The Pack's Nemesis (Quirin's Story) novel Chapter 66

Quirin

It starts at the top That’s what Kennedy had said to the pack and she’d looked at me, basically letting me know that it’s not just our warriors that need to change, that I need to change as well.

I’ve never really thought of the pack as a family, I mean, I spent enough years in Alpha Harold’s pack that I probably should have, I saw the love that the pack members had for Harold and for Henry, but since I didn’t have a pack at the time, I didn’t take much notice. I didn’t realize the value and importance of a pack being a family, Hell, I don’t even recognize the value of family at all, or at least I didn’t before Kennedy. Even my own mother chose to let herself wither away and die rather than be a mother to me, to be a family to me.

Of course, Kennedy’s more than just family to me. She’s everything to me. If she wants this pack to become a family, then we will. I don’t know how to do that, but I’m sure that she does, and I’ll follow her lead.

When Lane comes to ask about someone watching, Kennedy, something inside me tightens. I’d expected Kennedy back by now, but I also know that she would take her time if Christy is awake and she’d also want to check on Lillian and their son.

That feeling inside my gut only gets tighter when Lane links me that Kennedy isn’t in the hospital. I immediately try to link her, opening up the link between us and I get nothing. Absolutely nothing.

I’m up and moving before I tell Lane that I’ll meet him there. I quickly make my way through the packhouse.

“Alpha, what’s going on?” Kier asks, jogging over from where he’d been standing by the kitchen.

“I’m not sure, I can’t reach Kennedy,” I say as we get to the back of the packhouse. I leap off the back patio and begin running to the overhang. I lift my nose in the air, searching for my mate’s scent just as I hear Rowd, Kier’s wolf, begin running behind me.

‘I can’t reach her either, Alpha, Kier says in the mind link. ‘Wasn’t she at the hospital?‘

‘Lane went to check on her and she’s not there. She’s been gone for a while according to Deborah‘

I ignore the burn of the silver from my pack lands as I hurriedly make my way to the overhang. I catch Kennedy’s scent and push harder. And then, I smell him. Jasper and several of his warriors.

‘What the fuck? How did he get on our pack lands?‘ Kier asks, as Raif snarls angrily.

We race over to where Kennedy’s scent is strongest. She was sitting here, probably looking out over the world. She loves to do that. I sniff around trying to figure out how Jasper got to her, but I only smell his scent around and in front of Kennedy’s.

I follow the scent to the cliff’s edge and that’s when I smell it. He climbed the fucking cliff. I don’t know how he would have even thought to do that unless… Slater.

‘ALL WARRIORS REPORT TO THE PACKHOUSE NOW!‘ I bellow in the mind link as I begin racing back to the packhouse.

When I get there, I shift quickly and turn to Kier. “Update the group. Split them up. I need warriors to stay here and protect our pack and others to come with us.”

“Where are you going?” he asks me.

“To get reinforcements. Jasper’s about to find out just what happens when someone fucks with me,” I snarl and rush to my office. I grab my phone and pick it up, searching for the number that was given to me years ago. I’ve never once dialed this number, never thought I would, but I’m willing to beg for help if it means finding my mate.

I push the button to connect the call.

“Alpha Quirin, is everything alright?” Alpha Warren answers.

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“Alpha, I need your help. It’s…”

He doesn’t let me finish. “Whatever you need, Alpha Quirin. All you ever needed to do was ask.”

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Something twists inside me, something I don’t fully understand and don’t have time to figure out right now. I need to find

my mate.

“Kennedy’s been taken.”

He snarls almost as viciously as I did.

“I’ll get Connor and the pack. We’ll be there soon,” he growls before hanging up.

Next I call Henry as I walk back out to the main packhouse. Everyone is exuding nervous, anxious energy.

“Q what’s up? It’s late.”

“Kennedy’s been taken. I need your help.”

I hear him moving around, probably getting out of bed. “Did you call Connor?”

“I called Warren. They’re coming too.”

“I be there as soon as possible.”

“Thank you,” I say, hanging up.

“Jasper is mine. Kill as many of his warriors as you can take out. His pack is done, effective now.”

“Terrance, you stay. You have a vested interested in protecting this pack right now.” Kier says immediately.

“I’m coming with you,” my mate says as I rush to get ready.