Chapter 184 – Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel

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After his outburst, I watched as Vincent knelt next to Ella, checking on her. He had been with my Little Bunny on most of her trips to the dress shop so he had gotten to know Ella as well.

“Are you alright?” His voice was soothing as he reached toward her.

“I will be.” She told him.

“An ambulance is on its way.” Scott told him, the anger gone from his voice.

“We can get her there sooner.” Noah offered.

“No, she needs an ambulance.”

“I will be alright, Detective Scott.” Ella smiled at him. Just the sight of the look in her eyes told me all I needed to know.

“No, Ella, you need to be taken care of.” I wonder if he knew what he was feeling yet?

“Fine, when the ambulance gets here I will ride with you Ella.” I assured her, after all we couldn’t let the humans see her healing already.

“Like hell you will.” Scott yelled.

“Will you two stop arguing?” Vincent snapped at us again. “Ask Ella what she wants and stop trying to decide people’s lives for them.”

“Thank you Vincent.” Ella smiled at him but it looked like the gesture hurt her like it was painful to move her face.

Detective Scott looked like he was five years old and just got scolded for stealing a cookie, the embarrassment and shame on his face was kind of comical.

“What do you want to do Ella?” Scott asked her.

“Since the two of you are arguing, perhaps it would be best if Vincent rode with me. I think he will be the most level headed.” It was understandable for her to choose him, honestly. She didn’t know this human before her, and I was the alpha so she would be nervous. Vincent, on the other hand, was a kind and gentle person when he wasn’t needed to fight. I had seen him fight though and I knew he could be just as fierce and me.

“Of course, I will be happy to ride along with you.” Vincent told her. “How about I wrap those wounds up while we wait.” He smiled amiably, making her feel at ease. I saw Scott give Vincent a very jealous look after that smile.

“Relax, he’s very happily married with three children. And he’s definitely not the type to cheat on his wife.” I patted Scott on the shoulder with a smirk.

“What are you even talking about?” He asked me with shock written on his face.

“Yup, just try to keep that attitude up for a little longer.” I laughed as I stood up. “Ella, I will leave you to Vincent while Noah and I go and talk to the other officers. I want to know what happened here but I will let you rest first. Do you mind if I come see you tomorrow?”

“No Joaquin, that will be fine. Will Riviana be with you?” I could guess that a familiar face would help soothe her, also she was probably thinking about how worried Riviana was likely to be right now.

“If you want her to be, then yes.”

“Mmhmm, thank you.” I saw the gratitude in her eyes just before I walked away.

When I left her side I went in search of Andrew. I knew he was eventually going to tell me what the hell had happened here. I found him with a small group of officers, some uniformed some not.

“Andrew.” I yelled for him. All those surrounding him were wolves from my pack or Riley’s.

“Joaquin.” He waved me over.

“What the hell happened here?” I demanded.

“Sir, it appears as if wolves under the protection of a Warlock attacked her.” One of the uniformed officers answered.

“A Warlock, huh?” I mused just as my phone started to ring.

The display screen showed Little Bunny’s name as the ringing continued. She would have info that we didn’t, so answering it would be helpful.

“Hey Riviana.”

“Joaquin, is Ella ok?” Her voice held a slight note of panic. “I know the men ran away after the cops showed up. That Detective Scott sounded a little less than friendly.” So, even she could tell that he was not happy with us. Did he know about us?

“She will be alright.” I assured her. “Tell me what you know about the attack.”

“Three men were there, well I heard three at least, it could have been more. I don’t know what they did to her but she was screaming and sobbing in pain.” My Little Bunny took a steadying breath before continuing. “The man who seemed to be their lead said they were a message, that they were using Ella to send their message.”

“To who?”

“Me.” She sounded pissed about that.

“So they’re after you and are using your friends?” I asked her, anger rising in my voice for a different reason than hers. These people were not just attacking my pack but they were targeting my mate. This had Edmond written all over it.

“Do you think Edmond upped his game because we met with the magic council?”

“That’s a possibility.” I answered her honestly. “I will find out what I can and get back to you later.”

“Be careful Joaquin.”

“Now who’s the worry wart?” I laughed quietly. “I’ll be home soon.”

“Ok, I love you.”

“Love you too, Little Bunny.” I smiled as I hung up the phone. “Well, you all heard that I assume. Three men, sending a message to my wife.”

“What I remember most, or am dwelling on the most, is that you called her Little Bunny. What’s that about?” Andrew grinned at me.

“None of your damned business.” I snapped at him. “Now focus.”

“Yes, Sir.” He grinned again but didn’t say anything else.

“It’s just a fucking nickname, drop it.” I growled at him.

“Alright.” He was still smiling.

“Dammit, Andrew, I’m going to knock that look off your face.” Andrew laughed this time.

After the laughter was settled, and Andrew was rubbing the side of his head, we got to work. I directed the wolves to search the surrounding area for any trace of their scent or clues leading to who they were. But I was already certain this was a warning message sent by Edmond to tell Riviana to stop looking for him. That Warlock was already going to die, but now I wanted to make his death slow and painful.

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Riviana

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When my call with Joaquin ended I knew I would go crazy with nothing to do. Between the four of us, we had only managed to call half of the families of the missing kids. I figured I should call the rest while I waited. I didn’t even know if Joaquin would be home tonight with what had happened.

It took me nearly an hour, but I called the rest of their families and obtained permission to get an item from them all so we could use it in the tracking spell. Hearing the parents go through the same cycle over and over. Nervous, afraid, apprehension filled relief, pleading, that was the order they all went through with their emotions when I called them. They all feared that we had found the likely location for their child’s dead body.

I know I didn’t have concrete proof, but I felt that all the children were still alive and I did my best to convince the parents of the same thing. I just hoped I wasn’t wrong.

While I was sitting there waiting for Joaquin to come back and tell me what had happened I got a call from Juniper.

“Hey, I’m outside, can I come up?” She seemed like she was upset.

“What happened, Juniper?” I was afraid of what might have happened to her now.

“Nothing, but Joaquin sent us here. He told us that we needed to be careful.”

“Us? Who else is with you?”

“Emmalee, Heather, and Nikki.” She had just listed off everyone that I had been spending time with lately. It was clear that Joaquin was worried about my friends and family with what was going on.

“Yes, please come on up.”

“Can you let the attack dog know please, he has the house on high alert and won’t let us in.”

“Attack dog?” I was confused.

“Shane. Him and Peter have the house on lock down and won’t let us in unless you or Joaquin give permission.”

“Not Lila?” I asked her with a hint of interest.

“Nope, only the Queen or the King will do for them.”

“So, you believe it then?”

“Rivi, you couldn’t pay me not to. You’re special, I knew it when I met you.”

“So are you.” I smiled at her. “Let me talk to Shane.”

“Here Under Dog, talk to your Queen.” I heard Juniper say angrily.

“Queen Riviana?” Shane’s voice came over the phone and the title made me want to roll my eyes.

“Shane, why are you not letting them in?” I asked him with a hint of anger.

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