Saturday morning, Thea woke up to three identical faces staring at her. “Hi,” she said. Conri ran his fingers over the skin of her leg. Kai traced her collar bone, and Alaric caressed her bare belly. “How are you feeling?” Kai said. “Pretty good right now.” “How’s your energy?” Alaric said. “
It was a magnificent production of beautiful masterpieces. It started with Danse Macabre by Saint Saëns, followed by Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, then Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. The final piece before intermission was Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien. It was so moving, so expressive. Conri and T
Back at New Dawn, Thea and the triplets checked in on the new members at pack dinner. They looked healthier, happier. Clean. Relaxed. They were developing confidence. They smiled. They laughed. They had a glow about them. Thea was pleased to see other pack members including them and talking with the
The triplets felt the cold spot where Thea should have been. “Thea!” Conri yelled out. “Where are you?” No one responded. Something was on the ground beyond the foot of the bed, growling violently. The door burst open, and four Delta team members rushed in. Garrin turned on the light when he ent
“Follow me,” Dr. Boman said. He led them to one of the infirmary rooms. “Put her down here, please.” He pointed to a hospital bed with machines and IV stands around it. Kai placed her gently on the bed. The doctor started an examination. Lifted her eyelids, shined a light in her eyes. “What happe
“Just repeat everything I say, Thea,” the voice inside her head said. “Fine,” Thea thought to the voice. The voice started talking. “My wolf could sense bad people wanted to take our magic,” Thea said out loud. “The only way to hide it was to leave. That way, when the bad people came for me, all
“Uh, hi,” she said. “Thea?” the one with the crew cut said. “That’s my name, right?” The triplets looked sad, but they nodded. “And we’re all werewolves?” she said. They nodded, hopeful. “Okay, so the voice in my head is telling the truth.” “You have your wolf? You can hear her?” the long-hai
Thea followed the triplets up to the top floor of the giant pack house. The room smelled like the triplets. Intoxicating. “We shared this room, didn’t we?” Thea said. They nodded. “It smells like you guys,” she said. Zoe wanted to rub herself all over the bed and bask in the triplets’ scent. “How