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Shattered Bonds Chapter 58: Emlyn
Richie stands up immediately, pulling me from the chair. He hooks his fingers into my leggings and pulls them down, kneeling in front of me. He removes my shoes then taps my leg. “Step out.” He says quietly. When I’m naked in front of him, he runs his nose along my inner thigh, purring. He stands, lifting me and wrapping my legs around him, taking me to the bed. He lays me down gently, before removing his shoes. “Do you want me to leave my clothes on, Emlyn?” “Shirt off.” I’m not sure how much restraint I’ll have if Richie is naked, and we still have things to work through. But my body is screaming for him. It feels like forever since I got to enjoy his touch. He does as I ask, removing his shirt but leaving his pants on. He climbs on the bed, settling himself over top of me, laying between my legs before brushing his knuckles over my cheek. “You’re so beautiful, Emlyn Grace.” I know my eyes roll back into my head. He hasn’t called me Emlyn Grace in months. I always loved the soun
Shattered Bonds Chapter 59: Rich
I knew this was the first night that Emlyn could get a break from feeding Leander, so I took it upon myself to listen for him. I’m not used to the sounds my son makes, so while I would fall into a deep sleep, as soon as he made a noise, I would jolt awake. And, since I know my time is limited with both of them, I’m going to take advantage of the time I have. I can sleep after they go back to Canyon Ridge. Okay, that’s a lie. I’ve barely slept while they’ve been gone. I’ve gotten more sleep in the one day Emlyn has been here than I did all three days combined since I saw her last. I take Leander into my closet and notice that Emlyn’s scent lingers here because of her clothes. I’m hoping she leaves them. I’m hoping that this space feels like a place she wants to come to every day, a place where she can be with me and Leander. As I pull the shirt and jeans I plan to wear today off the hanger, I think about last night. Her scent has lingered on my face and hands. I dread her leaving and
Shattered Bonds Chapter 60: Emlyn
I don’t know why there would be a supernatural push against the Guardians. When our mothers first created the council, the supes were happy to have a place where they could come to have their concerns heard. In hindsight, that means that those who were abusing their power, or causing undo stress to their packs, clans, covens, etc were removed. So, if there is a push against the Guardians, it would be from those who have had their power taken from them because they abused it. Obviously, Lorelai was against Ailduin and what he stood for. Alpha Wyatt also seemed to be against Richie and his pack. If we’re correct, it will be a stand against all three of our packs. We’re still the strongest three packs in the country. It would take a well-organized, strategic attack to take all of us out. You couldn’t attack one pack without attacking all three, the others would come to the defense of the one being attacked and the attackers would be decimated. Looking back at the fae war, the number of
Shattered Bonds Chapter 61: Rich
I wasn’t sure I would be able to submit to Emlyn. It went against everything in me to submit. But for her, Finley and I were willing to do anything. For her, I could submit. I had no idea it would have the effect it did on her. ‘If we had, we would have submitted a long time ago.’ Finley says. ‘Really, Fin?’ ‘For our mate, yes. Never for anyone else, but for Emlyn and Morrigan, if that’s what they want from us, if that’s what they need from us, then we will do it every day to keep them at our sides.” That night, I got up with Leander as many times as I could. Even after Emlyn had pumped, I still had to wake her eventually. But I stayed with her, watching her and Leander and enjoying the last hours of our time together. The next morning, my heart was breaking. The thought of having to let them go, let them leave me again, nearly broke me. I walked Emlyn to her car, holding Leander until I finally had to put him in his car seat. When I did, I hopped into the front passenger seat. “
Shattered Bonds Chapter 62: Emlyn
When I left Shadow Falls, I felt like I left my heart behind. Hearing Finley’s howl at us leaving only made it worse. When I return to Canyon Ridge, I’m almost immediately called to Cohen’s office. I drop my bags in my room and head to his office. When I get there, I can see he’s stressed out. “I need your help, Emlyn.” He says, as I sit down in front of his desk where he’s currently pacing quickly enough that he will soon wear a path in in the flooring. “I thought that was kind of what I was doing here, Cohen.” I watch as he runs his hand through his hair, remembering too late that he pulled it into a man-bun. Pieces of his black hair fall into his face as he continues to pace in front of me. “I had planned to complete the Luna ceremony this week to make you an official pack member. But now, after Mom told me about the concerns for a pending war…” He stops, turning to look at me. “I know who my mate is Emlyn. I’ve known for months. But she’s underage. At first, there was too muc
Shattered Bonds Chapter 63: Rich
After getting over my sister being mated to Cohen, I realized he was right. It’s not any different than it was for me. It’s just, well, she’s my sister. My little sister. “Get over it, I had to.” Emerson says, coming into Cohen’s office where we’re meeting to discuss the potential for war. “So, does this mean you’ll be asking Malin to be your acting Luna?” I ask Cohen hopefully. He looks at me sheepishly. “Yeah, and I’ve already talked to Emlyn. I know she’ll talk to you, but I think she’s planning to stay here another week or so to get Malin settled before she moves back to Shadow Falls.” My heart soars. I didn’t really have time to talk to Emlyn past my disbelief that she bet against me. “Not against you.” She had said. “Just in favor of Malin.” She had kissed me softly and I forgot why I cared. “Go, I’ll bring Leander to you when he wakes up. I’ve been pumping for the last couple of days, so you’ll be able to feed him.” First, I get a kiss, then I find out I get to feed my so
Shattered Bonds Chapter 64: Emlyn
With the new information that Alpha Wyatt might be working with the witches, Richie felt he needed to get back to Shadow Falls and make sure the pack is ready for an attack. I really wanted him to stay longer, but I understood why he had to go. And the sooner I get Malin trained to become acting Luna, the sooner I can go home. Home. I think I’m ready to consider Shadow Falls my home. I feel even more confident about that after I got a call from Lily. “Hey Emlyn.” “Hey Lily. How are you? Are you and Aolis still having problems with the fae?” “We are. Lorelei got away and we’re hearing rumors that she is planning another attack, but Ailduin and Aolis can’t get enough information on when or where. How about you? I heard something about witches?” “Yeah, but it’s the same thing. We can’t get enough information to plan an offensive move, so we’re just increasing all of our patrols.” “Be safe, I worry about all of you.” “We will. Was there another reason for your call?” “Well, yeah. I
Shattered Bonds Chapter 65: Rich
I hated giving up even a day with Emlyn and Leander, but the pack needed me. I had already given them enough reason to question me as their Alpha. I wasn’t going to give them another. I also know that Emlyn will understand and appreciate that I am sacrificing my time with them for the good of the pack. When I arrived home, I was shocked to find that Maeve’s ‘family’ was a younger brother and sister. When I questioned Xander, he said the rest of her family is dead and she is the head of her family, even though she’s barely an adult herself. I could tell she wasn’t happy about having her family here, in my pack. I was worried about her using her time here against us, and she was worried about the pack hurting her sister and brother. I remember her saying that Gwen had threatened her family. She must have meant these two. Her sister, Meadow, couldn’t be more than 15 and her brother, Tate is even younger at 12 or 13. When I called her to my office, I wasn’t surprised to see Xander come
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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
