My Alpha's Wolfless Daughter
My Alpha’s Wolfless Daughter – Chapter 61

Alpha Nate

I called everyone to my pack this morning. After everything I’d found out about Dante, I didn’t get any sleep. I’d been gathering as much information as possible. And there’s no way I’ll be able to sleep until I have Ayla safely in my arms.

I was in the kitchen, drinking my third cup of coffee when King Kaden, Prince Silas, and Prince Chase entered. I didn’t need to call them, since they were already staying in my pack house.

“s**t, did you get any sleep, Alpha Nate?” Prince Chase exclaimed, sitting down at the kitchen island.

“You can just call me Nate. And no. I found a lead. I called everyone else and they should be here shortly.” I told them.

“Then just call me Chase. I think at this point, there’s no need for titles,” Prince Chase said. I gave him a nod.

“Okay, Nate, what have you found?” King Kaden asked. I pushed my lips in a line. This is the one person who I want to use my title.

“I’ll explain everything when everyone gets here, Kaden. Have you heard from your brother?” I asked him, and just saying his name like we are friends made me want to gag. This fucker has been with my mate and I want nothing more than to punch him in the face.

“He should be here in a few hours. They are going to set up in the bay,” he confirmed.

“My father has men on their way as well. He is sending his special forces, as per the demands of my mother. She threatened to kill him if he didn’t do everything he could to save Ayla.” Silas chuckled.

“My dad is also sending men. We should have almost a full army with our men and yours,” Chase said.

“You didn’t say any of this to Ayla’s mother?” I questioned Kaden. I didn’t need her showing up here. Ayla was adamant about not having her mother in her life.

“I didn’t say a word to her.” He answered and I nodded. Good. I don’t need to bring her home to that disaster. She’s been through enough.

“Nate, what’s going to happen to Ayla and you?” Chased asked me.

“What do you mean?” I c****d an eyebrow and he sighed.

“I mean since the bond is broken. Wolves rarely mark anyone who isn’t bonded to them.” He clarified. Duke let out a growl.

“Ayla will always be mine. With or without the bond. As soon as I mark her again, the bond will reform.” I told all of them, firmly.

“And what if you found your second chance mate?” Kaden questioned.

“There is no second chance, there is only Ayla,” I said, looking him dead in the eyes. The bond was broken, not rejected.

Not long after, Alpha Atlas and Alpha Matt marched into the kitchen. I could see that neither one of them got much sleep last night. And I can’t blame them. I didn’t sleep at all.

“And we won’t sleep until we have Ayla back,” Duke grumbled.

“Nate, have you found Ayla?” Her father bellowed. All the mermaid royalty sitting at my kitchen island looked at me.

“I didn’t find her,” I said and all of them let out a breath of disappointment.

“I found who has her.” I finished and all their eyes snapped at me.

“You know who has Ayla?” Kaden exclaimed and I nodded.

“I’ll explain everything when the others get here.”

“Or you can tell us now.” Alpha Atlas growled. He was pacing the kitchen.

“Dante Valentino,” I told them, handing Alpha Atlas a photograph. It’s the same man we saw yesterday with Ayla.

“I don’t understand, how did you find him?” He questioned.

“The person who runs the hunters would have to come from money. We didn’t have a name, but we did have Ezekiel’s. I found both of them along with this picture.”

“And if Dante is a vampire, he could live for centuries.” Alpha Matt chimes in.

“But that doesn’t explain why he would want the black pearl. And if he is as old as you suspect, wasn’t the other black pearl alive?” Silas asked.

“I can’t answer that. All I know is who he is. I couldn’t find anything about his personal life, only his business ventures.” I told them.

“Then what’s the plan?” Alpha Matt asked.

“We could give Mr. Valentino a call?” I shrugged.

“Or we could find out where his office is.”

“I can do that. I have associates everywhere,” Kaden said. I opened the file and pulled out a list of his companies. I couldn’t locate where Dante resides, but hopefully, Kaden can.

“Do you think this Dante would be at the office if he had Ayla?” Silas sighed.

“No, but this could give us someone close enough to him to know where he would be,” Kaden answered him.

“I’ll get a friend of mine to search for all of his properties. There has to be one where he would hold Ayla.” Alpha Atlas told us before pulling out his phone.

Queen Andrea rushed in with Xander close behind her. I could see the panic on her face. She also didn’t look like her well-groomed self. She was wearing jeans and a sweater, with her hair pulled back into a low ponytail. She looked like she had aged ten years overnight. I can’t blame her. I know all of us look like s**t.

“What have you found?” She pleaded with me. Since everyone was here, I handed her the file on everything I had on Dante Valentino.

I let them go through all the information before I processed to explain my plan. If we can find out where they are having this meeting, then we can prepare our warriors and surround the area. I just pray he hasn’t marked her yet.

“Nate, I’ll get my best men on this. I’ll also have my father contact someone who can help unearth anything else about Dante Valentino.” Xander informed me.

All at once, a few dings rang out throughout the kitchen. Everyone pulled out their phones, but Kaden’s growl and Queen Andrea’s gasp alerted us it was their phones.

“What is it?” I rushed out.

“It’s a location and a time to meet for our meeting tomorrow,” Kaden growled.

“It’s about an hour north, up the coast.” He informed us.

“What time do they want you to meet them there?” I asked and he looked up at me.

“Noon. I have a feeling this is just a meet-up point. I don’t think he’d be stupid enough to let us know beforehand where he was holding Ayla.” He said. I looked over at Queen Andrea, she looked like she was about to burst into tears. Her body was trembling as she tried to hold herself together.

“Andrea?” Alpha Atlas’ voice was soft. She put up her hand and closed her eyes.

“I am truly sorry for the pain my daughter caused you and Ayla. I never raised her to be so heartless. But I can’t lose Ayla. I’ve lost my claim, my daughter, and soon my kingdom. But I’d hand over my kingdom if it means Ayla is safe.” With the last of her words, her dam broke. I was stunned when Alpha Atlas embraced her.

“We will get her back. And you don’t have to apologize for your daughter. She did give me Ayla. And I failed her just as badly as Melody did. After the bond broke, I didn’t look back and should have.” He confessed to her.

“Both of you will be happy to know that I killed the mother fucker who touched her.” Alpha Matt said and all eyes snapped at him.

“My mother said during her investigation into Ayla that after she ran away the body of the man was found,” Silas recalled.

“I went looking for her after I confirmed with Dad that she wasn’t in the pack with you, Atlas. When I knocked on the door, that piece of s**t answered. I asked about Ayla and he smirked and made a comment about her body.” Alpha Matt explained.

“Ayla will be grateful you had her back. She felt terrible that she left, leaving the other children to live with that man. Hell, if he were alive I’d torture that fucker for years to pay for what he did to her. I’m sure she wasn’t his only victim.” I told him.

“I’ll protect her with my life.” He confessed.

“We all would,” Xander spoke for all of us.

“Nate, what’s the plan now?” Chase asked me.

“I’m going to go check out the meet-up spot. I want to lock down the area before they move in. I also want to make sure we don’t spook them. None of our warriors will move until we had confirmed the location of Ayla. This could all be a trap.”

“I’m going with you. We should take a few warriors just in case. Then, tomorrow at noon, we’ll follow them to Ayla.” Alpha Atlas said, and I nodded.

Let’s head out.”

Xander

The guilt I was feeling over Ayla being taken was all-consuming. I never should have put her in that position. I’m a commander for f**k sake and the move I made was a rookie mistake. A mistake that may cost my best friend her life.

As soon as the meeting in the kitchen was over, I went outside to make some phone calls. I needed to call my dad and ask him to look into Dante Valentino and then I was going to give my ex-army buddy a call. He’s retired now and we work together at the fire station. He was in the special forces, so hopefully he knows someone who can help.

Pulling out my phone, I called my dad first.

“Xander, it’s good to hear your voice. Your mother called me with the news. Is Ayla with you?” He rushed out after picking up the first ring.

“Ayla is still missing. I need you to find out anything and everything you can about a man named Dante Valentino. He’s also a vampire. He’s the one who has been running the hunters and has Ayla. The kingdoms are set to meet with him tomorrow at noon.” I explained and he sighed.

“I’ll do everything I can. Give me a few hours and I’ll call you back.”

“Thanks, Dad.”

“And son, I’m glad that you are safe.” He told me before ending the call.

I searched my contacts before I found the name I was looking for. I haven’t spoken to anyone from the fire station since I abruptly left. I pushed call and held the phone up to my ear. With every ring, my anxiety grew.

“Xander?” His surprised voice filled my ear.

“Cam, I need your help.” I rushed out. He let out a sigh.

“I know I left without a word, but this is about Ayla,” I pleaded.

“Is she still dating Jordan?” He asked and I growled.

“No. It’s a long story but they broke up and then he hurt her. She was then taken by a guy named Dante Valentino. I needed everything you can find out about him.”

“Okay, I’ll see what I can find out from my sources. I’m only helping because this is Ayla and you sound really panicked.” Cam sighed.

“Cam, I’m sorry I left. I had no choice. There’s a lot you don’t know about me.” I told him.

“I’ll see what I can find out.”

“And Cam, we are on a time limit. We need the information now.” My voice was an urgent plea.

“Give me an hour.” He said before ending the call.

After speaking with Cam, I started texting and calling all the warriors I knew who were loyal to me and the Western kingdom. I needed comrades I trusted to help bring Ayla home. I’m sure Dante knows about Nate, and him being a wolf. And then he knows Ayla is a mermaid. It doesn’t matter if he has her in the middle of the ocean or the middle of the continent. We will have the advantage everywhere. This has to be what the goddesses were telling us. Ayla will always be protected, no matter where she is. Now I just pray we can get to her in time before she loses all hope.