plane had touched down, and then once he knew Juno was at her most vulnerable with Greyson away, he could make his move, no doubt with reinforcements.
“It’s done now. We just need to focus on getting back to Juno and making sure she’s okay.” Because if she wasn’t, Greyson didn’t know how the hell he’d live without her. They’d already been through so much together, and somehow managed to pull through it all. And now, they had a child on the way. He had to make it to her…had to make sure he kept his family safe.
Except that each moment felt like an utter eternity, and he knew Flint would make his move well before they got back to Juno—and as they moved through his pack’s territory, it soon became clear that they were too late. The closer they got to his home, the more chaotic things got.
His home …it was engulfed in an inferno, members of his pack scrambling to get the fire out, with Kiernan at the center, barking out orders. Where the hell was Juno?
He was out of the vehicle before it’d fully stopped, running toward his home as his eyes scanned the crowd, looking for Juno, when Kiernan approached him, his mood dire.
“We don’t know if Juno was inside, but we haven’t been able to find her, and with the smoke filling the air, we haven’t been able to pick up her scent.”
“It’s Flint. He must have her.” Unless she got caught in the fire . “Where’s Dad?”
Kiernan’s jaw tightened and his hands curled into fists. “He’s… fuck …he’s not doing well, Greyson. And from what we can tell, it was the bears who attacked them—not Flint.”
“The bears?” None of this was making any sense—unless Juno’s enemies decided to work together. And Cullen…fucking hell…he couldn’t lose him too. “Where’s Dad? Is he being seen to?”
“Yeah, he is. The doctor’s with him, though he’s in rough shape, Greyson.” Kiernan shook his head, worry and grief in his eyes, which were mirrored by the pain in Greyson’s heart. “This way.”
Greyson followed Kiernan, while Ryder and Thayer scoured the area for Juno. Cullen was laid out on the back of someone’s pickup as Jackson, one of their doctors, tended to him. “Dad…”
“Juno…she made it out of the house—but I lost track of her in the fight.” Every word Cullen spoke was strained, the smell of his blood pungent in the air, despite the smoke from his home burning.
“I don’t want you worrying. We’ll find her. She’ll be okay. I just need you to focus on getting well.” Greyson squeezed his hand, hoping to reassure him, even if he couldn’t help but think the worst.
They let Greyson know they’d be in touch, and then drove off, taking Cullen away to tend to his wounds and give him whatever care they could. And if Juno got out of the house in time, then that meant she had to be somewhere around here— unless Flint had taken her once more.
He scoured through the chaos, trying to make sense of it all. There were dead or injured bear shifters—the ones that had threatened Juno before—and then there was Sawyer, who was being held at gunpoint by members of Greyson’s pack.
The moment he spotted Greyson, he called out to him. “Greyson.”
“What the fuck happened, Sawyer?” Greyson’s hands curled into fists, desperate to get some answers.
“I only came to help, Greyson—nothing more. Found out some of my clan had hooked up with Flint and were coming after Juno.” Sawyer coughed through a wave of thick smoke, soot smeared all over his face and body. “Things were already bad by the time I got here. I pulled her out of the fire, and sent her running for cover in the woods, as I went after Flint and then joined Cullen, who was fending off the rest of them on his own.”
The truth was, Greyson believed him. This type of attack wasn’t like Sawyer—and he’d been the voice of reason when his clan came after Juno. Greyson nodded to his men, who lowered their weapons. “Which way did she
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