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“Luna, you have no idea how much this opportunity means to my mate and me.” Sondi gushes as she collects her things to leave. “The Alpha and Luna from our old pack would have never trusted me to do something like this. Scott works in the hospital wing as a medic now, since there are no surgery positions open. We could really use the money to help bring our daughter here.”I feel my brow furrow. She’s separated from her child. Dad wouldn’t help them transfer their pup when he let them become pack members? That makes no sense.“Oh, you’re from another pack? Is your daughter with family back home?” I ask as I lead her toward the door. “What made you come to Blood River? The war?”“Oh, no. Our former Alpha, um, he sort of-” “Luna, security sensors are going off in several places in the building.” James bursts in. “Don’t leave your office. Lock the door. We’re going to check it out. Mrs. Eklund, you too. We’re on lockdown until we clear the building.”“We won’t go anywhere.” I take Sondi
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Tyree’s POV “Tyree! You’re gonna be late for your first day of work!” Mama hollers, then mumbles under her breath. “I can’t believe I’m yelling at a grown ass man.” “I won’t be late, Ma.” I call back. “I’ll be right down!” “Dude, come on. You wanna eat a cold breakfast? No one wants cold bacon.” My wolf, Slayer, begs me to hurry. I check myself in the mirror again and test out a polite fake smile. Bronx told me what Randall called me. It’s not the first time someone has called me that. I’m sure it won’t be the last. Lucky for me, I live in a pack that doesn’t tolerate that shit. Over at Silver Moon, if you’re fated to a mate who ain’t white, they make you leave. They don’t want no one mixing salt into their pepper shaker. Yeah. It’s like that. “If at any point you’re uncomfortable, give the word. I'll get the Council in here to get his nasty ass off of my pack territory forever.” That’s what Leni told me. Wait, she doesn’t like to be called Leni anymore. Lenora. That’s gonna ta
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Bronx’s POV“So… I can go wherever I want?” My heart feels like it might explode. “Well, to an extent. You still need to check into the Behavioral Health ward by ten p.m. every evening.” Doctor Tanaka writes in her folder. “I think we’ve done as much as we can on our own. We need to ease you back into pack life. We’ll meet Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, instead of Mondays and Thursdays to see how you’re adjusting. I know structure makes things easier for you, so I’d like you to find two volunteer opportunities around the pack to get you used to being around civilians again.”“Around civilians?” Saint sounds confused. “Lame. Unless our mate is a civilian. Cause if she is, game on.”“Saint, we talked about this. Being an Alpha means we’re responsible for a lot of wolves. It’s not just about being a warrior and finding our mate.”“Okay, but we still haven’t found her, so looking for her comes before other werewolves.” He argues. “Time’s a tickin’, motherfucker.”“Does Saint have some
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“Anything else I can help with?” I brush my hands on my pants and look around at the classroom.“I think that will do it for now, Alpha.” Mrs. Khan looks around, satisfied with the way her room looks. “Now Loretta and I can focus on making lesson plans for the first marking period.”“Glad I can help. I'll stop by next Tuesday to read to the class.” “Don’t be surprised if other teachers ask you to help during reading time when they find out you're doing it for us.” Mrs. Khan winks at me.“Alpha, can I have a word before you go?” Loretta takes a step forward. There’s a look of concern on her face.“Of course.” I wave her toward the door. “Let’s walk and talk, if Mrs. Khan is okay with you taking a break.”“Oh, yes, that’s fine with me. We’re way ahead of schedule now.” Mrs. Khan waves her hands. “Please, Loretta. Take as much time as you need.”I hold the door for Tyree’s mom and close it behind me. “What’s on your mind, Loretta?”“Alpha, first, I don’t know how to show you my apprecia
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Saint presses the wood deeper into the impostor’s neck, creating a thin red line of blood along the sharp broken edge. Half an inch and we could completely sever the artery. No one could save this bitch. I can’t let him kill her yet. She fucking deserves it, but we need to know what she did with Reggie and Minnie. We can make her life a living Hell until then. “Where is Reggie?” Saint’s lip curls in anger. I can feel his composure disintegrating. He wants the kill as badly as I do. The sooner she confesses, the sooner we can bleed her dry. “And what did you do with Minnie, you bitch?” “Saint, let me talk to Bronx. Please. Please, I’m not a witch or any other sort of shapeshifter other than a werewolf. And I don’t know where Minnie is, but I wish I fucking did, because she’s probably the only one who could talk sense into you right now.” The fake Reggie’s eyes squeeze shut. He tries to swallow, but the added pressure causes the skin to rip further open on the sharp wood. Bright red b
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Lenora’s POV “Leni, you’ve got to be joking.” Bronx looks at me in disbelief. “You can’t do that.” “I can, Bronx. I don’t want to, but I can. If we let you take the lead and there are any incidents like the one that happened in the hall today or what happened with Randall a couple weeks ago, we’re all fucked. I wouldn’t be able to stop the Council from taking over the pack.” “So, what do you want me to do? Go to therapy? Take the stupid pills?” “The only way to reverse course is if you take your mental health seriously. We have seven weeks based on Ryuu’s warning. Two weeks after that is Randall’s last bullshit visit. If Doctor Tanaka hasn’t seen you change your attitude… like genuinely want to get better, making an honest hard working effort to focus on bettering yourself, not just going through the motions, then Ashley and I take it to the Council. She and Reggie would leave after Milo’s ascension. You would remain a member of the pack, but unranked. Even then, attacking any mor
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“Elder Randall, Luna, a treat for you.” An Omega comes into the room weighed down with another platter of snacks and flights of amber colored liquor. “We just received a delivery and wanted Elder Randall to get to try some rare bourbons before we offer them to the rest of the Council. Mrs. Miller put the brand and year for each one on the tray.”She sets the platter and long flight tray on the coffee table between Randall and me. She gives me a wink when she turns toward me to refill my wineglass. Then excuses herself from the room.“Wow, what a treat!” I feign surprise. “Elder Randall, you’re the bourbon aficionado between us. Why don’t you take the lead?”Randall’s eyes swim for a moment. He wipes his nose with his sleeve, then he picks up a glass. “Of course, Lenora. We’ll start with this one.”“He really is a vile creature, isn’t he?” Justice scoffs.“If there is a word worse than vile, he’s that word.” “A Stymphalist wandought.” She says, sounding disgusted.“Mmm, yeah… don’t ho
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I’m so stupid. Why did I have to know? Why did it matter so badly? It didn’t. I’m being jealous for no reason. It makes no sense for me to be insecure.I rub my fingers over the engagement ring on my hand. Milo has been nothing but loving since he came home. Hell. Even before then. I think about the letters locked in my desk drawer.“Hey Leni?” Bronx comes through a mindlink.“Now’s not really a good time, Bronx.” I sit on the counter and slump my shoulders.Today has been a roller coaster. I know I should have gone to the hospital wing to see him, but dealing with Randall took longer than I thought. Just another excuse. I need to suck it up and stop being selfish.“Mmm yeah. Milo was just here… umm… maybe you should go talk to him?”“Go talk to him?” I didn’t even hear him leave. “Where did he go?”I look at the clock. It’s ten-thirty at night. Milo left? The pressure of panic builds in my chest. I need him. He can’t just… go.“He said he fucked up and needed to go for a run.” Even B
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