Bonding With The Enemy (BxB)✔

Chapter 33 - That's a Thing He Can Do

Darren's feet stopped moving as he finally remembered that important thing he was supposed to bring up. "Where's Mary!?"

"At home I'm assuming?"

The rogue shook his head frantically. "No, she's not. She was the one who tried to kill me!"

As expected, Jasper didn't look convinced, but after thinking it over, the man realized that the back of the car had looked slightly familiar. He hadn't bothered with the license plate since he was in a hurry to find Darren, but the vehicle did resemble the one Mary drove. He'd have to get it retrieved later to confirm. 

"She's the one who's taking the kids!" Darren blurted. "That's why Liam wouldn't tell anyone what his lead was, because it was his mate! But she HATED him! Apparently she didn't want to be bonded, but Liam forced her and she found out he had been buying Beta kids from other packs, so she started selling the ones from your pack, and when Liam confronted her, she murdered him and pinned it on Sophie. She also killed the hunter in the woods because that field is right where she-"

"Slow down!" Jasper shook the smaller man gently as the rogue's voice grew more urgent. "If you say it's Mary then I believe you. We just need proof."

"The mail!" Darren turned and clutched Jasper's shirt. "That's the evidence! The private property that Liam was murdered on is right next door to the property she's paying for! And that rusty red car is getting billed to the house because Liam found out and was forwarding her mail so he could look into her spending!"

"Alright, alright." Jasper grasped Darren's hand "Calm down, we can't do anything from the road, so let's focus on getting you back to the pack first, okay?"

Darren sucked in an impatient breath, but nodded and they continued on their way. About fifteen minutes later, they came across a familiar red car blocking the road. 

From the look of it, the car was empty.

"Stay here." Jasper ordered as he tentatively released the rogue and made his way to the vehicle.

Darren watched the man check all the windows while he glanced towards the trees to the side, worried that there may be some sort of ambush waiting for them. Then, there was a loud BANG and a sudden pain shot through the rogue's left shoulder.

Jasper's head snapped back to where Darren was standing, and his eyes widened as the rogue's shirt was quickly stained with blood. 

Shocked, Darren glanced down at it, then back at Jasper before stumbling forward.

"NO!" Jasper roared, and sprinted back to the rogue's side.

Tired, shocked and in pain, Darren fell to the ground facing upwards. The Alpha kneeled over him to inspect the wound, then growled back in the direction they had come.

"Careful Jasper. Rogues are awfully dangerous. You never know when one might turn on you."

Mary started approaching, gun in hand.

Jasper's breathing became uneven as he confronted the woman whom he always thought of as a mother. "But...Why? Why would you do this!?"

"You mean you didn't notice?" She asked, head tilted. "You didn't notice how often Liam would gaslight me whenever I tried to think for myself? How he refused to listen to any input I had? How he forced me to be an obedient house wife? No, I suppose you wouldn't. You two are a lot alike after all."

The woman began circling them until she was between the two and the car. "You didn't care about the people you hurt and used threats to get your way. Then, you surrounded yourself with people who praised you while ignoring everyone else."