The Pack's Nemesis (Quirin's Story) novel Chapter 60

Slater

I’d been laying on the bed in my cell when I felt it, my brother’s death.

I snarled, rushing to the cell bars. “What the fuck just happened?”

I’d heard a commotion above us and the two guards who were watching me raced upstairs. Down here, we only have small windows at the ceiling to let in just enough light to make you remember how much you hate the dank, dark area of the cells. It’s barely enough space to hear what’s going on above you,

No one answered my question because no one was here. Then, I’d felt two more tethers snap, friends of mine. Their deaths had come at the exact same time. Are we under attack? No one sounded the alarm and Arlo said that Jasper was waiting to attack until he gave him some information on Kennedy,

But now, my brother is dead, and I don’t have a fucking clue what’s going on.

I stand there, waiting for someone to come tell me what happened to Arlo, seething in my fury. If Jasper betrayed us, I’ll k him.

When the door finally opens, I’m shocked to see David being dragged down the stairs and thrown into a cell.

“What the fuck is going on? What happened to my brother?” I snarl,

Beta Kier comes to the front of my cell. “Your brother was warned. He was told not to disrespect our Luna or this pack and he didn’t listen. Now he’s paid the price. If I were you, Slater, I’d be very careful. Your life is hanging by a thread”

Since I know Kier is true to Quirin, I don’t bother asking him any more questions. I stand back and wait until he and the other guards walk out, then I turn to David.

“What the fuck happened?” I growl low enough that the guards can’t hear us.

“Arlo finally got to Christy. Luna Kennedy found her and went ballistic,” he says, making me scoff.

“Who the fuck cares, Kennedy’s a fucking peach.”

“No, Slater. You weren’t there. Even Arlo was submitting to her, that’s how powerful her aura was.”

That gives me pause. As soon as Arlo and I got far enough away from the pack, we both renounced Kennedy as our Luna. He shouldn’t have had to submit to her.

“Are you sure he wasn’t faking it?” I say.

“She had the entire pack on their knees, Slater. She’s stronger than she looks and when she’s mad? Holy Mother Moon Goddess. Even Beta Kier was submitting to her.”

“What about Alpha Quirin?” I ask.

“No, but you could tell that he was affected. She’s as strong as he is, possibly even stronger, at least when she’s furious like she was.”

“Christy’s a fucking omega. Who gives a fuck if Arlo had sex with her?”

“You know how Arlo is. He was rough with her. Apparently, she nearly bled to death.”

“FUCK!” I say, beginning to pace. I knew Arlo had a thing for that omega. I never understood why. She’s pretty, yeah, but she wasn’t worth losing your life over.

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“Why are you in here?” I ask, turning back to him.

“Alpha says that from now on, whatever Luna Kennedy says, goes. Apparently she warned him about Arlo and he didn’t listen. It sounded like she might try to leave him…”

“Good,” I interrupt.

“No, not good,” David insists. Alpha says that he’s willing to lose all of us to keep her. And from now on, if she doesn’t like you, neither does he. We were all in that fucking bathroom the day that you and Lane got into it. She knows which side we

were on.”

“Don’t go flipping on me,” I snarl at him.

“I’m not losing my life for you, Slater. It’s not worth it. I didn’t have any respect for her before because I didn’t realize how powerful she is, but now? Fuck, I bet she could put Jasper on his knees if Alpha Quirin gave her a chance.”

“She can’t possibly be that strong,” I say.

Trust me, she is.”

I pace some more, thinking. “What about Joe and Ben? Why were they killed?”

“After Alpha killed Arlo, he pushed his Alpha command out, telling us to step forward if we knew about Arlo’s infatuation with Christy. Then he wanted to know who knew that he’d fucked her. I didn’t know until Luna walked in, but they did. Because they did and didn’t say anything, Alpha killed them.”

“What the fuck? For a girl?” I growl.

“You’re not listening to me, Slater. Something snapped inside of Alpha. When he said he didn’t care if he lost all of us if it meant keeping Luna Kennedy, he meant it. We all felt it.”

I begin pacing again. I need to get out of here. I need to figure out how to get rid of that bitch. We wanted her gone before but now, she’s the reason my brother is dead. Since it wasn’t Jasper and I know he wants her, I need to find a way to get out so I can tell him how capture her. Arlo and I had already been talking about it. We’d figured out the perfect spot for Jasper to grab her. It won’t be easy, but if Alpha Jasper really wants her, he’ll make it work.

Now I just need to figure out how to get out of this pack with my head still attached to my shoulders.

Quirin POV

When I walk into the hospital, all of the omegas and Lane are standing or sitting in the waiting room.

“Uh, Alpha, Luna said no ranked members were allowed in here right now,” Lane says.

“Good, make sure no one else comes in. Where is she?” I ask. I know she doesn’t want to see me and besides needing to speak with Kennedy, Christy is my pack member too. I let her down and I need to see for myself just how bad she is.

I watch Lane’s eyes go unfocused and I wait. A moment later, Kennedy comes out.

“What do you want, Quirin?” she asks, the angry fire in her is still burning hot.

“I want to see Christy.”

I nod. “When are you coming back to the packhouse?”