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DANTE Today had been perfect for relaxing. Kade, Elle, the twins, Ziyah, and I were all enjoying a picnic. It was nice to just get a moment away from everything and be able to have a quiet time with family. So much had changed since the day that my sister came in like a bulldozer to destroy that piece of shit British Alpha. I gained so much more than my sister back in my life. Even more family, a purpose, and so much more. It all led me to where I was at that moment. Ziyah was leaning back against me. My arms were wrapped around her waist. It was still so fucking surreal to know that we were going to be parents. Our three precious pups. Fuck. I was excited, nervous, and downright terrified of fucking it all up. Thankfully, I had plenty of fathers around to help guide me when need be. We were laughing as Elle tossed grapes into Kade’s mouth, but she decided to make it competitive and was pelting them at him. The twins were going wild. They were definitely cheering for their mother.
ZIYAH I loved the fact that Dante could never get enough of Grandmother Ayla. Feeling how much he truly enjoyed being around her and interacting with her meant everything to me. First of all, because she had always been such an important part of my life. Secondly, because my mates deserved everything that made them happy. Our families got along really well. I could not be any happier about that. Bonded did not always get along with each other’s families. I witnessed it many times. So, I was thankful that ours did. Dante’s parents had embraced me right away, seeing me as their daughter even though they did not really know me. It was the same with Elle and Kade as well. “How will they know where to attack though? Our estate is hidden from outsiders,” my father asked, getting us back on task. Dante cracked his neck to relieve the tension that the answer caused. He would love nothing more than to snap Solana’s neck for what she did to me as well as being the reason that Toris would kno
ZIYAH I had put a lot of thought into this memorial service for Nahalyeen. Vestian had been her Protector for eighty-five years. Not all charge assignments were as long because not all charges had extended lifespans. The only way that the assignment broke was with death – either the charge or the Protector. Take a look at my cousin and Elle. They had already developed a very strong relationship but had not known each other for very long. It was easy to imagine how much Nahalyeen and Vestian meant to each other. That was precisely why I wanted this service to be perfect. I utilized the same concept that I had done for little Kim’s hologram memories of her father. Vestian had been able to share some clipped memories so that I could create a little video and also some stills that I had been able to transfer onto frame canvases that she would be able to keep if she would like to. It would be held here because our pack wanted to show their support once word got around about what I had b
ZIYAH I bit the inside of my cheek to remain focused. Dante was determined to torture me into losing that focus. He was evil and knew it. We were currently in his office. I was adding to his database on all things supernatural, something that we both to a significant interest in, but he wanted to be naughty instead of working. “C’mon, babe,” he drawled. “You know you want to feel me deep inside of you.” Yes. I did. However, there was a time and place for that. Okay, that was a load of crap. It was whenever and wherever we wanted it to happen. Pregnancy hormones really did amplify our desire for each other. Plus, pregnant Fae released an additional pheromone that was only detected by our bonded. It just added to the desires. Dante’s phone started ringing, saving me from needing to respond because that response would only go one way. He chuckled when he felt my relief. “Hey Badass Brynn. What’s up?” he asked her. I heard both her and Theo chuckling on the phone call. Dante pulled
ZIYAH “Are you ready, babe?” Dante asked as he entered the room. We were on our way over to Dark Moon so that we could handle the security issues that we had discussed. I was actually very excited to have been asked to help because this was one domain that I loved working in. I had put a lot of hard work into learning everything that I could to create the safeguards that I did. The fact that my barrier had been strong enough to keep out Hesthes of all people had been a huge ego boost. “Let me just slip on some flats,” I told him. His eyes were burning holes in me as they greedily swept over my entire outfit. I was not wearing anything special, but he always made me feel like I was. The seafoam dress showed my little bump. It was a damn good thing that Fae fetuses were typically smaller as they developed because it kept these Alphas a bit smaller than they typically would be. I was not certain how it would work with hybrids, but Fae grew quickly after birth. I went to grab the bag
DANTE By now, I had firmly learned that the Goddess was the ultimate Grandmaster when it came to creatively entwining fates. There were many examples of this and all you had to do was look around you. Look how many mates found each other between the four allied packs. Then there were all of the people who were reunited or introduced. Janina and Ziyah. Janina and Astrid. Imeela and Valis. Imeela and Ziyah. So on and so fucking forth. The connection between my girl and Imeela had thrown us all for a few dozen loops. I knew for a fucking fact that I had not expected that the vampire mate of Jackson’s would end up having a shared connection with Ziyah. It thrilled me though because I could feel how excited she had been at realizing who she was. My girl had been over the fucking moon when we had gotten back from Dark Moon last night. She had been hurt and saddened when she had learned about what had happened to her friend and their coven. She was bound and fucking determined to keep Ime
ZIYAH My mind was racing through various scenarios that could account for someone in her condition to make it an hour from that pack. I doubted that she was dumped here because they would not be stupid enough to leave loose ends that could point their finger at the pack. No. It seemed likely that she was able to escape and made it here before succumbing to her injuries. Fate was a curious thing alright. So many lives had to overlap perfectly for certain outcomes to occur. For instance, she had to have been found by us, on that road and at that particular time, for us to bring her here where Ashton had been visiting his niece. Three hours after we were told that she was being prepped for surgery, the doctor finally came back out to update us. Dante had come to wait with us too, giving support to Ashton and his new mate. “We were able to stop the internal bleeding. We had to wrap her ribs, set her fractures, and put dissolvable stitches along some of the deeper gash. She is out of im
DANTE Had you ever encountered someone that you knew beyond a shadow of a doubt would be your absolute downfall? Anyone who ever had to face my mate should know that it was her that would be their downfall. We had gotten everyone together today in order to devise a plan for the Slater pack. With both Haleen’s and Pamela’s testimonies, Coverstone had enough to launch an investigation. However, that could be extremely problematic because it would show that Pamela had survived and was taken in by another pack. They might begin searching for her. They would do so under a ‘dead or alive’ order. We would rather avoid that at all costs because they would accomplish it by whatever means necessary, no matter who they would hurt in the process. So, we had to come up with another plan. My mate knew that she could not be a part of this fight because she was pregnant, so she was leading the planning in order to make up for it. I had to admit that she was very sexy when in charge. Ziyah’s fury