Wind Carved Names Into Silence by Zex Hollow 47

Chapter 47 

Alpha Nicholas 

As soon as we hit the forest I stop and curse myself. What the fuck am I thinking only having Lottie with Bonnie? Yes, she is more than capable of. protecting both her and Bonnie and when it comes to my pack both of them couldn’t be any more safe but I still have Bonnie’s father and sister on my land 

and I don’t fucking trust them, not one bit! Those 2 girls are the most important women in my life and it’s my job to protect them. Of course, I love my 

mom but my dad always has her protected so I don’t need to worry too much. 

Luckily for me, I have Will here with me and as my Gamma, it’s his job to have control over the warrior’s patrol shifts. “Will, do you know if Ryan and Tony are on patrol today?” He stares up at the sky as he thinks before shaking his head ‘No, they are on the night shift tonight on the East border.” One thing about Will is his incredible memories of the patrol rotas, rarely, he doesn’t know who’s on patrol and when. We have a lot of warriors and for him to 

remember all those details is mindblowing. 

“They’re both on the way to the hospital. I’ll have Gary and John cover them tonight.” While I was lost in my head he’d got shit organized without me even having to ask him. How he knows what someone wants before they even ask him amazes me 

Are Lottie and Bonnie ok?” Tony’s voice rings in my head sounding out of breath and panicked and I’d bet any money that he’s running to the hospital as he’s linking me. I’ve told him all about Bonnie and he knows she’s in the hospital and I appreciate his instant concern for her. “They are fine don’t worry, Ton. I just need to go for a run and want them protected.” 

“We’ll protect your girls with our lives, Nick.” My girls… Fuck, I love hearing him say that! “That’s why I have you both there. Oh, and Tony, don’t let her father or sister in there without me present.” Both Tony and Ryan have been my best friends since we were in nursery and both treat Lottie like she’s their own daughter, and with both of them standing guard outside of Bonnie’s door I can completely relax and focus on me and Storm for a little while. 

It’s not long before we go back to running for the woods and before I know it storm has taken over and I finally feel some of my pent–up frustration and anger simmer away as he runs with all he has. Maybe he needed this just as much as me. 

After an hour of running, we all slow down and stop beside the lake that we have running through our land and after lapping up some water we shift and sit on the grass bank to take a break. 

“So what’s going on with your wolf, brother?” Shane asks Will taking the words right out of my mouth. He looks pretty lost right now and I instantly want to kick myself. I don’t feel bad for giving my undivided attention to my mate these past two days but I do feel bad for not noticing how down Will is looking. He’s usually the happy cheeky go lucky one of us but looking at him now you wouldn’t think it. 

‘I have no idea. He was fine until a few days ago.” 

“Do you remember exactly when it happened?” I ask as curiosity rises inside of me. “I reckon it was during the ball but I don’t know why. He seemed fine for the most part but then seemed to kinda shut down towards the end and hasn’t been the same since.” 

“And I’m guessing you’ve already tried talking to him?” Robbie asks as he quietly observes him. Robbie is the quesiest of us all but he’s an intelligent man and knows way more than you could ever imagine. “Yep!” Will nods as he runs his hand through his hair. A trade all of my brothers seem to share with me when they are stressed. “He won’t tell me. Says he can’t, that I need to find out on my own but he won’t tell me when it will happen. He’s quiet and 

3 withdrawn and I hate it!”