Fated Mates: Book 1 of the True Mates Series by Alicia Montgomery
Authors: Alicia Montgomery
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in?”
“Could be a coincidence, a Lycan breaking into your apartment, but I can’t take that chance,” he said. “Please don’t make this difficult.”
“But I don’t want to go!” she protested, sounding like a petulant child. “I want to stay here and have a normal life!”
“You don’t have a normal life!” he shouted at her, his anger rising.
The silence in the room was deafening. He calmed himself again. “Look, Alynna, I’ve been trying to give you a wide berth, but this is your safety! Your life! And if I have to choose between your freedom and your life, then I’m going to damn well lock you up in the dungeon room at The Enclave before I let anything happen to you!”
Alynna was speechless, torn between her feelings of anger and this strange, familial feeling she hadn’t felt in a long time. She swallowed a gulp. “I’ll go,” she said quietly. “For now, I’ll go with you…Could you give me some privacy and let me pack?”
Grant nodded and watched her retreat towards the bathroom.
***
Cady arrived 30 minutes later, looking slightly disheveled, but still professional in her hastily put together outfit of black slacks, white blouse, and a blazer. In the time that Nick woke her up with a curt phone call (in her job, she wasn’t unused to 3 am calls) and during the drive to Alynna’s place, she had already figured out what to do.
“I’ve booked her a room at the Hamilton Hotel,” she said. “It’s a block away from Fenrir so we can keep an eye on her almost 24/7 and I’ve booked the rooms across, beside, above and below hers as well, just in case,” she turned to Nick. “You can post your guys in any of the rooms, and secure the others and keep them locked up in case you’re spread too thin. Just tell the Operations Manager, Luke Evans, whatever you need. I’ve already sent his number to your phone. He’s not aware of Lycans, but he’s an old friend of mine and will accommodate any requests.”
“Thank you, Cady,” Grant turned to his security team. “What did we find out about how he got in here?”
“He was hiding in one of the empty apartments, Primul,” Heath explained. “The owners were on vacation and he snuck in there. Must have been there for hours, perhaps during the day when he knew there would be no surveillance.”
“She’ll be moved to The Enclave after the ball. We’ll have to move the date as early as we can. Until then, I want 24/7 surveillance at the hotel as well, but keep as many people in the dark about her identity as possible,” Grant ordered. “Cady, have her entire floor bought out and have the hotel bypass access to all elevators except for those with a keycard. No housekeeping unless one of our guys are there with them and only when Alynna’s away, even then, limited access, including room service. Back exit or private exit only. The only people who will have access to her floor will be me, you, Nick, and Alex. Everyone else will have to get clearance from me or Nick to get through.”
“Will do,” Cady said as she fished out her phone from her purse and left the apartment to make another phone call.
“Why Alex?” Nick asked curiously.
Grant turned to Nick. “I want him temporarily posted to her security full time at least until she can be moved to The Enclave,” he explained. “He will take all his shifts with her. Choose only the most senior members to swap out with him when he’s off duty, but only he gets direct access to her.”
Nick nodded. “Of course, Primul.”
“Thank you for your trust, Primul,” Alex said. “I won’t let you down.”
He dismissed Heath and turned to Alex. “Make sure she gets to the hotel. Nick, let’s head back to The Enclave and regroup in the morning.”
“Would you not rather escort Ms. Chase personally to the Hamilton?” Nick asked.
“I’m not exactly her favorite person right now,” he rubbed the bridge of his nose with his fingers. “She’ll probably feel safer
“Could be a coincidence, a Lycan breaking into your apartment, but I can’t take that chance,” he said. “Please don’t make this difficult.”
“But I don’t want to go!” she protested, sounding like a petulant child. “I want to stay here and have a normal life!”
“You don’t have a normal life!” he shouted at her, his anger rising.
The silence in the room was deafening. He calmed himself again. “Look, Alynna, I’ve been trying to give you a wide berth, but this is your safety! Your life! And if I have to choose between your freedom and your life, then I’m going to damn well lock you up in the dungeon room at The Enclave before I let anything happen to you!”
Alynna was speechless, torn between her feelings of anger and this strange, familial feeling she hadn’t felt in a long time. She swallowed a gulp. “I’ll go,” she said quietly. “For now, I’ll go with you…Could you give me some privacy and let me pack?”
Grant nodded and watched her retreat towards the bathroom.
***
Cady arrived 30 minutes later, looking slightly disheveled, but still professional in her hastily put together outfit of black slacks, white blouse, and a blazer. In the time that Nick woke her up with a curt phone call (in her job, she wasn’t unused to 3 am calls) and during the drive to Alynna’s place, she had already figured out what to do.
“I’ve booked her a room at the Hamilton Hotel,” she said. “It’s a block away from Fenrir so we can keep an eye on her almost 24/7 and I’ve booked the rooms across, beside, above and below hers as well, just in case,” she turned to Nick. “You can post your guys in any of the rooms, and secure the others and keep them locked up in case you’re spread too thin. Just tell the Operations Manager, Luke Evans, whatever you need. I’ve already sent his number to your phone. He’s not aware of Lycans, but he’s an old friend of mine and will accommodate any requests.”
“Thank you, Cady,” Grant turned to his security team. “What did we find out about how he got in here?”
“He was hiding in one of the empty apartments, Primul,” Heath explained. “The owners were on vacation and he snuck in there. Must have been there for hours, perhaps during the day when he knew there would be no surveillance.”
“She’ll be moved to The Enclave after the ball. We’ll have to move the date as early as we can. Until then, I want 24/7 surveillance at the hotel as well, but keep as many people in the dark about her identity as possible,” Grant ordered. “Cady, have her entire floor bought out and have the hotel bypass access to all elevators except for those with a keycard. No housekeeping unless one of our guys are there with them and only when Alynna’s away, even then, limited access, including room service. Back exit or private exit only. The only people who will have access to her floor will be me, you, Nick, and Alex. Everyone else will have to get clearance from me or Nick to get through.”
“Will do,” Cady said as she fished out her phone from her purse and left the apartment to make another phone call.
“Why Alex?” Nick asked curiously.
Grant turned to Nick. “I want him temporarily posted to her security full time at least until she can be moved to The Enclave,” he explained. “He will take all his shifts with her. Choose only the most senior members to swap out with him when he’s off duty, but only he gets direct access to her.”
Nick nodded. “Of course, Primul.”
“Thank you for your trust, Primul,” Alex said. “I won’t let you down.”
He dismissed Heath and turned to Alex. “Make sure she gets to the hotel. Nick, let’s head back to The Enclave and regroup in the morning.”
“Would you not rather escort Ms. Chase personally to the Hamilton?” Nick asked.
“I’m not exactly her favorite person right now,” he rubbed the bridge of his nose with his fingers. “She’ll probably feel safer
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