The Alpha's Spy

Gone

EMMALINE POV

Anna has been sure that there is a traitor in the Black Rock Pack. She even began to believe there's a traitor in our pack. She's done investigating herself and then just tells me what she's found or thinks. I know she also made sure to write everything down. She's disguised her investigating as going on walks, helping around the packhouse, and other things. Don't get me wrong, she enjoyed her walks, and she helped because she could, but she also used those moments to talk to pack members and look around.

Lately, she's felt like she's being followed and watched. So we hatched a plan, one that no one knows besides us. While I was playing pool with my mate, Declan, and Blair, Scott came to join us. I got a text from Anna, followed by a secure email. It's earlier than we planned but, I guess, no time like the present. Anna has suspicions about Declan, Chase, and Jill. She hasn't said anything about who she suspects in our group. Alpha Scott seemed to be surprised to see Declan and almost reached as if he didn't know him.

I had no idea that the bond between the two was this strong for him be doubled over in pain or feeling her emotions. I put a shocked and concerned look on my face. After a few minutes, he stands, he's a little pale, and is leaning on Rick.

"I need to go. I have to find her, something is wrong." He says, trying to walk out of the room. Nothing should be wrong, Anna has a plan. She always has a plan. Before he could get too far, he passed out.

Rick carries him to the pack hospital as I follow close behind. Blair was shocked that all she could do was sit there, and Declan offered to stay with her. Just as I was about to disagree, Alan came in and offered to stay, too.

"My dear, can you stay with him until I come back? I have to go to his office for a minute." Rick asks, his expression apologetic that he is asking this of me. But it will give me time to read my email.

"Of course, go do what you need to." He kisses my forehead before leaving the room.

I open the email and begin to read all of her notes. This is everything. Why would she send me everything? When I get to the bottom, I see two pictures. My face pales as I see that the target has changed. She wasn't supposed to get taken, but she was. Alpha Scott felt her. He felt our plan go south.

SCOTT POV

I open my eyes, but I'm surrounded by darkness. I stand there confused. I look around, but there's nothing there. A voice echoing around me puts me on edge.

"Don't be worried, Scott."

"Who are you?" I ask, taking a defensive position.

"Hold on a moment, it's normally not this hard." A few seconds later, Annalise appears before me. "There, is that better?" She asks with a small smile.

"H...how?" I ask with wide eyes, and her smile widens.

"It's a gift. Not many people know I have it. I can enter minds, but only if that person's mind is open to me. It probably won't last very long. I'm normally awake when I do this. But I'm also getting farther away." She explains.

"What happened?" She let's out a sigh and looks around.

"You have a traitor, maybe a few, in your pack. There are also some from my group that are traitors. My mind is a little foggy right now, so I don't remember who grabbed me. Talk to Em. She should have everything I've found so far." She takes a few steps towards me. Her breathing gets shallow as time goes on.

"Are you ok?" I ask, moving closer to her.

"My energy is dwindling. Do this while unconscious takes a bigger toll than when I'm awake and close to the person. Scott, if you plan on finding me, you'll need my brother. But as soon as I wake up, I plan on figuring out a way out of wherever I am."

"I will call him as soon as I wake up, and I'll talk to Emmaline. I need to ask you something really quick, I know we don't have much time left." She nods to tell me to go ahead with my question. "Why have you been avoiding me? We're mates, how can this work if you won't give me the time of day?" She looks down at the ground and then looks back up at me. She flashes me a sad smile, and there's pain in her eyes.

"Scott, I've felt every time you were with someone since we met. That's two years of excruciating pain I've learned to live with and function while it was happening. When I got to your pack, I thought maybe, but I also had a job to do. I wanted to talk to you, but then your little girlfriend came to me and told me how she's going to be the luna, and you'd already made up your mind. So I decided I wouldn't beg for your attention or love." Her breathing was very shallow now, her chest rising quickly and falling just as fast.

"I have only wanted my mate to be my luna. Any time I was with anyone was to blow off steam, I'm sorry." I was so close to her now, almost as if here in my mind, her subconscious and mine pull us together.

" Scott, I'm running out of time." She says quickly and panicked. I step forward and place my hands on her cheeks, and lean down. Our lips met, just as she began to disappear.

Once she was gone, I woke up quickly. I look to see Emmaline and Rick sitting on the couch. They both look worried. Rick stands up and moves towards me.

"Alpha Dean is on his way." He says in a serious tone.