Kate POV            Drake texts me he is ready and in the main lobby waiting for me.  For some reason Lily has me pondering, is this a date?  No, it can’t be a date.  It’s just two people going out for a couple drinks.  Definitely not a date.  Ugh so why am I struggling to decide what to wear?!?  Moving to my closet, I decide on my skinny jeans, cream colored tank, and cream-colored leather jacket.  I touch up my mascara and lip gloss and I am good to go.            Moving out of my suite, I head to the lobby.  As I see Drake, he was just hanging up on a call and looks me up and down.  He leans in to softly say in my ear, “You look stunning,” and puts his hand on the lower part of my back, leading me out to the vehicles.  Asking if he wants to ride with me in my Jeep, he holds out his h

Kate POV            Waking up this morning alone was disappointing, but I appreciated Drake’s discretion.  Stretching in bed, I had a delicious ache between my legs.  Feeling myself go red, I smiled at what we had done last night.  I had no regrets and was looking forward to when we could do it again.            Looking at the clock, I cringe.  It’s almost time for my meeting with my father.  I am expected to give him my decision as to whether I will be the negotiator or not.  He already knows my decision; I never turn back from a challenge, and this would definitely be a challenge.  And I like to win. A win of this magnitude would solidify my role as Alpha for the Pack.            Getting up and grabbing a quick shower, I pull on a pair of bootcut je

Kate POV            Groaning, I awaken to another punch to the abdomen, then another slap across the face. This is the fourth time I have been woken from pain induced exhaustion.  I was trying to remember what had happened the night before.  I knew there had been a rogue attack and I had been going out to negotiate with the Alpha Rogue but before I got there, someone attacked me from the side.             Before I could even respond to the attack, I felt something sharp stab my neck and before I could mink-link to anyone I was in intense pain.  I knew they had injected wolfsbane in my system, but I realized it must have had an accelerant because it wouldn’t usually be that debilitating so quickly.            Now I found myself in silver hand cuffs attached to a wall in a

Kate POV            They had left me alone for the night.  No guards were torturing me or even came into the cell.  What I assume would be the equivalent of an Omega, came in with some food, water, and cautiously unhooked me from the silver chains and handcuffed me to the bed that was in the room.             I tried to engage with her, but she didn’t have much to say.  Or was likely not permitted to say much.  I asked her name, which she didn’t reply.  I asked where we were, which she didn’t reply.  The only thing I did get from her was that she was sorry she couldn’t help me.  I was discouraged but had to come up with something to help myself.             I was pushing Shelby to help with the healing but was hearing minimal fro

Kate POVShelby lay on her side as we assess the damage. A couple broken ribs, a broken ankle that was almost healed, cuts to her abdomen, missing flesh that was starting to close on her body, the worst was on her shoulder. Shelby was breathing heavily from the exertion and the pain. I was offering soothing words, but her body needed to heal. She was afraid to shift back to our human form, fearing she wouldn’t be able to shift back to wolf form until we were healed.Feeling the rogues starting to mobilize around her, she kept in her position to give herself as much time as possible before trying to fight her way out again. Baby steps, one fight at a time, we reminded ourselves. The reality was, with our injuries and no time for a reprieve, there is limited chance we can fight another rogue as intensely as we just did. What we need right now is a miracle. Trying to mind-link again, I try reaching out to my Pack. I waited and waited but there was no respo