Alpha Wyatt has arrived. I'm working to finish this book this week.
I hated giving up even a day with Emlyn and Leander, but the pack needed me. I had already given them enough reason to question me as their Alpha. I wasn’t going to give them another. I also know that Emlyn will understand and appreciate that I am sacrificing my time with them for the good of the pack. When I arrived home, I was shocked to find that Maeve’s ‘family’ was a younger brother and sister. When I questioned Xander, he said the rest of her family is dead and she is the head of her family, even though she’s barely an adult herself. I could tell she wasn’t happy about having her family here, in my pack. I was worried about her using her time here against us, and she was worried about the pack hurting her sister and brother. I remember her saying that Gwen had threatened her family. She must have meant these two. Her sister, Meadow, couldn’t be more than 15 and her brother, Tate is even younger at 12 or 13. When I called her to my office, I wasn’t surprised to see Xander come
It becomes obvious very quickly that this attack is primarily against the Guardians. I have my own group of wolves that I’m fighting, and I can no longer see Malin and Cohen’s wolves through the group surrounding them. I can feel Aunt Cara nearby, but I can't see her or Uncle Rik either. I hear the wolves around me, battling for their lives. Because I’m still officially part of Safe Haven’s pack, I can feel it when they begin rushing to our assistance. It’s not long after that, that I hear Finley’s howl that he’s on his way. I’m equal parts excited and scared to have him in this battle. He’ll be just as much of a target as I am, but Morrigan can’t help but feel excited to fight beside her mate once again. We feel the teeth sinking into our flank, then the tug, trying to pull us off our feet. Morrigan snaps at a wolf that comes at her, trying to take advantage of our trapped state. As she snaps, another one lunges for our throat. I feel more than see Finley jumping and taking the wolf
I wake in the hospital room. Alone. I can hear the commotion of an active emergency room outside my door. I look around, trying to remember how I got here. It takes a moment, then it all comes rushing back. Am I dead? That would explain why I’m alone. Where is Emlyn? Where is my family? I sit up, realizing that I’m hooked up to a bunch of wires. I begin ripping them out of my arms and off my face before standing up. I’m wobbly on my feet and the screeching of the machines is hurting my ears. I begin walking to the door, holding on to the bed when a doctor or nurse, I’m not sure, comes rushing in. “Alpha, you need to get back into bed.” He says, coming to hold me up and keep me steady. “Where is everyone? What happened?” “What do you remember, Alpha?” He asks me. I look down at him. “I remember that Canyon Ridge was under attack. I came to protect the pack and my mate, Emlyn. Where is she? I thought she’d be here when I woke up.” I look at him. “I’m not dead, am I?” “No Alpha. Y
When I arrived in Shadow Falls, all hell had broken loose. Rogues were everywhere. Aunt Angel, Uncle Liam and Reagan were fighting a combination of witches and rogues and Xander and Maeve were fighting what must be the coven’s high priestess. She looked snobby and arrogant in her witchy robes. That aside, the woman was blasting magic all over my pack lands. Thankfully, Maeve seemed to be holding her own. I jump in, taking down rogues as fast as I can. I can feel that most of the injuries and deaths of my pack are coming from the center of the battle, and I make my way there. That’s when I see him, Beta Trevor. He’s coated in magic. He and the witch must be in some sort of alliance. When he sees me, he snarls. “Guardian!” I shift, pulling myself up to glare at him. “Beta Trevor. You are out of line coming here and waging war with MY pack.” “It’s not your pack! It was meant to be my daughter’s pack! You stole it from her.” “I stole nothing from her. But she nearly stole everything
I wanted to follow Emlyn to Canyon Ridge, but I need to take care of my dead and injured. Cayd returned to say that Safe Haven had defeated their attackers. It turns out that it was Alpha Samuel’s pack, the Alpha that attacked me in my office the day I impregnated Emlyn. I had no idea that they were still angry about what had happened. They threatened me, why they would think a threat against me, my mate and my pack would go unanswered. He attacked me in my own office. I’m not sure if it was him or Beta Trevor that started the turn against the Guardians, but either way, there were several packs and a lot of rogues that were part of our attack. Alpha Wyatt’s pack was decimated. Alpha Samuel’s old pack was captured. They were tired of living under the rule of first Alpha Samuel and then his Beta turned Alpha Aiden. Most of them had been happy to hear that they would be attacking Safe Haven. They wanted asylum and hadn’t been allowed to leave their pack. The council, now with an entirely
I wake warm and cozy, feeling tired but safe and happy. I snuggle back into the warmth that I know is Richie behind me. My entire backside, from my neck where his face is buried to the bottoms of my feet that are on top of his, are tingling in the most pleasurable way. Nothing feels better than waking up beside my mate. I take a moment to enjoy his warmth, the tingles and his warm breath on my neck but his closeness and my need for him are quickly taking over. I push my bottom back against him and begin to gently run my fingers over his thigh, caressing the soft hairs on his leg. One of his arms is wrapped around me, his hand holding my left breast while the other arm is under my neck, curling back to wrap around me. I start running my second hand over the arm holding me to him. While I slowly move my hips against him, I feel his body starting to respond, even in his sleep. His hand around my breast twitches and I slide the hand on his thigh up, reaching around to grab his perfect as
Emlyn stood beside me as I made a speech about the greatness of our warriors. I talked about the love of the pack and the love of a mate who couldn’t live without their other half, choosing to leave this world to be with them. She stood beside me as many pack members came to pay their respects to their fallen, saying words of courage and love. And she stood beside me as we lit the pyres of our dead and watched them burn. Afterward, we walked around together to our pack members, offering them comfort and consolation during their mourning. We spoke of the happy times and the funny things that our fallen pack members did as we honored their life together. When the celebration of life was over, we ensured all of our pack members were safe and as comfortable as they could be. The one mate that hadn’t died with her warrior mate’s death was in the pack hospital. She was pregnant and close to delivering their child. She did not attend the funeral, but Emlyn and I went to see her, offering he
It was nice to be back in Safe Haven, even if it was for a terrible reason. I hadn’t seen everyone since I went to Araphyra. While Richie spent time with Quinn, I spent time with Riley. It’s strange now that both of us are adults and mated. Clint obviously adores my sister and he’ll be a good mate. Her flamboyance seems to have become a bit muted. That could just be the funerals, but it feels more permanent. It feels as if Clint calms my sister. She and Quinn were already best friends, just like I was with Cayd, Cohen and Clint. So, it will be seamless for them to begin working together now as a team for the pack. I spend a few minutes with Clint, catching up and threatening him that he better be a good mate to Riley. “You know I will be, Em. I’ve always wanted to find my mate. And now I have and she’s my best friend’s sister. It’s perfect. She’s perfect.” It’s been a very sad couple of days and as Richie and I pack Leander into our car, I know today will be even worse. Alpha Anders