Sinclair โAll right,โ I say, keeping half an eye on trouble and sister-trouble as I look around the room at my assembled team. โWeโre here today to make a concrete plan regarding our next moves against the Cult that attacked our pack and attempted to kidnap my child. Everyone here has been briefe
Sheโs just soโฆcute. Damn, but itโs hard to keep a straight face around her. Rogerโs right โ I let her get away with more than anyone else. I ignore these thoughts and turn back to Simon, giving him a nod and inviting him to continue. As he begins I consider that heโs a little too small for an assa
Sinclair Cora breaks the tension between Ella and I, but unfortunately not in a way that benefits me. โI agree,โ she says, standing next to her sister, her eyes locked on Rogerโs. I sigh inwardly, my wolf grumbling with discontent, as I realize that Rogerโs warning at the start of this meeting w
I fold my arms over my chest again, glaring back, ready to renew our stalemate but Roger interrupts, walking quickly to Coraโs side. โCora,โ he breathes, shaking his head, shocking me with the apology on his lips. โIโm sorry, Cora โ I know youโre upset โโ โUpset!โ she gasps, and Ella spins her h
Ella I blink, surprised, when I hear a laugh tumble from Rogerโs mouth. Honestly, I had expected anything else. Yelling? Yes. Begging? Sure. Stern orders? Absolutely. Anything, really, except the low chuckle that falls from Rogerโs lips as he leans back and puts his hands in his pockets. โIโ
I feel my own stir of intense emotions at her question, looking up at Sinclair and meeting his eyes as he shakes his head steadily at me. No, he says, firm in my mind. We will have peace. I will bring you peace. Justโฆa little further. โI promise, Cora,โ Roger replies, tightening his arms around he
Sinclair Things move quickly once we arrive at the point of entry. Everything has been planned to the letter so that even our arrival is quiet, covert, in the darkest hours of the night when weโre least likely to be seen. Each of the cars filled with our men has parked at different points in
Because thereโs no going back now. I signal my forces to move forward now, walking more quickly now, my boots splashing through the water as I head directly for the door that I know is 100 feet forward and to the left. Roger snarls beside me, a wicked sound, as we approach โ 50 feet now, and
He shakes his head at me as tears fill his own eyes and he leans forward, pulling me against him while somehow miraculously managing not to crush our children between us as he holds me tight in his arms. โSo, I guess it wouldnโt matter,โ he murmurs against my hair as I sniff back my tears and nod.
โEven more than the kids!?โ I gasp, my mouth falling open a bit. โI mean, the kids,โ he says, shrugging as if theyโre not much, which makes me laugh. But then he goes a little rigid as he realizes something, raising his eyes to glare at me a bit. โWait, are you saying you like the kids more than m
Ella โNope,โ Sinclair says, heaving himself out of bed and grabbing his phone off the bedside table as he does. โI canโt live like this, Ella โ Iโm calling Roger, Iโve got to know โโ โDominic!โ I say, laughing and grabbing for him, trying to catch the edge of his pajamas and failing because Iโv
She laughs and I look first at Sinclair, who shrugs, and then back at my sister. โCome on,โ Roger says, nodding at the crowds of people waiting to congratulate us and at the small table of refreshments. โLetโs decide this over some champagne.โ Sinclair nods at me and I sigh, moving with my famil
The last image, though, lingers. Ariel, with Rafe and Jesse on either side โ as they always are โ and her two mates behind her. All standing together on a battlefield with Ariel at the center, magic welling between her hands and passing to her brother, to her cousin. Their faces are serious as t
Cora The images of Arielโs future come in quick flashes, and somehow I get the impression that the Goddess is eager to share these glimpses of her life. The ones that come first are what I sort of expected, especially after seeing some images of Rafeโs childhood and hearing about the ones that
โWe are not,โ Cora scoffs, gently taking Ariel into her arms as Sinclair and I laugh. Roger grins, leaning forward to kiss me on the cheek before passing Jesse to me. โYou know Iโm kidding, right, Ells?โ he whispers. I smile at my brother-in-law and gently pat his cheek. โWhen in doubt, Roger,โ
Ella Three weeks later โ Ariel was born under a waning quarter moon, not a new moon like her brother and her cousin โ I stand anxiously in the woods, my little girl held tight in my arms. โIโm sensing some anxiety,โ Cora says, grinning at me with a little too much glee as she comes up to my sid
โOh my god,โ I say, the words spilling out of my mouth. โOh my god,โ I sit up straight, staring at Henry, my eyes flicking to his legs โ because honestly, I donโt even notice his chair anymore, or think of him at all as someone whose abilities are hindered. Or of me as someone who is able to do an