KACELA
“Petar is kind of a recluse,” Mouse said, poking at his keyboard and pulling up photos. “He orders everything in and rarely goes outside. He has rooftop garden but, at least according to satellite, he never goes up there.”
“Seems easy enough,” Tank said. “We sabotage one of his deliveries.”
“How can we be sure that Petar is the only one that is affected?” I asked. “We don’t want to take out someone innocent who decided they wanted his particular brand of breakfast cereal that morning.”
Earl was silent for a moment and then he answered. “I hate to say this, but I think we use Kacela as bait.”
Mouse nodded. “I thought that, too, but didn’t want to say that. Treason and all.”
I snorted. “It’s not treason. And what are you both seeing that I’m missin
WYATTI was sitting in my office staring at my phone. Lia was sitting on the couch, leaning back with her eyes closed. We were waiting for updates from both teams.Nellie’s team had successfully taken out their first target. They were in and out without anyone knowing. They had slipped in while everyone was sleeping and injected a fast acting poison into his foot. The needle mark would never be found, and the death would be ruled as natural. Quite opposite of Earl’s team’s first target. That one had made national news.I knew that Kacela was busy in this exact moment, acting as bait. I was trying to be calm, cool, and collected but I also knew that I was failing miserably.“Stop that,” Lia commanded from her spot on the couch. She hadn’t opened her eyes.“Sorry,” I said. I had been clicking a pen on and off for the last five minutes.&nb
KACELAAfter my little phone session with Wyatt I needed to shower. I jumped in, washing myself completely and then wrapping myself in a robe before getting out. When I went into the bedroom, one of the female flight attendants was busy tucking the girls into bed. I smiled at her.“We’re tuckered out,” she whispered to me, pointing to the girls. They were wrapped in each other’s arms and sound asleep.“Thanks for taking care of them,” I said. She nodded and tiptoed out.I slipped on a clean pair of sweatpants and pulled on a tank top before following her out. I saw that our dinner had been served and so I grabbed a sandwich before sitting down.“What did Wyatt say?” Earl said, giving me a slow wink.“They’re going to meet us in Sao Paulo,” I said. “They’ll meet us at the private airfield and take the girls. He d
KACELATo kill some time, I sent a message to Wyatt to keep his warriors at home. It would be easier for them to meet us somewhere in the US since that was our next destination and I hoped we’d be heading there soon.We sat, all of us dozing off and then jerking awake. Mouse kept up a constant search on his computer, looking for news stories. About two hours later, I got a ping on my phone indicating that a video had been sent to me.I opened it up to see a scene through night vision goggles. They were walking through a house, checking rooms. They finally came to a bedroom and the door was opened. The person wearing the camera walked up to the bed and shook awake the female occupant.She looked up at the man with some alarm and mostly irritation. “Julia?” a voice asked off camera.“Yes?” she said in some irritation. Then the noise of gunfire filled the screen and she fell
KACELAI shook myself awake, opening my suitcase. I hadn’t packed any gym whore outfits, so I was going to have to make do with what I had.I dressed in a pair of biking shorts and rolled up the hems a little so that my long legs were showcased. I paired it with a tiny sports bra that I usually had a t-shirt over the top of. Instead of a t-shirt, I put on a flannel shirt and left it unbuttoned. I slicked back my hair and tied it into a ponytail high up on top of my head and then pulled a few tendrils out, letting them curl over my face. I added a lot of mascara and eyeliner to my face and applied concealer to cover my scar. I made big, pouty lips with some of Tank’s lipstick and then presented myself to the guys.They were all silent. “What?” I demanded. “Is it not good enough?”“Um, my queen? You’re showing a lot of skin,” Mouse squeaked out.
KACELAI went into the front desk and up to the reception. “Hey ya! I would like to get a guest membership, please.” I gave a big, perky grin to the tiny blonde girl working the desk.She looked at me and gave me a once over. I knew the type. She was used to being intimidating. I could have had fun playing her game but I needed something from her so I kept my cool.“Sorry, honey. We don’t do that here. You gotta pay for a year’s membership.” she said, turning back to her computer. I could see she was badly losing a solitaire game.“Oh, boo,” I said, pouting. I looked around. I probably needed a dude for this to work but I couldn’t see one. Dammit. I would try again.“So, here’s the thing,” I said, leaning forward, conspiratory. “I’m here for the week. I want to work
WYATTWhen I turned on the news this morning, I saw a story out of Boston about the O’Callahan men. The news anchor was reporting that the authorities were speculating that there was a carbon monoxide leak. I turned off the television and picked up my phone.I made some arrangements and then threw a few clothes into an overnight bag, running down the stairs. I could hear Lia’s soothing voice as I passed the second floor landing and I knew that she was talking to the girls from Laos. I felt slightly guilty about not stopping to help her, but they were still skittish of men and I wanted to go. I jumped into the waiting car and sped off.I met a private jet at the small airport in town and we took off. I was on my way to meet Kacela in Boston and then we were going to fly somewhere else, her choice. I wanted a few days alone with her, not on Packlands, where we could spend some time together without distractions
WYATTI shook awake a sleepy Kacela when we landed at the downtown airport. I looked out the window and was impressed with the skyline. She grinned at me.“I called this place home for a few years,” she said. “It was a good place to blend in.”I followed her down the steps of the plane and gave instructions to the pilot and flight attendants. I was paying them per day and for the use of the plane. “Take some time off on me. Do some sightseeing. I have your number.” I paused, looking at Kacela. “Today is Wednesday. Say we plan on leaving Saturday night?”She nodded, transferring a smile to the flight crew. “I’m going to get you rooms at the Hyatt at Crown Center,” she said. “It’s right in the middle of everything. You’ll love it.”They murmured their thanks and Kacela got on her
KACELA My heart stilled when I saw Charlie. He was a loose end that I needed to take care of but I wasn’t planning on taking care of him right now. Looks like he had different plans. Get my mom out of here, I mind linked Wyatt. Not a chance I’m leaving you here alone with him, Wyatt answered. I rolled my eyes. “Done with your conversation, sis?” Charlie asked with a smirk. He knew what we were doing. “Where’s Emmett?” I asked, looking past him into the empty living room. “I sent him on an errand,” Charlie answered. I almost quit breathing. “Will he be back soon?” I asked, carefully. I needed to know if he was dead. “Depends on how long we take,” Charlie said cheerfully. I crumpled my face in a look of confusion. I had no idea what he wanted. I decided to quit playing the game. “So does mom know?” I asked, walking past her and into the kitchen where a pot of enchilada sauce bubbled happily on the stove. “Know what?” my mom asked, returning to the pot and stirring, gi
KACELA Later that night I was undressing in front of the full-length mirror. I frowned at my body. The scars were fading but I still had a few bad ones. The one that wrapped from my hip over the top of my abdomen was still ropey, even more so than the C-section scar. The scar on my face was also fading and I could now see light from that eye after years of seeing nothing but blackness. The doctors tell me that the mate bond is slowing healing me. I didn’t say anything to Wyatt. I was pretty sure he would use it as an excuse to mate even more, and I wasn’t sure I could keep up. That man was insatiable. As if he heard my thoughts, Wyatt came up behind me and nuzzled my neck, running his hands down the length of my side. I shivered. He was always able to make my body respond. “What’s on your mind?” Wyatt asked, nibbling my ear. I leaned my head back towards him. “I was just thinking about how fast the kids are growing up,” I said, a little sadly. Wyatt smiled. “Aella is o
WYATTFIVE YEARS LATERAfter having Aella, Kacela came home after two days. Dali had worked so hard to keep Aella alive that she was unable to warn us. When Dali didn’t show up after the first day, I insisted that the doctors give Kacela some of my blood to help the healing process along. They kept her for another day to be sure, but Dali came back and Kacela began healing quickly.The complications that Aella had didn’t keep Kacela from becoming pregnant again and we soon added twins to our little family. We spent most of our time trying to keep up with Axel and Luca. Even with the help of two full time nannies, we were exhausted most evenings when we went to bed.Our kingdom thrived. Kacela had a knack with the people and her office door was always open, literally. Sometimes she would come down in the morning to someone already waiting for her, needing her council or wisdom. I
KACELA I curled up next to Wyatt, happy. I dozed off but woke up a few times, uncomfortable. I finally decided to take a shower. I got up quietly so that I didn’t wake Wyatt. I slipped into the bathroom and turned the shower on, scalding hot. I stepped in and let the water rain down over my swollen body. This felt better. I was just sore everywhere, carrying all my extra weight. The doctors said that Aella was going to be a big baby. I wondered what sort of shifter she would be. When the species mix, like Wyatt and myself, you don’t know what the baby will be until they come of age. You can suspect; perhaps she will have wolf tendencies or Lycan strength at an early age, but you won’t know for sure until they shift. I hoped she was Lycan. I felt a breeze behind me and turned to see Wyatt framed in the doorway, looking concerned. “Are you okay?” he asked, quietly. I nodded.
WYATTUnlike Lia and Jarrett, we wanted to find out the sex of our baby. I was thrilled to find out that we were having a little girl.“What about Abigail?” she asked me, out of the blue one night. I had almost been asleep.“For what?” I asked, confused. We were in the process of hiring her assistant and I couldn’t remember an Abigail that had applied for the job.“For our baby’s name.” She paused a minute. “She needs a strong name.”“Like Kacela,” I murmured, snuggling into her and putting my nose in her neck and nuzzling. She groaned and I got hard, moving over the top of her. She opened her legs and I thrust in, hard and fast, satisfying both of us. I waited until her writhing stopped under me and then I let my seed coat her insides. I dropped beside her, both of us panting from the quick intensity of that coupling.
KACELAI could hear the commotion in the yard. I was waiting where Mrs. Woltkamp told me to wait, in the castle near the back patio doors. She said she would come for me when I needed to go out.There was a lot of pomp and circumstance with the whole celebration. The guests were fed, buffet style, and the kids were now playing in the yard while the servers cleared away dishes. After the coronation there would be dessert, drinks and dancing. I was looking forward to the dancing part.Little Emily tugged on my dress. I looked down and smiled at her, a cute little pixie in pink ruffles. She put her arms up to me, wordlessly. Her older sister was assimilating into the pack well and had picked up enough English to get her needs met. Emily rarely spoke, clinging to a few select people. I was honored to be one.I picked her up and held her, cuddling her to my chest while she sucked on her fingers
WYATT The morning of the coronation began rainy. Mrs. Woltkamp was running around, wringing her hands. She had checked the forecast numerous times and it wasn’t supposed to rain. I had reassured her that it was just a cloudburst, over in an hour. I was right. Kacela was incredibly nervous for the day. We had invited people from other pack. She was concerned that they would recognize her as the feared werewolf hunter. “Can’t we just do the coronation privately?” she had asked. I shook my head. “No. First, I’ve been waiting a century for this. I’m going to enjoy every moment of it. Second, it’s custom. I don’t think you want to insult other packs as your first political act.” She had quieted down, until she saw her gown. It was a sleeveless, low cut piece that showcased her muscular body incredibly well, but also showed her scars. “I’m embarrassed,” she said, qui
KACELA I helped Lia back to the blanket. I had no idea what to do and so I tried to mind link again, putting everything I had into it. I finally broke through. Hello, gorgeous, Wyatt purred in my mind. Wyatt. Lia’s having her baby. We’re down by the lake. You need to send help right now! I broke it off, needing to focus. Lia lay back. “I’m going to take a peek, okay, Lia?” I asked, praying I wouldn’t see what I was expecting to see. When I looked, I saw the baby crowning. Yep. She was right. The baby was coming. And I definitely didn’t want to see that. “I thought you said this little one wasn’t in position,” I joked, helping her lean back and lifting her dress. I looked around and found the bottle of wine that Lia had brought for me to enjoy with lunch. I had only drank about a quarter of it so I poured the rest on my hands and arms,
KACELA I’ve been married for three weeks, now. When we got back to the pack there were a few things we needed to take care of. Lia had named the girls Emily and Rachel and she had spent some time trying to find any relatives that they may have alive. When the extensive search pulled up nothing, she and Jarrett adopted them. There was a quiet ceremony for the girls to be adopted. We knew that they were shifters. My wolf could sense it and Dex was a little unsettled about the whole thing. We would find out when they aged what sort of creature they were. Lia was not worried. Neither was Dali. I worried enough for the both of us. My coronation ceremony was set for two weeks. The castle was in a bustle, planning for it, and I had relinquished most of the duties to the house mother. I didn’t particularly care about the color of my napkins, much to Lia’s mirth, so I left the finer details to Mrs. Wolt
WYATT After the surprise wedding, we went back to the hotel to celebrate. I had planned on celebrating in bed, but our guests had other ideas. We ended up at a restaurant in a private room, dancing, drinking and laughing well into the early morning hours. When we finally dragged ourselves back to the hotel, the front desk clerk nicely reminded us that checkout was at 10:00am. “Did you like the surprise?” I asked Kacela, somewhat worriedly. We hadn’t had a chance to be alone since the wedding and I began to have doubts. She responded by flinging herself into my arms. I picked her up and she wrapped her legs around me, grinding herself into my rod that was becoming awake. I put my lips on her, kissing her hard. “What is it that you want, Mrs. King?” I asked. “I want you to fuck me hard, Mr. King,” she whispered back, nibbling on my earlobe. That was all the encouragement I needed. I reached u