Jazzy Once Armas has his coffee, he turns his attention to Alpha Geofry and asks him where his Beta and Gamma are. "I would like to get a full update on the entire Pack; I want them to be able to fill in the gaps. I would also like a chance to talk to the future leadership of Silver Shadow Pack," he says before he takes a sip of his coffee. "My Beta is on his way, but unfortunately my Gamma isn't in the territory at the moment. Carl and Joe are also on their way; they are Jace's Beta and Gamma," Alpha Geofry replies, and I see Armas just staring at him. Even I start to feel uncomfortable, and he isn't even looking at me. Damn, he is scary. Alpha Geofry tries to look away from Armas, but apparently he has some degree of respect for the Council-member, and after a few minutes he finally tells him that Keir left over five years ago. "We have no idea where they went, and we haven't heard from them since," he mutters. Armas asks him why they left and starts to stare at Alpha Geofry again, but this time it is Jace that finally answers. "Lakota was rejected by a Lycan for being Wolfless, and I think she felt ashamed that her fated Mate didn't want her. It is something we all want, and when she got rejected it nearly destroyed her." I look at the male next to him, and from the corner of my eye I see Jace touching his arm. Lakota is laughing her ass off in my head, and I have to keep a straight face; I don't want anyone asking any questions. "Have you found your fated Mate, Jace?" I ask as I look at his neck, and for a moment the entire room goes quiet. "No, I haven't been that lucky yet," he answers, and I raise an eyebrow at him. Apparently Armas realizes I noticed something and asks me why I asked Jace that question. "Council-member Armas, you know as well as I do that the eyesight of a Lycan is much better than that of a Wolf, and I can see the outlines of a mark through his shirt. Most males and females that I know would be showing their mark to the entire world, so I was wondering why Jace and the male next to him were hiding their marks," I explain as I keep my eyes on Jace, and Armas, being a Lycan himself, shifts his attention towards Jace. He looks at both males before he turns his attention back to Alpha Geofry, looking at him for an answer to an unasked question. Unknown I slow down my pursuit of the SUVs when I see them pull over, and I listen closely as I hear everyone offering their ideas on how to get into the territory, but it is my Mate that gives them the solution. But Makucha nearly loses his shit when he hears what her first Mate tried to do to her, and I am glad the female Alpha saved her from that life. My heart breaks knowing that Denali wasn't able to escape that fate, and I wonder why she hasn't tried to get out of there; I hope she will confide in me once she is freed from that Pack. I wish I had been there when she found her Mate; I would have demanded to accompany her. I am not sure if it would have kept her from getting rejected, but it would have kept her from becoming a breeding machine. Denali is my last living relative, and I will never forgive myself if something terrible happened to her; she has been the light of my life for so many years. If they try to get her pregnant, I know that Hazel will do everything she can to prevent it from happening; neither one of them is willing to raise the baby of a rapist, and that will be the only way he could get them pregnant. I know my Sister; she will never stand for injustice, and I am right there with her.I watch as my Mate walks over to an SUV with the male I now know is Council-member Armas and two Warriors; they will go straight to the Pack-house, and I will be following her Alpha and the Squads Council-member Armas brought with him. I just hope that my Sister is healthy and unharmed, but I have a feeling her wounds won't be visible. My Mate is 5'9" with copper chestnut hair, and her brilliant blue eyes show a determination in them that rivals Denali's, and I think about my Sister with her height of 5'8", light auburn hair with hazel eyes. I think she would like my Mate, but I am not sure if I will be able to go through a rejection. Something that will happen once she realizes that I am not a Lycan; history has taught us that most reject their Mate for being weak or not of the same kind. I doubt my Mate would react the same, but I am not sure if I am willing to take that risk. Especially not if they are anything like the Pack that once lived in their territory. The others leave the SUVs behind and start to walk towards the eastern border; I follow them at a safe distance to avoid detection. It seems that my Mate's Alpha knows her way around this territory, and I wonder why she ever left. Maybe someday I will get that answer, but right now I am glad she knows where she is going. Makucha whimpers in my head when my eyes land on the female sitting on a balcony; she looks lifeless from down here, and I want to get up there to wrap her in my arms. "Help is on the way, Sis," I tell her through our mind-link, and if I hadn't been looking at her so intently I would have missed it. She barely moves, but I see her eyes drifting in my direction, and when a male steps behind her I understand she doesn't want him to notice a change in her; he must be the asshole that lured her here. The moment he walks back inside, I see the others spring into action, and they quietly make their way over to the Pack-house. "I am not alone; there is another female in this room named Carmen," she tells me through our mind-link, and I know I need to tell my Mate's Alpha that both females are in the same room. I slowly approach them as they are looking at the back entrance of the Pack-house, and it is the Alpha that turns towards me. Once I am close enough, I tell her softly where both females are, and when I explain to her that I linked my Sister, she smiles at me. "Follow me; I know how to get inside," she whispers before returning her attention to the Pack-house. She starts climbing a tree to the left of the backdoor of the Pack-house, and I watch as she walks over a sturdy looking branch towards a balcony. She jumps onto the balcony and opens the French doors without any trouble. We all follow her into the room, and once the doors are closed she gestures for us to follow her, leading us to a hidden staircase in the corner of the room.