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“No sense in wasting anymore time. Let’s find her and get her to safety.” Reggie points to the building and gives quick instructions. “I’ll start on the top floor and give an audible when I move to the third floor. Milo and Codi will take the perimeter on the first floor and work their way inward, then move to the second floor. You stay near the stairwells and keep an eye and an ear out.” “If you see or hear anything, make some sort of bird sound.” Milo gives me an example by cooing like a pigeon. “Got it.” I make a mental note of how many bird sounds I know. Owl, pigeon, crow, duck… shit. How come I don’t know more about birds? We give Reggie a three-minute head start. Milo and Cordelia follow him in and I go in when I see them through a window on the first level. I let Rocky come forward enough to help me see in the dark building, trying to cover my nose to avoid the smell of shit and body odor inside. As soon as I’m acclimated to the environment, I make my way to the main stairc
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Zara’s POV I should have worked faster. I should have done more research, made more calculations, tested on more animals, and insisted we shorten the testing phases. I could have worked longer hours or asked more people for help. Maybe if I had, Kara would still be here. Katie wouldn’t have spent a week in the hospital. Jasper wouldn’t be depressed and Keller wouldn’t think it’s his fault. So many unanswered questions that will probably stay that way. The police believe Kara knew the person who assaulted her, because she didn’t fight back. Either that, or she was too drunk and high to fight back. I don’t want to think about it either way. They took fingerprints off the liquor bottles but couldn’t find a match in their databases. They told Jasper, if she had previously worked as a prostitute, her assailant could have been anyone from her past. Katie doesn’t know the last names of the men she calls ‘Kara’s customers’. Chances are, they use fake first names too, so it doesn’t matter. W
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“Katie, no. I-I can’t say yes. No, I’m sorry, Beautiful. Please understand why I can’t let you do this. I can’t lose you too.” Jasper kneels in front of Katie and takes her hands in his, trying to convince her why she shouldn’t take part in the testing. He leans his head on her leggings and gives her a pleading look. “Ask me for anything else. We can go on vacation or I can buy you a new purse, take you to dinner at any restaurant in the city. If you want to get Mister Happy a girlfriend, we’ll go to the animal shelter in the morning. Please don’t ask me to be okay with this.”“You won’t lose me, Jasper. Poppy thinks I should do it and Poppy never thinks I should do anything. She trusts Zara and Estelle. We know they won’t let anything bad happen to us.” Katie takes Jasper’s face in her hands and forces him to look at her. “I’m a sigma, just like all the other girls Zara is trying to help. Just like Kara is… err… was… If I can help other sigmas by taking the medicine first, then I nee
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“Hey Pocket, can you come out to the anteroom? Please.” Keller connects through a mind link. “I could really use your help here.”“Um, I’m being summoned.” I ease myself off the sofa and look at Estelle. “Can you handle things here?”“Of course, Baby Girl. Go talk some sense into Jasper.” Estelle pulls Katie closer and rubs her hand on her knee. “We’ll be here talking. Making sure this one understands why Jasper’s mad. Then we’re going to make sure she doesn’t use her ability like that again.”“Okay. Dillon and Orli still have another half hour before they should wake up. I’ll be back by then. Hopefully.” I back out of the room and rush through the hall to the front door. I peek out and find Keller sitting on the floor with Jasper. Jasper is laying flat on his back with his knees bent. He has his sweatshirt pulled over his head so only his dirty blonde hair is sticking out from the top. His hands are over the area where his eyes must be and he is muttering something under his breath,
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Keller’s POV “You have the envelope, right?” I glance at Zara as we make our way to Mom and Dad’s house for Orli’s first birthday party. “Keller, for the third time, yes. It’s in the bag with her dress and a change of clothes.” Zara clamps her hands on her knees. “You’re stressing me out. I’ll give you the envelope so you can talk to your parents while I get her out of her dress so she can eat cake. They can look at her birthmark before we sing happy birthday. She’ll only be wearing a diaper for that, then I need to wash her up for the tail end of the party.” I turn onto the driveway and slow down, trying to prolong our arrival. “Why are you slowing down?” Zara turns in her seat and crosses her arms. “Just trying to be safe. That’s what you always tell me to do when the kids are in the car, right?” I give her a wide grin, but she’s not falling for it. “Keller, if you would have forgiven Mom months ago, this wouldn’t be as big a deal as you’re making it out to be.” She shakes her
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“Keller, Mom said you have something you wanted to talk about?” Dad pulls me aside while everyone is eating at the picnic tables Mom has rented and arranged around the backyard. “Is Orli okay? I need to know now, because if I need to be prepared for that kind of shit. Your mother may act like she’s okay, but she’ll fall apart if something happened to that little girl.” “Orli is fine Dad.” I pull him to the patio near the grill before he makes a scene. “Nothing but good news today. If anything, you’re going to have to deflate Mom’s ego.” “What the Hell are you talking about, my boy?” Dad tilts his head and uses his most serious tone. “I’m being serious.” “I am too, Dad. Have another burger and enjoy the party.” I clap him on the shoulder and grin. “While everyone is getting ready to watch Orli eat her cake, we will explain what’s going on. Marco and his wife are going to help, because his wife was the one who did all the research. She will probably be able to explain better than any
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“Wake up! Our mate got out of bed.” Rocky shakes me from the inside, making me bolt straight up in bed. “Huh?” I squint my eyes and look at the clock. It’s only four a.m. I reach my arm out, but Zara’s side of the bed is empty. I don’t hear the kids, so they must still be sleeping. I slide out of bed and listen carefully, the refrigerator open and close and the sound of a glass being filled. Even from this far, I can feel how discontented Zara is. “I got her, Rocky.” I stretch and yawn, then make my way out to the kitchen. Zara is leaning against the counter with a glass of juice in her hand, with a faraway look in her eye. She’s wearing a light yellow cropped t-shirt and light blue panties. “Not now, lover boy.” Rocky snaps me out of my dirty thoughts. “Something’s wrong.” He’s right. Zara doesn’t even acknowledge that I have come into the room. I walk over and clear my throat. She looks at me from the side of her eye and takes a small sip of her juice. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to
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“You can wait upstairs with Phil and Sam. If there is a problem, I will call you to come down right away.” Estelle shoos Jasper and me out of the lab. “We have ten sigmas who don’t need two nervous guys around while they are taking this medicine. Especially for the first time. If any of them decide to shift in the middle of this, it could be disastrous for you, Jasper. Any accidents would mean we will have to start the whole thing over with a new volunteer group. It would set us back months.”“Estelle, if anything happe-” Jasper steps forward and tries to plead his case.“Then I will tell you to come downstairs right away.” Estelle puts her hands in the pockets of her lab coat and gives us a stern look. “I have five well qualified medical assistants here and a werewolf healer here. That’s over one medical staff member per volunteer, especially if you include Zara.” “Come on, Jas. We’re just prolonging this for everyone.” I rub my fingers over my forehead and blow a puff of air out. “
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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
