39 Damien I can’t even describe the scene we came upon.  Jason was just lying there eyes wide open and he seemed to have bled out fast due to the silver.  You could smell the burnt flesh where it had singed his skin. Leah just collapsed in front of me, a silent cry on her lips and tears streaming down her face.  I think she went into shock immediately at the sight of him. None of us could have ever suspected him.  He was loyal to Leah to a fault.  His loyalty went so far as to push my limits of patience even.  At one point I thought she had maybe taken him for a lover the way he followed her around.  That is until the rumors about is s*****ty started floating around.  It lessened my worries, slightly.  &n

Leah’s POV   I shove all thoughts of betrayal and hate to the back of my mind.  ‘Innocent until proven guilty’ is all that keeps playing in my head and that will be my mantra until I know what happened or who happened to Jason.   My hands are flying over my keyboard frantically looking for anything in the surveillance programming.  Damien is next to me trying to be supportive, but he has no idea what I am doing. I have tried giving him other jobs inside the war room, but he’s not having it.  He is taking the Goddess’ direction to not separate until he can mark me at the full moon very seriously. He has been fielding questions from people though, which has allowed me to stay on track with my task.   Jason and I talked a lot about codes and code breaking, it was

[Rewind 4 years ago: Blake Lake Rogue Territory] Renee I screamed, my brain could do nothing else.  An arm went around my waist and another around my shoulders. I tried to struggle, but I was never a great fighter and Taylor always said he would be around to protect me.  In a moment, I understood what Leah and her friends were up to.  It was never about being stronger than the men, it was about being strong without them. I could hear a scuffle to my left and I knew Leah was putting up a fight. “Just grab her, it shouldn’t be that difficult.” One rogue said behind me “You never said they knew how to defend themselves.” Another

[Rewind Continued] We continued talking via dirt writing the rest of the day or night, whatever it was.  I lost track of time and the thick material of the tent blocked out all extra light from outside.  I thought I was aware of Leah’s abilities, but I sorely underestimated her.  She has been on a journey of discovery all her own and picked up many skills along the way.  I make mental notes of things I really want to know when we get out of this. Like she seems to radiate heat all of the time, but has this innate quality to control it.  As wolves we generally run warmer, but she was able to warm my hands at will.  I also noticed when she was holding my hands that my silver bracelets would feel like they were buzzing.  It was a very strange feeling.  She was also able to look and analyze our surroundings more quickly than I have ever seen a male alpha.  Sh

  Leah POV “What the hell?!”  Damien was the first to recover and speak. “How did you do that?  The moon hasn’t risen yet.”  He looks wary, but also has not let go of JEssica’s hand either. “Selene told us the other night.  I needed to know to get through losing Jason and prepare for this war.  She knew that the two of you would be fine waiting until the day of the full moon, but must have thought now was a good time to reveal you to each other.”  It’s the only explanation.  Trent would never have let me go without his true mate by his side.  Now he knows what he will miss out on if he tries to keep me bound to him. “Don’t you see? Now you need to let me go, and Jess needs to let Damien go.  We need to be with the people who were designed to make us whole.  I know you feel it, please don’t fight this anymore. I really do care about you, but we need to set th