Melody had been trying to work out what to do with the flooded shop. Pretty much she and Ellie needed to get down there to assess -the damage and lead the clean up. She had a list of things Malcolm needed for the firm done and there was little David. She was struggling to make it through the day sane. Melody hadn’t asked for her old job back, but she was afraid at the time to say anything. Now she was looking at adding pack duties to the list. She liked her job at the firm. Melody made promises to, and she was financially invested in their business. It was fun creating the recipes. She wouldn’t give up David if her life depended on it. Then there were pack duties. Duties Melody knew nothing about or what they needed or expected of her. Something had to give for her. It still scared her to say much of this to Malcolm as he swung hot and cold. She and Ellie had to go to the shop. No photo or video would do what their eyes could. They could le
“Jordan, I’m heading for the car now. We have twenty minutes to get to the meeting. So we’re preparing on the way to the meeting. There’s a lot.” Malcolm wasn’t on the way. He was sitting in the car waiting and going over everything he could. This was insane.Over forty-three incidents in the last three weeks. The Harbour Wolves lost three warehouses to fire right along the territorial line with the Don Valley Pack. The Don Valley Pack suffered several break-ins. Items taken were used or left behind during robberies in several businesses within the neutral zone. The Crimson Nights complained of someone stealing their protection racket payments by claiming they were Crimson Nights members.The fools didn’t understand that there were security cameras and other features they could use to identify the culprits. They may not know which pack they truly belonged to, but they could prove they didn’t belong to any of the packs on the council.As for the Parkside Pack, his pack, was hi
Jordan entered the private dining room of the Humber Valley Pack’s flagship restaurant, the Sentinel’s Feast. Situated in an old historic Toronto Dominion Bank building that dated to the beginning of the city. The private dining room was for Shifter use only and found in the building’s basement. The hardest part of the night was getting all the large shifters down the narrow staircase with no one’s fears of enclosed spaces being triggered. By the time everyone was in the spacious dining room, there were close to thirty people or more there. It was a meeting room only with all the Alphas and Betas from each pack. The way to get onto the council was to possess territory within the GTA, the Greater Toronto Area. Once upon a time, each city boasted one or two packs. As time went on, the cities grew larger and literally bled into each other. The council put an end to the slaughter for the command of the territory. The council usually met once or twice a month to
Melody finally got David to sleep. It was one of the hardest things she had to do as a mother. David loved her and was so aware of her. Right from the beginning, he somehow knew that not everything was right with her, no matter how hard she tried to ignore it, hide it, or pretend something wasn’t bothering. It was like he was trying to comfort her or protect her, even though he was just a little pup. It was one of those endearing but annoying traits he possessed. Though she wasn’t sure where he got that trait from.Finally, she was alone and all she could do was run over everything that they needed to do tomorrow. From assessing the damage and seeing if anything was salvageable. What she feared was that everything was salvageable, but the smell. Melody dreaded the smell. Would it permeate everything?Ellie and she had to talk about whether they should back out of that shop. They had one here now and Ellie was busy with the live streams and filling ordered from the website shop. Melody
Melody woke up early, crying out in response to Malcolm’s face between her thighs. His hands held her thighs open as his tongue did delicious things to her very core. “Well, this is a fine good morning. Oh gods, Malcolm, I need more! Ahhh…! Please fuck me.” Malcolm growled into the apex of her thighs. “All in good time, sweetheart. His fingers toyed at her entrance, teasing her, opening her. Letting his tongue to sink deeper into her again and again. He wanted her good and ready for him. He was going to make sure he gave this his all. He wanted to know by the end of the month that she was knocked up again with their next pups. When he could take the pressures in his balls anymore, Melody was mewling those sexy sounds she made when she was head over heals into, her= needs. Malcolm grabbed her foot and lifted her so that he could thrust down into her with the force she craved, and he could drive his desire into her depths to take root if it hadn’t yet. Melody c
Jordan watched Ellie talk to the camera, responding to the people watching her make her products and talk about them. He’d had to put his foot down and have a few people come in to help. Jordan brought in three people. One to work the camera, another to monitor the live feed chat room for undesirable people and a third to help in the background with her supplies. “Hey, everyone. You’ll notice our format has changed a little. Jay follow me. We have this man to thank for it.” Jordan found himself being pulled from his own work that he was trying to pay attention.“This is Jordan. So to all the haters that think I should put out. Well, you can ask that question directly to him. But I warn you, he bites.” Ellie gave him a cheeky smile and kissed his cheek. Jordan waved uncomfortably at the camera.“Now on to the format changes. There are so many. The St. Lawrence Market location is currently closed and clean up is ongoing. We now have a Yonge and Eglinton location. New s
Ellie heard the men talking, but she didn’t want to give Alonso his fifteen minutes of fame. He’d had more than his chance when the elders granted her to him. She’d been fifteen at the time and he’d been twenty-five. He ignored her then and now she was making something of herself. He probably wanted his share of it. Or all of it and he’d run it into the ground like everything else he got his hands into. She’d seen him take an interest in two other women. One he abandoned when she became pregnant with his kits and the other, they found at the bottom of a stairwell in the Den’s building. No one knew if she fell, killed herself, or he pushed her. It was part of the reason Ellie avoided him at all costs. He was greedy scum, and she would have been little more than a slave and piggy bank. Then she realized she’d stopped talking and corrected her error. Once she finished the live, it was exhausting. She’d done several videos and then the live. But they did it for another week,
Ellie couldn’t believe he was this angry. Jordan spanked and lied. They weren’t discussing anything. He was telling her what was going to happen and what she’d done wrong. What bothered her was she was happy and bloody well turned on. He cared enough to be bothered by this. She’d honestly never thought of it coming back to haunt her. Right now, he had her ready to climb the walls to find some kind of release from the desire he ignited in her. Jordan toyed with her and got her all eager for him. Then he made her watch him find release. Now he was making her shower and dress for the fundraiser. He told her she wasn’t allowed to touch herself, and he watched her shower and dress. When she asked why, he simply stated that she was being punished and if she was good during the fundraiser, she’d find relief afterwards. Ellie wasn’t sure if this was a punishment or foreplay. Either way, it would be a long night. When Jordan was touching her, she couldn
The investigation took weeks, and by then they’d moved into the packhouse. Life slowly got back to normal. The pack warmed up to Melody and Ellie. When they realized they were the minds behind their products. The she-wolves embraced them readily. Malcolm and Jordan split their time between the city and the Muskoka territory. Even the various construction projects were progressing well, with no more interference. The Fae were nowhere to be seen. But there were new rogues in the shadows of the neutral zones, and they weren’t living there quietly. The council of alphas were making plans to deal with them along with an ever pending war between the Toronto packs, the Scarborough Grove, and the Don Valley. It was something that cropped up again and again. They had history and family conflict. No one could blame them for the father they had. Now there’s a girl driving a wedge between them again, with her mere existence. Ellie was concerned about Jordan. He’d have to come to terms wi
“When I stepped into leadership of this pack, I made it clear we wouldn’t hold on to old prejudices. This might not be a message that got to some of the most recent pack members. This is a historic time and events have been fast and furious. So, I will state this again without naming names or telling tales out of school, as the humans say.” He paused and looked about. Several uneasy people were now relaxed. “That’s not to say those people will avoid the appropriate punishments later. Now, we are a wolf pack who recognizes fate can grant us mates who aren’t wolves. We don’t punish a person for their species, race, lack of magic, or anything like that. If you have a problem with another, you seek to resolve it without harming each other. Yes, I know for some that is a tough thing to do. But we do that within this pack. I have heard that someone has used their station and position of responsibility to force their political beliefs onto the pack as a whole. The reports I rece
“Now you’re sure we have everything. I’d hate to get there and find out we’re missing something.” Melody was checking her bags again. Malcolm could see her anxiety in her actions. Normally, she would never reveal it. Now he figured it was her motherly instincts kicking in to protect and care for her pups. “Melody, there will be other families there. I’m sure if you’ve forgotten something, someone will have it.” If looks could kill, Malcolm would need a healer, at least if not an undertaker, as the humans would say. Melody didn’t appreciate his assurances. As Jordan passed him with another car seat. They had to install three of them and that was the last. Jordan made eye contact with Malcolm, and they exchanged a sense of commiseration. Malcolm figured it was because Jordan just escaped a similar situation upstairs. “Ellie, let me get the base in the car and then I’ll come get the pups for you. I don’t want you to carry two of those heavy car seats. Just
Malcolm didn’t stay long after that at the meeting. The elders clearly had a lot to chew on and get straight. He’d gone on to remind them their job wasn’t to run the pack or tell people what and how to do things. They weren’t to threaten the pack members if they said or did anything. Their job was to advise and give council. Use their experience and list, assist in finding answers. Guide the next generation. Someone had lost their way and Malcolm would keep an eye on them. So this wouldn’t happen again. They were getting ready to settle down for the rest of the evening when the elders appeared at their door. This time they requested if we could introduce them to the new pack members. A far cry from the morning. Malcolm noticed the speaker wasn’t there, but Cathleen was. “I’m sorry about all of this, Alpha. I truly didn’t believe it. Gisselle was sent by the others. However, I spoke with her about how unreasonable the horrible words were. She agreed with me. I just ask that you
Malcolm was unhappy when he entered the elder’s meeting room to hear this information. What were they thinking, pulling this? Running on rumours and speculation. That wasn’t how he or how he expected his pack to run. Malcolm waiting rather impatiently for a response that didn’t appear to come fast enough for his liking. “Tight lipped, are we? Anyone else like to step up to the speaker’s spot and inform me of exactly what my mate, they accused your Luna of what and by whom?” “I can’t tell you who reported this to us, but I would love to fill you in on this. It’s rather disgraceful, over-the-top, and factually unbelievable.” Cathleen stood up from her seat, a look of sour disapproval on her face. “To make matters worse, they kept me out of the loop on the births that happened at the cottage. This, I gather, was to ensure that I didn’t spill the beans about what they were doing.” “Madam, if you’d please state the accusations that they forced m
Gisselle found herself basically being escorted to the elders. She was sure they weren’t pleased with her right now after the subtle stance she took. Now she’s having to tell them their information about the Luna was full of misleading or outright false information. That wouldn’t go down well either. She entered the building that the elders used for their private meeting. Cathleen was there this time. She’d been missing when the elders stopped in to see the Luna and recognize the pups. “I hear they left me out of the loop in being told the pup was born early this morning.” Cathleen cornered Gisselle about this as soon as she got there. “For that, I’m sorry. I left a message with someone, and they were supposed to contact everyone. Whatever happened, it wasn’t on my part, I had my hands full at the time.” “Tell me you found these fools were acting out of ignorance and that none of this is true.” “Truthfully, none of it was true. Not
When Malcolm woke up, his phone was inundated with messages, wanting to know about everything. From where was he, to be everyone alright, even a few inquiries about complaints from a couple of elders about him throwing tradition to the wind? Business seemed to be well contained, with only a few reassurances that he takes his time, and it would be managed for him. That meant he would need to deal with several things here at home, make several decisions, and find his footing in this new dynamic. If someone told him he’d be mated and a father of two right now, three years ago, he’d have laughed at them and asked them what they were smoking. Now he had one almost running. They needed to get some safety items set up in the cottage. Malcolm was there to catch David this time before he fell down the stairs. No one told him pups moved that fast. Now there were four! He thought he’d let Melody look after this. But with the mess in how people were communicati
Malcolm was more than annoyed with the elders. This was his family and his pack. That meant his word was law and what they did was overstep their place. He didn’t have to listen to their advice, and that’s all their words should be. A voice of experience or a different perspective. They shouldn’t be demanding anything. “What is going on out there?” “Insensitive, self-important ninnies every one of them. The elders were downstairs. They expected you to give birth and then get up and walk down to them so we can present the boys to them officially.” “Is that what it was?” Melody sighed and kissed David’s head as he cuddled. He was still trying to wake up after being woken up several times during the night. “I would have thought you’d want to get it over with.” “We don’t have a name for this little one. I’m not leaving anything to chance. They make me worry that if we don’t have a name, then they’ll select one themselves to expedite things. Are they still giving yo
Three hours after returning to the cottage, Malcolm saw his pup come into the world. It wasn’t at all what he’d expected and if they had any more, he’d gladly wait elsewhere. Gisselle believed the little male would be another pup. So, Malcolm finally made a list of the information he needed to add to the pack’s registry. He couldn’t believe that he’d not added Melody or David to the registry. They’d added Ellie along with the twins. He hoped that’s why no one was respecting them before this. Once things quieted down, it was late enough in the morning for the elders to make their appearance and demands clear. They wanted to be introduced to both pups and do it all official. Malcolm was more than annoyed by this. They expected to be catered to without thought to Melody’s health or anyone else. Why did it even have to be today at all? “Alpha, could you let me handle this as the Luna’s healer? It’s my duty to ensure she recovers. I know you haven’t said anyth