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The Rogue & The Rose Doctors' Investigation
Heather was working with her father, which wasn’t a pleasant task. She’d made it clear to him she was happy, and she wouldn’t talk to him about her life or life choices. She was here to help assist him in identifying the bodies only. That didn’t make for an easy work environment. He’d found a woman to man his office once she was gone. He wouldn’t stop muttering about how much trouble she gave him because he had to search for her. She’d forced him to close his practice for several days while they searched for her selfish person. One thing he never mentioned was him being afraid she was injured or dead. “Father, stop talking. I’m not interested in how you were inconvenienced or how much difficulty you endured looking for me. Your own words tell me far more about you that my actions being wrong. In fact, your words tell me I made the correct decision not to return. You can stuff your hurt feelings in the trash. Because only you care about them.” “You emailed
Last Updated : 2022-09-06The Rogue & The Rose Gathering Information
“It’s confirmed, Jack was not among the dead. Russell’s been found, and he’s been dead awhile. I won’t tell you where he was found or how. I don’t want you having nightmares. He hadn’t been burned or buried.” Ty and Rose were in the office of the Shadow Pack sorting out the information coming in finally from many sources. “That bad? He was my father either way. We should bury him, just to keep him from harming anyone as he… Uh… returns to the earth.” Old legends told of dead werewolves or wolf shifters dying and returning as a monstrous version of a vampire. It wasn’t true, but traditionally to prevent this, they cremated their dead or buried them deep in the ground. It was considered an honour to be cremated because there was nothing left to link the soul to, and they could continue their life’s journey. Burying the dead was punishment or torture. Because they believed it, the soul could linger here, attached to their body. “You’re comfortable with that option?” T
Last Updated : 2022-09-09The Rogue & The Rose Warrants Further Investigation
Ben had people all over the place in groups. This territory was not safe that he was certain of, and Tyler was walking right into it. The drone found a group of people encamped at the far end of the territory. It wasn’t an easy place to get to, which made it a safe place to hide. Someone set up shop there, and they took out the drone with a gun so he would put his money on the human hunters rather than Jack. Jack and his band of bungling aging fools were nowhere to be found currently. They’d fled, leaving their entire pack to sink or swim. Once they found them, it would be a slam dunk for Tyler to gain control of the pack. No alpha challenges or foolishness like that. He knew if Jack challenged Tyler, he’d have to cheat, because Tyler was a nice guy, until he wasn’t. Then he was a monster that tore through people to get what he wanted. It all came down to how much he wanted that something and how angry the people in the way made him. Tyler approached in a vehi
Last Updated : 2022-09-13The Rogue & The Rose The Truth Begins to Surface
Dr. Michael Paxton, Heather’s father, tried to keep his mind on his work but what his daughter said and the confirmation he received from Roger. The apology was killing him, as were the memories he experienced, as he couldn’t stop thinking back to that time so long ago. The guilt and anger were just so much for him. He and Mae were having difficulty financially and in their relationship. Heather was just learning to toddle when Mae disappeared. The house, the practice, and the new pup were a lot on Mae and Michael failed to see it. With the care of multiple packs, his hands were full to the point of being overloaded. They were both exhausted and now Michael saw the struggle Mae had with depression after Heather was born. But, at the time, he’d been blind to it. Now it was all too late. There would be no way that he’d tell Heather about her mother’s struggles. He prayed Heather wouldn’t need to battle the same depression, too. When he started looking for Mae, it was pr
Last Updated : 2023-04-02The Rogue & The Rose A Scheming She-Wolf
Amber looked around the packhouse. It was old and needed repair. She could see the character in the old place. But it was dusty and dirty. It needed repairs. She did not know how they all lived here right now. The noise for her was as unbearable as the dirt, but you wouldn’t hear her tell anyone that. Because right now she was out from under her father’s thumb and free as a bird. At this point, she’d live in a tent if it meant there weren’t people questioning everything she said or did. Her next problem, Heath. She needed to get him a position within Ty’s pack that was better fitting than just another enforcer. She couldn’t mate with a gamma; it was just too far beneath her. With everyone clamoring for a place within the Shadow Pack from the Hollow Wood Pack. Amber was sure she could get him moved up the ranks within the Shadow Pack quickly enough. Ty would need more deltas or even betas to manage the territory and people. Rose would need assistance, too. Amber de
Last Updated : 2023-04-03The Rogue & The Rose Tunnel Report
Ty watched the Ruling Council’s engineer climb out of the tunnel. He dusted off his jeans and smiled at Ty. “It looks like they built this place to last. The tunnel is fine. The house? Not so much. But there’s a difference between the fire and the mostly wood structure of the packhouse. They cut the tunnels from stone and the fire wouldn’t affect them because it didn’t get hot enough if it had gotten down there. The fire didn’t go down there though, so it’s all a moot point. There are rooms down there on either side of the tunnel, but without a way to open the doors, I can’t tell you if they’re safe. Also, before you ask, I didn’t even hear a rat move down there. So, if there are people down there, they stayed silent. I’ll state my reputation by saying the tunnel is safe as far as I got. But it appears to go on for quite some time. The rooms off the sides are an unknown.” “What do you think they made them for? What was their purpose?” Ty hadn’t found anyone that was awar
Last Updated : 2023-04-04The Rogue & The Rose The Tunnel Rooms
Mikey didn’t enjoy being away from the packhouse and his control room. But he couldn’t work the drone or much else from that distance. Now he needed to come up with lights and cameras. What was this a movie production? “I have my phone and if it gets full, there’s always the cloud as backup, but we’ll have to take a break while I back things up properly.” Ty grunted and nodded, already distracted by something else. He had too many things on his plate, in Mikey’s opinion. Everything was just dragging them down and teasing them. The chance of a better life was right here in this town, but it was holding them back from immersing themselves in that new future. He wanted to settle down with his mates and live the life they wanted peacefully. Finally, a vehicle with everything he wanted from their place arrived and was offloaded. There was everything and a little bit more included. The small group trudged into the tunnel. The opening of the t
Last Updated : 2023-04-06The Rogue & The Rose Rose's Discoveries
Rose took the information with her to the tour where the Hollow Wood Pack members were sheltering after fleeing Jack’s control.What she found wasn’t just people who could put names to the descriptions she’d developed, but someone located several photographs of them, as well. Most were photographs of these wolves caught in the background of a family photo that was being taken innocently. The wolves probably didn’t even know they took the photos. It was something extra that she could use.Another thing Rose learned about these wolves was they weren’t part of the pack proper. She knew they’d joined the pack over time, but she’d not realized her father kept these wolves separate from the rest of the pack. He treated these new wolves like they were the elite.Russell had met these wolves during his travels and partying. Rose now understood he was giving a home to like-minded wolves to himself. In other words, monsters he could talk to about the horrible things he liked to do.It ma
Last Updated : 2023-04-06
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The Rogue & The Rose Chapter 131–Epilogue
- 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
The Rogue & The Rose Chapter 130-Rose Meets Her Father
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
The Rogue & The Rose Chapter 129—Prison Break
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
The Rogue & The Rose Chapter 128—Surprise
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
The Rogue & The Rose Chapter 127—Heath And Amber Break Up
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 Rogue & The Rose Chapter 126—Parenting Never Too Late To Start
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
The Rogue & The Rose Talking To Bill
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
The Rogue & The Rose Mikey Gets Some
“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
The Rogue & The Rose Jay Gets Good News Sort Of
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
