Erick POV

The air in the house is thick. Everyone is on edge with Desire here, and Kate is more straightforward than usual. No matter what I say or find out, I believe she will do what she wants, no matter the cost. We have to take in all the information and be careful. We cannot risk the baby, her life, or the pack. She needs to understand her role in all of this.

I go down the stairs into the kitchen. Desire and Cassie are staring at one another. It looks like a stand-off. Neither one is really saying anything. Cassie worries about the pack and my family, but Cassie will always put the pack first.

I grab Desire by the arm. "Come with me; we need to finish our conversation," I say to her.

I take her into my office, and I slam the door. "Listen up, first off, and I will help you find Alexander, and not because Kate said I would, but because he can help Kate. After all of this, he will no longer, and you will no longer be welcome here," I growl at her. "How does the Luna of this pack feel about you pushing her father aside?" Desire asks me.

"Listen up, Desire, I could care less about you or Alexander. I do want to help my wife and my child, but I will not put this pack in danger because of vampire business," I growl at her.

"Guess what, Alpha Erick! Your wife is a fucking vampire! The only way to save your child is for her to take the hybrid form, so get used to vampires and vampire business. You are going to need Alexander and me to raise this baby. So if I were you, I would not piss myself off too much," Desire says to me.

Cassie burst into the room. "I have had enough of this. All of you are upsetting Austin, and that is going to stop now. This is my pack too. I love this pack and this family, but all of this hatred needs to stop. If she can help Kate, fine, let her; if not, get her the hell out of her, I cannot take any more of this. Austin is on edge, and that is putting me on edge," Cassie screams.

"Cassie is right. There is too much going on here. I will help you rescue Alexander, and you will help Kate, then we are done, but no more hateful comments or bullshit. I want the house calm," I say to her.

"We should take Shawn with us. I want to see his reaction to Macon. I want to know if he is playing both sides of the fence on this," Desire says. "What do you mean?" Cassie says.

"Oh, well, Shawn knew what would happen when he killed Macon, but he did not stake him. He left him to take his vampire form, "Desire says. "Is this true, Alpha?" Cassie asks.

I shift in my seat and rub my temples. I take a deep breath. "Yes, it is true, but there could be a reason why he did it, like the fact we were running from a compound trying to save our lives," I say. "Cassie, what do you think?" Desire asks her.

"I do not have an opinion," Cassie says.

"Cassie, get Shawn over here. I am taking him with me to get Macon," I say to her. Cassie leaves the room in a huff. I have to settle this fast and get this damn vampire out of my house. She is causing too much drama.

"You see if you can find out where Macon took Alexander. You got an hour to get back here," I say to Desire. I want her out of my hair. Hell, I got a damn good idea where he went, but let's see what she comes up with on her errand. I have a feeling Macon will go back to the imperial woods where Shawn and his family grew up. If he did, that means Desire may be right.

Desire leaves. I don't care where she goes. I am just glad she is out of my hair for an hour. Kate knocks on my door. "Can I come in, Alpha?" Kate says humbly.

"Of course, my love, come in," I say to her. She walks slowly into my office.

"I came to apologize to you for speaking for you. I should not have done that. I am only worried about our baby, but I do know that you have to worry about the pack as well," Kate says.

"It is okay. I know you want to protect our child, and I love you for that, but we have to be careful, and we always have to take the pack into consideration above ourselves," I say to her.

"I remembered something from when I was asleep," Kate says. She sits down and massages her stomach as she waits for me to respond.

"Okay, what?" I ask her.

"I remember Shawn talking to me in my mind. It was odd. He told me not to take my hybrid form and not to trust the vampires, but for some reason, Erick. I think we should trust them. I think Shawn was talking to Rainwater too. I cannot piece it all together, but I think that is what I remember. The messages on the spiritual plane are so blurry for me," Kate says.

"There is an entire pack full of imperials here, Kate; someone here can surely help you sort through the messages," I say to her.

"I cannot trust anyone. I am afraid for the baby and myself. Something Desire said to me, though, and we need to address it now. She said that I have to take my form as a hybrid, or I will not survive childbirth as a wolf. I do not want to give up being a wolf and become a vampire. That is why I want to take my hybrid form. I love being a wolf," Kate says.

"I told you if you wanted to take your hybrid form, I fully support you. I will love you no less; even if you become a vampire, I will still love you, Kate. You are my wife," I say to her, trying to calm her.

Kate runs into my arms and wraps her arms around me. I hold her so tight. "Bring Alexander back, but do not risk your life for his. I will try to find someone to talk to amongst the imperials while you rescue Alexander," Kate says.

I kiss her on the forehead. I look up at the office door, and Cassie is standing there. "There is someone you can talk to that might can help you. There is an elderly lady wolf from Shawn's pack. She is a spitfire and a handful. I check in on her from time to time. She is in the log cabin close to the omega house. I can take you if you like," Cassie says.

"Please," Kate says.

"I have to get Austin settled. This day has been a hard day for him, and all of this commotion has been too much, but his nanny can handle him while we go talk to Isabella," Cassie says.

"Do what you need do with Austin; I will be ready," Kate says.

I kiss Kate, and I look into her eyes. "Be careful who you let inside your head. I do not want to see Rainwater again," I say to her.

"I know me either. It was strange. Not something I want to feel again," Kate says.

Desire comes back sooner than the hour. Damn. Kate leaves when she comes into the office. She is keeping her distance from the situation, which I am happy about for now. I want Kate and the baby safe. She does not need the bickering between Desire and me. I cannot get along with Desire no matter how hard I try.

"Macon is on imperial territory," Desire says.

"I know," I say to her.

"Then why did you send me out to find out where he was at?" Desire asks. She puts her hands on her hips in disapproval.

"Because I wanted you out of my hair for a while, Desire. I already knew where Macon was at; I have had my suspicion, but nothing concrete. Shawn said something about Macon that made me think that was for sure where he was, but I did need you to verify it. So thank you for that," I say to her.

"You are a real jerk, Alpha," Desire says to me.

"Are you ready to go?" I ask her.

"Are we taking Shawn?" Desire asks.

"Yes, Cassie spoke with him, and he should be here any minute, but we are not telling him exactly what is going on yet," I say to her.

"So, what are you telling him?" Desire asks.

"We are telling him that Alexander is missing, but we are leaving out the part about Macon. I want to see his reaction when we pull into an imperial territory and see Macon," I say. "Okay, then, let's go, Alpha," Desire says.

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