Chapter 235** Deacon’s POV **The minutes tick by at a snail's pace as every inch of the underground network is uncovered. Only the section my bond group had been in had collapsed, or more likely, had been purposely destroyed. We only find one more teen, who was not buried but had been trapped in
Chapter 236**Josie’s POV **I don’t have the time or patience to sugarcoat what has happened. These kids are not delicate flowers that need coddling. They have lived through hell and are still fighting so they can handle my abruptness. Harper comes to stand beside me once she is over her initial s
Chapter 237** Deacon’s POV **Harper is like a different kid from the one we lost a few weeks ago. She is so mature and just like her mother. The way she has taken the lead with her peers and is commanding the room has me envisioning her running the academy in the future.I’d brought Luke’s parents
Chapter 238** Axel’s POV **Convincing Josie to get in the shower hadn’t been nearly as difficult as I expected. I think she needed the break away from everyone to gather her own thoughts.I wish I could port her home, so she can shower in a place she feels more comfortable in, but we have to work
Chapter 239 ** Josie’s POV **“If you don’t want to help, then just leave,” I snap at Mason when I see the sour look on his face. “What makes you think I don’t want to help?” He snaps back.“Oh I don’t know, maybe it's the face of thunder, or the annoyance pouring from you,” I say sarcastically.“
Chapter 240** Josie’s POV **We get to the assessment office where the teens who wanted to negotiate with us were so fast that I don’t think Mason has fully opened his eyes yet. The teens, two boys and a girl look terrified when we arrive. If I wasn’t so desperate to get the information from them
Chapter 241** Luke’s POV **I have no idea how long I've been trapped in the silent darkness. There is no concept of time when there is nothing from which to judge it. I can’t even trust my own mind, as I’m sure it keeps shutting down completely. Is this the afterlife? Is this what happens until we
Chapter 242** Mason’s POV **Luke is in a bad way. Whatever he has been dosed with has either been too much or he has had a bad reaction to it. Art thinks the only reason he is still alive is because of his strong connection to us, which has been severely weakened, almost to the point of being non
Chapter 251** Josie’s POV **“This is breaking my heart. There are more kids here just like Bella. We have to help them. They need families now, today. They’ve already been through enough in their short lives without being left in a military base infirmary,” I say into the mind link to my bonds.“I
Chapter 250** Josie’s POV **As soon as all the kids are in school, Deacon, Axel, me and Mason head to meet with Raff. He updates us on what they discovered from the latest batch of rogues we had brought in. Only two of the adults survived our ambush; Unfortunately, Mandy is one of them, but at lea
“Such a pretty mouth,” Mason hums, “I can’t wait to have your lips wrapped around my cock again, but not today,” he smiles before gently pushing me back against Theo, who wraps an arm around my chest before leaning back to give Mason the angle he needs.Someone hands Mason the bottle of lube, and he
Chapter 249** Josie’s POV **I feel each of my bond’s desires spike in response to my need as Theo carries me into the bedroom.I can play along with being in heat. If I’m being honest with myself, there are elements of being in heat that I miss too. I love how eager my bonds are to please me, and
Chapter 248** Theo’s POV **We are all a little on edge over breakfast. No matter how my bond group tries to mask it, I can feel the sliver of anxiety, and a rising hint of uncertainty. I just don’t know what it is for. Are we just so used to having something to worry about that it’s going to take
Chapter 247** Josie’s POV **The urge to stay with Luke is so strong. After almost losing him, I don’t want to let him out of my sight. I know he and Mason need to talk though, and they deserve some privacy for that conversation. Otherwise, I’d be in there, with all the kids too.I can feel how dra
Chapter 246** Luke’s POV **I thought I was more recovered than I am, but the short walk to the bathroom from where we had ported in the bedroom had felt like a brisk hike up a tall mountain through thin air. I don’t think anyone realised how close I was to letting go and letting my body fall into
Chapter 245** Josie’s POV **I push open the door, my eyes going straight to where Luke lies. The tubes helping him breathe are gone, replaced by an oxygen mask. His parents are huddled around one side of his bed, his mum being comforted by her bonds as she sniffles quietly. I move to the other si
Chapter 244** Josie’s POV **Art rushes into the room and quickly assesses Luke.“I think he’s waking up,” Art says, and I almost sag in relief. They’ve done it. My guys have worked together to give Luke the strength and time he needed for the antidote to work.“I’m going to run a few quick tests,