Chapter 33 The Pups Make a Plan

3rd Person

Ryder, Riley and Parker were beside themselves.

All the adults were in an uproar, running around and whispering behind closed doors, trying to keep the truth a secret. But they knew – they always knew. They were wide awake when their Mommy ran out with the Alpha the night before, they knew their sister was in trouble and they could feel the grown ups’ fear as if it was their own.

They’d stayed up as long as they were able to keep their eyes open, but it hadn’t done any good. There was no more news while they were awake, and when they got up this morning, Mommy was nowhere to be found. Now Jane had finally called Linda for an update, so they huddled outside her bedroom door with their keen ears pressed to the wood, listening intently.

“Hey honey, how’s it going?” Linda was asking, sounding as if she was preparing herself to hear the worst.

Their Mommy’s voice was very faint on the other end of the line, but they could hear her exhaustion clearly. “She’s alright.” Jane answered, “but it was really touch and go for a while there.”

“Thank the Goddess.” Linda breathed. “What happened?”

“Oh Linda, it’s too awful.” Jane hiccuped. “They’re saying someone tried to kill her.”

“What?” Their Auntie exclaimed in disbelief. However Parker

and Ryder exchanged a heavy glance, remembering the cruel woman who’d been in Paisley’s room the day they met.

“She was poisoned.” Jane said, “they just barely managed to save her.”

“Who would do such a thing?” Linda demanded.

“I don’t know.” Jane confessed, sounding as if the uncertainty was more tortuous than anything else.” I can’t believe this is happening but I’m not taking my eyes off of her anytime

soon.”

want me to

and I’m sorry I’m not there, but something came up at work.” Jane’s wince was audible in her voice,

Paisley, and this would probably only scare them. You’re doing the

Jane sighed,

it, just let me know if you need anything

grown ups ended the call, retreating to the blanket fort they’d

Parker decided,

Riley reminded her brothers, worry for her newfound sister

have to do someting.” Ryder insisted, pulling a coloring book out of the bookshelf and

her ‘scape, then we

Riley asks, rubbing

deciding what role they would each play. It wouldn’t be easy, and it would definitely have to adapt as events unfolded

Jane

been sleeping constantly, waking for a few minutes here and there and muttering about her drug induced dreams before returning to dreamland with a silly smile on her face. The doctors assure me this is

like a particularly grumpy guard dog, watching

foot in the room – even her nurses. I cant really blame him, the murder attempt has us both on edge, and I’m glad to have Ethan here watching out

think the words, a lab tech enters to take a few vials of Paisley’s blood, and Ethan lunges for the young

arms up in surrender, “I’m sorry Alpha, it’s protocol, we’re supposed to test her blood

face between my hands, pulling his attention down to me. “Ethan,

confusion even as his possessive grip closes around my arms. Breathing heavily, he

man does as he’s told, moving very slowly and making sure Ethan can see everything he’s doing in detail. I try to pull away from the Alpha once the danger has passed, but he holds me tight, sliding his arms around my waist while the tech works. I would

at the moment.

enough. “Ethan,” I broach tentatively, “you’ve

his armchair and opening his arm to me, inviting

been dosing on and off through the long night, gradually succumbing to my exhaustion then jerking awake in terror every five minutes or so. Eventually Ethan put his foot down, pulling me into his lap and stroking his strong hands up and down my

trained for this.” Ethan remarks coolly,

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