Zion's P.O.V. After the guys and I joined Rain and the ladies in their conversation, Rain asked me if I would talk to Eithan about him and Morgan adopting the orphan siblings, Eligha and Chelsea. I tell her that Eithan asked me the same thing moments ago, which we both found amusing. I suggest we start by asking Jessica and Orian about their adoption of Joshy, thinking it may give them a shove in the right direction. A few minutes after beginning our conversation about Eithan and Morgan adopting the pair, a guard burst through the door in a panic as he looked from me to Eithan. "Alpha, my King. There's a problem in the basement." He says while panting. We're on our feet instantly. "Stay with Rain," I tell everyone as Eithan, Christian, and I take off, running out of the room and heading to the basement, following the guard. We reach the basement quickly, and all grind to a halt, rendered speechless by what we see. It's a bl

Zion's P.O.V. While cleaning up the mess in the basement, one of the guards linked Christian, letting him know that the shelter had been cleared and was safe. He gives the order to move everyone unable to fight into the shelter quickly and quietly, making sure to get the Queen in first. I know that won't go down well with her, and I can't help but shake my head cause I'm sure he'll get an ear full after this is over. When the basement is clean, Eithan, Christian, and I make our way back up to the main floor of the pack house while discussing our plan of action. Christian lets us know that the guards on border patrol will be changing shifts soon. I nod my understanding as we make it to the kitchen. We make ourselves something to eat while waiting for the guards who have been on border patrol to come in so we can debrief them on the situation since they've been at the border and are unaware of the events that have unfolded in th

Zion's P.O.V. I knew that telling Rain the plan would be hard for her to handle, but I didn't realize how hard she would take it or how it would make her feel. When we walked into the packhouse, Doctor Mikka wanted to discuss the results of her blood test with us. She was utterly emotionless throughout the entire discussion. He wanted to do another blood test, and she agreed and just sat there while he took the blood sample. She barely spoke the whole time. I try to make her feel better about the situation, but she snaps at me and leaves the room. I understand why she snapped at me, so I won't let it bother me. I only want to make sure she's safe, but maybe I should have let her make that decision for herself instead of making it for her. It's her life, and I don't ever want to make her feel like I'm trying to control her. I follow her as she walks to the dining hall. I stop at her side,wrapping my arms around her waist and

Zion's P.O.V. While in the bathroom running the water for my beautiful mate's bubble bath, I hear her laugh. I poke my head out of the bathroom to see her rubbing her growing belly before asking her what's so funny as I walk to her. She smiles and grabs my hand, placing it on her belly. After a few seconds, I feel a light flutter under my hand, and my eyes widen. I look into her eyes with a massive grin before crushing my lips into hers. We finally pull away to catch our breath while laughing, and she leans around me and points. "Umm, love." "Shit!" I growl as I quickly wade through the bubbles in the bathroom to turn the water off. I turn to see Rain trying to hold in her laughs. "It's not funny." "I'm sorry, my love." She says, trying to stifle her laughs and failing miserably. "I'll get someone to clean this up," I tell her. A minute later, Annie comes in with a mop and a bucket. "I can do that, Annie." She tells her, rea

Zion's P.O.V. I watched as Rain's mother pulled all of the ingredients for the cloaking spell from her bag, placing them on the kitchen table while Rain was still in our room getting dressed. When Rain finished getting dressed, she came out of our room to see her mother and me talking. She looked at both of us and then at the table with confusion before asking what was happening. Lady Ezmerelda explained what was happening and what the ingredients on the table would be used for. "This was your plan?" She asked me as she realized what was happening. "I know being in this suite is getting to you, so Ryker and I thought it would be good for you to get out for a bit," I tell her. "Thank you, my love!" She says as tears begin to fall from her eyes. I rush to her side, wrapping my arms around her shoulders, letting her cry into my chest, soaking my shirt while I rub circles on her back until she calms down. "You don't have to th