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"What???" Both Amber and Makena shouted in surprise.
Amber pointed at herself. "How did I get myself kidnapped when I'm here?" she asked in disbelief. "Where did Erick get the idea that I was kidnapped?"
Hamish rubbed his face in consternation with his one hand on his hip. Then he stopped. "Wait a minute…" he said.
"What is it?" Amber and Makena asked in unison.
Hamish rubbed his chin as he pondered. "He said he got the news from one of the packmates, Fred. But from my understanding, that guy was kind of a loner. He hardly ventured out to the city. So, how did he make up a story about you being kidnapped, unless…"
Makena frowned. "Do you think…?" she asked slowly.
Knowing what she meant, Hamish frowned too. "How could that be?" he asked back, thinking that her ȧssumption was crazy. A traitor in their pack? No, that's an unbelievable story…. Right?
Amber stood up and quickly washed her glass at the kitchen sink. She then walked over to Hamish and said, "We need to meet this Fred guy." She never even met this Fred guy so why was he making up a story about her being kidnapped? To make Erick go on a wild goose race?
Hamish nodded, agreeing with her.
Makena stood up too, holding her protruding stomach with one hand on the table, supporting her weight. Seeing this, Hamish quickly rushed over to her and helped her.
Makena was actually nearly eight months pregnant and her stomach grew so big that she couldn't even see her feet when she stood up. It was no wonder as to why Hamish wanted people around her, while he was working since he was worried about her safety when he's not around.
"I'm going with you two," Makena announced.
Hamish frowned as he looked down at his wife. "But---"
Makena glared at him, cutting his sentence off. "No buts. Who will be here to accompany me if you two are going?" she retorted.
"I could ask Mom to close her bakery for a day to accompany you."
Makena rolled her eyes. "Stop disturbing mom," she scolded lightly. "It's just going to the packhouse. You can't possibly cage me here until I give birth!"
Hamish glowered in dissatisfaction. As much as he wanted Makena to stay at home where he knew it would be safe, he knew too that he could not stop her from going out and being 'free'.
He let out a sigh and then looked at Amber, as if asking for help.
Unfortunately for him, Amber just shrugged.
So, in the end, the three of them went to the packhouse.
Inside the packhouse, the atmosphere was quite grim and tense. Yet at the same time, it was a bit hectic as shifters could be seen running here and there.
However, when they saw Amber standing behind Hamish and Makena, they froze as their eyes widened in surprise. Numerous questions flooded in their minds; questions such as 'Wasn't she kidnapped?' 'Why is she here?'
One of them approached Hamish and rudely pointed at Amber. "I thought she was kidnapped?" he asked the question in everyone's mind.
"That's what I thought too," Hamish said. "Apparently, she was at my home, together with Makena."
The other man frowned. "You'd better go and see the Alpha."
Hamish nodded. He then turned to the two women behind him and told them to follow him as well.
Shortly after, the three of them were inside the Alpha's office. Other than the Alpha, there were also Fergus and Latham in the room.
It seems that apart from Hamish, Erick had also informed Lachlan about the kidnapping, who then alerted the whole pack.
Due to Amber's supposed kidnapping, most of the packmates believed that this was the work of Harding. And to get to them, they would target the female shifters. Hence why Hamish had rushed off to his house to make sure Makena was safe. Even if Jeayan was there too, it did not dampen his anxiety.
Lachlan and the two others were surprised to see Amber with Hamish and Makena.
Lachlan quickly walked over to Amber and grabbed her shoulders. He studied her from top to bottom and asked in concern, "Are you alright?"
Amber nodded, smiling. "Yes, dad. I'm fine."
Lachlan then patted her on the shoulders. "It's good that you're alright now. But what's this about Erick telling us that you were kidnapped?" he asked in confusion.
Amber shook her head, feeling baffled. "I have no idea. He didn't text me today nor call me. This morning he did tell me something about going to the office with Bastian and that's it."
"Nothing else?"
Amber shook her head again.
Latham then walked over to them and commented, "He probably was panicking that the thought of calling you slipped his mind."
Both Amber and Lachlan nodded in agreement.
Lachlan turned to Hamish. "Did he mention where he got the news of Amber being kidnapped?" he asked.
Hamish nodded. "From Fred."
"Fred?" Lachlan turned to Fergus and Latham.
Latham frowned as he rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "I seem to recall one of the shifters in our pack named Fred. But…"
"But what?" Fergus prodded.
"He's a quiet one. Doesn't talk much with the rest of the packmates. He should be one of the shifters in Erick's generation," Latham recalled. "He's quite strong but because of lack of battling experience, he isn't that skilled, compared to Erick, Hamish and Dex."
Latham stopped. "Do you think…?"
Hamish quickly cut in. "How could that be?" he really could not accept that a packmate of theirs would turn traitor. Even if he wasn't close with them.
"Where is he now?" Lachlan asked, referring to Fred.
Latham stood up straight. "From what I remember, he should be at the packhouse construction site," he answered respectfully.
For shifters who do not have a job in the human world, they would instead be working for the pack, be it under construction, daycare, cooking, etc. One example would be Jeayan where she doesn't work in the human world, but rather takes care of the young pups at the packhouse. And apparently, it was the same thing as Fred.
"Call him."
Latham immediately nodded and rushed out of the room.
Few minutes later, Latham returned back to the room with a grim look on his face.. "He wasn't there."
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"What???" Both Amber and Makena shouted in surprise.
Amber pointed at herself. "How did I get myself kidnapped when I'm here?" she asked in disbelief. "Where did Erick get the idea that I was kidnapped?"
Hamish rubbed his face in consternation with his one hand on his hip. Then he stopped. "Wait a minute…" he said.
"What is it?" Amber and Makena asked in unison.
Hamish rubbed his chin as he pondered. "He said he got the news from one of the packmates, Fred. But from my understanding, that guy was kind of a loner. He hardly ventured out to the city. So, how did he make up a story about you being kidnapped, unless…"
Makena frowned. "Do you think…?" she asked slowly.
Knowing what she meant, Hamish frowned too. "How could that be?" he asked back, thinking that her ȧssumption was crazy. A traitor in their pack? No, that's an unbelievable story…. Right?
Amber stood up and quickly washed her glass at the kitchen sink. She then walked over to Hamish and said, "We need to meet this Fred guy." She never even met this Fred guy so why was he making up a story about her being kidnapped? To make Erick go on a wild goose race?
Hamish nodded, agreeing with her.
Makena stood up too, holding her protruding stomach with one hand on the table, supporting her weight. Seeing this, Hamish quickly rushed over to her and helped her.
Makena was actually nearly eight months pregnant and her stomach grew so big that she couldn't even see her feet when she stood up. It was no wonder as to why Hamish wanted people around her, while he was working since he was worried about her safety when he's not around.
"I'm going with you two," Makena announced.
Hamish frowned as he looked down at his wife. "But---"
Makena glared at him, cutting his sentence off. "No buts. Who will be here to accompany me if you two are going?" she retorted.
"I could ask Mom to close her bakery for a day to accompany you."
Makena rolled her eyes. "Stop disturbing mom," she scolded lightly. "It's just going to the packhouse. You can't possibly cage me here until I give birth!"
Hamish glowered in dissatisfaction. As much as he wanted Makena to stay at home where he knew it would be safe, he knew too that he could not stop her from going out and being 'free'.
He let out a sigh and then looked at Amber, as if asking for help.
Unfortunately for him, Amber just shrugged.
So, in the end, the three of them went to the packhouse.
Inside the packhouse, the atmosphere was quite grim and tense. Yet at the same time, it was a bit hectic as shifters could be seen running here and there.
However, when they saw Amber standing behind Hamish and Makena, they froze as their eyes widened in surprise. Numerous questions flooded in their minds; questions such as 'Wasn't she kidnapped?' 'Why is she here?'
One of them approached Hamish and rudely pointed at Amber. "I thought she was kidnapped?" he asked the question in everyone's mind.
"That's what I thought too," Hamish said. "Apparently, she was at my home, together with Makena."
The other man frowned. "You'd better go and see the Alpha."
Hamish nodded. He then turned to the two women behind him and told them to follow him as well.
Shortly after, the three of them were inside the Alpha's office. Other than the Alpha, there were also Fergus and Latham in the room.
It seems that apart from Hamish, Erick had also informed Lachlan about the kidnapping, who then alerted the whole pack.
Due to Amber's supposed kidnapping, most of the packmates believed that this was the work of Harding. And to get to them, they would target the female shifters. Hence why Hamish had rushed off to his house to make sure Makena was safe. Even if Jeayan was there too, it did not dampen his anxiety.
Lachlan and the two others were surprised to see Amber with Hamish and Makena.
Lachlan quickly walked over to Amber and grabbed her shoulders. He studied her from top to bottom and asked in concern, "Are you alright?"
Amber nodded, smiling. "Yes, dad. I'm fine."
Lachlan then patted her on the shoulders. "It's good that you're alright now. But what's this about Erick telling us that you were kidnapped?" he asked in confusion.
Amber shook her head, feeling baffled. "I have no idea. He didn't text me today nor call me. This morning he did tell me something about going to the office with Bastian and that's it."
"Nothing else?"
Amber shook her head again.
Latham then walked over to them and commented, "He probably was panicking that the thought of calling you slipped his mind."
Both Amber and Lachlan nodded in agreement.
Lachlan turned to Hamish. "Did he mention where he got the news of Amber being kidnapped?" he asked.
Hamish nodded. "From Fred."
"Fred?" Lachlan turned to Fergus and Latham.
Latham frowned as he rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "I seem to recall one of the shifters in our pack named Fred. But…"
"But what?" Fergus prodded.
"He's a quiet one. Doesn't talk much with the rest of the packmates. He should be one of the shifters in Erick's generation," Latham recalled. "He's quite strong but because of lack of battling experience, he isn't that skilled, compared to Erick, Hamish and Dex."
Latham stopped. "Do you think…?"
Hamish quickly cut in. "How could that be?" he really could not accept that a packmate of theirs would turn traitor. Even if he wasn't close with them.
"Where is he now?" Lachlan asked, referring to Fred.
Latham stood up straight. "From what I remember, he should be at the packhouse construction site," he answered respectfully.
For shifters who do not have a job in the human world, they would instead be working for the pack, be it under construction, daycare, cooking, etc. One example would be Jeayan where she doesn't work in the human world, but rather takes care of the young pups at the packhouse. And apparently, it was the same thing as Fred.
"Call him."
Latham immediately nodded and rushed out of the room.
Few minutes later, Latham returned back to the room with a grim look on his face.. "He wasn't there."
"What???" Both Amber and Makena shouted in surprise. Amber pointed at herself. "How did I get myself kidnapped when I'm here?" she asked in disbelief. "Where did Erick get the idea that I was kidnapped?" Hamish rubbed his face in consternation with his one hand on his hip. Then he stopped. "Wait a minute" he said. "What is it?" Amber and Makena asked in unison. Hamish rubbed his chin as he pondered. "He said he got the news from one of the packmates, Fred. But from my understanding, that guy was kind of a loner. He hardly ventured out to the city. So, how did he make up a story about you being kidnapped, unless" Makena frowned. "Do you think?" she asked slowly. Knowing what she meant, Hamish frowned too. "How could that be?" he asked back, thinking that her ssumption was crazy. A traitor in their pack? No, that's an unbelievable story. Right? Amber stood up and quickly washed her glass at the kitchen sink. She then walked over to Hamish and said, "We need to meet this Fred guy." She never even met this Fred guy so why was he making up a story about her being kidnapped? To make Erick go on a wild goose race? Hamish nodded, agreeing with her. Makena stood up too, holding her protruding stomach with one hand on the table, supporting her weight. Seeing this, Hamish quickly rushed over to her and helped her. Makena was actually nearly eight months pregnant and her stomach grew so big that she couldn't even see her feet when she stood up. It was no wonder as to why Hamish wanted people around her, while he was working since he was worried about her safety when he's not around. "I'm going with you two," Makena announced. Hamish frowned as he looked down at his wife. "But---" Makena glared at him, cutting his sentence off. "No buts. Who will be here to accompany me if you two are going?" she retorted. "I could ask Mom to close her bakery for a day to accompany you." Makena rolled her eyes. "Stop disturbing mom," she scolded lightly. "It's just going to the packhouse. You can't possibly cage me here until I give birth!" Hamish glowered in dissatisfaction. As much as he wanted Makena to stay at home where he knew it would be safe, he knew too that he could not stop her from going out and being 'free'. He let out a sigh and then looked at Amber, as if asking for help. Unfortunately for him, Amber just shrugged. So, in the end, the three of them went to the packhouse. Inside the packhouse, the atmosphere was quite grim and tense. Yet at the same time, it was a bit hectic as shifters could be seen running here and there. However, when they saw Amber standing behind Hamish and Makena, they froze as their eyes widened in surprise. Numerous questions flooded in their minds; questions such as 'Wasn't she kidnapped?' 'Why is she here?' One of them approached Hamish and rudely pointed at Amber. "I thought she was kidnapped?" he asked the question in everyone's mind. "That's what I thought too," Hamish said. "Apparently, she was at my home, together with Makena." The other man frowned. "You'd better go and see the Alpha." Hamish nodded. He then turned to the two women behind him and told them to follow him as well. Shortly after, the three of them were inside the Alpha's office. Other than the Alpha, there were also Fergus and Latham in the room. It seems that apart from Hamish, Erick had also informed Lachlan about the kidnapping, who then alerted the whole pack. Due to Amber's supposed kidnapping, most of the packmates believed that this was the work of Harding. And to get to them, they would target the female shifters. Hence why Hamish had rushed off to his house to make sure Makena was safe. Even if Jeayan was there too, it did not dampen his anxiety. Lachlan and the two others were surprised to see Amber with Hamish and Makena. Lachlan quickly walked over to Amber and grabbed her shoulders. He studied her from top to bottom and asked in concern, "Are you alright?" Amber nodded, smiling. "Yes, dad. I'm fine." Lachlan then patted her on the shoulders. "It's good that you're alright now. But what's this about Erick telling us that you were kidnapped?" he asked in confusion. Amber shook her head, feeling baffled. "I have no idea. He didn't text me today nor call me. This morning he did tell me something about going to the office with Bastian and that's it." "Nothing else?" Amber shook her head again. Latham then walked over to them and commented, "He probably was panicking that the thought of calling you slipped his mind." Both Amber and Lachlan nodded in agreement. Lachlan turned to Hamish. "Did he mention where he got the news of Amber being kidnapped?" he asked. Hamish nodded. "From Fred." "Fred?" Lachlan turned to Fergus and Latham. Latham frowned as he rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "I seem to recall one of the shifters in our pack named Fred. But" "But what?" Fergus prodded. "He's a quiet one. Doesn't talk much with the rest of the packmates. He should be one of the shifters in Erick's generation," Latham recalled. "He's quite strong but because of lack of battling experience, he isn't that skilled, compared to Erick, Hamish and Dex." Latham stopped. "Do you think?" Hamish quickly cut in. "How could that be?" he really could not accept that a packmate of theirs would turn traitor. Even if he wasn't close with them. "Where is he now?" Lachlan asked, referring to Fred. Latham stood up straight. "From what I remember, he should be at the packhouse construction site," he answered respectfully. For shifters who do not have a job in the human world, they would instead be working for the pack, be it under construction, daycare, cooking, etc. One example would be Jeayan where she doesn't work in the human world, but rather takes care of the young pups at the packhouse. And apparently, it was the same thing as Fred. "Call him." Latham immediately nodded and rushed out of the room. Few minutes later, Latham returned back to the room with a grim look on his face.. "He wasn't there."
