Chapter 20
Dominic’s POV
“They are gone,” Mr. Bennett said with frustration clearly visible on his face as he stood in front of me.
“What the hell do you mean, gone?” I asked making both him and Ethan turn to me. They had been talking about two kids they had picked up on the road and brought here to the hotel for the Summit.
“We found them near the western border,” Ethan interjected with a defensive tone. “Two kids, twins. They looked scared and hungry, so we brought them back here to figure out who they belonged to.”
“And?” I prompted, already feeling my patience thinning.
“They slipped away,” Mr. Bennett admitted, his jaw tightening. “Smart little ones, too. Gave us the slip before we could get any answers.”
I folded my arms, my irritation simmering just below the surface because they had brought their kids which means they were our responsibility, and these were my men, members of my pack. I would not want any rumors about our pack members picking kids from the road and having them disappear. That would surely taint my name and my pack’s reputation. Worst, we are in a conference with other packs. What if they heard about this incident?
“You’re telling me two kids managed to outwit two grown men? People would talk if they found out about how reckless we are, or worse, they might spin a story that we made two kids disappear. Imagine how this incident would affect the pack.”
“Then we just have to find them,” Mr. Bennett replied nonchalantly.
Then Ethan interjected, frowning and his eyes were looking at nothing in the distance as if thinking too deeply, reminiscing of something he had yet let out.
“They are not ordinary kids,” Ethan muttered, rubbing the back of his neck. “You should have seen their eyes, Dominic. They looked...” He trailed off, shaking his head.
“Looked like what?” I snapped.