Undercover Wolf novel Chapter 44

After the longest five minutes of my life, he finally finished processing. He turned to me and my shoulders relaxed a little when I saw kindness in his eyes.

"I'm sorry you had to grow up thinking your mom was dead." He looked down and lowly cursed. "I feel like I could've done something. Once I was old enough to understand I could've -"

"No Ace!" He was totally caught off-guard when I jumped up and cut him off. His face held shock and I couldn't help the warm liquid that once again found its way down my cheeks.

"You can't blame yourself for this. Please don't blame yourself. This was all my dad and even knowing the truth I still have this stupid loyalty welled up in my heart for the bastard. Gosh forgive me Ace"

"Roxy I don't understand "

I muffled a sob in my hand as my heart churned for the millionth time in 24 hours.

"Aiden and I didn't come here to train Ace" I finally found the voice to say.

He stood up and moved closer to me with confusion written all over his perfect face.

"What do you mean? "

"I'm a fully trained wolf Ace" I whispered, though I knew he heard. To say he was shocked was an understatement.

"I probably can't win you in a fight, but on any day I could take you down with a few broken bones. Aiden is just the same. We've been training since we turned 16"

"So if you're fully trained, why did you come here to train? "

I tried to blink back a few tears as the words got stuck in my throat.

"We-"

"Hold on"

He held up a finger as his eyes glazed over, indicating that he was communicating with someone. I slowly watched as his face ranged on a scale of surprise, anger, panic, determination and finally, a look I knew too well, Alpha mode.

His eyes quickly snapped to me, and in two seconds he was in front of me gripping my face.

"Roxy I know this is very important, but I have to go. There was a breach in our border and I hear it's over two hundred wolves. I know for sure this isn't a surprise party so I need you to stay here okay? I'll get some extra men to guard the house just don't come outside okay?"

I was barely processing the words when he went to a fuze box looking thing and pushed a big red button. On the outside I could hear a loud alarm going off, and wolves were scattering to their respective homes.

"Ace what's wrong? " I started to panic as I saw him move around swiftly doing a million things at a time.

"It looks like someone is raging war on us, baby girl. And you are staying far from it. " He quickly did something on his computer as he muttered to himself.

"How did they even get past my border patrol? The area that they entered from would've been impossible to find "

And that's when it hit me.

That was when my whole stomach felt like it was falling out to the point where I doubled over and held it. Ace was still busy on his computer and so he didn't see my reaction.

I reached for Aiden in our mindlink, and of course just as I expected, he was in linking range.

<"Aiden! ">

I knew he heard me but he said nothing.

<"Aiden!! ">

I tried again, but still nothing.

"Ace please just let me come "

"Roxy.. " he warned lowly, and an involuntary whimper escaped my lips at it.

Even in his angry state he still had the heart to look concerned for a split second, but once he saw that I was staying put, he turned and left without a glance back.

I slid down against the wall and buried my face in my knees as sobs racked my body.

I really hoped this wouldn't have happened; and two months early at that. I knew that Aiden got enough information for them to attack, but I had still hoped that I could fix it in time.

Now I have a mission crazed brother, probably disappointed father, angry mate and deep self hatred for myself.

"Roxy?"

My head quickly snapped up in hopes that it was Ace, but I sighed when I saw that it was only Ryan. For the first times since I met him, he gave me a sympathetic look and offered me his hand to pull me up.

"I'm sorry this had to happen, but we have to go" I simply nodded and followed close behind him down the stairs.

My eyes flickered to the front door, then to Ryan's retreating back in the opposite direction. With a gulp of courage, I wiped my eyes and with all on my might, I ran to the front door, opened it and threw myself out.

"Roxy! " I heard Ryan call after me as I bolted down the driveway and onto the dirt road. The wind rushed past me in a mocking melody, and I pumped my legs to go faster each second.

"Roxy! "

Sorry Ryan, but I have to get down there. And you would have to catch me, fight me then tie me to a post with silver if you want me to stay put.

And quite frankly, I don't see that happening today. Or any day at that.