Trayrock, Present Time“Rhett! A word?”Cameron stopped, his attention caught by Phillip’s call, his eyes travelling from where Rhett had stopped just inside the door, to Talen and Heath deeper in the crowded bar, and back again. He made his decision, shrugged, and retraced his steps, meeting Phillip as he converged on Rhett.“Dad,” Rhett looked past Cameron at the busy interior of the pub, his eyes going to where Heath and Talen’s heads were visible through the crowd. Following Rhett’s gaze, Cameron realized with amusement that Aislen had entirely disappeared. He assumed she was near their blonde mates, as she had been with them when they’d entered, but she did not have the height to stand out as Heath and Talen did.“It’s not a great time,” Rhett’s attention returned to his father.“I had a visit while you were away, Rhett,” Phillip stalled him when Rhett tried to brush past him. “The Tenebrae Silvarum pack.”“Okay,” Rhett drew the word out into a question. “So what? They’re Trayro
Havermouth, Present TimeThe mood had changed dramatically in the bunker, with the werewolf soldiers almost petulant about Sigrid’s presence amongst them. Sigrid had the officers on duty walk her and her Triquetra through an update on all the packs and towns that they were in contact with, marking the ones of note on a map with color-coded pins. As the werewolf officers returned to their stations, she reviewed the result. It was not a positive sight she admitted to herself as she added red pins to where the population was supportive of the Van Helsings, and green where they weren’t.The further inland, the denser the red, but even on the edges, and around the river, green was sparse, and had not noticeably expanded since Havermouth had been taken. “What has everyone been doing?” She complained to the board. “Sitting waiting for us to come and tell them to fight?”“Although August managed to motivate the packs to create their own armed forces and bunkers in their locations,” Greg repli
Havermouth, Present TimeHarry woke on their side with Jules curled around their back, snoring gently into their ear. They smiled, amused by the dominance of the position. Jules, tempered by age and experience, had entered their relationship uncertain, concerned by his aged body, inexperience, and cautious due to a lifetime hyper-aware of the pack’s disapproval regarding homosexuality. He had grown in confidence since their first time together, and it had been beautiful to see the man blossoming into love.This Jules had returned to Harry missing pieces of himself. His memory remained fragmented. But those holes also healed the wounds of Jules’ life. He didn’t know shame in loving Harry, he wasn’t afraid of other’s opinions. He also did not feel unworthy of Harry’s love in return and wasn’t afraid of being demanding and every bit of a werewolf alpha and seemed to have embraced that side of himself.Harry had loved Jules with an intensity of acceptance they had never before experienced
Havermouth, Present Time“Is that so?” Jules’ grin was wicked. “Who am I to deny my angel of their desires?”Harry retrieved the lube that Fatima had discretely placed into their bathroom during one of her visits to their room. It had been gratefully received, Jules’ temporary solution of blood had been inventive, kind of kinky, and effective enough, but lube was just better Harry thought. He did not want to hurt Jules, after all. “How do you want me?” Jules asked, he was already on his knees on the bed, and asked the question over his shoulder. “Like this? Or,” he rolled onto his back and placed his heels to his arse. “Like this?”“Flirt,” Harry was amused. The moves were straight from their own playlist, they thought. “Naughty dragon,” they dropped the lube onto the mattress and grabbed Jules by the ankles, dragging him to the edge of the bed. “Like this,” they flipped him onto his stomach and stroked their palm down his back before squeezing the round of his arse cheeks. “Delicio
The Mouth on the Otherside of the River, Present TimeLyric woke and realized that Niarthen was not with her. The Mer’s version of a tent was a moss-lined nest with a stretch of dried and woven seaweed overhead. It was surprisingly very quick to erect and rolled into something the size of a sleeping bag. The moss insulated against the ground, and the seaweed protected the occupant from the morning dew, creating a snug little place to sleep. Usually a little too snug, with Niarthen’s big frame tucked around hers as the tents were not made for multiple occupants, but both Lyric and Niarthen turned the proximity to their advantage discovering just how many sexual positions they could take within the small enclosure.The sex normally sent Lyric into a deep sleep afterward, but even then she was always aware when Niarthen moved. And he did. He had not slept the full night through since leaving the island, rising to pace around the tent, a restless sentry during the night, returning with ha
Havermouth, Present TimeFatima drove Harry and Jules to the Edison Farm. “Are you sure you want to do this now?” She asked for the hundredth time since they had come to her and requested clothing and a lift to Havermouth, by way of the farm. “It’s getting late, and…”“It is time,” Harry told her. They sat in the rear of the car with Jules, their hands linked between them, and they squeezed Jules’ hand, sensing their mate’s tenseness as they approached the driveway to the farm. “We have to make sure the farm is being looked after, and that Cameron is okay.”It might also bring more of Jules’ memories back to see his home and his son.“It’s just… a lot to do before dark,” Fatima said under her breath, knowing that her argument was fruitless.“You’re going to miss us,” Harry met her eyes in the rearview mirror and smiled at her.She smiled back ruefully. “I won’t lie – with Tony in and out so frequently trying to get Zeus back up and running, just knowing someone else is in the house ha
Trayrock, Present Time“Sorry if I overstepped,” Cameron said to Aislen and Heath as the room emptied. He ran his hand through his hair. “It almost seemed like you guys wanted to start a fight, and with everyone well in their drinks, that didn’t seem like a good idea.”“It’s fine, you did great. It was really smart,” Aislen assured him, for although he had kept the query light, there was a wave of guilt and worry that accompanied it. “I wouldn’t have let it boil over,” she added though and tapped the side of her head. “I was ready to use my power to keep things calm. But I wanted the guy looking at us, and not at the reporters. I didn’t want him dragging them back to the Van Helsings for interrogation.”“We’re going to have to make sure they keep a lower profile,” Heath agreed.“Yeah, I’m not sure that’s in Rhonda or Patrick’s playlist, but we’ll try. Right,” Aislen turned to Lexie, picking up on the woman’s worry. “Go check on your friend. And ask her if she’s happy for us to send so
Havermouth, Present TimeThe refugees had been intercepted at the foot of the bridge into the town by some very suspicious locals, who had been reinforced by the werewolf army. Whilst things appeared calm and under control, there was an undercurrent in the expressions and body language of both sides that indicated that was fragile.The werewolves were on foot, and their possessions were carried. On the far side, various vehicles had been parked, but the newcomers had balked at crossing the train bridge with their cars and had instead walked across. There were animals amongst them – chickens, goats, sheep and cows.The chaos was impressive as none of the animals were enclosed, and whilst the Trayrock refugees had managed to drive them over the bridge successfully, they ranged wild on this side, grazing on the greenery along the riverbank.“Summarize,” Sigrid said to Rohan.“Lower-ranked wolves from Trayrock,” Rohan said. “Said they left soon after the Van Helsings moved in, and they sa