Gideon POV I am happy for Nikki, I really am. She has gotten her man and she is happy. That’s all any of us really want in life is to be loved right? I loved Prince Dakarai until the literal ‘Till death do us part’ declaration. Though I am not sure then that I realized what would happen if ever we were caught. I asked Dakarai once if we could just run off together, it wasn’t really an option. It was wishful thinking really. He was heir to the throne and I was a guard. We were never going to be more than clandestine from the start. Dakarai always put his duties before everything, that perhaps was one of his most admirable qualities. But in the end it killed us both. Alvaro Santiago was my next love. He was a strong supporter of Queen Regent Maria Christina and subsequently Queen Isabella during the Carlist wars in Spain. When Isabella was overthrown Alvaro lost his head and I was alone once again. After that I made my way to England and eventually made my way to Canada and the United

Nikki POV While we waited for the council to arrive, Cookie brought lunch up to the sitting room for everyone. I sat on Frankie’s lap and we shared a plate of food. It was intimate really, but it was done out of practicality. We listened to Alpha Kieran and Alpha Isha discuss squads we will form when we head to the Rip Claw Pack territory. It has been decided that we should go in prepared for battle. The squad leaders would be the two Alphas and the two Alpha Heirs and that no one’s Luna or family member would be in their squad. For example Alpha Isha was my squad leader and Maisey, Gideon, Gamma Xavier and 30 warriors made up our squad. Luna Fran’s squad included Emily of course and since they were not at home in their own pack Luna Hop was assigned Delta Gilmore as her personal guard and Mia had Delta Female Gilmore as hers. We were hoping that it would not come to war since the council should be with us, given the evidence we had gathered. But we had to be prepared for all possi

Nikki POV I shouted for Mia to use my phone to contact Dr. Lynn as Frankie and I leaped off the porch shifting, followed by Luna Fran, Gideon, Alpha Isha, Maisey, and Emily. We were halfway to the gates of the territory when I could hear the hospital transport vehicle in the distance. We had no idea of what we would find when we got there, but one thing was clear, it wasn’t going to be good. As we got closer to the gates we could see several warriors moving about tending to multiple figures that were on the ground. Someone had thought to turn the flood lights on, so the closer we got to the scene the more grizzly the picture became. I could clearly see Head Counselor in a sitting position holding one of his arms that was a bloody mess. The warriors were trying to help the other councilmen and then there were two that a single warrior stood near at stark attention. Those must be the two who were dead. One of the warriors must have noticed coming as he came out of the guard shack wit

Nikki POV After ‘appetizers’ and breakfast in bed Frankie and I quickly showered and got ready for our day. We split off to do separate tasks. He was going to check on Kendall and I went to ask Luna Fran if I could accompany her to the hospital to visit the wounded councilmen. “Hey Fran, how are you this morning?” I asked when I found her sitting at the dining room table with a cup of coffee. “Good morning Nikki. I am doing well, thank you. Did you have a nice breakfast this morning?” I blushed at her question. “I did, it was very thoughtful of Frankie to do that. I was wondering if you were going to the hospital for a visit today?” She nodded as Cookie set a fresh cup of coffee in front of me with the creamer and a spoon. “I am just waiting for Emily and Maisey to be done with their sparring practice. Would you like to go?” I took a sip of my coffee and replied, “Yes, actually I would. I came to find you to ask if I could accompany you. Have you heard if the fourth councilman sur

Nikki POV “Frankie, is there anything that I can do to be helpful, since I don’t have my wolf yet?” Jonas asked while we finished our drinks. “How is your hand to hand coming along?” Frankie asked with a little smirk on his face. “Well I don’t think I would be punched in the balls in the first five minutes anymore,” Jonas said, popping his eyes in my direction. “Well I would be happy to test that theory, if you want,” I said nonchalantly, glancing in Jonas’s direction. Jonas shifted in his seat uncomfortably. “I don’t think I like the idea of you emasculating Jonas before I sample the goods Nikki,” Charity chided. “Okay before this conversation takes a turn down innuendo lane. I think I have something you can do, but how about you spar with me and I can evaluate your skills,” Frankie offered. “Well I don’t know how I will do compared to an Alpha, but sure at least I know as a guy you won’t go after the family jewels. When?” Jonas replied. Frankie looked at me and I just grinned inno