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After Clara disconnected the call, we all sat in silence for a few moments, letting her information settle in."I'll go ahead and connect with Ben so we can get the remainder of the infrared cameras set up along the gates," Lincoln said."I'll order more motion sensors," Blaine added."We can get those up and running by tomorrow evening, at the latest. I've got a guy in town who can get them to me by morning."Luca nodded before turning to Bates."Call an Elders meeting for tomorrow morning at five," he said."We're going to figure out a way to get everyone within the gates. Let them know we're going to start daily temperature checks and to be brainstorming ideas to acquire and log the information."Bates nodded."Keep everyone on high alert for the next twenty-four hours,'' Luca continued, speaking to all three of them."We'll convene again tomorrow before the elders meeting."They all nodded, pulling out their phones to contact the necessary people.Luca stood up, turning to me."Le
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I turned him around and placed a hand on either side of his face."I'm sorry you've had to deal with this all night," I said."But this could have been resolved if you had told me sooner.""And what? Cause a scene in front of my sisters or Lincoln, Bates, and Blaine?""We had plenty of time to talk about it in the car after we dropped Norah off," I pointed out."What were you going to do about it? You can't shower yet, you didn't have a change of clothes..." he countered.I stopped for a moment to think about it."I know I'm new to this whole Alpha's-mate-scent-thing," I admitted."But if he just hugged me and his scent was all over me, wouldn't you fucking me in the backseat of your truck have covered it up?"He gave me a stern look at the turn of conversation.I held up my hands in surrender."I mean, I would've gladly done that even if you hadn't offered an explanation. I've been wanting to since you drove me here from Oregon," I continued.He rolled his eyes but I could tell he wa
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I needed a nap.After a full day, filled with training with Fallon and babysitting with Cristina, I had just enough time to get home to make myself dinner before Norah came over that evening to help me get ready for the induction ceremony.She had Hanna and Aubrey in tow, who immediately went into the pantry for snacks."You couldn't at least say 'hi' first?" Norah asked them, pointing to me.I just laughed."Where's Torrey?" I asked.Norah rolled her eyes."Still up Nathan's ass... or, rather, he's up hers," she laughed.Luca, who was sitting on the couch with his iPad, gave her a perturbed look, putting his hands over his ears."I didn't want to hear that." he said sternly."She's my sister.""She's mine too," Norah argued."You just need to come to terms with reality."He just shook his head and got up to scroll on the tablet elsewhere."So," Norah said, turning back to me."Where's the dress?"I led her into our bedroom where the mint green dress was hanging on the back of the clo
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"What are you talking about?"Norah sighed."He's taking you on a trip. You guys are leaving after the ceremony."My eyes widened."What?!"She held a finger to her lips."You can't tell him you know; it was supposed to be a surprise," she whispered."Where are we going?" I asked her."I'm not telling you," she said stubbornly."He told me to pack the bag so I did and you better not open it."I stared at her, blank-faced."I did pack your lingerie," she said teasingly."I couldn't help but notice it was still wrapped up in the box."Norah pulled me out into the bedroom as Aubrey came back with their dresses, each of them taking a turn changing in the closet. I heard Luca walking down the hallway, stopping at the bedroom door."Amore, we've got-"He stopped mid-sentence when he saw me, his jaw going slack as he stared at the dress."-to go," he finished slowly."Get out, you choad!" Hanna yelled at him."You're not supposed to see her until later."His jaw dropped as he turned to her.
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I didn't have time to let anything sink in before Luca was pulling me away."That was the single weirdest thing I've ever done in my life," I said, following him down the moonlit path back to the truck."That man is not marrying us."Luca laughed.I turned to look behind us, seeing Norah wave. I returned her wave, Bates waving back to me as well."What are we doing?" I asked."We're going away for a few days," Luca said."Back to the cabin?"He shook his head, smiling."Where are we going then?" I asked.Luca turned to me."Am I not allowed to be spontaneous?" He asked.I leveled a hard stare."The last time you did something spontaneous at midnight, I ended up being scared half to death on the floor of my patio while a stranger pinned me to the ground," I said bluntly.Luca rolled his eyes."I'm never living that down, am I?""Not anytime soon," I assured him, causing him to laugh.When we got to the truck, Luca opened my door for me. As I sat down, he reached around me and pulled a
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I put my green dress back on for dinner that evening.Luca drove us out to a posh, upscale restaurant that was perched right on the water. Tables were set out along a long pier, overlooking the fading sun that set over the ocean.It wasn't until we were seated at our table that I realized it was the first real date Luca and I had been on.When I pointed this out, he grimaced."Yeah, I could be better at that," he said."I wasn't saying it in a negative way," I said quickly."I just meant that it's crazy how much we've been through and this is the first time we've gone out somewhere, just the two of us."He chuckled."I guess it is a little weird when you think about it," he admitted."It feels like we've been together a lot longer than a month."I nodded in agreement.A few moments later, a waiter came over to take our drink order. I bit the inside of my cheek as Luca ordered a three-hundred and fifty dollar bottle of wine.He must have seen the look on my face when he turned back to
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Luca brought the bottle of wine back with us to his oceanfront villa.We sat out on a balcony that overlooked the water, watching the stars and listening to the waves as they crashed onto the shore while we drank.As I finished my second glass, I felt my courage grow, remembering then the wrapped box of lingerie Norah had stowed away in my suitcase.Should I? Maybe not. Maybe another time...But when, if not now? Why not now?"I'm going to the restroom," I told Luca, standing on my chair.He hummed as I walked back through the French doors that opened into the dark bedroom, the white curtains that framed them blowing loosely in the ocean breeze that passed over the threshold.I looked over my shoulder to make sure he wasn't watching as I opened my suitcase slowly and soundlessly to retrieve the box.Walking into the en suite, I closed the door behind me, flicking on the light.I changed out of the satin dress quickly, hooking the lacy, plum-colored bra together behind me and slipping
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I laid out in the sunshine the next day, comfortably resting on a large, cushioned daybed that was surrounded by white sand; sitting forty or so feet from the ocean.I listened to the sound of the waves crashing and the branches of the palm trees surrounding me brushing into each other in the light breeze.The sun was warm against my skin, drying the sea-drenched strands of my hair.I laid on my stomach, soaking up as much sunshine as I could. I opened one eye to see Luca's tanned, wet body emerging from the surf, running his hands through his hair to shake out the water. I watched him as he walked along the sand, closing in on where I lay."Amore, your ass is going to get burnt," he told me, smacking it as he reached for his towel that laid next to me."I put on sunscreen."He glanced at me warily."Are you concerned about tan lines?" He asked, gesturing towards the straps of my bikini I had untied to expose my entire back.I just smiled as he shook his head, laying down next to me.
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You can do this, you can do this.My heart felt like it was going to beat out of my chest.Sweat dripped from every pore, making my hands sweaty as they reached out for the next bar in front of me.You can do this.As my feet landed on the wooden platform, I lowered shaking arms to look at the timer on my wrist.Four and a half minutes left.Chest heaving for air, I reached out and grabbed the salmon ladder bar and shifted my body weight to thrust it into the divider above it-continuing this movement until I was four feet higher and could reach the platform above it.I pulled myself onto the platform, trying not to think about how high I was in the trees.Swallowing my fear, I grabbed the rope in front of me and swung to the next platform that was a few yards away.When I landed, I saw Luca standing on the ground a little more than a hundred feet away.'"Go! Go! Go!" He yelled enthusiastically, hands pumping in the air.I smiled."Let's go! Move it! Hurry!" Fallon screamed next to him,
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Luca and I arrived back home later that evening after a long day of meetings, calls, and wellness check-ins with those who had been injured.Even though I was physically drained, it had been good to get out of the house for the first time in two weeks.It had forced me to shower and put on clean clothes that morning, something that I hadn't realized would mentally help me as much as it had. I made a promise to myself I would do those two things every morning moving forward.As we walked through the door, I noticed Luca was carrying the laptop Lincoln had brought to him earlier that day."What's that for?" I asked him.He looked down at the laptop before sighing."There's something we need to talk about and I've been avoiding it for the past few days," he admitted.I followed him into the kitchen and watched as he placed the laptop on the counter, feeling my stomach twist."What's wrong?" I asked."Nothing's wrong," he clarified."It's just heavy stuff."Luca opened the laptop and I sa
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The meeting room was cold.The air conditioning was on full blast as the summer had officially begun a week prior with high temperatures virtually unknown by northwestern Montana.That room was the last place I wanted to be, but it wasn't because of the chilled air that came through the vents overhead.I could still see where the pool of blood had blemished the concrete floor where an unconscious Bates had laid two weeks earlier. It looked like someone had tried to scrub it with bleach, but a deep maroon stain was still visible.Bates sat silently in the chair beside me, Dr. Witt standing behind him sterilizing the tool she was about to use to remove the medical staples from his scalp.There were five of the small, silver staples running vertically up the back of his head where it had split into a deep gash.He stared at the table as she gently pushed his head forward."You should just feel a little tug," she warned him.He closed his eyes tight, wincing as she wiggled the first one l
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The doorbell startled me awake.My arms immediately reached out to find Luca's empty side of the bed.I sat up quickly, seeing the late morning sunshine streaming into the room through the cracks in the curtains covering the window behind his bed.Hearing the murmuring of voices in the living room, I got off the bed and walked over to the ajar door to listen.I heard Luca's mother's voice as she spoke to him, her gentle tone carrying down the hallway."How is she?" Ana asked."Traumatized." Luca answered.She hummed."Poor girl," she said, her voice laced with genuine sympathy."I can't imagine what's going through her head.""Death," Luca told her."She said something last night about wanting to die. It made me so nauseous I could've puked.""After what she witnessed, I'm sure she's confused as to how she's still alive," Ana said."Just give her some time and assurance.""It worries me." he admitted."It's enough to be concerned, but trust the mourning process," she encouraged him.T
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I felt a wave of relief wash over me, bringing tears to my eyes I'd thought about him frequently in the past two days. Knowing he was okay eased the heartache slightly."That's good," I whispered.Luca looked at me solemnly."It wasn't your fault," he told me, moving a hand up to my jaw to tilt it towards him.I swallowed the massive knot in the back of my throat as I felt more tears rush to my eyes, blurring my vision. Shaking my head slowly, I began to back away from him but he stepped forward, preventing me from getting too far outside his reach."This was not your fault," he repeated, his voice firmer this time.I felt my bottom lip begin to quiver as a tear rolled down my cheek."He came looking for me," I whispered."If Bates hadn't been there, he wouldn't have gotten hurt-""You don't know that," Luca said."Bates could have easily been caught in the crossfire at the gate if he weren't with you."The intensity behind his eyes made me press back into the doorframe."With everyon
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The first conscious thought I remember having was in the upstairs loft.It was dark outside.The moon was hidden by storm clouds, the occasional flash of lightning illuminating the room briefly. I could hear the strong gusts of wind, the rumbling of thunder, and the sheets of rain that pounded into the roof above me.I smelt like paint and misery.The canvas I'd dedicated months to laid in front of me, it's frame mangled and bent. The once carefully detailed collage of colors making up a portrait had been smeared haphazardly with black paint that also coated my hands.Sitting with my back in a corner, knees pulled into my chest, I felt a like a shell of a human.All the emotional energy I owned had been completely spent. I had cried until I couldn't cry anymore. My throat felt like l'd swallowed acid, raw with the screaming that came alongside mourning two traumatic deaths.The only thing I had left was a broken, beating heart.And all I could do was sleep.I didn't want to be awake.
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My knees gave out from under me as I fell into the tree I stood next to, leaning on it with my entire body weight.His eyes were open, lifelessly staring into the abyss above him while blood flowed freely from the corner of his mouth into the hands of his daughter who held him.I felt my bottom lip begin to quiver, a feeling washing over me that wavered between grief and shock. Mady looked down at him, tears falling uncontrollably from her eyes, rolling down her chin and neck.Her cry could be heard throughout the forest, making Luca visibly nervous as he looked around us to see who was listening."Mady, we need to get you and Carrie out of here, okay?" He said gently.She fisted her father's flannel shirt in her hands as Luca touched her shoulders, urging her to stand."You can come back to him when it's safe," Luca told her."But right now you need to leave."Mady shook her head, struggling to breathe through her convulsive sobs. I could tell Luca was growing more and more anxious,
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My paws bounded out in front of me.Haunches driving into the soil and propelling me forward, I was running quicker than I ever could on two feet.I had Bates's clothes in my mouth, holding them tight against the wind that blew in my face.Thankfully, the oversized clothing hadn't ripped the first time l'd shifted, but I wasn't taking any chances the second time.I bolted through the trees, following the metallic odor of blood that wafted through the pack land. I could only hope I wasn't following the smell of my own injuries.Hearing a deep growl, I skidded to a stop, coming up a portion of the densely wooded area where a large wolf stood in my path.The dark gray wolf stared me down, the fur on his neck standing at attention.I dropped the clothing from my mouth and snarled as a warning for him to move.He stood his ground, maintaining his gaze.Snapping my teeth, I took a few quick steps forward. But his stance remained solid, still blocking the path.A vision of Bates's bloody sku
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Before my lungs could fill with air to scream, he lunged at Bates and I, jumping over the table.With a quick shove, Bates pushed against my shoulders and the chair rolled backwards in just enough time to separate us before my dad tackled him to the ground.My bare feet slid across the floor as I rolled backwards, unable to gain enough traction to stop myself before the chair came to an abrupt halt as it hit the wall.The sound of shredding fabric bounced between the concrete walls as Bates shifted into his wolf.I sprinted towards the two of them, watching as my father pinned Bates to the ground with strength that surprised me seeing as Bates had shifted and my father had not.I leapt onto my father's back, arms wrapping around his neck as my weight threw him off balance and we both fell to the floor."Stop!" I screamed, holding onto him as tight as I could while he stood back to his feet.I gasped as he pulled me over his shoulder by my elbow, my arm popping as it was jerked out of
