Fated to my Enemy by Diane Doherty

Book Two Chapter Twenty-Nine

Future Alpha Aspen

Three months later...

It's been three months and we still haven't found Tessa or Sarah. | felt like my life was coming undone. My

mother is close to giving birth. The council is pushing my father more and more each day to attack. And here |

was, trying to find someone who clearly didn’t want to be found.

Aiden, Eli, and | were staying at a rundown motel while we waited for another possible lead. | was impressed with

their hiding skills but also annoyed that we couldn't find them.

“This is not the first tthey have run,” Bliz chimed in, while | lay on the bed in my room, looking up at the

ceiling.

“But why run from me? What were they running from before?” | questioned for what felt like the hundredth time.

| realized | didn’t know anything about Tessa’s past. | was afraid if | pushed her she would walk away from me.

But she did anyway. | believed we were on the spage, and that we could fall in love. What did | do wrong?

Banging on the door pulledfrom my depressing thoughts. | jumped off the bed to open the door finding Eli on

the other side.

“I think we found something,” he pushed pastand entered my room. Knots twisted my stomach as | waited

for him to continue. “I think we have a lead on Sarah. My contact hasn't seen anyone who looks like Tessa but a

hot blonde like Sarah is easy to notice.” | growled causing him to chuckle. “Relax, Alpha.”

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“What's the lead?” | exhaled. My patience was growing to non-existent since this all began. | have heard it all

but nothing seems to lead to anything but a dead end.

“It’s a bar in a small town in the middle of nowhere. They did not make it easy to find. With the number of busses

and big cities, I'm glad we had smen on the ground,” he breathed out, slumping down into one of the

chairs.

“Is he sure it’s Sarah?” | asked, tired of chasing my tail. “Tessa would be there if it was Sarah.”

“It's better than nothing, Aspen. We have been sitting in this motel for days waiting on a location.” He was right

but we have been running in circles for months.

“I know,” | yelled, as | paced the small room. “I know,” | mumbled. He leaned forward and rested his elbows on

his knees.

“I understand this is hard. I've been there myself,” he confessed and | knew he was speaking about Mom. He has

been tellingstories about their childhood and how things changed when she met Dorian. It madewonder

if | was doing all of this in vain. If I'm not her fated mate, then she has one out there and I'm Eli in my Mom's

story.

“She’s a Luna wolf, Aspen. She will be with an alpha.” Bliz sighed. That may be true but | may not be that alpha.

“Get packed, we can go check it out. The town isn’t far from here,” Eli said before leaving my room. | sat on the

edge of the bed with my head in my hands. Now, | understand how Dad was feeling that month without Mom.

The not/knowing was slowly killing me.

I've cto terms with the fact that she may not care about me, and | just want to know if she is okay. Even if

she tellsto fuck off after | find her.

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“Let's get this over with,” | sighed before getting up from the bed. | found Eli standing by my truck as | left the

room with bags in my hands.

“Have you told Aiden?” | asked as | threw my stuff into the back seat.

“He hasn't answered. It’s only a few hours away if you want to go for a drive?” He suggested. | couldn't leave

without letting Aiden know where we were going.

| walked up to the room beside mine and banged on the door. When he didn’t answer, | opened up the mind link.

“Givea second,” he said before | got a chance to say anything. He closed the link and | stepped back to

stand with Eli.

“He said to give him a second,” | told him. | wonder if he was having a hard tbeing away from his mate. |

know she is human and doesn’t feel the bond the sway but I'm sure she misses him. It's been a long three

months. | can tell he has been more on edge lately.

| turned when a door was thrown open with a bang. Aiden marched out of his room with all his stuff.

“We've been called back to the pack,” he rushed as he threw his stuff in the back. “Get in.”

| looked at Eli as Aiden climbed into the driver's seat. We rushed around the truck and climbed in withriding

shotgun.

Aiden didn’t waste any tas he burned rubber out of the parking lot.

“What's going on?” | questioned.

“I don’t know much, Aspen. Luca called and ordered us back. I'm sorry.”

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“What the hell does that mean? What aren’t you saying?” Eli demanded and Aiden sighed.

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“Fuck,” he slapped the steering wheel before gripping it tightly. His knuckles were white by the the looked

over at me. My stomach sank as | watched him. It was bad and he didn’t know how to tell me.

“Luna is missing, Aspen,” he blurted.

“What?” Eli and | yelled.

“I don’t know the details. Luca called and your father is losing his mind. He is ready to storm the council. | don’t

know what happened.”

My mind was racing. She was very pregnant with my sister or brother and couldn't shift.

“How? | don’t understand. How were they able to get to her?” | demanded.

“I can’t answer any of that.”

“Fuck,” | exhaled. | leaned back in my seat and pulled my phone from my pocket. | called my father and when he

didn’t answer | called Walter. Someone had to know something.

“Do you think Channing knows?” | asked while the phone rang.

“I'don’t know, but | wouldn't say anything until we speak to Luca back at the pack.”

“Aspen, are you okay, son?” Walter finally answered the phone.

“Where is Mom?”

“I, we,” he stammered, “don’t know.”