For the next week, things were a lot busier than I intended and I was so caught up with pack business and training I had barely seen Magnus and his brothers and I only saw Kane when we climbed into bed with each other at the end of the night. Pack business was becoming a little hectic, there was a new development starting in the human city on our land and it was a lot of meeting back and forth with town officials, leaseholds, real estate agents and the like.
It was just more mediation than I originally thought I’d have to do. A lot of this stuff I never got a chance to be a part of when my parents were still around and things with Orso’s pack were run very differently. I was very out of my element and I was struggling not to show it. Since Alaric was Beta of a pack that worked with humans a lot. He has been instrumental in helping navigate all of this. I honestly could not do this without
“I have to admit, I’m becoming a fan of Miss Tilly’s food. It definitely hits the spot.” Cadmus said with a nod as he finished the last of his burger and started to clean up the garbage. I nodded and helped clean up, throwing it all in the garbage before going back and sitting with him on the couch, cuddling into his side. “I’m glad you’re a fan.” I chuckled and rested my head on his chest, holding his hand and sighing in contentment. “I’m more a fan of this than anything else. I enjoy the quiet moments we get together.” He murmured as he kissed the top of my head. “We haven’t had enough of them, unfortunately. And there's been no time at all to have any sort of conversation.” I sighed as I ran a hand through my hair. “And what type of conversation are you wanting to
As the tables were set up and Vigo from the cafeteria started bringing out dish after dish with the help of the cafeteria staff. It all smelt amazing and the tables were quickly filled with people taking their seats at the tables and then at the benches for overflow. People were buzzing as the setup happened, the air smelt amazing and various kills from the hunters last night had been slow roasting on spots all day long. It was more than enough food to feed a full pack of ravenous wolves and their guests of four dragons. I sat in my chair at the bed of the first table and smiled at Gram who was across the table from me in the throne for the Luna. The image made me misty-eyed momentarily as it was my mother so imagined and I know Gram was imagining her children and husband. It was sad but at the same time, we were extremely grateful to be back toge
The atmosphere was tense, every single person on edge as the black wolves stalked along the outskirts of the gathering, snarling and nipping at anyone who tried to make a run for it. There were gasps and cries of kids as their parents held them close and tried to soothe them, the air thick with the miasma and the undeniable stench of fear. I kept my gaze on the Alpha and stood ready for an attack, his bright wolf eyes in hues of amber scanned the crowd before landing on me surrounded by my men. : Well well well well, Little Alpha is now crowned, but still no mate. You are leaving your people vulnerable for your own selfish reasons, Feilan. : There were surprised shrieks and gasps from some as his rough voice was heard through a mass mind link, talking to everyone at once. I glared at him and knew my eyes were glowing dark emerald with my wolf close to the sur
After everything had been cleaned and escorted back to their homes and barracks< I made my way home, making sure Gram and Gigi got some rest before heading into my home office with Kane, Magnus, Cadmus, Laris, Alaric and Elle. Tristan was out leading patrols with Ezra and Echo who had been appointed as my lead warriors. They were all making sure that the pack lands were fully covered as well as Brodryn and Blaze doing aerial patrols to see if they could find anything the wolves missed.I sat in my office and looked at everyone gathered, sighing as I knew there were bound to be a lot of questions I’m not sure anyone had answers for. How could I answer any questions confidently when I was just as in the dark as they were. I wasn’t even sure there was a way to find answers, not if the council wasn’t willing to help.“We need to talk to t
Life became extremely hectic over the next month and it felt like there was no time to stop and take a breather. We hadn’t seen the black wolves at all for a month and it left us extremely nervous. Why the near-constant attacks and then just stop all of a sudden? It didn’t make sense. Turns out, they were back to attacking other packs, only this time, it was resulting in the deaths of a few wolves from each pack. It wasn’t just attacks in this region either, it now became attacks all over North America. Did this mean their numbers were larger than we had originally assumed? Were there multiple factions of these black wolves? A lot of things were still left unanswered, but thankfully we did manage to get some of our questions answered. With all of the contacts we had, we were able to get a pretty extensive and knowledgeable network of shared information. Kane had reached out to the packs he was allied with
After Magnus left my office to allow me to finish my work, I was so busy I had no time to think. I was focused solely on completing the day's work so that I had nothing distracting me from finally being with Magnus. I was vibrating with nervous energy as I sat in my office the rest of the day, my insides churning and my dragon thrumming just under my skin. She yearned for her mate and I could feel it in every fibre of my being.It was a somewhat more intense yearning than what my wolf felt for Kane, maybe because Kane and my wolf had already mated whereas my dragon had never had the chance to fulfil that until now. She was also restless and I could feel her scratching to get out, to stretch her wings and feel the sun on her scales. I hadn’t let her out since we flew home and she was not happy. She wasn’t a completely separate entity, more like she was me but different, with separate insti
“Shall we go in Darling? I can smell dinner from here.” Magnus said as he tilted his head up into the air and scented before turning back to look at me, his indigo eyes bright and pulling my focus.I nipped some scales at his neck before scenting the air and inhaling the scent of hearty pot roast, savoury potatoes and vegetables. I felt my mouth water and my stomach rumbled loud in anticipation of the meal. I detangled myself from Magnus, rather clumsily might I add. After an indignant huff in response to his chuckling, I picked myself off the ground and shook out my body, stretching out my wings and legs. I could feel my dragon's reluctance to switch back and as such, it took longer to shed the form and slip back to my human form. It left me a little drained as I made my way toward my clothes.“The shift looked difficult. Are you ok?” M
The next morning I woke to feather-light kisses along my bare shoulders and the feeling of fingertips being dragged slowly and delicately along my back. I hummed with a smile on my face and rolled over, smiling at Magnus as he gazed down at me, a warm smile on his face, his indigo eyes shining. I lifted my hand and ran it through his hair before cupping his face and rubbing my thumb over his soft bottom lip. He chuckled and nipped the pad of my thumb before capturing my lips in a slow and sweet good morning kiss. “Morning Darling. Did you sleep well?” He asked quietly, his warm breath fanning across my lips. I nodded and kissed him once more before pulling back to look at him. “I had an amazing sleep, Magnus. Did you?” “I did. The best sleep I’ve had in a very long time. I am a bit of an insomniac and sleep is ha