Onyx yelled, “Mate! Remember. You promised to give the bond a chance.” I sighed, “I know. I’m just scared of it. I know Isaac is a good man. He’s not a man whore like a lot of wolves.” Isaac picked up his pace and was in front of me before I could blink. His eyes were black as he growled, “Mate.” I stepped forward to him, “Mine.” Isaac wrapped his arms around me and I felt sparks all over. He kissed the top of my head and sighed, “I’ve been waiting for this for a year. The goddess told me to look after you but not to tell you. “She said you would need to discover this on your own. We got our childhood wish.” I laughed slightly, “We did.” I stepped out of his embrace and shook off the strange feelings I was having and clapped my hands, using my best commander voice, “Alright. Enough of the mushy stuff. Let’s finish stretching so we can run.” Everyone finished stretching while Luna Kyra hugged me tightly, “I can’t believe my prayers were answered. I prayed for you to be Isaac’s m
She laughed, “Onyx was your great-grandmother’s wolf. I am so happy that I get to spend some time with her again. Your great-grandmother was a beautiful and caring woman.” I smiled, “I’m looking forward to learning more about her.” Luna Kyra asked, “What was her great-grandmother’s name?” Queen Winnie replied, “Her name was Celeste Collins before she married. “She was a beautiful woman. You look a lot like her, Zariah. She would give her life to help anyone. That’s the way all of the women in your family were. “She and I became close friends when she was your age. I taught her how to use Onyx’s powers. Have you found your mate yet?” I nodded, “Alpha heir Isaac.” She smiled, “You’ve been blessed to have your mate so close. Your great-grandmother didn’t find your great-grandfather until she was twenty-two.” I smiled, “It is going to be so much fun having you stay with me. I have so many questions.” She giggled, “Well, we should see if there is anything we can do to help the guys
Alex raised his hands in surrender as he laughed, “Easy, alpha, I have no intention of taking your mate. I’m just honored that it will be Zariah that I will be responsible for guarding.” Isaac smiled, “Good answer, gamma.” I shook my head as I chuckled, “We will let you know when it’s time to start setting something up. I will accept it when it’s time.” I felt Isaac’s hold on me tighten and he started sniffing my neck again, to chill out. I looked at the guys, “Okay, would you please let us know what you discovered on your scouting mission?” Stone started, “We did find the mole. She isn’t even a member of the pack. She’s been masking her scent, so we wouldn’t have known. I did put her in the cells in silver cuffs.” Isaac kissed the top of my head while I traced circles on his hands that were locked around my waist. He asked, “Who is she?” Stone answered, “She is Alpha Tolvar’s niece, from Big Creek Pack. Her name is Misty. We caught her hanging around the front of her house this
We joined alpha and luna on the sectional and alpha asked, “So how was your meeting?” I sat the donuts and turnovers on the table in the middle of us and replied, “Enlightening… to say the least.” Isaac added, “Stone and Alex have made a couple discoveries that we need to talk about.” I looked at the clock and gasped as I jumped out of my seat, “I’m sorry everyone. I have an appointment that I need to get to. I’ll come back as soon as I’m done.” Isaac jumped up with me, “Where?” I shook my head, “It’s no big deal. I always have a yearly check up on my birthday. My grandmother’s stomach cancer made me want to make sure I go every year to be checked out, as a precaution. You go ahead and tell them what we learned. I will come back as soon as I’m done.” Isaac and luna smiled, “Okay. I can do this alone, I guess.” I kissed Isaac and smiled, “I’m positive you can. You got this far without me.” Then I turned and walked to the pack clinic. When I got there, I checked in and waited to s
Luna Kyra smiled and shrugged, “It never came up.”Isaac took my chin and lifted my face to look in my eyes, “Love, that’s not a problem at all. I’m adopted and I would love to adopt a few children with you.”My chin dropped, “But you look just like Alpha Kenny.” Alpha Kenny laughed, “A happy coincidence. Nothing more.”Luna Kyra added, “I had a feeling this would happen to you, Zariah, because the same thing happened to me. Except the rogues shredded my uterus during a fight before I met Kenny. We have more in common than you think.”I smiled, “I was so afraid that Isaac would reject me. Then I was telling the doctor that I should tell Isaac in front of you two. I didn’t want you to find out and force him to reject me.”Alpha Kenny laughed out loud, “Sweetie, I would never do that. You know we trust the Goddess above all else. If she wants you with our son, then she will have her way.”I smiled, “Thanks doc, for pulling my head out of my ass.” She laughed, “Anytime, Zariah.”We all w
I heard Luna Kyra giggle and Alpha Kenny taunted, “Oh, son, she’s playing hardball tonight. She knows you can’t do a damn thing about it until after her shift.” I heard Onyx purr in my head, “Rolf likes what he sees. Please tell me this means you’re going to let him mark us?” I answered, “I don’t know about that yet, but I might be persuaded to let them mate us.” I could tell she was grinning, “Well, that’s halfway there.” Before I knew it, I felt arms creep around my waist from behind me. I felt hot breath on my neck and low, sexy voice that damn near made me stop breathing, “You’re playing with fire, mate. I don’t know if I will be able to hold Rolf back.” I laughed, “You will if you want to have me after my shift tonight.” I heard him gasp and then he turned me to face him, then threw me over his shoulder and took me to my room. He kicked the door shut and threw me onto the bed. I laughed the entire time while he growled as he laid on top of me, “Do you mean that?” I hummed, “m
My immediate thought was, “This woman gives the best hugs.” Then Onyx came alive for a moment, “She is going to be an important figure in your life. She is a beautiful soul and so is her wolf. Trust her with our life. I must go back to sleep. I need rest for our shift.” I smiled, “It’s very nice to meet you.” I hugged Grandpa Joshua and he was just as comfortable. Grandpa Joshua smiled, “It’s very nice to meet you too.” I could tell Grandma Izzy was going to be a great source of comfort when we needed it. Just then, Queen Winnie popped in, “Hello, my dear!” I smiled, “Hello, Queen Winnie. I’m happy you came for dinner!” Onyx pushed forward and smiled, “Welcome friend. I can’t wait to work with you!” Queen Winnie smiled, “I can’t wait to see you again too, sweet pup.” Onyx huffed and retreated into my mind, a little butthurt from being called a pup. I chuckled and gave her a mental eye roll, “I don’t think she likes being called a pup.” Queen Winnie winked, “Why do y
Onyx shouted, “Zariah, get back and let me take over. Relax as much as you can and enjoy our mate’s touch.” Isaac dropped to his knees and rubbed circles on my back. Just his presence helped, but his touch helped even more. The once excruciating pain turned to white-hot heat spreading over my skin as Onyx’s fur sprouted. A sudden sinus headache from hell spread over my face as my nose and mouth jutted from my face to form Onyx’s muzzle. Suddenly, all the pain, popping and cracking stopped and Onyx jumped to her feet. Isaac looked her in the eyes, “You’re the most stunning wolf I have ever seen.” Queen Winnie butted in, “I hate to break up your moment, but I really need to put this spell on Onyx. She needs to be undetectable by dark witches.” Isaac stepped back, took off his robe and shifted into Rolf while Queen Winnie was busy with Onyx. By the time she was done, everyone else shifted and Winnie looked at Onyx like she wanted to ask me something. Onyx nodded to Rolf and he ap
The following month, Alpha Doug and Luna Kathryn brought their two boys and one girl to visit our pack. The poor girl, Elizabeth, was stuck, in age, between both of her brothers, with no sister to have her back.Their oldest son, Lucas, was fifteen and held himself as a future alpha but he was also trying not to seem unreachable. He kept staring at Lena in awe, but it almost seemed as though he was afraid to approach her. I chuckled, “It’s okay if you want to hang out with Lena. Just stay where we can see you.”He let out a breath and walked up to her, “Would you like to take a walk?” She answered as she blushed a bright shade of pink, “I would love to.” As they walked away, I couldn’t help but notice the awestruck look on his face as he kept his eyes on her. I smiled at Isaac knowingly and Isaac nodded in acknowledgement. Aadi chuckled, “We may have a pair of mates.”Blaine approached Elizabeth, “Would you like to take a walk?” Elizabeth agreed and she started walking next to his whe
Within minutes, there were at least one hundred snakes covering his body, biting him, while he screamed in pain and terror. Blaine nodded and all of the snakes stopped biting and started climbing the wall to leave the same way they came in.He was still conscious and yelling obscenities at Blaine while our son laughed, “I’m glad you’re still awake, Devlin. If you thought that was bad, wait until you see what is next.” He nodded at the guards and Heather withdrew the tree roots.We all walked outside and the guards roughly dragged him outside and just let him drop, face up onto the ground. He looked at Heather and she smiled, “Happy to help, brother.” The tree roots started winding their way up his arms again.Devlin asked, “So what now?” He smiled, “This is going to be better than expected. You are going to see your end coming and feel every bit of the pain. Rot in hell, Devlin Thorn. You deserve no less.”We all stepped back and watched as two panthers approached him. He screamed like
We all went into the pack house and I asked if they would like some lunch before we go to the dungeons. Luna Kathryn asked, “Are you planning to go to the dungeon?” I nodded, “Blaine has a rather unconventional execution planned. We can go in Isaac’s office and tell you about it.”We sat in the lounge area of his office and Isaac started, “The first thing you need to know is that the prisoner is Blaine’s biological father. He kidnapped and raped his mother multiple times before she was able to escape. Not long after Blaine was born, he found them and tried to kill Blaine because he didn’t want kids. That’s how Blaine became paralyzed.”Luna Kathryn gasped, “Oh my Goddess! You poor child. You are so lucky to have survived.”Blaine spoke up, “It was the Goddess’ will that I survived. I have spent my whole life following Her path for me and I will until I die. Dad and I spent the last year looking for him so that I could get my justice. I’m just glad my biological mother kept track of him
One year later, I was at my desk in the office at the pack house, working on the books for the pack. I took a deep breath and sat back in my chair, thinking back on the past year.The kids have improved by leaps and bounds. My mind went to Blaine’s breakthrough moment.FlashbackShortly after I came home from the hospital, I had been resting on the couch because I wanted time with my family. The girls had gone to the kitchen to make a snack when Blaine approached me and laid his head on my chest.He asked, “Mom, can you tell me the whole truth about my father? Isaac is my dad, but I need to know about the guy who got my mom pregnant.” Isaac smiled and nodded at me. I looked at Aadi and she nodded also.I explained, “Well, your mom told me that he was a terrible man who had kidnapped her to sell her to some traffickers. He raped her multiple times before she was able to escape. I don’t know his name though.”Aadi added, “She told me that his name is Devlin Thorn. When you were a tiny ba
I gasped, “Three weeks?! What the hell was wrong with me?!” Isaac started trying to soothe me, “It’s okay, love. They were able to fix it. You had a brain aneurism. It burst just as you got here to see the doctor. They were able to stop the bleeding and fix the aneurism through your carotid artery.”I sighed as Isaac continued, “If you hadn’t been here, in this hospital, when you passed out, you could have bled out and died. They called me and told me to get to the hospital, and I jumped out of bed and ran for the hospital.”I furrowed my brow, “I remember you telling me that they were doing surgery, but I was out again before I could ask why.” He smiled, “I’m just so happy that you are still with us. The kids will be so happy that you are awake.”The doctor walked in and I shrugged, “I’m back, doc.” He laughed, “Yes, you are, Luna. I’m very happy to see you awake. I need to check and see if there are any neurological issues. Aneurisms can do that.”He checked the strength in my arms a
When we got home, Blaine had a huge grin on his face. Isaac lifted him out of his chair and put him on his lap. I asked, “So, sweetheart, how long have you been able to control animals?” Blaine blushed, “Since I was three. I can’t talk to them, but I can control what they do.”I smiled, “That is a really cool ability. Can you do that with humans?” He shook his head, “No. Just animals. But I can control their wolves after they shift.” I smiled, “Now that’s awesome. We make a perfect set. I can control humans.” Blaine’s eyes lit up, “Really?” I nodded, “Really.”Heather smiled, “Wow! That’s really cool!” She then put a somber look on her face, “Just do me a favor?” I asked, “What, sweetheart?” She sighed, “Just don’t do it to me?” Blaine and I laughed, “We wouldn’t even think about it.”Blaine explained, “I used to play with small animals when no kids would play with me. The staff would get mad at me for having a rabbit or a squirrel on my lap. When they would start saying hurtful things
Thirty minutes later, the guards were bringing the prisoner out of the dungeon and chaining his hands and feet to a large pole. Isaac and some warriors found a clearing in the forest that was just large enough to have the sun beat down on him the entire day.I growled as I watched him being pulled by a chain attached to a silver collar around his neck. I was quite pleased with the amount of silver attached to him. Just knowing his skin was being burned at each area made me smile.I asked Isaac, “Did you mind link Aadi to let her know where he is?” Isaac nodded, “I did. She linked the hospital staff to let them know.”My mate’s eyes glazed over as he received a mind link. Then, when his eyes cleared, he turned to me, “Our son wants the very last blow. He says he doesn’t need to be here. He wants to make the last one hurt the most.” I furrowed my brow, “I wonder what he is planning on doing.” He smiled, “It seems that our son has an ability that we know nothing about.”I nodded, “You are
When we reached the pack house, Isaac gave me a kiss and smiled, “I’ll see you at lunch time, love. I want to make sure you eat today.” I nodded, “Okay. I’m sure I’ll be starving by then. Did you want to start the interrogations this afternoon? We have a few to do.” Isaac ran his hands through his hair, “I forgot all about that. Yeah, we should do that this afternoon.”I spent my morning on the pack books and entering receipts. I was so glad that I was done with that part by nine a.m. and I mind linked Isaac’s dad, “Kenny, would you like to take some time to talk about the pack’s investment portfolio?” Kenny answered, “I would love to, Zariah. I’ll be there shortly.”After nearly three hours of discussing existing investments and then choosing a few new ones, I suggested we start looking for some real estate to invest in also. He agreed with that idea and said he would look around. We agreed to meet again in a couple weeks.As we finished our meeting, my brain started hurting and I was
When Isaac and the girls met us after the service, we went back to our house to change into regular clothes and I started frying chicken and making our sides. I put everything in containers and placed it all in the picnic basket as it was finished cooking. When the chicken was finally done, I placed it all in a container and put it in the basket.I went in the living room with the picnic basket on my lap, “Okay. Who is ready for a picnic? I’ve got tons of food ready to go.” Lena ran downstairs yelling, “I’m ready!” Heather ran into the living room, “I can’t wait! I’m starving.” Blaine rolled into the living room from his room, “I’m starving!”Isaac jumped up from the couch, “We can’t have that. Everyone, load up!” I chuckled, “You’re too funny. We should stop and get some cold drinks for everyone. I didn’t pack anything. There wasn’t enough room in the picnic basket.”He knelt to my level and touched his forehead to mine, “Will do. But, first, I need something.” He kissed me tenderly a