Karen walked slowly through the door, trying not to glance at the stranger in the room. She knew he was the European Archivist. She wondered what he was going to tell them. And why weren't Troy and Danielle here? She spotted Cole and sped up her walk to get to his side faster. She sat down quickly and leaned back into his inviting body. Her wolf was much happier now that she was with her mate. She didn't like forced separation for any amount of time, even a few hours.Sarah took James' outstretched hand and he pulled her close. She noticed the tall Were looking at her. There was something so familiar about him. But what? Her wolf seemed happy to see him and wanted to greet him. She didn't expect the growl coming from James, and her wolf immediately laid down in response.Katy walked confidently into the room but was surprised when Rhys jumped up to meet her at the entry. He never did that. He seemed ridiculously possessive as far as she was concerned. She thought h

"You'd stay here? Really? We hadn't had a chance to talk and when I saw the pack was leaving I just assumed..."He cut off her sentence with a kiss, soft at first. Trina fell into his lips. She was numb to everything but him. She didn't hear the orderlies walking by or the giggling of the nurses that were just across the hall.He pulled away and whispered. "Do you want to go for a run with me?" His eyes never left hers and their bodies were pressed so close he could feel her heart beating in her chest through his own."I'm working right now." Her words came out in a breathy whisper. Her heart was pounding. She wanted to go with him so badly. Her wolf pressed her to say yes. They wanted to go for a run with their mate."I think Jeff would allow it. Do you want me to ask him? Hmm?" He never stopped looking into her eyes. He knew what her answer would be."Yes, ask him. Hurry." Trina didn't know if she could stop her wolf even if she tried.

As she looked across the clearing it was filled with wolves, black, brown, grey, sable, and one lone white wolf. He was immense and stood on the precipice, watching those below. A black wolf that was just as big approached and stood by his side. They exchanged glances and looked in her direction. She had to side step to avoid being bowled over by the gigantic black panther that barreled past her on her way to the top of the bluff. She rubbed her body along the side of the white wolf. She purred as he licked her head.The black wolf continued to look in her direction. Was he looking at her? She looked to her left and to her right. There was no one else in sight. He must be looking at her. She began to walk and realized her feet were huge paws. She looked up and he continued to watch her, waiting patiently for her to reach him. She moved slowly towards him, not sure what he wanted from her. When she reached the top he met her at the edge. His tongue touched her mouth and she

Trina's bite was proudly displayed wearing her tank top. "He talked Jeff into letting him watch Sheila so he could attend the celebration. He told him it was important to say goodbye to friends. Now that we've mated Jeff's wolf has calmed down around him and allowed it." She had a happy smile on her face. It was obvious to everyone even without seeing the bite. She radiated that serene happiness that only came with being mated. "A few of the unattached human females stayed at the hospital as well to help so as many of the staff as possible could attend. Since the other packs all took their injured when they left it's definitely cut back on the patient load." Trina was relieved about that. Things had gotten a little stressful for the staff with so many hospitalized patients and a Doctor who was preoccupied with his own mate.Karen turned around but Cole and the visitors had wandered off towards Carr and Lee. Jeff was standing close to Carr. She could tell he was still worrie

Julia watched Guillame intently for any sign of recognition. He never looked up. He'd remember her later tonight. She smiled to herself as she thought of the hunt tonight. This would be a whole lot of fun. She chatted with her friends, watching the Alpha's table and his guest intently.Andrea was sitting quietly with the Omegas, barely eating her food. She glanced up for a second when the visitors arrived and hoped they would join her but of course they sat with the Alphas. How silly of her. Of course he would have forgotten about their conversation. He was just being kind last night. But when she saw them leave with the Alpha she was hopeful they were leaving to talk about her.As soon as the office door closed Carr turned to face the two visitors. "OK Guillame, what did you need to talk about?""There are two things. First..."He was cut short by a knock at the door."Come in." Carr plopped down behind his desk. He couldn't wait for the