The Alpha's Surprised Mate (Book #1 of Silver Moon Series) novel Chapter 94

Ninety-Three: Step Back

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I have decided that we are going to lay dormant for a while. We are not giving up; we just need to lay low for a while. It has been a month since we met with Alpha Darrius and his beta, and we have decided to work together. I don’t fully trust him, but Damien does, and I trust Damien. This decision came after we spotted footprints close to one of our main locations. I know they belong to those beasts. They have not found the house yet, mainly because we have it hidden with the help of some magic. Those books that Penthesilea and Phlegyas stole from the witch have come in handy to help with keeping ourselves and the many safe houses hidden. I am still looking for a spell to help cover the bear’s scent, but so far, I can’t find anything. The five of us decided to stay in different locations. We decided this after the beasts figured out the general location where we had been staying. If something is to happen, I don’t want all of us getting caught. Alpha Darrius suggested finding someone already a member of the pack and trying to befriend them to work with us. I agreed with him that getting someone to join the pack would raise suspicion. Alpha Darrius wanted to attack the pack, but I told him not to. I knew his pack would lose. Plus, my daughter is there, and I don’t want anything happening to her. I know that she is well protected, but if someone figures out what she is, they might try to kidnap her and use her or, worse, kill her. I am not taking that chance.

“We have a serious problem,” Ian stated.

I look up from where I am sitting in my office. I didn’t even know that he was here. We have all agreed to stay away from each other and only communicate by phone or email. So I wonder what he is doing here.

“What is the problem?” I ask.

“Alpha Darrius is positive that his pack is being spied on.” He answers.

“How?” I say.

“What’s wrong, darling?” Vepar asks.

I tell her what is going on, and she is not surprised. I guess, in retrospect, neither am I. Of course, they would spy, just as we are trying to figure out how to spy on them. It’s much more difficult to spy on them with those three. It is doing that those three even exist. Vepar tells me that she has been speaking with a cousin of mine and lets me know that Persephone has been looking into our daughter’s heritage. Shit, if she figures it out, then we are going to be in trouble. They could trace her bloodline back to me. That damn warlock just had to kidnap her. I wonder if there is any way we could somehow take her back. Then I stop; the only way is to find someone on the inside. Some pack member hates the current Alpha enough to work for or with us. We need to watch the pack more and see if there are any members who would help us. I take out my phone, text Damien, and tell him that I need him and Alpha Darrius to get on their computers for a thirty-minute meeting. I have an idea, and we need to talk about it.

I have just finished the meeting with Damien and Alpha Darrius and pitched my idea to them. They are on board with it. Now to observe the pack and see if any of the current members are disgruntled enough to turn on the pack and work with us. Alpha Darrius says that watching the pack won’t be hard, but his pack can only watch from the northeast side. That’s where his pack borders the other packs. We need someone on the inside to observe the day-to-day interactions of the members. This is the only way to find someone to work with us. Who can we get to slip into the pack that won’t raise suspicion?