Ascension of a Gamma novel Chapter 63

Chapter 63 Blind Rescue

-Gale

“I’m sleepy,” said Jaymer as he let out a loud yawn, the sleeve of his robe pulling back as he brought up a hand in the air.” Why do you need me, again?

I rolled my eyes before answering,” We’re rescuing our brother. We need you, Jaymer.”

Waking him up was difficult enough with the additional traps he set this time around that we almost lost one of ours from a blast of fire. Dealing with his attitude was more of a pain. We were almost close to the borders of the Blue Moon Pack and we needed him to focus.

“He’s rogue…,” he whined.

“He’s still our brother. Now shut up and follow along,” I replied, getting annoyed.

For a witch who lived across centuries, he was more of a child. Since the Red Point Unit didn’t exactly specialize in covert operations, Jaymer and I, along with Flynn and a handful of his men, took on

this mission. His warriors, as well as ours, were positioned about a mile away just in case we blow this up. Alpha always had a Plan B.

Speaking of the Alpha, he was trying to connect. I lowered the barrier, which I raised so I could best concentrate on the task.

“How did it go?” I asked, hoping to hear good news from their side.

“Change of plans,” he replied, the link weakening, and I knew something was u p. “Delta to Luna. Target on his way.” He ended it with that, then I couldn’t link with him anymore.

Delta to Luna. They received an Order to protect Anna which meant something went wrong and he was in danger.

Target on his way. Myron wasn’t in his pack. If I put two and two together, he was in the Black Mist Pack and was involved in the whole thing.

What were the new plans? We couldn’t go back now. My brothers were in danger. M y mate was in danger. We weren’t exactly safe here either. If the three of us were

together, we might have a fighting chance. Also, Jaymer was helping us out.

This changes nothing – the mission hadt o go on, only this time, we had to rescue Liam too. Knowing Rigel, he’d already gotten himself into deep shit by now.

How long before Liam gets here? We have to act fast and be in position…

I abruptly stopped and faced the party.” Alpha Liam’s been captured. He’s being transported here as we speak, with Myron.”

“And what of Anna?” Alpha Flynn asked immediately.

“She’s with our Delta Unit,” I replied, giving him a slight nod. “She’s safe with them.”

Jaymer narrowed his eyes at me. “Alpha Liam has the Delta Unit. How can he get captured when he’s with them?” he asked.

Good point. Unfortunately…

“I don‘t know,” I muttered under my breath. “I can’t reach him now, so they must’ve knocked him out.”

If I had to guess, he did it for Anna.

“What do we do now?” asked Alpha Flynn as he scratched his chin. “If we stay here, we’re as good as dead. If we continue, there’s no guarantee your brother and his friend will help us save him. We have an army behind us, but truth be told – ” he looked into my eyes sternly, then added,” – I’d rather avoid a full-blown war between packs.”

I nodded in understanding. A war would weaken his pack. Our pack was still recovering. With the alliance, we had a chance of taking down the Blue Moon Pack, but neither of us wanted to pay the price. The aftermath was just as problematic. A short-term win was nothing if rogues or enemy packs, whichever succeeded first, took over soon after.

“My brother will help us out. Also, Jaymer here may not look like it, but he’s more powerful than any witch Myron has,” I said, glancing at Jaymer.

“And if we fail?”

I clenched my jaw.

It’s not an option.”

Alpha Flynn held my gaze for a few seconds

“You’re either very brave or very stupid,” he said, sounding amused.

I smiled.

“Neither,” I replied. “But I know someone who is.”

I inhaled deeply to pick up his scent once more. It was all over the place like he’d been walking in circles as if he knew I’d b e tracking him. I wasn’t the best tracker, but with our warriors divided, the trackers occupied in investigations, I’d offered to do it myself. There was no one more suited than me. I could accurately track him down because of the unique scent that only I could smell. They didn’t have to know

It calmed me down, but my wolf was getting restless. If we didn’t find my mate soon who should be with my brother turned rogue, Gil would start pushing back. Relenting control to him was the last thing I needed right now. Unlike Rigel, I had more sense than

barging into the Blue Moon Pack from the front door.

“Are you sure we’re going in the right direction?” asked Alpha Flynn, raising a brow at me.

We were now heading southwest, which was to our left, instead of going straight ahead. It led us to an obviously unexplored section of the land. It raised m y suspicions, but the scent was our best bet.

He reminded me of Christmas, a human tradition. The aroma of a steaming cup of hot chocolate both intoxicating and undoubtedly delicious.

Quit it.

Gil was trying every method to manipulate my thoughts.

The scent grew stronger, and I could tell we were close. Anxiety grew in my chest a t the thought of seeing him again, unbound. I liked him the way he was for months – chained, sedated, roughed up. Next time we meet, he was in full control and while I didn’t like it one bit, it was exciting. How would he react – would he

show fury and unleash it all on me, or maybe aim to kill me? It’d be entertaining, taunting him until he decided. My wolf wagged his tail at the idea of us in a “normal setting”.

We continued our path until the scent suddenly ended. I inhaled deeply, tryingt o pick up where it continued but it ended i n the middle of nowhere.

A wild goose chase?

Impossible. I followed the scent perfectly and there was nothing in sight that might have led us here.

“Why are we stopping?” Alpha Flynn asked, now beside me. His men tensed and encircled him, drawing out their weapons while half-drawing their wolves.

I sighed. “The scent stops here.”

I paced around for a little, but it wasn‘t in any direction. It ended here.

Her face was hidden by the shadow of her black robe’s oversized hood, but I could sense the smirk that played on her lips. Jaymer gestured with his chin that we get

He moved to his side and the witch followed suit. I stared hard at the space between their trunks and then I saw it – a weird transparent-looking sheet that was easy to miss. It glistened at a certain angle and something about it made me sick.