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2022-03-24 00:55:35Mom and Dad meet us in the parking lot of the pack house. I get out of the Range Rover and walk around to help Zara, but she tries to make a break for it before I get there. Dad deftly catches her by the waist and kneels on one knee, bringing her down to sit on his leg.
âItâs alright, young lady. You donât need to run. Weâre here for you. Wherever your wolf thinks you need to go, that wonât help you. Not today at least.â Dad strokes Zaraâs back to calm her, still holding her tight around the middle with his other arm. âWe are going to be sitting right behind you. No oneâs gonna mess with you.â
âO-okay. Okay. Letâs go now while I have Lavender under control.â She stammers, shivering with tears in her eyes. Mom takes her hand and I take the other before Dad loosens his grip on her. We meet Mike just inside the doors to the pack house and let one of the Regent guards escort us to the front of the courtroom.
âYouâre going to be fine, Pocket.â I kiss her forehead
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I try to stand up, but Mom and Dad pull me down. Mom hisses at me. âKeller, wait until you get permission.â âLet me go! I need to get to Zara. She needs me.â I try to escape their grasp when I see her shivering under the table. I can feel her fear and itâs overwhelming. What is it doing to her? âShe canât do this anymore. Itâs too much! I need to get to her. Zara, hold on, Pocket. Iâm coming.â The Luna Regent stands up and nods to the guards, who Rocky believes are the ranked wolves in disguise. She motions with her hand to the other guards, who all move without being given direction in a well-rehearsed maneuver. Two of them remain in front of the Regents, facing the audience, while the rest position themselves around Zara and Mikeâs table. âKeller Joseph Marshall,â I hear the Luna Regentâs voice say my name, âyou may collect your mate. Based on what weâve seen so far, we can proceed without her. Someone will advise you when itâs time to bring her back for ou
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I give Zara a gentle kiss, then take her hand and knock on the door so the guard will escort us to the front. Three angry looking girls are sitting at the table with Alpha Williams and his legal team. Mike is on the other side, furiously making notes. He holds up a paper that says âWeâve got this!â in large scribbled letters as we walk in. âNo need to stop to see your lawyer, Miss Wilson. You and your mate can come up to the witness stand.â The Luna Regent gestures to the witness seat up front. âMister Marshall, we ask that you please refrain from speaking while Zara is on the stand. Unless it is necessary, of course. You are just here to give her support so she can complete her part of the trial.â âYes, Luna Regent. Thank you so much for making this concession for us.â Zara and I both bow deeply and make our way to the chair. Zara grips my hand tightly while I sit in the chair next to her. Mike lets the pack lawyer question Zara first. âZara, are you feeling
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From behind us, I hear Mom and Dad approaching. I turn and see them hand in hand, smiling. âWell? What did they say?â I canât help but be impatient. âSorry, my boy. You heard the Luna Regent.â Dad shrugs and tilts his head toward Zara. âZara, get in the car, please. I need to speak to my parents.â I open the door and help her in, not giving her a chance to argue, and close the door. âOkay? Spill.â Mom pulls me away from the car to make sure Zara won't hear. âThey are being banished. They have tonight to collect their things. Mark said will go with them so he can stay with Sylvie. The Regents are providing names of other packs that may accept them for a probationary period. None of them are ever allowed to come into contact with Zara again or they will go to prison.â âWe never have to worry about them again.â My heart skips a beat at the news. âI think the Luna Regent didnât want Zara to feel guilty for the fate of those girls.â Mom fro
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I send a mind link to Zara. âPocket, I need you to take Estelle to your room and lock the door. Right now.â âWhy? Whoâs here, Keller?â Even through the link, Zara sounds like she is panicking. âI think its the Regent guards. Lock the door behind you. Wait for me and stay quiet.â I say with a firmer tone. There is another knock on the door. Behind me, I hear Zara and Estelle running down the hall. âJust a moment!â I try to control the snarl in my voice. When I hear the door to Zaraâs bedroom close and lock, I crack the front door open. âCan I help you?â Three large werewolves who were part of the Regentsâ security team during the trials are standing in the anteroom. âMister Marshall. The Luna Regent would like to speak with your mate.â âThose are my friends!â Rocky relaxes when he sees the men. âBe nice to them.â âIâm sorry?â I stand straight, surprised at the guardâs statement. âThe Luna Regent. She would like to speak with Mis
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Estelle looks at me from the sofa, clearly confused and a little annoyed. âKell, whatâs he talking about? Zara canât have two mates, can she?â âI donât think heâs talking about Zara.â I think about it for a moment, then look back at Tyree. âThatâs impossible, bro. Sheâs human. Humans have chosen mates.â He stares at Estelle for an uncomfortably long time, forcing himself to not move from the spot. He finally pulls his eyes away from Estelle and looks at the Luna Regent. âWhat do I do?â âWhatâs with you guys finding your mates in every corner of the earth except for our pack?â The Luna rolls her eyes in an exaggerated, playful manner, not seeming to be concerned that her werewolf guard found a human mate. âReggie, can you please get the Alpha up here to help with this? Milo, take Tyree to the anteroom and calm him down. Estelle Renee Barker, if you wouldnât mind, find a place to sit that will reduce your scent, please. A bedroom or office, maybe? Just until we can
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Keller’s POV“If I hadn’t seen a glass wall appear in my living room an hour ago, I wouldn’t believe any of that.” I shake my head at the Beta and Gamma.“Dude, if we hadn’t been there, we wouldn’t believe it either.” Milo nods and raises his eyebrows, taking a drink of his water. A cell phone chimes, he pats his hands over his pockets, and pulls out his phone. “Ah. That’s my daughter. Excuse me.”“So, why exactly are you guys here? And by here, I mean, my condo.” I turn my attention to Reggie as Milo walks out of the room.“We have a sigma pup in our pack. Once the Luna found out what that could mean for her future, she immediately searched for a solution. Short story… she found Zara.” He looks down at the counter and picks at imaginary crumbs. “It’s not my place to go into my Luna’s upbringing, but it was bad. O
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Iâm just about to ask whoâs daughter the pup is when the Alpha Regent comes out of my office by himself. âWh-whereâs Estelle?â I jump away from the counter and try to get past him. He puts his massive hand out and stops me. âCalm down. Theyâre just talking. Estelle agreed to go on one date with Tyree when he has a day off. They will take it from there. Give them a few minutes to work out the details and they will be right out.â He sounds tired as he rubs his face, then sets his hands heavily on the counter. âYou wanna hear the kicker?â âThereâs a kicker?â I stare at him wide eyed. âHeh. Youâre funny, kid.â He slaps me on the back, making me stumble forward. âYour friend is Tyreeâs second chance mate.â âS-second chance mate? What happened to his first mate?â Getting a second chance mate is really rare. I have only heard of a few other wolves having one. Usually something tragic happens with your first mate for a second one to be granted by the
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âYouâre sure you feel okay?â 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. âYou donât feel warm or anything?â âI feel fine, Keller. I just took the serum fifteen minutes ago.â She covers my hands with hers. âIt takes a couple hours for it to get into my system. Right now Iâm 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.â âIâll know better for next time.â I nuzzle her cheek and settle into the recliner. âYou tell me if you feel weird at all. Even a little bit.â âI will, sweetheart.â 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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âKeller, itâs safe now. Itâs taken a few months, but itâs perfect. Estelle and I are sure of it.â Zara hands Orli a piece of banana while she tries to convince me itâs time for her to take what she now calls the sigma serum one point one six. âZara, I donât know how many times I can tell you. Iâm not okay with it.â I adjust the position of Dillonâs little fork and help him scoop macaroni and cheese onto it. I look up at Zara to see if sheâs 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. âKeller-â âZara.â I feel my mood darken as I glare at her. âKeller, I feel like a broken record. I would be a hypocrite if I said itâs fine for other sigmas, but too dangerous for me.â She wipes Orliâs mouth with a bib and hands her a sippy cup. âWe know the women who have met their mates have different body chemistry now. Weâve made adjustments to the sigma serum accordingly. Itâs just another leve
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âKeller will grab Zara. Iâll grab Katieâs top half, just grab her legs. Stop her from kicking if you can.â Les motions how Jasper should try to hold on to Katie. âWeâll take her to the nursery bathroom.â âHow do we know who will come out first?â Jasper looks at me and back at Les. Les gives Jasper a sweet smile. âOh, darling, so innocent. Wolf mentality.â âWolf mentality?â He looks at me for help. âWait, how do we know they didnât turn into wolves? Shift. How do we know they havenât shifted?â âTheir wolves have an advantage to use their senses but stay in human form right now.â Les tugs at her braided ponytail. âThey can open doors, push elevator buttons, call for help, things like that.â âZara is freaking out because her pup is gone. Katie is going to protect Zara to give her a chance to find her baby.â I put my ear to the door. âKatie will make sure danger is out of the way.â âKatie sees Zara as more dominant than she is in the pecking order of your family dynamic. So yes, she
