~Robert’s Point of View~
“Who do we know with connections at Interpol,” I asked.
I had Ivan in my ear but Mickey and Aleksey were closely seated on either side of me, staring at this asshole’s picture.
“Honestly? Gabe, but I can’t contact him directly. Let me see what I can do. Send me the picture,” Ivan said.
“I gotta order food. I’m sure the females want something,” Mickey said.
“Do you just always eat,” I said, knowing full well I was hungry too.
“You’re one to talk,” he said, slapping my stomach.
I slapped him back.
RING RING RING
~Emilia’s Point of View~ “So how’d she take it,” I quickly asked once Mickey came back. They reeked of sex and Veronica had a freshly fucked look about her. I was jealous. Also curious if we could get the bed changed out before we’d need to use it again. “Uhm … yeah,” he said, looking guilty. “Are you fucking serious? How could you not tell her,” Alexandra whispered, clearly annoyed. “I’m waiting for the right time,” he said, defensively. “You’re a dumbass,” Alex said, throwing up her hands. Aleksey looked at him like he was crazy and Robert shook his head.
~Aleksey’s Point of View~Best laid fucking plans, I thought as I crouched behind a wrecked car. The pain in my thigh was searing and it was too great for me to put my weight on it. Damn bullet didn’t come out.*Kill them all! They will fucking suffer,* Felix seethed.*Yeah keep yelling, no one can hear you,* I said, annoyed.The last thing I needed right now was him shouting at me, but that’s what happens when you share your brain with an animal.There were at least four shooters left that I could make out, these assholes must have hired some locals to give them better numbers. I raised my gun and emptied my clip, not hitting anyone. I growled and dropped it into my lap, reloading.
~Emilia’s Point of View~“You can’t keep me in here and not charge me with anything,” I yelled, from behind the bars.I’d been in this damn holding cell for hours, I was hungry as hell, my boobs hurt and were leaking.“I want my lawyer, I want him now,” I yelled.At least a dozen officers walked by here and there but not a single one looked at me. Assholes!!“I’m a mother to a newborn and I need to pump my breast milk,” I yelled.My right boob was killing me and if I was getting a clogged duct I’d kill someone. I sat down on the metal bed and massaged it, milk dripped out and soaked my bra
~Eight months later~~Aleksey’s Point of View~“Cheers,” everyone yelled as they hit their champagne flutes together.The music was pumping through the packed floor and everyone was dressed to kill, or to get drunk and dance all night depending on how you looked at it.“There’s the man of the hour,” Robert yelled as Mickey stepped into the VIP lounge.I immediately got to my feet and we had a little three way bro hug, congratulating Mickey on the opening night of Club Rez.“I couldn’t have done it alone, it happened so fast thanks to everyone. To family,” Mickey said, beaming
PrologueIn the 1970’s, the powers that be decided to “out” all of the shifter world to the humans. This was highly controversial, as you can imagine. Humans are afraid of what they don’t understand, their fear is all consuming and overwhelming. What do they do in the face of fear? They attack.Within a few years of the great revelation, whole packs were run out of the forests that had long held their secrets. Families were torn apart, shifters of all sorts were now forced to assimilate into human culture. While shifters generally stuck together, werewolves in particular enjoyed their pack life and midnight runs, but soon it was all a thing of the past.Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Humans considered themselves superior to shifters, which was often a fat
~Austin’s Point of View~I woke just as the sun was rising, I could see it peeking through the one little window of the treehouse. I looked at my chest to see the sweetest creature imaginable, the girl of my dreams cradled safely in my arms.I didn’t deserve her, I had nothing to offer but a life of heartache and violence. A million males would be lined up for this beauty. She came from a good family and she was delicate but you could tell she had a determined side. She wouldn’t be a pushover … and the most impressive thing about her? She wasn’t afraid of me. She should have been.I stroked her dark brown hair, now a bit of a frizzy mess. She smelled so good and I knew I had to leave her. My heart was so drawn to her, I never should have climbed up in this damn treehouse.
~Emmy’s Point of View~“Emilia Renee Worthington! You get your tail down here! You’ve been sleeping in that stupid treehouse for a week and it’s time you came in the house like a civilized person,” Natalie yelled.I ignored her. I pulled my blanket over my head, frantically trying to capture his smell. It was too faded now, and it broke my heart. I hadn’t wanted to come back in the house because I’d been crying myself to sleep every night and I didn’t want anyone to hear it.For the first few nights, I thought I had hallucinated him. But I had his bracelet, and his scent on my blanket. He was real, even if my mind tried to convince me otherwise.Suddenly a brown head pushed its way up through my treehouse door
~Aleksey’s Point of View~“Again! Keep your elbows high,” the trainer yelled.I continued to take jabs at the punching bag, letting out all my aggression.“I’ve never seen someone come in already so well trained, so tough. You float like a butterfly and sting like a bee,” the trainer said, impressed.I didn’t know if this guy was poetic or he was quoting something. It wasn’t like I got to watch TV very much.“When you have to fight for survival you get tough,” I said, taking another punch.“Let's take a break kid, I’m tired just lookin’ at ya. You got a name,” he ask