Dallas’ p.o.v. “Wake up, Little One.” I hear Darius say next to my ear. I slowly sit up, stretching myself as I settle between my Mates. I see the Pack-house appear before me as we round the bend in the road, Jesper and Belinda waiting for us on the front porch. Jesper has the biggest smile on his face and it doesn’t take a genius to figure out why. I congratulate both of them on the pregnancy before informing them that we will proceed directly to the Alpha floor for a meeting and that I would like both of them to be present. “Let me warn the Omegas to have dinner delivered to the Alpha floor. It will make it easier to talk and we don’t have to worry about cooking ourselves.” Pearl says before making a beeline for the kitchen. Elder Jensen follows us up the stairs while talking to Jesper; it sounds like Jesper’s Father is up to his usual tricks. Still hoping to force Jesper into accepting a chosen Mate, but that will never happen. “I will inform him that you have found your second connection, that you are marked and are going to be a Father.” Elder Jensen says. “A better Father than he ever was to you, Jesper.” Marco jumps into Jesper’s arms when we reach the landing of the Beta floor and after a few words, he disappears onto the Beta floor. Judy is placing refreshments on the table as we walk into the living room; everyone that needs to be present is here. I hope they can help me find answers and make sense of this jumbled mess in my head. “I will be back around dinner time. To ensure that no one interrupts your meeting. Judy says before she walks out the door. Daxton shows Elder Jensen the picture of the broken necklace and asks him the same question I asked them last night. Belinda looks over his shoulder and describes what she sees, but she has no idea what she is looking at. “Holy Cow. How did your Mother get her hands on this?” Elder Jensen asks. A question I would also like an answer to. “That is one of the riddles. I know that it should be buried deep within the Royal vault, a place where no one can take it from.” I answer him. “I doubt anyone can just walk into that vault and take whatever they please.” I watch as he grabs his phone to make a call. “Venetia, I need you to do something for me. Please ensure that no one discovers what you are doing and get back to me as soon as possible. Find out who was the last person to access the vault for Princess Dyala’s necklace.” We all listen to their conversation quietly, not willing to miss a single word of it. He turns his attention back to me once he finishes his phone call. “Venetia’s family and my family swore to protect Princess Dyala’s bloodline, but our ancestors never expected her Brother to harm her. Venetia and I are still bound by that oath, even though her bloodline has since ceased to exist.” Elder Jensen explains.His first loyalty lies with Princess Dyala, to keep her secrets safe and the necklace's disappearance from the vault might expose its true nature. It takes her less than five minutes to return his call. He grabs the phone and places it on speaker, although it's not really necessary. “Venetia, you are on speaker. Before you say anything, I have a question for you.” Elder Jensen states and we listen to their conversation. “Well, I can tell you who took the necklace from the vault and she did a good job of hiding it.” Elder Venetia says as a message comes in on my phone. I show the footage to everyone: a woman walking into the vault, signing a piece of paper before she gets handed a rectangular velvet box. A few days later, according to the time stamp, she returns the box and signs another piece of paper. “Jensen, I have told you this from the day I met Dallas. She has something familiar and now I understand what it is. Take another look at the last few seconds of the footage and you will see what I saw.” Elder Venetia says. The last ten seconds of the footage are replayed, showing us how the woman turns the paper to sign it, tilting her head to the side. “Fuck, that looks like you Captain.” Joshua mutters and I replay the footage again. I saw it the first time, but I didn’t want to believe it. However, with Joshua pointing out the obvious, I will have to accept the truth: my Mother is still alive. “Venetia, I hate to ask this, but…” Elder Jensen doesn’t get to say another word because Elder Venetia interrupts him. “I will retrieve her file and meet you at Silver Eclipse territory. We will get to the bottom of this; we will gather all the necessary answers, and then we will present the case to King Vaughn. Elder Venetia says before she disconnects the call. A knock on the door stops me from asking a question and I am a bit surprised to see Daniella walking in. “I'm sorry to interrupt, but I'd like a word with Joshua.” She says, but Joshua looks at me as if he is unwilling to be alone with her. “Whatever you have to say to Joshua can be done right here and now.” I state as I get up from the couch. She looks very uncomfortable to say whatever is on her mind; I look at Preston in the hopes that he will understand what I am asking of him. “Answer the damn question, Daniella. What would you like to say to Joshua? Preston says, using his Alpha order. “I wanted to tell him that I felt a connection, but I don’t. It was Madeline’s last piece of advice to me.” Daniella manages to say under the pressure of the Alpha order. “Elder Jensen, find another Pack for her to live or I might kill her.” Preston growls as two Warriors walk in. “Place her under house arrest; she doesn’t leave her house unless I say so and she always has three Warriors with her.” By the time things have settled down, Judy walks in to announce it is almost dinner time.