BRYNN Tonight, was the auction. I certainly was not ready, but that did not change the fact that it was vital for us to pull this off flawlessly or else it could get us, and the innocents killed. That was an outcome that I was not fond of. “It is easiest to think about your mission as going into High Society. Money, status, and power mean everything to them. You are the top of the food chain, the Apex predator, and someone everyone wants to be. Your fake identities will place you there. Make them work for even an ounce of your attention by denying it,” Francesca, the vampire that Elle sent over, told me as she finished my makeup. Essentially, I had to act the opposite of who I was. Charlotte Edge, the woman I was for tonight, was the type of person I loathed. I sighed internally. This was necessary and would be worth it in the end. Francesca led me to the full-length mirror in my bedroom. My eyes widened and my jaw actually dropped when I saw the makeover she gave me. The black d

BRYNN The last thing that I remembered was the excruciating pain of electricity being forced into every crevice of my body before I fell face-first onto the marble floor, plunging into darkness. Awareness slowly crept back in, or it came all at once. There was no telling which one it was. The first thing that I noticed was how my entire body felt like I got run over by a semitruck or trampled underneath a Jumanji-like stampede. It was not a pleasant feeling at all. The second thing that I noticed was my mate’s scent that surrounded me, coaxing me out of the darkness. I would never tire of that scent because it was so purely Theo. The third and last thing that I noticed were sparks on my shoulder and along my waist. I attempted to open my eyes, but it took a few tries before I had any success. Thankfully, the light in the room had been turned off because my eyes were extra sensitive and face fucking hurt like hell. There was no surprise that we were in the hospital. I could only

THEO Brynn was still sleeping, but I could not get the thought out of my head about our future pup. Alpha Kalen. Our little girl was going shake things up just like her mother loved to do, and I would stand behind her, applauding her achievements. Knowing that Mira was going to consider us her parents filled me up with joy. That girl had been through so fucking much that it was not fair at all. Not one fucking bit. Brynn and I vowed that we would give her a great life, one where she could choose her own path, and we would give her the support and love that should have been there from birth. I looked at my mate’s sleeping face and remembered how I had almost lost everything when I rejected her. It still amazes me that she was able to forgive me and place her trust and love in me. It was an honor that I would never forget or betray. I already knew what it was like to lose everything, so I would never make that mistake again. Her mother had told her before that it might take time for

THEO Jackson and I sat side by side as we watched as Brynn and Mira worked on sparring. It had become part of their daily routine for the past few weeks. Mira started out with barely any stamina or strength, but she worked her ass off and had made great progress thus far. Integrating her into our little family was not difficult at all. The transition was smooth as if it was always meant to be this way. Every time she called me Papa made my heart feel full. I had never really thought about when I would become a father, but I knew that I would one day, either biologically or through adoption. Mira was our miracle that came when we least expected but wholeheartedly accepted. “I think that Mira’s going to be able to kick your ass sooner or later,” Jackson said, smirking at me. I chuckled and nodded. It was a fact that I loved because it meant that she would be able to protect herself. It made me proud. “You’re absolutely fucking right about that. Look at who’s training her. Brynn’s a

BRYNN It was a great thing that we were dealing with idiots. They always made our work easier, so we definitely were not complaining. We were told to follow the red Porsche, so that was what we were doing. She was leading us right into the heart of their pack. “I believe it’s a safe assumption that it went well?” Diego asked, humor evident in his voice. “Oh, it went really fucking well. Make sure you watch the recap of it later on. These two make this shit look like a walk in the park,” Jackson stated proudly. Humans had many rules that had to be followed for undercover work. The Council’s rules worked like this: we could not hand over a loaded gun and tell that person to shoot someone or else they would die. However, what Theo and I did earlier was fine. We enticed them and incentivized their involvement. The bitch had every right to say no, but she did not. Therefore, she opened the doorway for us. Likewise, she invited us into the pack. It was recorded, so they would have no ro