Torem(Zeus’s Pack 4)(26)

“Where did they go?” Torem asked Bryck.

“I don’t know.” The wolves shifted back, the remaining followers fleeing after witnessing Jackson’s downfall.

“They headed to the back of the house,” Ian shouted.

The soldiers took off, all running to see what was going on, but by the time they reached the back, Zeus was coming from inside of the house. His rigid body and collection of muscles made them all take a step back.

“I am a fair and just man. I will not make you do anything you are not comfortable with. This is your home, your life, and your voluntary will to stay here. Those who wish to part company may do so, though I wish all would stay. I owe you a debt for fighting for me.”

Torem came back to the present. He was lying on Chey’s lap in human form, his body shaking.

“I have you, brother mine. I will not allow you to walk through this alone. Release the guilt, release the pain, accept what has happened, and rejoice that you have lived through it.” Chey massaged his temples, repeating the same thing over and over again. He could feel his body draining of all the tension, his muscles slowly relaxing. His heart that always hurt seemed to beat a different rhythm now.

“Sidney, Dino.” Torem’s voice cracked. He swallowed a few times. The pain from screaming had strained it.

“Shh, they’re safe. How do you feel?”

“Tired.”

“Then sleep, I’ll have one of the men take you to your room.”

Torem closed his eyes, and for the first time in a very long time, dreams were absent.



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“Ew, ew, ew, I kissed your nose…twice.” Sidney ran his hands over his tongue as if to wipe away the taste.

“Who are you?” Zeus asked again. Dino could tell the Alpha, as he learned Zeus was referred to, was using restraint. It didn’t take much either considering the man being cuffed by Zeus was only five four, maybe five foot five, one hundred twenty pounds soaking wet with rocks in his pockets.

“I think you can let him go.” Dino pulled the guy from Zeus’s grasp.

“I don’t like to be deceived,” Zeus snarled.

“Me either,” Sidney added with an indignant sniff.

“Give the guy a break. Look at him. He’s scared shitless.” Dino reached down and cupped the guy’s jaw, tilting his head back to meet his eyes. “Who are you?”

“Tristan, sir.”

“No need to call me sir. I’m Dino, and that’s my mate Sidney and the Alpha Zeus.” Dino let the guy go as he fell to the floor at Zeus’s feet. “I am sorry for deceiving you and looking you in your eyes.”

Dino hissed when he saw the scars across Tristan’s back. What the fuck was going on? “Get up, Tristan, bow to nobody.” Dino grabbed Tristan under his arm and pulled him to his feet.

“Sir, I’m sorry,” Tristan begged Zeus.

“No need to apologize, and Dino is right, never bow to anyone.”

“What the hell is going on in…holy shit.” Quinn stepped into the room. “Why are you guys staring at a naked man?” Quinn grabbed the blanket and wrapped it around Tristan’s shoulders. “Come on. Let’s get you something to wear.”

Dino watched Quinn walk the short man out. “Did that just happen?”

Sidney wrapped his arms around Dino’s waist, resting his head on his shoulders. “Where is Torem?”

Dino pulled Sidney into his arms. “We’ll find him.” For some reason, having Sidney and Torem for a mate wasn’t such a bad idea to him. Although Torem drove him nuts with his commands, he felt a connection with the guys that he never felt with anyone else.

“We need to let the pack know he hasn’t been found yet.” They walked out of the bedroom with Zeus.

Dino saw Quinn sitting on the couch with Tristan wrapped tight in the blanket on his lap and talking softly with him. He’d never seen Quinn act this way before. They guy never took anything seriously, but now he was acting like a mama bear with her cub? Dino groaned. Enough with the animal analogies.

The three rode in Zeus’s monster truck back to their house, Dino praying Torem was unharmed and that they would find him soon.

“Can we stop at a store? I need to pick something up,” Sidney asked.

“Sure,” Zeus said. Dino’s mind was a thousand miles away, wondering where Torem was.





Chapter Seven



Sidney cried as he ran into Torem’s arms. “I was so scared.” He buried his face in his mate’s shoulder.

“I’m okay, Sid.” Torem wobbled a little but stayed upright. What had his mate gone through? “I need to sit down, baby.”