h4Chapter 171: Chapter 171 Call from the Kidnapper/h4

    Draven’s POV

    After we finished talking with Caroline’s parents, we went back to the main hall. ra had set up our search headquarters there. The room was busy with activity. Maps wereid out on tables, and pack members were working together to find Liam. They used mind-links and phones to share information.

    Alpha Gerald was already working his contacts inw enforcement, while Eleanor’s motherforted both her daughter and Caroline.Mabel and Carlos were ready to help in any way they could.The pack house was filled with determined energy. Everyone there wasmitted to finding our missing pup.

    After lunch, I went to my office with Beta Robert and Alpha Gerald.Two police officers were present, along with Alpha Arthur, Leo, Ryan, Nate, and Kyle. Caroline stayed with her mother and Eleanor, needing the femininefort they provided.

    My phone rang with an unknown number.Instinctively, I put it on speaker so everyone in the room could hear.

    "Draven Thorne," I answered, trying to keep my voice steady.

    "Oh, handsome, what a sexy voice," came E’s sickeningly sweet tone. "Missing me?"

    My blood ran cold. ric snarled inside me.

    "Where are you?" I asked, fighting to maintain control.

    "Just spending some quality time with a certain violet-eyed little boy.He’s having such a wonderful time ying with me." Herughter sent chills down my spine.

    "You’re insane! Where’s my son?!"I mmed my fist on the desk,the wood splintering under my strength.

    "Oh, calm down, handsome. The brat isn’t yours. He might look like you, but he belongs to that little bitch who stole you from me." E spoke as casually as if discussing the weather.

    "E, let me speak to Liam." I demanded.

    "Easy there, Alpha," she purred. "First, let’s discuss my conditions for returning the little bastard in one piece."

    Ryan ced a hand on my shoulder, silently urging me to stay calm. One of the officers was already signaling to his partner to try tracing the call.

    "First, I want that bitch back in the hole she crawled out of—that backwater town of hers. Second, you’ll tell her you love me and that you’re going to marry me. Third, you’ll be my mate in every way, if you know what I mean." Her voice turned sultry, making my stomach turn. "Fourth, we’ll live in your pack house. And fifth, you’ll hand over thepany to my father. After you do all that, I’ll return the brat to his mother. But if you don’t..."

    Her voice hardened. "I’ll kill the little pest. Got it, handsome?"

    "You’repletely insane, E!" I roared, unable to contain my rage any longer.

    "Oh, to show you I’m serious, listen to this."

    My heart stopped as I heard Liam crying, calling for his mommy.

    "Mommy, I miss you so much. Daddy Draven, where are you..."

    The sound of my son in distress nearly broke me. Behind his cries, I heard a male voice saying "hang up"—the voice was familiar but I couldn’t ce it in that moment.

    "I’ll give you twenty-four hours to think about it. Kiss kiss, handsome." She ended the call.

    The room exploded into action. Kyle was immediately on her phone while the officers radioed in the new information. Beta Robert looked ready to tear someone apart, and I didn’t me him—I felt the same way.

    "We couldn’t trace the call," Leo, the IT technician, reported grimly. "She used a burner phone and blocked the location tracking."

    "What do I do now?" I asked, feeling utterly helpless for the first time in my life.

    "I seriously doubt this lunatic is working alone," Ryan said, pacing the room. "She’s not smart enough for this."

    "I’ve already updated the team," one of the officers reported. "Detectives are heading to the Howard residence now and will bring the couple in for questioning. We’ve also updated the search alert with the kidnapper’s identity and requested court orders for her bank records."

    "She hasn’t used her cards," Kyle noted, looking up from her tablet. "I’ve already checked."

    I asked Ryan to keep Caroline and the others informed; I needed a moment alone. The walls felt like they were closing in, and ric was dangerously close to taking over. I headed to the terrace at the back of the pack house, seeking fresh air and solitude.

    Standing under the open sky, I finally allowed myself to feel the full weight of my fear. My son was in the hands of a deranged woman. The sound of his cries echoed in my mind, tormenting me.

    Ryan walked over to me, "Alpha Draven, don’t lose heart."

    I nodded, "Ryan, I’m not going to hesitate anymore. Liam is my child."

    Ryan looked into my eyes, "Draven, you’ve always been the Alpha of the pack. You can do what you want to do. I think when necessary, a little violence is needed, isn’t it? We’re fierce wolves, not nice guys."

    I stood up and sent a message through mind-link to my pack warriors, whom I had stationed near the Howard house early on. "Before the police arrive, bring Howard to the pack dungeons, and bring his wife to the pack interrogation room."

    "I will personally interrogate both of them."

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