Page 126 of Taming the Alpha's Daughter

I clear my throat, trying to redirect the conversation to something more constructive. “We need to devise a plan. If Satish has them, they're in grave danger.”

Kyan runs a hand through his hair, his face lined with stress. “We can't rush this. Not after what Satish demonstrated. We don't even fully grasp what he is.”

“What do you mean?” The question slips out, my heart rate increasing.

“But where does this leave us?!” The weight of our predicament settles heavily on my shoulders.

“Leaves us back to trying to figure out what he is and why he took them.” My father Ezra states, looking around at everyone.

“I'm waiting on one of our men, he went to check the human archives and our werewolf council archives for anything and everything we can find on them.” Jonah says and Kyan nods.

“So we know nothing until then,” my father sighs.

“Not true, we know some things. Well, I know I killed his son, unknowingly,” Casen admits.

“And I… I killed his girlfriend and my one-minute mate,” my father, Mateo, adds, his voice thick with worry as he glances at my mother.

Kyan seems lost in thought. “My father killed his mother. But if she's a Reaper Wolf, then she could still be alive.”

“And Vince owes him money, which ties my father's pack to them,” Rose adds.

“Great!” I say sarcastically, “So all three of our families are linked to this monster, making it even harder to predict his next move and slimming our chances of getting them back alive!”

“No,” Kyan says firmly, shaking his head. “He wants something. Revenge would’ve been swift. Why take them when he could have killed them?!”

Before anyone can ponder on that, a knock echoes throughout the room.

“That'll be one of my men,” Kyan says, moving to answer the door. “Hopefully, he has found something useful on the Reaper Wolves and Satish.”

As the door opens, I can only hope that whatever we find will lead us to Temperance and the others. Because we're running out of time and I can't seem to feel her. It’s like she is knocked out.

ChapterNinety-Two

Eziah

I try to absorb everything being said, each revelation weighing heavily on me when my mother speaks while we wait for Kyan to return. “What has Temperance told you about Satish?” my mother questions, her face filled with worry.

“Not much, only that he's her half-brother,” I reply, pausing momentarily as memories flood back. I glance over at Casen, the urgency clear in my gaze. “When we found her, Casen discovered old photos. Temperance, she… she had a baby.” I shudder at the thought.

A collective gasp fills the room.

“A baby?!” my mother echoes, her eyes wide.

“Yes, Shadow confirmed it,” I elaborate, clenching my fists. “They hid the entire pregnancy from Temperance, even blocked it from her memory. Because… Because the baby was Satish's.”

The room grows eerily silent, each person grappling with this disgusting revelation. “But she mentioned that Satish constantly experimented on things. He was furious when the baby was born. He believed Temperance had only one wolf and for some reason was trying to breed her.”

“He didn't realize about her second wolf?!” Casen asks, his voice filled with disbelief.

I shake my head. “No. Shadow said they concealed her being Gemini from him. To be honest, Temperance herself didn't even know she had two wolves until after she escaped. Shadow hid it from even her.”

“Why hide it? Shadow could've bitten him, made an escape,” Casen questions.

“Not if he's immune to her bite,” I respond, recalling Shadow's caution. “I believe she knew he was immune, probably due to his experiments. She got her first wolf, Nova, at thirteen. It wasn’t until she was eighteen that Shadow appeared.”

Rose, with a worried frown and wide eyes, asks, “So, what happened to the baby?!”

“From what Shadow saw, I think Satish killed the baby… and drank its blood,” I disclose, the words heavy in my throat.

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