Thea muted her side of the call. “You have the connection to the men there,” Gaia said. “We will boost you, but you need to direct the magics.” Thea nodded and centered herself. “Connect to them,” Gaia said. “We’ll funnel the magic into you. You funnel it to them.” Thea closed her eyes and focu
The next day, what was left of Allegra’s coven arrived at New Dawn with the part of Delta team that went out there to investigate. Thea led them directly to the infirmary. “Where are Hunter and Chase?” Thea said as they walked. “They stayed behind to investigate further,” Garrin said. Thea breat
They listened to and watched everything they recorded. The people who experienced the attack didn’t remember the shadow beings. They were confused while they listened to themselves on the recordings, explaining what they saw, and surprised when they watched the shadow demons in the videos. There wer
Liam cleared his throat. “The spirit of the Wild West is still alive. Word is the vampires here left the Old World to get away from organized, entrenched hierarchy.” “Like every other immigrant to America,” Kai said. Liam nodded. “They don’t seem to have agendas outside living their lives. There’s
Thea spent as much time as possible with her pups and Kai and Conri. Zoe needed time with Damon and Caleb too, so they spent time in the woods, running around. Axel was there too, but he didn’t try to monopolize Zoe since he wouldn’t be away from her. Their nighttime activities were intense, despera
Conri leaned his forehead against Thea’s. “Vampires are dangerous,” Conri said. “They’re extra dangerous for you because of your gift.” Thea nodded. Her fingertips trailed over Conri’s skin, soothing him. “I’m worried that they’ll take one look at you, one sniff of you, and they’ll want to eat yo
CONRI’S POV After Thea milked my cock while spurring me to be the Alpha she knows I can be and making me feel so loved, I was torn between wanting to be that for her and not wanting her to leave. “I’m sorry I’m so needy, whiny, selfish, and mopey,” I said, rubbing her nose with mine. I squeezed he
“Maybe,” Thea said. “But that didn’t have lasting effects. Once it was over, it was over.” “What are you saying?” “If I lost you, or Kai, or Ric, that would stay with me, and I know it would be worse than feeling others’ stuff. I care too much about you guys. I can’t be strong for everyone else wi