Chapter 83 Valen POV

I could tell something was wrong with Everly, feel her stress through the bond. I could also feel she didn’t want to worry me about whatever was bothering her. She was so used to dealing with her struggles herself, I think she forgets she can actually share them and that she was never a burden to me.

“Are you going to stop by the homeless shelter today?” I ask her as she gathers her handbag and keys.“Yes, I will stop by after I see Emily. Any news from the patrols about any more forsaken sightings or anything on her son?” she asks me. I really wish I had an answer for her, but I didn’t. We had no leads, no scent trails, nothing. It was like they vanished altogether.

 

” No , but as soon as I hear anything. J promise you will be the first to know . There have been talks about a city meeting in the coming weeks to figure out something to do about the forsaken sightings and missing rogues ‘ situation . Pack members are becoming nervous , and it might also be a good time to bring up the rogue issues ? ” I tell her , and Everly nods . ” Yes , let’s hope the petition goes well and I get a date to be heard sometime today .

 

” Everly sighs and rubs her temples when her phone goes off in her handbag . She pulls it out , glances at the screen , and shakes her head . ” What’s wrong ? ” I ask , watching her as I tie my shoelaces . ” Nothing , mum has been pestering me to pull the petition and drop the rogue issue , ” she says and I noticed she sounded tired . Everly did look tired , actually . And I noticed she was tossing and turning all night in her sleep . ” What did she say ? ” ” That I would start a war , ” she says with a shrug . ” Funny , your father said something along those lines at the hospital , ” I tell her .

 

 

 

Everly chews her lip nervously . ” What war , though , ” we say simultaneously , and she giggles . ” Jinx , ” I tell her while getting to my feet . ” I have no idea . Mum rang me last night , ” Everly explains . ” So that is why you have been in a weird mood then , ” I tell her while wrapping my arms around her shoulders . ” Maybe I can try to get a hold of Ava . I am not sure what is happening , but even your father thought something was going on behind the scenes with my father , ” she tells me . ” Try your sister and come see me at the homeless shelter when you aren’t busy . I will be there all day . I have contractors coming to assess the damage , ” I tell her . However , I was dreading the bill for that . ” Well , you are going in the opposite direction , so I will run Valarian to school , ” she tells me before calling out to our son.

 

 

eyebrow at his grumpy mood . ” What’s wrong with you ? ” I ask him . ” I don’t want to go to school . I wanted to come to the homeless shelter , ” he pouted

 

it out . It was a pet peeve , but damn , it made me flustered . Finally leaving , I caught the lift to the underground car park

 

 

 

jeweler only had one , but it was tiny , and the ring I wanted i t in would need to be altered to hold the stone . Once I get to the plaza , I walk up the side alley where the jeweler is

 

Dion , any luck ? ” I ask , closing the door behind me and walking toward the counter . Dion was looking at his laptop , chin propped on his hand . His glasses perched on his nose as he stared at the screen . He sighs , pulling his glasses off and placing them on the glass display cabinet . ”

 

 

 

, and he sighs . ” Well then , you best get your wallet out then , Alpha . Serendibite is $ 18,000 a carat , and the earliest I can get it is in six weeks . Then , I will

 

, ” he tells me . However , I already researched it last night while Everly was asleep and knew it would be costly because they were in scarce supply and rare . ” Invoice me , and I will transfer it . Also , the band , you said it was

 

completely ripped off from the storm . My jaw dropped when I stepped out of the car to see a huge cleanup . The roof ripped off a s if it had been peeled away . The structure stood . However , the inside was flooded ,

 

the wild weather . Walking over to one of the project managers , he ordered around his leading hand and a few supervisors and designated specific areas to start the cleanup . When he notices me , Bill turns around to face me . ” Alpha , ” he nods to me , stroking his beard before twirling the end through his fingers . ” So do you want the good news or the bad news first ? ” he asks

 

any good news ? ” ” There is . The building didn’t collapse , ” Bill states . ” Is that the good news ? ” I ask , and he laughs . ” Yep , now the bad news . This just added another month to the timeline and raised  the cost . ” Anything else ? ” ” Yep , the sewer overflowed out the back , and it seems the entire city’s shit washed into the far playground out

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