Emily She still hadn’t spoken a word to anyone about what Ellis had found.. nor what she took pictures of…… nor what June had discovered. Ellis had found wolfsbane at the clearing. It was over in the bushes wrapped in cloth. The same bushes that Susan was trying her best to get to. She was going to poison Emily. She just didn’t get the chance. It’s why she shifted back to human in the middle of their fight… she underestimated Emily’s nice and soft demeanor… thinking she could gloat about what she had done and Emily wouldn’t shift and attack her. Guess it pays to have an angry side that never comes out. It’s how she poisoned her before. They’d figured that out as well. Susan had put wolfsbane in Emily’s chocolate cake. The dessert she knew Emily would eat because it was her favorite. If the guards who had searched the area of the fight had found it.. they probably left it because they were scared to touch it. It was that poisonous to them. But she doubted they even looked. S
Lorenzo He thought there was probably a permanent ridge in the floor he’d walked the same spot back and forth so much. Pacing to one side of the room to the other, he waited. And waited. And walked. And walked. He was waiting for an update about Emily. Brian had called him a day earlier and told him what had happened at the trial that day. What Emily had told everyone… what REALLY happened that night when Susan died. Everything Brian had told him made him so angry he had thrown a chair through the window. Apparently that was his thing now, chair throwing. It was the second time recently. So once he calmed down he had that to fix. He wanted to call her. Damn did he ever want to call her. But he figured she would be busy, talking with her family and spending time with them. He didn’t want to interrupt or interfere. Plus he figured if she had wanted him to know what was going on, she would call him. He was being stupidly stubborn and he knew it. But…Her best friend died. Thing
Emily That day when she got home her family wanted to celebrate. She immediately called her dad and told him the good news.. to which he cried again, and in turn so did she. Then she called June and told her as well. She got sad again, about the fact that she couldn’t call Charlotte … but her family was working overtime to make her feel happy and excited for the future. They fixed a huge meal. The biggest they’d made in forever. There was steaks and potatoes.. lobster tails and a salad… rolls and corn on the cob. And Maeve had made brownies for dessert. It was heaven. After dinner they sat around drinking coffee and talking about everything. Emily looked at each of them. They’d been here with her through the entire thing. As much as she was happy it was over, she was sad that this would be ending too. Her brothers would have to leave soon and go back to her home pack. Brian was the alpha and Alan the beta. They’d been gone for way too long. Even though her dad was there and
Emily Nick looked very rough at the moment. He seemed to be looking less and less like himself lately. But he had brought the kids so she smiled. “Tutu is taking the day off. Can you watch them?” He said. His voice was gravely. Like he hadn’t used it in a long time. Or else he had overused it. “Sure!” She said brightly. Any chance she had to spend with her children, and Andrew, she would take it. She wanted to pull Andrew aside and talk with him anyway. After he had been so brave and stood up for her, she had to let him know how much she appreciated it. And him. “Can I speak to you a moment outside.” Nick said. He didn’t really ask the question.. more like he made a statement. She told the kids Alan was in the kitchen and she walked onto the porch and shut the door behind her. Nick was running both his hands down his face… something was frustrating him… she could feel the chemo signals coming off him in waves. “Do you know what they’ve done?? They’ve arrested my mother. My
Lorenzo Turns out he waited for quite a long time. Turns out Emily was just as stubborn as he was. Turns out… this was a lot harder than he had expected. It became apparent Emily wasn’t going to be the one to reach out. And as stubborn as he was, it didn’t look like he was going to either. He would bet money she called her dad and June. Is he not as important as them? He knew he was being a baby about it. But for whatever reason he couldn’t make himself stop. Cyrus had left with a few of his guardsmen. Plus all the ones from the other packs who had stayed there for a while. He had even gone out in the fields with him for a few days to help train. Part of growing up in the Elkwood pack was learning to fight. It was one of the reasons he and Emily, plus her brothers, were so good at it. Hester made sure everyone knew how to defend themselves. And Lorenzo had picked it up super fast… so fast, in fact, that Hester used to have him help the trainer there. He knew he should prob
Emily The last few days had run together. Emily had been thinking really hard about what she needed to do now as far as Nick went. On one hand, she didn’t want to leave the pack.. she had grown to love most of these people here. And they needed her.. especially now with everything that’s happened and where Nick’s mindset was. But… could she really stay with him, after everything? It was seeming more and more unlikely. But then what about the kids? She had pulled Andrew aside the other day, and told him how much she appreciated him standing up for her. And how proud she was of him. He smiled shyly and then threw himself at her giving her the world’s biggest hug. She squeezed him back, tears in her eyes. She still hadn’t spoken to Lorenzo. Alan had told her he had called him so he knew everything. Maybe he was waiting on her to call him.. but … she was scared. She knew he was in his pack with his second mate around. What if he’d marked her? She didn’t think she could take that
Emily She found out a couple days later they were keeping Sophia in confinement .. just as they did Raleigh. Of course they didn’t send her to the dungeons. She was sure Nick threw a fit to make that happen and she was angry and annoyed about it.He had been avoiding her ever since the other day when she had let her feelings known about Sophia. Ever since then Tutu had been bringing the kids over. Nothing had been decided yet about the cabin where she had been staying. She was sure there was tons and tons of work she needed to be doing for her Luna duties. So she finally decided to go find Nick and ask him about it all. And at the same time, she was going to tell him what she had decided about their relationship. But she was scared. Alan had been on the phone all morning talking to someone at her home pack about some business. Her dad had been handling it all but Emily knew he was probably covered up by now. Especially with no secretary or Luna there.. and both Brian and Alan b
Emily She had stopped by her old office, using the key Nick had given her and grabbed as much stuff as she could. She stuffed it all in a box and then started out the building to go back home. Soon as she opened the door she ran into Ellis. “Emily!” He said brightly. “How are you?” He asked her eyeing the huge box. “Hello Ellis, I’m doing.. alright. I just came to get some work from my office. I’m going to work on it at home…. well… in the cabin.” She told him. “Alan is doing his beta work from there as well.” “Ah…” he said understanding. “So he decided to stay behind? I know Brian has returned home for the time being.” Ellis said. She nodded. “Yes he did.” “He’s a good brother.” Ellis said patting her shoulder. “Do you need some help?” “No I’m okay. Thank you. But.. I do have a question.” She said. “Any word on when the next trial will start?” Ellis sighed. “It may be a little bit. We’re still collecting evidence on Raleigh and the rogue wolves. We’re even getting testimon
Epilogue Emily The last few months had been the happiest in her life. She was overcome each and every day with the amount of peace and love she felt all around her. The pack had taken to her immediately. Everyone had each others backs here… everyone looked out for one another. There was no backstabbing and no secret plans of takeovers. She wasn’t worried constantly about someone trying to kill her. And .. best of all .. she had Lo. She had him all the time. Gone were the days of him having to leave. No more waiting weeks or months or years to see him. He was always there. She was settling into her Luna duties easily. She had done them for so long there wasn’t much to learn. The only difference was the Crow pack was massive in size compared to Nick’s pack. It was even bigger than her home pack so there was a lot of work to be done. But she didn’t mind it. Emily looked down at her arm.. the small crow tattoo looking back at her. She had gotten it right after the wedding. She sti
Wedding continued Emily Emily could not stop the waterworks that were happening. Tears streaming down her face as she sobbed at the letter. She sat it down beside her and patted it gently while she tried to calm herself enough to look at the dress. When she pulled it from the box, she immediately began sobbing again. She had never seen anything so beautiful in her life. The dress itself was the lightest pinky-tan color on the bottom. It was sleeveless and the top was fitted and covered with white lace and flowers. The bottom was flowy and had several layers to it. The train was long and white and was also covered with flowers and lace. It was literally enchanting. And absolutely perfect. So she had her dress and decorations and food.. now she needed some bridesmaids. ~~~~~~~~~~When the day finally arrived Emily was a bundle of nerves. As a special gift to her and Lo, her dad had gotten ordained and was going to marry them. When he walked into the room where she was getting
THE WEDDING EmilyFor the past couple of weeks, she had been working nonstop planning everything. She wasn’t the type of girl who had to have all the bells and whistles and sparkles, however, she did want everything to be perfect for her wedding. When she had married Nick, she had let Susan and Sophia make most of the decisions. And none of it had been what she would have chosen to do… so this time, she got to do it right. She knew they’d need a large area with tons of seating. People from all around would be coming. Several different packs from near and far would attend. People from her home pack of course, even people from Nick’s pack would come. Lorenzo’s pack would’ve filled an entire valley alone. So the first thing she did was find the perfect spot … and surprisingly.. or not.. it ended up being right outside her new cabin. There was a huge open space on one side of it. The other three sides were blocked off by a mountain, a lake, and a forest.. but the front of her house
Emily Nothing had ever felt as good as this. She didn’t care that sticks and grass were poking into her back. She stared up through the trees to the stars in the sky.. or maybe that was just her vision because she was losing herself. Lo continued his onslaught with his tongue. He licked and sucked and kissed.. he added a finger, then another. She couldn’t be still. It was too much .. it felt too good. She squirmed and whimpered and cried out. “That’s it baby…” he said. Then he went back in… attacking her with his mouth. He slowed down then. Torturing her. But goddess it was good. He lazily flicked at her with his tongue.. every so slowly … growling and causing vibrations as she climbed higher and higher. “Loooo…” she breathed out. “Mmmmmm” he hummed into her. Her body began to shake as she kept going higher and higher. He picked up his speed.. he added another finger. His other hand held her open as he kept going faster and faster and faster…. She went over the edge. She
Emily Emily couldn’t wait to see Lorenzo. Being away from him for two weeks was killing her. Of course she had enjoyed her time at home. She loved seeing her dad and Brian and Maeve and June. She had gotten to snuggle little Charlie … and it was as if Charlotte was there with her. She wished they could all live in the same pack together. Her and Lo, their children… her brothers and dad and Maeve and now the baby. And Juniper of course. If she could just have them all with her every day.. it would be a little piece of heaven here on earth. She got to tell Andrew that he was officially adopted. They both hugged each other and cried. He asked her if that meant he could call her mom now .. and she smiled so big her cheeks had hurt. “Yes Andrew. You absolutely can call me mom.” It had been a beautiful reunion with all her children. But now she was headed back to Lo’s pack.. which would soon be her own. Alan and Collins were returning as well in a couple of days. Alan stayed a lit
Lorenzo Emily had been gone back to her pack for only a couple of days, and already he was losing it being away from her. The hole she left behind was sucking the life out of him. He was moody and felt sick.. and bit the head off anyone who looked at him sideways. She would be returning soon… with the kids. He just had to hold off a little longer. He knew she needed this time with her dad and June and the rest of her family. Alan had gone too and taken Collins. Lo still couldn’t get over how that had all worked out but he was glad. Alan was the best fit for Collins. He knew they’d make each other happy, and he was happy for them both. Alan was one of his best friends and had the biggest heart, just like his sister. He was more like a brother to Lo.. him and Brian. Although Emily never got anywhere near the sister category. But they’d grown up together. The truth was Alan and Collins were a perfect fit. They bounced off each other in the best ways. Alan would bring Collins out o
Emily In the days following her and Lorenzo’s engagement, and their… special time… afterwards, Emily was on cloud nine. She felt a rare peace that she had never had in her life. It was an odd feeling… not worrying, but she was grateful for it. She would be returning home in a couple of days. She had to wrap up some things there and then she would be moving to Lorenzo’s pack… permanently. She was a little nervous of how the kids would do with all the changes. But they could visit her dad and Maeve as much as they wanted to. Speaking of Maeve, Brian had called her that morning with the news. She had gone into labor in the middle of the night, and the baby was here. Emily was so happy for them, they’d both wanted their own child for such a long time. “What did you name her?” Emily asked Brian. Brian paused on the other end of the phone. “How did you know it was a girl? I haven’t even told you that part yet. Emily… did you get one of your feelings about the baby?” He asked nerv
Emily Her breathing was erratic as she watched Lo watching her. He sat up on his knees and grabbed both of her ankles, yanking her back down. She gasped. “Lo…. What are you doing?” She asked him.. reaching up and touching the mark that was still on her neck. He growled. “I know you want to wait Emily. But I’ve got to touch you. I want to touch you. I … NEED .. to touch you.” He ground out. Her body shivered at his words. Want and need exploded as she released a small moan without meaning to. Lorenzo sniffed the air. He looked at her. She knew he could smell her as his eyes began glowing, his wolf coming forward. She made a pained sound then as he ran his hands up her legs and stopped at the elastic of her pants. Before she knew what was happening .. he had jerked them down to her ankles. She gasped. “Lo….” She said. He growled at her. She plopped her head back down… no longer being able to hold it up as he crawled slowly up to her face. He looked at her and smirk
Emily The kiss turned frantic, hungry..Emily was clawing her way up Lorenzo’s body. He was so tall she literally tried climbing up. But then he stopped her…“Wait .. I had a whole speech…” he said. She grinned at him. “Okay. Let’s here it.” She said smiling. Lo got back down on one knee. He took her hand and kissed it. Lo down on a knee was still about as tall as Emily he was so huge. She grinned at him waiting. “Emily Caroline Elkwood. I have loved you my entire life. Even before the mate bond, through it and after it. I’ve always loved you. You’re the best part of every day…. you’re the best part of me. You’re my reason. You have the kindest soul of anyone I’ve ever known and the biggest heart there ever was. As bad as it sounds, I’m glad that rogue pack took mine over so I got to come live with you.”Emily had tears in her eyes as he continued. “You’re the most beautiful creature I’ve ever laid my eyes on … but you don’t even realize it. You’re funny. But you don’t know t