Past Sins

Chapter 33: Matteo

The weather has gotten colder in the past couple of weeks since Val was taken. The leaves are changing color and falling, the wind whipped them into a frenzy across the front yard of the pack house. Asher and Barrett stood beside me as we waited for our guest. I didn't want to involve her in this- goddess knows she has every reason to hate our kind. When Kol's team returned without a single shred of new news, I knew I made the right call. She would help us and hopefully the price wouldn't be too steep. Though, at this point I'd drink an oil drum worth of wolfsbane to get Valerie back. I don't know how far Rolands Intel goes so I didn't want to take any chances. We sent a tiny army out to make sure that she arrived safely. The weather was absolutely beautiful and I closed my eyes, taking in