+ hard given how she'd been acting before going missing* Someone is missing. *My voice dropped as I got back into my Bronco and shut the door knowing you could hear the audible sound of it shutting* I'd rather tell you in person instead of over the phone. Can I come to you?

*I'd focused on remaining calm and steady as I relayed what I'd seen when I talked to Wilder but now the adrenaline that had been flooding my system had worn off and the reality that my friend, Sage, was missing was hitting home*

I... *I shut my eyes trying not to imagine the worst but it was +

*My heart was close to beating out of my chest but the second I heard his voice a sense of calmness came over me and I felt like I could breathe* Hey you. I know you must be busy but I really needed to hear your voice.

*Once I had finished calling the members of the Pack that I needed to contact I texted Malik. He was my mate and I needed him.

I dialed his number and waited for him to pick up*

Please answer. Please.

I love you too.

#SOLO ~~~>

#SeekingAnswers

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~ that I could discuss with him what Liam and I talked about and to ask him to come with us.

~ @greatwitharope.bsky.social.

📲 On my way to the cabin. Meet me there when you get off work.

Before I put my phone in my pocket he'd already responded with a /See you soon/ which brought a smile to my lips that stayed there as I made my way back to my cabin to wait for my King to arrive so ~

~ ask @greatwitharope.bsky.social to come too. The need for 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 (Liam) and my mate (Malik) to be with me was intense and consuming. It felt like I couldn't do it without their calming force and stability.

As we left the bar I looked up at the night sky, taking it all in before I texted ~

~ ~ doctor in El Paso and get answers before I break his neck." My wolf and I agreed that the doctor needed to get what was coming to him and I'm sure that Liam saw it in my eyes because he asked if I wanted him to come with me.

My answer had been a quick yes and I'd added that I wanted to ~

~ shoulder had a calming effect on me as I put my thoughts into words. "I want to know if my parents were complicit in drugging me. I want to know if they were used as a means to an end." My hand tightened on the beer in my right hand before I continued. "I want to find the ~

~ knowledge of something within my DNA that just knew him and called him 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺.

When I said, "I'm getting there but I have some questions that need answers.", Liam laid his hand on my shoulder and asked me two things.

"What questions?" and "How can I help?"

The weight of his hand on my ~

~ him an, "I got it but that doesn't mean I won't argue with you later.", from me. To which he'd all but rolled his eyes as he replied, "Shocking."

I knew he understood me just like I understood him or we were figuring it all out because deep down there was something familiar about him. Like ~

~ either intrude on the revelry or get intruded upon.

Liam had even made a funny by saying, "If I say run then you run." He was referencing when we'd first met and my trying to argue the facts about me basically being attached at his hip and NOT leaving him alone. His funny had garnered ~

*The night of @causticdemure.bsky.social and Jagger's wedding reception/party I'd sat in the back of #TheRow with my adopted brother, @onebadassbeta.bsky.social, talking about how I was feeling and what was going through my mind.

Liam and I had kept our conversation low so that we didn't ~

#StorylineWith @greatwitharope.bsky.social

#MeetingWithForever

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