LOGINMachiavelli’s eyes wandered beyond his daughter, beyond her mates, all the way to the warriors dragging Hadeon through the village to imprison him before a final debate could be held on what to do with him.A muzzle was put on Hadeon as a precaution, but the warriors had dosed him with a strong tranquilliser laced with a few drops of wolfsbane, ensuring he’d be far too weak to shift into his wolf or access his tainted Alpha’s Roar again.They intended to keep the dosage steady to avoid any more destruction at his hands.He growled, “So it’s true. It was all him.”Suki nodded in her father’s arms.“I may never let you out of my sight again,&
Placing his hand on her back delicately, Brendan tittered, “Did you ever doubt us?”As she pulled back, she narrowed her eyes at him, struggling to keep a straight face.“You feel okay?” asked Rey.“Better than okay,” she grinned. “I feel almost my normal self.”Brendan narrowed his eyes. “Almost?”“Well, it’s been a hellish few days. Even with my power back, I would love to go to bed right now.”Reynard smiled, then cleared his throat. “It’s not over yet; we’ve got much to do still. But first…” He took the neck
Brendan leaned forward and pressed his forehead against hers. “Please, stop talking like this, love. We just got you back.”A strange sense of calm took over Reynard, who leaned back, resting his rear on his ankles as his mind settled into his thought process. “We don’t need a miracle. We just need this,” he said, reaching into his pocket and pulling out what could be their last hope to save their mate. Suki’s weighted eyelids flickered open as she looked up. She breathed, “My necklace…” Grinning, she reached out to touch it, rubbing her thumb over the clear quartz surrounded by moonstones. “I thought Hadeon had taken this.” “We’ve been waiting to give it back to you, and now seems like the best time to do it,” Reynard said, smiling as he released it into her palm. Frowning, Suki’s fingers wrapped around the crystal as she balled her hand into a fist. “I know what you’re thinking, Rey.” She coughed. “But I can’t heal myself. I don’t have the physical strength or the access to my wo
At long last, the man who was always ten steps ahead was bested by his own blindness – impaired by the sight of his end goal within arm’s reach and missing the unpredictable fact that Suki manipulated him to use his own power to her advantage, preventing her mates from the high-frequency attack. Both men were panting, breathless from their never-ending battle, both of their minds and of each other. Finally free from Hadeon’s hold, they were able to fully bring their attention to their surroundings. Reynard’s brows furrowed as he saw the destroyed pillars and audio devices. The dust and debris floated in the air, fogging their vision. “Suki made him wreck all the speakers pointing at us and in our general area. She kept us safe from the main attack.”“What?” Brendan asked loudly, his hands firmly pressed against his ears. Rey dropped his hands from his ears, rummaged through a small pouch attached to the belt of his fighting leathers, wincing and grimacing at the sharp ringing in hi
“Watch them,” Hadeon muttered softly. “I must say, I underestimated how brutal Reynard could be fighting. You were too busy running away from me to watch them,” he purred, stroking her cheek. “But when he was down, he kicked Brendan’s leg from behind, sadly not enough to break his bone, but enough to distract him and tackle him into their current position.”Tears streamed down her face. “Please… You can stop thi–” Her breathing stuttered as Hadeon wrapped his hand around her throat, forcing her to watch them.“Watch one of the men you love so dearly kill the other. You’ll remember this pain: how the light will leave his eyes, how the image will be embedded in both of your minds. You’ll never be able to escape the pain. He more so for doing it, and still losing you to me.”
No one was in the room. Suki hastened to the controls and tapped away at the computer, awakening the wall of monitors that hosted the view for the cameras across the warehouse. Turns out all the humans who were working here for Hadeon had gone to fight the werewolves who had come to aid Reynard and Brendan. No wonder she hadn’t seen any humans, or any of the werewolves come to help – for every one werewolf there was, there were about four humans against them. She caught her mates fighting on one of the screens, and a wave of relief took over her when she saw they were still trying to hold themselves back. Clicking away on the computer, she found what she needed and clicked to initiate the sequence. The screen flickered: “Plan of action will initiate in 300 seconds.”Step one, complete. Good, keep going, Suki told herself.Moving away from the computer, she rummaged through the drawers and pulled out a device and slid it into her pocket. She looked around the room and noticed anoth
“Oh,” Suki’s cheeks were on fire. “I… um.” “I only ask because if you were seeking before, perhaps you still are, and with my high ranking, perhaps you’d be willing to…” Hadeon cringed, feeling as awkward as Suki felt. Suki faltered, “That is very sweet of you to consider me, Hadeon, but I’m sorr
A heaviness grew in Suki’s chest. “Wipe out… the werewolf race?” She looked to Reynard, who was already looking at her, equally concerned. Reynard discreetly took hold of her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. “How did you come to this theory?” she breathed. “It’s difficult not to when a vast nu
Brendan held himself tall, refusing to look weak in a moment that was shattering him from within. He looked Suki in the eyes and exhaled, “It’s alright, you can do it. I understand.” “Quiet, boy,” Machiavelli spat, “don’t act like some hero to her. You broke the rules. Now, Suki–” “No,” Suki said
Reynard put his hand on Suki’s shoulder and spoke softly to calm her, “Let me take you home. If I run into your father on my way home, maybe I can sweet-talk him into being nicer to you.” “Aw, what a hero,” Brendan teased. Rey was ready to clap back with a retort before his phone began beeping. He







