I turned around and saw one of the first poachers that we caught. I looked at the man like he had three heads, “I am not a tree hugger. I’m not an activist at all. Come to the presentation at eleven this morning. You will see just how lucky you got.” The man sneered, “I look forward to it.”
We walked away and Aidinth asked, “You do know how hard it was for me to stay out of that, don’t you?” I laughed, “I do know how hard that was for you, and I do appreciate you giving me the chance to handle it myself.” He held me close, “You are my world. I will do everything in my power to keep you happy.” I snuggled closer to him as we walked, “I know. That’s why I love you so much.”
We arrived at the presentation area and found that it was already crowded with an audience. I looked at my friends and asked, “Are we ready?” Everyone nodded and I stepped up to the podium. I took the microphone and started my presentation, “Hey everyone! My name is Chloe Dash, and this is my husban
The dragon rides were a huge hit, and the afternoon presentation went much smoother than the morning one did. We had fun with the community until well into the evening. We were all approached by many members of the community several times, throughout the day, with questions for us. We all answered as honestly as possible, and we got to get to know all our neighbors. When the carnival was over, we all went back to our house. We checked on the wolf family, and they jumped on us as they greeted us with enthusiasm. Saige told me, “They are saying that they’re happy to see you.” We went in the house, and I brought out some steaks for them. I smiled, “You guys enjoy those. You deserve them.” I walked back into the house and sat down in the living room, “I’m beat. These children are exhausting me.” Aidinth sat beside me with his arm around me, “You did a lot today. You changed tons of hearts and minds about poaching in this area.” I shook my head, “I hope I changed hearts a
After the guys left, Aidinth and I decided to go to the castle and talk with King Uther and Queen Chumani about our upcoming trip. When we got there, Queen Chumani met us on the steps, “Chloe! I’m so happy you came out today. Kai just called me and said that she found the building she would like to have for her salon. Do you want to come with me so we can set her up?” I smiled, “That’s so awesome! Of course, I’ll go!” She and I hop into another vehicle, while Aidinth joins his dad for paperwork. When the vehicle stops, we step out and see Kai standing in front of her building. She raises her arms above her head, “What do you think?” I smiled, “Let’s take a look at the inside.” After looking at the inside, seeing that it has an apartment above it, I grinned, “It looks perfect, Kai. Let’s get this done!” She called the owner, and he came over. Queen Chumani paid the man for the building, and I went in with Kai. I suggested, “So, let’s get you set up.” She asked, “Are you serio
King Mateo’s voice rang loud and clear as he greeted everyone, “Hello, everyone. I thoroughly enjoyed our time together yesterday.” I smiled, “We did too.” He chuckled, “Sorry, Chloe, I really didn’t want to get right to business without saying hi. I do recognize the man in the sketch. He is my gamma, and he rejected his mate about a year ago. I’ve been telling him to go to Luna Abby’s ball, but he keeps saying that his second chance mate will come to him.” I furrowed my brow, “Why did he reject her?” He explained, “She was quite popular with the warriors, if you know what I mean. He felt that the leader of the warriors’ mate shouldn’t be that popular with the warriors.” I laughed, “I understand that completely, but we have another oracle who has seen that the man in that sketch will try to kidnap me.” King Mateo was quiet for a moment and then replied, “I want to do everything I can to keep you safe while you are here, but I honestly can’t do anything about it until he tries someth
The next morning, I got up early, took my shower, got dressed and went to get breakfast. As I sat down in the private dining room, Queen Chumani sat with me. I was afraid to say anything, but she looked like shit! Her eyes had dark circles and they were red. Her nose was slightly swollen, and she just looked tired. I asked her, “Are you okay?” She smiled as she hugged me, “I’m more than fine. Uther and I were both up late last night just staring at your mural. I cried almost all night, because I just feel elated that you feel close enough to us to paint that scene.” I gushed, “Aw. You are too sweet! Of course, I feel that close to you. I have considered you all family since I was six years old. It’s just an added bonus that we are actually family now. I love you all.” She pulled back from the hug, and I started seeing her eyes fill up again. I took a napkin from the table and handed it to her. I have a salon appointment at nine. Why don’t you come with me? Maybe you can get a massag
I woke up this morning in my own bed with the man who is my world holding me tightly. So tight, in fact, that I felt like my bladder was going to explode. When I tried to wiggle out of his arms, he would tighten his hold. I started tapping his arm, and softly saying his name, but all I could get out of him was a groan. I started laughing, “Aidinth!” He finally opened his sleepy eyes, “Huh?” I laughed, “I need to pee and your grip on me is about to make my bladder explode.” He chuckled, “Sorry. I didn’t mean to.” I laughed, “I know.” He let go, and I got out of bed. After using the bathroom, I turned on the water to get in the shower. As soon as the water was warm, I got in and started washing my hair. As I was rinsing the conditioner out, I opened my eyes and saw Aidinth standing in front of me. I shook my head and chuckled, “Seriously, babe, it’s been five days since I left without telling you I was leaving. Don’t you think you’re taking this a little too far?” He shrugged,
Ugh! What a long night! Supper went well, I was up late making sure the kids had plenty of food made, so that all they had to do was heat it up. Ity and Brenna took turns waking up to feed the puppy all night. They started getting a tad cranky, but they knew that it would all be worth it to have another wolf in the wild. They really didn’t want to see the baby die, just because they didn’t feel like getting up. I woke up, took my shower, got dressed and walked downstairs. When I reached the main floor, I saw Adrien and Julien sitting with Brenna and Ity. I smiled, “Hey guys! How’s it going?” Adrien replied, “It’s going great with us. Poaching calls have almost completely stopped now, which is why we had time to stop in and see how you’re doing. Imagine our surprise when Brenna let us in to see this?” He pointed to Ity feeding the wolf cub. I cringed, “I totally forgot to call you yesterday.” I told them the story of how we came into this situation, and Adrien smiled, “I appr
When we reached King Mateo’s castle, I was taken aback by just the sheer size and beauty of the area. We got out of the vehicle, and I just wanted to get an up-close look at the plants. There were massive Cypress trees all over the place, and really pretty flowers in the gardens in front of the castle. There were purple Irises, Hibiscus, Blue Sage, and then I saw a bush I had never seen or heard of before. It had a strange-looking red flower on it. I asked Queen Judia, “What is that bush called. I have never seen that flower before.” She chuckled, “It’s called a Strawberry Bush. I had to ask about them too.” I smiled, “I’m definitely a fan.” That was when I heard a deep growl, and I knew it wasn’t Aidinth. I looked around, then heard the growl again. I looked down and found the source, “HUGO! Is that you?” He made another noise that sounded like a laugh. I asked, “Can I lift you to give you a hug?” He nodded. I levitated him to my eye-level, and gave him a tender hug, “I mis
All heads turned to the direction of the gunfire. King Mateo’s face immediately turned red in anger, “This is what I was talking about.” I matched his gaze, “Let’s go.” He shook his head, “Not a chance, Princess. Aidinth, Rule, and I can handle it. I’m going to drop you and my queen off right here. I can’t have either of you getting hurt.” Alpha Arnou approaches us, “Ladies, we have lunch set up in the dining room for you. You are welcome to it.” Queen Judia and I got off the boat as Alpha Arnou boarded it and they took off toward the gunfire. We both just stood on the dock, our warriors surrounding us, shaking our heads. I shrugged, “Oh well. I guess we really can’t argue with that. These babies are getting hungry anyway.” Queen Judia asked with wide eyes, “Babies?” I nodded, “Triplets.” She hugged me tightly, “Bless your heart, Chloe!” I started laughing, “I know that’s Southern speak for you’re crazy!” She laughed, “Something like that. Let’s go get those babies fed.”