LOGINMarabella POV That, I already knew we could make happen.“We could meet at Tabitha’s,” I said, turning to Jordan, but he shook his head.“I will reach out to Silas. We will have your brother visit here to establish some ground rules. It is too dangerous for you to go into neutral territory in your condition now,” he said, and I rubbed my stomach, knowing he was right.“Will that be okay?”“He will only be allowed outside in the gardens for an hour. We’ll have dinner out there tomorrow night if Silas allows.“He must come alone: those are the only terms I will agree to,” he said.I hugged him. It was a lot to ask to have a vampire in the city, but he was allowing it. I was beyond grateful and knew the shit he was going to get for it.“Thank you,” I said, and he smiled.“I wouldn’t dare say no to a woman who carried my child and is the mother of that child. I might find myself on the receiving end of some very angry hormones,”Jordan teased, and I chuckled. My mom did too.“Smart alpha
Marabella POV Jordan pushed open the doors for us, and I went in. The ladies of the village were huddled in a group with their children, sitting on cushions on the hardwood floors, my mother standing and smiling at me as she came forward.“Sweetheart,” she said, and pulled me into her arms. “I don’t know how to thank you for this.” She trembled, her voice wavering.I grinned and held her tighter. “You’re all safe now,” I said, then pulled back.Brax came over then, his body tense, his eyes cloudy, planting a kiss on my cheek.“They’re very scared, Spitfire,” he said against my ear, his shadows curling through me, transferring the feeling so I knew what he sensed.I didn’t need to though; I felt it in my own instincts.“You don’t have to be scared here,” I addressed them, moving to stand in front of the huddle.They were still dirty from the initiates’ quarters and still looked a little worse for wear, bruises and fear riddling them.“The wolves won’t hurt you, and while you are on th
Marabella POV I sucked in a breath, gripping Jayden’s arm that wound around my waist.My body swarmed with live bees along my skin. They sparked pleasure on every nerve ending, and I was lost to it.My breaths were harsh as he pushed his life through me and I felt it fill me up.Ecstasy and euphoria coated my mind and body as he held me against him, and I moaned, the feeling of lightness keeping me on my feet.And then his fangs were gone from my neck and his mouth was there, licking and nipping at my skin.Jayden growled against me, and I met his lips, turning into him as he held me in strong arms. His warmth seeped through the fabric of my dress, and I met his passion, pulling him with me onto the bed.He growled against my mouth, tearing through my dress as I sat back on the bed.He came over me, kissing me, his hands caressing over my skin, lighting it on fire as he went.I arched into him, his body huge over mine. He pressed his cock into me, and I shuddered against him.“Jayden
Marabella POV I grinned and looked at my wolves, who helped me up.“Want to explain what that was about and the stunts he is talking about?” Jordan asked, but I shook my head.“Back in our room,” I said, slowly starting to walk down the hall.“Then let’s go,” Brax said, but I stopped him, my steps faltering a little as the potion fought the weakness inside me.“No, I have to get my mom, tell her they’re safe,” I said.Jayden scooped me up into his arms, kissing my forehead. “No, Little Human. You have to get some rest. Jordan and Brax are going to see to it that your humans are safe, and I will see to it that ours are.”I grinned and snuggled into him, knowing I could trust them to get my humans to the mansion.“We’ll just make sure you are tucked in before we go,” Jordan said and led the way down the halls to our room.Once we were there, Jayden put me in bed, and I smiled.“So…the stunts. I should probably confess,” I started, and they all stopped.Jordan stopped turning the blanke
Marabella POV Perhaps it was, but I wouldn't let that stop me.“The wolves will know that I need humans around me to safely birth their next alpha. They will know the humans are here for my support, and they have been carefully selected.“The wolves will do as the alphas say because they have no hope of winning a challenge against them and would like to use their strength as a united pack against the humans they are currently hunting,” I said.Galen grinned before sighing and standing up, buttoning his jacket, and emptying his ale. “I support the movement. Let the girl have her humans. She is our luna after all, and that child is far more important than any of this drivel.“I shall tell the wolves as her doctor that she needs the women and their children for human methods of birthing and child-rearing.“It is a stretch, as I am sure we have much to teach her and the babe also, but I am sure I can convince the brutes of our pack that it is necessary and to quell their urges while near
Marabella POV I had never called a council meeting before. But I had no choice.The humans that were hiding in the initiate wolves’ quarters were in danger if they were found before I could tell anyone.They were not in good shape, bruised and beaten, used and abused thanks to my father and his men, who thought that it was the right way to treat the women and children of the village.Vaughn excluded, of course. He had helped them make it to the gate, cradling a shivering Ryleigh protectively, calling in his favor that the wolves still owed him.Luckily that fact had bought us some time, but we were out of it.I stood at the head of the table, my alphas on either side of me, facing numerous faces of varying levels of annoyance. Jordan said that was just their faces, but his parents were definitely not impressed.Galen seemed flat-faced as usual, but there was a tiny hint of a smirk there that let me know he was happy to be there. I had a feeling his vote was going to sway my way.Then







