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GRANT I wanted nothing more than to solidify our bond, but I needed to make sure she was okay first. She did just lose her virginity after all to an Alpha. Our entire anatomy tended to be on the larger and broader side of things. I was not boasting but stating facts. It was not like I had any experience to go off of to guide me on what was normal for a first time. Although, I did love the fact that this was a first that we were all getting. I had nothing against people who chose to sleep around. It was all based on their preference. It was the same way that I would not have cared if Angel had done it before us. But to know that the two of us were the only ones who knew how fucking delicious she was…. Nothing compared to that. One thing I would say for her was that she was glorious in the throes of passion – the epitome of desire. Truly a beautiful goddess in her own right. I had always wondered if the transition from best friends to ‘more’ would be awkward. It was a new experience
ANGEL I was roused from sleep with sparks dancing all over my body and cocooned in warmth. My body was deliciously sore, reminding me that it all really did happen. Grant and Gabriel were my mates. I wanted to scream from the rooftop and sing praises to the Goddess for hearing my prayers and granting my wish. And, oh my, the things that they did to my body… “What time is your meeting, doll?” Grant whispered into my right ear, causing a shiver to run through me with the huskiness of his morning voice. Before I could answer, I felt a nose running along the left side of my throat. He placed a kiss over his mark and chuckled against my skin. It was lighthearted and could also feel his happiness right now. “9:30 this morning. What time is it now?” I asked. “You have about an hour to get there. Unfortunately, that means that we can’t play with you until you’re done. Shame,” Gabriel said with a pout in his voice. Damn. They really were insatiable. I was woken up twice throughout the n
GRANT “REMO,” I called out. He materialized almost immediately. “Find Angel,” I commanded. He let out a growl and shook his head, sharing with me that he could not find her either. My heart sank because he should have been able to find her even if we could not. His connection as her guardian was appointed by the Hades, the God of the Underworld. Hellhounds should always be able to find their charges. It was literally in their fucking DNA. My brother and I exchanged a look, and I knew we were thinking of the same thing. The warnings, the visions, all of it. We should not have let her out of our sight, but we did. Now, we had no idea where the fuck she was or who she was with. I did not even notice that my fist crashed through a mirror until Remo used his heat to break through the chaos in my head. “Thank you. I needed that,” I told him, scratching the spot that Angel always did when she wanted to thank him. I grabbed Gabriel’s shoulder and popped into the office, startling the se
ANGEL I slowly gained awareness after being thrusted into the darkness. My head was foggy as I tried to figure out what was going on. Time seemed endless, stretching on forever. It could have been minutes or even days before I could open my eyes. I looked around and saw that I was in a strange room. I sat up too quickly and felt dizzy. Goddess, my head was killing me. I went to rub my temples and realized that I was shackled to a fucking bed. My arms pulled against the shackles, making something on the floor rattle. Peering over the edge, I saw that it was attached to a heavy-duty anchor on the concrete floor. Were they fucking serious? Did they fear that I would somehow escape through a non-existent window? Everything came flooding back to me. Maxine was the one to betray me. How had I fallen right into her little trap? She played me since the beginning. I trusted her when I never should have. My boys had been suspicious of her, but I had been too blind! I thought back to all of
GRANT My brother and I gave ourselves five minutes to cry before we wiped our eyes and tossed our emotions behind a brick wall so that we could remain strong. We could beat ourselves up for failing to protect her or could get our asses in gear to find and save her. Everyone was in the office. Our parents, Aunt Ziyah, and Uncle Dante were also here. Caiathus, Mom’s Protector Fae who was also Aunt Ziyah’s cousin, was also here. Mom was technically his charge, but we were as well by extension. He was a scary motherfucker if he wanted to be, so I was glad that he was here too. Klaryn was also here since her bond with Remo was blocked as well. He was extremely perplexed by that and had never known that it was possible. Yeah, get in line. Kalen came storming inside the office and went straight for Headmaster Vaughn. Well, was he still a Headmaster? Eh, semantics. “Are you fucking a part of this?” she asked, voice dripping with cold fury. “Let me be more specific. Who is Nicolai Romero,
ANGEL I had the strangest dream when I finally fell asleep after becoming an iceberg on this thin ass mattress. Side question: Did snowmen feel the cold? Zion, Kalen, and my mates were in a bedroom at the academy. It was where Maxine had been holed up. *cough, bitch, cough* They found all of her notes that she had taken about me and those in my life. Hell, there were even notes about how to block all of the bonds. Then I heard Kalen reading from a journal that Maxine had apparently kept. Quite a few good tidbits were shared by the beautiful Alpha Kalen. Josef Reyes was the sperm donor’s name. He had ties in Chihuahua, Mexico, which explained his accent. It was not heavy, showing that he had probably been in the states for a prolonged length of time. His team, whoever the hell that was, would be coming up from Chihuahua. Oh, and he had also apparently promised that she could help to break me. Good luck with that, Maxy. ‘Do you think it was all just a dream or part of the whole se
ANGEL ‘It’s going to be excruciating. There’s nothing that either of us can do about it. We both need to do our best to focus on memories of our mates to try and give us a psychological escape. I love you, Angel. We’ll get through this together,’ Athena told me. They had always been my heroes, saving me even when I did not realize I needed to be saved. They would save me today too. Another man entered the room and stood in front of Josef with his arms behind his back as he awaited him to finish the conversation with the creep who watched as I went to the bathroom. When it was time for them to talk, it was all done through mindlinking, clearly not wanting me to eavesdrop. The man nodded and bowed his head. They both turned and made their way over, coming to a stop in front of me. “You will do everything that Alpha Josef says without delay. You will never question him. You will truthfully answer every question of his. Then you will tell him about the defenses of the Nightshade pack
ANGEL The last thing that I remembered was falling into oblivion while being whipped. I was in too much pain to believe that I was dead. I opened my eyes, but I quickly realized that I was in the middle of a vision of the past because I saw my mother. She was sitting on a hotel bed and rubbing her swollen stomach. This had to have been after she had escaped. “I’m sorry that I haven’t been able to make life easier on us. I have to keep moving as long as I can because he won’t stop looking for us. He sought me because of the research and work that I was doing in being able to heal damaged DNA sequences in shifters that would cause the damaged wolves to permanently take over the body. His desire was for me to make it possible to force the wolves to take over. That way he could choose and build his own army that he would control seeing as he’s an Alpha. I’d never do that though. He tried to beat me into submission, but that didn’t work either. So, he did what he thought was the next bes