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“So it doesn’t bother you to work for werewolves? You’re not afraid?” I ask curiously, watching Estelle draw blood from Jasper’s arm. “Most of the time, no. Sometimes Phil can be a bit intimidating, but I know he won’t hurt me,” Estelle waves off the notion, “Keller’s brothers, though. That’s another story. Fortunately, they don’t have a lot of reason to come into the lab.” “Oh. Yeah. Amy told me they don’t pay attention to pack news, so they don’t know the trials were about Keller and me, but I think they know…” I frown, hoping it’s not true. “When I went for dinner, I’m sure Jensen knew he recognized me because he chased Lavender when we were in heat.” “I don’t think either of them is smart enough to figure it out. Alright, Jasper, do you need a lollipop like Keller, or are you good?” She motions to Keller, who is sitting in a chair, looking pale and clammy. “No, I’m good. Keller is going to take me upstairs so we can talk to Papa M about work.” He pulls his sleeve down and cla
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“How the Hell did she have access to the detox cells, anyway?” I hear Keller whisper, “Her key card shouldn’t have worked on that door.” “I-I don’t know, Keller. She should only have access to the lab and storage areas.” A woman’s voice responds on a speakerphone. “I’ll get it figured out right away.” “Not a word to my father until then. He’ll have all of our heads if he finds out.” He growls. I try to focus on the conversation, but my head feels like there is an elephant sitting on it. I groan and roll over to get relief from the sensation. “Lavender? Are you okay?” I search my mind for my wolf. “Who were those girls, Zara?” Lavender whines. “Why are they prisoners?” “Zara? Can you hear me?” Keller interrupts before I can respond, sounding closer now. He takes my hand and kisses it softly. The flow of our mate bond dulls the heavy sensation in my head, and I’m able to open my eyes slowly. Keller is sitting next to the gurney I’m lying on. It looks like we are in an examining ro
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Keller’s POV “Rocky, do you smell that?” I lift my nose to the air to assess a pungent odor. “Deer piss.” He sounds disgusted. “River and Canyon are supposed to chase them away so they don’t scare the sigmas.” “Lazy asses.” I move to the open area where there’s enough room for Rocky’s wolf form to shift. “Make it quick, Rocky. We need to make sure Zara and Lavender-” Before I can finish my thought, a heavy power tackles me from behind, throwing me to the ground. The wind gets knocked out of me, but when I try to get a breath in, the scent of deer piss assaults my nose, making me gag. I try to roll over, but my attacker is much heavier than me. A hard elbow to the back of my head lets me know it’s Skylar. It was his signature move when we were kids and I couldn’t defend myself. Now that we are adults, the blow makes me see spots. “Skylar, what the fuck are-” I try to roll over, but he presses hard on the back of my neck, smashing my face into the ground. He holds me down with a kn
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“Keller, can you hear me?” A familiar voice shines a light on a path and leads me from the infinite void I have been existing in. “Open your eyes, honey. Come on, it’s time to come back to us.” A rush of stimuli crashes into me all at once. Scents, sounds, emotions, gravity, lights, dizziness, nausea. I try to sit up, but something is holding me down. “Easy, my boy.” Dad’s voice permeates the darkness I’m emerging from. He sounds somber and restless. I wrestle with feeling everything at once inside me, but one thought prevails. “Zara Zhade.” My voice is hoarse, and my throat is scratchy. Maybe they didn’t hear me. Maybe I didn’t say it out loud. “I need Zara.” The words absorb into the crevices of my soul until the concept becomes tangible. I need her in my arms. I need to smell her and stroke her hair. She needs to hear me tell her I love her. She needs me to protect her. I force my eyes open in the bright room. I can barely make them squint. Mom’s silhouette comes into view,
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Ace sits on the edge of the bed and sighs heavily. He looks back up at me like he’s trying to figure out the best way to begin. “Okay. First, there are a couple of things you need to know. And please remember, I’m just the messenger here. Got it?” He holds his hands up in surrender. “Got it.” I also hold my hands up, mimicking his gesture. “I should preface by saying, Doctor Khe came before we could even get Zara here and we made sure only female staff members have attended to her. We are doing our best to keep her condition in perspective, so we haven’t pushed her too much.” He fidgets with his hands, then looks at me sympathetically. “She hasn’t been very cooperative, which is understandable, but she has spoken with the Doc and she’s speaking to your parents, so that’s a good sign.” Condition? Does he mean she’s a sigma or is it something else? My brother’s unforgiving dark eyes come to my mind. Jensen. “Did Jensen hurt her? I’m gonna fucking kill him.” I throw the blanket of
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“Wake up. NOW!” Rocky jolts me from a deep sleep. The shock makes me pull Zara tighter against me to protect her. She sighs with a whine, but doesn’t wake up. I rub circles on her back to lull her back to a deeper sleep. Dad is sitting beside the bed staring at Zara and me sleeping, but his eyes are pitch black. “Avalanche. What are you doing?” I rub my eyes in the dimly lit room. “I came to apologize.” His deep voice rumbles. “I shouldn’t have killed him. Now my mate is mad. So is Phil.” “Where is Dad now? Is he listening?” I don’t think Dad has ever let Avalanche have free rein in human form before. “I asked for privacy to talk to you.” He twists his mouth, looking uncomfortable. “You don’t need to apologize to me. My mate would be dead if it hadn’t been for you.” I give him a nod of appreciation. “Mom and Dad will come around. They just need time.” “He was your brother. Their son.” The wolf looks confused. “If he valued our relationship, he wouldn’t have acted the way he d
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“Zara, come on Pocket. Doctor Khe is here for your appointment and Estelle has a test she needs to run, so she’s here, too.” I sit on the side of the bed and brush her hair back. “Do you want me to have them come in here or meet with them in my office?” She hasn’t gotten out of bed except to go to the bathroom and to eat in almost a week and it is worrying me. She says she’s too tired and sleeps all day. Doctor Khe says it’s a normal reaction to what she went through and to keep encouraging her to do routine things and stick to her new medication schedule. Estelle warned me that all the chemicals could change her demeanor until they have regulated everything. What she didn’t tell me was that the mixture of chemicals would change Zara’s scent. Now hidden between the rose and chamomile, I can smell the ocean breeze. It’s pleasant, just different. Zara has nightmares that make her cry in her sleep. She hides herself against me with her arms over her head, shaking and fearful of her dre
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Once I’m able to convince Zara that I’m actually happy about the news, things seem to get better. She still has days where all she does is lay in bed and cry, but they are fewer and fewer. Doctor Khe has to change Zara’s medications, yet again, which makes things more challenging in caring for her. The time she spends whispering to herself or staring off with a very un-Zara-like scowl has become more frequent. If you ask her who she is talking to, or what she is thinking about, she gives you a suspicious look and turns away or tells you she does not know what you’re talking about. One night, Dad even stopped her from deleting all her data from the server. When he asked her why she was doing it, all she could say was ‘they told her she had to’. After that, Dad set up an auto back-up of the server that Zara couldn’t access to be safe. Mom, Dad, and Estelle take turns staying the night, so I can go to work from eleven p.m. until three a.m. with Jasper. We hand out warm clothes and food
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“Zara, first, I want you to know that your parents loved you. They had no choice when they left you and they never stopped trying to find you and get you back.” Tyree’s tone differs from what I’ve heard from him before. It’s more apologetic and compassionate, like a father trying to make his child understand another point of view. “Tyree, how could I possibly believe that?” Zara holds her hand up to stop him. “They left me on the steps of the pack house. I wasn’t even a week old. They didn’t want me.” “It’s not true, Zara. I promise you it’s not true. Your father’s name is Scott Eklund. Your mother is Sondi. They came here because the Alpha from Emerald Mountain banished them. They were seeking asylum, and it was granted.” Tyree sits back and sighs. “From what I understand, your father attacked the pack’s Beta, trying to defend Sondi. Your mother said she never had a problem with the Beta and barely knew him. Your father had issues with mental illness. He was paranoid and refused to
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“First and foremost, thank you all for being here today. I’m going to keep my portion short.” Jasper stands at the podium, now tenured in speaking in front of crowds, looking comfortable to address the room. He pulls out a notecard from his jacket pocket and glances down at it. “There is someone very special I would like to introduce you to. She’s not only the lead scientist for the Sigma Project, she is the mastermind behind the medication that has made this whole thing possible.” Jasper looks into the wings and gives Zara a thumbs up. I feel her take a deep breath under my hands. “This talented woman completed her undergraduate degree and masters in biochemistry, and she’s almost finished with her doctorate all in just over six years. On top of that, she is now the youngest Nobel Prize Laureate ever. In chemistry and in medicine. Friends, she’s the hardest worker in the room, by far the smartest person you will ever meet, an incredible mother, and one of my closest friends. Oh and
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“Hey guys, your flight was okay?” Tyree meets us at the doors of the Blood River pack house and ushers us inside. “I know the ride from the airport can be a killer.” “It was great. Thanks, Tyree.” Jasper shakes his hand. “We are all looking forward to this afternoon.” “Uncle Tyree!” Orli runs up to her favorite person and hops to be picked up. “Dillon and I went to kindergarten! I got to show the teacher that I know my alphabet.” “I heard! Did you listen to your teacher?” He holds Orli in his massive arms and gives her a kiss on the cheek. She nods with a shy smile and leans back. “Look at my dress! Daddy says today is special, so I wanted to look pretty. And tomorrow I get to wear my flower girl dress. So I got two pretty dresses to wear.” “Oh, my Goddess.” He smooths down the front of her dusty blue dress. “You are always pretty, baby girl, but this dress makes your eyes look EXTRA blue.” Orli giggles and leans her head on his shoulder, perfectly content to stay with him as lon
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The longer Zara takes the sigma serum, the more I notice differences. She isn’t taller or stronger, but some days it seems like it. She handles stress better and doesn’t shy away when she has to speak with people she’s not familiar with like she would have in the past. She almost never has a flight or fight response anymore. It’s refreshing to see her handle life with more confidence and less anxiety and fear. Katie is also doing much better with the new version of the serum than the first one. Instead of putting her on medications, they increase her therapy to once a week. Besides learning how to read with ease, Katie also observes things she never had before. Traffic patterns, the way birds fly together in the sky, the layout of the grocery store, things most people take for granted. She seems to see for the first time. As with all things, with the good comes the bad. Zara starts to have more bad days. A lot more bad days. Mom and Dad take shifts to monitor her while Estelle and
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“You’re sure you feel okay?” Zara is already sitting on my lap, but I take her face in my hands and look her in the eye. I look her over and give her a quick peck on the cheek. “You don’t feel warm or anything?” “I feel fine, Keller. I just took the serum fifteen minutes ago.” She covers my hands with hers. “It takes a couple hours for it to get into my system. Right now I’m just exhausted. We intentionally added a light sedative to this version, and it was a later night than I was expecting. If I had known you planned to stay at a hotel instead of going home, I would have packed a bag.” “I’ll know better for next time.” I nuzzle her cheek and settle into the recliner. “You tell me if you feel weird at all. Even a little bit.” “I will, sweetheart.” She leans her head against my shoulder and places her hand on my chest. I slide my hand over hers and interlock our fingers. It makes me smile to feel the ring on her finger. I look at Jasper, who has Katie in his lap as well. He has
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“Keller, it’s safe now. It’s taken a few months, but it’s perfect. Estelle and I are sure of it.” Zara hands Orli a piece of banana while she tries to convince me it’s time for her to take what she now calls the sigma serum one point one six. “Zara, I don’t know how many times I can tell you. I’m not okay with it.” I adjust the position of Dillon’s little fork and help him scoop macaroni and cheese onto it. I look up at Zara to see if she’s paying attention. She takes a sip from her glass of juice and sets it down, then places her hands on the counter and drums her fingers impatiently. “Keller-” “Zara.” I feel my mood darken as I glare at her. “Keller, I feel like a broken record. I would be a hypocrite if I said it’s fine for other sigmas, but too dangerous for me.” She wipes Orli’s mouth with a bib and hands her a sippy cup. “We know the women who have met their mates have different body chemistry now. We’ve made adjustments to the sigma serum accordingly. It’s just another leve
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I thought it was going to be difficult to get Zara to pull out of the study, but it wasn’t. She was more worried about what could have happened to Orli and Dillon and everyone else she loves and cares about. Two days after the incident, she goes to the lab to speak to the other volunteers to let them know why she has pulled out, but promises them they will still get to see her all the time because she is going to be working directly with Estelle. Katie, on the other hand, won’t be deterred. Even after we explain that she and Zara could have died, she insists she wants to keep going. Jasper is miserable, but puts on a brave face for her. He spends lunch with her every day and comes home to mope. Zara and I try to cheer him up and even help him take care of Mister Happy and Midnight. Mom takes over nanny duty while Katie is away. “Zara, it’s only been a month. Are you sure taking all nine girls all the way to Cozy Up is a good idea?” Jasper stops her from leaving the lab to let the gi
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My body feels heavy and Zara’s weight gets pulled off of me, forcing me awake. “What happened? Is she okay?” Someone drained the water out of the tub. Mom has Zara wrapped in a towel, holding her like a baby in her arms. Estelle is next to her, checking Zara’s temperature. “It’s fine, Honey. Her temperature has been normal for an hour. We’re going to put her in bed. I brought you a change of clothes. Come out when you’re dressed.” “Ace is on his way to check on our baby girl.” Estelle lets Mom take Zara out of the room and sits on the edge of the tub. She unfolds a towel and hands it to me. “Are you okay?” “I will be once I know she is.” I wipe my face and chest. “Before she passed out, she said more carrots and less love. Lavender was relaying the message.” Estelle purses her lips and nods. “Yeah. We had talked about that before the study but went with the more potent formulation. I’m going to get a batch of the other one started as soon as I get back to the lab.” “If she’s okay
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“Keller will grab Zara. I’ll grab Katie’s top half, just grab her legs. Stop her from kicking if you can.” Les motions how Jasper should try to hold on to Katie. “We’ll take her to the nursery bathroom.” “How do we know who will come out first?” Jasper looks at me and back at Les. Les gives Jasper a sweet smile. “Oh, darling, so innocent. Wolf mentality.” “Wolf mentality?” He looks at me for help. “Wait, how do we know they didn’t turn into wolves? Shift. How do we know they haven’t shifted?” “Their wolves have an advantage to use their senses but stay in human form right now.” Les tugs at her braided ponytail. “They can open doors, push elevator buttons, call for help, things like that.” “Zara is freaking out because her pup is gone. Katie is going to protect Zara to give her a chance to find her baby.” I put my ear to the door. “Katie will make sure danger is out of the way.” “Katie sees Zara as more dominant than she is in the pecking order of your family dynamic. So yes, she
