Wind Carved Names Into Silence by Zex Hollow 172

Chapter 172 

Warrior Robbie 

A35 

I stand back and watch her climb up the ladder while my head feels like it’s spinning. My mate is underage. A child. How the fuck is my mate a child? I’m fully aware that it happens but why me? Fuck, how old is she? Fuck, my whole world feels like it’s been tipped upside down and Jonah is the quietest that he has ever been but for now, I have to push it aside. We have women to get out of here and then we need to make sure we get them and the children safely away from this hell hole. 

Once the last woman is out of here I do a final sweep to make sure we’re all clear and quickly get outside eager to once again have eyes on my mate. Yes, it seems that she is underage and that just makes this a nightmare but it doesn’t stop my instincts from wanting to keep an eye on her and make sure that she is safe, especially in the situation that we are in. “All clear?” Nick asks as I give the men the signal to close the door. “Yeah, everyone is out,” I answer as my eyes wander to the cue of women and children waiting to get in the SUVs. 

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“Are you ok, brother?” I force my attention back to him but it’s pretty clear that he knows that I’m somewhat distracted now. “Huh… me? Yeah, I’m fine.” I’m not. I’m fucking far from it and his doubtful look just shows that he’s not convinced by my answer either. “You sure? You’ve been off since you were down in that hell hole?” 

‘I’m fine, don’t worry.” Once again I find my eyes scanning the area and then my heart skips a beat when I spot her still waiting in line to get in an SUV. “I know you’re lying to me but I don’t know why.” 

“What did you say?” Fuck, I’m not doing a great job at keeping up my ‘I’m fine act‘ he gives me a knowing look like he’s just caught me with my hand in the cookie jar. “I said, I know you are lying but I don’t know why. But I will find out Robbie.” He looked across to where he caught me staring and his eyes widen as he looks back at me. 

“Robbie, have you found your mate?” Fuck, this guy is way too smart. While it’s one of the things that makes him an incredible Alpha, it’s a fucking nightmare when you want to keep something away from him. Granted I always go to him with any concerns or problems. Not just because he’s my Alpha but because he’s my brother but right now, I wouldn’t mind some time to try and work things out in my head before talking to him. 

Nick must take my silence as reluctance to talk as his face quickly returns to its natural look. “How about we get everyone back to our pack lands and then we’ll talk?” This is another thing that makes him an incredible Alpha and brother. Even when he knows something is wrong with someone, he somehow senses when they need a minute and if it’s possible he will respect that. 

He’s my brother and knows me more than anyone and he knows that if there was something wrong that would impact anyone’s safety I would tell him without a second thought but this doesn’t. The only person being impacted here is me. My mate doesn’t even know about me yet to be impacted by anything which given our circumstances is probably a blessing. While I don’t know what she’s been through yet, I can’t imagine any of it is good and she doesn’t need any more stress added to her life right now. 

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15:37 Mon, Jan 19 

Alpha Nicholas’s Little Mate