I look forward to hearing from you.
ELLEIt was another hour before Kade got back. He opened the door and pulled me into his arms, burying his face in my neck. I did not even need the bond to feel the anger radiating off him.“Tell me what happened,” he said.I explained everything to him. What she said, what she did, and how I responded. He listened quietly without interrupting until I was done.He stepped away from me and started pacing. I almost chuckled because it was something we both had in common, but the seriousness of the situation wiped away any trace of amusement. If I thought he was angry before then I was sorely mistaken in comparison to now.“That bitch’s name is Abigail. She was the girlfriend I had in high school. I swear to you that I never looked at her, touched her, or talked to her intimately afterwards. For her to come up here and act like that …”I stood in front of him and placed my hand on his chest. He was angry but also felt guilty. This was not on him at all. This was a crazy bitch’s delusion
KADE “There’s no way in fuck that I would ever reject my mate. She’s the most amazing blessing I could ever receive. Nice try though. Your little mind games won’t work on us. We really thought it would be harder to figure out who was helping Elwyn, but my sexy mate figured it out the moment you tried and failed to compel her.” Abigail paled at my words as if she never considered it was possible to be caught. She truly was a delusional bitch. We got to know one another in high school through a shared mourning over the death of a parent. Her father had died, and she was so lost that it reminded me of what it had been like for me when my mother died. I came to realize that she played on my compassion in order to ensnare me into her desire to become Luna. I broke up with her and never touched her again nor had anything to do with her again. “Also, for you to compel the Elders into forcing me to accept a chosen mate will have its own consequences. For what you did to my mate … well, she
KADEI had not been expecting the prophecy to encompass all of that. It now made sense why Selene had told us to talk to Gramps about it. There was a lot of shit that could go wrong with it, but I knew that both Elle and I wanted to protect those who needed protecting.“The Shadow Creek pack and the Omegas from Blue Crest will also be moving here. Apollo actually mated to Elle’s cousin,” I said, directing the conversation back on course.Grandma and Gramps were understandably thrilled because Apollo was like a grandson to them. They always treated him the exact same way that they treated me. He had a rough childhood, so my family brought him into the folds and never let him leave.“The Council knows Elle’s secrets, but nobody from Nightshade besides Apollo and you two can know.”I paused to make sure they were with me on this. They would understand why once they knew what those secrets were. They nodded for me to continue.“Shadow Creek is like Nightshade with the gifted wolves. Elle’
ELLE I woke up before Kade did with a great idea in mind. A pleasurable way to wake him up in the best experience possible. We had fallen asleep with just a sheet over us. I was a fan of sleeping without clothes on, especially for moments like this. Plus, his body was carved from perfection. He could flood me with arousal just from a single glimpse of his droolworthy body. I utilized my ninja skills and slipped under the sheet entirely until I was eyelevel with his delicious cock. Kade’s cock was a masterpiece that brought me to the highest planes of pleasure each time. He did set me down on his cock twice last night. Once before removing the brand and once after. I could not get enough of my mate. Every touch, taste, and moment compounded until my body could not hold back. We had not talked about pups yet, but I wanted to have that discussion with him soon just so that we were on the same page. Faye told me after she healed my body that part of her ability could prevent pregnancy
ELLE Cara was the loveliest woman I had ever met. She had an incredibly genuine nature that showed her heart. I had initially been nervous about her helping out this morning, but I was thankful that she did. She turned me around towards the mirror so that I could see the final look. I was very shocked with what she accomplished. I knew that I was not horrendously ugly or anything, but this made me feel gorgeous. I donned black jeans, a mint colored off-shoulder blouse, and a pair of silver gladiator sandals. My hair was swept to the side in a loose French braid which showed off Kade’s mark perfectly. The makeup was kept subtle, highlighting what Cara called my natural beauty. A light pink shimmer made my lips pop. “One final touch then it’s perfect,” she said with a smile. Her fingers clasped a necklace onto me. It was a simple yet elegant all the same. It had two wolves situated inside a crescent moon. The pendant and chain were made from rose gold and hung just to the base of my
KADE It seemed like there was a constant cycle of betrayal, pain, and anger that was constantly in motion lately. Our pack had always been like a family. We had each other’s backs and would protect it at all costs. At least that was what I thought. I never gave thought to having so many traitors here who had been at it for so long. The only way to ensure that there were no more traitors was to place the pack under an Alpha command to verify everyone’s credibility. That thought tore at me because I never wanted to be one of those Alphas. However, now I was forced to wonder if my pack members were treasonous bastards. Elle and I were just waiting for the cue to enter the meeting hall. I truly did not want to do this, but I had no other choice. Sparks danced along my skin as my mate placed soft kisses along my neck and jaw. I looked at her in wonder. She honestly did not hold hatred for what those bastards did to her. She hated them for what they did to our pack and to me. How could
ELLE I was very excited to attend training. None of us ever officially trained with a pack while at Blue Crest. However, it did not mean that we could not fight. We were all pretty damn lethal when need be. I was curious to see how we stacked up against Nightshade because we had all heard rumors about the beasts that their warriors were. “How’s everything divided up for training?” I asked Kade while we were tying our shoes. He looked sexy in his white tank top and black basketball shorts. The outfit showed off his strength, and that was a huge turn-on. I could not wait to see him in all of his glory today. His eyes slowly swept over my outfit and let out a low growl of approval. My silver shorts came to mid-thigh, and I donned a fitted black tank top. My hair was set in a high ponytail to keep it out of my face. Kade’s arms wrapped around my waist and pulled me into his body. His lips rested next to my ear. “You’re really going to test my resolve today. You look so fucking delec
ELLE Kade made sure that everyone knew what was expected of them. He wanted everyone to get what they wanted and needed today. They all looked confused because they had never met someone like Kade before. They were hesitant when they agreed, but I would make sure to reassure them as much as possible. There were many vehicles that carried everyone. Apollo and Vienna rode with us this time, and I could not help but smile at them. You could see how happy they were with one another. I looked over at Kade and pressed a kiss to his cheek before he put the car in gear. I had never been shopping before, so this was a new experience for me. I knew that many of the others from Blue Crest were in similar positions or had not been since they came to the pack. “We have plans on building a mall in the next couple of years. We have a shopping district right now that has stores for everything anyone could need. If someone honestly can’t find what they want then we can order it online and have it s
SNEAK PEEK FROM FATED SOUL – FATED LIGHT – DANTE “How did you do it?” I asked Kade as I ran my fingers through my hair for the hundredth time today. He pushed a glass of Bourbon to me. It was gone in one swallow. I was a little on fucking edge. Sue me. “I’m not going to lie to you. It’s fucking difficult. I have no idea how I did it because I wanted nothing more than to rip the last breath from each person that hurt my mate. I wanted to watch as their lifeforce left their bodies. Fucking hell. I wished that I could murder every single bastard that even thought something negative about her. However, I realized that destroying them was also about me. It wasn’t just about what happened to Elle. It was about me feeling like a failure for not protecting my mate even though I didn’t know who she was yet.” Kade placed his hands on my shoulders and gave them a comforting squeeze. I came to Kade because he had been in a similar position to what I was in right now. His mate, my sister, ha
ELLE “You can sit the presents over there,” I said, pointing to the table. Today was the twins’ first birthday. Everyone decided to throw a huge party in celebration. Nightshade, Shadow Falls, Dark Moon, our vamps, our Fae friends, and our fiery dragons all came to spend this special day together. Our boys were little heartbreakers already. They were Alpha pups on steroids when it came to their strength and size. They looked more like they were two instead of one. Then they had the intelligence of years beyond themselves. They were their own species so to speak. It was exciting and scary at the same time. We just wanted them to be carefree pups, but they were destined to be so much more. “Oi,” Denny grunted as Gabriel Reece plowed into him. Our boys began walking at about six months. They were little hellions with how fast they were. Not to mention that they were already befriending the shadows. Oddly, the boys never did anything harmful. It was like they were self-aware. Caiathus
KADE Time had passed by quickly, and life moved on with it. Those bastards involved in Ada’s murder and Anya’s attempted murder, had been tortured until every single detail was spilled. There really had not been much left in them, but we enjoyed exacting justice for what they did. Apparently, Ada had no idea who the bastard was when he got her pregnant. He essentially had roofied her at the library one day when she was studying. It made sense why she had dropped out of school and moved back to the pack after that. She had been drugged, raped, and gotten pregnant from it. It was not until they were torturing her that she learned the truth all along. The bastard took great pleasure in detailing exactly what happened, including using illegal herbs to force becoming pregnant. Elle made sure that I sliced his dick off for that bit. Only my mate could sit in the corner of a torture chamber and eat mint chocolate chip ice cream while giving us suggestions here and there without being aff
ELLE Kade insisted that we get a checkup when we got back to the pack. I could not deny him the reassurance that the twins and I were okay because I knew how terrified he had been about me being on that battlefield in the first place. I had asked Dante if he wanted to come as well since he had not really been present since he was at Dark Moon during everything. It was where he needed to be, but he was back here now. “We’ll be doing your scan. Is there anything new that you’ve experienced, Luna?” Dr. Silva asked as she prepared the machine. I bit my lip, trying to think of how to explain the odd occurrence on the battlefield. I had not even mentioned it to anyone, so I hoped that Kade remembered how much he loved me. “There was an unavoidable situation –” I was cut off by my mate. “She means a battle,” Kade interrupted, giving me a pointed look. Dr. Silva looked at me with widened eyes as if that was the last thing she had expected to hear. I understood how this looked from an ou
ELLE The battle with Bandore really had not been a battle at all. The closest thing that I had experienced were feeding rooms. However, even that did not compare to this right here and now. Adrenaline pulsed throughout my body, reminding me to stay alert at all times. There was no room for our failure here because that would mean the death of all involved as well as the pack behind us. There was no greater honor than to be given the opportunity to save those who needed us. Brynn had an important destiny, one that I was not privy to know the details of other than she was a prophesized and chosen Vessel. My cryptic ass wolf just loved annoying the shit out of me like that. ‘You know me so well,’ she cooed. ‘I couldn’t ask for a better wolfy than you.’ ‘And I couldn’t ask for a better human than you. I’m blessed that Selene chose me to be your wolfy.’ I smiled despite the carnage everywhere. Faye just proved that there was beauty that could be found even in the midst of damaging ch
ELLE Kade and I grabbed a few hours of sleep before making our way down to the Command Center as Apollo so conveniently named it. We had all of our leadership, a conglomeration of our vamp friends, Caiathus’ brothers, the Council, Mystra, Fyst, and Celeste as well. Gabriel and Ansley pushed in coffee carts, and my entire day finally felt right. I eagerly grabbed my specialty drink that was always perfectly made. I sighed as the first sip hit my taste buds. “You still really suck, sis. It’s not fair that you can drink caffeine,” Ansley huffed. “You could always take it up with Selene,” I said coyly, taking another sip. Gabriel vehemently shook his head back and forth behind her. He apparently did not like that idea whatsoever. “Why would you be against your amazing mate asking for such a simple thing? Do you not want her to have caffeine? Perhaps you shouldn’t be having caffeine either then if you’re going to be unfair to my amazing sister,” I told him with mock shame. Her head
KADE I was waiting for our people to finish putting the trash in the cells and join me in the office. Honestly, I needed a bit of time to cool down before I dealt with them unless we wanted to just snap their necks and be done with it all. That seemed too lenient a punishment for them though. The memory of finding Ada’s body would forever haunt me until I drew my last breath. Nobody deserved that type of treatment or death. I sighed, rubbing my eyes, and scrubbing a hand over my face. It was seriously throwing me for a loop that we had traitors in our pack and in our ranks yet again. Would there ever come a day when traitors would no longer exist within Nightshade? It was like an endless cycle that we could never break from. Ada and Anya deserved justice. What would that be though? How much would be enough? Honestly, nothing would ever be enough because they suffered far too much. I grabbed the framed scan of our pups from my desk and smiled at it. They were such a blessing alrea
ELLE His daughter. Anya was his daughter. I tried, and failed, to understand what that claim meant because he willingly murdered his own pup. He did not know she was alive, and he never would. He was a threat that we would eliminate before he could even think about sending any harm her way. “You knew who Ada was to you,” Kade said, coming to the same conclusion that I did. “Of course, I did,” he said nonchalantly. “Ada was a full-blooded witch. I was only half-blooded. However, I knew that a child between the two of us would yield even stronger magic than if I sought someone else out. It was for the greater good.” Kade did not like that at all, so a shadow slid across the bastard’s throat, strangling him. My mate held it for a count of five before the shadow relaxed but did not move from his throat. “You mean it was for your greater good,” I spat coldly. He smirked at me and looked very pleased with himself. I returned the smirk with one of my own because he was about to see a s
KADE I woke up with a start, heart pounding, and not understanding what was going on. It felt like my emotions were drowning me. Elle’s side of the bed was cold, causing me to jump out of bed and find her. We still had no idea who the hell killed Ada, so we had no idea who we could trust outside of our own leadership. We had been down the road of traitors before, but I did not expect us to be back there once again. Was this a cycle we would always face? I threw on some shorts and went to find my mate. It was not hard to find her, but my heart broke when I did. She was in the living room, rocking back and forth on the floor, sobbing her heart out. “I’m here, darling. I’ve got you,” I murmured as sat down and pulled her onto my lap. She buried her face in my chest and continued to cry for Ada and Anya. I was right there with her as tears welled up in my eyes as well for them and for her as well. My mate was the strongest person that I knew. She survived years of being tortured in e