Chapter : 830

“And you think it could be related?” Taylor asked, slightly taken aback.

“I don’t know. But I think it’s a good place to start,” I told him. “Are you able to do some digging?”

“Yeah, of course. I’ll see what I can find out.”

I nodded and put my hand on his shoulder, giving it a squeeze.

“Not sure what I’d do without you,” I said to him. “Thanks, man.”

Taylor nodded.

“I aim to please,” he said, giving me a sly grin.

With that, we parted ways. I went home to my family, though it was late, so I knew Matthew would be in bed by now. Judy was supposed to spend the day planning our wedding with Irene and Nan, and when I entered the parlor, all three of them were passed out on the couch.

I couldn’t help but smile as I caught a glimpse of Irene’s head on Judy’s shoulder, the two of them looking so peaceful in their slumber.

Nan was curled up on the other couch, lightly snoring, and I thought about taking a quick video for Chester. But then I saw her phone lighting up and Chester’s picture appearing on the screen. Next to it was the amount of times he called… 25.

Her phone was on silent, so she didn’t hear it or feel its vibrations. Knowing Chester, he was probably freaking out over the fact that she hadn’t returned home yet. I know I would be if it were Judy.

I grabbed Nan’s phone and pressed the talk button, putting it to my ear.

“Chester,” I said, trying to keep my voice low so I wouldn’t wake anyone.

“Alpha,” Chester asked, breathless and worry evident in his tone. “Where’s Nan? Why are you answering her phone?”

“Nan’s fine. She fell asleep at the villa with Judy and Irene. I just got home…” I told him.

“She’s sleeping?” He asked.

“She is. Want me to send you a pic?”

I could hear him swallowing.

“I thought…” his voice trailed off for a moment. “I thought something bad had happened. I was so scared.”

“You’re her mate… you’d feel it if something bad happened,” I reminded him.

“She blocks me from sharing that part of her. She thinks it’s weird being able to share our feelings like that, and she wants privacy,” he muttered. “So, no… I can’t feel her.”

“Your mate keeps you blocked?”
“We are still working on things…” he muttered. “But yeah. I was on my way there right now, actually I had to wake Emälyn up and pack her the car. We’ll be there soon, and I’ll take Nan home.” Content belongs to freechap.com
“Okay,” I told him. “I’ll make sure Adam knows you’re heading here.”
“Thanks.”
I hung up without another word and put Nan’s phone down. It’s not my place to wake her, so I decided to leave her for now.
“Was that Chester?” I heard Judy asking, her eyes unfocused, peeking up at me.
I smiled down at her, she was so beautiful even when she was groggy.
“Yeah, he’s coming to pick up Nan.”

Judy nodded and then maneuvered herself out from under Irene as she stood to her feet. I had to reach for her to keep her stable because she stumbled a bit. She was getting bigger, and my heart swelled at the sight of her carrying our son. I put my hands on her belly, feeling the fluttering of his little feet, and I couldn’t help the large smile that stretched across my face.

“He’s already so strong,” I said, unable to hide my excitement.
“Just like his father,” she breathed, pressing into me, trying to close as much of the gap as she could.

“He’s already so strong,” I said, unable to hide my excitement.

“Just like his father,” she breathed, pressing into me, trying to close as much of the gap as she could.

“We should get to bed,” I murmured, pressing my lips to her temple. “It’s late.”

“What about them?” She asked, peeking down at Irene and Nan.

“Irene’s good there. And Chester is coming to deal with Nan,” I assured her. “My focus right now is you.”

She nodded, but she was nibbling on her lower lip, so I knew something was wrong. I didn’t ask her about it right now, though, not while we were still in the presence of Irene and Nah. I waited until we were safely behind the closed doors of our bedroom before I asked what was on her mind.

She looked down, her cheeks flushing slightly.

“I might have done something…” she said, her heart beating rapidly and so loudly that I could hear it.

I raised my brows.

“What exactly did you do?”

She was quiet for a long time before she took a deep breath and then looked up at me, her eyes meeting mine.

“I might have found Coraline Blackwell…”