Chapter 227
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(Lily POV)
After letting Brady stew for another minute or so under Charlotte’s questioning glare, Dr. Hyder invited us to all sit down. He then filled us in on what happened to Sammy, and about everything that he had
discovered about Evelyn.
James, in turn, filled Dr. Hyder in on the conversation that we had had on the airplane. Like Brady, Dr. Hyder was shocked to find out that Evelyn and Andrew were chosen mates as opposed to second chance mates. He was also shocked to hear that Evelyn had cheated on Brady for a year before the
rejection.
Watching Dr. Hyder, I could tell that the shock was doing a number on him. Dr. Hyder does not like to be surprised, and he does not like it when his opponent makes a move that he has not anticipated; those things make him feel out of control. And if there is one thing that Dr. Hyder hates, it is not being in
control.
Brady, for his part, mostly listened. Charlotte sat next to him, holding his hand.
“I don’t get it,” I said after a while. “Does all of this mean that it has been Evelyn after me this whole
time? If so, why?”
Dr. Hyder shook his head.
“No. I think Evelyn came into this relatively late in the game, and she was motivated by money and
jealousy. She just happened to get into contact with some of the more powerful enemies, judging from
the amount of money that they were willing to offer her.
I am concerned about Evelyn’s role, but I am more concerned about how the enemies were able to
Identify Evelyn as someone in a position to help them. Something is not right about the whole thing.
There is a piece that we are still missing.
Sadly, even if I was willing to allow Brady to alpha-order a pregnant female-which as a doctor I will not-
my suspicion is that Evelyn does not have all of the answers. That is why I was hoping that she, or the
kidnappers, would do something that would lead us to who is really behind all of this. Or at least who is
behind this immediate threat.
Unfortunately, at this point, I am not sure who it could be.
The forces of evil are plentiful. We know that most of the enemies have wanted you for your powers. Now that you and James are marked, they cannot get the powers and so those threats are gone.
But whoever is working with Evelyn and arranged the kidnapping of Sammy still wants you. That tells me that whoever is working with Evelyn has another motive.”
I felt James tense beside me. Like he normally does when he is stressed, he pulled me onto his lap. Brady glared at him, but James did not care. Nor did I at that point. My guilt about hurting Brady was gone, especially now that Charlotte was here. Now I was just annoyed. Brady needed to move on.
“They are not going to get Lily,” James said coldly.
“Of course not, Son. But the reason they are not going to get Lily is that we are going to figure out who they are and we are going to deal with them. We are also going to make sure that you and Lily are familiar with, and able to use, the powers that the Moon Goddess gave you to help you deal with these.
situations.”
Dr. Hyder’s words somehow seemed to make James feel better, but I still felt confused and unsettled..
“Dr. Hyder, I thought that you had sources that were telling you things. For example, you knew that the enemies knew where I was. Can’t those sources tell you who they are working for and who is behind all
of this?”
Dr. Hyder frowned:
“My sources have largely consisted of friends who work with the werewolf council. At first, they were
freely sharing information with me about things that they heard through their networks about the ‘chosen
one.’ But then the information stream slowed to a trickle. That, coupled with other evidence, is why I first
began to suspect that the council had been compromised. Thanks to your brother, we now have a better
understanding of specifically who has been compromised and how, but the information I am receiving is
still minimal.”
“Does that mean that the council itself is behind this?” James asked. “After all, Lily has the power to
remove them from their positions, and she has more power than any of them.”
“The thought occurred to me, but so far we have not been able to find any link between Black Moon and
the council other than me.”
“What about my mother? Do you think that my mother could be behind this? We know she is the one blackmailing the council members, and she wanted me…”
I paused, the words being hard to admit out loud.
we know+
we know that she wanted/me… dead.”
“I do not believe for a second that your mother has any idea that you are chosen one, Lily,” James said as he rubbed my back. “She has always treated you as being worthless and beneath her. If she thought you.
tried to do that.”
“True, but
Suddenly Dr. Hyder put his hand up, indicating that we should all stop talking.
“We have a visitor coming,” he explained.
Two minutes later, the door to the alpha office door slammed open. A crying she-wolf who looked much like me walked into the room. Brady stood up and she threw herself into his arms, earning a loud growl
from Charlotte.
“Evelyn,” I said almost in a whisper. Finally, I was meeting the infamous Evelyn.
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