Desired By Three Alphas; Fated To One novel Chapter 159

Chapter 159: The Search

Nathan’s POV

"What do you mean you can’t trace the call?" I snapped, my voice a low growl as I paced the length of my office. The phone was clutched so tightly in my hand I thought it might shatter. My Beta stood on the other side of the desk, pale, nervous, his eyes darting anywhere but mine.

He cleared his throat, swallowing hard. "Alpha... it was cut off too quickly. The line went dead before our trackers could pin it. Whoever was on the other end—they destroyed it. We’ve got nothing."

"Nothing?" I snarled, my wolf pressing hard against my skin, ready to rip through. "I heard her! She was there. I heard her voice. Don’t tell me there’s nothing when my Hailee is alive!"

The room shook with the force of my fury. Papers scattered, the lamp on my desk tipped over. My Beta flinched, lowering his head, his hands clenched at his sides. "I’m sorry, Alpha. I’ll push the team harder. But they have already blocked the signal... there’s no signal left to follow."

A bitter laugh tore from my throat. "Ten years," I hissed, dragging a hand down my face. "Ten fucking years I’ve been searching, and now that I finally hear her—she’s gone again?!"

Images of the call burned in my head. That boy’s voice. Oscar. His name. His tone was steady but too young. My wolf bristled at the thought. Hailee. A boy. My Hailee... with a son?

I slammed both hands down on the desk, the wood groaning under the force. My Beta jumped again. "She has a child," I said, my voice low, as realization dawned on me. That boy sounded like a kid not less than ten. My blood ran cold, then boiled hot all at once. My hands curled into fists, shaking. She left ten years ago. My chest heaved, every breath jagged. "She lied," I whispered, my voice breaking. "She told me she was married..." My jaw clenched so tight it hurt. "And all this time—she’s been alive. With my child. My blood."

"Alpha—" my Beta began, but the look I shot him made him snap his mouth shut instantly.

I turned my eyes to the window, staring out into the dark woods, the moonlight slanting silver across the floor. My whole body shook with rage, with hope, with pain. Could that kid really be mine?

Behind me, my Beta cleared his throat carefully, as if stepping onto thin ice. "Alpha... forgive me, but... there is something we must consider."

I turned slowly, my glare cutting into him. "Speak."

He shifted on his feet, his voice lower now. "The boy—Oscar. He may not be yours. Hailee... she was married ten years ago, too."

The words hit me like a blade to the chest. For a moment, my breath stilled, my pulse pounding in my ears. He was right... that boy may not be mine... maybe I was just exaggerating things.

He continued. "Alpha, I only mean—if she was married, the child could belong to another man. Not you. If you act rashly and claim him without proof, the packs will—" 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"I don’t fucking care what the pack thinks." I said at last, my voice calm now, calm but lethal. "Find her. Use every tracker, every contact, every shadow if you must. Tear apart every pack, every town, every border. I don’t care if it takes blood." My eyes narrowed, burning with fire. "Bring Hailee back to me. And if anyone stands in the way—kill them."

My Beta bowed deeply, his voice tight. "Yes, Alpha."

When the door closed behind him, silence filled the room again. I pressed the phone to my forehead, my chest heaving as the ghost of her voice replayed in my ears.

I sank into the chair behind my desk, dragging both hands over my face. My body trembled, not from weakness, but from the storm tearing me apart inside. Rage. Relief. Longing. Fear. Ten years of agony, ten years of searching, and now—one phone call had ripped everything open again.

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