Chapter 58

Chapter59

KESKA:*“Kinda yeah, but you get my old bow, and if you're ok with it.maybe Liam can have your old bow." “Naw, I don't mind; he can have it if he wants it." “Let's head down."* We leave Mom's office and head downstairs for dinner. "We are done with the invitations Mom.”I tell her.We end up in the family dining room for dinner with Uncle Carson, Beta Calen. Nana. Mom. Father, the twins Mackie, and me. Dinner was my favorite, filet mignon, air-fried green beans till they are crunchy, and tater tots. After dinner, Mackie and I helped with clean-up."Liam,you want to go to the range with Mackie and me?” I asked him. "Sure." He says.“I need to run home quick and grab my bow." Mackie says.“Ok,we will meet you on the copse road." I tell her. Then I go grab both my new bow and my old bow and the arrows I just got at lunchtime. We head out,jump on our bikes, and head for the dirt road that cuts through the trees and wait for Mackie. We all head to the archery range.

MACKIE:“Hey Liam, would you like to have my bow?" "Are you sure?”“Yeah, I am going to take Keska's old one, so if you want, you can have mine.”“Yeah! Then I don't have to rent one either." “No, you don't.”

KESKA: We get to the range; I go into the shop. "Kent,check out my arrows." I show him my new arrows. "Wow, where did you get them? The fletching is amazing." He says,"The old Beta got them for me, and Nana bought me a new bow." I hand him my bow to check out as well."Nice craftsmanship." He tells me. "We would like to use the last three targets,and we will need some more arrows. I plan on breaking these in, but there are three of us, so we need more." I tell him, "On it." He hands me two more quivers full of arrows, "Any bows this time around?" be asked.“No.we got that covered. Liam is getting Mackie's how, and she is taking my old bow," I tell him. I take the quivers and head out to the targers. We are

able to shoot for about an hour to an hour and a half before it gets too dark to shoot safely. we collect the arrows we used. and I take them back to Kent and pay for the rental. We head back to the pack house, say bye to Mackie, and head into bed.

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DRAKE:“Will I ever be able to win her back?" I ask Carla. “What do you mean?" she asked. "You saw her, the look on her face when I said that Brent and Ronnie would have been executed for what they did, like why would I do that." I said to her. "There is more, and it has to do with Jessie.”"Now what? Has she caused problems?""No, not yet anyway." I pull out my phone and open it to what Evelyn sent me that she got from Star. \four idiots, stick to the script, any ideas, hear them, might have to do,Dutch Wood, after lunch, High Crest, home Saturday.\] “But from the looks of this, she might when she gets home." I tell her.I handed her my phone and let her read what was there. "What is all this?" She asked me."Long story, short version, Janica has a friend who reads lips, and this is what she picked up from a conversation that Jessie had on the phone on Monday." I tell her. "Well, I guess we know 2 of the 4." She says,“Yes, I guess we do." I say.

CARLA: “I have a feeling that you are right, she might be planning some kind of mischief for when she comes home." I tell Drake. "We need to get ahead of it and find out who the other two are, so that maybe we can prevent more deaths, and maybe save Jessie some trouble." I say.“Maybe Jessie needs a little trouble, give her a tasteof what she has caused Keska."Drake says, "After everything I have let her get away with, if she gets her hand caught in the proverbial cookle jar, as it were, she will have to take her punishment." He says

DRAKE: I open a link to Michell,* Please come to my office gnd bring the

file on Keska's stabbing with you. I need to see who was in her group of sparing partners." “Yes. Alpha, I take it you have some answers?" “Yes,and an idea about some others as well."* I close the link.“Come to the office with me, dear. I just linked Mitchell, he will be here soon.”“Alright.”As Carla and I head to my office. I get a link from Frank.*"Alpha, I have a new cadet to the Delta force with me. He says he needs to speak with you.""What's his name?”“Chris Banks Alpha." "Send him up with Mitchell." “Yes. Alpha."* I close the link. "What's going on,Drake?” Carla asked me."Not sure. I just hope it's not more problems. Mitch is bringing a new cadet to Delta Force with him who wants to talk with me." I tell her.

MITCHELL: "Hold up, Mitch." I hear Frank call out. I stop and turn my head to look in the direction of his voice. "What's up? I need to get to the Alpha's office." I tell him. "I knowN, but take Chris here with you, he needs to talk to the Alpha. and Alpha said to send him with you." He tells me.“Come on." I say. "Thank you." Chris says to both of us. We head to the pack house and then up to the Alpha's office.

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JESSIE: It was after lunch on Wednesday, and my phone rings. I check the caller ID and see that Dedi is calling me. I look around to make sure I am alone and answer the call."Hey Dedi, what's up?" “Brent and Ronnie are dead!" she whisper-screams at me. "What? How?" “We don't know,the alpha is looking into it, but rumor has it that they think the two of them had something to do with Keska's stabbing." She says. “What about the other two?" I ask. "Haven't heard anything from or about them." She says. "Let's hope it stays that way." "Any ideas yet for the ball?" She asks."I'm thinking the kidnapping is the only way to go,there is an old hunting cabin about a ts mile from the north boarder that doesn't ger used any more, all we need to do is chloroform, her, and take her there,have one of the guys watch to make sure she stays pur until the ball is over and

I am long gone with my mate." I say to her. "You're pretty confident about finding your mate." She saysto me. "I have to be. I don't want to spend any more time around that snotty bitch then I must. Go make sure that the cabin is ready for her and nail the windows shut from the outside."I tell her. And I hang up and go about my business.

UNKNOWEN: I was on my way to clean the dining hall when I heard a phone ring. Wishing not to disturb the guest of the young Alpha,I stopped where I was. thinking that the person would walk away