Everly POVSomething was going on with Macey and Kalen. They had been joined at each other's hip for the last two days. And it was always the same excuse, too. They were dealing with the hotel renovations. Yet as Kalen left this morning, I couldn't help but wonder because of the way Macey hung up abruptly on whomever she was talking to when I came out to make something to eat. "Where are the kids?" I ask her as she starts packing belongings into her bag and why was she so dressed up?"Kalen and John dropped them to school," she answers with a shrug, trying to push me back toward the room. "Go lay down, you’re on bed rest. I will bring your breakfast in.""And Valen?" I ask her not hearing him get up this morning, usually he wakes me."Ah something about meeting the council elders with Marcus before they pick up Zoe," Macey answers as she shuffles me down the hall to my room. Their constant fussing was driving me insane."Zoe is coming home?" I ask, feeling relieved. She could have c
Macey POVPulling into the underground parking lot, I parked next to Kalen and John before hopping out of the car. Kalen also gets out, and we quickly go over the plans again while John plays with my phone and pairs it to his and Kalen's so they can track me."We will be right behind you. John will grab Ava from the meeting spot, and I will follow. Derrick and Dion are waiting for the call. Once we have your location, we ambush him." Kalen tells me and I nod. My heart was thumping rapidly as nerves kicked in, and I was stressing over leaving with Carter, even if only temporarily."Here, but just in case this disconnects, take this," John says, handing me something that looks suspiciously like a suppository. He's pulling my leg, right? I hold it up, looking at it. "And what am I supposed to do with this?" I ask, and they both mumble and look away from me. "Oh, hell no! You shaft it!" No way was that going up my butt."It's just a precaution," John mutters."I don't see you shoving an
Valen POVThe phone temporarily cuts out as it goes through my Bluetooth, and I could hear Everly giving the council a mouthful. "Valen!" she groans through gritted teeth as pain courses through the bond as I race to get to her. "Nearly there. Hold on," I tell her, racing through the streets. This explained why the council cancelled at the last minute, but why was another question? Yet right now, I had a one-track mind: to get to my mate. "Touch me again, and I will gut you!" I hear Everly growl at someone. "Grab my bag! Over there, you twat! Now move! Unless you want to deliver my babies, get out of my way," she snarls, groaning as another contraction hits her. I pressed my foot harder on the accelerator when I heard her panting as she breathed through another, and Marcus white-knuckled his seat as we tore around another corner, the car sliding out and narrowly missing some parked cars before I pulled it back. "It's too early! It's too early, Valen!" I hear Everly cry out. Yet
Deacon shifts uncomfortably on the spot, looking at Clarke while the other council members glance at Deacon, making me wonder if Deacon was only doing this as a favor to his brother, whom we were now aware was a traitor. "We found evidence at John's packhouse," Deacon declares and I laughed because it even sounded ridiculous. "Before or after the forsaken attack? Or during?" I ask Deacon, but he says nothing. When I see Clark step forward and John growls and snarls from where he was pinned before hearing the sound of screeching tires across the intersection. Glancing over, I see Slasher Pack's Alpha climb out of the car. Alpha Daxon and I were on good terms. However, he didn't have the best relationship with my father, seeing as reportedly my father killed his son Preston. Yet Preston himself didn't have a stellar relationship with his own father, who had threatened to remove his title for misdoings and the attention he constantly got from the media. Yet Alpha Daxon was a good Alpha
Macey POVI awoke to fingertips brushing up and down my arm. The chill in the air made me inhale deeply as tingles spread up my arm where his fingertips caressed. I pretended to remain asleep when the vibration of a phone ringing beside my head buzzed and vibrated against the wooden cupboard it was sitting on.My mate growls, and where I have been laid dips so I know I was on a bed, the jostling movement as he climbed off made that evident, my eyes flutter open, and I squint, remembering to remain calm and keep my heart rate down as I tried to take in my surroundings. Brown wall paneling covered the walls and was the first thing I noticed in the dimly lit room. The old-fashioned lamp with a floral shade made little light in the room and the smell of burning wood reached my nose, it smelt a little damp making the scent a little too strong, reminded me of pine needles, the crackling sound reaching my ears at the same time his voice did."What is it, father?" Carter asks. At least I kne
Zoe POVI had been waiting with Marcus at Everly's place for hours since Marcus brought me here after getting the kids from school, yet Macey still hadn't returned home and I was beginning to worry, she hated leaving me alone and always stuck to her times, one thing about Macey was she was never tardy and her not being here when she said she would be only added to my anxiety. Marcus pecks my temple as he passes me where I was cutting up vegetables. We were making the kids dinner when Taylor came over, looking out of place without her mother. I felt out place without her or Everly here."Can you try mum again?" she asks, pulling a stool from the counter and climbing up on it. I glanced at Marcus, who chewed his lip before I smile and nod to her. “Of course, sweety,” I tell her, about to retrieve my phone when Marcus slides his to me."Have you notified Valen?" I mind linked him, and I see him nod out of the corner of my eyes as I dial her number."Any word from Kalen?" I asked him via
John POV"Where are we going?" Marcus asks me, and I glance over at him as I pull out of the garage and onto the street. We were going to meet Kalen outside the city."To meet up with Kalen," I tell Marcus."I just don't get why Carter would take Macey. We should be telling Valen. He will find out, and he won't be happy we kept this from him," Marcus tells me, and I chewed the inside of my lip. Everly had enough on her plate, and I didn't want to ruin what would should be a joyous moment for her and Valen with this news. Kalen believed the same thing and didn't want to taint the day even more for them at this time. We could handle this, assuming Kalen was able to pick up her location. That was the concerning part. We had lost her, and her phone was switched off, so we couldn't even track it with the cell towers."John, either you tell me what is going on, or I am contacting Valen," Marcus snarls at me, and I turn the radio down as we leave the city limits."Carter is Macey's mate. Sh
Macey POVThe following morning, I woke to a pinch in my neck. I had hardly slept all night as I fought the urge, yet my attempts to stay awake were unsuccessful, exhaustion eventually taking me. “Shh, my love, it is just a sedative,” Carter murmured as he pulled the syringe from my neck. My fingertips touched the spot. He had handcuffed me to him during the night. I had tried to shift out of my restraints, yet he pounced on me before I even made it a step from the bed. Which earned me the handcuffs for my efforts. He had also drugged me the moment he wrestled me back into the restraints. I had cursed myself all night. I should have held out longer, earned his trust. All night I had stared at the ceiling completely paralyzed.Panic coursed through me as he stabbed me again, this time. “It’s just precaution. This won’t paralyze you completely, just stop you from shifting mostly and is more of a muscle relaxant. My father’s invention, shitty man, but a smart one,” he says. There was so