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THEO Yesterday was definitely relaxing. Brynn and I spent the entire day with each other. She insisted on cooking dinner, so we took our chicken parmesan to the roof and ate underneath the stars. I was glad that she loved the house as much as I had hoped for. Zen and I put a lot of thought into it and had been extremely pleased with the outcome. It was easy to imagine a future with the pitter patter of pups running through the hallways. Similarly, it was easy to imagine Brynn and I curled up on the porch swing when we were old and grey. “I love you,” I told her when we took our seats at the desk. “Just as I love you,” she replied with a sweet smile. We were about to join the conference call that I explained to her about yesterday. It was amazing that she was able to piece together something that we might never have. It was so expertly designed by their enemies to hide the true reason for the attacks. What could I say? My Luna was a brilliant badass. The screen blinked once before
BRYNN “Can we fully move into our home once we get done with this mission?” I asked Theo as he locked the suite’s door. “Absolutely. I was actually going to suggest what could be done about the Alpha suite. What if we gave it to Sebastian and Lucinda?” he asked me. I stopped walking down the stairs and turned to him, wanting to truly see his expression. There was no hesitation or grimace in it at all. There was just appreciation for the amazing friend that Sebastian had been to me all my life. He knew that it was not easy for me growing up, but Sebastian had been my rock through it all. “That’s an amazing and thoughtful gesture. I’m sure they would truly appreciate it. Can we tell them before we leave?” I asked, bouncing with excitement. He chuckled and nodded, placing a kiss to my temple. My mate was feeling all kinds of smug that he was able to make me so happy. ‘I’ll make sure to show you just how happy you made me at the hotel, my sexy Alpha god,’ I purred. The surge of lust
THEO I only slept for an hour before my body tearing me from dreamland. There was no returning there no matter how hard I tried. My arms held onto my mate while she slept. I knew that she needed to be here for whatever reason, but that did not mean I was free of worry regarding her safety. She was very much capable of taking care of herself, but it was something I could not help. No honorable mate could. Brynn was my world, and I would stop at nothing to keep her safe. I just sincerely hoped that this scouting mission would be eventless. One thing that I would never do was to treat her like she was made of glass. My mate was strong and capable, carrying herself through any situation with remarkable ability and determination. I placed a kiss to the top of her head and inhaled her scent, allowing it to wash over me to keep me grounded. This was not the time to let my emotions run wild because I needed to be in control so that I could ensure that nothing surprised us. The alarm on m
BRYNN I had never been more appreciative of the training my father put me through than I was during this scouting trip. He taught me everything he knew about tracking, and it certainly came in handy here. It also helped that my skills were tested against the Elites, our pack’s best warriors. That was what gave me the ability to spot footprints and blood in areas that would normally be overlooked. My mate sent his pride, encouragement, and love down the bond. I was glad to have him beside me throughout all of this because he was the only thing that kept my panic down to a manageable level. There was an oppressive feeling in the air, but it seemed to be that I was the only one who could sense it. There was something very wrong going on here. I just hoped and prayed that it would not come back to bite us in the ass. Rachel, my father’s cousin, was being held prisoner by these Neanderthals. Her gift of stealth was exactly how they were able to go from place to place essentially undetec
BRYNN I had been extremely grateful that Maya gave me the heads up about the bullet moments before it hit Theo. There was no time to do anything except put myself in its trajectory, something that I would choose to do each time if necessary. Jackson and Sebastian had gone to get the shooter. I knew that they would definitely succeed because they were just as pissed off as Theo that I got shot. The innocents were understandably confused and shaken about what was going on. It was hard for them to trust strangers after everything that they had been through. However, Rachel’s assurances to them that we were here to protect them definitely helped. “Delivery,” Jackson sang out as he was dragging an unconscious idiot behind him. Either he put up a fight, or they just got to the fun before ever bringing him back here. It mattered not either way. None of us took kindly to what these assholes were doing both to the packs that they were targeting or to the innocents here. We needed to get o
**This chapter will contain graphic depictions of torture interrogation. I will place oo..oo..oo before and after it so that you can skip that part if it might be triggering.** THEO The protectiveness and fury radiating through our bond was a bit concerning when it was mixed with the pacing that my mate was currently doing from one side of my office to the other. We had come in this morning because we would be interrogating the prisoners now that everyone was back. Mike and Tris were facilitating practice in our absence. ‘Do you know what the fuck is going on in her head? Should we be concerned?’ Jackson asked me. ‘No fucking idea. She’s feeling protective and furious,’ I answered honestly with a shrug. I understood where her emotions were coming from, but that did not mean I had a fucking clue what she had been thinking about for the past ten minutes while she paced. With a nod to herself, she turned around and eyed me with an intense look. It had me wondering if I had done or
BRYNN “Alpha Timothy Porter of the Alpine pack,” I told the Council who were on the video call. They had seen some similar issues, so it was only logical that we would contact them with the information. It would be them if there was anyone who could help us with this bullshit. It truly unsettled me that it seemed further-reaching than we had originally anticipated. It was not just a random group that was targeting these three packs. They were responsible for abducting countless people just to use them as breeding stock. It was absolutely fucking disgusting. “Are you absolutely certain that this information is credible?” Diego asked. “Yes. Our Lamias verified the validity of the information,” Theo explained. They shared a look before turning their attention back to us. The weariness in their eyes made me almost wish I would not ask the following statement. “You know of him.” A couple of photos filled part of the screen as they shared them with us. The first one showed a man who
THEO I knew that my mate needed time alone, so I was not upset at all when she said that Moira wanted to go for a run alone. Brynn was a lot like me when it came to dealing with shit. Some people were emotional. Others would talk to others about what troubled them. Brynn and I did neither of those things. We sought solitude so that we could work through it on our own before coming back to share. I had felt her worry through the bond after we had left the cells. I pushed it aside for the time being, knowing that she would open up when she was ready. Then I figured out where the worry came from during the call with the Council. She had been worried about how I would feel about what she did to the dickless bastard. Was it wrong of me to say that I felt lust for the way she got him talking? That I felt lust as she held his life in the palm of her hands. She exuded extreme dominance while she made him pay for what he did to Danica and potentially others. She held a righteous fury, and i