IZZY POV
I plopped down in my chair and kicked off my shoes, groaning. I felt as big as a whale, but I still had a month to go before the triplets would be born. Christmas had come and gone and with its departure the millions of things that had to be done around the holidays disappeared. In January, we had Griz and Destiny’s mating ceremony and they left on a trip to celebrate finding each other. Destiny had never been off the Packlands and Griz wanted to show her the world. They were due back any day, having been gone for three weeks.
“You all right, Luna?” Lottie, my assistant called through the door.
“Yes, thank you,” I replied, trying to reach down and rub my swollen ankles. My swollen belly was in the way so I gave up. The effort caused me to breathe hard and I grinned ruefully at my efforts.
There was a light tap on my door and I knew it must be one of my mates. 
IZZY POVI left the office, miffed and working on a plan. First, I stopped by the dining room to see if Molly had left the donuts out. Priorities.She did. I helped myself to a chocolate frosted long john and a cinnamon cake donut and then went back to my office. I plopped myself in my chair and leaned back, closing my eyes. I was tired. Carrying around three pups inside me was taking it out of me. I was glad I didn’t have to go through nine months of this. I felt like I was being pushed apart from the inside out.My door cracked open, and Caleb slipped in. I smiled at him, and he pointed to his upper lip.“You have some chocolate here,” he said, pointing. I used my tongue and tried to lick it off. His eyes dilated and I saw his wolf peek through.“That’s so sexy,” he growled in a low voice.“Really?” I asked in disbelief.&
REESE POVThere was a raised podium in the middle of the town square. On nice days, the teenagers would use it as a jump or ramp for their skateboards. In February, it was still covered in snow and ice. I shivered slightly under my coat, not because I was cold but because of the wind. It was brisk.I looked over at my brothers. Ethan gave me a barely perceptible nod. It had been decided that I was going to speak to the crowd. I was friends with most of the warriors and their families and our little group consisting of my brothers, my beta and Alessia had decided that I was the most approachable.“I’m here!” Izzy said, breathlessly, pushing through the crowd and putting her arm around Caleb. I smiled at her. She was always breathless these days. Her body was changing and growing and so sexy. Even now, as I listened, I could hear three extra heartbeats coming from her and I c
IZZY POVThe crash reverberated through the entire house, the foundation shaking. I gave Lexi a rueful smile and she dissolved into laughter. We could hear feet thundering on the floor above us, racing towards the basement where she and I were practicing.“Izzy!” Caleb shrieked from the top of the stairs. Lexi snorted and headed to the hallway to intercept him.“We’re fine,” I could hear her calling. There was some murmuring going on in the hall and then Caleb poked his head in the training room.“Lexi said you made an energy ball the size of a watermelon,” he said, his eyes twinkling.“Yeah,” I admitted with a grin. “I probably need to take the training outdoors.”Caleb looked over at the hole in the concrete that the energy ball had made. It was charred black and the divot was a good four inches thick. He ran his finger over th
IZZY POVI climbed into bed and arranged the pillows behind my back so that I could sit up in bed. Troi climbed up next to me and cuddled against my side, purring. Kat plopped herself into one of the comfortable chairs in my room and looked out the window, blankly. I couldn’t see anything out there, but she had cat eyes so she probably could.“Thanks for coming,” I said with a smile. Kat gave me a tight smile.“Anything to thwart Cornelius,” she said.I frowned a little. Every time she spoke of Cornelius, she sounded bitter. “Did he do something to you?” I asked, curiously. Kat didn’t answer immediately, then she sighed.“Yeah. He tortured me and had my mate killed.”I gasped. “I am so sorry. I had no idea,” I said. Kat shrugged.“Werecats are different. Wolves mate for life
ETHAN POVI suspected a trap the second we got there. We had gotten word that there was a stalled vehicle on the road leading to our front gate. I divided up the warriors, sending everyone we had on hand to go check the parameter and I led a handful of warriors to the car. We got to the stalled vehicle, and I could see someone behind the wheel. It was Alex, the vampire I had questioned in the bar when we were originally looking for Izzy.I shifted back to my human form. “Alex. Good to see you again,” I said, standing in the shadows of a tree. The moon was really bright tonight. “How can I help you?”“I’m here to ask that Lord Cornelius’s property be returned to him,” Alex said, his voice trembling a little. I looked around. My warriors were on edge, too. This was too weird.“Where’s Jasmine?” I asked, naming his sister.
IZZY POVI heard several more crashes and then the mind links began coming in from the pack members.Help! I’m being attacked!Someone make sure the Luna is okay! I can’t get to her.We’re being overrun.Send help! I can’t find Alpha Caleb!That last mind link panicked me, and I fought the urge to run out and fight with everyone else. I was trying to be smart even though my wolf was panicked at the thought of one of my mates being hurt. I knew that if I left my room, I would only put more pack members in danger. We had asked for their help, and I couldn’t knowingly put them at an increased risk of harm. I wasn’t in any shape to fight, and I was safe here for the time being.I ran to the window and opened it, leaning out to see if I could see anything. I heard the battle before I saw it, the sounds of growling and scr
REESE POVVanessa gave me an evil smile and ran towards me. Vin was incensed. He wanted blood, her blood, and he was going to have it. We were ten feet apart when Vin launched himself into the air. With a pop, Vanessa disappeared.We landed hard, skidding and rolling in the snow and crashing against a tree. Vin stood and shook his head, and then began racing for the Alpha House.It registered with me a moment after it did with Vin. We could hear Joanna screaming for Izzy and Tyra roaring. Cornelius had gotten to Izzy, and she was fighting. I needed her to hold on until I got there.I was halfway across the yard when I realized that it was too late. An invisible call had gone out to the vampires and rogues and they began disappearing. The rogues were running hard for the border and the vampires were disappearing with popping noises, teleporting away from our pack.The carnage was left
IZZY POVI opened my eyes and saw Vanessa standing ten feet from me, a self-satisfied smirk on her face. I awkwardly climbed to my feet, swaying a little and feeling weak.“What do you want?” I asked. “To come back to the pack? I can arrange that.” I felt my babies kick inside me and I winced. Vanessa noticed and smiled.“Not interested, sweetheart,” Vanessa said. “Cornelius is going to give me everything I want and more. Why would I settle on going back to a pack and working for the rest of my life?”“Sounds like you have it all figured out,” I said. “Now that we have that settled, how about letting me go?”Vanessa snorted. “You’ve always been such a smart ass,” she said. “Keep it up. I’ll enjoy seeing the look on your face even more when you realize that Cornelius figured out a way