“K D.”

I drop back on the bed. “Klaus Daudet.”

‘Shit!’ Nyx mutters

“Where is he?” I press.

“I’m going to tell you, but you are not going to do anything. Do you understand?”

“It’s Klaus.” I protest, “We can’t just let…..”

“We have too.”

“You are not doing anything!” I didn’t understand why he had no urgency about this. Klaus was our friend. He had helped out with a lot of things. My Lycan history. Tutoring. The hospital. He stood in as Beta when Eric was digging himself a hole. He saved Mallory. I could list everything but I don’t think it was going to make a difference.

“Trust me, Neah. I am. This isn’t a quick fix. We are not going to go in and get him out.”

“Why not? I’ve seen you kill multiple people.”

“You’ve seen me kill Wolves and Lycans. Witches are a different game.”

“I don’t understand what you are saying.”

“They come with different capabilities and we don’t know what Coopers are. He was using a drug to take away people’s abilities, but we don’t know if he can just create potions. He could be capable of other things.”

“Like what?”

“There was a story when I was a kid. It was about a Witch that wiped out an entire Wolf pack without ever physically stepping foot inside the pack.”

I frown as Nyx asks me how something like that is even possible.

“The story suggested that she could make herself appear in the pack. Project herself. She was able to gain information without actually entering the pack.”

“They couldn’t see her?” I ask in confusion.

“No.”

“Then how do you know that’s the truth?”

“I don’t. All I know is that the story has been passed down through multiple generations of Wolves. I remember the first time I heard it and how I tried to talk to my father about it. It made him all weird and

my mother told me to never bring it up again.”

“If I’ve learned anything. It’s that we shouldn’t believe it until we see it with our own eyes.” I sit up and swing my legs over the side of the bed.

“I just know that story haunts many of the older generations of Wolves.”

“And that’s why they don’t work with Witches?”

“That’s right.”

“You did.” I whisper

“Madame Curie was different. Though I’m pretty sure she would have done anything for the right price.”

I don’t answer as I try to wrap my head around everything he is saying. “You don’t want me to know where Klaus is, do you?” I ask quietly

He sits on the bed next to me. “I’m concerned you will go after him on your own. And before you say anything I know you are more than capable of killing him. That’s not my issue. Klaus has said he is waiting for That means he is fully

prepared for our appearance. I’m not taking any risks.”

“But….”

“Klaus has said he is safe. Cooper hasn’t hurt him.”

“He took away his abilities.” I frown

“Temporarily. We will get Klaus back, we just need to get our timings right and let everything play out. We will make our move when we are ready.”

I nod as he wraps an arm around me. But the idea of leaving Klaus out there put a knot in my stomach. It felt wrong. It felt like we were abandoning him.

Dane toes off his boots and crawls up the bed, dropping down with a groan. He holds out a hand to me. “Come, you are exhausted.”

“I’m fine.”

“We have a few hours before Ryken is back here and Athena is keeping the twins until midday.”

His hand doesn’t drop but his crimson eyes narrow at me. He was doing it to make sure I didn’t go anywhere.

I roll my eyes and lie back down, but he grabs hold of me, pulling my back against his chest as his arms locked around me.

I should be pissed that he isn’t

letting me go. But his scent, warmth

and touch was comforting for my restless mind. I had to trust his process. I had to trust what he was doing.