Since verifying the presence of children didn’t concern Greg, he moved on to what really interested him when he asked Toby, “Minister, did she give any descriptions of the three scientists?” “No. With hindsight, I wished I had asked.” Lucianne gently consoled, “You had a lot on your mind.” Tate added, “And she might not even know, Toby.” Toby begged to differ. “It’s really nice of you to want to help defend my mate, Alpha, but let’s face it, if she’s privy to planning the Blue Crescent attack and the abductions at Falling Vines and Saber Vagary, I doubt she won’t know who the scientists are.” 

The vigils and custodes only reached the beach and the abandoned hut two hours after the hybrids left. In the darkness around 11:30pm, it took them another thirty minutes to find the entry of the hideout under the wrecked car. In the hideout itself, they could smell that the scents matched those found in the hideout of the Forest of Oderem. The only difference was that no belongings were left behind this time.   They searched the forest before Duica had the idea to start looking through the wooden hut again. The fact that the floorboards had uneven gaps in between and the plank walls weren’t evenly constructed depicted that this shelter was not built by a professional. Perhaps it was a family project of sorts.   If there weren’t any clues here that would lead them to the hybrids, maybe there was something that could tell them who thi

Whatever Xandar just said was not just ‘terrifyingly overwhelming’. It was monstrously torturous, heartbreaking and soul-crushing. It was basically the strongest cocktail of all his fears combined into a single scene.   Lucianne’s hands reached out to stroke his cheek and shoulder, ensuring him that she was right there in front of him, that she was his and only his, that they weren’t apart and never will be so. He leaned into her hand and kissed her palm before she asked in a small, encouraging voice, “How did you fight it?”   He managed a smile when he explained, “For a while, I didn’t think I could. My instinct was to pounce on Greg, who was holding you a little too close for my comfort…actually, I prefer if he didn’t hold or touch you at all.”   His grip around her instin

Lucianne chuckled and shook her head without hesitation as she answered, “No. I can think of more than a hundred things wrong with myself and I’d love to tell you all about it but we’d probably be here for days!”   Margaret was encouraged to laugh in response because she felt less alone. “Don’t take this the wrong way but I’m glad you said that, Lucy. It’s never going to be easy to be happy with who we are, is it?”   “It’s never going to be easy to be unhappy with who we are either, don’t you think?” Lucianne turned the question around with a smile.   That got Margaret thinking, and when she realized what Lucianne was trying to tell her, she smiled wider and said, “I’m starting to think that Tate lied to me when he said you were only a Gamma. Either that, or you have a hidde

The defense ministers, Margaret and her mavericks, Lucianne, Xandar and Christian reached the Den. Chief Dalloway, who was escorting Kate, looked at the duke, as if asking him an unspoken question.   Greg got the message, and pointed at the only chair at the side and said, “Over there, Chief.”   Despite being surprised that this duke actually addressed him politely, he complied.   Kate was confused. What was happening? And why did she have to go first?   None of her friends knew what this was about, not even Margaret. But Tate knew, and it was killing him and his wolf to not say a thing to their mate. Lucianne even had to discuss with Xandar for two whole minutes before deciding whether they should tell Tate. Even n