"Trucks are packed and ready to go. Teams have been clearing the road, we have them set up all along the route to watch for Gary's followers. And I sent a team of Betas and Omegas to get the buildings ready to be occupied. It's been a long time since anyone's been up there other than for quick hunting trips. But they should have it ready by tomorrow night when they arrive."They spotted Troy walking towards them. It was so strange to see him without Trey right next to him. He immediately started walking in step with the group as he gave his report to Carr. "The only hiccup I have is Trey and David don't want to go. They want to stay and fight.""Well tell them it's more important to keep the females and cubs safe. They're the future of the pack and I need my best fighting Betas with them. Think that'll work?" He winked at Trey who started to laugh."Yes, but they won't like it." Trey was smiling now, thinking of the fight he was going to have with Trey abo

Carr couldn't sleep. He held Lee tightly, spooned against her back. He felt her rhythmic breathing. "Can't sleep either baby?" He nuzzled her neck, cedar and lilac. It still amazed him how it calmed him to have her scent permeating his brain.She turned to face him, studying his eyes, bringing up a hand to stroke his cheek. Carr was always the one who was light-hearted, took things in stride. He was never worried, until now. This was the first time he would really be tested. It killed her to think she wouldn't be here to support him. She belonged by his side, but she knew if she was pregnant, she needed to be kept safe. The future Alpha of the pack could be growing inside her. But it didn't make it easier to leave. They didn't need words. He knew what she was thinking, even if they hadn't had their mental bond, he'd know.He held her hand as she slid it across his jaw. This would be their last hours together for who knows how long. There was still so much to do. Bu

"What do you mean they're gone?" Gary was pissed. He'd collected most of his women but two more were missing. "Where the hell could they go from Lakeport?" He yelled at no one in particular but the Beta who had brought the news was backing away quickly."I'm sorry Alpha, their neighbors told me that someone in a black SUV had picked them up just hours before I arrived.""Those fucking Baxters!" Gary was so fast the poor Beta couldn't move out of the way in time to avoid his claw as it tore across his face. He screamed and attempted to stop the blood pouring from his mauled face. Lucky for him Were's healed so fast. The wound began to close over and the blood flow slowed, but his eye was gone. He continued to scream. Gary waved a hand and two others removed him from his presence. Another weakling. Not worth his time.He'd noticed he had become more quick to anger. Having Karen around had kept him calm, thinking of her as his mate had given him a center. Tha

Carr was ready to explode. His wolf paced at the front of his mind. These old men sit in their council chambers taking in all this information and don't bother to share it until it may be too late to stop Gary's plans? "Just what information does he have about the Slovakian Pack? What information do you have that we don't know?"Alistair cleared his throat and began his explanation. "The European Council destroyed the Vlkolak in the late 1800's. Or at least that was the intent. A few escaped to America but were thought to have assimilated with the humans so were not going to be a threat. Our Council kept an eye on them for several years but they blended in with the other Hungarian immigrant populations, married humans, and their descendents had forgotten their origins.""Destroyed? They killed them?" Cole spoke in disbelief that his kind could kill their own. Carr made a motion for Cole to stop. As his second, he should not speak to the Council unless addressed. Co

Karen couldn't believe all the changes in her life in such a short time. Less than three weeks ago she was day dreaming about a man she walked past on the street. Now she couldn't wait to be his mate and become a wolf. She watched her chocolate colored wolf running through the trees in his pursuit of a deer. She wondered if she'd be able to do it, chase after an animal and kill it. He had assured her that her wolf would take care of it for her. It would be a natural instinct. She still worried.From her perch in the limbs of an oak tree she could see him attack the animal and bring it down easily. She didn't realize until she caught herself about to fall that she was leaning forward in anticipation of his strike. When he looked up at her with his face bloody from his kill she licked her lips. She wanted to share it with him. Karen shook her head. What in hell was she thinking? She expertly climbed down from the tree and sprinted to where Cole was feasting on his prize. She