ALEKSANDR Rieka had only been in the room with the Alpha for a few minutes, but my wolf and I were already desperate to have her in front of us again and know that she was safe. I tried mind-linking her to make sure everything was alright, but I hit a wall. Is she blocking me? “You won’t be able to link her in that room, Alpha.” I quickly turned to face Alpha Cornelis. “Why the hell not? And why didn’t you tell me that before I let her go in there with that male?” “We need answers,” he responded casually, “Alpha Kareem would only agree to speak with your mate, and you wouldn’t have let her go in alone if you knew you couldn’t reach her through the link.” “So, you willingly allowed MY mate to go into a space with a dangerous alpha, with no way to communicate if something goes terribly wrong?” “The room is designed to block all mind-links so the prisoner cannot communicate with any who might attempt to free him. He is locked behind bars. Your mate is perfectly safe, and Jacin

RIEKAAt first, Aleksander was shocked when told him everything that Kareem had shared with me, but as it all sank in and he was able to process the information, I saw his excitement grow.“This means that I don’t have to worry about outliving you! You’ll have a long life just like the rest of us!”His elation was palpable, and it was contagious. I found myself giggling with joy at the idea of a long future together.“We have to figure out how or even if we should tell the kids,” I reminded him. “I’m sure that Ace and Aria could handle it, and Eden would be thrilled, I’m sure, but this really needs to be kept a secret, and I’m not sure Calvin can handle it. It’s one thing if he accidentally says something about wolves around humans, because they will just assume he’s a kid with an active imagination, but if he accidentally says something about this in front of the wrong wolf, we could have more problems than we do now.”The light is Aleksandr’s eyes dimmed a little, but he was sti

RIEKA “I believe I can shed some light on this for everyone,” Jacinda stated plainly. Everyone turned to look at Jacinda, and I could see Fleur giving her a hard look. “What exactly is it that you think you know?” Jacinda smirked. “I know that you heard the howls, and it wasn’t anyone from this pack, but when you attempted to investigate, your patrols couldn’t pick up any scents.” She paused and arched her left brow, watching Fleur for a response. “So, you know what we know, big deal,” she rolled her eyes, “I thought you said you had answers.” “I do,” her smile widened. “Well… Out with it.” Alpha Cornelis commanded. Jacinda glared at the alpha, but then turned to Aleksandr and me. “The wolves in the forest last night were part of Alpha Kareem’s Mystic Shadow Pack. The alpha supports you and offers his protection. His wolves will always be watching, and they will step in when necessary.” “If this is all true and they are allies, then why couldn’t we scent them?” Fleur de

ALEKSANDR After telling me her plan to root out the spy, I was truly impressed. My little mate could be quite clever and inventive for someone who didn’t grow up in a pack. She’d obviously been studying our history to have the level of knowledge needed to devise the plan. Rieka and I agreed that we fully trusted my mother, Dustin, Drea, and Emmett, so we planned a secret meeting to explain everything to them. Rieka insisted that I explain everything to them in a private mind-link, even though she wouldn’t be able to be a part of the conversation, because she was unsure what abilities the spy might have, and we didn’t want to risk them hearing or catching on that we were aware of their presence. There were a few others that we trusted as well, but we decided it was best to keep the circle small for now. It was also easy to set up a meeting with just our little group without raising suspicion, because we’re all pack leadership, so it’s expected that we have meetings on occasion.

ALEKSANDRI had no idea what Emmett was thinking, and while I was grateful that he wasn’t interfering with our plan to draw out the spy, he also wasn’t doing what we’d planned.Jacinda quickly composed herself, straightened her shoulders, and willingly followed us back towards the pack house. I couldn’t help but feel some compassion for her, and while I was unsure if she understood what we were doing, I was grateful that she was playing along.Rieka and I both knew that if she wanted to leave, there was nothing we could do to keep Jacinda here. Rieka would try to get her into a dream where she could explain our plan without the risk of the spy overhearing anything.No one spoke on the walk back.I stayed in human form and walked with Rieka and Jacinda. After several attempts to mind-link with my Gamma without a response, I decided to let him be for now.‘Aleksandr, what is going on with Emmett?’ My mate mind-linked with me.‘I don’t know, love. He won’t answer me when I try to as