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KARINA POV Just as Atticus's hands grab my butt a knock sounds on his office door and we break apart. He growls a little in disappointment which makes me smile. I'm disappointed too, but the pack has a lot going on today. We can love on one another tonight or any other day when there isn't so much going on. "We have our whole lives together," I whisper to the moping hunk and he smiles. His fangs go on full display, but I don't focus on those for long. The look of absolute happiness in his eyes captivates me completely and the person at the door knocks again. "My King, the new members are gathered and waiting," a voice calls from the other side, but Atticus doesn't move. He seems lost in the happy image I created by saying we have the rest of our lives. His dark brown eyes are locked on mine and our hands are on each other's arms as we just stare at one another. The rest of the world seems to drift away and I smile back at him. When he rejected me as his mate almost
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ATTICUS POVRated R We sigh as we close the door to our office. After thirty-two calls all the Alphas have been informed of our new orders and plans. Some had reservations about moving, but none of them back-talked or gave us attitude. We did agree to give everyone a month before making them send workers to begin the project. That gives us a month to find the perfect secluded area to build on. We scratch our head as we travel down the hallway to our room. It's late so waking up Karina to revisit our idea from early probably isn't a good idea. She is most likely tucked in her own bed. How we got so lucky to call her ours is still astounding to us. After watching her from afar, rejecting her, and our father hurting her we never would have imagined we would be mated. Fate has an amazing way of coming around full circle. We open our door with our head down. Exhaustion is beginning to hit. The stress and adrenaline of the day are gone. Knowing everyone is on board is refresh
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KARINA POV I hum quietly as I add another knickknack to the box. I have never been happier. After last night Atticus and I are on a whole new level. We not only opened our bodies, but we submitted to one another. He listened to what I needed and we grew as a couple. Our past trauma isn't holding us back. Rupert and his men might have left scars, but scars lighten over time. If Atticus and I continue to help one another I know that we will grow. "Someone is happy," Mom says from behind me. "I am. We decided to share a room so I am transferring my stuff to his," I reply with a glance over my shoulder. I smile brightly at the sight of her. I wasn't expecting to see her today, but I welcome the visit. I have missed being around my parents. They didn't get to see me growing up after my rejection and becoming the woman I am today. The woman who doesn't just smile through everything. Mom beams back at me before walking over and picking up another one of my treasures. "W
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KARINA POV Adrenaline and hate rush through my veins as Layla gets within inches of my mom, but my feet remain frozen to the ground.None of my ideas give us a good outcome. We don't have time to shift into wolf form Layla is upon us. Shifting now would risk my mom's life. We can't fight her in hand-to-hand combat. I never took training seriously. Maybe I can push Mom out of the way and she can escape to find help. Suddenly Mom grabs Layla in a tight bear hug that pins Layla's arms to her side. The angry female snarls. "Hurry! Karina shift! Link Atticus," Mom screams, and Althea bursts forth without my consent. She immediately snaps at Layla's waist and Mom falls to the side to get out of the way. Layla shifts into her gray wolf and snaps at our throat, but Althea is quick on her feet. She jumps to the side and I smirk from within our mind. I might not be a fighter, but Althea is. Our relationship might not be a friendly one, but I can rely on her. She knew what needed t
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ATTICUS POV Relief settles inside our gut as we head back out to confirm our plan with the warriors. Karina and her mother are safe and they were able to handle the threat themselves. But why there was a threat at all is still bothering us. "Where is she," we demand as we step outside to find a handful of waiting warriors. "The new cells. We kept her away from the long-term prisoners," one of the ex-agents answers and we nod. We begin to head in that direction and the warriors fall into step behind us. When we reach the new building we take a moment to look over the basic wooden prison structure. Unlike Thurman's pack, we decided not to have silver bars or beds installed. Instead, the prisoners have a tiny bit of silver mixed into their food. Keeping building costs down was essential. When we have taken in the building we enter and head straight for her scent. Finding her is easy, but the emotions that hit us when we see her again aren't. She went against her oa
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ATTICUS POV 6 months laterWe sigh before setting down another profile. Going through every wolf's file in the world has been an arduous time and we have been doing it for three days already. This morning we finally decided we would need help with this task if we are going to ever finish it."Glad you invited me to help you," Logan asks with a smirk on his face from across our desk. "Yes," we respond before letting our face fall into our hands. Our eyes literally hurt from reading so much. We haven't ever been this bored with learning. Every file is the same. It lists the person's name, age, rank, appearance, pack, and family. It explains a brief significant history if the person has one and who they are mated to if the person is mated. "Well, I think it's a good idea to evaluate everyone before we all move. It allows you to pick out which packs should live next door to one another. I've already made a pile of packs that seem to have a lot of mating pairs in common," Logan says a
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KARINA POV As Atticus rounds his desk and approaches me with concern clearly on his face, my control snaps. Tears I have been keeping at bay escape down my face and I begin to sob just as he pulls me against his chest."I am sorry. I am sorry I sprang that decision on you. We should have talked about it as equals first," Atticus apologizes with sincerity in his voice, but that only makes me cry harder.How can he not smell the change in my scent? Logan realized the difference right away. But Atticus seems oblivious to the clear change. How can he not get it? He broke my heart when he told me he didn't want the small pup growing inside of me. I thought he was bringing up having pups because he smelled the change in the air, but I was wrong... or maybe it was his way of telling me he didn't want it. Maybe he does know... No Atticus isn't like that. He is just being thick."You don't understand," I sob and his arms only tighten. Pain and regret are a living pulse within our bond now.
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ATTICUS POV "Are you sure you don't want me to come with you," Karina asks and our eyes drop to her stomach for half a second before we meet her eyes again. We shake our head. Even if she wasn't pregnant it would still be too dangerous for her to return to Outcast with us, but now with her being pregnant... No. Absolutely not happening. We barely trust them to allow us to visit safely. "Logan and his Beta Gavin will be accompanying me. If the humans try anything I will handle them. They believe their silver weapons make them invincible. They aren't aware they have very little effect on me," we reply with a little chest puffing to impress our pregnant mate. Her lips tilt into a little grin before she rises to her toes. She gives our lips a quick peck and our heart squeezes in our chest. Our love for her is now painful at times. She is our biggest weakness and our greatest blessing. If anything were to happen to her now we would go insane. She is our world. When our pup is born w
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KARINA POV"Twins. I mean animals have twins. I have seen the sheep have them," Chloe says as she looks down at the two miracles.I smile and nod. It's been three days and I still can't believe it. When I told Chloe I had given birth I didn't tell her I brought two lives into the world. She wasn't expecting the tiny female wrapped in pink lying next to her brother."She is so tiny," Chloe says as she gently strokes the dark hair on Klaire's small head.I nod and wrap my arms around myself. I still get overwhelmed when I look at them. I can't seem to handle how much love I have for them and the thought of the day they will leave me forever is already weighing on me."You okay," Chloe asks as she looks up from my pups to see me hugging myself.I nod and give her a forced smile.She cocks her head and gives me a cut the bull shit glare. I sigh. She knows me too well to fall for that."I am so happy and so lucky. I mean I made history. I gave birth to not one but two Alpha pups. Klarc is h
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ATTICUS POV Pain rips up our spine and we hold back our scream just before Karina's tears through the air. "That's it. You are doing great," the healer says as she stares at our mate's exposed privates. Karina's water broke ten hours ago and we have been anxious ever since. Our pup is over a month early. He isn't supposed to be coming and we are terrified something is wrong with him. Karina's pregnancy has been easy. We haven't had a single worry until today. "Ahhhhhh," Karina screams as she squeezes our hand again and we try to focus on her instead of the pain. From our time in the dungeon watching other females give birth we know she seems to be doing okay. She is having regular contractions and she isn't bleeding abnormally. "I can see the top of his head. Push, my Queen. He is almost here," the healer says and Karina releases our hand so she can grab her knees. She bares down harder than before and his head emerges in between her thighs. We gasp but no one focuses
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KARINA POV I smile as little Pat flies up into the air and Logan catches him again. He giggles every time his brown hair lifts off his forehead and it couldn't be more adorable.Our little Klarc pushes against my hand as if to say he wants to play with Logan too and I look down at my stomach with my smile still on my face.I know Atticus wasn't a fan of my favorite name for our little Alpha, but I decided he would come around to it so Klarc it is. "So everyone has settled in nicely," Atticus asks as he focuses in on the main Alpha that he trusts.I look up from my protruding stomach to see Logan settle Pat in his lap. He looks at Atticus and gives him his full attention. I do the same.This is why Atticus invited them to our new pack house. He wants to find out how the others are adjusting. I study my mate's features intently. He has been strained the past few days and I have grown concerned. He wants everything to be perfect for everyone. Even though that isn't possible. What is
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ATTICUS POV We grunt with effort as we push down the last wall to another member's old house. All belongings have already been removed from most of the old houses so the pack's move has transitioned to stage two, demolition. "Move to the next group of homes," we call out to the other males helping us break apart the homes. The cleanup crew will follow behind us and dispose of the rubbish. They will also pile the wood and burn it. We don't want to leave a mess behind us for nature to deal with. We want the land to return to normal after we leave. We also told all of the other packs to do the same. We begin to head toward the next group of homes while wiping the sweat from our brow.The new territory is now ready for all of us to move in, but we have decided to move in one pack at a time starting in the center, and since that is Pack Kincaid's we are moving first. "Ready," we call out as we surround the midsized home. We receive a varied response of yes and yeahs from the o
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KARINA POV rated R I knock on Atticus's office door lightly as I open it and he smiles as he sees me. "How was your visit," Atticus asks as he puts down the paper he is scanning. I smile and close the door behind me. "Perfect. Thank you for calling her. I didn't realize I needed to talk to her so badly," I reply as I sit down in the chair across from him. He gives me a knowing smile and I get lost for a second as I look him over. His dark eyes and hair make him so sultry. Not to mention the shirt he has on is a little on the tighter side. All his muscles are on clear display. His broad shoulders and hard pecks make me want to drool. "She always knows how to get you to talk... and I know some things you aren't comfortable sharing with me," Atticus says as he lifts the piece of paper back up. Something in his tone draws me out of my ogling and I look back at his face. He seems almost sad like his feelings are hurt because I spoke with Chloe instead of him. I need to smooth
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KARINA POV My eyes flutter open for a brief second before they snap closed again. The light from the window paired with the grainy feeling already in my eyes hurts as I roll onto my back. I want to groan and go back to sleep, but I know I freaked my mate out last night. He will need to be reassured that I am alright. I sniffle a little and my eyes snap open once more, but this time in alarm. A familiar but out-of-place scent has filled my nostrils and sleep has completely left my mind. "Chloe what are you doing here," I question as I sit up and focus on my best friend sitting in my reading chair. She smiles at me but doesn't answer. Instead, she moves to my bed and sits down. "How are you feeling," she asks and I shake my head. She is skipping past my question because she knows I don't like causing problems. Pulling Chloe away from her son and her mate is definitely a problem. "I am fine. You should be at home with your son and your mate," I say voicing my thoughts a
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KARINA POV As the last of the Alphas board the train to return to their packs, I glance up at my mate. He has seemed withdrawn and pensive ever since Alpha Johnson overstepped. Even Logan couldn't draw out any more direct answers from him. "What's wrong," I ask as we begin to walk back. He glances down at me for only a second before looking away and I grow anxious. Maybe he is mad at me for suggesting the meeting. Now there is tension with an Alpha who leads the biggest pack. He probably caused the other Alphas to have an issue with Atticus's authority too. I am such a bad mate. I made this harder for him."Alpha Johnson has a large pack. His father and Grandfather eliminated a few Alpha families. They took over their lands and gained control of their packs. He is going to be a problem. I am wondering what the ex-agents know about him. We should look into how he treats his pack before the move," Atticus says and I bite my bottom lip.This meeting was supposed to smooth out our
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ATTICUS POV Light beams off the surface of the fresh snow and we squint as we try to look out over the miles of simple buildings. In a few more months everything will be complete. Werewolves will finally be able to move to their safe new homes. New schools and new businesses will hopefully thrive and thousands of bonds will be strengthened. "What do you think," Karina asks as she looks out at the progress. "I like it. The homes are closer together than what we are used to but between each pack, I put a few miles of cleared land. That way we have places to roam. Plus outside of all the packs is plenty of wilderness for all of us to use together " we reply and she nods. She seems worried as she bites her bottom lip and looks down at her hands. Her baby bump is more pronounced now and I know she stares at it when she is deep in thought about things. Something about this move is upsetting her and we don't like it. "Do you think we can all get along this close to one another," Kar
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ATTICUS POV Unease fills our gut as we sit with the exhausted-looking father and our attention drifts toward the open office door. Karina's scent is still strong. We can faintly hear Chloe as she talks to her, but still, the feeling in our gut worries us. "I have told him he needs to take a break," Gavin says and our eyes flick back toward Logan. His worn face does nothing to hide his annoyance with his beta. "I am fine. Chloe deserves rest. I am okay," Logan snaps and we glance toward the wall behind him. A picture of Patrick with his beta Hank from their teenage years smiles back at us. Curiosity and sympathy for the young Alpha joins our inner turmoil. "You named your son after your father," we say quietly and the two males go silent as they follow our line of sight to the picture."Yeah. He was a great... male," Logan says stumbling a little."He was. He wasn't perfect. But he was a great leader and a good Father," we reply and the room goes quiet as we all look at the
