Alexander pov After making sure Beth was comfortable with Melissa standing guard, I finally made his way to Matthews' Auto & Body. The shop had been running smoothly under my senior mechanics, but I needed to maintain the human side of our territory presence. The familiar scents of oil and metal
Beth pov I sat propped up in bed, with Alex beside me as they welcomed Sarah into our private quarters. The woman looked nervous but somewhat calmer after a hot meal and the promise of safety. She looked scared of every noise and jumped a lot. "Tell us about your gift," I encouraged gently. "Hel
Beth pov "...and that's how I ended up finding out about my gift," Sarah concluded, sitting comfortably in the chair beside my bed. "A complete accident with a falling flowerpot that somehow missed me by taking an impossible path." Melissa, ever vigilant by the door, tried to hide her smile at t
Melissa pov I knew something was different the moment I woke up. My wolf was unusually restless, and there was a new awareness humming through my senses. As I lay in Caleb's arms, I focused on the strange sensation - a tiny spark of life, so faint I had almost missed it. "Oh," I breathed, my han
Beth pov The first contraction hit just as Sophia's wards screamed a warning. I felt both sensations slice through me - the natural pain of labor and the supernatural alert of danger - at exactly the same moment. "Hunters," Sarah gasped from her position by the window, her gift flaring. "They fo
Beth pov The chaos had finally settled, leaving peaceful moonlight streaming through the windows of our house's master bedroom. I reclined against a mountain of pillows, my newborn daughter cradled in one arm while Liam snuggled against my other side. Alex stood watching his family, his heart so f
Melissa pov My labor started during the full moon, as if the goddess herself had chosen the timing. Beth sat beside my bed, little Luna sleeping peacefully in her arms, while Caleb paced nervously and Sophia prepared my birthing supplies. "I don't know how you did this twice," Melissa gritted th
Beth pov I stood at the window of my study, watching my children train in the yard below. Liam, now fifteen, moved with the fluid grace of both wolf and warrior as he sparred with his sister. Luna, thirteen, matched him move for move, her silver-touched eyes flashing as she combined human strategy
Liam pov It happened naturally, on a quiet evening in the pack house gardens. Grace was sitting with me on our favorite bench, watching the sunset paint the sky in gold. Her nightmares had grown less frequent, and her gift of true-seeing showed her nothing but genuine love and protection in my eve
Liam pov Grace's scream tore through the night, jerking me awake from where I had been sleeping in the chair beside her bed. Through our mate bond, I felt her terror as the nightmare gripped her. She was thrashing around and begging for them to stop. "Grace," I called softly, careful not to touc
Liam pov Once Grace was stable and sleeping under Beth and Sophia's care, my rage could no longer be contained. My wolf paced beneath my skin, demanding vengeance for our mate's injuries. "We hunt," Alex said simply, recognizing the look in my son's eyes. Through our pack bonds, we felt mom's wo
Liam pov I was patrolling the outer boundaries of Fireside and Paw pack territories when I caught the scent - vanilla and wildflowers, mixed with the metallic tang of blood. My wolf surged forward instantly, recognizing something vital even before his human mind understood. I found my mate and she
Liam pov I noticed it during afternoon training. Luna and Alexander were sparring, their movements perfectly synchronized, when something shifted in the pack bonds. My sister stumbled slightly, her silver-touched eyes widening as she met Alexander's golden gaze. The mate bond snapped into place wi
Liam pov My enhanced hearing caught the sound of soft crying coming from my mother's bathroom. I had just finished an intense training session where I had mastered a complex combat technique, making my father beam with pride. But now, his wolf stirred with concern at my mother's distress. "Mom?"
Beth pov I stood at the window of my study, watching my children train in the yard below. Liam, now fifteen, moved with the fluid grace of both wolf and warrior as he sparred with his sister. Luna, thirteen, matched him move for move, her silver-touched eyes flashing as she combined human strategy
Melissa pov My labor started during the full moon, as if the goddess herself had chosen the timing. Beth sat beside my bed, little Luna sleeping peacefully in her arms, while Caleb paced nervously and Sophia prepared my birthing supplies. "I don't know how you did this twice," Melissa gritted th
Beth pov The chaos had finally settled, leaving peaceful moonlight streaming through the windows of our house's master bedroom. I reclined against a mountain of pillows, my newborn daughter cradled in one arm while Liam snuggled against my other side. Alex stood watching his family, his heart so f