Dane

“But…”

“It’s not negotiable!” I snarl at my brother. There was no way on this planet that I was going to send my mate to her own death. “Dane, you brought me back here for this very reason!”

“There has to be another way!

I was grateful that Raven had convinced Neah to go for a walk with her. She didn’t need to hear Jenson and I arguing. Because knowing her, she would probably agree to his insane idea

“They will know, Jenson. They won’t be stupid enough to think that I’ve abandoned her. They will wait, they will know that some of us linger. They will know that I will not leave her unattended!”

“That’s precisely why it will work.”

If he wasn’t lying in a hospital bed, he would be feeling the full force of my fist.

‘You were the one who wanted to bring him back!’ Aero mutters

“Sometimes, the best plans are the most obvious.” Jenson sighs while refusing to look at me “Well find another fucking way!”

I drop into the chair next to his bed. I don’t know why, but I expected better from my brother. Surely he knew that I was not willing to play with Neahs life

“Just hear me out, will you?” He snaps back at me.

I wave a hand for him to continue knowing full well my answer would still be no

“You can link her, right?” He asks.

“Obviously.

“She won’t be alone. We send her into the forest, while the pack picks the Lycans off.”

“No. I am not sending her anywhere alone!” We were going around in fucking circles, my patience is barely hanging on by a thread. Why couldn’t he get it into his head that this was not an option?

“Then I’m out of ideas, Dane because you didn’t like the first plan either. Thesebastards won’t be easy to take dgwa: We don’t know what. kind of naibe s they have. We have no idearow many they have turned. Fo atte know, there could be thousands making their way towards us as we speak.”“He rubs his temples. “Some could be as young as that kid at Eric’s house. Because they can shift at what…thirteen?”

He pulls faces as he shifts in the bed.

“You are right.” I mutter. “We don’t know how many they have coming and look at you. One big fucker took you down.” He bares his teeth at me. “I was protecting your mate.”

“Evidently!” I snort. “she was the one who killed it.”

The colour drains from his face. “Raven said it was you and Klaus.

I shake my head at him. “Not only has Neah accepted being an Alpha, she fully shifted. Killing it the way she killed that other prick. The only thing I did was burn the body.”

“She went for the heart again, didn’t she?”

“There’s no coming back from a pierced heart.” I muse. Twice now and the only thing she went for each time was-the heart. Throats are_> what most Wolves go for. It was almest like it was ingrained inher what to do. 6

I rise from my seat. “If they manage to get their hands on her, she won’t survive.”

“Don’t they want her for an heir?”

“It’s different now. She’s exactly wha she is supposed to be and if they find someone to bind her again. She won’t survive. Every road points to her death, Aero and I refuse to let that happen.”

He looks me dead in the eye, “So put a fucking pup in her!” “We have had this conversation.” I mutter tirelessly. It just didn’t seem to be getting through to him I have told you time and time again. Your brother is stupid.’ Aero shakes his head

“No.” Jenson pushes himself up a little more. Screwing his nose up. “You are not following what I’m saying. They only have to believe she is carrying your heir. And so does everyone else.”

“You want to win this war by lying?”

“I’m just saying, allis fair in war. It’s not like it’s the worst thing we would have ever done.” His dark eyes flash around the room as though searching for someone who might be listening.

“Play them at their own game. Isn’t it what they have-always done? I mean, they.8 avade her believe that she was one of us. We can callin I every sirigle pack that you havea ne loyal contract with. Because the Lycans won’t just be targeting her, they will be targeting your_pup. “He pops the final p before adding, “She doesn’t have to be anywhere near the fight. They just need to believe it.”