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Chapter 19NightBryn and I left Dom, Lance, and Tavi to make their plans and headed home. As we closed the door behind us, we let out heavy sighs.“I’m happy,” Bryn murmured. “But it was tough. I feel like I’ve been carrying the entire world on my shoulders since yesterday, and now I’ve finally let some of that burden go.”“I hear you.” I pulled her close and then lifted her into my arms, carrying her like the queen she was. She was coming up on eight months already. It seemed these last few weeks of her pregnancy had passed so quickly. “My meeting with the council went really well.”“Did you tell them off?” she asked, wrapping her arms around my shoulders.“I didn’t have to.” I carried her into the living room and sat on the couch with her in my lap. “The pack did that for me.”“That’s awesome!” She nuzzled under my chin and slipped her hands down to my chest. “Tell me everything.”“At first, they were very resistant to the third phase of the merger, but many of our pack members def
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She moved closer to me and lay her cheek against my chest. I wrapped my arms around her, stroking her back. She and I had made huge strides for the betterment of our packs, but the threat of Troy hanging over our heads made it hard to really appreciate how far we’d come. I’d have to go out there soon to deal with him and put an end to all of this. That time would probably come the minute my hunting team returned, when I’d head out with them to track him down.“There are too many unknowns,” Bryn said. “Too many loose ends. It feels like if even one more thing goes wrong, everything we’ve worked for will fall apart.”“I know how you feel.” I ran my fingers through her hair. The strands passed like silk ribbons between my fingers. “We’ve worked so hard, and the thought of it all falling apart is too painful to consider.”She looked up. “It almost sounds like you’re about to say ‘but.’”I smiled. “But there’s nothing we can do at this very second. Nothing more that can be done tonight. It
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I threw off the covers, freshened up, then went downstairs. As I got closer to the kitchen, I heard laughter, and I realized that laughter didn’t belong to Night. It was Mom and Violet, chatting and giggling.I entered the kitchen and found the two of them standing by the stove. Violet was making the pancakes. She flipped one, and I watched the sweet, golden-brown treat soar in mid-air before landing in the pan again. My stomach rumbled, and the baby gave another ferocious kick.“Bryn, honey,” Mom said, turning a beaming smile toward me. “Have breakfast with us.”“With the grandmas!” Violet added, shifting the pancake onto a plate where a couple dozen of them were stacked.“The grandmas?” I repeated with a smile. “It almost sounds like you two could be a band.”Violet and Mom exchanged a mischievous glance. “But we could, couldn’t we?” Violet asked. “I’ll do the vocals, and you the flute, Glenda?”“Oh, absolutely.” Mom nodded.I laughed as I sat down at the table, which was already co
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The fact that you have these worries already bodes well for your future as a mother. It’s important to think about these things; it’ll make it easier if and when those things come up.”“I guess that’s true.”“It’s normal to have these anxieties when your due date nears,” Violet said. “But if you find that they’re really gnawing at you, you should talk to Night about it. I know he was feeling a bit down, but I’m sure he’ll be open to hearing your worries.”I nodded. It was reasonable advice. “Night was feeling the pressures of being an alpha, but I think he’s been doing a lot better. Our recent successes have helped bolster his confidence, but it was tough for a while there. He even kept the fact that Lance was my brother from me.”Mom’s eyes widened, and Violet demanded, “He did that to you?”“Lance asked him to keep it a secret from everyone, including me.”She let out a tight sigh. “Fates above, I’m so sorry on my son’s behalf. If you need me to, I can give him an earful.”Mom frown
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It came to me that this was a pivotal moment. I was always planning on being involved with the search for Troy’s lair—after all, I was the only one who had an idea what the lair looked like—but it meant that I would be going out into the thick of it. I was heavily pregnant, and I’d be leaving the safety of our territory to find a dangerous, crazed man. The Night I had gotten to know months ago would never have let me do something this risky. But how would he react now?There was a pause, and I watched Night’s face closely as the gears turned in his mind. And then, he said, “Bryn, I need you with me.”A flood of emotion, of relief, of love came to me then, rocking me so hard, I actually swayed on my feet.“Of course. I’ll get ready now.”“Wait, Bryn.” Lance stepped up. “It’s too dangerous. If you just tell us what to look for, I’m sure we can find it—”“Lance, no,” Night interrupted before I could open my mouth. “It’s okay. Bryn is the only one who can lead us to Troy’s hideout. She’s
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She rolled her eyes. “Great. I guess you’re going to try to make up for two decades’ worth of annoyance.”“That wasn’t my plan at all. Or, it wasn’t before you said that.”I chuckled. It made me giddy to hear them argue like siblings. Compared to Dom, Lance was much stiffer around Bryn, but he was obviously getting used to his role. He was treating Bryn the way I did Tavi, so the scene felt very familiar.We continued our trek. When we arrived on Garou territory, the somber mood of the young wolf who met us at the entrance drained the happy mood right out of us. He had clothes ready for us, including a dress for Bryn.“You’re earlier than we were expecting,” he said. He spoke calmly—in fact, everything about him seemed calm, if stiff. But his dark brown eyes carried that wide, faraway look reserved for those who were suffering very deeply.We shifted to our human forms and accepted the clothes with thanks.“Follow me,” he said. “It’s…it’s a real mess inside.”That turned out to be an
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“That sort of arrogance was the reason we left our packs and started this one,” she said. “We weren’t exactly being killed for no reason, but we know what it’s like to be ruled under an alpha’s iron fist. It fucking sucks that we’re back to square one.”“It’s not your fault,” Lance told her. “It’s no one’s fault besides Troy’s. We’re searching for him now, and we’re not leaving the area until we’re sure that he’s dead.”Dom and I nodded along with his words. We were on a mission, and that mission wouldn’t be complete until Troy was dead and buried.“If you need help, we know these lands pretty well. We can—”“Cat,” Leo interrupted, “I’m sure they’ve got things under control.”She paused, then said haltingly, “Oh. Sure. Of course. Sorry about that.”I kept my face neutral about the help that was offered and then taken back. Leo probably already felt stretched thin enough as it was. He probably hadn’t been alpha for more than a couple of years. This sort of attack wasn’t something you w
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The sense of dread hit so hard and so fast, I didn’t understand where it was coming from. Not until a wolf to my right suddenly broke off, her jaws snapping at something I couldn’t see. We all came to an abrupt stop as ferals surrounded us.“Bryn, stay close to me!” Night barked, sinking his fangs into a feral who had lunged at him. He tossed the wolf away.I was already moving in as close as I could get without pressing against him. Lance and Dom swarmed in next to me, forming a triangle to protect me from the attack. I looked around, my heart racing at the sheer number of ferals darting in and out between the trees. One by one, our wolves were being overwhelmed by the incoming ferals.“Where the hell did they come from?” Lance growled, then snapped at a wolf when they got too close.“We’ll figure it out later!” Dom replied. “We need to get Bryn out of here!”Every passing second felt like a lifetime. It was like we were in the eye of a tornado of vicious, sharp teeth. My heart rate
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