Chapter 342: 2-4

. Haddie Maddox - Human Maisy Maddox Vince Maddox REASON: Ran away from a cult. . . . Greg (Deceased) and Teresa Hellmann - Werewolf Jenny/Jax Lynn (Deceased) Hector Owen REASON: Greg took money from the Elders so he could buy his daughter a new heart. . . . As I flipped through the condensed version of the file Gabriel began speaking, "Remy I want a hard and deep-" I snorted interrupting him, his arms tightened around me, but he didn't make an attempt to comment. "Find all you can on Miguel Randall and Breton Rylarde, I had Kai send you all the data that was found as well as his picture, run that as well," he instructed. I'll show you hard and deep later, he finished in my mind, Promise? He growled his already tight grip flexing around me. I couldn't understand what was going on; lately it felt like I needed Gabriel all the time, even his innocent touches felt like heaven to me. You're starting to go into heat Chelsea, Aria commented. The explanation actually calming me, easing the worry that something was wrong with me, or that I was becoming much too needy. "Not to interrupt your research, but can you give me your take on the different individuals? I mean anyone that jumped out at you?" I asked placing the file in front of me on the table; she looked up from her laptop, nodding, "Uhm... well Clay and Erica Dawson, Lynne Wong, and Justine Hayes, Kieran Ryan, Clover Simmons and Philip Pascal..." she said hurriedly, "actually, Philip Pascal I think we - I mean you guys - not that I'm - what-" my head snapped up to meet her face again, "Hey relax, what do you think we need to do?" I asked the question exactly how I meant it. Remington did amazing work; if she was showing initiative not to overstep but to help and make things easier I wasn't going to stop her. Swallowing and gathering herself she started over, "Well since you forced... commanded," she changed the term after I laughed, "them to tell me why they were really on targets for the Elders, he, Philip Pascal, well he said that he was a recruit for the Elders. I took down what he said, but I think that there is so much more information that he's holding on too," her red hair making her wide eyes pop, impossibly more. "Philip Pascal?" I couldn't help but laugh again, she gazed at me curiously, Gabriel snorted behind me but said nothing more, "His daughters are Taryn, Meadow and Jade," I said knowingly, she nodded. "We were going over to her house to punish her for attacking Kieran," Remy's small mouth popped open, shutting audibly. She tilted her head to the side, "Well you can always punish her and command Philip to tell me everything he knows," she nodded, "Exactly." Gabriel approved behind me. "But I don't think you'll have that problem because I got the feeling that he wanted to tell me more but he just didn't want such a large audience." Going back to the file, I could see why she named the ones she had, but then Clover Simmons? She was only ten years old, "Why Clover?" I went to the document for gifts noting that she wrote, 'Clover is Awesome!' - Early Werecat Shifter, I threw my head back laughing. Gabriel put his chin on my shoulder, "What's so funny?" he asked his breath against my ear sent shivers down my back and instantly stopped my laughing. I just swallowed, my voice caught and mouth dry, closing my eyes, and I concentrated, focusing my mind on the documents instead. "She shifted early?" Remy nodded, still working at her laptop but answering, "River her older sibling is the only one that has, Nova and Shiloh have not shifted yet. They aren't sure why exactly," I nodded, closing the file as Remy gasped. "Oh no, Gabriel this isn't even his child!" she said in disbelief and worry. She turned her computer to us, standing, showing us that while the intake said Drew Randall, 13 years old, and the picture was grabbed from the video feed of the hotel, the picture of the child on the opposite side was of a school child named Matthew Linley. In a few short minutes she had managed to find a Facebook account belonging to a sister, as well as many family pictures that did not have Miguel Randall in any of them. "I don't understand... this man took a child? Is - has he been reported missing?" I asked horrified that they may have killed this child. "I'll check and report back to you two," Remy said taking her laptop and leaving. I sighed when she left the room, "What's wrong? Well ... besides the obvious?" Gabriel questioned. "I keep meaning to speak to her about... you know... how she's doing but I just can't seem to find a moment of peace where I'm not being pulling in a million different directions you know?" she understands, young Remy is very strong child, my third wolf said. "I keep tabs on her, she knows you're under pressure. They - Victor and her - they aren't having an easy go of things right now, their loss, it's still fresh and they're working together for Jeremy's sake but... he feels like he has abandoned his daughter, and lost one as well, but he can't go to her as his mate. He feels like he's suffering alone and doesn't blame her, but he also can't talk about Mylene when to Remy that child brought her pain. Remy knows he feels that way but she just can't reach out to him to comfort him especially when she knows it's about Mylene. They have two different perspectives on that Mylene. He sleeps on the couch, they don't fight, but-" he stopped abruptly shrugging his shoulder, I stared at him blankly. "When did my mate become such a gossip?" I teased him, lifting a brow. He just scoffs, standing abruptly, pulling me up with him, before I can even reach out to brace myself in case he drops me, I'm being lifted bridal style. Safe in his steady, safe and strong arms. I blink and in that moment, we are no longer in his office, but in front of a one story house, "Where are we?" Philip Pascal house, Gabriel answered letting me down and knocking on the door. In the forest surrounding the house, a slight breeze throws a few scents my way, Noah, Nonno, Lukas and James. When I glance at Gabriel, he simply shrugs, in case he runs. To where exactly? He doesn't answer and Philip answers the door, his eyes wary, come clean, I need to come clean, he glances behind us before standing to the side to let us in. "Luna, Alpha, what can I do for you?" "Cut the shit." His eyes widen, they figured it out, they know... he thought worriedly his heart began to race, and his three daughters and mate came from the hall, "Luna, Alpha," his mate said politely with a tight smile. "We came for two reasons, the first; Taryn, you maliciously attacked someone ignoring their rights and as such, unless given permission by the Luna or myself, you will not shift into your wolf for two months-" she tries to open her mouth, and interrupt Gabriel but before she can even finish a word, "If you interrupt me I'll take away your ability to even so much as speak!" "What about Kieran, what's his punishment?" Jade barked, flinching when I growled under my breath at her disrespect. "Your sister attacked him. He was protecting himself-" "She wasn't trying to hurt him!" "Hush," Judy Pascal muttered with authority under her breath, I was surprised but outwardly I kept my face neutral. "It's not up for discussion, your family seems to believe that you are here because you are owed it, but that is not the case. You were all told to stay away from Kieran, because he mauled you doesn't mean you get to go unpunished. Specifically, when you do not see the error of your decisions. If you were able to decide to attack him, invade his personal space, you should be more than able to admit to your wrong doings. Even after what you suffered you decided to play the victim. You aren't the wronged here, when you can understand that, only then will you be allowed to shift." I snapped. "We won't be repeating ourselves," I eyed them all, before turning to Philip, "You were told to reveal to Remington why would you were on the radar of the Elders. You seem to be holding back, forcing us to come to your home to get information that should have been already given." Protect my family, he thought, opening his mouth, "Whatever I reveal I would like to know that my-" "Stop! I don't care what you want, you aren't in the position to-" "I know the inner workings of the Elders structure, I believe that I am holding the car-" He really didn't understand who Gabriel was, because before he could finish his last word, Gabriel had pulled out his Glock and shot Judy in the foot, I just shook my head when the girls began shrieking. "Okay - Okay! Stop!" Philip roared over all the noise. "I was an Unseen! I was an Unseen!" he says going to stand in front of the front of Gabriel's piece. Gabriel lowered the gun, "An Unseen?" "Help your mom," Philip barked an order to his children, turning right back to Gabriel, "The Unseen are the people that live planted where the Elders want, you - you can't have a mate if you're a shifter. You have to give them up, you find Recruits if possible, you live the life they want you too. You marry, kill, and do whatever you're told, are who they want you to be. You can spend your whole life pretending to be who they want you to be," he said frantically, swallowing, eyes wild, "I found my mate, Judy was the daughter of an Alpha, the pull was too strong - I couldn't - I couldn't give up my mate for them!" From the kitchen and behind us, Noah, Nonno, Lukas and James all come in guns pointed at Philip, Marlon behind them as I stared at Philip with wide eyes.