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We walked downstairs and into the kitchen. I poured a cup of coffee for each of us and sat with him at the kitchen table while we waited for everyone else. I asked Luke, “Is that bug still recording now?” He nodded, “Yes, it is. Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” I smiled and nodded, “We need to listen to the recordings after we left. They might have already started planning.” Luke agreed, “You read my mind.” He went and got the laptop, where the recordings were stored. He fast forwarded the recordings to the time after we left. He and I sat, dumbfounded, at what we were hearing: Alfred: I know there is a pack around here, somewhere. Louis: That bitch sure felt like one. Evan: Their men definitely were shifters. John: I don’t think we are dealing with only wolves. There are more. Alfred: We need to come up with a plan to get them and to let the guild know they are here. We heard a gasp and saw Chloe and Zendaya walk into the kitchen, followed by Blaze, Aidinth and Mateo. They
We sat there, listening more, to the live feed and a new voice sounded like it ran to the table and panting: Voice: Mister Collins. We have a problem. Alfred: What the fuck do you want, pup? Voice: We sent a bunch of rogues to look for the pack, but they never came back. Alfred: What are you talking about? How many rogues were sent this last time? Voice: We sent one hundred fifty rogues this last time. Ten were former pack members. Alfred: Where is this pack? Voice: I can take you there tonight. Alfred: Meet me out front at one a.m. Voice: Yes, sir. We all looked at each other and I stood up, I started to say something, but I didn’t want to disturb anyone. I walked out of the room and stepped out onto the front porch, looking around and trying to catch my breath. I heard the door open and I asked, “Why do I feel like tonight is not going to end well?” Chloe sat down on the porch swing and patted the spot next to her to invite me to sit with her. I asked her, “How do we stop
When we got back to the pack house, I stepped out of the SUV and yelled, “Hey Blaise! I have a question for you!” Blaise landed at the tree line next to the house and put on a pair of shorts that was in a hollowed-out tree stump. He walked up to us, and asked, “What can I do for you, Princess?” I asked, “Have you gotten any updates on the Alaric substitute?” He nodded, “I have. One of the men, I believe it’s Alfred, has a family member caring for him. They are looking for him, because he didn’t come home last night.” I laughed, “He’s not going to come home at all.” Blaise gave me his best side-eye, “What did you do?” I laughed, “He and his friends are in the dungeons here. I’m hoping to keep them there at least until after the event.” Blaise nodded, “That shouldn’t be a problem, but you should know that the family knows where he was going and they are hunters also.” I cringed, “Shit. Well, I guess we need to see what’s going on then. Would you want to come in and tell the guys the late
I heard a familiar voice coming from below, “Sylvie, do you mind if I join you?” I look down and see my mom! I smiled, “Come on up!” She climbed up and hugged each of us, “I know it hasn’t been that long since I’ve seen you, but I missed you!” I laugh, “You just don’t have anyone to mediate between the young kids anymore.” Mom laughed, “I’m realizing just how much you kept us all calm since you’ve been gone.” I chuckled, “That’s what you get for taking me for granted.” Mom laughed, knowing I was joking. I asked, “Ready to fight some rogues?” Mom smiled as she nodded, “Keep an eye on our warriors too. I can heal them as they fight.” I smiled, “That sounds great.” Suddenly, the three of us were all business as we watched our warriors charge forward. The rogues started running toward our warriors and I was pointing out to my mom when it looked like there were a large number of injuries. Mom would heal them, then return to using her magic to fight. I was sending calming waves to the rogue
As soon as the meeting was done, I was ready for bed. I was totally exhausted. Luke followed me up the stairs to our bedroom. When we got there, I went into the bathroom to take a shower and brush my teeth. When I was done, I got in bed and snuggled into the soft blankets. When Luke finished his shower, he got in bed beside me and I snuggled closely to him. I was in a deep sleep before I even told him goodnight. I felt like I had slept forever when I woke to Luke holding a cup of coffee under my nose. I opened my eyes, and smiled at him, “You know me so well. Thank you.” He smiled, “Anything for my beautiful mate. I would do anything for you. You know that right?” I nodded and replied, “I do know that. I hope you know that I would do anything for you too. Right?” He smiled, “I do.” I asked, “What brought all this on, babe?” He responded, “If you don’t feel comfortable doing this event tomorrow, I would be willing to pack our stuff and go home tonight.” I chuckled, “You’re so sweet. I
I woke the next morning, before dawn, and got up to get dressed. I decided on a pair of blue jeans with a royal blue tank. I threw on a black, long sleeve, button up shirt. I rolled the sleeves up to three-quarter length and left the buttons undone. I sat on the chair at the make up table to put my black Nikes on, then put on light make up and brushed my hair. I stood up and looked back at the bed. I sat on the edge of Luke’s side and bent to kiss his cheek. I got just an inch from his face and he turned his face and kissed my lips, “Good morning, love.” I smiled, “Good morning, babe. Are you ready to get going?” He smiled, “Yeah, just give me a few minutes. Do you want to go grab your coffee?” I sighed, “Yep. I’ll meet you down there. I’ll get one ready for you and have it waiting.” He smiled, “You’re awesome.” I walked downstairs and found Chloe sitting at the table, going over the list one more time. I sighed, “Good morning. Doing a last-minute check of the to-do list?” Chloe chuck
Almost everyone in the audience raised their hands with excitement. Blaze continued, “We are building an indoor Winter Park! There will be an area for skiing and snow tubing, an area for snowball fights, an area that has an ice castle to play in and to build a snowman, and there will be a snack bar area where pizza and hot chocolate, along with other favorite snacks, can be found. What do you think of that?” Everyone applauded with way too much excitement. Blaze and Zendaya laughed as Zendaya added, “If there is something you would like us to think about adding, let us know now, so that we can have our engineers add it to the plans.” One child asked, “Will there be snowboarding too?” She smiled, “I’m sure that will be available too.” One parent asked, “Will it be affordable?” Zendaya replied, “We are looking into the pricing. We want to make it affordable for all. Even if that means having free sessions during the day on a couple days per week.” Everyone applauded while kids yelled in
I slump, “I totally forgot about my luna ceremony. I guess I should put a different shirt on for travelling then.” Luke smiled, “Why? We’re just going to be flying home. We don’t have any formal visits with anyone today. Just stay comfortable. There is no need to change. We’re not even going to be flying commercial.” I sigh, “Okay. I guess I can do that.” Luke added, “We aren’t leaving until around eleven this morning, so there is plenty of time to wake up and say our goodbyes. I also want to talk to the hunters in the dungeons again too.” I nodded, “That makes sense.” I spent the morning visiting with Zendaya and Chloe while the guys spent the morning in the dungeons with the hunters. When they walked into the living room, Luke needed a shower beyond belief. I was surprised by the amount of blood that was on each of the guys, and I really didn’t want to ask. The only question I really wanted an answer to, was the only question verbalized out loud, “Are they dead?” Luke simply nodded,