<b>Chapter </b><b>159</b>
<b>Astrid </b>POV
<b>Warriors </b>from Alpha Logan’s <b>pack </b>came rushing in and they picked up <b>Tracy</b>. She screamed and begged for mercy<b>, </b>but Logan watched <b>her </b>with stone<b>–</b>cold <b>expressions </b><b>as </b>the warriors took her <b>away</b><b>. </b>Kael came to me and pulled me to his chest<b>, </b>enveloping me in his tight embrace. <b>He </b><b>rested </b>his <b>head </b><b>over </b>mine and closed his eyes. Through our mate bond, I could sense his <b>relief</b>.Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.
<b>“</b><b>Let’s </b><b>get </b>you out of here,” he murmured.
I just <b>kissed </b>him on his chest and nodded. We both needed to get out of here because we were both just too tired.
“What about Xander<b>?</b><b>” </b>I asked, looking at him. He <b>was </b>still unconscious.
Toren and Aiden went to Logan and Kylie<b>, </b>who were talking to Alpha Derek in hushed tones. They were ncing at him now and then. “We have to hand him <b>over </b>to the police,” Kylie said.
“I’d say let’s finish him right now!” Toren growled.
Suddenly<b>, </b><b>a </b><b>car </b>screeched to a halt near us. <b>A </b>police officer got out of it and went to Logan. “Thanks for informing me about Xander, Mr. Logan,” he
<b>said</b>.
Kylie’s <b>eyes </b>widened in surprise momentarily as she looked at her husband. None of us expected Logan would call the police.
Logan shook hands with the officer. “He kidnapped my son’s girlfriend.”
While it was an understatement to call me <b>Kael’s </b>girlfriend, we all understood that without a marriage certificate in the human world, our partnership wasn’t acknowledged.
“I know!” the officer gritted. “Moreover, <b>we </b><b>have </b>evidence indicating that he was responsible for starting a fire in Kael’s home.
I <b>gasped</b>. “It <b>was </b>Xander?”
<b>“</b><b>Yes</b><b>,</b>” the officer said as he walked to my stepbrother. “We traced <b>a </b>few call records as well, and it seems he wasn’t alone. <b>Tracy </b><b>was </b>with him in the scheme.”
Shocked as hell, my <b>eyes </b>snapped to Alpha Derek. He had nched. He lowered his head, shaking it with remorse<b>. </b>“I’m so sorry…” he murmured. “I didn’t know that Tracy would go to such <b>extremes</b><b>.</b><b>”</b>
“It’s not your <b>fault</b><b>, </b>Alpha <b>Derek</b>,” Logan tried to reassure.
<b>Xander </b><b>was </b>handcuffed by the officer and, with assistance from Toren<b>, </b><b>was </b>put into the <b>car</b><b>. </b>“I am going to imprison him, but I would need your
<b>statements</b><b>.</b><b>”</b>
<b>“</b><b>Of </b><b>course</b><b>,</b>” Logan said, shaking his hands again with the <b>officer</b>.
<b>That </b><b>night </b>when <b>we </b>went <b>back </b>home<b>, </b><b>we </b>took a bath and went off <b>to </b>sleep. We <b>were </b>all so tired that none <b>of </b>us wanted to <b>even </b><b>eat </b>food. We <b>skipped </b>school for the next <b>day</b><b>. </b>And that <b>day</b><b>, </b><b>all </b>of <b>us </b><b>sat </b>together for hours, talking about how <b>Tracy </b>manipted everyone around her. We all wanted to <b>move </b>on from the topic<b>, </b><b>so </b><b>it </b><b>was </b><b>better </b><b>to </b><b>address </b>it <b>to </b>avoid future guilt.
<b>Fred </b>and <b>Bree </b><b>came </b><b>over </b>and <b>when </b><b>they </b><b>heard </b>I <b>was </b>kidnapped by Tracy<b>, </b>Fred’s blood drained from his <b>face</b><b>. </b><b>“</b>You <b>aren’t </b><b>safe </b>with them!” <b>he </b><b>growled </b><b>out </b><b>of </b><b>anger</b>. <b>“</b><b>I </b>won’t <b>leave </b>you <b>here</b><b>!</b><b>”</b>
“I’m fine<b>, </b>uncle<b>,</b><b>” </b><b>said </b>to him, hugging him. <b>How </b><b>could </b>I <b>say </b>to him I <b>got </b><b>visions </b>and that I knowingly got into <b>Tracy’s </b><b>trap</b><b>? </b>“Things <b>are </b>fine now. <b>Tracy’s </b>father has pulled <b>her </b><b>out </b><b>of </b>school and <b>she’s </b>being brought to <b>a </b>location where <b>justice </b><b>will </b>be <b>served</b>.”
Bree walked <b>to </b><b>me</b><b>, </b><b>“</b><b>Astrid</b><b>, </b><b>we </b><b>really </b>want <b>you </b><b>to </b><b>be </b><b>safe</b><b>.”</b>
<b>“</b><b>I </b><b>am </b><b>safe </b>with <b>Kael </b>and his family,” <b>I </b><b>assured </b><b>her </b>with <b>a </b><b>smile</b><b>. </b><b>“</b><b>But </b>I <b>have </b><b>a favor </b><b>to </b><b>ask </b><b>you</b><b>,</b>” I said, looking at both of them.
<b>“</b><b>Sure</b><b>, </b>what is <b>it</b><b>?</b><b>” </b><b>Fred </b>asked, his <b>anger </b><b>reced </b>with <b>curiosity</b>.
I took a deep breath in. I knew <b>it </b>was a <b>tough </b><b>decision</b><b>, </b>but <b>I </b><b>had </b>to make it. “The <b>house </b><b>that </b><b>dad </b>built for <b>us</b><b>–</b><b>I </b>want <b>to </b><b>give </b>it <b>to </b><b>you</b><b>.</b><b>”</b>
<b>Fred </b>jerked his <b>head </b><b>back</b>. <b>“</b><b>No</b>!” he said in a <b>serious </b>tone<b>. </b>“That house is yours and I won’t take <b>it</b><b>.</b><b>”</b>
I lowered my <b>head</b><b>. </b><b>“</b><b>Kael </b>is saying <b>that </b><b>I </b><b>have </b><b>to </b><b>go </b><b>with </b>him <b>once </b>I finish my exams. Apparently, I have <b>to </b>have Luna training and <b>won’t </b><b>have </b>time for my <b>college</b><b>.”</b>
<b>A </b><b>frown </b><b>appeared </b>on <b>Fred’s </b>forehead. <b>“</b><b>But </b><b>you </b><b>are </b><b>a </b>brilliant <b>student</b><b>, </b>Astrid. You should <b>go </b><b>to </b><b>college</b><b>.</b><b>”</b>
I took <b>a </b><b>ragged </b><b>breath </b>in. <b>“</b><b>I </b><b>want </b><b>to </b><b>go </b><b>college</b><b>, </b><b>uncle</b><b>, </b>but I want to be <b>with </b><b>Kael</b><b>. </b><b>He </b>is <b>my </b><b>mate</b><b>, </b>and it would be impossible <b>for </b><b>me </b><b>to </b><b>stay </b><b>away</b>
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from him. <b>Besides</b><b>, </b>I want <b>to </b><b>see </b>what <b>Luna’s </b>training entails. <b>If </b><b>I </b><b>feel </b>that I <b>have </b>enough time, I’ll apply for colleges<b>.</b><b>”</b>
<b>It </b>took some time for me <b>to </b>convince <b>Fred </b>and Bree, but they eventually agreed. Fred said to Logan that he would visit their <b>pack </b>along with me to <b>see </b><b>if </b><b>I </b><b>was </b>being <b>taken </b><b>care </b>of nicely or not. Logan grinned and replied that he would love to <b>have </b>them all.
<b>“</b>Oh, <b>there’s </b>one more thing <b>I </b>wanted to <b>tell </b>you<b>, </b>Astrid,” Logan said, scratching his eyebrow. “I had contacted the Alpha of the white wolves<b>, </b>and I <b>have </b><b>offered </b>them sanctuary in my <b>pack</b>.”
My mouth dropped open in surprise and excitement. “Really<b>?</b><b>” </b><b>I </b>squealed.
He chuckled. <b>“</b><b>Yes</b><b>. </b>I don’t want <b>Kael’s </b>mate’s family to wander around to stay <b>safe </b>when I can give them a ce to stay.”
“What do you mean by that? Do you own a lot ofnd?” Fred asked, amused.
Loganughed. “I do, and I am sure that the white wolves would like to settle there. They would be under my protection.”
“Awesome!” I eximed. “Thank you so much, Alpha Logan!”
<b>I </b>couldn’t <b>believe </b>that Alpha Logan would be so kind. Kael <b>was </b>standing next to me, and I couldn’t help but hold his hand and <b>rest </b>my head on his upper arm. This was the <b>sweetest </b>gesture I had ever seen in my life. I think I was going to the right family.
“So about the house,” I said to Fred.
<b>He </b>put his hand up. <b>“</b><b>No</b>, that <b>is </b>yours. You can use it <b>as </b>a holiday home sometimes.”
I sighed. “Okay…”
The next two months went by in a whirlwind. Logan and Kylie had left, but the warriors from the pack stayed for our protection. I heard Tracy was thrown into the dungeons of the Elder Council Headquarter<b>. </b>Xander received a twenty–year sentence for rigorous imprisonment in a maximum security prison.
We passed final exams with flying colors. It made me so happy that all my family was present at the graduation ceremony. I secured the first position while Kael came second. Toren and Aiden were both in fourth position with a girl in third. They just couldn’t believe that a human girl could beat them by just one bloody mark. They had a permanent scowl on their faces for the whole day.
It was on the graduation day that I met their <b>sister</b>, La. She was a beautiful girl with features like her mother’s. La <b>was </b><b>excited </b>to see me and couldn’t contain her thrill for me.
“Oh, my goddess<b>!</b><b>” </b>she said, hugging me tightly. “I’ve got a sister–inw!”
“We <b>are </b>officially getting married when we reach the pack,” Kael informed me as he watched the two of us eating an apple.
I blushed. So soon? Giggling, I hugged La back. “It’s <b>nice </b>to meet you.”
“We <b>are </b>going to be <b>great </b>friends!” she announced. “<b>I </b>can’t wait for you toe to the Nord Pack with me. Gosh, <b>now </b>I <b>have </b><b>a </b>shopping <b>partner</b><b>.</b><b>”</b>
<b>Kael </b>pulled me to him and growled, “She’s my mate<b>, </b>not your shopping partner.”
<b>“</b>Oh<b>, </b>shut <b>up</b>, Kael!” La chided him, pulling me back to her<b>. </b>“This <b>is </b>called sisterhood. <b>You </b>wouldn’t know!”
<b>Fred </b>hosted avish <b>party </b>for our graduation<b>, </b>and we spent the evening joking and talking about it. <b>He </b><b>was </b>extremely proud of me. Briana and <b>Nate </b><b>were also </b>amused by my <b>extended </b>family.
“<b>Hey</b>!” <b>Nate </b>said, looking at La. “<b>Can </b><b>you </b><b>please </b>introduce me to her?<b>”</b>
<b>After </b>wrapping things up in <b>Cedar </b>town<b>, </b><b>we </b>headed to Nord Pack a week <bter</b>.
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This book <b>is </b><bing </b><b>to </b>an end. <b>Just </b>a <b>head’s </b>up.
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