Chapter 495

Lynn turned to my mom and hugged her. “Thank you…for everything.”

My mom squeezed her back. “No thanks needed. I’m going to be your luna.”

Lynn shook her head. “You already are my luna.” Then she stepped back and looked at me. “I’m ready.”

“Good.” I turned and hugged my mom. “Keep an eye out for the trackers.”

“Stay safe.” She pulled away and cupped my face. “Tell your father I love him.”

I nodded once, then turned to Toya and Lynn. “Follow me.” I headed towards the cliff. Toya trailed after me, hesitating for a second.

“Aren’t we going back to Vince’s pack to get to the plane?” There was no fear, just confusion.

But Lynn… I shook my head. “No. There is a faster way.” I went to the edge and found a ledge. I stepped down and started down the path to the cave. The waves below had dampened the steep steps, but Toya and Lynn followed closely. Once I reached the cave, I slipped inside and waited for them to squeeze in with me.

“How the hell did you find this?” Toya shook her head in disbelief.

“I came from the other side last time.” I squeezed through the crack and started down the stairs. I walked slowly until Toya and Lynn were both through.

“Holy goddess…” Lynn looked around. “This is under the cabin?” I nodded.

“Crazy, right?” I laughed as they both nodded. “Let’s go.” I started running.

“Where are we running to?” Toya called out, and I just laughed.

“You will see.” We ran for a long time, but I felt the shift as we crossed the magic barrier.

“What was that?” Toya and Lynn called out as they crossed.

I laughed again. “Magic.” We ran a little longer before the path angled upward. We made it to the hatch, and I pushed it open.

“Did this lead away from Vince’s pack to get closer to the airport?” Lynn followed me up, then Toya joined us, hunched over. “Where the fuck is this?” Lynn sounded genuinely confused.

I shut the hatch, feeling the magic lock it in place. No one was crossing this way. I went to the side of the gazebo, pulled out the wall, and slipped outside, taking a deep, clean breath. The familiar trees comforted me.

Lynn slipped out first and froze. “No.”

Toya pushed Lynn forward so she could slip out. She looked around. “Where are we?”

“My dad’s pack lands.” I smiled as the back door of the pack house opened. I saw a familiar face lean out, and I started running. I heard Lynn and Toya follow, but I was focused on the face that had slipped back inside the dark house. I pushed the door open and jumped.

“Baby girl.” My dad caught me, and I started to cry.

“Daddy.” I sobbed into his shoulder as I heard a gasp.

Toya dove past me into someone’s arms. “Father,” she choked out, “Mama.”

“Our sweet girl.” A woman’s soft voice quivered.

“Lynn.” Uncle Ronnie called out, and I heard him pat her back. “You look sick…are you okay?”

I pulled back and smiled. “Uncle Ronnie.” Lynn gave me a grateful look as I pulled him into a hug.

“Hey ladybug.” He hugged me tighter.

“I’ve missed you.”

“And we’ve missed you.” My dad reached out, tugged a piece of my hair. “You’re hard to get ahold of.”

I snorted. “For a dead man, you’ve been very demanding.” Everyone laughed.

“Amy?” Toya called, and I spun. “I want to introduce you properly to my parents. This is Amy.”

“The girl that saved my baby.” Arms pulled me into a hug.

“Mama,” Toya laughed. “Leave her be.”

My dad called out, “Broderick?”

Toya’s father looked over. “Yeah?”

“Amy is going to go over everything that happened these last few years in my office, if you want to join us. We’d be happy to have you and the other alphas.”

Toya’s dad nodded. “I’ll grab the rest of the guys and meet you in five minutes.”

My dad nodded, then turned to me. “Let’s head up.”

I looked around. “Cass?”

“She’s watching over the caves.” Ronnie patted my shoulder as we turned. “When you’re done going over everything from the last couple of years, I’ll do the same with you.” I nodded.

“Has a lot changed?” I followed them up the stairs, passing dusty room after dusty room. I kept looking around, then my dad pushed open his office door. Sheets covered everything, making me stop dead. “I guess it has.” I looked around as my dad started pulling off the first sheet.

He nodded. “We had the omegas cover everything before we left.”

“But why does everyone think you’re dead?”

My dad snorted. “Magic.”