Chapter 99
Elliot’s POV
“You really didn’t have to come all the way here. It was just a scratch,” Shirley innocently said as she batted her lashes at me. I stifled an eye roll because she sounded frantic on the phone about getting hurt and now, she was playing it off like it was nothing. She was right though; it was nothing more than a scratch. It was obvious that the rogue didn’t want her. “Your wife must be so upset that your date night was ruined because of this p>
She pouted as she ran her hand up my arm. I sighed and took a step back, out of her reach.
“I need answers, Shirley,” I told her, keeping my voice indifferent. “How many rogues were there p>
Pack doctors had surrounded Shirley because I ordered them to keep their priorities on her injuries. Now that we had free time and she was just about to be discharged, I knew I could ask her questions. “I think maybe 1,” she answered. “It was dark, and I couldn’t really see clearly p>
I furrowed my brows together; we were wolves which meant we had great sight in the dark. But I wasn’t going to question her because I knew everything happened quickly.
“What did he look like?” I asked, trying to keep the annoyance out of my voice.
She wrapped her arms across her chest.
“I didn’t really see him good, Elliot,” she told me. “But he had a silver knife p>
“But he didn’t use it on you p>
“I don’t think so,” she murmured. “I didn’t feel the silver if he had. I think he only used his claws. It all happened so fast though so I can’t be sure p>
Tears welled up in her eyes and I stood from her bedside.
“Christ’s sake, Shirley. You are an Alpha; you should be stronger than this,” I scolded, not caring if I sounded like an asshole.
“I know… I’m just upset I couldn’t be more helpful. I’m also upset ruined your evening,” she let out a sob.
I sighed, running my fingers through my hair and feeling a jab of remorse for my oldest friend.
“I’m sorry, Shirley. I know you’ve
been through a lot, and I don’t mean
to hound you with questions. But
can you at least tell me where you
were and why you were in the forest
alone p>
‘I was in the northern region of the pack,” she explained. “I was there because I was on a hunt p>
“On my territory?” I snapped, feeling that surge of anger returning.
She bit her lower lip again.
“I didn’t think you would mind,” she confessed.
I opened my mouth to say something more, but then my phone rang, snapping me back to the current moment, I grabbed my phone from my back pocket and glanced at the screen.
“Erik,” I said into the phone.
“Alpha, there’s a problem,” Erik gasped, putting me on full alert.
I ordered Erik to be Silver’s personal bodyguard and driver. Whenever he called, I knew it had to do with Silver because told him to give me frequent updates about her well-being and overall safety; I also liked knowing her whereabouts in case anything happened. But for him to call me and tell me that there was a problem, I hoped for once that it had nothing to do with Silver.
My chest constricted and I felt queasy.
“What is it?” I asked, trying to keep the urgency out of my voice.
“I was patrolling the area around the palace after I dropped the Luna off. As I walked around, I noticed there was a sign of a break-in,” he told me, much to my dismay.
My heart fell deep into my stomach, and I had to take a shaky deep breath.