EMMETT I followed Beau a few miles deeper into the forest, unsure where he was leading me. There weren’t any places to hide out here since we’d defeated the Blood Eclipse Pack. Their pack members who joined Silver Eclipse gave up all their secret hiding spots, and Jericho had also reported all of his little nooks and crannies that he’d used to hide in plain sight. Most of them weren’t worth concealing, so we just abandoned them, but now that I’m out hear following Beau to whatever spot he thinks will be safe, I’m second guessing how all of that was handled. He stopped in a somewhat open area, next to a cluster of trees. Is this the entrance to another hideout, I wondered to myself as I examined the group of trees that were obviously too close together. Beau turned his back to the cluster of trees and faced a tall skinny sapling just behind me. After tapping a rhythm, he began drawing a pattern on the tree with his middle finger before wrapping his hand around the small truck an

RIEKAI waited a moment after the males walked away, debating with myself whether or not to follow. This is ridiculous. Of course, I’m going to follow them. This is why I’m here. Even if Emmett can see me, he didn’t say anything.As I was rushing down the hall to catch up, I realized that it was eerily quiet. The males weren’t talking to one another as they walked, and when I finally caught up to them, I understood why.The patrol wolf was messing with something on the wall. I stayed a few paces back, though I’m sure Emmett knew I was there watching after he briefly glanced over his shoulder in my direction. His wolf eyes would see me easily, even with the absence of light.After a few more seconds, there was a click and the wall began to move, revealing a door to another hallway.So that’s why I wasn’t able to find anything or anyone before. I wondered why my ability would bring me here, instead of just putting me on the other side of this door, but I didn’t have much time to

JACINDA I couldn’t believe how much Maeve was opening up to me and sharing with me. The more I learned about this alpha, the more I wanted to end him, but I didn’t dare interrupt her story. “I was doing everything I could to be cooperative, to make him and the guards trust me. My pregnancy was easy and even though I knew the alpha didn’t care about me, he was very interested in the pup I carried, and he visited me regularly. He had the pack doctor monitor my pregnancy very closely to see how strong the pup was.” “Before I gave birth, I started having recurring dreams of me and a baby girl. I would be holding her, and she would smile and giggle, but then the alpha would show up, and she would begin crying. The alpha always wanted to hold her, but she would just cry louder, so he would get frustrated and hand her back to me.” “A few weeks later, the alpha left the territory. I didn’t know where he was going but I knew he’d be gone for at least a week. He left the doctor with s

ALEKSANDR After several minutes of trying to rouse Rieka without success, I began to panic. My natural instinct was to shake her harder to wake her, but I knew that wouldn’t help. I would be extremely frustrated with myself if I ever hurt her, but even more so at a time like this when she was unconscious. ‘Mom, something is wrong with Rieka!’ I linked, ‘Please come to our room immediately!’ ‘I’ll be there in three minutes,’ she responded promptly. ----- I was pacing the room growling to myself when the door opened, and my mother flicked the lights on before rushing over to the bed. Lightly placing the back of her hand over Rieka’s forehead she asks, “How long has she been like this?” “I just came in and found her like this about 10 minutes ago. What is going on?” My mother remained silent as she examined my mate. Then she clasped both of Rieka’s hands together, closed her eyes, and bowed her head until her forehead touched Rieka’s. I watched in awe as my mother began to ra

ALEKSANDR As I rushed towards the house that I’d been told was where the mother of the pup lived, my natural instinct was to scent the air. I knew that Jacinda didn’t have a detectable scent, but that didn’t stop my wolf from searching for her with every sense he possessed. Glancing through a window as I approached the house, I thought I saw two women standing inside. I rushed to the door and thought about shifting, but Jacinda had already had me in compromising situations too many times before, so I remined in my wolf form to avoid being naked in front of her. My weight slammed the door open with such a force that it hit the wall and I heard a loud crack. I would apologize later and make sure the door was properly repaired. Turning in the room, eyes searching, I saw a she-wolf standing there in shock with her mouth open, but there was no one else with her. I opened my mind through the pack link to the she-wolf before me. ‘Where is she?’ I demanded. ‘I know I saw her through