KnightForce Damian (La Patron's KnightForce Book 4) by Sydney Addae Page B

"Who's your mother? Where is she? What do you need us to do?" he asked in a hard tone.
    "Tara. She's in Lochmond Eyre in Scotland and I need you to help rescue her from there. She's being held prisoner," she spoke quickly, her jaw tight.
    He relayed her message to Hawke.
    " Mistress is concerned at the threat to La Patron ," Hawke said. " She's not happy ."
    Damian nodded even though Hawke couldn't see. " Understandable, neither am I at this moment."
    "Remain steady. La Patron doesn't want to negotiate but Mistress refuses to take chances, they're discussing it now."
    Damian locked gazes with Ivona, wishing her every manner of painful death imaginable. Her face remained stoic in spite of her fear wafting in the air.
    " Mistress has instructed Matt and Passen to find a cure for the itching. She believes, and I concur, if the witch has a serum as well as spoke a curse, it's the serum that'll correct the itching. Most of the lab is now working on the problem."
    "That's good. " He waited for further instructions.
    " Send the contents of the spray she used on Raoul. The brothers, Cain and Abel, are sending samples of the concoction she used to dampen her smell and some other herbs they found in the house."
    "Good, we can find a cure without the human ." Damian hated the idea of compromising with anyone who'd created their problem.
    " Not necessarily. As an added precaution we may need to go along with her request as a back-up."
    "No...no, no. That's wrong."
    "Yes, it's wrong and we'll make sure she and her kind never does this again, but for now, pack comes first. One person has died behind this; we can't risk anyone else. "
    Damian's beast leapt in his chest. " What ?" he said as soon as he bought the animal under control.
    " Chain your animal. This is one of those times you follow instructions even when you don't think it's the best course of action. Trust your Alpha. He knows what he's doing ," Hawke said.
    "But it makes no sense. She used the shit that messed with her scent; I can't tell if she's lying or not. Maybe this is all a trick to get us off track for the rebels or something. " He ran his hand through his hair and then pinned her to the spot when she took a step backward.
    A low growl rose from his lips.
    The color bled from her face as she froze in place.
    "All good points. The twins are returning."
    "Tyrone and Tyrese? They're here? " Damian asked
    "No. Cain and Abel. La Patron asked them to assist."
    "With what? " He inhaled and picked up their scents, they were close.
    " They will scent her for lies and watch your territory for rebels in your absence ," Hawke said.
    Damian shook his head. This was crazy. "La Patron believes her?"
    "I didn't ask or question his directions." Hawke paused. " Let's just say Mistress wants all bases covered and that's a part of it, but she's pissed and that's not good for the human. I suspect she will be in for a few surprises on this journey. Barticus has been contacted and is preparing a team to assist when you arrive."
    Pleased his grandfather had been notified, the tension ebbed somewhat. "So this is a real place? You've located it already?"
    "The moment you said La Patron and Alpha Bartholomew were targeted, we verified everything. It's a real place ," Hawke said.
    Cain and Abel exited from the woods and headed toward Ivona. She backed up until her heels hit the tree. "What is it you want, human?" Cain asked.
    She swallowed and repeated her request. Her voice started thin but picked up strength and conviction by the end. Whatever else, she believed her mom was in danger.
    Cain looked at him, slapped him on his shoulder and nodded. "Where do you lock up the rogues?"

Chapter 9
     
     
    Silas sat at his desk staring out the window at the harsh winter landscape. The jutting mountain peaks in the distance bore a strong resemblance to the problems jockeying for prominence in his mind. Hawke's uncertainty regarding the projects with the Joint Chief certainly ranked high, so did the