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ELLE Watching Kade take control of the situation with the Elders was very sexy because he was in complete control of the situation and set it up for the bastard to crash and burn. Not a word was uttered that did not slice into him. Not a move was made that did not ensnare him. Kade was the apex predator stalking his prey. The sexiest thing I had ever witnessed in my entire life was when he threw the bastard off the stage before diving off after him, fluidly pinning him to the floor without so much as exerting a single ounce of effort. I embraced what he and I had talked about previously when it came to me being asked if he said anything. Kade was giving me a choice whether to disclose or not. He would never take that choice away from me, nor would he pressure me into speaking about something so private. I embraced my inner strength to make sure that the bastard’s character would truly be seen. He needed to be held accountable for what he did to others. “Luna Elle, it’s nice to of
ELLE Kade shot up at the sound of my scream, looking around to find the threat but saw none. I was not being attacked, but the pain was there though. It felt like a red-hot poker was searing itself into my flesh. I shot out of bed to turn the light on and pulled off my shirt. I knew exactly where the pain was coming from, but it made no sense at all to me. “Do you see anything?” My voice was high-pitched even to my own ears, but that was not my concern at the moment. I turned around and showed him my birthmark, the one that they used to verify my status as the Power Giver. Kade stood behind me and gently traced the birthmark with his finger. I turned my head to look at him, confusion written all over his face. “It’s glowing. Does it hurt?” he asked, pulling his finger away as an afterthought as he remembered my scream. “It did. It was excruciating. This is the birthmark that the file mentioned.” I took a look in the mirror, and he was right that it was glowing. The crescent moon
ELLE ‘Everyone should be in wolf form,’ Faye said the moment we touched down. I turned to Kade and relayed what Faye told me. I felt his worry even though he nodded. This was a risk because it could paint a target since Faye was completely unmistakable as being a special wolf. However, he knew that Faye would not suggest it unless it was necessary. Being my mate apparently came with its own challenges, but Kade and Tyre rose to the occasion each and every time. They were our Kings. “We’ll all leave out in wolf form. For anyone who isn’t aware, Luna’s wolf can send mindlinks to everyone despite pack or affiliation. We have no idea what we’re walking into, but what she says goes. Understood?” Kade asked, looking around at everyone who just nodded in turn. Kade grabbed our bags before we departed. His hand was firmly placed on my lower back, and I did not need the bond to feel his concern. This was more than just outing Faye. This was us going into an unknown situation where anything
ELLE “You ready to go meet everyone?” Kade asked. He could feel my emotions which were currently storming within me. I was nervous and worried about what they might think or feel with all of this. What if they thought that we had anything to do with this? “Can we just jump back on the jet and fly home?” I asked instead. “We could, but that would be a tad rude,” he said, kissing the tip of my nose. “Nothing to worry about, darling. I’m right here beside you every step of the way.” His sincerity tipped my lips upwards into a smile. It was great to know that I was not alone any longer. I had an amazing mate beside me from here on out. My smile faltered when I felt a strain on Gabriel’s bond. Something was wrong. “We have to find Gabe,” I told him quickly. We ran back towards everyone because that was where he should have been. His mate had been in the pack members there. I had no idea what was wrong, but the bond never lied. It saved our asses many times over the years. “Gabe!” I
ELLE Kade held the door for me, kissing my head as I passed. All eyes turned to us when we entered. The room was packed, and I blushed under the weight of their stares. I hoped that they had not been waiting long. This conference room had a very large table that could fit all of us. There were about twenty in all between our people and theirs. I made sure to tuck my nerves down deep so that I did not embarrass myself with first impressions and whatnot. “Join us,” my mother said with a soft smile and gestured to two empty seats. I sat next to Gabriel who sat next to Ansley, and Kade sat next to Apollo who sat next to Vienna. The four of them seemed happy to have found their mates. It was radiating out of them, and I did not even need Apollo’s gift to notice it. My heart was filled with joy at their pairings. Kade radically changed my entire life in the short time that I had known him, and I knew the same would happen for those two guys as well. “Food will be brought around soon sin
KADE My heart broke for my mate. I had never known a single person to face the sheer amount of tragedy that was thrust upon her. The heartbreaking anguish that flooded her body when she made the connection with the Alpha was enough to literally bring me to my knees. I had never felt something so raw and powerful before. I was thankful that we killed him, but I wished we had been able to give him a taste of his own medicine before we ripped the life from his body. Just when I thought that I had learned some of the worst trauma she faced, I learned even more. Faye explained to Tyre what happened so that we could understand what happened to Elle that night. I thought Dulaney and Elwyn had been the worst, but apparently I had been mistaken. To live with that guilt weighing her down … I had no idea how she was so fucking strong to keep going and continue living. She picked herself up from the ground each time she was thrown down. There had to be something that we could do to make sure t
DANTE One’s pack is more than just a group of people who lived life together. They were a family. An Alpha’s duty was to protect that family until they took their final breath. The bastards that attacked us had separated us from the rest of the pack because they knew who and what we were. My gift let me in on that little secret right away. We were their prize. How did they know about us though? That was a very good question indeed. My gift was a fucking nightmare that I hated but appreciated at the same time. It showed me what others hid within themselves. There was no switch that I could flip to turn it on or off. It was always on no matter what. Thankfully not everyone was a sadistic bastard like that Alpha was. His soul was as dark as tar and twisted in more ways than one. Another aspect of my gift that nobody else knew about was that I could access someone’s fears to use against them. I was seconds away from figuring out the Alpha’s darkest fear when I noticed wolves sneaking u
ELLE Dante was a pretty cool guy. I was worried that he would look at me differently knowing what he saw in the dream, but he did not. You could tell that he was already protective of me because he knew about me growing up. He personally looked for me and even came to this pack. That meant everything to me. “Who did you see when you came here?” I asked him as we walked back to the packhouse. “I think it was the Beta. Not sure what his name is though or if it’s the same one.” I laced him arm around his and hurried my pace. This was going to be funny. He just chuckled but followed. I never thought about what it would be like to have a brother, but it was pretty cool so far. ‘Baby, is Beta Oscar being kept in the cells?’ I asked. ‘Of course. It’s the finest establishment this packhouse has to offer. He and Dulaney are in the last cell. Want to go see him?’ ‘He’s the one that Dante met at the border, so I wanted to let the dipshit see how fucked he is,’ I purred to my mate. Kade he