Page 5 of The Alpha's Weakness
“No, I think she was a tourist or something.”
Rhodes frowns. “How are you going to find her if she leaves?”
I wince. “I’ll find her. I know what she looks like now.”
“Camden.” Disappointment drips from Rhodes’s tone. “You shouldn’t let her get away. There’s always going to be something to do as Alpha. You might never see her again,” he warns.
“I’ll figure it out,” I promise.
“Figure out what?” Cyrus asks as he and Foster enter the room.
I’m grateful for the distraction. My wolf, not so much.
“What to do about the cult,” I lie.
“We need to figure something out fast,” Cyrus says, plopping into his chair. “We’ve had reports that they’re taking girls passing through town to marry off to the leader.”
“Kidnapping people?” Rhodes asks in surprise.
Cyrus nods.
I growl at that news, looking around at my friends. They all look as grim as I feel, and I know we need to move quickly.
“Okay, how do we help?” I ask.
“I was thinking about that,” Foster says. “I talked to Selena about it, and she thought we could start a rescue haven in case anyone is trying to leave.”
All the other Alphas have found their fated mates. Everyone is happily mated and settled down. Everyone except me.
We could fix that!my wolf shouts.
“That’s a good idea,” I agree. “I can ask a few people in town if they’d be willing to help.”
“Sounds good. How are we going to spread the word to members of the cult?” Cyrus asks.
“We should take watches, and if anyone comes onto our land, we can help. Maybe they’ll know of a way to reach others in the cult. We can ask them to help us spread the word,” Rhodes suggests.
“Good. I can take the first shift tonight,” I say, and the others nod.
We create a schedule of who will be on shift when and decide to reach out to a few others to help with the watch. By the time we leave, I’m feeling good about our plan with the cult.
My plan with my mate, less so.
I try to reason with my wolf as I make my way home, but it’s no use. He wants our fated mate and doesn’t want to hear about any plan where that isn’t a priority.
I get ready for my patrol shift, wondering what the hell I’m going to do as I shift and head out into the forest.
THREE
Holly
I’m notsurprised that I dreamed about the man from yesterday. He was all I could think about during my interview, my dinner with Adeline and Rhodes, and as I got ready for bed. I can’t seem to get him or the way he made me feel with one look out of my head.
I sigh as I climb out of bed and get dressed. I can hear the soft murmur of Rhodes and Adeline talking in the kitchen as I go downstairs, and I clear my throat as I get closer.
“Morning!” Adeline says as I walk into the room.
“Morning,” I greet them both.
