Chosen by Fate, Rejected by the Alpha

Chapter 165 - Reece- To The Rescue (VOLUME 2)

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Reece

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”Mrs. Little, this is Reece Gray, the private investigator assisting the FBI in finding your son. We think we might have narrowed down where your son is being held, but we need to send in dogs to locate the building. For that purpose we are asking for a personal effect to track his scent.”

”Oh my God, is he dead? You need to find his body donʼt you.” Her hysterical voice answered as she immediately jumped to the wrong conclusion.

”No Maʼam, I assure we are certain he is still alive. We just need to narrow down the building among those in the location we have in mind.”

”Really?” She asked me with relief in her voice.

At the same time that Mrs. Little felt relieved I heard an outburst from my Little Bunny.

”ELLA!” Her voice sounded worried and I saw anger and panic wash over her face.

”Either I will be there or Iʼll send someone over to pick an item up from you later today.”

”Thank you Mr. Gray, thank you so much. Please bring Jacob home to me.”

”I will Maʼam.” I ended the call just as I heard another angry outburst from my wife.

”How about one for you instead.”

”Trinity? Whatʼs wrong?” I had walked to her side and I could feel the anger rolling off her in waves.

Trinity didnʼt answer me right away, instead she walked over to my desk and grabbed the same pen from earlier. She wrote a small note on my desk calendar. ʼSomeone is attacking Ella. Just left the shop.ʼ I knew instantly that she was on the phone with the attacker now and not Ella. I also knew she would try to keep them distracted for as long as possible. I grabbed my phone that I had sat on my desk and my keys. Seeing that something was up the others ended their calls and got ready to leave as well.

”Stay here Trinity, we will take care of this.” I told her just as I walked out of the room.

I knew I couldnʼt just shift and run there, even though that would likely be quicker. No, I had to drive as it was in the middle of a busy city street. The three of us got into the mustang and sped off immediately.

Knowing that Ella was potentially in great danger I called Andrew. He was pack and a detective so he would handle this situation right away. The ringing coming through the speakers didnʼt last long before a voice answered.

”Hey Gray, what can I do for you?” Andrewʼs typically amiable voice sounded like it had a smile held in it. He was always a happy guy, well usually.

”Ella Taylor is being attacked outside her shop right now.”

”What?” All happiness and jokes were now gone. It was time for Andrew the Detective to show his face. This version was full of determination, cunning, and a perpetually angry sounding voice. His serious mode was something to behold. ”Give me all the details. Now” Sometimes I had to remind myself that Andrew was not a street cop and therefore bossed around his juniors so that command probably came natural to him.

”I donʼt have many details right now. Who ever is there was on the phone with my wife just now. She had called Ella just before the attack.”

”Do you know what theyʼre after?”

”No, Trinity is still getting details from them right now.” I was past the gate of the compound now and speeding toward town.

”Does she know what sheʼs doing? Or is she going into this blind?” He seemed to doubt his Luna in that moment. That pissed me off.

”Whether sheʼs experienced in hostage negotiations or not doesnʼt matter. She will know to keep him on the phone for as long as possible. Trust in your Luna.”

”I didnʼt mean to express doubt. Iʼm sure she knows what to do.” He sounded scared. ”I am on my way and I will be sending others as well.”

”Good, Iʼm on my way also.”

By the time I pulled onto the street of the dress shop I saw flashing lights and a large commotion about a half a block away from the storefront. Ella was most likely walking home. I knew she lived on her own somewhere close to the store and enjoyed walking to and from. I pulled the car to a stop right next to where the largest gathering of people was.

As soon as the car was in park I was already jumping out. I saw Ella sitting on the ground with a man supporting her upper body. Ella looked as if her attackers had beaten her as well as cut her. I saw more than a few large bloody red lines sliced into her arms. There were also bruises all around her face and arms. There might have been more damage that I simply couldnʼt see yet.

”Ella?” I called out to her while I ran to her side.

”Reece?” She seemed to be in pain and unable to stand.