Liam’s POV Leaning back I take a big breath. What time is it? Oh crap it’s after 7pm. Wait, where’s Emma? I have been in and out of meetings all day with Danny and various other warriors, trying to figure out what we do or don’t have regarding intelligence. I walk back toward the house when Grace comes rushing over, “we can’t find Emma”. I immediately race toward the swing out back. She isn’t there. Dammit. I stop, turning inward when Kalen steps forward. “I smell her scent Liam but not close”. I let him guide us, using his senses. When suddenly, she comes walking out from the woods. Alone. “Emma, what on earth are you doing out here?”. She looks scared, “I am so sorry. I lost track of time. I was talking with Morgan and well, we…”. I wrap my arms around her. “It’s ok, just please mindlink me when you are going somewhere”. She probably thought I was supremely clingy when in reality, we don’t know how rogues are capturing pack members. Wandering off in dark woods,
Liam’s POV The kitchen is buzzing with members who had joined our small run when Emma and I enter. Grace has a massive batch of hot cocoa on the stove which of course lights Emma’s face up when she notices. I will never look at whip cream the same way again. I smile internally knowing our little secret. I pull the chair out for my love as she is practically drooling, watching Mom pour her cocoa. “Can we talk about how Morgan is nearly the size of Kalen?”. She is busy licking the whipped cream from the top when she realizes I asked her a question. Seeing her lick the whipped cream drew an urge within me but among company, it will stay as an urge. Emma could sense my thoughts and started licking it more seductively. “Stop it Emma”, I tickle her side slightly. “But seriously, Morgan is beautiful”. Without picking her eyes up off her cocoa, “she wants me to tell you that Kalen was extra handsome this evening”. I can feel Kalen shake with a sense of confidence. “Easy
Fred’s POV After running into Liam’s Luna, I knew there was something familiar about her. Pulling up the photo Ezekiel had messaged out to his scouts, ‘yep, that is her’. She looks healthier, more filled out but definitely the same eyes. Dialing as quickly as I can, “Boss, I found her. Yeah, that one. You’ll never guess where she’s been. Luna of Broken Mt. Pack!”. Ezekiel had some sort of vendetta or something for this one. He doesn’t usually get attached like this but he has been searching for her since she left the compound. “Fred, get in touch with Aiden. You are going to need a team on this one”. I smirk, knowing the best news has yet to be dropped. “Ezekiel, if I play the cards right and wait maybe a week at most, I can get you the Luna and the Alpha’s younger sister. She is a virgin.. Will sell for five times as much. Besides, I overheard Dan saying something about an alpha summit. I think Liam might leave the den here soon”. “Very well, be smart about it. I d
Emma’s POV I didn’t realize how tired I was until I made it to our suite. I briefly thought about not showering but I am pretty sure there’s mud caked on my legs… yep, there sure is. I will never take warm water for granted. I just stand there, soaking up the warmth until I realize I am about to fall asleep in the shower. I get ready for bed, “where’s Liam?”. Well, more bed for me. Morgan giggles, “Em, I am beat. Let’s sprawl out”. Doing as I’m told, I take up as much room across the bed as I can, which still isn’t even half of the bed. This is the life. It could have only been a few minutes later, Liam sneaks in trying not to wake me. “I’m awake Liam, you can make noise”. He strolls over, assessing our current utilization of the bed. “You look comfortable”. He leans down, kissing my cheek and whispers to me that he’s going to shower. If I weren’t so tired, I would totally be in there with him. I can’t muster the energy to move my limbs. Liam takes a very q
Liam’s POV The rest of the week has been consumed by settling more pack queries. Emma stayed busy helping mom in the med tent. Merging the packs hasn’t been the smoothest transition but I would say it’s going fairly smooth. “Dan, did Erik decide on an official date for the summit?”. Dan was busy scanning the list of missing pack members. “Oh, yeah. Sorry. He wants us there Tuesday if possible”. He is clearly busy with pack matters, but 4 days to plan our trip is cutting it a little tight, considering how busy everyone is. He senses my annoyance when he apologizes for the short time frame. “I don’t understand why we have to go to him, Dan. Why can’t we have a more central location, one for the majority of the packs”. He just nods in agreement and shrugs. “Where is mate Liam?”. Good question, Kalen. It has been all morning since I’ve seen her. Emma’s POV Grace has taken me in as her protege. I didn’t have much medical knowledge but I was able to help ke
It has been a long day so I suggest we have dinner brought to our suite. Emma was more than agreeable except she did have to stop for her cocoa. “I wonder what you’ll crave when you’re pregnant”. I meant to think that internally but it sort of slipped out. “When I’m pregnant? Is this something you’re planning on soon?”. She just looked at me confused. It dawned on me, “umm baby, do you know how babies are made?”. I deserved the slap she gave me on the chest. “Of course I know how they’re made”. I look at her and pause, wait a second.. “Do you know how they’re prevented?”. She gave me a look of confusion, “you mean, not having sex?”. Oh boy. Maybe Grace needs to have ‘the talk’ with her. “Well baby, when two people have a lot of sex like we do and they don’t use protection or birth control, pregnancy is a possibility”. I could see the wheels turning, “what is protection?”. Oh shit. Does this mean she doesn’t want a pup? Or does this mean her experiences before were unp
Emma’s POV I wake up from a very peaceful sleep by permeating nausea. I have to race to the bathroom to make it to the toilet in time, retching up last night’s dinner. “Baby, are you ok?” Liam flicks on the bathroom light. “Ugh.. french fries are not good coming back up”. He pulls my hair back and is gently rubbing my back until another wave hits and hits hard, oh god… there goes the cocoa. I sit by the toilet until I am positive I have nothing left in me. “Do you feel sick Liam? Was it something I ate?”. He squats down behind me and leans me gently back into his chest. “No baby, I feel okay”. He puts his hand on my forehead, “you do feel a little warm. You’re staying in bed today”. He guides me to the living room sofa and wraps me in a fluffy blanket. “Hold tight my love, I’m going to get you some seltzer water”. God, this nausea is intense. “Mor, how are you feeling?”. I can feel her crawling forward, “I don’t feel fantastic. What did you eat?”. Were we poison
Fred’s POV Incoming text… “what day is their alpha leaving town?”. I may have let slip that Liam was leaving town, hence leaving his Luna alone. As I look at my bandaged arm, I feel a pang of guilt. No one has ever been that nice to me, especially not a Luna. I’ve never really belonged anywhere. My wolf Beau chimes in, “stop feeling sorry for yourself. You told us this was the last job so we can get out of this line of work once and for all”. Beau turns his eye to my side jobs. Ever since our mate died, we’ve been somewhat depressed but needed money. We sort of got looped into this work. Beau agreed to do it on one condition, that we were only involved in the catching part but nothing further. We don’t exactly like this job and I have started to feel more like a member in Dan’s pack. He’s been so good to us, even though we lied from the get-go. “Yes Beau, as promised, last job”. Part of me wanted to blow the whole thing off. Luna has been nothing but nice to me