Emily. The other wolf who had been on patrol that night was named Samuel. He was still pretty young and impressionable.. and a new guard. He was still in the training phases. So she wasn’t surprised when the fourth man on the council… Jay…. asked if he was present and Nick said no. “And where is he?” Jay asked. “He is unfortunately indisposed at the moment. He came down with a severe sickness and is in the doctors quarters. The doctors quarters was the wolves equivalent of a human hospital. Although it was much smaller. They didn’t need anything big though because of their healing abilities…. they seldomly had to go to such extremes. And their “hospital” included only one doctor.. the pack doctor that took care of an entire community of werewolves. And then of course there were one or two nurses.Emily thought that was awfully convenient that he’d suddenly come down with a mysterious illness. She often wondered what lengths Nick’s family would go to in order to stay in their pos
Emily Emily sat back in her seat and smiled just slightly. She had wondered if Felix would lie straight to the councils face… but even he wasn’t immune to their power. She peeked over at Nick who looked somewhat angry, as she assumed he would. “Why not?” Asked Red, looking over to Emily while speaking to Felix. “ We were told it was because she had been gone. It was the first day of the week and she would continue doing the schedules when she returned.” Felix said. Emily had gone to visit her father and brothers in the days before this. She had returned to the pack the first night of that week, so the list had already been done. “So who made the list then?” Red asked. Emily noticed that only Reymond, Red, and the glasses guy were the ones who ever really asked questions. Jay, the older fourth man barely spoke, and she hadn’t heard the third man say anything at all. The third man on the council was a dark skinned, dark haired wolf named Amund. She knew of him in the same way s
Emily Raleigh Davners had been Sophia’s personal guard for years and years. In fact as long as Emily had known Sophia, Raleigh had been there. He was a decent man.. she thought. Very quiet, but she also knew he’d probably do anything for Sophia. She didn’t know how far in that woman’s pocket he was. “Well we’re going to need to speak to him.” Reymond said. “Is he here today?” Asked Red, looking around the court room. “He is not.” Nick spoke up. “He’s your mothers personal guard yet he is not guarding her?” Glasses guy asked. Emily mentally high fived him. She loved the way he took no shit from Nick. “None of our guards work around the clock, sir …” Nick all but spat out the last part of that statement. “They do have breaks and they also have to sleep at some point.” But glasses guy just smirked… he seemed to enjoy getting Nick riled up but Emily couldn’t blame him. So they adjourned for the day… telling Nick to make sure Raleigh came next time as he would be questioned. U
Emily Once she left Nick she and her brothers went back to her cabin. She wanted to clean a little before the kids came over. She had asked her brothers if they could help her cook something that they’d like. They said of course they would, and decided on burgers. Maeve and Charlotte were already there when they arrived. Nick still wouldn’t allow Charlotte to come to the trial for some reason, so Maeve stayed behind with her that day. They’d gone to Charlotte’s, and helped her mom with the store. They were running low on supplies so she was going to have to take a trip to the human town soon and restock everything. A couple hours later and a knock on the door there stood Nick with Olivia. And he had brought Luca… “Hi guys!” She said, absolutely thrilled that Nick had listened to her. Olivia came right to her and gave her hugs but Luca was still standing at the door with Nick. She sat Olivia down and leaned over to her son. “Luca I’ve missed you so much.” She said. A small sm
Emily Emily felt like she didn’t know how much longer she could go without sleeping. She hadn’t slept well in weeks it seemed like. Even after the trial started and she was in this wonderfully cozy cabin… as night rolled around she became more and more restless. She thought surely she’d get a good nights sleep last night after having such a great visit with the kids. But no, she tossed and turned for hours. It seemed to her that she finally got settled around 5 AM. Only problem was, she had to get up a couple hours later. Maybe she’d see if the pack doctor would give her some medicine to help her sleep. Maybe she would have time to go and see him today. That morning before they left for the trial she and her brothers plus Maeve sat around the table eating breakfast. She loved that they’d been so supportive of her this whole time, they’d even done most of the cooking. Emily remembered she had been wanting to ask them something. “Hey guys? Who is the fifth man on the council— do
EmilyTHE PASTThe last couple of months after her first shift had been some of the best she’d ever had. The pack was good, her family was healthy and thriving, and she and Lo were becoming closer than ever. They had forever been close of course. But they had always been just on the brink of friends and something more. When they were kids growing up they were inseparable and as they got a little older… that closeness they shared started turning into something else. When Lo had his first shift he’d been pretty young still, but from that day on he started looking at her a little differently. She would catch him staring at her… and he seemed like he always needed to be close by. She of course loved this.. and had thought once she shifted, he would for sure be her mate. He must feel it she thought. Though that turned out to not be the case. In the days after her first shift she kept trying to figure out if things had changed between them. Did she feel any differently about him than
EmilyThe Present. Emily was sitting with a small smile on her lips waiting for her trial to begin. Just the knowledge she now had that the fifth man on the council was indeed a human had her spirits up. Yes it had come to this. She was excited about her murder trial, because she enjoyed how the man- Ellis- put her mate in his place. Oh well it is what it is … she had to have something to keep her spirits up, she thought. Everything around her was so dreary and depressing. And now since Lo had left without even telling her goodbye - she needed a pick me up. The council had called Sophia’s personal guard to the front for questioning. As he was making his way to the front Emily looked around and noticed Caron was not there today. She wondered why that was, and if he too had left. She then wondered about Andrew… who was looking after him? Reymond asked the guard to state his full name in which he replied “Raleigh Danvers” and then asked him to name his position, to which he said
EmilyFor the first time… she saw that Raleigh wasn’t as stoic as he had been. He began to nervously twitch his eye, and also began tapping his hands. And he took a minute to answer the question too. Finally he said. “That is correct.” “And where were the guards who are assigned to the southern entrance? Did they see these wolves… why weren’t they called?” Red asked. “They were down towards the other end. The southern entrance sits on a corner.” Raleigh said. Still, Emily thought…. They should’ve been called first they were the closest and it was their post. This was starting to sound like it had Sophia written all over it. What a mess. “They were down towards the other end….” Ellis repeated abashed. “They were down towards the other end??!!” He looked at Red and Reymond incredulously as they both looked at him shaking their heads. None of them could believe all this. Still the other two council members weren’t saying anything. But the three of them were getting more and more
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