I know this part of the story is rough. I can't promise anything by way of timeline because I can't guarantee writing time and speed, but I think, plan, hope to have written and posted to a place in the story that will make you all . . . . . . happy . . . . . . within the week, maybe even the next few days if I don't sleep at all. :D
“Let’s go outside,” Thea said. “Con would want us to play in the sun while we can.” Lyall, their oldest, shot her a look she ignored. He shifted his gaze to his fathers and mind linked them. “While we can? What’s that about? Has she really lost hope?” Alaric sighed, and Kai inclined his head, mot
“Mmm.” She raised her palm an inch above the grass and drew a few Earthworms up from the soil with her magic. “We're happy, Ma. What are you worried about?” Theodore said. “We’re going to shift in a few weeks, and we’ll finally be able to use everything you’ve been teaching us,” Roderic said. “We’
“Is she in denial?” Jude whispered to his fathers. “Of what?” Kai said. “Of the danger we’re facing? She saw Lilith and her army, and now she wants to pretend like they don’t exist? Or is it because of the grief of losing Dad?” “I don’t know, Jude,” Alaric whispered. “I think it’s complicated. I
“Thank you, Liam,” Alaric said. “We’ll keep you updated.” “Alphas, what do you want to do about coordinating refugees from the east?” Liam said. “Let’s keep that off her plate,” Kai said. “Let’s plan on keeping everything off her plate.” Lyall stepped up. “We know the routine. We can pick up the
Eventually, Kai and Alaric took Thea to their room for the night. She headed to their bathroom, stripping as she went. They joined her in the shower, slowly approaching her. “Thank you for keeping people away from me today,” she said. “No problem, darling.” Kai kissed her forehead and ran his han
It took them a long time to fall asleep, but they had steamy dreams once they did. Until they realized they weren’t dreaming. Thea was panting, half-asleep, horny, and on top of Alaric, straddling him. “Get naked,” she said, then rolled off him. She crawled over to Kai and sprawled her body over
Alaric answered the call. “Okay, my love. Okay. Come here. Come here.” He tugged on her shoulder to pull her down onto his chest, and he made sure he had a firm grip on Conri’s mark. Kai responded a moment later. “Yeah, okay, darling. We got you.” He committed to holding Conri’s mark. Thea let go
Someone knocked on their bedroom door early to drop off their mourning clothes Doris had made for them. Thea’s mourning dress was black with metallic silver and a little bit of turquoise. Conri’s mark was on full display. Kai’s and Alaric’s were on partial display. Their clothes were plain black sui