Escaping the Alpha, Claimed in the End novel Chapter 36

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Chapter 36

Kylers POV

wwe to the way room when the guard told me there was a human at the gate asking for me by name. Not a messenger, not a

* hospital nurse. That got my attention fast.

She stood in the foyer, rain on her jacket, hands shaking like she’d run the whole way here. Mid-thirties, brown hair scraped Into a bun, eyes too old for her face.

“Alpha Ryder?” she asked

“Yes” My your came out rough. “Talk”

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“1. Dio Nora” she said. trying to steady her breath. “I’m a nurse at West End Clinic, in the city. Her gaze flicked to my hands, like she wasn’t sure if she should keep going. “Sometimes I see things before they happen. I don’t control it. It just-hits.” She swallowed. “I saw a girl. Silver eyes with a thread of violet. Dark hair. Hurt. Badly. I heard someone call her Amelia.”

Kieren went still in my chest,

“What did you see exactly?” I stepped closer. “Every detail.”

“She was outside a café, Nora said, voice trembling. “There was a man with her-light brown hair, taller. But another man came. Mean eyes. I smelled smoke on him. He grabbed her. There was blood.” Her eyes glossed over like the vision was back. “Then I was in a different place-dark, with stone. She was on the ground. Barely breathing. Someone screamed for help.”

Jasper. It had to be him. He’d surfaced once already at a café; a barista from town had mentioned it to one of our runners, and it made its way back to my desk. I hadn’t had proof until now.

“When?” I forced the word out.

“Soon” Nora whispered. “It feels close. Like if no one moves/she… won’t make it.”

I didn’t remember crossing the room, just that my hand was on the front door, then on Nora’s shoulder, gentler. “You did the right thing coming here. Thank you.”

Kara appeared at my left without a sound, Lucas came at a jog down the hall. I didn’t have to explain much-one look at my face and they were moving.

“Find Dane,” I told Lucas. “Full search-phone, property records, any coven links. He’s the friend she’s been staying with. I want an address, a map, and a car at the door in ten.”

“On it,” Lucas said, already mind-linking two scouts.

“Kara,” I said, “get Samantha. If Amelia’s hurt like this woman says, I want a witch with me.”

Kara nodded once and vanished.

I turned back to Nora. “Can you show me where the café is?”

She shook her head. “The name was blurry. A green awning. Cinnamon in the air.” She pressed her fingers to her temples, frustrated. “Fm sorry”.

“Don’t apologize.” I said. “You may have saved her life.”

Minutes stretched thin. I paced, phone pressed to my ear, punching through dead numbers and disconnected lines. I hated

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rks. Here, in the pack lands, everything left a scent. Out there, everything washed away.

Lacas returned with a printout and a grim look. “Got Dane’s place. Lease is under his name, edge of the city near the river. Also found three rates in wang distance, one matches the awning description. He tapped a spot on the map. “Police blotter shows a disturbance called in there earlier this week. No arrest

“Good” I said. “We’re going”

“Alpha,” Samantha said, appearing at the doorway with her satchel. “I’m ready. Ili prep a grounding circle as soon as we

reach her

I grabbed my jacket and a small go-bag I kept for border runs. Lucas shouldered a second bag with med kits, bandages, and iron-free blades. We were halfway down the steps when Mike jogged up from the clinic wing.

“Her vitals go weird when she panics,” he said without preamble. “If you find her conscious, keep her breathing slow. If she’s out, elevate her legs and don’t let anyone pump her full of human sedatives. It’ll make it worse”

“I’ll bring her back,” I said. It wasn’t bravado. It was a promise I’d carve into stone if I had to.

We tore out in an SUV, rain buzzing across the windshield. Every turn felt like an insult. Streetlights. Red lights. Human lights. I wanted a straight line and a dead sprint.

Halfway there, the dash buzzed. Lucas checked his phone. “Alpha-city alert. Protest closed the inbound highway. We’ll lose an hour.”

“No,” I said. A single syllable that meant do something.

“Airport then,” he shot back.

I didn’t waste time with tickets. One call had the hangar crew fueling a jet. If Amelia was in danger, I’d burn the sky itself to

reach her.

Lucas offered to come, but I cut him off. “Pawmoon needs you here. If I’m gone too long, you’re in charge.”

His jaw worked, but he nodded.

Samantha and Nora stood ready at my side, both set to follow. I shook my head. “Not this time. Nora goes back under escort. Samantha, you return with Lucas.”

Lucas slipped me the mapped directions, his jaw tight. I shoved them in my pocket. “I’ll find her. I’ll bring her back. That’s a promise.”

Within the hour, I was at the runway. The jet waited-sleek, black-trimmed, mine. Two crew members stood by: the attendant and the pilot.

“Your assigned pilot called out last minute,” the attendant explained as she took my bag. “We’ve been sent a substitute.”

I didn’t care. “Fine. Let’s go.”

The hatch sealed behind me, engines roared, and the jet climbed steady into the night. I sank back into my seat, hands braced on my knees. Every breath tasted thin, every thought edged back to Amelia. Hold on, baby. I’m coming.

For a while, everything was normal. Clouds drifted below, the cabin quiet except for the low hum of engines. The attendant poured a drink, set it on the side tray, then disappeared forward again.

I barely touched it.

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only when glanced out the window that my focus snapped. The angle wantsi Lagd I knew this route, knew the sky. The lights below pulled further east, not west.

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