Betrayed: Book Two - The Road to Redemption by Nicky Charles

Author:Nicky Charles
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: romance, suspense, paranormal, werewolves, angst, lycans, law of the lycans

Chapter 19

Sam stared at her grandfather, wondering why he didn’t speak. She’d told him about the message from OPATA and had expected him to rant and bluster about Sinclair. Instead, he’d gone silent, his eyes focused on something only he could see. The clenching and unclenching of his hands on the arms of his chair were the only indication as to how he was feeling.

“Grandfather? Is there something else you think I should have done?”

“What?” He looked at her, appearing almost surprised that she was there. “No. No, you did what you could. Now we need to see what his next move will be. Sinclair’s a sly one. He’ll have more complaints against us.”

“Like what?” Sam shoved her hands in her pocket and widened her stance. “I’ve done everything by the book, just as you trained me.”

“That won’t matter. He’ll twist and turn facts, use the Book of the Law against us. Dig up the past…” He shook his head.

“What do you mean, ‘dig up the past’? If you mean the bootleggers, that was over half a century ago and—”

He waved his hand as if to brush her words away. “I need to think. Be on your way.”

“I—”

“On your way, girl!” He growled the order and Sam snapped her mouth shut in surprise.

It had been years since he’d used quite that tone with her and she was taken aback by it. Part of her wanted to snap at him in return, but she could see he was agitated. She left the room without a word and pulled the door shut behind her.

Standing outside his room, she frowned. He’d been frail, physically, for some time, but mentally he’d always seemed sharp. Was that mental acuity fading? Were his moods more extreme than before and she hadn’t noticed until now? Her stomach clenched at the idea that her grandfather’s mind could be failing as well. For all that it irked to be an acting Alpha, it had also been comforting knowing he was there to bounce ideas off of, to turn to for confirmation now and then.

There was a rustling sound coming from her grandfather’s room and she cocked her head trying to hear better. He was moving some papers about, perhaps opening a book. The old journals she’d given him?

He cursed softly and she wondered what he was reading and if it had something to do with his concern that Sinclair would ‘dig up the past’.

Perhaps she should have demanded that her grandfather explain…and perhaps it was nothing. Perhaps he was merely an old man confusing events. She hated being indecisive, but she wasn’t sure if pushing was the right move. Her wolf was puzzled, too, sensing the concern of the aging beast that dwelled within her grandfather.

Giving her head a shake, she headed towards the cellar. Exercise often helped her clarify her thoughts, and it might also help with the knot of tension that was growing between her shoulder blades.

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