LOGINMax's POVOn the run home, Medus and Atlas picked up a herd of deer and hunted. It was exhilarating. I donât remember the last time I hunted in wolf form, and Medusâs joy was infectious. I receded slightly to let him enjoy his kill, eating happily beside Atlas before we continued home. They ran through the lake to clean off before we headed back to the porch outside the house.The smell of grilling salmon fills the air as I throw the shorts and T-shirt back on and we head inside the kitchen.Lacey is busy cooking lunch as we walk in. âAfternoon, Alphas,â she calls over the sound of the sizzling salmon.âHi, Lacey,â we say together.âLunch is in fifteen minutes if youâre going to change.â I know thatâs her subtle way of telling us we stink and to please wash before coming to the table.âThanks,â Xander says, kissing her cheek as he passes, and we head back upstairs to shower.After lunch I head into the downstairs study and get some work done. Iâve got pack business to take care of, I
Max's POVIâm spared the need to say anything else, or for her to interrogate me, as Xander strides into the room.He doesnât look at me. He heads straight for the coffee.âMorning,â he says, leaning against the counter to sip his drink, keeping his distance, like he has ever sinceâŚâMorning, darling,â Alison says, a gentle laugh in her voice. âToo excited to sleep as well?âHe nods. âSomething like that⌠do we know what time sheâs expected?âI shake my head. âShe didnât know. It depends what time sheâs done, and then travel time. Iâm sure sheâll let us know when she knows her ETA.âHe nods at that.âYou going to head over to the new pack house to check it out today?â Alison asks. âItâs coming on well. Youâre going to have to start making decisions soon.ââIâll tell the guys to speak to the interior designer, but I think Iâm going to keep my section of the Alpha floor just on first fix until I find my mate,â Xander says into his mug.Alison smiles. âGood idea. Iâm sure theyâll want so
Max's POV đśď¸I hum to myself as I turn on the shower. Itâs so good to be back in Blood Moon. Itâs been ages. I feel alive and alert in a way I havenât since the poisoning. Anticipation is coiled tight in my chest for this afternoon, and Medus is present. He might not be talking, but heâs here, watching and paying attention. Heâs as eager as I am to see Zahra.I step into the shower.The water hits my skin like a promise. Itâs hot, almost scalding, and for the first time in months, I feel it. I feel everything. Steam curls around the tiles, fogging the glass, and something in me finally clicks into place. Sheâs coming home today. I nearly do a little dance, Iâm so happy and excitedZahra, my mate.Just thinking about her sends a bolt of pure voltage straight to my core. My cock, which has been a numb, disinterested thing for weeks, twitches and then starts to thicken against my thigh without me even touching it. Just the echo of her face in my mind. My mate. My beautiful, fierce Zahra
Edwardo's POVThe drive back to the house is silent, and by the time we pull into the drive the sky has paled into the pre-dawn light. I feel so empty. My panic has given way now, but in its wake, I feel hollowed out. Iâve lost assets and warriors before, but this is so different. This isnât just a missing operative. Itâs a girl I helped raise into a weapon. This is Zahra. Iâve known her for years. Iâve trained her. Iâve watched over her. I knew the decision to put her on this mission was fucking stupid, but she was also the best person for the job, and I know if anyone will survive this situation, she will.But fuck do I want to get her back.We walk into the house to find Fremont, Ross, Delmont, and Avon all sitting around the kitchen island, coffee in hand, laptops out.âWhat are you doing?â Webster asks as she walks in ahead of me.âTrying to access local security feeds around the club to see if we can catch any sign of her,â Delmont says.âGood,â I say, heading over and putting o
Edwardo's POVâAnything?â I ask my team. I can feel my connection to them shifting as they move further away. Mitchell, OâHara, and Webster are tracking Zahra, while Fremont and Ross remain inside the club. Avon and Delmont have moved too, but theyâve stayed closer.Delmont reports in first.âThereâs nothing out here. No scent of her. The bouncer hasnât seen anything unusual.ââWeâre running down a van that smells like wolfsbane and scent blockers,â OâHara replies.âGood. Stay on them, but stay safe.ââI think Corrineâs been taken as well,â Fremont says. âSheâs not here, and their friends have just noticed both are missing. Theyâre going to the toilets to look for them.ââYou two stay with them until theyâre home safely.ââYes, sir.ââDelmont, Avon, I want you to head back to base and start scanning surrounding security feeds. Letâs see if we can find them. Iâve got a tech team coming to look at the compromised monitors in the club, but I want footage of the surrounding area.ââYes, s
Edwardo's POVâLance, Corrine is moving towards the table area with one of the rogues,â Fremont sends down the link to Mitchell.Iâm standing in the upstairs office with Commander Rickman, head of the narcotics division, watching the club on the monitors. I can see my team. The links are all open. I donât know all the narcotics guys, but Rickmanâs team are well trained.âDo we know when the drugs are arriving?â I ask, keeping an eye on Zahra on the dance floor.âOne of my guys said itâs en-route from the tunnel mouth now,â Rickman replies. âThe distributors will head inside in minutes.ââAnd whatâs your plan? Watch who has it, where?ââBasically. Then follow the electronic tags in the bags that donât make it in here.ââHow potent is it still?â I ask, worried theyâre actually going to let it be released to the public.âNot very at all. The stuff we switched it out for has a similar composition, so it scans electronically like the real deal, but when metabolised it hits like a strong dr







