William Samantha approached me in the middle of the event. She looked a bit unsettled, and I felt she was worried about something. I turned towards her to let her know she had my full attention. She smiled at me sweetly. No matter how happy Sam was, her eyes looked haunted. I could tell she had been through a lot, and those events had hardened her. No matter how she tried to hide it, her negative experience showed, and I hoped one day her wounds would truly heal. Alex was oblivious of his mate's pain, and I did not blame him. Samantha tried hard to mask it. There was even a possibility that she did not even know the pain was there. I wondered if she told me everything that had happened to her after she left the Spirit Wolf settlement. I doubted she told me everything. The Yellow Moon Pack was notorious for how they treated outsiders. I doubted if her experience was different. She had survived that pack just as Ellis had survived the bond. I pulled her aside so she could speak to me pr

Ellis I linked with Melena and Audrey immediately. We had no time to waste. If what Raphael had told us was the truth, as long as he was here, those things would strike again. I needed to know all that there was to know about the gem and if it could be destroyed. I smiled at William while he served our guest drinks. What should have been a pleasure-filled evening had become tedious. "Ellis, this better be good," Audrey said, and I knew I had interrupted something. "Do you know anything about the Eye of Apophis?" I said to her, and she was silent a bit. "It is a blue sapphire gem?" she asked, and I looked at Raphael. "Alpha Raphael, is the gem blue?" I asked him, and he nodded. "Yes," I told Audrey, and she was silent. "What about it?" She finally asked. "Well, Alpha Raphael said those things are after it," I told her. "How did he come about that?" She asked me, and I told her all he had told us about discovering the gem, using it and having it appraised. Doing some research an

Ellis The party was eventful, and we got to make new friends and family. Sam had behaved strangely when I hugged her to say goodbye. I wondered if she could see what I was seeing. It was a long shot since William was oblivious to what I was seeing. The mages and I had a meeting, but I was a bit sleepy, so I decided to put up my feet. I had promised William to rest the moment the guests left. Putting my feet up was me keeping that promise. I did not want my sleep to be wasted, so I prayed to Dinah and Ephrim, hoping one of them would meet me, so we can discuss what has been plaguing my sleep for months, and now was plaguing my waking hours, which could not be a good sign. I touched my bump and prayed that whatever it was, It would not affect my baby or the lives of innocent people. I laid my head down to sleep and waited for sleep to take me away. "Ellis," I heard a breathy masculine voice call out to me. Initially, I thought it was a dream, and then it called onto me again. I was in

William I held my wife in my arms with my heart aching. Whatever was bothering her must be serious. Ellis had always opened up to me on everything, but even with all the assurance I had given her, she still found it difficult to tell me. The way it seems, whatever the matter was must have to do with either both of us or one of us. If it were something else, she would have told me. I held her in my arms and stroked her hair. I did not want her to feel under pressure to tell me anything. I had planned on making love to her, but as things were, I was content with just holding her and letting her know she wasn't alone. I prayed that Ellis wasn't entering into depression. "Should I have them bring dinner?" I asked her, figuring she might not want to eat with everyone in this state. She nodded in my arms, and I smiled. I linked Rose in the kitchen to bring our dinner to our bedroom. "Rose will send our meal over," I told her, and she looked up and kissed me. Her kiss was deep and passiona

Samantha The Hotel delivered our dinner, and it was delicious. We ate in high spirits, and it was fun eating with Alex's parents in our home. "Ellis, " Phelix started, "When will we be getting Nicole and Nicolas," he asked, and I smiled at him. "I will go get them first thing in the morning. If you can wait long enough, You can take them to the settlement with you, because I will have to drive back with them," I said, and he smiled at me. "It is amazing how you do that transport thing. Will the twins be able to do it on their own when they get their wolves?" Michelle asked me, and I nodded. "I believe my children should be able to do it even though they are half werewolves," I said. "But Alex can't," Michelle pointed out, and I laughed. "Alex is a spirit wolf bond. He is different from the Twins, and besides that, he has a cool ability that spirit wolves don't have," I said and looked at him with a smile. "What is that?" Michelle asked, eager to know. It was clear she loved her