To Right a Wrong by Abby Wood

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    “Jordan’s my brother.”
    Greggoire’s lips curled into an ugly smirk. He walked beside Butch’s lifeless body and nudged the body with the toe of his shoe before squatting by the corpse. He brushed off the front of Butch’s shirt and heaved a sigh. “Maybe I didn’t make myself clear. I would hate for something to happen to the young boy like it did for poor Butch here. He and I have become close. Almost like father and son, you could say.”
    She strained to get loose, digging her fingers into Ethan’s arm. She wanted to gouge her nails in the son-of-a-bitch’s eyes and wipe the smug look off his face. “He’s not anything to you. Give him back to me. He’s my family. You’ve taken everyone I love. Please…just let me have Jordy.” The muscles in her legs gave out. Her knees buckled and she sagged against Ethan. He tightened his hold to keep her standing. Then Greggoire’s words came back to her and stole her breath. He doesn’t know where Jordy is either.
    Greggoire stood and approached her. He stopped three feet away and stared over her shoulder at Ethan. “You’ve got two hours. The challenge will be in the clearing by Shalin Creek.
    I’m sure you remember where I’m talking about.”
    “I’ll be there.”
    Lowering his gaze, Greggoire narrowed his eyes at Dani. “If I find out you have my boy, you’ll pay. After tonight, you won’t have your mate to protect you. Think about wha—” She spat in his face. “You’ll never beat Ethan. He’s a legend among werewolves.” Greggoire swiped his forearm across his face and threw back his head, laughing. “Oh, Danielle, you are going to be so much fun to break. Enjoy her while you can…cousin.” He walked away. Two of the men who had come with Greggoire picked up Butch’s headless body and lugged it away with them.
    Dani turned around and faced Ethan. “Did you hear? He doesn’t have Jordy. He has no idea where he is.”
    “I heard.” Ethan grabbed her hand and led her into the house. “I’ve got to get ready.”
    “Ethan! This means that my brother is still alive. If Greggoire doesn’t know where he is, and he thinks I have him, he hasn’t been able to use his blood. You’ll have no problem kicking his ass and getting the alpha position back.” She closed the front door and followed Ethan into the bedroom. “Once the challenge is over, we can figure out where Jordan is.”
    “Should we wait?”
    She ran her hands through her hair. “Gah, we’re no closer to finding him than we were before. I have no idea where he would be or with whom. I just hope wherever he is, he’s safer than he was with that bastard.”
    Ethan threw his duffle bag on the bed and moved over to the closet. Dani paced the length of the room. If someone took Jordan and Greggoire didn’t know who did, that would mean…
    “Does Greggoire have any enemies besides us? Anyone you remember fighting for the alpha position or someone he’s screwed over in the past?”
    “I can think about that.”
    She sat on the edge of the bed. “Maybe someone took Jordy to hurt Greggoire, or maybe someone saw what Greggoire was doing to gain his higher strength and wanted to…I need to go ask the members of the pack. Someone has got to know something. Greggoire is too stupid to keep what he does to himself.”
    A click of a magazine shoved into a pistol drew her attention. She frowned. While she’d been thinking aloud, he’d set out an arsenal of weapons on the other side of the bed. “What are you doing? You can’t use these things in a challenge. The pack won’t allow it, never mind Greggoire. It’ll just give him a reason to kill you if he thinks you are going against the rules. I thought you were saving everything for when we save Jordy.”
    Ethan ignored her and went to the closet, took out a sweatshirt and tossed it to her. She caught it. “Why won’t you answer me?”

    “Busy.” He kneeled, pulled a small wooden box toward him, and lifted the lid.