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ZIYAH I was pissed. No, that was an understatement. I was two seconds away from being nuclear. We were having a great time at the spa. Elle and I were relaxing and enjoying ourselves. Then, bam, out of nowhere, a bitch decided to go fucking postal and stabbed Elle before shooting me full of perileet. However, that was not the worse thing. Nope. The worst thing was that the woman who did it had been compelled through her damn phone. Then, to make it even more fucked up, she ended up killing herself so that there were no loose ends. Dante had needed reassurance that our blobs were okay, so Dezerine popped in and did a quick scan for us since she was one of the specialists taking care of us. Hearing their strong heartbeats helped calm him and Byron down. Then we all ended up in an impromptu meeting to discuss what the fuck had happened and how we would be dealing with it. Dahlia was attending virtually because she could not leave her office right now. Diego and Lindsey were here on t
DANTEZiyah had been stuck in her own head since the meeting concluded.I knew that she felt as overwhelmed as we all did with this. However, there was something else bothering her, but she had not opened up about it yet. I would wait for her to be ready because I would always give her the control that she so desperately needed in her life.She had mentioned that she needed to do some work in Janina’s magic room, so I left her to do whatever she needed, reminding her that I was here if she needed me.Earlier, when they were at the spa, I had felt her intense fury before our bond was cut off just like it had done when the fucker shot her full of wolfsbane before assaulting her. I knew that she was in trouble. Thankfully, nothing irreparable had happened to either of them.I attempted to do some work, but my mind was all over the fucking place, but none of it revolved around my work.After a dozen failed attempts at focusing, I decided to let Byron out for a run. That usually always help
ZIYAHWho in the fuck would threaten those precious aiyanos? They would definitely learn why that was a stupid fucking idea.For safety’s sake, they would be heading to the estate and staying with my parents. Nobody would find them there, and it was the best place for them to be. Luckily, the twins knew my parents so that they would be around familiar faces.The dagger cut into my palm, blood dribbling into the bowl below. This was the final step for the protection amulets that I was making for the four of us. We were going to be going into an unknown environment.I put the blood into the mixture of blessed oils, ash of phoenix, rue, and rosemary. Then I dipped the amulets into it, coating them entirely. The blood would add an additional layer of protection since it held the power contained within my blood.“Need any help, babe?” I heard coming from behind me.Dante looked sexy in all black. It was definitely a great color on him. Although, everything looked good on him. I was extremel
ELLE ‘Ziyah, I’m going to open this window. Selene said it’s safe to snar him,’ I told her. “I’ll be sure to send my condolences,” I said with a snicker. I quickly slid the window open and went back to looking out at the scenery that was passing us by. Woods, woods, and more woods. “Tell the truth,” Ziyah cooed. “Who is Chloe and how does the gift work? You won’t remember any of this conversation when it’s done.” “She’s one of the slaves that you got from the Slater pack. You exchanged five female virgins for her. She’s able to access people’s electronics and implant her commands. Her gift travels along the connection and into the person.” My mind was made up that we would be getting Chloe out of there as long as she was willing to abide by our rules. I could only imagine what her life might have been like. “Tell the truth. Does she do this willingly?” Ziyah asked. He snorted as if that was the funniest thing in the world. The sleazy smirk on his face made me want to gouge it r
KADEI had originally vowed to kill whoever was responsible for the attack on my mate and threats against my pups. Then we met Chloe and realized that she had just been a pawn in the entire thing too. I got the feeling that they had blackmailed her because I knew that she hated what they did and made her do.“What did Alpha Dresher hold over you?” I asked her curiously.Her heartrate picked up, verifying my assumption. She looked panicked. Elle took a seat next to her and gave her a reassuring smile. She had a calming presence about her given her relation to Selene.“We can’t help you if you won’t open up to us. Chloe, they’ll never be able to hurt you again. We’re going to be freeing all of the innocents from here and will give them somewhere to go if they need it,” Elle promised her.Her eyes traveled around to all of us before she looked back at Elle. There was still hesitancy in her eyes, but she nodded. Her hands clasped together tightly.“My parents were pieces of shit that had a
ELLE‘The motherfucking calvary has arrived in time to beat a pack of bitches down,’ Faye sang out to me.Had I ever mentioned that I absolutely loved my wolfy? She was the best part of me and had been my strength all of these years. She was a sarcastic snark that was very wise but had an equally potent mischievous streak.We approached the front vehicle that had the Council in it. They knew that I was me, but we had to play everything by the book right now.“Explain yourself because you’re supposed to be in the custody of Luna Elle,” Thompson said.That was Ziyah’s cue to drop the glamour entirely. They played their parts perfectly. Their surprise was very believable.“He’s still in custody,” I said with a lazy smirk.I gave them a generic overview from the attack on. They were wearing wires to record everything, which was why it was imperative for it to be by the book. We did not want to give anyone room to worm their way out of this bullshit.Chloe tensed up and dropped her head in
ZIYAHDante had held me until my tears subsided. My heart was heavy because we did not have much time at all to prepare for what was coming. I wanted to scream and cry because anything could happen to our people, our loved ones, and ourselves. Everything that we had built. Our futures…“Are you ready to head over to Nightshade?” Dante asked me.“Not really, but delaying the inevitable won’t be beneficial,” I said, sighing.I went to bend over and put my shoes on, but Dante beat me to it. He knelt down and slid them on for me. That brought a smile to my face. My mate always took care of me even in the small things like this.He stood up and pulled me up as well. We would be driving over since we had additional people coming too. This required all of our leadership. Dante’s parents would be overseeing things in our stead today.My family would also be in attendance. It was sort of imperative that they knew everything. One good thing was that the Gods had mentioned how the other Protector
DANTEWhat in the fuck was happening right now?We were all watching as markings, writing, appeared all over Imeela’s skin. Janina and Hesthes walked closer to her, examining what they saw. There seemed to be some recognition of whatever it was.“This is a very old dialect,” Hesthes said, tilting her head to get a better angel. “It’s a protective incantation from Hecate herself.”“It’s also a power amplification. ‘When my phoenix rises, its blue flames will vanquish’ is what this part says,” Janina added.My eyes tracked up to the mark that sat upon her neck. A blue phoenix.Holy fucking shit. This was the woman that Hecate had chosen as her warrior. There was absolutely no doubt that Imeela would be one hell of a warrior. She had to be after everything that she had already survived in life. Ten years on the run, four of them completely alone, and fighting for survival day in and fucking day out.My eyes looked over at Jackson, noticing the rose on his neck. Double holy fucking shit. V