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
Delta team, minus Owen, escorted the group to San Francisco. Thea insisted Owen stay at New Dawn with his new mate, Binx. Thea, Alaric, Xavier, and Gaia walked up to the front door of a very posh mansion. Delta team took up their stealth positions to surveil and be ready to storm the gates. Gaia kn
Delta team had done a lot more recon than that, but this vampire didn’t need to know that. “How old are you?” “Uh, twenty-six?” Xavier said. “No, how long have you been a vampire, son?” “About seven years.” John eyed Xavier, then shifted his attention to Alaric. “What are your names?” he said.