One Year Later Gunnar and Bianca smiled as they watched Trisha and Polly talking with their brother as though he could respond. Ashton was a little over six months old. He had Gunnar's black hair and Bianca's hazel eyes. His sisters already spoiled him rotten. "Are you girls ready to go?" Bianca asked them. They were going to the palace. It was the first time that everyone who had been involved in the fight would all be together again with their little ones. "Yes. We can't wait to see all the babies," Polly said excitedly. Bianca picked up Ashton, changed his diaper, and put him in his car seat. "Knock, knock," Alani said as she walked into the room, followed by Omar carrying their son Phoenix. "Hi, little guy," Trisha said when Omar squatted down so she and Polly could kiss his cheeks. They had become the big sisters to everyone's little ones. Even though the entire group hadn't been all together, they had all met each other's children. A few minutes later, they were head
"Are you sure this is the pack?" Alpha Gunnar asked his head warrior. "Yes, they're stealing women and children from human towns. Weneed to do a surprise attack. Everyone there is involved." Omar answered, glaring at the pictures on the alpha's desk. "I'm not too keen on taking out an entire pack. A few are usually involved, but it's rare that an entire pack is corrupt. We're going to do this right. We'll interview the pack members and collect evidence. If we kill everyone, we're just as bad as they are." Gunnar looked at Omar and could see his frustration, but he wasn't willing to wipe out an entire pack without more evidence than just a few pictures. "Fine, let me see what else I can find." Omar stomped out of the office. Gunnar looked through the pictures again. He couldn't tell if they were humans or wolves from the images. He pushed them aside and got back to reviewing the new warrior recruits. At the age of twenty-six, he should have his luna by his side. Gunnar hadn't fou
Gunnar stared at the young woman with long, beautiful hair that reflected the sunlight like spun gold. When he saw the young pup in her arms, he felt like a knife had pierced his heart. Was she already mated? However, when the little girl jumped down and ran to a couple a few feet away, he felt relieved. He turned back to the woman who was staring at him with gorgeous hazel eyes. Gunnar wanted to run to her, but he didn't think that was a good idea after what just happened, so he took slow, steady steps. She was doing the same until everything else just faded away, and they were surrounded by each other's scent."I… I'm Alpha Gun… Gunnar of The Shadow Howlers," Bianca smirked at him. He stood well over a foot taller than her but stumbled over his words like a lovesick teenager."I know who you are. I'm Bianca; my dad is Alpha Karl of The Last Moon Pack." She spoke with such confidence Gunnar couldn't help but smile. She was obviously younger than he was, but he didn't care
The drive to the Shadow Howlers Pack was less than an hour. Bianca sat quietly, holding Gunnar's hand. She hoped he would continue being kind once they were on his lands."Are you okay?" He asked, raising her hand to his lips to kiss the back of it."I'm just nervous. You don't have a problem with me being so young, do you? I'm not as mature as you are, and I don't want your pack to treat me like a kid." Bianca looked at him, and he shook his head."They wouldn't dare disrespect you like that. I don't have any issues with your age. There are only eight years between us, not fifty. Are you okay with it?" Gunnar looked over and felt insecure. Was he too old for her? She smiled at him, easing his fear."I don't care how old you are. You're my mate, so that means you're perfect for me. You don't have a girlfriend or some crazy jealous ex that will be after me when we show up, do you?" Bianca asked seriously."No. I've never had a girlfriend, and no crazy she-wolf claiming to b
After a quick shower, Bianca put on a dark green sundress with sandals. She didn't typically wear dresses but wanted to make a good impression at her first pack dinner. When she walked out of the bedroom, she didn't need to count the doors to Polly's room. She just followed the squeals of laughter. Bianca stopped at the door and giggled at what she saw. Gunnar was sitting on the floor next to a tiny table where Trisha and Polly were serving tea. He was sipping his tea with his pinkie finger sticking out. What made it even funnier was they had him wearing a fancy white hat and makeup. His lips and some of his face were bright pink. He had dark red on his cheeks, and his eyes and eyebrows were blue. Bianca pulled out her phone and took a picture just as they noticed her. Trisha jumped up and ran to her. "I love this place. Can I stay here?" She asked eagerly. Bianca picked her up and kissed her makeup-covered face. "I'm going to see what I can do to keep you here, okay?" Trisha nodd
Bianca stood still and pretended she didn't hear what her father had mindlinked to the pack. She knew the warriors from Shadow Howlers were already in place. Her father looked confused as he waited."What's wrong, Karl? You expected something to happen? We came prepared, and they have already taken your warriors down." As she finished speaking, they heard wolves coming from the surrounding forest, some in wolf form and some in human form. From the look on her dad's face, he knew his warriors weren't going to help him."Did you really think you would be able to defeat the Shadow Howlers? This is what we do. Now Karl and Anara, your daughter, and I have some questions for you." Gunnar said, stepping forward. Karl started backing up, but one of the warriors was there and stopped him. Bianca led everyone to her father's office, where Gunnar sat behind the desk with her on his lap. Karl looked ready to blow when he was forced to sit in a chair in front of his own desk."We don't
Bianca and Gunnar took the kidnapped Omega back to her pack. She hugged Bianca and waved shyly at Gunnar before running toward her family's house, which was next to the pack house. It was terribly late when they got home, but everyone was still waiting for them. "How'd it go?" Cyril asked as they approached the porch where he stood with Marisa, Trisha, and Polly."We put everyone that appeared to be involved in the dungeons and left some of the warriors there. Everyone else is in their homes. King Zaiden will be going to see them tomorrow. Omar will get all the evidence together, and we'll return in the morning to prepare for the King's arrival." Gunnar answered, looking at Trisha sadly. He felt sick about what had happened to her family and that Karl and Anara were completely unremorseful for the deaths they were responsible for. "Polly said I can sleep in her room so we can have a sleepover. Is that okay?" Trisha asked Bianca hopefully. "That sounds like fun. Do you
Gunnar didn't want to get out of bed the following morning, but they had a busy day ahead. He and Bianca were so tired they passed out immediately after having sex. He kept thinking about the night before. He looked down at Bianca's angelic face resting on his chest. Lying with her against him was the best feeling in the world. He rubbed his hand up and down her back, causing her to moan. "What time is it?" Bianca asked sleepily."It's almost time to leave. I didn't want to wake you any earlier than I had to. How are you feeling?" he asked, kissing the top of her head."I feel incredible. I wish we had more time, but we need to get to Last Moon. I've never met the King. What's he like?" Bianca asked, hiding her chuckle when she heard a slight growl inside Gunnar. "He's decent and fair. Please stay with me when we're around him. He hasn't found his mate yet, and I don't think he's trying very hard to look for her. He doesn't have the same morals we do, and the rumors a