Marilee sat in the middle of her the king-sized bed with her legs crossed clutching a pillow to her chest while sniffling and wiping her eyes with a Kleenex. She knew she can’t hold her brother accountable for how Luke treated her. They were taught as pups that there is a mate that the goddess has picked for them, and once they turn eighteen, they’re able to tell who their mate is by smell. On the full moon following a wolf’s eighteenth birthday, the females’ and males’ bodies release a certain pheromone that is only detectable by their mate. Some wolves had been mated to other species, for instance, when Nolan’s mother had been killed by rogue vampires when Nolan was a young pup, their father, the previous Alpha Lance, had been attracted to a pheromone that Marilee’s mother emitted. Marilee’s mother stayed with Alpha Lance long enough to conceive and give birth to Marilee, but she began to miss living among humans, and therefore left the pack to do so. Marilee was given the option t

Marilee rushed down the stairs towards them as Nolan was motioning in the direction of the meeting room. “Oh, your highness! How are you? Are you feeling okay? How’s the king?” she asked all in one breath with the thickness of concern in her voice. Mitzie smiled as she reached to hug Marilee with one arm while cradling her stomach with her free hand. “We’re doing so much better than we probably would have been if it weren’t for your bravery. How are you? Is Sheera well?” Mitzie pulled away holding Marilee’s arm while glancing over her body. “We’re fine, your majesty. Had some good rest, and we’re good as new,” she smiled taking Mitzie’s hand in hers. “Good. I’m so glad to hear that. You gave us quite the scare, and I didn’t get to check on you before we left the warehouse.” Mitzie squeezed Marilee’s hand looking her in the eyes. “Shall we?” Nolan extended his arm in the direction they were to go. “Make sure the guards at the gate are on level four security alert with the king on

Charlotte giggled, “I’ll be back shortly.” Charlotte left the room closing the door behind her. Mitzie focused her attention on the giant set. “This can’t be harder than talking to Alexa or the voice activation in our house. Television power on.” Mitzie stared at the black LED screen that stared back at her. “Television on,” she said a little more forcefully. She groaned as she glared at the screen that covered just a small portion of the wall, but was proving to be more difficult than she cared to deal with. “Television command, power on,” Mitzie commanded in a raised voice to make sure the TV caught her words. “Television powering on,” came the reply. “Finally. Nice. And it talks back,” Mitzie observed. “What would you like to do?” the television asked once the screen was on displaying a general menu. “Television command, surf channels.” “Television surfing channels. There are eight hundred and fifty-nine channels available. Would you like to refine your search?” Mtizie w

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“Mrs. Kingsley answered the phone and said that Emma’s not in the main house nor in her quarters,” Sheloah notified the group. “That must mean she knows what’s happening and is trying to figure out like we are,” Alford said standing. “Any idea where she’d go looking for the answer? I mean, if none of you are able to get communications out or in…” Nolan began asking. “Seems like the communications block is being done from somewhere in the Milky Way. Knowing what I know of Emma, she’s probably gone somewhere to conjure a spell to pinpoint where it’s coming from.” Zara, Stanley, Sheloah, and Maria nodded in agreement. “So, you say that Mitzie’s sister, Princess Etheria, has been kidnapped by that asswipe and being held in his galaxy?” Grey asked moving to sit on the edge of his chair. Alford let out a small chuckle that all three of the pack leaders had some sort of derogatory name for Japheth. He couldn’t dispute any truth in those names, though. “Yes, a couple of earth weeks ago