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“Where’s he going, Mom?”

“To work, he’ll be back soon,” Ava tells her while worry gnaws at me.

ChapterForty-Seven

John

“Where are we going?” Marcus asks me, and I glance over at him as I pull out of the garage and onto the street. We’re going to meet Kalen outside the city.

“To meet up with Kalen,” I tell him.

“I just don't get why Carter would take Macey. We should be telling Valen. He’ll find out, and he won't be happy we kept this from him,” Marcus tells me, and I chew the inside of my lip.

Everly has enough on her plate, and I don't want to ruin what should be a joyous moment for her and Valen with this news. Kalen believes the same thing and doesn't want to taint the day even more for them at this time. We can handle this, assuming Kalen is able to pick up her location. That’s the concerning part. We lost her, and her phone was switched off, so we can't even track it with the cell towers.

“John, either you tell me what’s going on, or I’m contacting Valen,” Marcus snarls at me, and I turn the radio down as we leave the city limits.

“Carter is Macey's mate. She bargained herself to get Ava back. We were supposed to ambush him, but then the council interfered, as you know, and ruined our plans. We thought we had it under control,” I tell him.

“Wait, what? And you kept this from us? FROM THE PACK?” he yells, and I glare out the windscreen.

“Yes, because Macey asked us to! Think about it, Marcus. Think about what I just said,” I snap back at him. Marcus falls quiet before he gasps, my words finally sinking in.

“Everly and Zoe wouldn't have allowed us to kill him,” he murmurs, looking at me, and I nod. Macey knows that, and she’s right.

“Did Macey ask you to keep this from them?” Marcus asks, and I nod again.

“Fuck! So what now?” he asks with a growl.

“We find Macey and Carter and–”

“You kill him, and it will kill Macey! We have to figure out something else. Everly will never forgive either of you for this,” Marcus says, sitting back in his chair and clutching his hair.

“And you will keep it to yourself. Valen will tell Everly, and—”

Marcus growls at me. “And he should!” he snaps, and I glare at him before pressing my lips in a line.

“I asked for your help, not your judgment! Either keep quiet, or I will leave you on the side of the road,” I tell him. Marcus curses and shakes his head.

“So, where are we headed?”

“To meet Kalen. We put a tracker on Macey, but we lost the signal. Kalen said you're good with tech. We need you to up the frequency, expand it,” I tell him, pulling into a gas station just outside the city limits. I jump out, popping the cap and filling the car up.

“What sort of tracker is it?” Marcus asks, climbing out of the car before I see his eyes glaze over. I keep filling the car up, knowing he’s being mind-linked. He sighs and shakes his head.

“Zoe?” I ask him, and he nods, scratching the back of his neck and glancing around.

“Yeah, she wants to know what’s going on,” he tells me.

“What did you tell her?”

“The same thing; that I’m helping you, that we’re looking for Carter. But she’s suspicious. For one, she knows Macey would never leave Taylor, and two, she wouldn’t not answer her calls. She also doesn't understand why Carter would take her,” Marcus says when the pump clicks, telling me the tank is full.

“And you won't tell her. She hasn't contacted Valen or Everly?” I ask him, and he growls, not happy about lying to his mate.

“No, she said she would wait until I know what’s going on,” Marcus tells me, and I let out a breath of relief. The last thing we need is Everly out here looking for Macey after having a C-Section.

“Explains why she had us sign all those documents. I can't believe this. We need to find her! I come back without her, Zoe will fucking kill me.”

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