In the Eyes of the Wolf

Chapter 54

"Here," Iris said and handed Rowan some water.

I helped him sit up so that he didn't choke whilst drinking. My thoughts swirled once again, I doubted that I had a single straight thought since Pax had left, I shook my head silently, that was not a pun. Rowan had too much of an influence on me.

"Thanks," Rowan rasped out after he downed the entire glass of water. "Missing? Fight?"

I shared a look with Iris, I didn't want to stress Rowan out as he recovered. He had made more progress that I didn't want to risk losing.

"Rowan's looking for Abilene," Lowell said calmly. "We've been locked in the safehouse, essentially."

Rowan sighed and rested his head against the pillows. "What caused that?" His voice was barely above a whisper.

I snorted, there's no point in trying to keep anything from Rowan. I put my headphones into my ears, listening to what was going on with Pax and Kelsey. The growls, both familiar and unfamiliar, became louder. I feared that there would soon be a time where the call would disconnect.

"You're right," I said after two minutes of listening. "Staying here isn't doing anything. I think we should get in touch with Caspian first."

Channing facepalmed. "Why didn't I think of that?" I couldn't tell if he was being sarcastic or not, but his tone seemed good-natured. He rushed to Abilene's phone, which I knew held a lock on it, like my own did. "Five numbers, let's see which one of us she loves the most." He held the phone out to his twin and gestured for the rest of his pack to surround him.

"Got it," Melina announced and held the phone up to her ear. "Hello? Caspian?"

I narrowed my eyes at her and held my hand out for the phone, she only gave it to me when the person responded. "Hello?" I asked. A sigh of relief came from the other side of the phone.

"Farley, you're alright," Caspian said. "What's going on? Wasn't Abilene expecting someone? Why didn't you use your phone?"

I huffed; it was a good point. "I'm in the middle of listening to Pax and Kelsey fight a group of wolves with it," I replied in a tone which was snarkier than I meant it to be. "Someone knocked on the door, Abilene went to answer it and didn't come back. So, my father went after her, and didn't come back. Then I went with Channon and Channing to investigate, only to find my father blacked out on the pavement."

"What's Kelsey doing with Pax?" Caspian asked slowly. I could tell that he was stressed, but I couldn't bring myself to feel bad about it.

"Well, they were pretending to be normal people as they investigated the street. Obviously, something went wrong."

"Obviously," Caspian repeated. "We'll come find you. We've got some very useful information."

I raised my eyebrow even though he couldn't see. "You have?" I couldn't help but ask. I wasn't expecting him to return with information, I thought he was just after recruiting wolves.

"Yes, but we can't say much in case of prying ears." Tapping came from his side of the line. "I've got to go though; we'll be there within the hour."

"But-" I started to argue, but he hung up before I could. "Fuck."

I ignored the disapproving glances I received from Iris and my mother, as well as the curious glances I got from the other teenagers. I put my headphones back in my ears and closed my eyes, trying to figure out what was going on.

The growling came to a slow halt, and breathing shattered the silence which occurred right after it. There wasn't a voice, but the breathing was promising. I hoped so anyway, it could be Cedar or Rosary for all I knew. I strained to get any hint of who it could be, but the call then became dead.