Mallory’s POV After the disaster that was our preliminary hearing at the Council headquarters, we made a quick stop at City General so Dr. Diaz could reassure my mates that their pups were fine. They were, of course. She offered again to tell us their gender but we still steadfastly refused. Though, for a moment I thought I saw Colton waiver. “Do you want to know the babies’ sex?” I asked when we were cuddled up in the backseat together on our way back to Black Moon. “Not if you don’t.” He answered a little too quickly. I raised my eyebrow at him in an "I don’t believe that for a second” gesture. He sighed and finally explained himself. “It’s not that I want to ruin the surprise. And I especially don’t want to ruin it for you. It’s just that they aren’t even here yet and I’m worried about their future. My brothers and I are extremely lucky that we are all willing to share the Alpha role. “What if they’re all boys and the eldest doesn’t want to share? I don’t want there to be a

Clay’s POV “Fuck, I miss my little wolf!” I told Cary when we hung up the phone. She and Colton had just called to tell us all about what Mallory found in her father’s office and their conversation with the old Beta’s widow. My heart ached for her as she talked about how her parents had died. I wanted so badly to cheer her up and Cary did too. Cary’s idea of cheering her up, however, always leaned in a much less chaste direction. Under his guidance, we all ended up taking part in a rather dirty video sex session. Just thinking about it had me rocking a hard-on again. Cary may have given rise, no pun intended, to the idea, but my need to be in charge when it came to all things sexual quickly took over. If I couldn’t touch her, I could still take control of her pleasure. Thankfully, Colton was willing to play along, following my lead and doing everything to her luscious body I ordered him to. Watching him edge her with his tongue over and over again until she begged me to let h

Cary’s POV We made the decision to stay in Hazelwood until the trial. It allowed us to keep an eye on the Omegas who’d finally agreed to testify for us and help Nathan settle in as the new pack Alpha. We didn’t think anyone knew we were harboring the women but I had no doubt if Miles found out, there would be an attempt on their lives. After a lot of heated discussion, we’d finally all agreed it was best not to do anything that might call attention to the location or even acknowledge the existence of the mercury cache. Our little mate had fought us tooth and nail on that point and I couldn’t blame her for that. It was hard for her to accept that her parents had been murdered for it. Ignoring its existence like it hadn’t been the sole reason their lives were destroyed felt like a personal insult to her. She wanted it eradicated before anyone else could be hurt because of it. But to destroy it required visiting the site and it would be too easy to be followed. I had no doubt Miles

Mallory’s POV Nathan helped Evelyn into a chair and stood watch over her while she gave her testimony. His arms were crossed over his chest and he never took his eyes off of Miles, like he expected him to leap from the dais and attack her himself. Actually, I wouldn't put that past him. One of Nathan’s men came in a few minutes later with Regina in tow but no one spared her a glance, enthralled with Evelyn as we were. If she was lucky, her testimony wouldn’t be necessary at all. Evelyn told the council how she came to serve in Alpha Quade’s household and unfortunately, the story had a familiar theme. Apparently even the women in Blood Claw pack hadn’t been immune to his abuses. Quade had found her attractive when she was younger, used her until his interest waned and only granted her the opportunity to remain in his service out of a desire to retain her father’s loyalty, all for access to his wealth. She went on to describe the way he’d forced her to introduce him to Miles and the

Colton’s POV Fucking finally! My mother stole my mate away in the early hours of the morning and hadn’t allowed us to see her all day. My wolf was on edge being denied access to our mate and pups. I needed to get this party started and thankfully, it was time. To say I was excited to make Mallory my Luna would be an understatement. I couldn't care less about the pomp and circumstance of it all, though it was required in order to make it official. All I wanted was to hold her in my arms and know she was mine forever. Yes, she wore my mark and our souls were already tethered for eternity. But there was something about her officially becoming my Luna that set my mind at ease. Maybe it was the memory of what Darcy tried to do in order to take that role for herself that caused my apprehension. I needed to know that no one else could try to separate us in the name of a title. “Ladies and gentleman, our visiting Alphas and Lunas, and all members of the Black moon pack.” My dad address