Now, everyone was on the same page. The next chapter will be the hunt for the kabooms.
ZIYAH Guilt threatened to drown me as Dante and I were getting ready to search out the explosives because my involvement caused her to bind it only to me, resting the fate of the pack on me. This would have been a much easier mission if anyone could touch and disarm them. Disarming them was an entirely different affair. She was a fucking clever bitchy witchy and made sure that only he knew how to do it. That was a great ploy on her part because she knew that he would not last against anyone. Therefore, by the time that his mind was fried, the answer went up in smoke. The bitch was a master manipulator. It made me wonder what else she had manipulated while being in this pack. Was anyone or anything safe? Dante had put out a pack-wide mindlink about going to the packhouse auditorium. That was the only place big enough for the entire pack. Our warriors were tasked with keeping everyone in the auditorium under the guise of a security breech. A couple of my family stayed behind. Dante’
ZIYAH It felt like an eternity passed. In reality it was no more than a few moments. A choked sob let my throat when it was disarmed. By the gods, this had been the most stressful fucking day in my entire life. That included being at odds with my siblings, being the target of attempted assassinations, being held prisoner, and waking up after nearly being taken advantage of. Nothing compared to the worry and stress of pack members dying from this. I transformed back into my wolfy and took the device back to the group. There were encouraging smiles all around. I knew that this was not easy on any of them because it had to be me that did this. We did not have a choice at all, which just made I that much harder for them to stand by when none of them want me to be on the front line. ‘There was an additional layer of security on this one, making it five instead of four like the others. The bitch decided to make it a fucking riddle of all things. What’s next? A tongue twister?’ I pushed o
DANTE Why was she not even moving? Her emotions were spiraling, but she was not even moving. ‘Two minutes, babe…’ I told her. Realization slammed into me when she turned around and looked at me. She was saying goodbye… No. Not like this. I could not lose her and re-fucking-fused that. “NO!” I screamed after taking my own form back. “I love you both. It has to be this way,” she told me, tears streaming down her face. Those gorgeous eyes of hers were filled with nothing but agony, longing, and pain. The device flew up into the air with her following it. I screamed her name as she disappeared. Time stood still, and everything else but her fell away. No. I would not accept this. I would move Heaven and Hell for her, and that included this right here and now. We were connected and bonded, so I pulled on that bond with every ounce of my being. Byron was doing the exact same thing. He transformed and leapt into the air, the bond pulling us to her. We were only seconds behind her as
ZIYAH “Can I at least walk myself in please? They always see you carrying me in. It isn’t necessary this time,” I pointed out. His eyes narrowed at me, raising an eyebrow in challenge. He did not seem convinced whatsoever. “Absolutely, if you can answer no to the following question. Did you feel dizzy at all while on stage?” he asked me. I growled and relaxed into his arms. I should have known he would be entirely focused on me while speaking to the pack. If I knew how it worked, which I did, then Byron kept an eye on our bond while Dante spoke. I supposed that there were benefits to having two sexy souls in one body. One of the nurses waved us back without even needing to say anything. They did not seemed surprised that we were here. Hopefully, it was because he contacted them ahead of time instead of them believing that I was accident prone, which I was not. Dante sat me down on the examination table and kissed my forehead. I knew how worried he was, which was why I did not eve
DANTE I did not want to leave my mate ever again, but that was sadly fucking unrealistic. Elle had reached me and said that my presence was required for an impromptu meeting. I knew that my sister would never have pulled me away from my mate if it was not important. That was precisely why I enlisted the help of two of the best bodyguards I had ever met. They would make certain that she rested today. Her latest bloodwork showed a decrease in the ricin and arsenic levels, but the decrease had not been as significant as they would have liked. Her body had sustained a lot of traumas from Marcia’s little bitchfest stunt, so it was taken longer to heal. “I have a surprise for you, babe,” I told her after getting through the doorway. Ziyah’s eyes snapped to mine, and the sweetest smile touched her lips. Those eyes were bright and beautiful when she saw her bodyguards. “I have to go to some meeting that Elle insisted on, so I thought you could use some company.” Both of the twins reache
DANTE Elle and Caiathus came back to the hospital with me. I was at a loss of what to do about all of this bullshit. It was not fair one fucking bit that my mate would be responsible for making shit happen again. Perhaps it was too early for me to assume that she would be responsible, but that was just a gut instinct that told me she was uniquely qualified. “Why don’t you just ask me the question that you’re not wanting to?” Elle asked when I turned the truck off. “It’s going to fall on her, won’t it?” I ask, trying to keep the irritation out of my voice. It was not my sister’s fault. I looked over at her because I knew she would have the answer. That was precisely why she opened up that offer. Elle was privy to many things and could not always get involved before it was her time or at all depending on the situation. “Yes and no. It’s going to fall on you both. Let me explain what’s going to happen if we can’t stop this. Those three Lunas with the dangerous gifts…those gifts will
ELLE I was in Kade’s office when Alpha Lance reached out yesterday. It was easy to see that he had been clearly worried about our reactions to what Grant had shared with Aldan and him. It was not something that many people could understand, trust, and accept. However, Alpha Lance knew that he had to reach out just in case there was any validity to it. It was a damn good thing that Grant had been given the warning or else we would be seriously shit out of luck. Kade and I had wracked our brains overnight to come up with some type of plan, but there just had not been enough information to go on. It was a damn good thing that my sister-in-law was so fucking amazing. Not to mention that she came up with a very good plan of action in fifteen minutes. Not even Celeste was that good, and battle strategies were kind of her superpower. “Will you let me know once you hear anything about Ziyah? I figured that Dante would keep you up-to-date,” Caiathus said once we got back to the packhouse.
DANTE Elle had reached out to me, inquiring about Ziyah to see how she had been doing since the flush. I had told her that my girl was sleeping, but more bloodwork was drawn. Every ounce of the toxic substances had been removed. My sister told me that the Goddess had wanted her to share the truth with our two guests. Paula, Jesse, and Denny also knew, per Faye’s suggestion. I would gladly place every cent to my name that Angel was my nephews’ mate. Everyone had assumed that was how it would turn out to be with how fucking adorable they were. That girl was destined to be powerful. I had no idea what that would entail, but she would have the love and support of us all. If their mateship was anything like Elle and Kade’s or mine and Ziyah’s, then they were in for a bumpy beginning, but it would make every moment spent together that much better because it proved that the relationship was worth the fight. My eyes swept over the angelic face of my girl. She had a healthy glow to her skin