EMMA “Mrs. Fairchild, may I have a word?” I asked, before she headed in to see Freya. She looked at me hesitantly before nodding and following me into an office. I shut the door behind her and leaned against the desk. She looked nervous. It was clear to see that she felt that I held a grudge against her, but I did not. I was annoyed in the beginning when she interrupted the ceremony, but I understood where she was coming from. “I’m not upset with you, I promise. You defended your daughter just as any mother should,” I assured her. She looked surprised with my words, but she began to relax a little. I handed her a bottle of water which she gladly accepted. “What can I do for you, Luna?” she asked softly. Today was going to be hard on her, and I hated that fact. She did nothing wrong, but her daughter did. Freya would be sentenced for her crimes against this pack. It was not about me at this point. She dealt with Ezekiel and put this pack at risk. I did not know what her punishment
XANDER Emma had been worried about our reaction to what she offered Everly and Peyton because she had not ran it by anyone. None of us, including Zane, was upset in the least. My mate’s heart had always been her biggest strength. It was sickening to know what all that bastard did to his own family. It seemed that his niece took after him quite a bit though. Even knowing what he had done to her family did not stop her. I was hoping that today’s trial would help our pack to heal as it would put the dangerous traitors to justice. The stadium had been deconstructed from the festivities of last night in order to make it fitting for the trial today. It broke me that we had so many people in our pack that willingly threw away everything that our pack strived for. It all started with Fire Bitch, but they each chose to betray this pack. I agreed that it should not be us who decided their fate. It should be the pack because it was the pack that they risked without a second thought. I watched
EMMA ‘Luna…Luna. I need you,’ a voice shouted through the link. The sheer terror in her voice woke me right up. I looked at my mates who were still sleeping. They had a huge whirlwind of bullshit thrown at them today. To know that Freya was responsible for so much pain and bloodshed in our two packs was something I had not anticipated. I had a feeling that Freya was responsible for more than my pack once she mentioned about Heath knowing the patrol schedules and what she did with Blacktree. It broke my heart in half to see and feel their pain. It was not fair for them to have to deal with so much heartbreak. She destroyed much of this pack and all so that she could become Luna. She was willing to kill off anyone that would stand in her way. No wonder she had such animosity towards me from the beginning. The fact that she knew of me for ten years was really messed up. The fucked-up part was that she found joy in the torture they put me under. ‘What’s wrong, Everly?’ I asked as I unt
EMMA “I need to go make supper,” I told my mates softly. I did not want to leave them, but I promised Peyton spaghetti. That little girl would have a hard time adjusting to everything, especially if she ever found out what Freya did, so I was determined to give her a reprieve from everything for as long as I could. “Good. We’ll help, doll,” Kai said before kissing my shoulder and getting out of bed. There were still negative emotions running through them, but there was also a determination stronger than anything I felt before. This was them trying to get out of their grief. I knew that they also felt responsible for Everly and Peyton. Xander got out of bed as well and went to the closet to get us all some clothes to change into. He handed me a pair of shorts and one of his shirts. I took them with a kiss to his lips in appreciation. They both changed out of their suits and pulled on some jeans and tees. My mates were both exquisite creatures. They looked very different in appeara
EMMA Papa stood with his hands behinds his back as he weighed what he wanted to say. It made me nervous because I had no idea what this was pertaining to. So much happened recently that I had not even had the time to properly think through it all. Betrayal, pain, heartbreak, and loss was on an endless loop it seemed. I never anticipated this outcome when we decided to move on Blacktree. It was the first push of the snowball down the side of a snow-covered mountain. Each passing moment seemed to add a little more to the mass of the snowball until it threatened to crush us all. “Do not fret, Emmaline. There is nothing wrong,” he chuckled. Papa always had a knack of reading me like an open book. I was able to hide myself away from most people, but those closest to me could always see the truth behind my masks. He gestured for me to take a seat and sat next to me. He held my hand as he offered me a smile. “I am certain that you have noticed a large number of mates finding one another
EMMA I could not even wrap my head around the bombshell that Papa dropped on me. It was an amazing honor. I could not deny that. My mind replayed the instances where I witnessed mates finding one another. Nae said that I led her to Ethan. That was cool. They deserved it. Then we had the Blacktree wolves who were separated and found mates. Damien found Tank. Kestian, Py, and Barachiel. Then we had Leonidas and Everly. Not even I could deny the truth of it all. I did not believe in coincidences, so this was factual. I could not deny facts. I opened the door carefully because I was sure they would be asleep. I turned out to be wrong. They were playing a video game and had waited up for me. I felt bad for that because they had a horrible day. But I was happy that they were awake because this was something they needed to be aware of. “I thought you two would be sleeping,” I said softly as I kicked my shoes off and sat down between them on the couch. I laid my head on Xander’s shoulde
EMMA My dream started out like any dream did. It was a slow fade as my subconscious became aware of a reality inside of my dream. It was pitch black, but it was warm this time instead of cold. It was not an Asry nightmare at least. Soft whispers caressed along my skin. I tried to focus on them, but it was difficult. They were just out of reach. It took a few minutes until the words became clear. “See Freya. Not what seems. Did not die…” My eyes shot wide open, and I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that it was a message and not just a random thought within a dream. Luckily, my mates were still asleep, so I untangled myself without waking them up and threw on some clothes before sneaking out of the room. I felt like a damn ninja half the time with all the sneaking that happened so that I would not disturb people. Perhaps we should find me a new title along those lines. ‘Papa, I need you. I’m sorry. I need you,’ I linked him. I hated forcing him to come to me after the night he had
EMMA Papa came and handed me his Toslati and an extralong shirt for her. Luckily, Papa had people bring in clothes for the Blacktree wolves as they split. So, we learned a lesson. We did not want her to be uncomfortable with being nude in her own new body after all. I had Belle stand up and explained the process. She seemed nervous but eager at the same time. I drew the sigil and watched as Belle became a Krosthani. It was a glorious process that I would never tire of witnessing. She was about 5’9 slender but with hips that any woman would kill for. Her ivory skin was blemish-free. Her hair was a beautiful brunette color with undertones of red, and her eyes were a piercing blue with yellow rings around them. She was undeniably gorgeous. “Welcome to your own body, Belle,” I told her and brought her to stand next to me. I commanded Freya to have control again. She looked at Belle, trying to figure out who she was. “This is Belle. She was innocent of everything, so I gave her the cho