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“WHAT?” Samantha was literally shaking, but I couldn’t find a bone in me to care. “Are they ready for us?” I asked Wade. He was pissed over Jameson’s action, but didn’t fully agree with my punishment. “Yes, they are.” Wade stood up and glared at them. “Good. Let’s go.” I said. Standing up, Wade had opened the door for us. I went waked out first, followed by Jameson and Samantha. Then, finally, Wade. The whole walk to the jail was maddening. It felt like the grass kept going and going. My pace quickened. Trying to cover as much ground as possible. “Alpha, Beta.” The warrior greeted us as he opened the door. I felt the displeasure from Jameson but at this point, I didn’t give a fuck. He was lucky to hold on to that label this long. Walking into the cells was like entering a whole new dimension. Darkness covered us with a blanket of sweat and blood. It was enough to make someone go crazy. I heard Samantha whimper, but she didn’t deserve my sympathy. A guard opened the door, reveal
“I-I don’t know.” Molly hung her head, letting the tears soak her pants. The thought of what could have happened to Ivory in the time frame was maddening. Was she kidnapped by Molly? Who might have been possessed by Adron. Did she have her own thing going on? Was she fighting off a Vaewolf, and we didn’t know? Did she get stuck in her own traps? Was it Althea or Sabrina that caused her to stay away from Jameson? “THAT’S NOT GOOD ENOUGH!” I yelled. The girls recoiled as the boys closed their eyes as my anger filled them. I had to keep telling myself that I got to Ivory. She was fine. Whatever happened in those hours, she survived it. I didn’t notice any trauma spots on her but that damn mark covered half her body so I might have missed something. “I am so confused.” Molly grabbed her head and looked at the ground. “Ivory..” Samantha started, she looked at Jameson and nodded at her to continue. “Ivory was a god.” “IS! SHE FUCKING IS A GOD.” I corrected. Samantha jumped at the boo
“Ivory?” I half yelled as my heart did a little flip. Too quickly, I tried to jump back into the room. Her beautiful eyes staring back as me. “Jet.” she said softly and held out a hand for me. “Holy fuck, Ivory!” Slamming the door behind me, I got back into bed and curled around her, bring her close to me. The sparks were undeniable. “I’m okay. I am so sorry I caused you all this worry.” “I’m just happy you are okay.” I kissed her forehead with so much restraint. “I know you are. I could hear everything that was going on around me.” “You could?” sitting up, I looked at her. “That must have been terrifying.” “It was okay. It meant that I was healing. I know we are having a boy.” Ivory rubbed her belly. “Yes. I am so excited for him to get here. Soon than you think.” I joked. It felt good to smile again. “According to my stretch marks, he grew pretty fast.” Ivory laughed. “I love every single one of them.” I laughed. “I need to pee.” Ivory tried to sit up, but her balanc
“Spit it out.” Ivory said. “Molly was being controlled by Adron. We interrogated her yesterday. She has moments where she blacked out and woke up in different places. Like the pack house, forest and different locations around the grounds.” Wade said. “We believe that Molly was the one that stole information on your pack for Adron. Molly was the one that helped keep us a step behind. She was being possessed, but with Adron transforming into Carter, I think she told him things. I honestly believe he transformed into Carter before he died.” I looked straight into her eyes, so she knew I was serious. She told us about the night when you were young and cut your finger on a knife. It landed you in the hospital?” Ivory looked at her hands. “I forgot all about that.” She whispered. “I think Adron was possessing Molly back then, even. I think she gave him that knife. If I am right, that was the knife that he had been using to transform us. I think that is why your venom is the antidote. Yo
“You are just as bad as I am.” I joked with him as he followed his parents out of our bedroom and to the cars. The funerals weren’t that far away, but with Justina and I being as pregnant as we were, driving would be easier. No one spoke the whole way. Instead, we looked out at the window. The car was driving incredibly slow, to make sure we didn’t hit anyone. Our pack lined the streets as each member slowly made their way to the burial site. The field that we were using was a special one. It is saved for only those who have died during battle and deserve the highest respect. As we got out, the wind had a cold bite to it. It felt good against my hot flashes I was experiencing. We made our way to the front. We lined chairs up front as the dead were laid on wooden slabs that were inches above the ground. A shallow grave was dug, allowing their bodies to become one with the earth, making a full circle. We waited until everyone had arrived before we started. The quiet sobs echoed acr
“So, your punishment is…” Jet stood up, but Colt had control of his body right now. “Ten lashes each and you both will be demoted in the pack’s ranks.” Samantha’s eyes widen as she looked at me. I felt helpless to help her, but her actions were her own. “Ivory?” “I’m sorry, Samantha. Hopefully, when this is all over and some time has passed, we can look at being friends again.” Jameson was able to finally catch his breath as I assumed the pain had subsided. “Will I be able to compete?” “Compete?” Samantha asked. “There will be a tournament for the position of Gamma. I do not just hand these positions out to anyone. You have to earn them.” Jet had gained back control of his body and sat back down. “And you want to compete? After all this?” Samantha looked shocked. Jameson looked torn. “Alpha?” He looked at Samantha for a second, then back at Jet. “Yes, you can compete.” “Jameson!” Samantha shrieked. Jameson looked at her with a sad look on his face. “You can’t be serious a
“Well, you had a couple different ideas on a few buildings, so I got with the contractor and figured out which would be the best fit for the space and what renovations would be needed. Off of that, I chose what would be the best financial decision. Obviously, there is the gym for the warriors. All new and improved and even a room for you to work on your abilities. The current gym will be set up for a non-warrior gym. This will give people who are not warriors a place to work out in.” “That’s awesome.” “This here is being transformed into a super supermarket. Like a Wal-mart but wolf version. We are calling it Ivory’s.” My jaw dropped at this. “Seriously?” I was so shocked I wasn’t sure how to respond. Brent skipped that question and kept going. I had a feeling he was more embarrassed than anything, but the blush in his cheeks gave it away. “This will be a counseling building. A place mates can go to seek help, individual needs or just anything, really.” My heart was swelling as h
“Ivory.” Jet reached over and shook my body. I had started using a maternity pillow to help me sleep. Although my favorite pillow was Jet, our body heat was giving me night sweats. “What?” My voice let him know just how annoyed I was that he woke me up. The sun that was shining through the curtains told me it was time to get up, but I didn’t want to. “We need to get up. Apparently, we have a delivery.” Oh! The baby stuff! “We don’t even have a place to put it all.” I was both excited and upset. “We can work on that as we open everything. The crib can stay in our room for a while anyway.” Jet was already up and headed towards the bathroom. When a pregnant person finds a comfortable spot, you don’t move her. So the fact that Jet was so excited about opening all the baby stuff was annoying. However, I wanted to see it all. Groaning, I used the momentum when rolling to help me get on my feet. There was still enough time that I knew my stomach was really going to grow, but my balan