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96 - Kennedy“Kennedy! What the hell are you doing? You need to stay where you are safe. We don;t know what these rogues want.” Ryker growls in my head.“Is he talking to you too, Bennet? Or is he saving his irritation for me?” I side eye my gamma.“Oh, no, Luna. He’s probably more pissed at me than you. I might need you to intervene when this is all over. Otherwise you will be looking for a new bodyguard.” He laughs, clearly unphased by whatever Ryker is saying to him. “It is times like these when I really think finding my mate and having a son should be a bigger priority for me.” I laugh with him this time. At least he seems like he’s not scared of what his alpha will do to him for siding with me.“I just wish I could mindlink him back. This way we could get the fight over with and I could tell him that I am alright myself. THat would probably help a little bit.”“A very little bit.” He mumbles out as I hear a growl next to us.“Who…?” I look around but I can’t see much in the
97 - KennedyI grab at everything I can as Dirk continues to walk. They think I am just putting up a fight. It’s fine they can continue to be stupid. This is where their underestimation of me because I am human works in my favor.“Ryker! Come find me, baby.” I keep chanting in my head as I leave a trail of blood on everything I can. I’m just hoping it’s enough. It has to be enough. I know he can sense me when I am near, but I don’t know how that works out here. Does his Kennedy compass work outside the packhouse? Or is that just a home thing? I can’t be sure, so my injuries need to work for me now.I have no idea how long we walk, but my stomach hurts where Dirk the D*ck’s shoulder is digging in. I know he’s bouncing harder on purpose. I am going to enjoy watching him go down slowly and hopefully with a lot of pain. I am starting to get tired with the blood loss and being hung upside down for who knows how long and I can’t afford to fall asleep with these assholes around. Wh
98 - Ryker“Just take a breath.”“I WILL NOT CALM DOWN AND NO ONE LEAVES THIS FOREST UNTIL SHE IS FOUND!” I roar into the blackness.I am surrounded by every warrior that can be spared and every pack member that she has impacted. They are all here for her, to save her, when I couldn’t.“I didn't tell you to calm down, I’m not that stupid and none of us are calm. But, you are our best link to her and we can’t use that skill with you acting like a lunatic. Now snap out of it and tell us what she said.” Josh is doing his best to keep me level headed, I can feel it and see it and yet, I don’t give a sh*t. My mate has been taken right from under our noses.I wanted her home and safe, but she’s too stubborn to listen and this is what we get. I was right and now who knows what is happening to her. I can feel her, but it’s muddled. Like a frequency jam in my head. Add to that the fact that she figured out how to mindlink us. She doesn’t have a wolf, how the f*ck does that happen? She war
99 - Kennedy“I’m not sure how I am going to help you get your mate, but I don’t see why you need both Ryker and I.” Maybe if I keep him talking I can give my guys time to find the trail. “D*ck…I mean Dirk here hasn’t even told me your name. Your servants are trained poorly in the art of formal introduction etiquette.”That earns me a hard slap to the face. It comes out of nowhere and I topple sideways seeing flashes of white in my vision. My cheekbone might be broken with the amount of pain searing my face. I slowly crawl back up to a seated position, holding my left cheek in my hand.“I’m no f*cking servant, you little b*tch. I am a warrior.” Dirk spits at me.“Debatable.” I mumble out of the right side of my mouth. “You will lose your arm for that, just so you know.” I hope I sound as calm and unaffected as I think I do. I can see Dirk getting more angry. He looks like a cartoon with his head about to explode.As he winds up to hit me again, the unknown alpha grabs his arm an
100 - KennedyThis f*cking b*tch had something to do with Alpha Ryan’s attack?! All of my weariness and exhaustion melts instantly. She was behind Ryker almost losing his father and mother all to have a pack.I can feel my heart rate rise, my breathing is deep, but quick. She smiles at me like the crazy lunatic she is. She thinks I am scared of her. She couldn’t be more wrong. I am vibrating with anger and hatred towards her. My hands are bound in my lap. It’s the only thing keeping me from wrapping them around her neck.The one puzzle piece I don’t understand is the ‘we’ she kept saying. I don’t think she meant her mate. There’s no way he would have let her string him along for a decade. What did she mean by ‘we’?I rub my hands on my face, probably smearing blood in the process. I don’t care at this point, I just want to know what she knows so I can pass on the information when Ryker gets to me.“How was Ryker’s pack going to belong to you if his father died? He just would
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
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 an
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
37 - FinnGreta takes me by Ryker’s packhouse to shower and change. The perks of having clothes and supplies at my fingertips still surprises me sometimes. Cindy, this tiny little kitchen omega, packs us meals to go and we start our drive.“Uh…so how is this going to work?” I ask tentatively. We obviously have the physical part of being mated under control. Greta has even let me hold her hand most of the drive.“What do you mean?” She asks, but it’s not convincing. I know she’s been thinkin logistics too.“Well we are mated now and there is no way I’m going to sleep separate from you, but my apartment won’t fit you, me and up to four kids. Will your place fit all of us, or do we need to talk to Ryker about something else?” Her eyes go wide. Maybe she wasn’t thinking about the same logistics I was.“What makes you think that we are going to have up to four kids with us?” Her husky voice squeaks and it’s adorable. I can’t help but smile at how nervous she is. Kids were never on her
36 - GretaI am so full of mixed emotions. On the one hand I want to beat Janelle’s ass. I never really liked her anyway. Her and Amy were always too good to do any actual work or put effort into anything but chasing the leadership. Now I know why, but it doesn’t make them any less irritating. She will suffer for all of their crimes even if she isn’t the brains behind this operation. Everyone in this pack will put the most responsibility on her. It’s one hundred percent personal.I’m pulled out of my thoughts by a kiss to the neck. I suck in a breath at the sensation. “They have this handled. Grant said to get out of here before he throws up.” Finn whispers against the shell of my ear causing a wave of goosebumps to trail over my whole body. I just now notice we aren’t alone with Janelle and her other teammates. Finn really is distracting, I’m going to have to watch out for that.Finn lifts me by my thighs and I naturally wrap them around his waist when he starts walking. It seems
35 - FinnI can’t even begin to describe how good Greta feels in my arms. But I can’t think about that right now, we have a fight to finish. So I thread my fingers through her hair and kiss her gently one more time before pushing her off my lap and standing. She takes the hint and then takes my hand and we both run into the forest or we can still hear growls and snapping of wolves fighting.“They knew we were coming.“ Greta says, a little bit more worry than I’m used to in her voice. “I know, I think your Warriors got played.“ I say exsasperated. Ryker’s team is so good though, I don’t know how it is possible. “Could they be using any of your old hideouts or old methods to get into the pack?” She asks. “I don’t think so, because Amy‘s dad was very secretive about how we moved from place to place. There was a lot of magic involved, so I don’t think anyone actually knew how and where we were traveling until we finally got to where he wanted us to stop.“ “He really pushed for the mag
34 - FinnWe are a tangle of fur and fangs. The stench of this rogue is enough to make me want to gag, but I continue to bite at him. He’s fast but sloppy. His claws don’t hit their mark because he’s fighting angry, not controlled. His wolf rears back and mine lunges to the side and whips around to grab his flank. He rips at the muscle and we are rewarded with a howl as he hits the ground and tries to limp away. There’s no way my wolf is standing for that. He jumps on his back and bites at his throat again and again, until he finally collapses.When my wolf feels the pulse in his neck completely stop he drops him to the ground and we go in search of our mate. I hear the sounds of fighting all around me. This group wasn’t dumb, but I’m not sure what their plan is. They haven’t gotten past our defenses to get further into Dark Moon. I haven’t heard of any demands of threats or what they want. I keep following the sounds and my pull to Greta. Another two grey wolves dodge out towards
33 - FinnAs we reach the SUV a blood curdling scream in the form of Finn’s name comes from behind us. We both turn around, he catches the child flying at him easily.“No, don’t go.” She keeps repeating through sobs, holding onto him as tightly as her little fingers will allow.Finn looks at me, but I don’t know what to do either. We are both so out of our depth here. Part of me hopes that Ryker is wrong about her parents, because neither of us knows the first thing about raising a pup or dealing with emotional outbursts like these.“Hey.” I step closer and try to tuck a lock of hair behind her ear. I get a ‘humph’ and she burrows into Finn’s neck further. Taking a quiet breath in and out, I look at Finn. We have to go, Janelle is our problem, but Trinity is our responsibility. I don’t know what to do.Finn rubs her back, consolingly. “Trin, why can’t we leave?”“Cause you won’t come back.” She blubbers out. The sound is extra muffled against his neck.“What makes you think that?” I
32 - GretaA blast of sunlight hits me right in the face. I gasp, but I can’t move. What is going on? My eyes peel open slowly and I take in the surrounding bedroom. I see immediately why I am stuck. I am in the middle of a four human pretzel. Gabriel’s head is on my stomach with his butt towards Finn, who still has my right hand laced with his resting on his chest.Tilting my head a little further, I see Trinity woven into my legs. Her head is on my left thigh, but she’s under my right leg. Her feet are tucked under Finn’s leg. It explains why I no longer have a blanket on me, their body heat is plenty.“How did you not get wound into all of this?” I whisper to Finn.I hear a huff before he answers. “I was, but I had to pee. When I got back they had you locked down. They haven’t moved since.”“Did you hear what Ryker said about their pack?” I’m not bringing up the part of the conversation about me.“I did. I think we let him and Josh do their thing and we have a discussion with the