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“They’re not here and they’re not his.” Rocky bares his sharp teeth at the man. My head snaps toward the second man trying to look through the dark tinted window at Dillon. “GET BACK!” “Rocky, we need a quick shift.” I let my consciousness fall back. From what Rocky says, few wolves can perform what Rocky calls a ‘quick shift’, but he and Avalanche can. It’s a painful and disorienting two seconds for both of us that drains both of our energy. We’ve only performed it twice before. Once when I was eighteen and Dad showed me how and once when Zara was being attacked in front of the library. Rocky pushes forward and shifts as he lunges toward the broken window above Zara, smashing it outward. By the time he is through, the heavy weight of his paws is on the man’s chest, pushing him to the ground with a hard thud. People on the sidewalk scream and run from the terrifying sight. A searing pain in Rocky’s chest interrupts our forward momentum, but it doesn’t deter him from his target. He b
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“Hey Pocket.” I stroke her silky, golden blonde hair, letting my fingers run through and kiss the top of her head. She breathes in deeply and smiles in her sleep. “I’m here now. Can you hear me?” Her eyes flicker open and she looks up at me. Tears immediately flood her eyes. She moves as quickly as she can without waking Dillon up, removing her finger from his grasp so she can throw her arms around me. Our mate bond overwhelms my senses and makes me want to grip her even tighter. “Are you okay?” Her voice is barely a whisper. “I was so scared. They sent a healer to get the bullet out.” “I’m okay now. Look, not even a scratch. No need for tears.” I reluctantly let her go so I can show her my chest where the bullet had pierced through. “What about you? Are you okay?” Zara nods her head, even though her lip is trembling. “I thought those guys were going to kill you.” “Nah, you can’t get rid of me that easily.” I rub circles on her back. “Come on, let’s go to the bedroom so we don’t
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We take our time getting ready and finally make our way downstairs. Mom is in the kitchen preparing lunch, moving furiously around the room, making sure everything is just right. I can hear Dad in the dining room speaking with someone about sigmas.“Hi Mom.” I give her a kiss on the cheek and smirk at her. “Sorry we scared you.”“Keller Joseph.” She turns and points the tip of her knife at my nose, making me back my face away from her. “Just tell me you’re feeling better and we never have to- wait…” Mom grabs me by the shoulders and pulls my shirt collar to the side. A small smile comes over her face and she looks at Zara. She seems to forget about me completely and walks over to my mate. I watch Mom gently pull Zara’s shirt collar. The sight of Zara’s mark makes her gasp and pull Zara and Dillon into a powerful hug.“I’m so happy for you two!” She kisses Zara’s cheek with a little squeal. “When you get engaged, you’ll let me help with wedding planning, right?”Zara looks a little sp
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I go upstairs to get Zara and Dillon. If it were nicer weather out, I would suggest putting him in the stroller and walking the half mile to the processing facility, but it’s chilly and I don’t want to risk Dillon catching a chill, so I will drive over instead. Knowing Zara, she’s going to want to ask Estelle a thousand questions about pregnancy and babies to make sure she’s doing everything correctly. I smile to myself, thinking about the pages of notes she probably has on her phone. “Hey Pocket, are you guys ready to go? I already have the car warming up.” I open the door to our suite and get hit by a wave of emotions that makes me take a step back. I look around and don’t see Zara, but I can hear her crying from the bathroom. “Z-Zara, what’s wrong?” I rush to the bathroom and push the door open. She is standing in the middle of the bathroom, holding Dillon tightly while she sobs. Dillon is looking up at her with his little scowl as if he’s trying to figure out why his mommy is cr
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“Are you okay?” Mom kneels down with a first aid kit and touches the sides of my face. She looks uncharacteristically worried. “You already look pale.” “It hurts, but I’m more worried about Zara than about myself.” I cringe as she pulls the makeshift bandage away. The sight of my hand makes her cringe, too. She looks at the bathroom door and listens to Zara wailing uncontrollably. She speaks to me and Dad through a mind link. “Estelle is on her way to check on you. They are sending the Doc through a portal since Dillon is in there with Zara. She thought it was for the best.” “I don’t know what happened. I took my eyes off of her for a second to make sure there weren’t any sharp objects around and she lunged at me.” I send a mind link back. My mouth opens wide in a silent scream when Mom turns my hand over and presses gauze against it, then looks at the gauze pad. “It didn’t even occur to me I had her trap-” “OWW! Goddess damn, Mom. That fucking hurts.” I say out loud through grit
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“Keller, we have to numb this up so I can put stitches in. The stitches will help Rocky be able to focus on healing the bones.” Estelle points to the spots where she wants to put stitches. “No drugs, Estelle.” I shake my head at her. “Just do it.” “It’s just a local anesthetic.” Estelle looks up and furrows her brow. “It won’t affect your mind.” “No, Estelle. No drugs. I don’t care if it hurts.” I double down on the statement. “I made a promise to Zara. No more drugs and I’m not going back on that.” Estelle shakes her head again and mumbles under her breath while she pulls supplies out of her bag. “Fine, but you can at least hand Dillon off to Phil.” “I’ve got him. Can we get this over with?” I set my hand flat on the padding she lies on the counter. To distract myself, I coo at Dillon while Estelle works. He smiles and makes a giggling sound that reminds me of Skylar at my pained expressions and hissing sounds. Of course, he would think me being in pain would be funny. It must
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“We’re going to have a security detail on both of you for a while, but if they’re doing their jobs right, you’ll never see them unless there’s an emergency.” Beta Milo walks us around the penthouse, showing us the new security equipment and how to use it. “There are three panic buttons. One in the bedroom next to the lightswitch, one in the kitchen under the cabinet closest to the refrigerator, and one in Zara’s office on the underside of her desk. Press any of the buttons and someone will be at your door in less than two minutes.” “Do you really think someone would try to get into our home?” Zara looks around and holds Dillon a little closer. “Zara, I promise you, if they even think about trying to get up here or get into Jasper and the twins’ condo, we’ll know right away and you’ll never know about it.” Milo leans on the counter. “These buttons and the camera at the door are an extra precaution, just in case.” Zara looks back at him and nods nervously. “O-okay. I trust you.” “Z
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When we realize Katie doesn’t have documentation to confirm her identity, it makes getting her officially on payroll a little complicated. Dad contacts Marco to explain it is something that we overlooked and Katie would be the first of many girls that would have the same problem. The Goddess Foundation assigns someone to assist with the process and flies them out to meet with Katie the next day.To make sure she isn’t upset by having to go to the processing facility, Mike lets us set up in the conference room in his office. It takes some convincing to get her out of the car. When we get inside, she asks to use the bathroom. After twenty minutes, we ask the receptionist to check on her, only to find she is hiding under the sink. Jasper goes in and, after another twenty minutes, convinces her to come out. We each take one of her hands and lead her to the conference room where a tall blonde woman with a Greek accent introduces herself as Evangeline. Her eyes are an odd hue of yellow, al
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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
