Twice Taken

            Author's Note: I had to change one sentence in the last chapter. It was a mistake. It was supposed to read, "His son was gone.", not "His son, his only child was gone." That's what I get for writing at four am with no sleep! LOL

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From Chapter 41:

Duncan answered, “You are an amazing Alpha and Were. I am glad my only sister is your mate. We will see you in the morning.”

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Chapter 42

            While the Twin Pack was resting at Richard’s home, Kobby was greeted by one hundred of Richard’s strongest Weres. To say that he was intimidated would be saying Mt. Everest was a hill, and the man found it impossible to even exit his vehicle. Four burly men approached and demanded, “Are you Kobby?”

            He nodded and one of them opened his door while another opened the door on his wife’s side. A giant of a man easily lifted Danika from her seat and began moving away from the vehicle with her. Kobby panicked, “No! Not my wife! I was promised-”

            The man at his door cut him off, “She should not be walking in her condition. She is nearly ready to give birth, is she not?”

            “Yes, yes she is. Please, do what you want with me, but don’t harm my wife! Danika, do whatever they tell you to do, okay? Don’t fight. No matter what happens, I will love you, okay?”

            The man put his hand on Kobby’s shoulder and demanded, “Calm yourself. You are frightening your mate. She does not need to see your fear. She will not be harmed or mistreated. She will not be molested in any way. We respect our females. Turn and face the vehicle. You will be searched, as will your things. If you own anything that is silver, we need to know now.”

            “We have many things that are silver and precious to Danika. Please, don’t take them. I will gladly give you their worth in money.”

            The man shook his head and finished the pat down, pulling a knife from each of Kobby’s boots. He growled, but Kobby held up his hands, “I have had no time to divest myself of weapons, and you didn’t ask where they were! I have many, many more, if you will allow me…?”

            “My name is Trae. Move slowly. If you attempt to harm me, your mate will be a widow.”

            Kobby removed a small pistol from the other side of his boot, two more knives from hidden places in his clothing, throwing stars from the inside of his belt and gave Trae his shoes. He explained, “There are blades in the front and back of the boots. Be careful, they’re sharp.”

            Trae nodded and waited while Kobby continued his search and gave up, “Do you think that I could just have some different clothing? I am bound to have forgotten something. Suiting up has become so second nature that I don’t think about it or my weapons until I reach for them.”

            Another man appeared with a pair of jogging pants, a wife beater, and sandals. Kobby stripped to his underwear and handed his things over to Trae. Trae gave Kobby back the things from his wallet, but kept the wallet itself just in case. Kobby shrugged and heard Danika crying. He turned to run to her, but Trae stopped him, “I will escort you. Do not make sudden moves or I will not be responsible for your death.”

            Kobby nodded and fought the urge to run to his wife. She was sobbing when he reached her and he demanded, “What happened?”

            “H-he took my j-jewelry, all of it! He said that we aren’t allowed to have anything silver. He took grandmother’s necklace and mother’s ring and, and my wedding ring! He said that I can’t have them back and that all of our silver things will have to be gotten rid of. Kobby, all of the things I have left from my family are silver! Even, even the picture frames with our wedding pictures. I can’t just give them away!”