Grayson
I can feel her distress in our bond, but she is only with Raine, and I see no reason for it."Are you ok, firefly?" I ask through our mind link. She looks at me with a worried look on her face but responds,"I am ok." I don't believe her, but we will get to the bottom of it later."So, what are our plans now that we have Joceline out of the way?" I ask Bastien. Before he can respond, Levi steps up to us,"We all need to talk. The Goddess visited Raine while we were sleeping, and her message is not a good one." He says, and Luca has a look of worry. I wonder if this is why Piper was distressed. Luca speaks up before any of us can say anything else."According to the Goddess, we are about to all have danger come our way, and we are going to have to be ready.""What danger is headed our way?" I ask before I can even think about it."We don't know that is all the Goddess told her," Levi says as we all look between each other.<PiperThe smell of his blood hits me, and I look back to see that Grayson has dug his claws into his hand and is now bleeding. I gasp when the words leave his mouth."So you have had sex with Levi?" I did not realize how it was going to sound. "No, I have not had sex with anyone." It leaves my mouth before I can even think about what I just confessed. I have not had sex with anyone. I have only done things with my hands and mouth, but I did not want to say it that way. I see him seem to relax some visibly."Then what exactly did happen?" He asks, and I don't know how to tell him. I can feel my face turn red as I look away. I can not look at him and tell him these things. "She would make me use my hand and mouth to please them. I did not want to do these things. I understand if you don't want me anymore." I say as the tears leave my eyes and roll down my face. How could he want me after knowing the things that I have done? I feel him pull me t
We get to my room, and Luca is already there waiting on us. I smile at him as Levi shuts the door behind us. "Well, that went better than I thought it was going to," I say as I walk to Luca and kiss his cheek. "Yeah, but his punch was no joke either," Levi says, and Luca laughs at him. I smile at him cause I feel bad for him. He already went through the experience of what happened with Piper and Joceline and now facing Grayson. He gives me a look and walks toward me, wrapping his arms around me. He kisses me softly and leans to my ear. "It's ok I am an Alpha. I can handle a punch." He whispers in my ear. He then nips at my ear, and I shriek. I jump, trying to get away from him. Luca grabs me and starts tickling my side. "Oh, my Goddess, please stop. I am going to pee," I scream as I struggle to get free, and they both tickle me. They finally stop, and it's nice to hear us all laughing for a change. In my struggle to free myself, I managed to flop down on the
I stay in her arms as I feel Luca and Levi place their hands on my shoulders, rubbing circles. I look up at my mom and see that tears are running down her face too. That is when it hits me that she has lost him before. This is not the first time for her, even though I know Bastien is her mate and she loves him with her everything. Dad was once her mate too, and she had gone through the pain of losing him. "I'm sorry, mom," I say to her so that she knows I am here for her to even though I am hurting. "I cry for you, my daughter. I hate to see you hurting. I know you always wanted to know who your father was and wished you knew him. I hate that you got him and had to lose him." She tells me in almost a whisper. "It sucks. I just got him in my life, and he has to leave me again. I know he told me he would have to go. He was only here for a short time, but I think part of me thought he would be here from now on. That he would not leave me." I choke up on the last
Have you ever heard the expression shocked to death? Well, that is almost what I feel like at the moment. He takes steps toward us but does not get close enough to have me hitting him with a flying rock. When he stops, he drops to one knee. As soon as he does, all of the others follow after him. I have a hundred or more rogues in front of me on one knee. I clear my throat because I don't know what to say. I hear Luca in my head."They are bowing to you?" He says in almost a question. "I don't know why they are bowing. Why would they be bowing to me?" I say back because I don't know what is going on. I finally got my head on straight and spoke to the leader who stepped out in front of me. "Please rise. Who are you, and why have you all come asking for me?" I say, and he lifts his head before rising to his feet. "Are you Raine Sullivan?" He finally says after standing."Yes, I am Raine Sullivan, and who are you?" I ask with a smile and in a voice as smooth
LucaI had heard what the little boy Jacob had said, and I had been listening to everything. I mind link dad after what Jacob said,"Did you hear the way he said that?" "Yes, I did, and I think that was more than a little boy's words." He says, and I could not agree more. "I think it is time we make ourselves seen as well," Dad says, and Levi agrees as well, nodding at us. I link Raine to let her know."I think it is time we are seen as well, cupcake," I say, and I can feel her nervousness through our bond. She goes to stand, and I hear the gasp coming from the crowd. They all seem to take a guarded stance. Like they are ready to attack. Raine speaks quickly to calm them. "Everyone, this is my mates and father. This is my mate, Levi." She says, pointing to Levi and smiling at him. "This is my mate Luca," She says, pointing to me and also giving me a beautiful smile. " And this is Bastien. Not only is he my father but the Alpha of the Blue Blo
I think that Luca is right. We need to know how many of them are here. But I know in my heart that they are here for the right reasons. "We also need to make sure that they have all the supplies they need for the children," I speak up and say, and everyone looks at me with smiles on their faces. I can feel my face turn red. "Don't worry. We will make sure the children are taken care of love." Levi says, kissing my cheek. "Me and Raine will go and get the other women of the pack and gather things that will aid the rogues," Mom says, and I can't help but smile. She is as kind-hearted as they come—one of the things I love about my mother. "While yall are doing that, Levi and Luca go and get supplies to build what we can for them and tents for the people. We should have plenty." Bastien says, and we all head out to get started. Mom takes my arm, and we head out of the hall."How are you holding up with everything that's happened today?" Mom asks
We sit and rest for a few minutes. Then, Levi joins us, sitting on the ground beside me. "So, how was the shopping trip?" Levi asked. I looked at him with a duh look. "It was nice. I think we got everything that we needed." mom speaks up with a smile on her face. "It was exhausting," I tell him in our mind link. I was drained from all the shopping. Levi smiled at me, but it was almost a smirk."How did everything here go?" I asked so everyone could hear. "There is around a hundred fifty of the rogues on the border. We got them tents and are building temporary shelter areas now. I came back to get some things but figured I would take a little break with you." he says, bumping my shoulder. I smile, and then I recall what he said."There are really that many of them?" I asked him. He nods at me, and I let it soak in."I guess it is a good thing we got all those blankets," Emma says as she laughs. "Well, I got to get the stuff they need and g
LeviThe girl was crying. I think he said her name was Abby. Raine walks up to her and Kane,"May I?" She says, motioning to put her hand on Abby's shoulder. Kane nods to her giving her permission to touch her. Raine lays her hands on her, and after a few minutes, she smiles at Kane and then at Abby, who is still crying. "Mom, could you come here and help us ?" Raine says, and Flo walks over to give a hand. Raine whispers something into Abby's ear and then tells us that they will be right back. She teleports all three of them away. "What is wrong with her love?" I ask through our link."She has her first Ummm.... womanly issue," Raine says with a bit of humor. I know exactly what she means, and I am glad that I am not the one dealing with that. I laugh to myself when I notice that Kane is pacing and on edge. "You ok, man, anything I can get you?" I ask him as I get closer to him."Do you know where they went, or if my sister is ok?" Kane
We let Jacob and Katie spend some time together. Jacob told her all about the guys saving everyone. He told her about the new house they were staying in and how everyone was friendly. It almost broke my heart when he told her they wouldn't be cold anymore that they could have a blanket. I learned about what had happened and how they had found the kids. Julie checked on Katie one more time and saw that everything was healed, and she was free to go to the house with the other kids. It took Jacob a few minutes to get her to agree to teleport with Chase. Before she was getting ready to leave, she thanked Julie for helping her. When Julie explained that I had healed her, she ran up and hugged me around my waist tight. She did not have to say anything. I felt the tear as it left my eye. "You will be ok now, honey," I told her, and she smiled at me as she walked back to Chase and Jacob to go to her new home."We will have to try and find the kid's homes and how they ended up the
I rush out of the room to my mother. I have to be there for her. She lost her mate again. I enter the room, and she is lying on the bed with Mia in her arms. I lay on the other side and wrap my arms around mia and mom. Mia is squished in the middle with her arms wrapped around mom. She starts to cry harder when I wrap my arms around her. Mom whispers that it's ok in her ear as she rubs her hair down. I had forgotten how powerful being a mother is. My mom has shown me my whole life. Here she is. She has lost her mate and still holds it together to comfort her child. I am lucky to have a woman like her as my mother. What the Goddess said plays in my head. She is right. She is the one that made my mother, and she is strong. She has endured so much, but she should not have to keep enduring like she is. I look over at mom, and my eyes meet hers. They are red and swollen from crying, and it breaks my heart even more. She gives me a small smile. "I am so sorry, mom" That Is all I can m
Levi,Luca walks off without us talking, and I know what he is feeling. I don't think Barrett deserves a proper funeral, but Chase and his family should be the ones to decide that. I did it for them, not Barrett. "We need to go get the kids and Emma from the treehouse," I tell Chase. I head to the house to get some of the women to get areas ready for the children. We have an orphanage, but it has not been many children there. With not many children, we didn't have but one woman who ran it, and she will need more help with this many children. It doesn't take long, and the women have gone to set up the orphanage, and we are headed to get the kids now that everything is safe and they have somewhere to stay. "Does Rod know that Emma has been here at the treehouse?" Chase asks as we make our way to the treehouse. "Yeah, he is already there and waiting on us," I tell him as we continue. I could hear laughing as we got closer. That's a good sign, I thin
Luca,The rage that came over me as I watched my father drop to the ground and his packlink snap was unbearable. The howl that left my body and the rest of the pack snaped something else in me. I could see Raine as I started to make my way to Barrett. He would pay for what he has done. I felt Levi on the other side of me, and his rage was as deep as mine. We both in sink went after our prey. I let my wolf take over. We take the bottom half of him while Levi takes the top. I sink my teeth into his leg and rip. I feel the blood enter my mouth, and I relish in it. I hear the bone snap and feel a force holding him there. As he hits the ground, I see Levi has ripped his throat out. I look over when I hear a commotion.Raine is walking, but flames surround her. I shift back and stand to watch. There are flecks of black in the fire. She is shooting flames at every person that is here with Barrett."We have to stop her," Chase says from beside me. I look back, and eve
I lock eyes with each of my mates as I look over the yard. I see the look of fear cross Chase's face as I am about to look away. But, I already know what is happening before it happens. Barrett has his arms around my chest again. I throw my head back, but this time, I don't connect. "Did you really think that would work twice?" He says in my ear. I look forward and see all my mates headed toward us. I am lucky to have these three incredible men by my side. I notice they stop moving toward us, and I feel my body being shoved forward by Barrett's body. His grip on me loosens, and I spin to see him turning and reaching for someone. They must have pushed him from behind, making him release me. Before I could manage to grasp what was going on, I saw who it was, my mom. I go to grab Barrett to keep him away from her, but he is faster than me. He grabs her, and they both vanish again. I hear a loud growl from behind me, but I already know who it is. Bastien knows his mate is in the han
The noises were coming from everywhere. I rushed toward the front of the house and to the front door. There were people in wolf form already. I stopped on the porch looking around. I saw a few of Kane's people fighting in human form, and they were holding their own well. Pack members were fighting alongside them. In the distance, I noticed a few warlocks headed toward the house. They raised their hands, and I saw blue sparks light up above their skin. I used my powers and pulled all the big rocks from the yard and hurled them in their direction. The two on the outside jumped to the sides, but the one in the middle was hit.I rushed down the steps and around the house. It looks like they came in from all directions. Is this what Barrett had planned all along? As I went further around the side, something hit me, and I was thrown forward and slid. Whatever hit me felt like a jolt of electricity. I rolled to the side, looking behind where I had been running. I saw a woman with long b
I hated the thought of them leaving, but we had to know if they were hiding Bastien and Emma at his base. There is still a lot that we can do here to get ready. Mom and Mia make their way over to me, and I am glad I could use their help in deciding what to do. "Hey, I am going to head back out and get all the warriors I have with me to move to the back yard and start doing some training exercises. Is that ok with you?" Kane says from behind me, catching me off guard. "Yeah, I think that is a good idea," I say, but mom cuts me off."I think the warriors from the pack and your group should do some training together. This will help since we may all be fighting together." Mom says, looking between Kane and me."I agree with mom. We will let the pack members know, and you can all train on the training grounds in the back.""Sounds like a plan," Kane says as he smiles at Mia and heads outside."So, what exactly is going on between you two?" Mom asked Mia precisely what
LeviWe made it into the house with no trouble, which is a little surprising. I stayed behind Joseph and watched behind us. The house is large. It is probably bigger than my house. What is weird is it seems too empty. Where are the hundred or more people that he has here? We slip down a passage that I am assuming leads to the basement. I still don't see anyone, and something really seems off."This way," Joseph says and heads down another hallway. I catch dad's scent, so I know they are here. Why is no one else here? We get to the end, and there is a massive door. We both put our ears to the door and listened, but I didn't hear anything. Joseph holds his fingers up to count till three, then we both push on the door to open it. I almost got sick at what I saw. Dad is strapped to the wall with silver cuffs around his wrist and ankles. There is a silver collar around his neck. I didn't hear him because they had him gagged. Emma is attached to the wall beside him in th
ChaseThis is the first time I have been to Barrett's place in a while. I try to stay away unless I have to. Joseph has been the one to do the spying and watch his numbers. Finally, we all gear up and are ready to head out. Levi seems like he is ok with me, but I am unsure about Luca. He seems to be more shut off. I know the way I came into the picture was not the best, but I don't want to cause Raine any hardship with either of them. Joseph comes walking up, letting me know he is ready."We need to pop in a little away and go in on foot," Joseph says, and he is right."Yes, I was planning on it. We need to get in and find out what we can and get out. Barrett may even expect us to do something like this. With him having both of them, he will have more security too, I would think." I tell Joseph. "Yes, and I don't want to cause any more issues and get back here as soon as possible, so let's get this over with," Luca says as he and Levi come walking up to