Chapter 304

Gavin’s POV

“Judy baby, wake up…” I pleaded as I wrapped my arms around her still form.

She was breathing thankfully, but I wasn’t sure what state she was in. I wasn’t sure how the baby took to the drug that this asshole had given her. I knew I needed to get her to the emergency room right away. I ran my fingers through her damp hair; she had been sweating like she had a fever.

A small whimper escaped her lips, making my heart stutter. I could still hear the battle at the pack happening, and I knew I couldn’t take her back there. I wrapped her up in the blanket and looked back at Spencer’s dead body. For right now, she was safe. The rogues that were guarding this cabin are dead, and the monster who took her here was also dead.

I sent a mindlink to one of my gammas.

“Greggor,” I said into the mindlink.

After a minute of waiting, Greggor finally responded.

“Yes, Alpha?”

I sighed in relief knowing he was alive.

“Progress report,” I demanded.

“Silver Crescent warriors are all alive. It seems most of the rogues had either run out of or are dead. The pack is in ruins…” he replied, sounding breathless, even in his mind.

“And the Redcliff packmates?” I asked, my voice filled with dread.

There was a pause before he replied.

“It’s not looking good, Alpha,” he said softly. “There are so many who died during this attack. Sampson is going around trying to recover survivors, but there aren’t many. The packhouse itself wasn’t touched, so most who were able to escape there are alive…”

I nodded, though I knew he couldn’t see me.

“Do you have your phone on you?”

“Yes, Alpha.”

“I’m going to send you some coordinates, and I need you to get here as soon as possible,” I ordered.

“Of course.”

I ended the mindlink and pulled out my phone from my pocket. I hadn’t realized that Taylor called me a few times, and I frowned, my brows furrowed. Something must have happened for him to call me so many times in a row. It was during the rogue attack, too; suddenly, I’m worried rogues are attacking one of my packs as well.

I opened up my recent chat with Greggor and sent him the coordinates for the cabin. I knew he’d be able to find us from that alone. I then brought up Taylor’s contact and called him. I needed to find out what was going on back home, and also, I needed him to get a couple of planes to take us and the gammas home later this evening, because there was no way in hell I was going to stay in this pack with Judy any longer. We were going home… tonight.

“Alpha,” Taylor said as he spoke into the phone; he knew this call was all business.

“I need two planes to get here tonight. We are heading home as soon as possible,” I tell him before he can say anything more.

“I’ll get them to you soon,” Taylor said. “But we have a problem.”

“I could tell from the amount of times you’ve called me. What happened? Are my packs okay?”

“For right now, yes,” he said, a hesitancy in his voice.

“Taylor, spit it out. What the fuck is going on?” I didn’t have any patience for this, and I needed him to start speaking before I lost my fucking mind.

“There’s been a security breach,” he told me. “I’m not sure how it happened. But it seems we have an eternal spy through the database. Information from our personal database is being leaked. Our border security system has been shut down, and because half our gammas are in the Redcliff pack with you, we are lacking right now if there were to be an attack we can’t see coming. Also… Ethan and Sammy are still here, like they are waiting for something. They are trying to hide out, but one of the gammas spotted them in the city.”

Dread fell upon me; something was happening, and I wasn’t there to stop it. In the decades that my business has been open, we’ve never had security issues like this, especially while I was away… it almost seemed preplanned. It seems that the two incidents are somehow connected.

“Pull Gammas from other packs if needed,” I ordered. “I want every inch of that border covered by the time I get there. And get me those planes.”

I hung up before he could say anything more.

“Gavin…” I heard Judy’s soft voice breathing from the bed. I looked at her and saw that her eyes were fluttering open before they closed again. “What…what’s going on?” Her voice was barely above a whisper.

I pressed my hand against her cheek so I could feel her temperature, and so she could feel that I was right there with her.

“I’m right here, baby,” I said to her, trying to keep my voice steady and under control, but even I could hear the hints of anger and fear. “You’re safe now…”

Her brows furrowed, though her eyes were still closed.

“Safe?” She whispered weakly.

I lowered myself down to her and pressed a soft kiss against her lips before pulling back.

“I’m never letting anything like this happen to you again. You have my word, Judy. You have my protection until your last breath,” I nuzzled my nose against the nape of her neck, inhaling her scent. My wolf was purring with contentment, though there was lingering worry, both for Judy and our pup. I placed my hand on her still flat belly. “And our pups too… I will always protect them.”

Her eyes fluttered open again; her eyes were hazy, and I knew she was having trouble seeing me through her groggy state. She was so strong, fighting the roofie, trying to keep herself awake. My heart fluttered at the sight of my strong warrior woman.

“Spencer…” she whispered.

“I know,” I said before she could continue. “Spencer isn’t an issue anymore.”

I stared down at his dead body.

“Our baby…” she whispered.

We’re going to go to the hospital and make sure the baby is okay. You have nothing to worry about,” I assured her, pressing a soft kiss to her forehead.

Before she could say anything else, the front door opened.

“Alpha?” Greggor said from the living room.

“In here,” I called out to him, giving him permission to enter.

Judy’s brows furrowed as she tried to lift her head, but her body still wouldn’t function properly because of the drug.

“Is that Greggor?” She whispered weakly.

I nodded.

“Yeah, he’s here to keep an eye on you until you are well enough to walk on your own.”

“Keep an eye on me?” She asked her voice a bit stronger than it had been. “Where are you going?”

“I need to return to Redcliff and find out what’s happening. I need to check on my warriors and to make sure it’s safe…”

“Let me come with you. I can—”

“You can barely sit up,” I told her, stopping her words. “You are still weak from the drug that asshole gave you. I need you to be safe, Judy… I need you to remain here.”

“What happened at the pack?” She asked, worry lingering in her tone. “I saw fire right before I…” Her words trailed off as the memory returned to her, and then her eyes grew wide and more focused. “The tea…” she whispered hoarsely. “He drugged it… Spencer tried to—”

“It’s over, baby,” I told her, cupping her face in my hands. “He’s not going to hurt you. You’re safe now. It’s okay…”

Her breathing slowed as she stared up at me, tears filling her eyes.

“He had coordinates in his pocket,” she whispered. Her eyes darted to the bathroom. “I left them in the bathroom. But he had coordinates, and I think they were to the pack.”

I stood and went to the bathroom just as Greggor walked into the room. He looked around awkwardly, and when his eyes landed on Judy, they grew wide. I hadn’t told him what to expect when arriving at the cabin, and I’m sure Judy was the last person he expected to see right now.

“J…Judy? What’s going on?” He asked, stepping further into the room.

“I was drugged,” I heard her explaining. “I’m still too weak to actually move my body. I think it was a roofie mixed with something else to keep me paralyzed.”

As she explained to Greggor what had happened to her, I found the coordinates she was referring to on a sticky note on the bathroom counter. At first glance, I knew right away that it was the coordinates to the Redcliff pack.

It matched what Spencer was saying, how he left coordinates to the pack all over the place for the rogues to find. I had more questions as well, but I knew I wasn’t going to get them here. I needed to find out why the rogues from all over the continent decided to attack this specific pack.

I left the bathroom just as Greggor was telling Judy what was happening at the pack. Her eyes were wide with horror.

“I saw fire… I knew something was happening. I felt this sense of dread…” she breathed.

“I’m heading back to the pack,” I told them, drawing their attention to me. “Stay here… both of you.”

Judy looked as if she was about to argue, but now that she was more conscious and aware, she was also aware that there wasn’t much she could do in her state. She closed her mouth and then nodded.

“We’ll be fine,” she told me.

I nodded, gave Greggor a look that told him that he better keep her protected, and then I darted from the cabin.