“Whoa,” Milo runs in and looks around at the scene. “Catherine, what is happening?”“Juliet is defending herself and me against Hank’s anger,” Catherine says shakily. “She is a little more aggressive than I thought she would be.”“Is that a silver knife?” Milo asks Catherine, putting her behind him.“Yes,” Catherine answers, swallowing hard.Milo and Catherine take in the two mates with shock.They are standing nose to nose. Juliet holding his bare dick in one hand and a silver knife in the other. Hank standing with his arms by his side.“Put the knife down,” Hank says again.“Take your punishments back. You will not keep Catherine from her mate. And you will not be angry that I protected a pack member. Either I am your Luna and your equal or I’m not, choose now,” Juliet yanks his member, making him moan.“Catherine can go, and you are not to be punished.” Hank finally says.Juliet drops the knife and grabs the back of Hank’s head as their lips touch.“Okay, I’m out,” Milo shakes his h
“Happy Sweet 16, Nova,” Oliver declares, coming in. “I brought a surprise.”Nova looks around him and Juliet pops out.“How?” Nova throws her arms around Juliet happily.“I may have called Archer and told them I would build several buildings if Miss Archer would bring me the contract and be my guest for two weeks,” Oliver smiles.“And I may have promised my dad a few things too,” Juliet smiles at her.“Does Hank know?” Nova asks smiling.“Why do you think he and Catherine are coming early?” Terry teases her. “Welcome back, Juliet.”“Thank you, Terrance,” Juliet teases him. “Happy Birthday. Are we hoping you find your mate tonight?”“Well, if he is not 16 or if he is over 21, I won’t find him tonight,” Nova sighs.“Has anyone ever considered you and Oliver?” Juliet asks.Oliver and Nova look at each other and laugh out loud.“I would know,” Oliver tells Juliet. “I would have figured it out when I turned 18, even though she was what, 10?”“Yeah, I was still 10 and so was Catherine. But
Juliet gets closer to the hair and face. It’s badly decomposed and not a lot of skin is still showing. She is staring, trying to place the features.“Ma’am,” One of the plumbers calls to her.“Can one of you come out here?” Juliet asks. “There is something in the muck.”He comes out, “It’s most likely an animal drawn to the smell and got stuck.”“No, it’s not an animal,” Juliet looks closely as the features start to make sense.“Ma’am, we need to call the police,” The plumber tells her. “There is a human.”Juliet looks as realization dawns on her. She grabs her phone and runs away.“Hank,” She sobs into the phone as she gets in her car. “Hank, she is dead. Mom, my mom is dead.”“Juliet, what are you talking about?” Hank tries to stay calm.“I’m coming to you now. I’m never going back. He killed my mother, he killed her and buried her in the back yard, or he had someone do it. Either way, he, he did it. I, I can’t breathe,” Juliet starts to have a panic attack. She drops the phone.Han
“Rant, scream, cry, whatever you need. We won’t tell Hank any of it," Nova promises.“Hank is so perfect, but I come from a sadist. That runs in my blood. I can’t taint Hank’s perfection with what runs through my veins,” Juliet cries.“Oh, sweetheart! Hank ain’t no angel,” Nova tells her.“We also have sadistic and insane people in our family tree,” Catherine tells her.“All the more reason the goddess made a mistake,” Juliet sobs, holding her friends.“That is not how the goddess works,” Catherine assures her.“Even I have to admit you are perfect for Hank. Your father is an asshole, sure. Mine, tried to overthrow my mother,” Nova tells her.“Yeah, and my dad doesn’t know that Hank and I know he tried to mate to Aunt Tempe, so he and his brother could kill all humans,” Catherine tells her.“But your mother is human,” Juliet looks confused.“Yeah, and Hank was already born when this went down. He was just too small to understand anything. He has some memories of a Brian, moving a lot
The crowd rises as Juliet enters the ballroom. Hank stands with Terry and Oliver at the end of the aisle. Nova and Catherine had already taken their places. The music rises as Juliet walks toward Hank.In a sweet ceremony, Hank and Juliet exchange vows like humans, exchanging rings, and sealing it with a kiss.After the cheers died down, the ceremony shifts. Hank steps above his wife and addresses everyone present.“In honor of my wife’s request and her traditions, I have married her. In honor of her new title and position, she has agreed to a Reynolds and Werewolf tradition. Juliet Reynolds, do you accept the title of Luna. Will you help me protect this pack and always act in its best interest?” Hank asks.“Yes,” Juliet smiles.“Do you consent to be marked?” Hank asks.“Yes,” Juliet opens her neck to him.Hank steps down and lovingly kisses her spot and then extends his canines. He bites her neck at her collarbone.“That is the way you are supposed to mark your mate,” Temperence teas
“No,” Juliet answers in the meeting with the Alphas. “Let him die. He deserves to die for his crimes.”“Under our system of justice, yes,” Mitchell agrees. “But the humans have their own system, and he is entitled to the treatment if it is available. And under the terms of our treaty, we are compelled to give it to them.”“And if we break the treaty, the President will use it as an excuse to start a war?” Juliet asks and everyone nods. “Innocents die in wars and we, as the leaders of the werewolves, should make sure innocents are safe. So, we save his life.”“I think we need to talk about what happens if the treatment fails,” Luna Lawrence states. He has aged okay, but clearly, he is the eldest in the room. “If we give him the dosage and training, but he dies anyway with no progress, how can we be sure the President won’t use it as propaganda to start a war anyway?”“If a wolf had said that I’d laugh, but it was Lawrence and he knows not only the human way, but their government as wel
2024 (hours before the attack on Reynold’s Pack)“Anita, you are going to turn into a fish,” Roslyn calls to her wayward daughter.“Why do I love this water so much, Mommy?” Little 4-year-old Anita asks.“I don’t know my darling, but you need to come out now,” Roslyn takes a deep breath and waits for Anita.Anita does another turn in the water and goes to her mother.“Mom, is it hard being mixed?” Anita asks at dinner that night.“No,” Roslyn answers, quickly shooting a ‘shut the fuck up look’ at her husband Afton.“Am I mixed?” Anita asks them in her bright voice.“Kinda,” Afton answers.The emergency sirens start sounding. Growls surround their house.“Mommy, what is that sound?” Anita asks with a shaky voice.“Afton, take her,” Roslyn grabs the two necklaces by the door and runs to meet the wolves. She holds up both and stares into the eyes of one.“Roslyn, you have to get out here,” Terry Timberman, the Beta of Biczi Pack, stand before her. “Take Anita and get to Florida. Never te
As Roger finished his recollection of Anita, he bares a sad smile.“She wanted to come back,” Roger says. “But she couldn’t.”“I’m so sorry,” Juliet tells him.“I’m so sorry I got scared. I should have known the goddess had a plan. I should have been your father,” Roger tells her.“I’m sorry I didn’t speak to you at the funeral,” Juliet tells him.“I understand why you didn’t. I should have never let her reject me. I have been alone all these years and now she is gone. You are a very special wolf,” Roger tells her.“I’m not a wolf, I don’t have a wolf,” Juliet tells him.“Roger,” Janice calls his attention. “Terry Timberman was my mate. How sure are you about his involvement in Roslyn getting away?”“I got that from Afton. I called him several times to check on Anita. He would talk to me but not to Anita. I think he always hoped she would go looking for answers. She called me, we planned to get a message to you, and she was going to leave him.He had already started doing his nurse, A