Chapter 103-2 âYes. We usually talk once a week and have done so since we left the old pack,â she told me. It surprised me they talked so frequently. She must have seen the surprise on my face. âIâm sorry didnât tell you. But your relationship with her wasnât the best, and our calls meant she could find out how you were doing and let me know she was well.â
âYou donât need to apologise, aunt. She is your sister and you have the right in the world to talk to her,â I told her. She gave me a smile. The worry she felt was obvious.
âAre you worried something has happened to her?â Amie asked and aunt Matilda had liked Amie since their first meeting, but since Ami ook my auntâs hand. The two of them had always been close, and I had mated they had become even closer.
âI donât know. A little. I think Iâm more worried that son of hers has done something stupid,â she told us. We both nodded. I started to think about who I could reach out to in my old pack. Not many who had stayed were friends of mine. Maybe some of the pack who still had family in the old pack could reach out to them? It would put them in an awkward position and I would like to avoid that route, but I didnât know what else to do.
âI can try calling Martinâs sister. She doesnât seem as averse to us as many others in your old pack. I think she would at least give us a hint to us if something is wrong,â Amie suggested.
âThat may be a good idea,â I agreed.
âI donât want her to end up in trouble,â my aunt said.
âI agree, we need to be discreet,â Amie told her. We stayed to finish the tea and did our best to reassure my aunt. It had been a long time since I saw her this worried.
âI donât like this. My auntâs intuition is rarely wrong,â I mindlinked Amie as we left.
âI know. Iâll make the call at once.â
âI will join you.â We headed for our office and Amie took out her phone. I sat down in my chair and pulled her into my lap. âSo I can hear the conversation,â I told her, in case she objected. The smile and the slight head shake told me she didnât buy it, but she didnât object.
âBridget Windwalker,â Martinâs sister answered as Amie called her.
âHi, this is Luna Amie from the Blue Mountain pack, do you have time for a quick talk?â Amie asked.
âOh, the childrenâs fund? Yes, I remember filling out that form. Could you hold on a second?â Bridget asked in a cheerful voice.
âSure.â Amie looked at me.
âThis doesnât make me feel better,â I linked her.
âMe neither. There was silence for a while on the other end of the call. Martinâs sister must have put us on mute.
âI apologise, Luna. I was with another pack member,â Bridget said.
âNo, no. That is fine. Iâm sorry to just call like this. I donât want to cause you any problems. We just havenât heard from Finlayâs mother for a while and we were getting worried,â Amie told her. There was a heavy sigh on the other end.
âShe is in good health and not in danger,â Martinâs sister said. Then there was a pause. Both Amie and I felt there was more and we stayed silent to let her choose what she wanted to share. âThings are bad here. The pack... I donât know. It feels like itâs falling in on itself. Slowly but surely, we are imploding. The Alpha has forbidden us to speak to anyone outside the pack. The Luna and your 1/2 Chapter 103-2 mother are only allowed to leave the pack house If two of his trusted warriors escort them. I think he is afraid the other warriors will rebel, she finally told us.
âIs there anything to his suspicions?â Amie asked.
âThe warriors arenât happy, but I donât think itâs as bad as he thinks t is. Kyle, my mate, isnât among the trusted warriors. Partly because of me and my family ties with your pack, but also because he has never been onboard with the Alphaâs vision. Even my dad our situation.â is starting to see the reality of âAre you safe?â
âYeah. Itâs bad, but not dangerous.â
âGood. Please know you can always reach out to us. Call me anytime you need to. We will help in any way we can,â Amie told her and I had to place a kiss on her temple.
âThank you Luna. We are discussing what options we have. I will call if I need help. Know that Alpha Finlayâs mother is well.â
âThank you, Bridget. Itâs nice to hear. Please take care of yourself.â When they hung up, Amie turned around and looked at me. I looked back at her and nodded. We didnât need words or mindlinks to understand the worry we both felt.