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Josie POV I wanted that bastard to come after me. I wanted to destroy him. For what he did to everyone, including Sarah. I knew she was important, and I am glad she turned out to be Jack’s mate. I only wished I had been able to do more to help her. Getting revenge for her and Jack will be a gift from me to them. “What else happened?” Jenna asks me. “When I was being taken to him at the altar, I was sprayed with something; it affected Alexis, my wolf,” I share with her. “Sprayed?” she repeats. “Yes, Doctor Rivers is testing my blood now; he suspects he knows what it is. But he is concerned,” I share with her. “He should be, if it is what he thinks it is, it can have an impact on who you and your wolf think is your mate,” Jenna says. She looks scared. “Do you feel anything for Tim?” she asks me. I look at her bewildered by her question. “Absolutely not, why would you ask me such a thing?!?” I demand. “Because it is a subtle
Josie POV I sat there considering what Jenna had shared with me. My mother had been within my fingertips and now she is dead. There is nothing of her to share with me her thoughts or feelings about her situation. I knew she had to have hated the situation she had been in. She had to have hated me and my brother. But I could not help but wonder what she would have said had she been alive. I felt a lone tear travel down my cheek as I considered everything. I could not feel the joy Jenna felt yet. I knew I would get over it. I had never known the woman and I could only believe I knew how she felt. I hoped I could be happy to have her as a half-sister … or sister as she preferred to think. As I sat there feeling sorry for myself, I heard a knock on the door. Thinking it was Jenna, I sighed before reluctantly saying “Come in.”. I looked down at my lap for a moment before looking up. I was shocked to see Sam standing in front of me. “What a
Jack POV I needed to get this information to Adam and Sam right away. Sarah did not have a name for the witch, simply that Lana had been working with her for a while. Lana had also been commanded to stop working with the witch. Apparently when you did, you ended up owing her. And the Pack did not like to be indebted to her. Holding Sarah’s hand, “I need to get Doctor Rivers and Jenna to see about when you can leave,” I say to her. She looks uncomfortable, “Don’t you want to leave the Pack hospital?” I ask her. “I want to call my brother,” she answers me. It kills me not to give her what she wants, but I cannot take the risk with her life. “You know why you cannot call him, Sarah. We cannot let Lana know you are alive, in the event she does not know,” I remind her. “I know, but I miss him. He is the only familiar person I know. He is the only person I can trust,” she says softly. Moving closer to her, so that we are looking eye to eye, “
Adam POV I walked with Jenna up the stairs. It worried me when she healed someone but more so now that she was expecting our pup. I could not believe we were having a little girl. Our own. It scared me sometimes knowing that I would be responsible for a small pup. I worried about Jenna having to go through delivery of our pup – the thoughts of her suffering made me nauseous. I am sure it was something most new parents went through, and I was no different regardless that I was the Alpha of our Pack. I carried Jenna into our suite and directly to our bedroom. I laid her down gently on the bed as she turned into me, pulling me down with her. I needed to call Miranda back right away. I needed my Beta back and not having to worry about him being swayed by Lana. I have no idea who Lana really is, and I wonder if Alpha Lucas does. Was he a part of the deception that surrounded Lana? I wrapped my arms around Jenna, and she sighed in relief. I
Sam POV I felt like I had betrayed a large secret sharing what Lana had shared with me. However, it begged the question what was going on with them. Was Lucas involved with Lana in some way? Was he compromised through Lana’s evil doings? Nobody really knew what the hell was going on. Looking to Sarah, I noticed she was not overly shocked at the revelation about her brother. “Did you know?” I ask her. She knows what I am talking about. She does not shy away from my question. “I suspected, but I always knew our Pack was too backward to support a gay Alpha,” she replies. She sounds embarrassed. “That could change if Lucas is a good leader,” Adam says to her. She looks at us all angrily, “He is the best Alpha that Pack has ever had,” she says. I notice Jack move closer to Sarah in an effort to comfort her, but she pulls her arm away from him. “Just because we are not your size, does not mean we cannot be successful,” she adds. “Nobody said the Pack was not succe
Sarah POV “I would like that,” I reply shyly to Jack. I have a moment of anxiety at being so brazen to say yes. I do not want to lead him on. I am not ready for any relationship but getting away from this hospital sounds so appealing. “Great, let me get some clothes brought over for you and then we will leave,” he says. Sam and Adam left the room when Jack asked me if I wanted to leave. I thanked them briefly, although I was still angry at the restrictions being placed on me. I was afraid for my brother. It would not be normal for him to be ill unless he had been hurt. But there would be no reason for Lana not to share that he had been attacked by rogues. Jack must have mind-linked someone as a pair of skinny jeans, an off the shoulder sweater, and flats were delivered. Along with a brand-new bra and panties. “How did you arrange this?” I murmured to him. “Magic,” he says with a smile. I roll my eyes looking at him, “Okay I may have ha
Jack POV Fortunately, the tour went really well. Jenna and Adam hosted Sam, Sarah, and I in their suite for dinner this evening. It was a great suggestion to do Sarah’s first dinner at the Pack that way. First so we could avoid any additional uncomfortable conversations and second so we could relax and enjoy the company. The other three took great fun in teasing me about a variety of things that had Sarah chuckling. I hoped I would meet her family, so I could also learn more about her. It was good to see her let her guard down and laugh. She had an amazing laugh. And smile. Everything about her was amazing. We were wrapping the night up when Jenna looks to Sarah, “Sarah, do you want to do some shopping tomorrow? Maybe pick up a few items that you might need?” she asks warmly. Sarah looks at me and I realize she does not have any money and is likely going to say no. “That is a great idea, Jenna – Sarah would love to go. My treat,” I say when I feel
Sam POV We walk down the hall toward the meeting room. Adam asks Miranda and Rick if they would like anything before we start the meeting. Neither require anything so we get situated and Miranda gets right down to business. “First, I want to say again, I adored your parents, Alpha Adam,” she says. “Please call me Adam, and this is my Beta, Sam, and thank you for the kind words about my parents. They are greatly missed,” Adam replies. “Great, Adam and Sam, it is nice to meet you both although I suspect you would prefer this meeting under better circumstances,” Miranda says politely. Nodding Adam agrees, “Yes we seem to be under some sort of spell or spells and are wanting to know what we might do about it,” Adam says. “I can definitely feel some negative energy at play here. Before we get too involved, I do want to share with you, my background. Originally, I was a witch who worked with the Wiccan Council. I did that for many years before