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Shattered Bonds Chapter 58: Emlyn
Richie stands up immediately, pulling me from the chair. He hooks his fingers into my leggings and pulls them down, kneeling in front of me. He removes my shoes then taps my leg. “Step out.” He says quietly. When I’m naked in front of him, he runs his nose along my inner thigh, purring. He stands, lifting me and wrapping my legs around him, taking me to the bed. He lays me down gently, before removing his shoes. “Do you want me to leave my clothes on, Emlyn?” “Shirt off.” I’m not sure how much restraint I’ll have if Richie is naked, and we still have things to work through. But my body is screaming for him. It feels like forever since I got to enjoy his touch. He does as I ask, removing his shirt but leaving his pants on. He climbs on the bed, settling himself over top of me, laying between my legs before brushing his knuckles over my cheek. “You’re so beautiful, Emlyn Grace.” I know my eyes roll back into my head. He hasn’t called me Emlyn Grace in months. I always loved the soun
Shattered Bonds Chapter 59: Rich
I knew this was the first night that Emlyn could get a break from feeding Leander, so I took it upon myself to listen for him. I’m not used to the sounds my son makes, so while I would fall into a deep sleep, as soon as he made a noise, I would jolt awake. And, since I know my time is limited with both of them, I’m going to take advantage of the time I have. I can sleep after they go back to Canyon Ridge. Okay, that’s a lie. I’ve barely slept while they’ve been gone. I’ve gotten more sleep in the one day Emlyn has been here than I did all three days combined since I saw her last. I take Leander into my closet and notice that Emlyn’s scent lingers here because of her clothes. I’m hoping she leaves them. I’m hoping that this space feels like a place she wants to come to every day, a place where she can be with me and Leander. As I pull the shirt and jeans I plan to wear today off the hanger, I think about last night. Her scent has lingered on my face and hands. I dread her leaving and
Shattered Bonds Chapter 60: Emlyn
I don’t know why there would be a supernatural push against the Guardians. When our mothers first created the council, the supes were happy to have a place where they could come to have their concerns heard. In hindsight, that means that those who were abusing their power, or causing undo stress to their packs, clans, covens, etc were removed. So, if there is a push against the Guardians, it would be from those who have had their power taken from them because they abused it. Obviously, Lorelai was against Ailduin and what he stood for. Alpha Wyatt also seemed to be against Richie and his pack. If we’re correct, it will be a stand against all three of our packs. We’re still the strongest three packs in the country. It would take a well-organized, strategic attack to take all of us out. You couldn’t attack one pack without attacking all three, the others would come to the defense of the one being attacked and the attackers would be decimated. Looking back at the fae war, the number of
Shattered Bonds Chapter 61: Rich
I wasn’t sure I would be able to submit to Emlyn. It went against everything in me to submit. But for her, Finley and I were willing to do anything. For her, I could submit. I had no idea it would have the effect it did on her. ‘If we had, we would have submitted a long time ago.’ Finley says. ‘Really, Fin?’ ‘For our mate, yes. Never for anyone else, but for Emlyn and Morrigan, if that’s what they want from us, if that’s what they need from us, then we will do it every day to keep them at our sides.” That night, I got up with Leander as many times as I could. Even after Emlyn had pumped, I still had to wake her eventually. But I stayed with her, watching her and Leander and enjoying the last hours of our time together. The next morning, my heart was breaking. The thought of having to let them go, let them leave me again, nearly broke me. I walked Emlyn to her car, holding Leander until I finally had to put him in his car seat. When I did, I hopped into the front passenger seat. “
Shattered Bonds Chapter 62: Emlyn
When I left Shadow Falls, I felt like I left my heart behind. Hearing Finley’s howl at us leaving only made it worse. When I return to Canyon Ridge, I’m almost immediately called to Cohen’s office. I drop my bags in my room and head to his office. When I get there, I can see he’s stressed out. “I need your help, Emlyn.” He says, as I sit down in front of his desk where he’s currently pacing quickly enough that he will soon wear a path in in the flooring. “I thought that was kind of what I was doing here, Cohen.” I watch as he runs his hand through his hair, remembering too late that he pulled it into a man-bun. Pieces of his black hair fall into his face as he continues to pace in front of me. “I had planned to complete the Luna ceremony this week to make you an official pack member. But now, after Mom told me about the concerns for a pending war…” He stops, turning to look at me. “I know who my mate is Emlyn. I’ve known for months. But she’s underage. At first, there was too muc
Shattered Bonds Chapter 63: Rich
After getting over my sister being mated to Cohen, I realized he was right. It’s not any different than it was for me. It’s just, well, she’s my sister. My little sister. “Get over it, I had to.” Emerson says, coming into Cohen’s office where we’re meeting to discuss the potential for war. “So, does this mean you’ll be asking Malin to be your acting Luna?” I ask Cohen hopefully. He looks at me sheepishly. “Yeah, and I’ve already talked to Emlyn. I know she’ll talk to you, but I think she’s planning to stay here another week or so to get Malin settled before she moves back to Shadow Falls.” My heart soars. I didn’t really have time to talk to Emlyn past my disbelief that she bet against me. “Not against you.” She had said. “Just in favor of Malin.” She had kissed me softly and I forgot why I cared. “Go, I’ll bring Leander to you when he wakes up. I’ve been pumping for the last couple of days, so you’ll be able to feed him.” First, I get a kiss, then I find out I get to feed my so
Shattered Bonds Chapter 64: Emlyn
With the new information that Alpha Wyatt might be working with the witches, Richie felt he needed to get back to Shadow Falls and make sure the pack is ready for an attack. I really wanted him to stay longer, but I understood why he had to go. And the sooner I get Malin trained to become acting Luna, the sooner I can go home. Home. I think I’m ready to consider Shadow Falls my home. I feel even more confident about that after I got a call from Lily. “Hey Emlyn.” “Hey Lily. How are you? Are you and Aolis still having problems with the fae?” “We are. Lorelei got away and we’re hearing rumors that she is planning another attack, but Ailduin and Aolis can’t get enough information on when or where. How about you? I heard something about witches?” “Yeah, but it’s the same thing. We can’t get enough information to plan an offensive move, so we’re just increasing all of our patrols.” “Be safe, I worry about all of you.” “We will. Was there another reason for your call?” “Well, yeah. I
Shattered Bonds Chapter 65: Rich
I hated giving up even a day with Emlyn and Leander, but the pack needed me. I had already given them enough reason to question me as their Alpha. I wasn’t going to give them another. I also know that Emlyn will understand and appreciate that I am sacrificing my time with them for the good of the pack. When I arrived home, I was shocked to find that Maeve’s ‘family’ was a younger brother and sister. When I questioned Xander, he said the rest of her family is dead and she is the head of her family, even though she’s barely an adult herself. I could tell she wasn’t happy about having her family here, in my pack. I was worried about her using her time here against us, and she was worried about the pack hurting her sister and brother. I remember her saying that Gwen had threatened her family. She must have meant these two. Her sister, Meadow, couldn’t be more than 15 and her brother, Tate is even younger at 12 or 13. When I called her to my office, I wasn’t surprised to see Xander come
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