EMMA “This first person has strength and bravery unlike anything I have ever witnessed before. I was in awe of him from the moment I met him. A training program will be opening up within this next year to begin training a younger division for the Royal Guard. He will be my right-hand in this program as well as all future training programs underneath this banner. I could not imagine anyone more worthy than him and know beyond a shadow of a doubt that he will help make these programs prosperous. Please help me in welcoming Brian Stevenson!” We all let out a thundering round of applause. I turned and waited, knowing that he was at the back of the stage. I caught Nae’s teary eyes as she looked right at me. Ethan also had a sheen in his eyes as he hugged Nae. Brian’s head was held high as he took deliberate steps. He carried himself just like the warrior that he would become in no time. There was determination in his eyes as he smiled at me widely. I could tell that he was incredibly su
EMMA “Who invited them?” I whispered to Kai. He looked over to where I was focused and saw the four Gaisreen they had already met. He turned back to me and kissed my forehead. “We did. Doll, you don’t hold grudges. It’s like physically impossible for you or something. Kestian reached out to us to apologize. Just hear him out, okay?” ‘You owe me in any way I see fit, but fine,’ I told him with a smirk before kissing his lips softly. “Kestian, can we talk?” I asked. His head jerked up in surprise at my voice. He looked unsure if I was truly asking him to talk. I rolled my eyes at him and walked over to the edge of the dance floor. Our talk would be as private as that. I was not going to just willingly trust the shithead. Kai clasped him on the shoulder and whispered something in his ear. I was actually very surprised that Kai was being friendly with him at all after the way he had treated them. I had a feeling that it was more for my benefit than their own though. My Alphas were t
KAI The day turned out to be far more amazing than any of us anticipated. Dealing with Blacktree ended better than we could have hoped for. To see Doll separate the actions of the human counterparts and the wolf counterparts filled me with such pride. It was her first official action of offering a choice to the innocent party. It led to hundreds of wolves getting the chance that I did. Xander had never been a piece of shit, but I still understood the wolves’ wonder as they got their own bodies. Our Doll did that. Xander and I were very furious and sickened with how much of the pack had harmed her, but she showed her strength throughout the entire time of dealing with them. We would still have to figure out a suitable punishment for the aggressors, but it made us all happy to know how many new wolves were free of their human shitheads. Up until we came across the patrols on our way to Blacktree, we were unaware that it was even possible to bind the wolf like that. Xander and I want
EMMA Last night was absolutely and positively mind-blowing. I had never been so turned on before. I was more than willing to do that again. My boys always took such great care of me. I could barely move last night, but I was all better this morning. We had another round of amazing sex before we began our day. Today was going to be an intense day to say the least. I was not all that thrilled about it, but I was glad that we would be able to minimize the threat the traitors caused. My boys were taking it harder than anything because these traitors were right there in our midst this whole time. None of us knew that we had traitors like that and especially not the number of them we did. It worried me that there was more going on than we knew about. Hopefully, today would give us all closure. The squad arranged for them all to be placed in one of the training buildings. It was an indoor facility for when it rained too badly during training or in the wintertime. Tank and Damien met with
EMMA “It wasn’t her that separated us that time, but it was her own genius that made it possible. It wasn’t just me though. She did it for hundreds of wolf counterparts just yesterday,” Kai said with a smug grin. Freya’s face paled and eyes looked panicked because she could not deny who he was any longer. Yeah, she fucked up yet again, but that look would always be my favorite on her. One day she would learn to keep her mouth shut. Or not. Either way, her fate would be decided today. It would be decided by her pack. I linked Johnson to play Freya’s first call. Apparently she had made thirteen of these calls to good ole’ Ezekiel. ‘Yes?’ Ezekiel’s voice rang out clearly. Each traitor looked panicked the moment they heard his voice. They all contacted him at one point or another. ‘My cousin Marsey gave me your number. She said that you could help with a little problem I was having here at Blood Moon.’ ‘What would that problem be exactly?’ Ezekiel asked carefully, but I knew him wel
EMMA “Mrs. Fairchild, may I have a word?” I asked, before she headed in to see Freya. She looked at me hesitantly before nodding and following me into an office. I shut the door behind her and leaned against the desk. She looked nervous. It was clear to see that she felt that I held a grudge against her, but I did not. I was annoyed in the beginning when she interrupted the ceremony, but I understood where she was coming from. “I’m not upset with you, I promise. You defended your daughter just as any mother should,” I assured her. She looked surprised with my words, but she began to relax a little. I handed her a bottle of water which she gladly accepted. “What can I do for you, Luna?” she asked softly. Today was going to be hard on her, and I hated that fact. She did nothing wrong, but her daughter did. Freya would be sentenced for her crimes against this pack. It was not about me at this point. She dealt with Ezekiel and put this pack at risk. I did not know what her punishment
XANDER Emma had been worried about our reaction to what she offered Everly and Peyton because she had not ran it by anyone. None of us, including Zane, was upset in the least. My mate’s heart had always been her biggest strength. It was sickening to know what all that bastard did to his own family. It seemed that his niece took after him quite a bit though. Even knowing what he had done to her family did not stop her. I was hoping that today’s trial would help our pack to heal as it would put the dangerous traitors to justice. The stadium had been deconstructed from the festivities of last night in order to make it fitting for the trial today. It broke me that we had so many people in our pack that willingly threw away everything that our pack strived for. It all started with Fire Bitch, but they each chose to betray this pack. I agreed that it should not be us who decided their fate. It should be the pack because it was the pack that they risked without a second thought. I watched
EMMA ‘Luna…Luna. I need you,’ a voice shouted through the link. The sheer terror in her voice woke me right up. I looked at my mates who were still sleeping. They had a huge whirlwind of bullshit thrown at them today. To know that Freya was responsible for so much pain and bloodshed in our two packs was something I had not anticipated. I had a feeling that Freya was responsible for more than my pack once she mentioned about Heath knowing the patrol schedules and what she did with Blacktree. It broke my heart in half to see and feel their pain. It was not fair for them to have to deal with so much heartbreak. She destroyed much of this pack and all so that she could become Luna. She was willing to kill off anyone that would stand in her way. No wonder she had such animosity towards me from the beginning. The fact that she knew of me for ten years was really messed up. The fucked-up part was that she found joy in the torture they put me under. ‘What’s wrong, Everly?’ I asked as I unt