Reece had been in the meeting for hours. At this rate, he would be late for the family dinner with Zinora's family.The envoys had first done a survey of the pack - whatever that meant, it wasn't like they explained their methods to him - and now they had been grilling him and the council on the smallest details of the attack and their investigation means.The only bright side about this was the fact that the elders were being grilled alongside him. He especially enjoyed seeing Elder Elvis scramble to answer Harry's rapid-fire questions.Javier sat somewhat quietly but his eyes seemed to catalogue everything that was being said and done in the council room.Truth be told, Reece wasn't jealous of him. He had no reason to be. Breeana was his mate and stayed in his bed. He almost smiled at the memory of the time they had spent together.However, he couldn't deny the urge to mark her so that Javier knew to keep his feelings to himself. She was his and his alone.It had felt so primal taki
The Werewolf Council summons came early in the morning almost a week after the departure of the envoys and sooner than anyone had expected."This is the first Werewolf council seating that the Mountain Coast will be seating in on. Naturally, the elders should have representatives accompany our Alpha and Luna."Breeana had zero doubts about the fact that Elder Elvis was planning to nominate himself for the trip. Naturally. The more times she sat in on elder meetings the more she was beginning to understand Reece's ever-increasing irritation towards the man.These meetings were an unfortunate aftereffect of picking up her slack as the Luna of the pack and she could swear that Elder Elvis gave her the evil eye every time she came in."There will be no need for that. Allen will be accompanying us as well. The pack will need the guidance of all the elders at this crucial time. The last thing we need to do is to leave the pack defenceless at this time."Reece sounded very matter of fact tha
If Ivy made them stop one more time, Breeana was going to throw her out of the car.She had gone over the journey plans with Allen and Reece. It was going to be a two-hour drive followed by a three-hour flight. It was going to be long but not too long.All the variables had been accounted for except perhaps Ivy.She had entered the same car as Reece, Breeana and Allen. Allen was driving and Reece sat in front next to him while she was stuck in the back with Ivy who acted like they were long-lost besties.If besties were nightmarish and came with a load of sass, insensitivity, and the most entitled form of bitchiness."Luna Breeana, how does the hunt for your sister go?"Breeana froze and the entire car went silent save for the music blaring from the stereo.Ivy kept talking as though she hadn't noticed the silence which was next to impossible at that point."Honestly, I have no idea why you bother. She brought her punishment upon herself. But I guess if you really want to, I can talk
"You said what?!"Sarah screeched into the cell phone wishing she could reach through the phone and land a slap on the wolf's face."You had just one freaking job!"Sarah ended the call to his apologies, her fist clenched in anger. Breeana and Reece had escaped unscathed. Meaning that they would be even more cautious now and a surprise attack would be close to impossible.As if to taunt her, her phone beeped with a message from Allen.We arrived safely, I miss you.Sarah held on to the armchair, her legs suddenly felt weak beneath her as she looked at Allen's text.Was this a joke?Couldn't at least one plan of hers work?How did Breeana and Reece get so lucky ALL the time? She reread the entire text again then flung her phone away feeling more than a little angry.She had planned everything out. Planned everything so meticulously that there was no room for mistakes and yet somehow they had managed to get out safely without so much as a scratch.Sarah didn't know whether to laugh or s
"Alpha and Luna of the Mountain Coast pack,"Breeana startled. Somehow she hadn't expected Eden to address them after reading whatever that report had contained.Was it possible that Rita and Gilbert had somehow found a way out of getting punished?Eden continued unaware of her musings."The council after examining all the information regarding your report of the Silverwolf pack has come to a decision that will be enforceable upon announcement. Any measure to derail our justice will be met with immediate execution."From the corner of her eyes, Breeana saw more warriors join the decorated guards that had been guarding the council. They served as a silent threat of what exactly would happen if any of them sought to overturn the proceedings.Not that it was needed. The council were known for more than just proceedings, they usually consisted of the strongest, most ruthless and most cunning wolves.The men were just a show of force. A show.Eden regarded them once more as though to ampli
When they finally arrived at the Mountain Coast pack grounds, Breeana sighed a deep sigh of relief.After finalizing the terms with Felicity, they had begun the long journey home. Even though Felicity had insisted that they stay, it was obvious that she and the entire pack were not at ease in she and Reece's presence.The general pack meeting had been a minor disaster. Although they had done their very best to put the pack members at ease, all their efforts at cardinality was met with straight faces and silence.The pack members seemed to think even they were on trial and that any slip-up would land them on the council's radar.Breeana knew for an operation as large as the one carried out by Gilbert and Rita, there were bound to be complicit members of the pack. Perhaps that was what was fostering the frostiness.She looked at the quiet redhead in the backseat. The girl, Rhea, hadn't looked up for a second since Felicity had handed her over to them to use as a link to their pack. Altho
He had always been ambitious. Anything he wanted, he got. Not that it came easily, he worked hard for every single thing he had. He sacrificed. Nothing was too much. He gave his all and he reaped abundantly.And now it was almost time for the culmination of all his efforts.There was a knock on the door."Enter."Ford entered with his head bowed. Not that he cared so much about that. He was more bothered about the news he carried."Well? Speak up.""He took the poison."He relaxed back on his seat feeling more than a little at ease. Y had been a very good pawn but the main purpose of having a pawn was so that it could be discarded or sacrificed when the going got tough and a difficult decision needed to be made."Rita and Gabriel?""No confessions from them."The council would tire of their resistance soon enough and with the overwhelming evidence against them, they would move to execute them.For now, he would lay low and play the field."How are the experiments going? Do we have any
Callie was on her way to congratulate Zinora and Alex when she noticed Sarah looking sick.Nelson was busy talking with Reece which was better. She wasn't like Breeana who had completely forgiven and forgotten all that Sarah had done.Breeana had a good heart. Sometimes too good. That was why she could forgive so easily but Callie… Callie couldn't get the image of who Sarah had been before out of her head.The change was too drastic for her to comprehend so while she was openly supportive of Sarah, she kept looking for a peek of the former Sarah subconsciously.But now looking at Sarah who couldn't seem to take her eyes off Allen who was sitting with his newly found mate, Rhea, she felt that doubt dissolve to nothing.Sarah had made mistakes but who hadn't? Maybe it was time to stop judging her so harshly for them.Sarah dropped the glass of juice she had been holding and walked out of the wedding reception.Callie began to follow her when she noticed Allen leave his mate to go after
Six Years Later"Can I take you to lunch?"Sarah threw a mean left hook that had Jared struggling to keep his balance. He always favoured his right a little bit too much."No.""Sarah…"She didn't let him continue before releasing a barrage of blows that got his head back into the fight and away from emotional talks.An hour later, she was walking out of the training centre with a bag slung over her shoulder after her shower."Sarah, please wait up."She didn't. She kept walking because she really didn't want to have this conversation. He easily caught up to her though with his long legs."So off to pick up Cole?"Sarah stopped walking."What do you want? Please speak directly."Jared looked at her with hurt brown eyes that eerily reminded her of Allen."I'm trying to have a conversation with you, Sarah.""And I'm trying not to. We train together. That's all.""It doesn't have to be. We can be friends–""I apologise for my mistake. I shall find another trainer." Sarah nodded brusquely
Breeana opened her eyes and nearly screamed.Reece. She had to get to Reece. But what could she do on her own?No, if there was one thing that Anya had thought of her it was that she needed backup. She knew that Reece and the others had a contingency plan where their forces could charge in and rescue them but that plan had relied on the use of their pack links.She didn't even know where the forces were situated. Reece hadn't told her and she hadn't thought to ask."What do I do? What should I do?"She paced the length of her room and then inspiration struck. Of course. How could she have forgotten?Sarah. She would know.*****"We need to get to them now."Sarah had known. She had known that something like this would happen. She had suspected it and now Allen was trapped in a room with Damien she would have felt fear if there was time.Every minute she dawdled was time that Allen couldn't afford especially with the vendetta that Damien had against him."I know where they are camped a
Breeana puked again and her belly contracted in response. She was in the bathroom for another hour or so before she felt strong enough to make her way out.She had woken up with morning sickness and by God, it wasn't what it was hyped up to be.She hadn't even been able to wish Reece goodbye properly and she knew that if the coronation hadn't been that day he would have stayed with her until she felt better.She was barely seated on her bed before she felt a tug on the bond. It wasn't unusual these days for her to feel that way but what made her pause was the fact that Reece was in a closed-door meeting with a cold-blooded murderer. Relaxing herself, she let herself drift until she connected with him and then she was…******"Today we are here for something momentous. Because for the first one in centuries, we will be welcoming in a monarch. Someone who will lead us through these dark abysmal times."Reece sat in his seat exchanging side glances with some of his allies. Adelaide looke
"You are asking me to stay behind?" Breeana glared at Reece, she couldn't believe that mere days ago she had cried and wished desperately that he would wake up.Now she felt the almost stifling urge to suffocate him. Ugh. He was so annoying and so obstinate that it was a marvel that they were still together.Truly."I just want you to stay safe while all this is going on." He leaned in and dropped a kiss on her forehead before touching her belly. "You and our child."Breeans pulled away before she would melt against his concern and sweet words the way she had been melting for the past few days since he woke up.Suffice to say that their fight had been long forgotten almost immediately after he woke up and she kissed him like the weirdo she was.No, Breeana do not think of kisses. She chided herself. Or of all the other things he had done to her and she had done to him."So I'm supposed to just sit in my hands while all the men I care about go off to fight a maniac? Come on, Reece. I'
"You shacked up with a council member?"Breeana looked at Sarah shocked beyond belief.Sarah blushed. "I didn't know that at first."Breeana kept staring at her."And he's Cole's dad?""Yes."When Breeana had come to threaten Sarah to talk to her the last thing she had thought of was this.Sarah had taken one look at her thunderous expression and scented the blood on her before letting her in and telling her what had to be the surprising thing that Breeana had heard since the beginning of this fiasco."Bloody hell, does Allen know about this?" Was she the only one to be blindsided by all this?"I… I haven't gotten around to telling him I guess I just wanted it to go away." Sarah brushed her hair out of her face. "He's the only father that Cole will ever have. The only father I want my child to have. I thought if I ignored it, it would stay that way."Breeana looked at her like she had hit her head on the wall one too many times. Wanted what to go away? For all they knew this was proba
The ambush was quiet, this was their land after all. They knew every nook and cranny of it and more than that they were preternaturally quick and quiet. The hunters on the other hand were loud and clumsy in comparison. They must have thought they would take their pack the way they had taken the others.They were wrong.As the hunters sat around their campfire, discussing their strategy for the upcoming attack, they surrounded them."We enter from the north and–"Allen gave the signal and they attacked.The hunters quickly reached for their weapons, but they were too slow and the werewolves were too fast. They pounced on the hunters, their razor-sharp claws tearing through flesh and bone.The hunters fought back with guns and knives, but they were no match for the werewolves' supernatural strength and agility.The air was filled with the sound of snarling and screaming as the werewolves tore apart their prey. The hunters tried to retreat, but the werewolves were relentless, chasing the
Poison.The word resounded over and over in her head long after Reece had been wheeled into the ER.Someone had poisoned him.She felt a touch on her shoulder. It was Sarah."It's going to be fine, Bree." She comforted her, her voice low and compassionate.Only that was a farce, wasn't it?A terrible suspicion bloomed in her mind as she turned on Sarah. She had been there last night and suddenly Reece got poisoned. She didn't think it was a coincidence.Breeana gripped her by her throat watching her choke."It was you wasn't it?" Breeana squeezed harder, her vision going red. They had granted her mercy and she had gone and done this.Reece was… her mate was…. Just when she had wanted to give their relationship another shot. It was almost too cruel."I swear…" Sarah coughed trying to breathe through the strangling sensation around her throat where Breeana held her immobile."Don't fucking lie to me. You are still in contact with your people, right? You didn't tell Allen everything, did
"We should just execute her and be done with it." Breeana said offhandedly and Reece stifled a laugh."Sure. Any more unreasonable requests you would like to add?"Breeana mock glared at him but a smile peeked through. She was surprised that they could even joke about this. The moment she had seen Ivy she had frozen thinking about the last time they had seen each other.Ivy didn't try to attack them or even struggle. She just turned herself in and allowed herself to be detained. Breeana and Reece had been shocked to hear that she had lost her pregnancy and that she was willing to sell her father and his moles in their pack out in exchange for her freedom."Why did you even bother coming back? You could have just stayed in Europe. There is no way we would have tracked you down." Breeana asked her still suspicious about her return and willingness.Ivy locked gazes with her. "I don't fancy being a fugitive for a murder I didn't even commit and I refuse to be used as a chess piece in my f
Breeana looked at Reece suddenly unable to speak as he walked towards her with the bottle hanging limply from his hand.He reached her.She didn't know what to expect. No, that was wrong. She did know what to expect. It was Reece after all. He would yell at her and question her about why she hid it from him and then he'd–Reece fell on his knees and pressed his ear against her belly, his arms encircling her waist delicately.Breeana froze as he listened for the heartbeat of their child and he reacted in the most peculiar way that she could never have anticipated.He began to cry.Not loudly but softly. Breeana was confused but tried to comfort him in her own way by cradling his head against her belly.And for some minutes they stayed that way. They just stood and it was okay. Strange but okay."I'm sorry, Bree. Sorry that I made you feel the need to hide this from me."Oh, Reece. How could he be so uptight and downright annoying sometimes only to soften up and be nice later? She felt