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Chapter 35: Rich
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CooperWell, the truth is finally out in the open.
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Shattered Bonds Chapter 36: Emlyn
When Cayd and I set out to Araphyra, we detour to the council. Richie had told me that they needed my statement about Alpha Samuel but with everything going on, I hadn’t had a chance to come see them. When I do, they indicate that my statement matches Richie’s, as I expected. I stand to leave when one of the older council members stops me. “Guardian Emlyn, may we speak with you on another matter?” “Of course.” I say, sitting back down. “We understand that there have been some problems between you and Alpha Richard of Shadow Falls pack.” “Yes, that is correct.” I’m not surprised that they know this. Mom and Leana had said they were going to see if the council elders had any answers. Since I never heard back, I assumed the answer was no. “We have reached out to King Ailduin. He did not have any knowledge of something like this happening in the past.” I nod, I’m not surprised. No one seems to know why or how this situation is occurring. “Guardian Emlyn, what is your impression of Lu
Shattered Bonds Chapter 37: Rich
When I raced to Safe Haven pack, I didn’t stop to think that Emerson had told me I was persona non grata. I was reminded instantly when the border patrols surrounded me and let up the howl of an intruder. I shifted so I could speak to them. “It’s me, Alpha Richard. I’m here to speak to Alpha Emerson and Emlyn.” A dark wolf that looks familiar shifts as well and Clint is standing in front of me. “Clint? What are you doing here running patrols for Safe Haven?” I ask, momentarily distracted by his presence. “I’m Beta of Safe Haven now, Alpha Richard.” “Call me Rich, Clint, like you always have. And congratulations. I didn’t realize it had become official.” “Yes, about a month ago.” I realize that I wasn’t invited. My pack and I weren’t invited to a Beta ceremony involving two of my friends, Emerson and Clint. I shouldn’t be surprised, but I am, and I’d be lying if I said it didn’t sting. I’m sure Emlyn attended and Cayd too, most likely. “I need to speak to Emerson.” I watch as hi
Shattered Bonds Chapter 38: Emlyn
Cayd and I drive up the longest driveway I’ve ever seen, but the time flies. As soon as we passed the gate, the glamour around the area disappeared and the beautiful fae lands presented themselves in front of us. “Oh, wow.” I say, leaning forward, trying to take it all in. Everything is in bright, vivid colors. The grounds are in full bloom. “It looks…” Cayd says, sounding as amazed as I feel. “Magical!” I finish for him. “Yeah, it’s like every fairy tale land come to life.” He says, reverently. “Wow, Lily’s going to be Queen here one day?” I ask. Talk about intimidating! “Lucky girl!” I laugh. “You never know, Cayd, maybe you’ll find your mate here and you can come live here too.” When we turn a corner in the road and see the magnificent glass castle in front of us, we are both struck speechless. I’ve never seen anything so beautiful in my life. “How can something so incredible, look so delicate?” I ask in amazement. “I have no idea. I mean, the sprites are cool, but this….t
Shattered Bonds Chapter 39: Rich
I scheduled the meeting with Gwen’s father and Alpha three days after confronting Gwen. I informed Emerson and he told me that Uncle Eli would be joining him as well. I asked Xander and Leana to sit in with us. When Alpha Carter and Beta Trevor arrive, everyone is already in my office. I have Jackson show them into the office and I offer them a drink. “I’m hoping that this is a notification that you are finally going to be making my daughter your official Luna, Alpha Richard.” Beta Trevor says to me. His Alpha is watching me. Protocol would be that I would have Gwen in the room if I were going to tell her father that I’m claiming her as my Luna. “What is this about, Alpha Richard?” Alpha Carter asks. He took in the room when he walked in. He recognized Uncle Eli as the recent Alpha and Emerson as the current Alpha of Safe Haven pack. I fold my hands, watching Beta Trevor. I asked Xander to watch the Alpha. “It has come to my attention, Beta Trevor, that your daughter engaged the s
Shattered Bonds Chapter 40: Emlyn
There is something peaceful about Araphyra. It soothes my soul and my mind being here. My first night, I slept better than I have in months. Since my birthday, really. I used to sleep great next to Richie, well, when we’d finally get around to sleeping. I’m lying in bed, thinking about Richie. I rub my stomach, feeling my little guy move around. “I’m sorry your father isn’t here to watch you grow. I know he wants to be a part of your life, little guy. It’s just not the right time for him or me. But we had some really good times and one of those was when we made you. And I can’t wait to meet you.” I finally get up and get ready for the day. I need to take care of business here so I can get home. I need to start planning a life for me and my son. I should contact Cohen and see if he still needs an acting Luna. I think I’m pretty good at the job. When I get to the dining room where we met for lunch yesterday, I see my friend. “LILY!” I rush to her and hug her. “Oh my goddess, Emlyn!
Shattered Bonds Chapter 41: Xander
I found the witch, but she was not what I expected. I thought she’d have the heavy goth look that some witches have. But this girl, and she is a girl, barely an adult if that, this girl looks....well.....normal. She looks like a girl I’d see at the university dressed in jeans, a t-shirt, and sneakers with her hair up in a pony-tail. A strawberry blond ponytail that is currently bouncing across her back as she moves quickly through the throng of people. She’s tiny, like she doesn’t eat enough food. I notice that her t-shirt is well worn, and her jeans have holes in them, not the kind that are put there by a designer. And I’m not sure why I even care since she’s the one that caused these problems. Well, Gwen did really, but she’s the witch that made it happen. As I watch her, following her to wherever she is going, she turns her head and for a moment, her emerald-green eyes look right onto my gray ones. “Mate.” Einar, my wolf, says in my head. Well, fuck me! The fucking witch that des
Shattered Bonds Chapter 42: Emlyn
I wake in what looks like a hospital room. It takes me a moment to remember why I’m here. As soon as I do, my hands go to my stomach. “Emlyn!” Cayd says. He was sitting beside my bed. “How’s Leander?” I ask, terrified I did something to my son. “My grandfather?” Cayd asks, frowning. “Do I need to get the doctor? Is something wrong with your head?” “No, Cayd. Leander is what I’ve decided to call my son.” His smile is huge. “You’re naming your son after my grandfather?” “Yes, is he okay?” I ask impatiently. “Yeah, yeah, he is. Morrigan protected him from whatever the fuck it was that you did.” “What do you mean?” “You were glowing, Em. Like from the inside out and when you blasted that power, light shot out from every finger, every toe, your eyes, your ears, your mouth pretty much everywhere.” “Whoa.” “Yeah, whoa. How do you feel?” “Tired. Did it work? “Yeah, it worked. Aolis and Ailduin were impressed. And because it was their power, the light fae weren’t impacted, only the
Shattered Bonds Chapter 43: Rich
When I left my office, I knew where I needed to go. I needed to see the only person I knew who could help me. When I got there, I raised my hand to knock, but before I could, my mother opened the door. “Richard! Come in.” She says, stepping back and letting me in. I can hear the playlist that my father made for my mother before I was born playing in the background. She loves it and I’ve heard it thousands of times growing up. My father has added to it over the years, but my mother refuses to have another one. She loves this one. “How are you, son?” I grit my teeth, holding back tears. I finally feel like I’m getting some control over what’s been going on, but my biggest concern now is Emlyn and our son and I feel like that is still completely out of my control. “Ahhh, Rich.” She says, and she puts her hands on either side of my face. I don’t know what it is about my mother’s hands. They are cool, gentle and emit so much love all with one touch. I close my eyes, letting her mot
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Shattered Bonds Author's Note
Hello everyone, Thank you for being on this journey with me. Emlyn and Richie's story wrote itself in my head and while it wasn't meant to be the first of the next generation books, it pushed it's way forward. I know this book went through some emotional roller coasters, so thank you for sticking with it. Because it was the first in the series, I gave glimpses and hints of the other stories that I'm planning to write. Lily and Aolis's story is next up. I'm going to take a break for the rest of the year, but early January, be on the look out for Enchanting the Prince. I know some of you mentioned wanting to see more of Lily's strength when Emlyn was in Araphrya, but my focus wasn't on Lily. You'll see plenty of her strength in her book and since we'll be in Araphrya, we'll get to see all sorts of fun, magical creatures. In addition to Lily and Aolis, I have a plan to write Xander and Maeve's story, Leana's story, and Cayd's story. I'm debating on Malin, Quinn and Riley. I may do a gr
Shattered Bonds Bonus Holiday Chapter
“Momma, why are we going into the city?” My son asks me. “We’re going to see Uncle Xander, Aunt Maeve, Uncle Cayd and Aunt Madelyn. The humans decorate the city this time of year with pretty lights, and they have a park where you can play in the snow, they have hot chocolate and they give away candy canes.” I tell Leander. “But you can’t say anything about being an Alpha or a werewolf son. This is a human city, they don’t know about us and we want to keep it that way.” Richie adds. “Why Daddy?” Briella asks him. I look at him. It’s a lot to explain to a two-year-old. “Well, pumpkin, humans can’t do a lot of the things that werewolves can and they get jealous.” “Like what?” Leander asks. “They don’t have wolf spirits and because they don’t, they can’t shift, which means they can’t hear or smell or see like we do.” “That’s terrible. What a boring life.” Leander says. “We think so.” Richie tells them, laughing. “Oh, and they’re not as strong as us, so be careful if you end of pla
Shattered Bonds Epilogue 2: Emlyn
Two years later “Daddddeeeeeeee.” I watch as my daughter races past me arms extended to her father, her sandy blond curls bouncing around her face as she runs. From the moment she was born, she was a daddy’s girl. Richie reaches down and scoops her up. “What is it, pumpkin?” “Lender won’t pway with me.” She hasn’t quite gotten Leander’s name down as she tells her father why she's upset. I turn and watch my three-year-old son walk into the room. He may look like me, but his swagger is all his father’s. I’ve seen him watching Richie and mimicking his walk and he has it down. His arms are swinging out to his side and away from his body, like Richie’s. Unlike his father, Leander doesn’t have the muscle tone to cause his arms to push out the way Richie’s do, so instead it looks like a cute attempt to look like a grownup. “Dad, I can’t play with her, I’m busy doing Alpha stuff.” Alpha stuff? I roll my eyes. My son is three, the only ‘Alpha stuff’ he has to do is stay healthy and grow b
Shattered Bonds Epilogue 1: Rich
Several months later Life is perfect. My mate is pregnant with our daughter, our son is happy, healthy and very active, and our pack is thriving. While my father is still assisting Xander with the business, he seems to be taking it in stride, along with on-line classes, having a mate and a pre-made made family all at once. While that nasty witch Levana hasn’t bothered the pack again, that doesn’t mean she hasn’t been causing Maeve, and therefore, Xander lots of problems. He knows that if he needs anything, the pack will be there. Leana has taken her place at the council. I think she’s finally accepted her mate. She had to have a long discussion with our mother about it, but not unexpectedly, our mother was understanding and supportive. While we were fighting our battle with the packs, she was busy fighting a war with the vampires. I didn’t realize how far reaching the discontent with the Guardians had become, but in hindsight, it makes sense. All supernatural beings who break our l
Shattered Bonds Chapter 76: Emlyn
I feel so much better. In that moment the she-wolf said ‘mate’, I was terrified. But after Richie spent time calming me, letting me open my presents from him, confirming that we’re mates, I feel better. I feel like I’m ready to celebrate! Richie doesn’t leave my side. We walk around, talking to our family and pack members. Everyone notices the necklace and the watch, and he smiles at me as I tell them all that one was my gift from last year and one was my gift for this year. As we all move into the dining room for the dinner feast that has been prepared for me, Richie walks me to our seats, but rather than sit, he waits for everyone else to take their places. “Family, friends, pack members. Today we celebrate one of the most amazing women I’ve ever had the privilege of meeting. And that’s saying something since we all know our packs are full of Guardians.” Everyone laughs at that. “We’ve all had a rough year, none worse than Emlyn.” He pulls me too him, wrapping his arm around me a
Shattered Bonds Chapter 75: Rich
I know Emlyn is nervous about her birthday. I can feel her nearly constant anxiety through our bond. I love always knowing what Emlyn is feeling or if something is wrong. So, I knew this birthday was causing her stress. I also know, she has nothing to worry about. There is no way that history will repeat itself. It can’t. We’re marked and mated. I want her to realize the past is in the past. And unlike last year, I want to finally give her the watch I had made special for her. It’s been in my drawer for a year. And this year, I had a necklace made for her too. I didn’t want a birthday to go by without getting her a special gift. I don’t ever want to miss celebrating these special moments. However, I nearly cancel when she starts getting sick. I was terrified that I had underestimated her level of stress, even with our bond. Once I realize she’s pregnant and the similarities from last year are making her stress even worse, I make a point to push a calming aura to her even more freque
Shattered Bonds Chapter 74: Emlyn
If I’d thought that Richie and I needed time to reconnect, our time on the island was exactly what we needed. We made love, swam, made love, ate, made love, slept. Finley chased Morrigan, Finley caught Morrigan, Morrigan chased Finley and they each marked the other in wolf form, solidifying our overall bond. The weekend was amazing, and I didn’t want it to end, but we both had to get back to the real world. We still have a pack to run. When we get back, Richie schedules an official Luna ceremony, having me take my oath again in front of the pack and having them swear their loyalty to me. It’s not necessary, the pack has already recognized me as his mate and their Luna, but he insisted that we make it official in front of the entire pack. Afterward, we begin to fall into the same pattern we used to have. Richie and I always made a great team. The pack is again running smoothly and before I know it, I’m planning a party for Cayd’s going away. He will be starting college and like Xande
Shattered Bonds Chapter 73: Rich
This week has been exhausting. If I thought the funerals for our pack members and those of Safe Haven were difficult, listening to the stories of a great Alpha and Luna was gut wrenching. Listening to everything Alpha Anders did, most of which was before I was born renews my passion and desire to be the best Alpha I can be. I know I can be that man with Emlyn by my side. But in order to do that, my mate needs to wear my mark. As soon as we’re home, I speak to my mother about going away with Emlyn. She is thrilled to be able to watch Leander, grumbling about having to fight Aunt Grace for time with her own grandson. I meet with Jackson, my Beta to ensure he’s prepared to run the pack in my absence. “It looks like Xander is going to remain in the pack, or in the city and continue to take online classes, so if you need anything…” “I have your dad, and both your brothers. Don’t worry, Alpha, I’ve got it covered. After the decimation of one pack, the dismemberment and absorption of anoth
Shattered Bonds Chapter 72: Emlyn
It was nice to be back in Safe Haven, even if it was for a terrible reason. I hadn’t seen everyone since I went to Araphyra. While Richie spent time with Quinn, I spent time with Riley. It’s strange now that both of us are adults and mated. Clint obviously adores my sister and he’ll be a good mate. Her flamboyance seems to have become a bit muted. That could just be the funerals, but it feels more permanent. It feels as if Clint calms my sister. She and Quinn were already best friends, just like I was with Cayd, Cohen and Clint. So, it will be seamless for them to begin working together now as a team for the pack. I spend a few minutes with Clint, catching up and threatening him that he better be a good mate to Riley. “You know I will be, Em. I’ve always wanted to find my mate. And now I have and she’s my best friend’s sister. It’s perfect. She’s perfect.” It’s been a very sad couple of days and as Richie and I pack Leander into our car, I know today will be even worse. Alpha Anders
