Eva was quickly tossing things into a couple of bags when Emily found her in her apartment. Eva opened the door for her. “Oh, hi. Perfect timing. I was just going to text you. We’re in a bit of a hurry. Something is wrong over in Damon’s pack and he must go investigate it. We’ve got tickets for a flight just after lunch, so there’s no time to waste.”             “Geez. What could happen there?” Emily closed the apartment door behind her and went to sit on the bed beside the open bags.             “Well, someone has the idea that they can take over the pack while the Alpha and Beta are away. Now, there are several in the pack that are up in arms over this. Damon wants to go back before things get violent. Emily, what am I goi

             First, they were the only people on a small plane heading back to his home. The silence in the plane caused Thomas to relax far too much and, in his jet-lagged state, he was dozing off in Asia. She tried to ignore his rudeness by keeping herself busy. But neither talked about what happened earlier before he found this out and he wasn’t in any state to deal with it right at this moment.             “I think we should mate quickly. Forget all the pomp and ceremony. Just get over it like James and Emily. We can always have a celebration at a later date when this is all over and both packs are comfortable with our new arrangement.”             It took Thomas several moments to process what she’d just said. “Uh… I’m not sure this is a good

             Damon and Eva walked off the plane and waited to claim their baggage. No one waited for them there because they didn’t want Jason to know that they were there. The last thing they wanted was to walk into a trap of some kind. Eva was tired. She’d found the flight exhausting. So, they were going to meet a few others of his pack at a hotel near the airport so that they could get all the information about what was happening.             Damon also didn’t want to go far from the airport, as he wanted to be the one who picked up Thomas and someone else. He wasn’t sure he’d heard correctly, but he thought Thomas said a name he thought Thomas would never say again. Asia. She was with him for some reason, which couldn’t bode well at all. Being mates and separated for so long. The told on their mental and emotional sta

             Haden poured over the schedules, amazed at the detail and the practical level everything was at. He couldn’t find anything she missed. They would work steadily, contacting people and arranging everything. Janine was a marvel at how she’d planned everything and recorded every step. If only this went so far as her doing the same thing for his pack’s administration needs.He didn’t plan to leave his position as Alpha soon. Annabelle was far from ready if ever to take her place as Luna. Her mother may have been his mate, but she never made a good Luna. He’d always felt his mating with her failed his pack in too many ways to count.Silver Hills needed something better. He was too old to be effective anymore, but he couldn’t see himself stepping down unless he was sure of his successor.Annabelle’s taste in males was dismally poor, and her personality did

             “Hey, when are you coming to bed?” James stood at the door to the back sitting room, where Emily hid for most of the day.             “What? Oh, since I can’t get back to my cottage. I was trying to figure out if we have any freed-up apartments or rooms. But the ones not being used need cleaning.” Emily was looking over something on her computer while she said this and wasn’t paying attention to James’ reaction to her words.             “Emily.” Now she heard his feelings in his tone and everything in her brain sent warning signs that the next words out of his mouth would express exactly what he thought. “You won’t need your cottage or apartment for anything. We’re mated now. The Alpha couple always sleeps