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101 - RykerShe’s alive. I have her in my arms. The sheer panic is starting to fade, but my whole body is shaking with the release. I never understood what drove my dad to the point of being permanently injured when my mom was taken until right now. Kennedy isn’t even marked yet, but my entire being shut down. I had no other thoughts than her, no other feeling than fear. My only desire was to search to the ends of the earth to find her and bring her home after burning every last wolf that’s responsible for her capture.I take another deep breath of her warm honey scent. I don’t even care who is around. My guys won’t let a single person anywhere near us. She tries to pull back, but I can’t let her, not yet. I need this, her, close. My wolf needs her to stay focused. He’s tracking the area surrounding our spot. Listening for sudden movements or a change in the wind.“Ryker…Please… I need you to listen. Can you do that? There are innocent people here. We can’t harm everyone. No
102 - Kennedy“We can use the arena to hold everyone. No offense Finn, but we need to watch all your followers. We have no idea who is working with Amy.”“No offense, Luna. I understand. So will they.”“Can I ask you something?” Bennet steps around Ryker and I. “Why are you using her title?”Finn scoffs and crosses his arms. He still hasn’t risen from his kneeling position on the ground. He is purposely keeping himself at a disadvantage to show his compliance. “She’s a Luna, have you not noticed? Being her gamma and all, I thought you would have that basic information.”Bennet growls and moves to step forward. I stop him with my hand wrapped in the waistband of his shorts. “Bennet, please. I want to go home and we have to figure out where Amy is and what she’s up to. Now that I know all the attacks and crazy sh*t that has been happening recently is her fault. We need to take care of these people that she has abused, figure out who is actually loyal to her and, I guess, her dad
103 - Kennedy“Oh! My girl! How are you?!” Sarah is bustling towards the SUV as we step out. Or, I should really say, as Ryker steps out. He still won’t put me down. Bennet is walking close enough to brush my foot with each swing of his arm.“I’m okay Sarah. Just a few bumps and bruises.” Ryker and Bennet both huff at the same time. I roll my eyes. “I am fine. See,” Igesture towards my face which is already feeling better. “Being this close to Ryker has me healing in record time.”“Well, we need to get you a good hot meal and a visit with Doctor Bradshaw, then straight to bed.” She commands.“No, I want to go to my office. We need to know what Amy is up to, we need to know what Claude is up to and I don’t want to do that from our bed. I am sick of being bedridden because of other people trying to get to you through me.” I look at Ryker. “It makes me look as weak as they assume I am. I know I look like sh*t, but I am truly okay. My physical being can’t be more important than
104 - Kennedy“Alright that’s enough. We need a break and need to sleep. No training tomorrow for anyone. That will give our omegas time to rest and feed our guests. Is that okay with you Luna?” Josh asks me as I scour another book.I kind of stopped listening after I got the basics on how the trials will go for each person we brought in last night. Ryker can tell what rank each person is and they are questioned differently based on that. It’s not a segregation thing, but a practicality thing. Omegas will have different answers than warriors or higher ranks. He can also tell if a higher rank is trying to hide among the masses. I guess some small packs have tried a trojan horse method to overthrow leadership, but they have also used it to protect children of fallen alphas who could be at higher risk for attack.I know that Ryker and Josh brough me these books as a joke after taking them right out of Claude’s hands, but I am curious as to what can be so important to a guy like him
105 - RykerHow did I f*cking miss this? There is no way we missed this.“Actually, it is possible if Kennedy is right and she is alpha born. Someone would have had to teach her how to suppress her aura. But she could do it. I don’t care either way.” Alpha is trying to keep me level headed. I have to stay level headed.“So you would have me kill them on sight? No questions asked?” I want his honest opinion. I have never questioned a kill, but this is emotional due to Kennedy and I can’t just kill at will because someone made me angry.“If she is as involved as it appears, she has tried to kill your mate more than once and will continue to do so if given the chance. So yes, I would kill Amy on sight. I don’t recall Janelle being as involved, just always around Amy.”“I need to check on Danny. Janelle is a favorite of his.”“RYKER, STOP!” I hear Kennedy behind me as I move to the truck.“Lamb, you can’t come this time. I’m sorry. I don’t want you to see this.”“The hell I’m not!
106 - RykerCalvin is walking up with Finn in silver cuffs. His wrists are red from the silver, but aren’t raw and bloody like he has been fighting them. It’s what most wolves do. What they don’t seem to understand is that the cuffs are designed to withstand even me. No one can break free from them.Finn knows what he is here for and he has accepted that fate. He thinks he is going to die here today. What he doesn’t know is that Alpha and I have searched through his and his wolf’s mind. He truly thought he was doing what was asked of him as the best course of action for these pack members. He now understands he wasn’t made to be the leader because he was the best choice of the options, but because he is expendible. Amy, his mate doesn’t want him, because of his rank and current status of being a rogue. No one deserves to suffer the way he has, the way my mate did at my hands. I won’t let it happen again.“Gather round!” I call out to the group of rogues trying and failing to s
107 - KennedyI hold onto Amy as she tries to get out of my grasp. I don’t break eye contact with her as I address my mate. “Go, Ryker. I have her. Stop him. He won’t come for her.” I whisper. This is something I am sure of and something she never thought of based on the look on her face. He kisses the side of my head.“I won’t be far, Lamb. Call if you need me.” I shove his chest as another roar comes from the other side of the arena. It is chaos right now.“”Urm,” She tries to get out of my grasp again, but I dig my nails in and find my aura is pressing down on her like hands on her shoulders. She is too weak for me. “He…will…He will come and save me.” She grunts.“If he was going to come for you, why are you still at my mercy? You did not get Ryker as a mate, you could not gain control of this pack or the rogue pack that you brought with you. You also sold out his hiding place. You are not worth his effort anymore.”She spits in my face. “Bullshit. He will come for me and kill
108 - KennedyI look around even though I can smell Ryker isn’t near me. His scent is on the pillow, but it is faint. I don’t think he stayed long after I fell asleep. I get up slowly, my body is so sore even my hair hurts.Slowly, one painful step at a time I head into the shower again, hoping the hot spray will unlock my rigid muscles. I take my time, it’s a strange feeling, but I don’t have any motivation to do anything right now. I know that the rogues who sided with us last night are being taken care of and anyone who went against us either died or is in a cell somewhere. I should check in on everyone who was affected by the fire, but I know that is being handled too. I can just feel it, the pack is such a well oiled machine that now the tasks have been set up and delegated, I am not needed. It’s almost like being back to square one, like when I first got here, but the difference is now I can feel the pack buzzing like a current under my skin. That’s new since yesterday.I d
3 - Elara“It’s been weeks since we have had any issues. Why are they coming now?” I growl at my dad, who gives me that look like I am dangerously close to crossing a line. I don’t really care though. I’m three years from my full transition, and my instincts don’t want me to take a backseat to pack endeavors. Having some foreign newbie Alpha coming in like a white knight to save me is the opposite of what I need right now.“He is coming as a part of his training as well as yours, Elara. You need to learn to work with neighboring alphas. And, just because we haven’t had any more issues directly doesn’t mean the fighting has stopped. You know that as well as I do. I believe Austin was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but until we get to the bottom of the fighting, we cannot rest. You know this. Don’t be difficult, my little warrior.” He pats my shoulder patronizingly with a wink. He knows I hate that sh*t.“Ugh. Fine. You’re right, I know you’re right.” I rub my forehead. He’s never
2-BenIt’s been months since we have heard from Kennedy. She’s only called a handful of times since she’s been gone, but it’s been too long. I can feel something is wrong. The gaping hole in my chest has felt heavy for weeks now, but with the winter weather settling in, the feeling is becoming suffocating. Something is so off that I can feel it viscerally.WHAM!“F*ck, man! Are you good?” I hear Jason’s question tinted with amusement. “You do know you’re supposed to defend yourself, right?”“F*ck off.” I jump to my feet and reset, ready to beat his ass this time.“Let. Her. Go!” He grunts, accenting each word with a strike I have to dodge. “You can’t have her. She isn’t yours anymore.” That had me seeing red. I felt the surge of hatred and adrenaline mix in my veins and I go on the offensive. Punch after punch. Kick after kick, sending out all the feelings of dread at Kennedy’s loss. “That’a boy! There’s our Beta. I knew you were still in there somewhere.” I know what he’s saying is t
1 - BenShe’s gone. Just like that Kennedy was snatched up by some Alpha assh*le who doesn’t even care about her. He admitted to not wanting a mate and I know Kennedy wanted out of the pack. She wanted to leave and live her own life, coming back only when she chose it, not before. We all expected her to come back, that was the plan. But I had to watch her get into someone else’s SUV and drive away.I can feel Jeremiah’s stare on the side of my face, but I can’t deal with him right now. I don’t want anyone to try and console me. I know she isn’t my mate, but that didn’t stop me from hoping she could be one day. She’s the only girl in our pack that has ever interested me. We never dated because of Jer’s hands off rule. Of course, Tommy, Jason and I side-stepped the rule a bit. If Jer has any idea, he’s never said a thing.I didn’t notice I walked away until I came to the doors of the gym. We all spent a ton of time here together. Especially after she was taken. The four of us when crazy
I am jumping back into Silver Crescent Pack to explore what is happening in Ben's world after Kennedy leaves with Ryker. This story will be more drawn out as I work through this and two other works. You can expect updates on the weekends. If I can throw in a bonus chapter in the middle of the week, you know I will!Here's their synopsis:Ben thought he’d already lost his chance. Watching Kennedy walk away—into another pack, into another male’s arms, by force—nearly broke him. She didn’t choose him. She chose freedom. And though it gutted him to admit it, Ben knew why. She never wanted to be tied down. Not to him. Not to anyone. She was hurt that everyone she trusted let her go. No one tried to stop Ryker from taking her. She was his mate, his property to take. Ben's heart was torn between a woman he had loved from a distance for as long as he could remember, and his responsibility to his Alpha and his pack.So, he buried the ache under duty.Now, as Beta of the Silver Cresceant Pack,
41 - FinnI’m trying to figure out why both the Luna and Alpha are being so cryptic about this. I mean, at least Kennedy told me she wants to give us a house, which is insane, but still something to work with. If I wasn’t being weighed down I would be tossing and turning trying to figure out what they are up to. But as it is, I am warm and comfortable and for the first time in a long time, I feel like I am right where I am meant to be.I doze listening to the soft snores of both girls in my arms.“FIIIIINNNNN!!!!” I launch off the couch and over the back ready for a fight after Trinity’s yell. Eyes wide scanning for what made her call for me like that only to be met with laughter. “It worked, Bennet!” She squeals happily.“Someone is wound awfully tight after sleeping so long.” I continue to scan, ignoring him, blinking to get the dryness out of my eyes, asshole.I see Bennet and Trinity sitting at the island next to Gabriel and Peyton. “Where’s Landon? And what were you screaming
40 - FinnSeveral happy hours later we head back into check on the kids and attempt to find a place to sleep. Unfortunately for Bennet, the couch in the living room is it. He can’t be mad at us though, this packhouse was not designed like Ryker’s in Dark Moon, a mansion that holds a hundred people. I actually really enjoy it here. Every space is used, nothing wasted or unnecessary. I fall asleep with Greta tucked in between me and the back of the couch thinking about all of her concerns with the kids. Hell, they’re my concerns too. The bonds we have with all the kids, but Trinity specifically, are unlike anything I have experienced before. Even as a pup when Nan took me in, I never felt the pull to her like I feel to that little girl. I drift off thinking about what I want next in this life, now that I have finally achieved the only thing I ever wanted…a home.My dreams are lucid. Greta and I walking hand in hand, Trinity running around our legs in a field. They are both laughing and
39 - FinnToo excited to do anything else Greta and I cuddle on the couch talking into the early hours of the morning. Ryker said he has ideas of how to make this happen quickly for us, but he needed to catch some zzz’s before Rosie wakes up from her latest nap. He’s doing his best to support his mate through these early days, which I commend and envy him a little.Greta sighs deeply, but doesn’t say anything. I feel a wash of sadness come over her through the bond, but she is curled up against my side with her head tucked under my chin so I can’t see her expression.“Hey,” I whisper, squeezing her hip gently, “Talk to me.”Another sigh and then a sniffle and I can’t take the suspense anymore. I pull her up into my lap so she’s forced to look at me even though she keeps her eyes closed like it’s going to stop me from seeing how red they are.“Greta, babe, you have to talk to me.” I plead. “What’s going on in that stubborn head?”She’s trying to calm her breathing, but it's ragged and
Hi all. I apologize for being absent the last week. I was a much needed break from all things electronic and somewhat out of my control. I am back, diving into the conclusion to The Warrior's mate and concepts for new stories to follow once I am done here.I appreciate all of the readers who have been following me since the beginning and any new readers just joining in.
38 - FinnThe living room is good and full of people when we finally make it inside. I am not a fan of crowds, but there is so much excitement around the birth of Kennedy and Ryker’s baby, I can’t help but smile along with everyone else. Trinity wiggles out of my arms, but grabs my hand in her tiny little fingers. She is clearly in charge here.I look over my shoulder at Greta, but all I get is a smile and a shoulder shrug as she walks off towards the kitchen and I am dragged closer to the crowded couch where I can see the top of Kennedy’s head through the mass of wellwishers surrounding her.“Come on Finn, look at, look at!” Trinity moves like our bodies are the same size and I can wade through the legs of adults like she does. “Come on Finn!” She says, annoyed at the slow pace. A few people move at her fireceness, smiling at the demands of a determined child.When I finally get through, the sight stops me in my tracks. Kennedy is glowing holding a tiny pink blanket. All I can make