All Chapters of Resurrection: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Ramos and Juniper slept late the following morning. The house was quiet, and Ramos wondered if Dave was still asleep. He woke Juniper up and she went downstairs to make coffee.Ramos took his time showering and shaving. He felt rested and this morning they would sit around the table and come up with the perfect plan to get Adara to come to them. After today, all their problems would be solved. He and Juniper would live the life they had always deserved.Dave’s bedroom door was still closed when he passed it in the hallway. He whistled softly as he went downstairs. He found Juniper in front of the stove, frying eggs and bacon. He hugged her from behind and she laughed as she pushed him away.He had to admit though, life was so much better with Adara not in it. Juniper was more caring; she did things in the house and the sex was the best it had been in years. Ramos sat down at the table in the kitchen and gulped down his coffee.“Have you seen Dave yet?” He asked Juniper.She shook her

Adara didn’t have to wait long for Karani and soon they left the house and drove to Sterling. Adara sang along to the radio softly and Karani felt immensely proud of how far she’d come. She was going to be a great wolf. She couldn’t wait to find out what Adara’s powers were. She wanted to help her harness them, use them for good and help her perfect it.“Was Sarah Kiran’s girlfriend?” Adara asked out of the blue.“How do you know about Sarah?” Karani asked, shocked to hear the name again. So many things had happened that it felt like such a long time ago.“We drove past her funeral the day we moved here,” Adara answered.“Why do you think she was Kiran’s girlfriend?” Karani asked carefully.“Those were the rumors at school, that she killed herself because he dumped her,” Adara answered.“What?” Karani exclaimed. Kiran had never said a word about it.“Was she a wolf too?” Adara asked. Karani knew that she would have to tell Adara the truth about Sarah.“Sarah was human. Kiran should ha

Karani parked her car at the den and Adara followed her inside. The den was illuminated by hundreds of candles and the women stood in a circle. They opened the circle as Karani stepped forward.Shoran took her place among the women in the circle and Adara stood there, feeling very awkward and self-conscious.Karani took her hand and walked to the fireplace where the flames leapt and danced. The women closed the circle around the fireplace. Everybody wore white and Adara felt strangely out of place in her jeans and jacket.“Take off your clothes,” Karani said and Adara complied without question. She stood only in her underwear in the middle of the circle, yet strangely enough, she felt at peace.The women stepped forward and started washing Adara’s body. She closed her eyes and she could feel something in the air.“This is to signify your cleansing for your resurrection tonight. Your soul will be cleansed when you shift and now, we cleanse your body,” Karani said softly as she watched

The first shuttle bus from the hotel arrived, and we stood up to welcome our pack to our home. Malachi had decided against using the den for tonight’s ceremony. He didn’t want the memory of the basement to tinge tonight.The house filled up with people and warm greetings and hugs were shared. Laughter was heard everywhere as families celebrated together and suddenly, Karani was there, striking in a deep purple dress.“Wow, Mom. You look beautiful,” I said and she smiled.“Thank you, Kiran.”“You look captivating,” Malachi said and kissed her hand.Karani’s smile softened and I knew that one day I wanted Adara to look at me the way Karani was looking at Malachi. They had the perfect marriage and their love for each other would stand the test of time.She told us to take our places and the guests moved to take their seats at the tables facing the stairs. Once they were seated, Karani went upstairs to get Adara. We took our places at the bottom of the stairs and I could hear Karani knock

We drank and ate our fill and we danced until the sun came up. It had been a magical night and as the sun caressed the horizon, we greeted our pack family and everyone started leaving. I was tired yet energized as I closed the front door behind James and Shoran.Malachi went to his study to update our family lupiary by adding Adara to it and comment on her first shift and the official mention of our imprinting. We would now be seen and recognized as a unit by everyone. I went upstairs to my room, but something felt wrong. I couldn’t quite figure it out. I felt almost empty inside and lonely. I had new respect for what James must have felt when Shoran had left, even if only for a day. It was so consuming that my senses were dulled. ‘It’s exhaustion,’ I told myself. It had been a long night, both physically and emotionally.I took my clothes off and stood in the middle of my room in my briefs. I couldn’t concentrate. I had to be close to her, even if it was just being in the same room