NIXONShe looked up at Rian and avoided resting her head on his by placing her cheek against his. Good call, because Onyx would flip his shit. Her forehead - that was still ours, he was so possessive over it that she couldn’t even greet our other siblings with it. It would always be reserved for me and Linden. She knew that. She cherished it too. Seeing that her mate bond wasn’t going to impact how she felt about us was going a long way in making Onyx come around to the idea. “We can still go away,” she whispered to him, “I’ll go home and be back before then.” Go away where? The fuck.  “I told you, A stór, no more leaving without me.” “I wasn't asking, I’m doing this. I’m going.

 ALICEWe were meant to be together, one of us couldn’t exist without the others. It was hard to explain to anyone, and part of me never wanted to try because they wouldn’t truly understand. How would I explain that looking into Linden’s eyes now was all I’d ever needed to feel completely grounded? That every breath I take when I’m away from him and Nixon feels shallow. That I feel lost, even when I know exactly where I am, when they aren’t by my side. How do I explain this tingly kind of wave feeling that rolls over my entire body and fills me up every time I look at them after being away for even a few minutes. That being bitten by Nixon was the best thing that’s ever happened because now we’re all tied together for certain? That sounds crazy, completely insane… and yet it was my truth. He thought our needs

  LINDEN  “Perfect,” Marcy mumbled, fixing my tie and smoothing over my suit as we prepared to go and greet the newborns of the pack. The cute way she bit her lip when she was focusing, making sure it was just how I like it, made me want to give her the whole fucking world.  “You are,” I whispered and she jumped a little, unaware I think that she had spoken out loud, and a blush rushed to her cheeks as she smiled wide and dropped her hands from my suit.  Terran was already gone, and with the uncertainty of what his actions would bring coupled with Alice being home, it was a good time to solidify our bonds with the pack.   When we made our way down to the hall there were pups running around with some of the other mothers outside. They were climbing all

  LINDEN “I doubt Finn is going to take on Lucius,” Alice whispered to Declan. Declan stood there, the information that Lucius had been the one to end the previous Alpha of Black Claw was new to him. The wheels in his head were spinning, as they should be. Finn was drawing dangerous attention every time he sent a scout out trying to look for one of the Vamp Lords. His father had painted a target on Black Claw’s back, and Finn kept them in harm’s way.  “You’re letting her go, knowing that?”  “Are you questioning us?” Nixon narrowed his eyes at Declan. “I think your admiration for your Alpha has blinded you to how truly brutal and ruthless she is. I want you to personally check the border,” I told Declan, dismissing him s

  ALICE  'It's Finn's head,' Nixon's words floated through me as Linden alerted the pack to go into lockdown.  They'd practiced this over and over growing up. Everyone was to be indoors, those who were able to fight would stand guard just inside their doors, where some houses were equipped with special lights to flip on if needed. First and foremost they were supposed to make it to the bunker under their house, turning off all of the lights and remaining silent until one of us told them otherwise. We were prepared and the lights surrounding us would keep the Vamps out.  Those red eyes never left me, locked in and ravenous like we had a personal vendetta, and now, now we do.  I might disagree with Linden on so