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Warm Blood Cold Case - Part 12

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Casie knew Elias was right, but did she miss something when it came to Rick? It would explain why he had seemed so hurt about not being trusted enough to know the whole truth about her.

"If the rejection was caused by magical interference, then the ritual might actually restore what was taken from you," Dominick said quietly. "The bond that was meant to be."

"Or it might enslave me to someone who's murdered four people," Casie countered, pacing the length of her apartment. "Fated mate or not, the Nathaniel I knew wouldn't butcher innocent humans to prove a point."

Rick moved to block her path, forcing her to look at him. "You said werewolves can sense emotions, right? Can smell them?"

"Yes," she admitted. "Fear, anger, attraction... they all have distinct scents."

"Then you know how I feel," Rick said, his voice low and urgent. "You've always known."

The unspoken truth hung between them. Yes, she had known—had smelled his attraction, his care that went beyond partnership. She'd chosen
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    "Ten minutes," Marcus announced, checking his phone. "Then the Fenris will be in range to sense what's happening here."Elena approached her daughter, placing gentle hands on Casie's trembling shoulders. "Are you certain about this, my dear? Once the bonds are sealed, there's no undoing them.""I'm certain about them," Casie replied, looking between Rick and Nathaniel. "I'm terrified about everything else."Her mother's smile held ten years of missed conversations and maternal wisdom. "That's what makes it real, Cassandra. Love without fear isn't love at all."The ritual chamber below was exactly as Casie remembered—circular stone walls carved with ancient symbols, a raised dais in the center surrounded by channels designed to contain and direct magical energy. Candles flickered to life automatically as they descended, responding to the Blackwood bloodline."It's beautiful," Rick breathed, his cop's eye taking in the craftsmanship despite the circumstances."And private," Nathaniel ad

  • Detective Casie Blackwood and the Moonlit Secrets   Warm Blood Cold Case - Part 20

    "The dark moon offers the strongest connection," Marcus confirmed, nodding to Liam in acknowledgment. "And with the Fenris coming, you'll need every advantage."Liam moved further into the cabin, his presence shifting the dynamics once again. "The others are coming too. Mother, Gabriel, and Sophia. They're about twenty minutes behind me.""The whole family," Casie whispered, feeling suddenly overwhelmed. "After ten years.""They never stopped hoping you'd return," Liam said, his usual gruffness softening slightly. "Every year on your birthday, Mother sets a place for you at the table."The revelation hit Casie like a physical blow. She'd spent a decade believing herself forgotten, replaced, her absence a relief rather than a wound. The thought of her mother maintaining that ritual of hope year after year made her throat tighten."This is too much," she managed, moving toward the door. "I need air."Outside, the night was cool and clear, stars gleaming above the pine forest surrounding

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    "Claim your mate," Nathaniel finished for him, surprising everyone with the lack of antagonism in his tone. "And be claimed in return. That's how the ritual works."Marcus's gaze settled on Rick, assessing him with the practiced eye of an Alpha. "You're new to our ways, but your blood is old. I can smell your lineage – O'Connor. The Irish packs were thought extinct three generations ago.""My great-grandfather emigrated during the potato famine," Rick said automatically, then blinked in surprise at knowledge he hadn't known he possessed.Dominick snorted. "His wolf is already accessing ancestral memory. Impressive for a first shift."Casie moved to stand between her father and her chosen mate, protective instincts flaring. "This is too much, too fast. Rick needs time to adjust, and Nathaniel—" she glanced at her fated mate, "—has crimes to answer for.""The Tithe can wait until dawn," Marcus said, his tone brooking no argument. "The mating cannot.""Why?" Casie demanded, her own Alpha

  • Detective Casie Blackwood and the Moonlit Secrets   Warm Blood Cold Case - Part 18

    "Pack law," Nathaniel supplied, his voice subdued. "And it's your kind now, too, Detective."The reminder hung in the air between them. Tonight's events had irrevocably altered Rick's life, fractured his human identity by awakening genes he'd never known he carried."The Council has protocols for supernatural crimes that spill into human awareness," Elias said, checking his phone. "Special containment, magical binding, reparations to victims' families through shell corporations.""That's not justice," Rick argued. "That's damage control.""It's both," Casie countered. "The supernatural world has existed alongside humanity for millennia because we have systems to prevent exposure. Perfect justice isn't possible when the truth would create mass panic."A tense silence fell over the cabin as each of them wrestled with the implications. The three of them hummed with a dual bond, new and uncertain but undeniably powerful."There's another option," Nathaniel said finally. "An ancient rite o

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    Rick wrapped his own blanket around his shoulders, studying the dynamics between the three of them with cop instincts that supernatural transformation hadn't dulled. "The rejection compound—how long does it last?""It was designed to be permanent," Elias answered grimly. "Margaret Fenris was thorough in her cruelty. The only reason Nathaniel broke free was because she died and took the spell's anchor with her.""When did she die?" Casie asked, though part of her already suspected the answer."Three months ago," Nathaniel admitted. "That's when the memories started returning. When I realised what had been stolen from us." He looked directly at her. "I know it doesn't excuse what I did, but the rage—feeling ten years of suppressed love and loss all at once—it nearly drove me mad."Rick moved closer to Casie, the mate bond pulling him toward her even as his human mind struggled to process everything. "So the Fenris pack orchestrated this entire thing to prevent some prophecy?""Not just

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    Rick's hand found Casie's, his grip firm despite the tremors still running through him. "We can't just let him go.""We won't," she promised. "But we can't explain this to our colleagues either." She gestured at the ritual circle, the unconscious Thornwood wolf, and Rick's own glowing eyes.Elias stepped forward. "I'll take him to the pack territory," Elias said decisively. "Father needs to witness this himself—both Nathaniel's crimes and the fulfillment of the prophecy.""No," Casie countered. "We do this by human law first. Too many people have died."Rick was still trembling, sweat beading on his forehead as his dormant genes fought to express themselves. "The department can't handle this. No prison could hold him.""There are ways," Dominick interjected, surprising them all. "Special containment facilities for supernatural offenders. The Council maintains them."The sirens grew louder. They had minutes at most."Nathaniel," Casie addressed her fated mate directly. "Will you submit

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