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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. “Maybe I can explain it a bit better. If you see it from our point of view, maybe you will understand it better.”Adara 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.“The 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.”Adara 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.“That 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 couldn’t 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.“Take off your clothes,” 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 Adara’s body. She closed her eyes and she could feel something in the air.“This is to signify your cleansing for your resurrection tonight. Your soul will be cleansed when you shift and now, we cleanse your body,” Karani said softly as she watched
Resurrection Part Seventy-Five
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 Adara’s 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.“No, move it more to the left, a little bit more. There, perfect,” she said as we moved another table. James and I looked at each other and started laughing loudly.“What’s so funny?” Karani demanded to know.“Mom, everything is perfect,” I said to her and she frowned at me.“I will say when everything is perfect,” she replied and looked around the room. It looked spectacular. Everything was in its place. “Okay, now everything is perfect. Go, get ready! The guests will start arriving in an hour.”We stood in the middle of the tables and started to lau
Resurrection Part Seventy-Six
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 tonight’s ceremony. He didn’t 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.“Wow, Mom. You look beautiful,” I said and she smiled.“Thank you, Kiran.”“You look captivating,” Malachi said and kissed her hand.Karani’s 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
Resurrection Part Seventy-Seven
“I think you should consider doing a fight night with Kiran and Carl,” Frank said to Malachi. Carl started laughing and Malachi turned his head to look at him.“You don’t think Kiran can take you?” Malachi asked and Carl grinned.“Are you kidding me? He’s eighteen, Malachi. I’ve won forty of my forty-one fights,” 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.“Do you think you could take Carl on in a fight night?” Malachi asked me.I frowned. “That would depend.” I never broke eye contact with Carl and I could see he was getting nervous.“On?” Carl asked.“Are my hands tied behind my back or not?” 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.“Cheeky sod. You should be glad you’re the future Alpha or I just might have to take you up on that offer,” 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 couldn’t 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. ‘It’s exhaustion,’ 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 couldn’t 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.“What are you planning to do?” Juniper asked. He smirked at her and she didn’t like it.“Tomorrow night is her resurrection. I’ll be waiting in the woods and they won’t know what hit them,” Ramos said.“In the woods? You don’t know how many wolves there will be!” She exclaimed worriedly.“This is Alaska, his pack won’t have more than fifteen members, including his family. They will be so busy that my scent will fade into the crowd,” Ramos said and gave her a look that meant she better keep her mouth shut.“Go pack our stuff, we have to leave anyway,” 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 wouldn’t 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.“Are you sure I shouldn’t go with you?” Juniper asked him.“You’ll just get in my way and then I’ll have to worry about you the whole time,” Ramos replied.Secretly she was relieved. She didn’t want to be anywhere near Seward when Ramos killed Malachi. She truly hoped that he wouldn’t 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 they’d 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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