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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
ZIYAH Dante handed me a coffee before taking a seat next to me. Then he pushed a muffin my way as well. I appreciated it because I had not eaten this morning, and I would need my energy. It was six in the morning, and we would be leaving after this meeting. The five-hour drive to Atlanta was not too bad. We were not certain how long we would be gone, so it was imperative to have the vehicles. I watched everyone trudge into the conference room. It was very apparent that not many of them were morning people, but it was something that I could fully empathize with since I was the same way. “Thanks for coming in this morning. Take a seat because we have a lot to go over,” Dante said. I did not know anyone here except Chris, Nate, Dante’s parents, and Xylern. My brother came without needing to be told the reason. He did not ask any questions because that was how he had always been whenever someone he loved needed help. He would drop everything to lend a hand if he was able to. “As you
ZIYAH I was stuck in my thoughts as we made our way over to her workshop. It was imperative that we got her to help us or else we would end up failing. Hopefully, I would be able to make her listen. There was no telling what life had been like for her. She had been here on her own since she was sixteen. It would have been too dangerous for her mother to check up on her. So, her mother had to live without being a part of her daughter’s life just to keep her safe. ‘Ready, Little Fae?’ Byron asked me. I looked up at my mate’s face, looking for something, some answer to that question. I just nodded even though I was not. Dante held the door open for me. He dropped a kiss on the crown of my head as I passed through. The two of us were the only ones coming in. Xylern was hidden outside, and the rest of our people were at the diner across the street. We did not want to freak her out and suffocate her. “I’ll be right with you,” a voice called out from the back. I was extremely impressed
DANTE We decided to stay the night in Atlanta since we talked until about two in the morning. There had been no expectations going into our trip because it was a nearly impossible task of finding the one person that we needed to. However, it all worked out better than we had anticipated. It seemed that Astrid was purposefully kept out of the loop and sent away on assignment when Blantay decided to dip into the Darkies pool. Astrid was understandably furious that Blantay decided to work with them because the bitch was putting everyone at risk. There was no doubt that the coven would be very different if it was led by Astrid once again. There were bound to be some who followed Blantay, but Astrid knew that not all of them were corrupted. The source of the poison was the fucking bitch herself. Slice the head off the snake and then it was like the problem was solved. Well, for the most part. Astrid’s assignment was supposed to last another month, so she was in the clear to move about.
ZIYAH I was incredibly proud to be mated to someone as incredible as Dante. His life had not been an easy one, but it made him even stronger. He relentlessly searched for his missing sister for thirteen years despite never finding any clues to her whereabouts. Then you could add in having such a difficult gift. Completing our bond gave him a much-appreciated switch that he could flip to turn it on or off. I could not imagine having his gift that would have always been on no matter what you were doing or who you were with. His struggles did not ruin him though. They did not make him heartless or cold. It was the opposite actually. He learned to love deeply when he did love. Similarly, he learned to give his all to those who needed it. Byron was the same exact way too. Hearing that a pack member’s daughter made something for me…I was speechless. It did not matter what it was because the thought that the child chose to make something for me warmed my heart and made me smile. Was I re
DANTE “So, I was curious about something. Shifters go into heat a week to a month after being marked. How does that work with Fae?” I asked Ziyah as we drove to Nightshade. This was a question that I should have asked long before now, but it had honestly not even crossed my mind until one of our warriors commented about his new mate’s heat. She flipped the visor mirror down, looking at the mark on her neck, and smiling. The mark fit her perfectly. It was a lotus flower backed by a full moon. A lotus symbolized rebirth and strength. The full moon symbolized completion. Those two symbols combined to showcase who my mate was. She was a fucking phoenix that rose from the ashes to complete this new and stronger Ziyah. She put her sexy legs up on the dashboard. My eyes greedily raked over them. This was the first time I saw her wear shorts in public. She hated her scars, but she was beginning to realize that they did not define her. It might have also helped when a little girl saw some w