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Part Seventy-Two
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They drove in silence for about ten minutes before Karani cleared her throat and glanced at Adara. โMaybe I can explain it a bit better. If you see it from our point of view, maybe you will understand it better.โAdara sat up straighter and turned to look at Karani. She always seemed so in control of everything. Nothing seemed daunting when Karani was there, everything felt easy and peaceful.โThe very first time I saw you, it was awful. You were so pale and thin and you had these bluish circles under your eyes that I thought was malnutrition. My heart broke just looking at you, sitting there in my kitchen and trying to lie your way out of our house.โAdara blushed with shame as she thought back to how she had looked in those days and thought herself invisible. She had honestly believed that she looked presentable. She knew better now.โThat is why Kiran was so rude to you at first. Your scent was a mixture of human but not quite, and something odd, something he couldnโt place, but hi
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Karani parked her car at the den and Adara followed her inside. The den was illuminated by hundreds of candles and the women stood in a circle. They opened the circle as Karani stepped forward.Shoran took her place among the women in the circle and Adara stood there, feeling very awkward and self-conscious.Karani took her hand and walked to the fireplace where the flames leapt and danced. The women closed the circle around the fireplace. Everybody wore white and Adara felt strangely out of place in her jeans and jacket.โTake off your clothes,โ Karani said and Adara complied without question. She stood only in her underwear in the middle of the circle, yet strangely enough, she felt at peace.The women stepped forward and started washing Adaraโs body. She closed her eyes and she could feel something in the air.โThis is to signify your cleansing for your resurrection tonight. Your soul will be cleansed when you shift and now, we cleanse your body,โ Karani said softly as she watched
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I walked out onto the patio and looked out over the garden. I was satisfied with everything we had done. It looked perfect, but I was sure Karani would change a few things. She always did. I looked up at Adaraโs window and Shoran looked down at me, grinned, and closed the curtains. I laughed and went to find James.He was moving tables as Karani stood behind the kitchen island giving instructions. She saw me and instantly put me to work.โNo, move it more to the left, a little bit more. There, perfect,โ she said as we moved another table. James and I looked at each other and started laughing loudly.โWhatโs so funny?โ Karani demanded to know.โMom, everything is perfect,โ I said to her and she frowned at me.โI will say when everything is perfect,โ she replied and looked around the room. It looked spectacular. Everything was in its place. โOkay, now everything is perfect. Go, get ready! The guests will start arriving in an hour.โWe stood in the middle of the tables and started to lau
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The first shuttle bus from the hotel arrived, and we stood up to welcome our pack to our home. Malachi had decided against using the den for tonightโs ceremony. He didnโt want the memory of the basement to tinge tonight.The house filled up with people and warm greetings and hugs were shared. Laughter was heard everywhere as families celebrated together and suddenly, Karani was there, striking in a deep purple dress.โWow, Mom. You look beautiful,โ I said and she smiled.โThank you, Kiran.โโYou look captivating,โ Malachi said and kissed her hand.Karaniโs smile softened and I knew that one day I wanted Adara to look at me the way Karani was looking at Malachi. They had the perfect marriage and their love for each other would stand the test of time.She told us to take our places and the guests moved to take their seats at the tables facing the stairs. Once they were seated, Karani went upstairs to get Adara. We took our places at the bottom of the stairs and I could hear Karani knock
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โI think you should consider doing a fight night with Kiran and Carl,โ Frank said to Malachi. Carl started laughing and Malachi turned his head to look at him.โYou donโt think Kiran can take you?โ Malachi asked and Carl grinned.โAre you kidding me? Heโs eighteen, Malachi. Iโve won forty of my forty-one fights,โ Carl said, now a little unsure if Malachi was kidding or not. I walked over to them as Malachi had looked at me and nodded for me to join them.โDo you think you could take Carl on in a fight night?โ Malachi asked me.I frowned. โThat would depend.โ I never broke eye contact with Carl and I could see he was getting nervous.โOn?โ Carl asked.โAre my hands tied behind my back or not?โ I replied and Frank choked on the beer he was drinking as he tried not to laugh. I was taller than Carl but he had about thirty pounds on me and he was broader around the shoulders.โCheeky sod. You should be glad youโre the future Alpha or I just might have to take you up on that offer,โ Carl s
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We drank and ate our fill and we danced until the sun came up. It had been a magical night and as the sun caressed the horizon, we greeted our pack family and everyone started leaving. I was tired yet energized as I closed the front door behind James and Shoran.Malachi went to his study to update our family lupiary by adding Adara to it and comment on her first shift and the official mention of our imprinting. We would now be seen and recognized as a unit by everyone. I went upstairs to my room, but something felt wrong. I couldnโt quite figure it out. I felt almost empty inside and lonely. I had new respect for what James must have felt when Shoran had left, even if only for a day. It was so consuming that my senses were dulled. โItโs exhaustion,โ I told myself. It had been a long night, both physically and emotionally.I took my clothes off and stood in the middle of my room in my briefs. I couldnโt concentrate. I had to be close to her, even if it was just being in the same room
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Juniper looked at Ramos and fear filled her eyes. He was going to get them both killed.โWhat are you planning to do?โ Juniper asked. He smirked at her and she didnโt like it.โTomorrow night is her resurrection. Iโll be waiting in the woods and they wonโt know what hit them,โ Ramos said.โIn the woods? You donโt know how many wolves there will be!โ She exclaimed worriedly.โThis is Alaska, his pack wonโt have more than fifteen members, including his family. They will be so busy that my scent will fade into the crowd,โ Ramos said and gave her a look that meant she better keep her mouth shut.โGo pack our stuff, we have to leave anyway,โ Ramos said.He had already booked a room for them in Nikiski, it was far enough away to make them believe that they had left, but not so far away that he wouldnโt be able to drive back. It was only a few hours away.Ramos had a great plan. They would pack all their personal belongings, because they really were leaving. They would sleep in Nikiski that
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Ramos woke up at 8 PM. He felt somewhat rested but also that he could sleep for two more hours. He got up and took another shower. Juniper ordered coffee from room service and by the time Ramos came out of the shower, his coffee had just arrived.โAre you sure I shouldnโt go with you?โ Juniper asked him.โYouโll just get in my way and then Iโll have to worry about you the whole time,โ Ramos replied.Secretly she was relieved. She didnโt want to be anywhere near Seward when Ramos killed Malachi. She truly hoped that he wouldnโt get caught and she wanted him to succeed very badly. She was tired of moving, tired of this cold place, and tired of having to scheme and plot to survive.Their last job had been pure genius, which was why theyโd also moved to Alaska so suddenly. They would never be able to go back to Washington. Ramos had worked security for a big art gallery, and he had scoped the place out for six months before they robbed it. Ramos had sold the painting to a fence he was fri
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โAdara,โ Juniper said after we had all gone upstairs and left Ramos alone in the cell in the basement. Adara looked at her with no emotion.โIโฆIโm sorry, I didnโt know,โ Juniper said in a small voice.โI told you!โ Adara shouted at her so fiercely that I went to stand next to her in case she went for Juniper. Juniper took a step back at the ferocity in Adaraโs voice.โI think it best if you just left Juniper,โ Shoran said to her while leading her out the door and closing it in her face.Adara sat down on one of the chairs. โIโm sorry. I justโฆI donโt want anything to do with her,โ Adara said, her soul exhausted at the ordeal we all just went through.โAdara, you never have to apologize for feeling the way you do about her,โ Malachi said and then he surprised us all by hugging her.Adara broke down and cried in Malachiโs arms. I took that time to phone Karani and told her what had happened. She was crying and then told us to get back home immediately.โMalachi, Karani said to get home i
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Malachi sat in silence for a while. He got up and went to his study. He came back with a list and gave it to James.โPhone John and ask him to go through Marrickโs financial records. I will speak to Richard to get us Marrickโs phone records and so on. We have to find out who did this and why!โ Malachi said. On the list he had written down Johnโs phone number and the instructions for James.โKarani, speak to any mutual friends you and Susan had. Find out if there were any marital problems or concerns that could have led to this,โ Malachi asked and Karani got up with her phone to arrange lunch dates with the friends.โKiran, you need to go find Jacksonโs friends. They will know who you are, Jackson liked to boast about you. Find out if they know anything. Kids talk more openly than their parents. They are more honest with their friends,โ Malachi said and I nodded.โAdara, you can join Karani and take note of how she handles the humans,โ Malachi said. He must have known that she would ev
