Heather waited inside the healing center, waiting to gain permission to see her mother. She didn’t know what to expect. No one, not even her father, gave her any idea of what to expect when she met this stranger who’d given birth to her all those years ago. How did one talk to a stranger that you shared a body with for months long ago and should be the closest person in your life? Heather didn’t have a clue, and she felt like any minute now she’d turn around and walk away from all of this because it felt like too much to expect from her. Heather didn’t have a clue how her mother felt about all of this. But supposedly, she asked Heather to come. The journey there wasn’t under the best of circumstances since her father wouldn’t accept that Mikey and Jay were her mates. The cold shoulder could have maintained a freezer full of food for a year. But this is how her father always had been for as long as she knew him. He only ran one why, his way. Her father expec
Heather waved the guys on and told them to get her a coffee. She’d only be a minute or two. There would be no way that she’d miss hearing this. After finding out that her straight laced father should have been part of a triad. Heather wanted to know if there could be more to the story and why he acted the way he did. “Heather, it’s rude to do that and they’re your parents.” Mikey didn’t like the sound of this, and he felt tempted to drag her away kicking and screaming. But he knew that wouldn’t go down well within a healing centre. “Exactly, and I don’t know anything about their relationship. Now go, we’ll discuss this later.” Heather shooed them off with her hands. “Love you two. Just go. I won’t be long.” The two male wolves reluctantly left the corridor, leaving Heather outside her mother’s room as she listened to what went on inside the room. “Now come here and help me back to bed. I hate being this weak.” “I still don’t understand why you
Ty entered the packhouse, and before he could ask where Rose was. Everyone pointed him in the direction of his private apartments. When he finally reached the apartment, the delicious aroma of a hot meal hit his senses. The first sign his mate had plans for the evening for them. He’d have to put his plans on hold. They no longer had that urgent need to fix things so they could survive. There weren’t any pending disasters. Now they had only cleaned up and were working toward a better future for everyone. Today they started building the memorial. Ty worked in the town listening to the issues of the day. He and the people he’d hired to protect the town and region spent the day listening to the concerns. They worked out several action plans that, in the coming days, he’d have to enact. But the point here is he found the town’s respect for him grew because, unlike Russell and Jack. Ty didn’t use fear to keep the peace. He used friendship and goodwill to solve the issues of th
Heather entered the hotel room from the bathroom. They were staying there to be close to her mother. Shifters ran the hotel, and it was close to the hospital for patients’ family members to stay in. Mikey and Jay were already blowing off steam on the bed, and Heather watched. Her core wept to experience the power struggle between the two as they both tried to dominate the other. Hard, straining bodies wrestled with each other. Flashes of their straining cocks had Heather’s mouth watering. She wanted to suck them both, but she didn’t know which one she wanted first. Eventually, Jay had Mikey under him, and Jay looked up at Heather with an evil grin on his face. “Come on, love. Come sit on his face while I suck him off.” Mikey’s face lit up at the idea of feasting on her excited core. His cock noticeably twitched and Heather saw that as a clear encouragement. She kneeled beside her mates, her back to Jay. She straddled Mikey’s throat. “Enjoy babe.” Her pussy glisten
“Listen to me Amber. You can move in, but we won’t be mating yet. I can’t do it. I want to, but I can’t. You don’t know me and I’m not going to live with a mate who hates me because I took advantage of her. Do you understand?” “Like crystal, but that doesn’t matter really, because I don’t agree with it.” Amber said this with a pinched face. She looked like she smelled something that was off. “You’re my mate. Why would I hate anything about you? Wouldn’t that defeat the purpose of having fated mates? Hm? Come on Heath, you’re being a coward. My father can’t do anything about us because I’m an adult. Even though he sees me as a pup, I’m not and I haven’t been one for a long time.” Heath couldn’t believe she still thought he feared her father. What Heath knew now about her father was he had him in his corner about this situation with Amber. “Thank the goddess you aren’t a pup. I don’t think I could handle having a mate who’s a pup.” The thought of Amber as a pup didn
The next morning, Heather found out that her father hadn’t left her mother’s side at all. He’d stayed the night and if they argued, it didn’t happen within earshot of her. Dr. Paxton cornered her mates at one point that afternoon while Heather went in search of something for Mae. He apologized and gave them a theory of why he acted as he did. Heather couldn’t believe his story as Jay relayed the tale to her. “He appeared to really be regretful. But I’m not sure how much of the story came from your mother and what she said to your father.” “What do you mean? What about it could be so unbelievable?” “When did anyone force a triad mate to choice only one of the other two in the last century? Who would do something so terrible as that?” “If I remember my history, didn’t they believe the rejected mate would find a second chance, love? That came with the belief that if a triad mating stayed together, it would be selfish, and someone wouldn’t
Some of the general public who were aware of what Jack and Russell did to their own people and others. The complete list of all their victims would never exist, but their punishment wouldn’t end for a very long time. Jack thought with Russell’s death, he could disregard him and ever deal with his kind of crazy again. He found out during his sentencing that wouldn’t be the case. The Ruling Council wanted Russell to suffer right alongside Jack. How could that be? What could they do to make this happen? Russell didn’t have a body any longer. How would they make Russell suffer? Jack, at first, didn’t understand how Russell’s punishment would line up with his. His turn, experiencing genuine horror, came at his sentencing. The Ruling Council didn’t make him wait long for their answer. He didn’t get the chance to agree or disagree with the punishment. It would happen, and it didn’t matter if he resisted. He would fail in the end. His punishment came
Mae took the better part of the afternoon to search the yearbooks for the one photo of the boy she remembered. Heather now understood who Rose truly looked like, and it wasn’t her mother. The boy in the photo had the same hair and nose as Rose. The name below the picture read Alec Jordan. Heather would have been attracted to him too if she didn’t have two mates already. “Do you remember anything about him? Did Russell know him?” Heather needed more information about him. She didn’t know how any of the little details would be the key that solved this mystery. “Of course, Russell knew Alec. They kicked Russell out of school because he messed with Alec. Back then, Russell was a normal bully, and we could deal with him. Tyler’s father kept him in check back then. But Alec and Ethan, that’s Tyler’s father, if you remember. They didn’t get along with each other. Being that they both were alphas. Ethan received an active pack from his father. Alec wasn’t so lucky.
- 2 years later– “Hey that’s enough, you guys. If you don’t settle down, someone is going to get clawed and we’ll need to get Heather over here to patch you up. Then you won’t be able to go swimming until it heals. Do you want to sit in the bank while everyone else swims?” Frowned as she chastised several young pups and their poppas. The pack had grown in recent years, and they had a few pups to keep everyone on their toes. Gone were the days of beer on the patio and loud music at all hours of the night. They now had a second extension on the packhouse, and this included a large space to pack all the pups for naps and such. It wasn’t something that happened for humans, but in a pack; it was common for pups to bond with other pack close to their age. Growing up together, they either loved or hated each other. There wasn’t a third option, and sometimes the pups could vacillate between love and hate. But they were always pack. Rose’s boys were the eldest of th
Rose clutched Ty’s hand nervously as they entered the private restaurant. This place was for the elite of the shifter world, and it turned out to be run by Rose’s biologist father. This would be the first time they’d met. They talked on the phone, and that’s all. It had been hard for him. Because no one ever breathed the word about Lily, Rose’s mother’s death, or the fact that Rose existed. Lily was supposed to meet him once he got settled, but he couldn’t contact her after that. She wouldn’t or couldn’t take his calls. He couldn’t go back, not after what happened between Russell, Ethan, and himself. They’d gotten into a fight that now, years later, Alec suspected, was instigated by Russell. Lily had mated with Alec before Russell got his hands on her. But Alec insisted he knew nothing about Rose’s existence. He’d always held out hope that Lily lived and was happy. Now it saddened him to know how mistreated she’d been. Alec was the one that broke the
Jack could feel Russell’s fist pounding on the inside of his mind. He couldn’t sleep anymore. If he did the Russell would take the wheel of Jack’s body. Jack was fine living the rest of his existence in a quiet cell alone. Russell wanted out. He wanted to burn the world as they knew it for his death and punishment. Russell also didn’t want to share Jack’s body. He wanted to own it. Russell wanted Jack to go permanently. Russell wanted to start by burning the prison and he wouldn’t hear that it would not be possible. The mages saw to that. Russell wanted to kill everyone around them. No, not just kill. He wanted to rape, tear, and mangle every single one. Jack witnessed every single gory image Russell shared with him. Even when he didn’t want to see it. Jack hated his life and the surrounding people. Sure, he did as Russell ordered for years, and sometimes he had fun with it. But Russell never showed him this side of him. If there was a monster in th
Ty received a text message from Rose as his truck rolled into town that morning. She asked him to pick up a package from the post office they wouldn’t deliver. This happened when the package was larger. He didn’t think much about it until the afternoon when he got to the post office and found it wasn’t one package. But several large packages. Along with the packages was a note for him to stop at the hardware store in town and pick up something there. Now Ty didn’t know what to make of this. It wasn’t something Rose did often. So Ty indulged her. At the hardware store, he found the order was for paint and supplies. He wasn’t sure what she planned to do or what room this was for. Then he was handed another note. This one had him going to the pharmacy and the grocery store to pick up things there, too. This was taking a while, and he was running out of the room in the back of the truck. Now he understood why she insisted he took it. But he didn’t think it was any
Amber hadn’t learned a single lesson about what Heath wanted in life and she didn’t seem to care that Heath wasn’t happy.No, Heath knew he just wasn’t unhappy. He was miserable. Was this the fate he was dealt or was it entirely a mistake? Did he want a mate so badly that he took the first she-wolf that might be compatible? Was she even compatible? Heath didn’t know.With everyone around him so busy with all the changes and the work to fix things. It was difficult for him to find anyone to be a sane and good sounding board for him.That and he was embarrassed to mention how badly it was going between them. How did fate give him someone so controlling and selfish? She’s jealous of everything her friends have in their mates. Did she settle for him to feel like she was part of the group? Heath hated to think that way, but it was clear now that was what was happening, and he was a little sad.Deep down, he wanted it to work out, and they’d live a charmed life. But nothing seemed right for
The fact that Bill arranged a ride to the healing centre the very next day, much too many people’s surprise. Mikey and Heather both worried he’d hold a grudge against Michael for competing with him and winning Mae. But when Bill realized Mae had a change of heart about accepting the rejection of their triad relationship. She’d been kidnapped and unable to communicate with anyone. That this was all complicated by external circumstances they couldn’t have controlled. Bill only wanted to know if it was too late for them to try again. Michael, on the other hand, crumbled at the sight of his other mate, leaving everyone stunned. He clung to Bill once he finished stating his interest in exploring the possibility of them exploring their relationship and bond. Mae’s healer had several questions and the three later sat down with the healer. He wanted to know several things. There were tests he wanted to perform. But he needed samples from all three. There was new research on the
Mikey and Jay finally finished up with their efforts and, with the results in hand, returned to the pack. Excited to tell everyone the news of what they’d found and achieved.When they got back to the healing center, Heather was there with her parents and all three faces looked hopefully toward the two wolves. Mikey had to admit, he felt like he was a conquering hero coming back from the war with a chest full of medals.Jay looked pretty much how Mikey felt, so he figured Jay felt just as successful as he did.Heather stood up from the chair she sat in and came forward to greet them. Once she was done hugging them and grabbing a kiss from each, her manner sobered. “So… What happened? What did you find out about my other father?”“First, we found him. Second, no, he didn’t find a second chance mate. Third, he is living and working at the rehabilitation facility. Fourth, he wants to meet with all of you to find out if there’s a future with you. Fifth, he wants me to call him with a date
“Yes, yes. I see. I can contact my clients right away and set something up with them.” Mikey’s grin broadened as he spoke sporadically between listening to the doctor. “He may have to go to them if he can. She’s not been cleared to leave the healing centre and it may be a while yet.” Again, he listened. “I’ll get right on it. Thank you and have a nice day. I’ll call and I’ll arrange a time and date for their first meeting.” He disconnected the call and his smile lit up the room with how excited he’d become with the outcome of that call. “He wants to meet with them and talk. Bill also wants to meet Heather and us. It’s looking good for this.” “I can’t wait to see Heather’s face and Mae will be over the moon about having both her mates. You know, I don’t think I could have chosen between you and Heather. I’d have felt like there was someone missing in my life all the time.” Jay could help with it. This was the best outcome they could have received and now it just kept gett
Mikey sent the photos and left his number so that the Alpha could decide on what he would do about this situation. That was the best Mikey could do. This wasn’t his problem to decide on. All he could do was think of everyone’s feelings about the matter as he followed the information. He’d barely had a moment to fill Jay in on the news and no time to discuss what that could mean for them. When Jay jumped out of his skin when Mikey’s phone rang in his hand. Mikey snatched it from Jay before he could accidentally drop it. “Go grab us something to eat. I’ll try to work my magic on this doctor.” Jay frowned. He wanted to be there for the talk. He didn’t want to hear about it second or third hand. “You suck love.” But he was hungry, and they’d not eaten today before they started all of this. So, Jay left, slamming the motel room door behind him in a huff. Mikey would make it up to him. But Mikey didn’t want to have to deal with his disappointment if this w