(Tiernan’s P.O.V) 5 months later “Come on, kitten. You can do it.” I murmur in her ear, as her grip tightens around my hand. She’d been in labor for the last day and a half, it was finally time to meet our baby. I had tried talking Siobhan into finding out if we were having a girl, but she wouldn’t budge on wanting to be surprised. Though we did pick out names for each sex: Imogen if the baby is a girl, and Cian if the baby is a boy. Her pregnancy had actually been relatively uneventful until she started having contractions at her last doctor’s appointment. He had timed them while we were there and he told us to check into the hospital. It took awhile but her water finally broke about an hour ago and she’d been pushing for the last half hour. I proposed to her a week after her Luna Ceremony, and of course both our families were there when it happened. It didn’t take long for my mother and Shelly to plan the most outrageous wedding. Siobhan wasn’t in the mood to even off
(Artis’s P.O.V) Day after funeral pyres Sitting in the car with my mate, Alpha Brock Malone, was pure torture with his scent surrounding me, nearly suffocating me. He smelled delicious, leather and pine. It had been over a year since I had seen him. A year since I had spoken my official rejection. A year since he had softly said that he did not accept that rejection. Orsa, my bear, and I were slowly dying. I was having difficulty shifting and when I did, it was agony. Orsa stopped talking to me, I rarely heard from her and when I did, it was usually something snarky. I didn’t blame her though; I had taken her away from her mate. Brock hadn’t been doing much better, according to my brother, who happened to be his Gamma. He was angrier than he had ever been, his temper out of control to the point that the sleuth was beginning to fear him for all the wrong reasons. This was worrisome considering Brock Malone was a giant teddy bear, and I’m not saying that becaus
Hi readers! Thank you so much for reading my work, I'm truly humbled! I will be adding book two about Artis and Alpha Brock to the end of this book per the recommendation of my editor. I will be starting that book in the next month or so when I finish up the sequel for "Ice Princess". So the status of this book will remain as "Ongoing" until I finish Artis and Alpha Brock's book. Thank you all so much for the support and love! I have no title idea's yet for Artis and Brock's book buuuuuut I'm sure I will think of something soon! --Sydney
Hello dear readers! In this book, you will see some character cross over if you have read my two previous books, however; these are all stand alones so there is no need to read the others before reading this one. If "split chapter" is written in the title, it means that there will be TWO POVs for that chapter. Also, this book will have scenes that can be triggering for readers, including: torture, allusions to rape, child abuse, kidnapping, and violence. This is your only warning before you proceed, so please be advised. There will be scenes of BDSM dynamic between our Male Lead and Female Lead, so if you aren't into kink or it makes you uncomfortable, please do not read any further. I hope that you enjoy Alpha of the Dead. --Sydney
(Siobhan’s P.O.V) “Alright, everyone! Settle down! We need to get this meeting underway!” Supervisory Special Agent Nerina Drummond calls out. Our entire unit, Unit 3, of the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit all take our seats around the amphitheater to get this meeting started. You knew it was going to be a bad case/day when your boss calls in the WHOLE unit instead of assigning the case to a specific team. Once everyone settles SSA Drummond powers up the projector to begin her presentation of the case. “As every one of you knows, we have seen a huge increase in child abductions in the state of California. Particularly in the northern half of the state. This has been a steady increase until the last few months; thirteen children have gone missing in the last two months.” There’s a sudden outburst of whispers and gasps, this is something that isn’t normal even in our line of work, working in crimes against children. SSA Drummond continues when the whispers sto
(Siobhan’s P.O.V) Waking up at the ass-crack of dawn was not what I wanted to do but we needed to get to California as soon as we possibly could. I meet Camilla at her apartment which was down the hall from mine so we could Uber together to the airport where we were meeting everyone else. When we get through security, we all stop at Starbucks near our gate to caffeinate ourselves before the long flight. Mmm, coffee Drink up little wolf, we are going to be running on nothing but caffeine and sarcasm for however long we are in California. Don’t need to tell me twice. Tala enjoys coffee just as much as I do, particularly when it’s early as all hell and we barely slept the night before because we were freaking the fuck out about going home. Don’t get me wrong, I love my parents and siblings, but I just never fully fit in with the family. We were the Beta family, known for being strong warriors and highly intelligent…except for me. I WASN’T a warrior, I hated unn
(Tiernan’s P.O.V) I was busy working at the construction and architecture firm that I own, now that my father had retired, when Patrick, my Beta walks in. “Well, the wayward Williams is on her way home.” He says, flopping himself down on the couch in my office. “Siobhan’s finally coming home?” I inquire. I had always been drawn to her, her beautiful dark hair and deep blue eyes that feel as if they are looking straight through your soul. She was petite when we were kids and not much of a fighter, but she was ridiculously smart. My wolf, Steele, perked up at the mention of Siobhan. He was equally as obsessed with her as I was. “Yeah, apparently she’s coming out here to look into the kidnappings.” He says. “Why is that any of her business?” “She works for the FBI remember?” He says incredulously. “Oh, right. I forgot.” I honestly had forgotten that she worked for the FBI, I didn’t keep tabs on her because I didn’t want to come across as creepy o
(Siobhan’s P.O.V) What the fuck is he doing!? Just because we are mates doesn’t give him the right to just grab me and try that shit with me. I’m furious right now, and this whole mate bond absolutely complicates our investigation because he’s going to be exhaustingly overbearing and annoying. When I get back out to the living area, everyone has their eyes averted but I can tell they are all smirking at the incident that just occurred. I growl, “Why are you here with the Alpha, Patrick?” “Because we were wanting to share information with you and your team.” He answers as Tiernan comes stomping out of my room, pouting like a child. “Well hurry up and say what you know. I’m exhausted, starving, and my patience is wearing thin.” I huff, narrowing my eyes at Tiernan. “Well, three of the children are human. However, five of the children are pups and cubs from different packs and sleuths, and five of the children are spell casters from two covens,” Patrick says. “Wait, no F