Riley's Storm by R.A. Alyse

Author:R.A. Alyse [Alyse, R.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

Declan

I was pacing back and forth in my office. The windows were open, letting in the cool September breeze. Seated on the couches and chairs throughout the room were the rest of my pack: Victor, Ryan, and Storm. We hadn’t made it official or anything, but as far as I was concerned, Storm was ours, too. And it was such a hugely freeing feeling, having her here, in my space.

Getting to know her over the month of August had been amazing. She was so sweet, kind, and had the most generous of hearts. Her drive and urgency to find Riley was inspiring. I would move the earth to help her if need be.

As it was, my investigator friend was coming over soon to go over what he had found. He told me it wasn’t much and he was sorry, but apparently Riley’s family had no digital footprint. No credit cards, no social media, no cell phones. Nothing to trace back to them. He had tried everything, even attempting to hack into the ORA’s system.

It had taken him weeks to get through the firewalls, but once he did, it was another dead end. The school had erased all traces of Riley from their system. It was like she had never attended the school. He had even attempted to find information on her parents, but without knowing their names, it was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

I heard a knock at the office door and strode over to open it. Standing on the other side, looking grim, was the investigator we had hired, my friend Xavier. He lifted his hand in a wave, but before he could say anything, his phone jangled with a ringtone I had never heard before. His eyes widened, and he scrambled to grab it, quickly answering with a mouthed apology to me.

“Bug? Is that you?”

I couldn’t hear the other end of the conversation, but whatever was being said had Xavier turning to me in shock.

“Are you serious? Really? Bug, are you sure?”

The next part I had no trouble hearing as the caller roared down the line. “Yes, I’m fucking sure, Xavier! She’s my goddamned sister!”

“I’m sorry, bug. I shouldn’t have doubted you.”

A rumble came through the line, and then Xavier pulled the phone from his ear and stared at it in shock. He gaped like a goldfish and then turned to me, still death-gripping his phone.

“That was my . . . That was Drew. He’s Riley's brother. I know where she is.”

The room behind me erupted into chaos. Storm flew over from her chair and began peppering him with questions. “Riley? My Riley? You know where she is? Tell me, please! I need to go to her.”

“Calm, little bit,” I purred to her, trying to help her settle. To Xavier, I said, “Do you have her address?”

“I can do you one better; I can take you there. Seems I have a wayward beta to bring home.”

To Storm’s immense impatience, we weren’t able to set out until the following evening.

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