Nate I heard the shower shut off, notifying me that Devon had finished with his shower. It had been a long day. Vaccaro had returned to his kingdom yesterday, and Emerald’s cousin Malachi had shown up earlier today. I was still mildly surprised she threw Raven out of our bedroom window, but I wasn’t too surprised either. I smile when she moves closer to me on our bed. I have myself propped up on my side as I watch her sleep. “Stop being so creepy, brother,” Devon says. “Shut up. I still can’t believe she is pregnant with our pups.” I retorted. “I know; I really didn’t think it would happen the first time we mated her,” Devon admits. That surprised both of us. We figured it would take longer, but Marel informed us that the fae is a very fertile species. I don’t think he was surprised in the least that Emerald was already pregnant. We both look down at her when she lets out a disgruntled sound. Devon sat down on the other side of her and leaned against the headboard
Nalena This was not the conversation I was expecting to have when Devon and Nate asked to talk to the three of us. As usual, Emerald was smack in the middle of her two walking greek gods. I have to admit these boys are smoking hot and fucking sexy as sin. Emerald is so fucking lucky that they are hers. I got pretty lucky myself. Draven is the same height as the twins, but it looks like someone dumped a bottle of black ink on his head because that is how black his hair is and those damn hazel eyes of his. Don’t get me started on his fucking eight-pack. “Stop eye-fucking your man.” Emerald snarks. “I was not and what right do you have. You eye fuck the twins all the time.” I point out. This earns both of us smacks to our thighs. I hear Jax snort at us, and I flip him off. I am still not sure that I trust these two fully, but they are trying, and I think Emerald feels the same. After their big reveal, I also informed everyone that they tried the same shit with me a year
Dax I pinch the bridge of my nose and close my eyes when Nalena tells us what she is doing and who she is talking to. Of course, Jax and I know Wasp. I have dealt with him in the past. So far, he has not done anything to make me not trust him. Everyone calls him Wasp because he is tall and thin, and his hair is long and blonde with black streaks in it. Although it doesn’t surprise me that he knows Zavian. Jax and I had heard the same rumours. No one knows if it is true or not. “From what I know and have heard he is from Europe,” Jax says. “Well, that would explain why no one here can figure out where he came from,” Nalena says. It is just the three of us in mine and Jax’s cottage. Jax and I thought it would be best if the two of us had our own place since Emerald was terrified of us when we first showed up. We talked to Alpha Jason, Devon, and Nate, and they agreed. I knew they felt bad having us not stay in the packhouse since we were guests and all, but they understo
Emerald I am pretty sure that everyone around here has lost their minds. I am not stupid or oblivious to anything that is going on. I know exactly what Nalena, Jax, and Dax are up to and who they are talking to. I know of Reginald but I have never met the guy. From what I know he is a self-absorbed drama queen. I knew Nalena went to talk to Wasp. Again I knew of him but I have never met the guy. I have seen him and I am not impressed. Then again I guess when you have mates that look like mine it would be hard to impress me. “Do they even know that we know each other?” Zavian asked. “No, because no one has asked me who I know in the magic world,” I replied. Of course, I know Zavian, only that is not his real name. His real name is Zain Vinilion. He is a werewolf/warlock hybrid that I met years ago while I was traveling. Somehow he took after his father and got none of his mother's magical ability. I didn’t understand that at all. He found me and at first I was afraid
Rich I know Emerald is up to something, but I can’t figure out what it is. When I saw Devon and Nate earlier today, and they said that she had gone for a walk, I was suspicious. I knew Helm was too. I have no idea how she convinced those two that she was really going for a walk. I couldn’t sense anything wrong when she came back, and she seemed to be in a good mood at dinner that night. I gave her a look and got a sweet smile in return. I don’t buy that sweet smile for a minute. That sweet innocent smile might fool the others but not me. “What do you think she is up to?” Helm asked. “I don’t know but she is definitely up to something,” I answer. Helm, Malachi, and I are sitting out back, relaxing by the pool. We are watching the women lounge around. I am kind of bummed because Sam had to go back to Alpha Jackson's territory for a few days to deal with some shit. Well, those few days have turned into a week, and I miss him. I feel someone hug me from behind, and I look
Zavian I was there a couple of months before Emerald's grandfather passed away. He was the main person keeping the rest of the family at bay. They had already started planning how to get rid of Emerald, but he had found out. He was pissed. He confronted his wife and the rest of the family that was out to get rid of Cyreena and Emerald. Yes, they wanted to get rid of Cyreena as well. He had even brought in a secret weapon; Emerald's father was also there that night. Her grandfather had told him what the rest of the family had been planning. __FLASHBACK START__ “How dare you fucking plot against my wife and daughter,” Tyrone growled. “Son please, she is not good enough for you and that child is worthless. That child will cause all sorts of destruction. They are tearing this family apart.” His mother states. “The only ones tearing this family apart are you and your followers. If you go through with this then I will break all ties with this family and you will never see m
Vaccaro “I think we need to talk,” Sebastian says. He had just walked into my office and announced this. I raised an eyebrow at him as he sat down. I noticed he made sure to lock the door. He only did this if there was something serious he needed to talk about. I leaned back in my chair. I could tell he was nervous about this talk. “Ok what has gotten you all worked up?” I asked. “Two days ago a few of our guys were following some of Ryder’s men that they had been tracking. They were walking past a cafe when they noticed Zavian sitting there talking with someone.” Sebastian answers. He places a picture down on my desk, and I pick it up. What the actual fuck? The picture clearly shows Zavian sitting there talking with a woman. The woman is Emerald. The fact that she is sitting there laughing at something he said makes me worry. I look at Sebastian, and he is as confused about the two of them as I am. I have been trying to dig up any information on Zavian, but there is
Emerald I can’t believe this! Vaccaro, this asshole had me come here just to interrogate me. I am sitting across from him and his minion, Sebastian, as they stare at me. I am looking at a picture of Zavian and me. Vaccaro is holding it and giving me a look. “Are you fucking spying on me?” I asked. “No, two of the guys that I have out looking for Ryder and Scott were on their way back from following those two then they saw Zavian. They also noticed you sitting across from him.” Sebastian answered. “Sebastian came in here a few days ago wanting to talk and showed me this picture,” Vaccaro added. I am getting pissed. How dare these two take pictures of me without letting me know. I look at both of them and can see them waiting for me to explain. “There are only two reasons a woman meets another man….” Vaccaro says. “If you are implying that I am fucking around on Devon and Nate then I am going to end your fucking life now,” I growl at him. “Precious jewel then tell me
Epilogue 2 Chris “Are there any more children, grandchildren or great-grandchildren we should know about?” Aphrodite asked. “No.” All the men say. “Thank god.” Athena states. “What about all you women? Any of you have any offspring we should be aware of?” Poseidon asked. “Nope.” They all answered as one. I watch as my sisters roll their eyes. After the recent events and all we, the three of us, decided that a family meeting was in order. This is the first, and I am sure it will be the last time that my sisters willingly schedule a family meeting. Mykayla and Emerald are both here as well. It has been a year since all that shit went down, and the three of us decided to take a journey to all the realms and make sure everyone was behaving. We visited the dark fae, and let me tell you; they were scared shitless. While my sisters take a great thrill in scaring people, I don't, but after this, I even enjoyed scaring the dark fae. The three of us have pretty much left the
Epilogue Devon It’s been six months since that day and everything has returned to normal. Well as normal as this pack can get. I guess Dustin was right when he said crazy shit happens within this alliance. I look down when I hear a small cry and smile. I am holding my one-week-old daughter. Emerald was pregnant when she took on those fuckers. She had no idea since she didn’t have any signs or symptoms. In fact, she had no idea she was pregnant until we rushed her to the hospital a week ago and she gave birth to our second little princess, whose name is Katyryia. She has mine and Nate’s eyes and hair the colour of the night. It is also extremely curly. I have no idea where she got the curly hair. A few of the guys joked that she wasn’t ours, but Nate and I know that Emerald would never cheat on us so we aren’t concerned. “I would still like to know where this dark curly hair came from.” Mom said. “That’s easy from me.” A man says. We all turn around to see the triplets
Malachi I had no idea what we should do. We had a dozen women, not including Payton, Pytheria, and Violet, from several different species in the truck. I knew we needed to get to the main part of the complex now but we also couldn’t leave these women. Not with what they had been through. “Well take them, go help, Emerald,” Jailynn yells. Jailynn, Daniylla, and Leah had appeared and were dealing with the women. The five of us started running towards the complex. I knew with everything happening that they wouldn’t even notice us coming. I knew that Emerald’s powers were starting to come out when the weather started getting shitty. The air was getting more electric as well. I look back and all of them are gone. As we get closer the air around the place complex becomes thicker and colder. I also noticed that the ground was getting soggy. I smile because I know that Emerald has an affinity for water. I am not surprised that she is making the ground melt and become soggy and
Emerald Seriously this still looks like the same dump as last time. The whole area looks like shit. Well, that is what they want anyone who comes snooping around to think. I know it is a bunch of bullshit. I close my eyes and say a few words then open them. Just as I thought, they were using magic to conceal the fact that they have rebuilt this facility and what they are currently using it for. I roll my eyes. As if their magic works on me. Please not even close. I sit on a rock that overlooks the whole area watching what is going on. I have been here since last night and noticed that they seemed to disappear once they got close to the broken-down fence line. That was their shitty magic at work. I have decided to watch them for a few days and see what they are up to. There are several of those creatures lurking around as their guard dogs. Of course, none of them knows that I am here. I also know that they have recently moved the girls to a new location at the centre of
Pytheria I feel like shit and have for the last two weeks. That is how long that Payton, Violet, and I have been locked in this fucking place. They are moving us today for some unknown reason. I had seen Vincent and his wife when I first arrived so I knew what I originally thought was true. I also noticed that she and the head hybrid were exceptionally close. I have a very high suspicion that she and Vincent weren’t really mates. I think she cast some sort of spell on him to make him think that she was his mate. I noticed that Payton has been looking pale the last week as well. I am beginning to think that the two of us might be pregnant, but until we can get out of here and pee on a stick we won’t know for sure. I don’t want to bring this up to her. I also don’t want any of these slimy fuckers even thinking that we might be pregnant. Who knows what they would try and do to us then? “What if they come back?” Violet asked. “Then they come back. They can’t touch us for wh
Emerald I knew once I got them back in Europe this would be easy. I have spent enough time here that I know his whole continent by heart. I have been to every little town and corner, from coast to coast and north to south. There is literally nowhere in Europe I haven’t been. I knew exactly which compound they were talking about the minute Zavian described it. I had followed a few guys that I had seen slinking around France back to it. I had noticed them watching one of the local packs and covens closely, so I knew they were up to no good. I was right. They tried to kidnap the alpha’s daughter and the coven leader’s, son. I stopped it and followed them back to the compound in Russia. I knew they were supernatural creatures back then, but I couldn’t figure out what kind. Of course, that was when I was 18, and I had no idea that elves were even in our realm. I had heard some terrible sounds coming from one of the smaller buildings, and I am guessing that was where they were m
Nate I should have known she was planning something but with everything going on this last week or so. Looking back now nothing was out of the norm for her to do. She was taking care of our three little terrors and running the shop along with Nalena. Devon did make the comment that she and Nalena had been doing a lot of shopping lately but I thought it was for the shop. I sit here looking through the credit card statements but there is nothing. She must have paid with cash for anything she bought. “How long has she been gone?” Ryan asked. “We all went to bed last night. I hadn’t seen her this morning after getting up before her.” Devon says. “We thought that she was just at the shop. When Tyler came back and asked where Emerald was we both thought he was crazy. We figured that she was in the back doing something and that he just didn’t see her.” I add. “I only noticed about an hour ago when I went looking for her in our room that her backpack was gone. I also found a
Jax These last 24 hours have been a total shit show. First Payton, Pytheria, and Violet were taken. Then we received a letter stating that they would be returned if we gave Emerald to them. This of course pissed off Devon and Nate. I mean we are all pissed that they are trying to negotiate with us. We will get the other girls back without handing Emerald over to them. “How fucking stupid do they think we are?” Nate growls. “They must know that there is no way in fucking hell that we are going to negotiate with them,” I add. “They think they have the upper hand because they have three women that they know we will do anything to get back. Remember they wanted Violet from the start and Payton for who her mother was and where she comes from. I still can’t fathom why they want Pytheria. She really holds no real meaning to them.” Xindi points out. “That is not true,” Marcus says. We all turn and look at him. He has his computer in front of him and is typing away. “I did
Dax Emerald is up to something. She has been acting weird for the last week ever since Zavian was here. That meeting was hilarious. I kinda felt sorry for Zavian, but I can admit that those two scare the fucking crap out of me. Rye even told me and Jax that was just a sample of what they can be like when they are pissed. Chris and the guys told us about and showed up what can happen when his sisters are pissed. We saw what happened to those fuckers that kidnapped Jordyn, Dominick, and Xaydyn when they were little. Those assholed deserved everything they got but to see it made me realize that there is a very valid reason to be terrified of those two. I watch as Emerald hands the three terrors off to Tylynn as she and Nalena leave for their shop. “Do you think she is planning something?” Jax asked. “Yes, I do think she is planning something. I wouldn’t be surprised if Nalena knows what is going on.” I answer. Jax nods his head in agreement. After several long talks Emera