“Alpha Jones,” Thea said, walking toward Brian. Xavier and the triplets flanked her. “Luna, Alphas,” Brian said. He eyed Xavier, unsure who he was. He motioned to his men again, and they brought out chairs. He sat in one of the chairs. “Please, sit.” “I’d like to address the elephant in the room,
“That felt too easy,” Conri said as they drove back to the school. “I told you Alpha Brian Jones was good,” Thea said. “Yes, you did, my love,” Alaric said. He kissed her temple. “On to the last one? Alpha Ford to take over Mead Moon?” Thea said. Mead Moon shared a border with New Dawn, the scho
Alpha Ford led Thea and the others—Alpha Stoll, Alpha Ledger, the triplets, Xavier, Delta team, Alpha Ulric, and Beta Walter—through his pack house. They made notes about the things he would need to run the pack smoothly. Their last stop was the pack library. “I figured you would want some time i
“Have you dated since you lost your mate?” Thea said. “Not really.” Thea nodded, wishing there was a way to know if he had a second chance mate, and how to find her. She thought about Arella, Ophelia, Cassandra, and Allegra. She would ask about it. “How do you feel about your fighting skills?” Th
“Excellent,” Thea said. “You’ll have jobs lined up immediately, expanding pack houses. I wonder if we could make a joint storehouse for all our allies and file it under charity or nonprofit. Then our businesses could donate to it and get tax breaks.” “I’ll have our accountants and lawyers look into
"Did I die?" Thea said, confused. "No, my child," the goddess said, smiling. "Your body is alive and well on Earth, sleeping with your mates." "Then what's happening?" "Now that you've accepted your role, we will have chats from time to time." Thea didn't know how to respond. She looked around,
"Are these forces sentient? Are they doing this stuff on purpose?" Thea said. "The cosmic forces are beyond our understanding." "Beyond a god's understanding?" "I have suspicions." "Tell me." "Life," the goddess said. "Like the other cosmic forces, pervades the universe. Life has an insatiable
“But it’s acting through the medium of you.” “We’re not talking about what pictures I can draw with pencils versus paint,” Thea said. “We’re talking about an unknowable cosmic force. Do you know what happens when we play around with cosmic forces? Nuclear bombs. The strong force that holds atoms to