"Kalyssa, I'm sorry about what happened," Elias said, claiming my attention.Bailey smirked. "We'll give you two a minute." She gave my hand a gentle squeeze as she passed."Yeah, we have to organize the humans," Cruz agreed, motioning with his head toward the field, glancing over at Bailey."I'll give you two a minute, too." Xander walked a few steps away to check on Seven and Sasha, who were arguing. Seven had slapped a silver bracelet on her, and she wasn't happy. "Don't go far," I called after him. He turned and smiled. "Never."Elias let out a deep breath, his expression serious. "Eve was just giving me back the ring I had given her when we were together." He shrugged. "I never thought to get it from her immediately after we broke up. It had belonged to my mother and my grandmother before her, and I was hoping that you would wear it someday, too.""Eh... to tell you the truth, I'm not too keen on wearing a ring you've already given to another woman." I smiled, not wanting to hur
"Why don't you go upstairs and get some sleep?" Xander kissed the top of my head after he helped me out of the back of the limo. "Elias has an errand to run."Elias looked up at him but didn't say a word.I scoffed. "Already?" But I was so tired I swayed on my feet. The only thing I wanted to do was to go upstairs and get so sleep.Elias pulled me in for a gentle hug and stroked back my hair. "Yeah. I promise we'll be back before you wake."I nodded, lifting my head from his chest, and gave him a small smile. "Okay. Then we can talk." "Bailey, will you see that she gets up to our room safely?" Xander asked, stopping her on her way in. She had been walking in with Cruz. "Kalyssa's exhausted and needs to rest after their ordeal.""Sure! I'd be glad to." Bailey said something to Cruz and then headed our way. "I'll check her over, too, to make sure she's not dehydrated or anything, too.""I'm standing right here, guys." Elias passed me off to Bailey, who wrapped her arm around me and too
"Wake up, Kalyssa." Xander kissed my neck as he whispered in my ear. "It's time to get up."I rolled over, hugging my pillow to me. "I don't want to." "But we have a surprise for you." There was a pause, and then Elias kissed my neck. My heart sank. I knew I would have to speak with them both, but I didn't want it to be now."Let me sleep." I curled up, holding the pillow tightly to my chest. "Let's talk tomorrow." I knew I was acting like a child, but I didn't care. I wanted to put off this conversation as long as possible. "But you've been in bed for more than twenty-four hours now," Elias said, a smile in his voice. "We didn't bother you because we knew you needed time to rest and recharge. But I think it's time to get up."I turned over, my eyes wide as I sat up, trying to gain my bearings. "What?"Xander laughed. "Yup." He shrugged, smiling as he rubbed my back. "I knew you were tired, but... wow!" Then his smile faded as his lips formed a straight line. "I'm so sorry that Bali
"Come sit down. Let's have dinner first." Elias smirked as he took my hand and led me to the table while Xander poured champagne in our glasses and passed them out. He kissed my cheek and then sat across from me. "Hungry?" Xander asked, his voice sexy and low in my ear as he sat next to me and sat back in his chair, placing a hand to his lips, watching me seductively.I nodded, looking between them. "Starving, actually."Then I realized that I hadn't eaten anything since before Eve and I had been abducted. But I pushed the thought aside, not wanting to relive the memories so fresh in my mind. I wanted to go forward with our lives together from this moment on. I knew there were probably going to be times in the future when similar things would happen. And we would get through them, but only if we stayed together."Well, then, let's eat first." Elias glanced over at Xander, who nodded his agreement out of the corner of my eye. Then he raised his hand, and the chef approached. They were
"That's enough, everyone," Xander said, holding everyone back so I could walk through the garage.When Bailey and I got back, everyone wanted a ride, but Elias and Xander had something else planned for this evening, and I didn't want to disappoint them. Surely, the last thing they wanted was to have me spend the rest of the evening giving members of the pack rides in my new sports car.Bailey pulled me in for a hug. "Thanks for taking me." She arched an eyebrow when she pulled back. "See you at the Clinic Monday?"I nodded, knowing it would give me a few days to rest since this was Friday. "I'll be there."She crossed the room to stand by Cruz, and he wrapped his arm around her shoulders and nodded toward me, giving me his usual mischievous grin. "You know, you're going to let me give it a whirl. Right?"I scoffed. "Yeah, right," I teased as everyone laughed. Even though I was kidding around, I would probably let him drive it at least once anyway.Elias placed his hand on the small of
The next day, I woke in the arms of my Alphas, sure, for the first time since we had been together, that I belonged."Good morning," Xander rolled over on me and brushed back the hair from my face and kissed my neck. Then he kissed my cheeks as he slowly pushed into me, moving his lips down as he kissed my breast, his pulls soft and slow, arching his back as he went deep. Then he moved slowly in and out, holding me as he pushed into me.I pulled him to me and kissed his broad shoulders, enjoying the feel of this powerful man in my arms and my bed. Then I pulled his lips to mine and deepened the kiss. When I pulled back, I pushed the hair away from his face to look into his eyes, matching him thrust for thrust.Soon, want and desire overtook us as his pulls became harder, more forceful. He held himself up with one hand and caressed my pleasure spot with the other, while never breaking his stride. His kiss was filled with want and desire as he looked deeply into my eyes. Then he slid my
"Well, hello, brother."When we walked in, I nearly fell over, for standing a short distance away was Dannan Reed, Xander's brother."It's good to see you, Dannan." Xander gave him a manly handshake, pulling him in for a hug, and then released him. "So, what brings you here?"He shrugged, arching an eyebrow. "So, I need a reason to come see my brother?""Usually." Xander burst out laughing, giving him a friendly slap on the back. "Come. Join us. We just held a Celebration of Making and was just about to celebrate with a feast.""So, has the she-wolf Eve been claimed yet?" Dannan asked, looking around. I smiled, biting my lower lip, knowing that was the real reason why he had come. "Why? Has the love bug bitten you?"Dannan scoffed. "Please." He shrugged. "Just wanted to check on her while I was here." His expression turned serious as his eyes met Xander's. "So, has she been claimed?"Xander chuckled, shaking his head. "No. Not yet. She and Kalyssa got into a bit of trouble--"Dannan g
"So, I see that my brother and Elias finally put a ring on your finger." Dannan smiled as he took my hand to admire the engagement ring Elias and Xander gave to me. "So, when's the big day?"I shrugged as Xander took my hand and kissed it. "I'm not sure. We haven't set one yet.""Well, why don't you do it while Dannan's here?" Eve suggested, slipping her arm through his."Hey! That's a great idea!" Dannan looked between Xander and Elias. "Why not? I could help you get everything in order while I'm here."Elias smiled, taking my hand as he looked between Xander and me. "Well, what do you think?"A broad smile spread across Xander's lips. "I'm game if you two are."I nodded, smiling. "Let's do it! What day?"Xander shrugged. "A week from today?""That won't give us much time to prepare." Elias suddenly looked lost in thought. and then glanced over at me, arching an eyebrow. "Will that be okay with you?"I nodded. "We can do it if we keep it small. It doesn't have to be an elaborate affai