It was about time for Moira and Zen to spend their time together. Now the four are fully bonded.
THEO Zen was strutting around like a smug bastard in my mind after completing his bond with Moira. It was good to see him so happy because he definitely deserved it. Our mates were completely amazing creatures that we were both blessed beyond measure to call ours. This new gift of Zen’s would be fascinating to test out and learn. It made me wonder if I would be able to utilize it as well because natural gifts were usable by both human and wolf forms, but this was not a natural gift exactly. It was belatedly bestowed. We would just have to be careful where we tested it out because we did not need prying eyes until all of the traitors were dealt with. ‘Do you know of anywhere we can privately test out Zen’s gift from the vision?’ I asked Brynn as we walked into the packhouse. ‘Actually, yes. The training center where my father trained me is large and private. We can lock the doors from the inside so nobody could happen inside.’ I placed a kiss on the top of her head and breathed in
BRYNN I had never been more furious in my life than I was right now. I did not care about what Lauren threw a silver knife at me. My man saved me with his fast reflexes. He had moved so quickly that I had not even fully seen him do it. He just appeared in front of me. What bothered me was what she did to Theo. She drugged him and sexually assaulted him just so that she could conceive his pup with a misguided notion that it would grant her the Luna position. What made me even more furious was that her intention had been for her to conceive a pup as a selfish bargaining chip. How fucked up could one person be? Theo looked sexy as he was forcing Lauren to walk through the pack like the criminal that she was. His aura was not reigned in like it normally was because he was also fairly furious, but it was also to remind Lauren how fucked she was. He led us to an interrogation room where he pushed her down into the chair and commanded her to not move. He grabbed a set of silver handcuffs
THEO Brynn wrapped her arms around my waist from behind and kissed my back. I relaxed into her embrace and let her love soak into me so that it would be my focus for today. Last night was a night for reflection. My precious mate got out some of the bourbon that I had in the kitchen and sat me down at the counter, sitting on my lap, and handing me a shot. She told me that she was here for me. It was after the second shot that I began to analyze my emotions and how I felt about what we learned. Anger was a prominent emotion regarding it all. There were never any hard feelings before about the night that Lauren and I shared. Never had I even assumed that anything was amiss. She definitely tried to get with me multiple times after that, but I never accepted her numerous offers. I was furious knowing that she not only drugged me but also did it to conceive my pup. It pissed me off to know that if she had gotten pregnant with our pup that it would have been nothing more in her mind than a
BRYNN I had my walls firmly in place because I did not want to overwhelm Theo right now. He was having a hard enough time with everything that had come to light. It went much further than we had thought. There was just something else that was niggling me – something on the peripheral that we were not seeing about her. ‘Reach out to Dante’s wolf. We need to speak to him immediately,’ I told Moira. If anyone could see what we were unable to then it would be him. While I had felt horribly guilty that he was stuck here until the battle, I was thankful that he was here too. It was not just because he was keeping me alive and under the radar. He was a genuinely great guy. I brought Theo over to the far wall so that Lauren was still in our sights. He wrapped an arm around my waist and rested his forehead against mine. We did not need words because we found peace in each other’s presence. Dante joined us so I opened a mindlink to Theo so that he would be able to hear what I needed to kno
THEO I would give Brynn a free pass for asking me to throw her at the intruder because of how fucking incredible she and Moira were. They did it with ease as if it was nothing more than making some toast. ‘Mike, will you please come here?’ I linked him. Dante was currently enjoying his staring game with Alpha Ambrose. The Alpha might have been certifiably psychotic, but he was getting wary of Dante. That just made it even more amusing. We all deserved a little amusement after the fuckshow this day had already become. Mike embraced his daughter and took a few moments to reassure himself that she was okay. I saw the pride that he felt though. “It was scary as hell to watch you be thrown into the air like that, but I knew my daughters could accomplish it. Next time, make sure that you spin counterclockwise at an additional ten degrees. It’ll help build up the friction more.” Brynn beamed at her father, and even Moira shimmered through too. Father and daughter only had each other aft
BRYNN Chris and Dante had left to go back and watch the bastard and his daughter. Lauren and Daddy Dearest were complete psychos, but even that was an understatement. The Council pulled up a list of what they knew she was responsible for helping with. It was not a complete list though. Kidnapping, abductions, murder, torture, rape, infiltrating packs just to burn down their hospitals, and the most disturbing was a recording of her severing the head off a pup just to send it to the parents along with a copy of the tape. I had never hated or been disgusted by someone more in my entire life than I was by her. Taking one look around the room showed that everyone was under the same impression. “Would you like us to leave some extra warriors here in case more of their people come?” Council Member Thompson asked us. I looked at Theo because that was definitely his call. He was looking at me too. ‘What do you think, baby?’ he asked. ‘It wouldn’t hurt. That would also give us some addi
BRYNN A blonde woman with chocolate brown eyes stood across from the man who murdered my mother. “The cage has been completed ahead of schedule,” she told him. The most sadistic and possessive smirk teased his lips. He was the type of person whose soul would be as black as tar. I highly doubted there would be anything good inside of him at all. “Perfect. The vessel will be mine tomorrow,” he said with a cold chuckle that sent a shiver down my spine. My eyes popped open, and I gasped for breath. Theo woke up with a start, looking around for the threat. There was no doubt that he could feel the panic coursing through me. I had no idea what my face looked like, but Theo immediately pulled me into his arms and comforted me. My mind was racing with the fact that they would be here tomorrow. War would be at our borders literally tomorrow. My body was shaking as he rocked me back and forth. There was no indication of how long it took for me to calm down, but it did eventually happen.
THEO Alpha Kade asked if he could speak with me privately, so Jackson let us borrow his suite. It used to be mine and his before I took over as Alpha, but my parents quickly moved into their own place. “Would you like something to drink? My brother Jackson tends to keep a good selection of alcohol, soda, and energy drinks. He swears every good Beta needs them,” I explained. “Apollo found a way to incorporate the costs into the salaries for all of our leadership,” he said, with a smirk. “I’ll take a shot of something because I know we could definitely use it today.” Yes. We definitely could. We were all on the same side, but that did not mean it would be any easier on them or us. Jackson was a vodka drinker, so I poured us both a shot and set the bottle between us. It took a significant amount of alcohol to get shifters drunk, but that increased even more for Alphas. Our metabolisms burned it off that must faster. We clinked glasses before tossing them back. Alpha Kade leaned his
Hello, lovelies! I just wanted to let you know that “Design of Fate” is officially up on the app, so I hope you will check it out. Jackson is always strong pillar of support when others need it, without question, and without fail. That is why he was chosen for this particular journey with his mate. They will both have difficult obstacles to overcome in order to find their peace and happiness. True to form, the Goddess has connected people together in a significant way. Tune into the new book to see how the design of fate plays out. I sincerely appreciate all of your support and encouragement throughout these books. I love hearing your feedback, theories, and thoughts. – Shana Allen
SNEAK PEEK – “DESIGN OF FATE” - JACKSON Imeela. The name sounded like a prayer. Imeela was my mate that I met two days ago when she was being attacked by a group of vampires. She had held her own very well until it was not. Brynn had got me out of bed for a road trip but would not tell me where we were going. Luckily, she had the forethought to bring warriors with us. Goddess, she fought them like a lethal warrior. Not only was she deadly, but she was fucking gorgeous too. Brynn worked her charm and convinced her to come back here. She was given the choice to either use the extra bedroom in my suite or a guest room. Thankfully, she chose my suite. Well, our suite. However, she was extremely reserved, but I could not blame her. It was easy to see that her life had not been easy. That hurt Zeus and me to think about. She had woken up screaming from a nightmare this morning, and now she had been pacing in her room for the past hour. I had no idea what she was going through, but tha
BRYNN “Have you guys decided on his name yet?” I asked, looking at the beautiful cherub in his arms. Beautiful blue eyes, peachy skin, a head of hair that matched his mother’s color, and the most adorable button nose. He was so perfect. “Matteo Ray,” he said, smiling at his firstborn. “Ray after his godmother just with a y instead of an e,” he said, winking at me. Tears stung my eyes, but I desperately tried to keep them there because it would ruin my view of the little guy. It had meant everything to me when they asked me and Theo to be godparents to their son. To share the same middle name as him meant just as much to me. I took Kalen from her father and got her situated. Goddess, she was two now, and each day was a new adventure. Everyone, us included, had been very surprised with how calm she generally was. There were times when that calm wore off, but that was a rarity in comparison. It seemed that the Goddess’ blessing was quite literal with blessing her with both strength a
THEO Remember that flash drive the doctor mentioned? Yeah, it had quite a bit of fucking shit on it. The contents definitely gave the Council everything that they needed to intervene. Trust me when I said that they definitely decided to intervene in a creative way once the bastard was apprehended. Would you care to take a guess what they decided? Mhm. Exactly! They called my mate in. So, we headed back over to Coverstone with a viewing party, consisting of all the leadership. Dahlia was thrilled to be brought in officially as Gamma Female. She was a multi-threat personality, so we would see how this played out. Brynn decided that we would be playing a new game. She still had not explained to any of us what it would entail other than to imagine Twister meets carnival games. That explanation really set me ablaze with need. I needed to witness this game and needed to see what damage it would cause. From what we understood, it would be the dipshit CEO, the doctor, and the P.A. all in
BRYNN Today would be interesting to say the least. We had a few things to accomplish, so we began our day early. Mira wanted to come along, and she accomplished it with those damn wolfy pup eyes that she perfected. That was her terminology, and I would never be able to think or say puppy dog eyes ever again. Our first stop would be to Coverstone so that I could question the doctor and P.A. myself. Trust me that was not why she wanted to tag along. Nope. It was because of our second stop. Theo, Mira, and I would be visiting the site where the study was being conducted. As such, we needed to look the part. That was why I donned a midnight blue pencil skirt and matching blazer with a white blouse underneath it. My hair was pulled back into a twisted bun. Only minimal makeup was on my face because I had always preferred to have a fresh look. Then I put on low heels because I did not want to kill my feet too much today. Mira looked so adorable in her little business outfit. She had insi
THEO We had left Scarsdale in promising hands. Alpha Scott, even though he insisted on us still calling him Scott, had many great plans to strengthen the pack and cleansing it of his father’s touch. We made sure that he understood that we were only a call or text away. Caleb and Thalia were growing closer and developing a sibling bond. She felt overwhelmed at times, but my mate was definitely helping her to find her place in the pack. Thalia had a rough life thus far, so we wanted her to feel free and happy. Brynn had taken it upon herself to work with her each day as she taught her self-defense. Thalia was a hard worker and eager to learn everything that she could. I watched as Brynn walked hand in hand with Mira from the swing set. These two females were everything to me. Although, I should add in the third one that I had yet to meet. Some of the guys had joked that I must be hoping for a little boy to help counterbalance the estrogen in the house. It would not bother me if all o
THEO Scott was left with the Council and their warriors to get things situated. Luna Charlotte and Richard offered to help Scott, but he just asked her to rest. Robert offered to take her to lay down somewhere, but she did not want to go back to the Alpha floor. He understood that and offered to take her to his home. They both looked happy with the truth of their mate-bond. They would have their own trials to overcome, but I believed that they could be happy together. We went with Caleb to see Thalia. He was extremely nervous, knowing that this was his sister. He also felt guilty because he had left, and even if he did not know that she was his sister, the truth remained the same. He escaped and found a good life for himself, but she was left here within the clutches of a lunatic Alpha. Hopefully he would one day see it was not a burden that he should carry. The past needed to be left in the past so that the future could be embraced. Caleb stood in front of the door that Scott had
BRYNN While the bastard Alpha was apprehended, we would need to deal with the remaining pack. An Alpha set the standard for a pack. This Alpha was a fucking bastard who did extremely despicable things, so it was safe to say that there would be more in this pack who shared the same ideals. First, we needed to speak with Scott. The safest option was for her to mindlink him, getting him up here. I helped her rinse off the powder first so that it was possible. Surprisingly, I was able to keep my anger reigned in when I took stock of even more injuries. Luna Charlotte was extremely embarrassed that someone else was seeing the state that she was in even if that embarrassment was misplaced because there was nothing to be embarrassed about. It did not take a rocket scientist to pinpoint what caused her to feel that way. “I want you to look into my eyes so that you know I’m speaking the truth with these words.” I paused until her eyes met mine. “What he did to you is unforgivable and shows
THEO As much as I did not want my mate to be on this mission, I did see how much her presence had already helped. From being able to pull on the shadows for our cover to doing what she did with the chick in the kitchen. Brynn and Moira had both been training hard with Tris and Paise to master her Vessel abilities. They still had not been able to identify them all since there were hundreds of possible abilities that previous Vessels had of their own. Not everyone had the same abilities. Thus, it was a long process of figuring out which ones they were able to utilize. ‘Our mates are powerful and sexy,’ Zen commented. ‘Not to mention that they both are really adventurous.’ He snickered as he remembered the last time that Moira surprised him by calling him out to her trail and attacked him. Okay, attack was definitely a loose term. You could not attack the eager and very willing. Her howls of pleasure were loud enough to catch the attention of a couple of patrol wolves. When they came