تسجيل الدخولIt was hours before we reached our destination. It was after midnight and we were only a few miles away from the border of the capital territory. So, we were all a bit on edge. Knowing that there were likely patrols in the area. Hank had been keeping details of where we were going close to the vest. I had a feeling it was because I wasn’t going to like what he had planned, but I still wasn’t getting any feeling that we shouldn’t trust him. So, I didn’t push the subject.Needless to say, I started to question things when we pulled into a storage yard. Hank pulled up to a gate and rolled down his window. He pressed a code into a keypad and the flimsy metal gate opened. He pulled into the dimly lit lot. I was paying full attention to our surroundings. Feeling uncomfortable with the dark spaces between the boats and RVs that lined the lane. Hank took us to the back of the lot. I was expecting it to get darker but there were lights up ahead.And movement.I moved to the edge of the seat. M
We discreetly left the packhouse and headed to the security building at the edge of the property. I’d let Max handle the arrangements so far to allow me to focus on getting everyone prepared for the confrontation. I wasn’t disappointed with my decision when we were greeted by two tactical vans that were being loaded with supplies. As we approached, the door to the first van slid open.“You didn’t think you were going to do this without us,” Jaden said as he stepped out of the vehicle, followed by Tarah and Helene.“When did you make it back?” I asked in surprise. “What happened in Wildmore? The humans?”“Alpha Thane’s and Luna Kimo’s people are still there,” Helene said. “Amos and Tarvyn elected to stay with them as well.”“I think they’ve shown they’re ready for the responsibility,” Jaden stated.“I won’t argue with that,” I agreed.I was truly glad to see them. It meant more than they knew that they would want to support us and fight this fight with us. But I still had a pit in my s
There was no denying that Raphe understood what I was saying was likely the truth. He could see the pieces falling into place. All while his life was falling further apart. I could see how every answer he got was tearing more and more at his identity. I reached out and grabbed his hand.“We’re going to take your life back, Raphe,” I told him. “We’re putting an end to manipulation.”He nodded just as there was another knock on the door. Lucas moved to answer it. Max and Hunter entered with another man behind them. He was older and by the shift in Soloman’s demeanor, I knew who it had to be.“Hank…” Soloman said, his tone filled with a range of emotions.“Soloman,” Hank replied with a nod before turning his attention to Lucas. “Alpha… we meet again.”“Thanks to you,” Lucas replied, offering him a hand to shake.Hank looked surprised, but took it nonetheless. His eyes scanned the room, stopping when they landed on me.“I see you didn’t take my advice,” I said. “That’s one thing off my co
We were in an unused meeting room off the main level library of the packhouse, waiting for Max to bring this Hank person to meet us. Lucas was deep in conversation with Raphe and Soloman, but I wasn’t able to focus. My anxiety had me buzzing. Nova’s anticipation had her crawling beneath my skin wanting to be free. And I didn’t understand how the others weren’t feeling the same way.There was a knock on the door and every head turned. A moment later, my father stepped in. I relaxed slightly until I saw Hannah trailing in behind him. Her swollen belly getting bigger by the day. Motty was by her side still.“She should go back to the apartment,” I told him immediately. “She shouldn’t be moving around the packhouse too much.”“She just wanted to speak to you,” my father said.I rubbed my forehead in frustration. “I don’t have the energy for this right now, Dad.”“Oh, come on, Sutton,” Hannah snapped. “You’re on your way to kill the father of my child. The least you can do is talk to me.”
I paced the room as the media crew finished setting up the equipment. The deadline for Osric was closing in. If he didn’t call, which no one expected him to, we would be announcing to the world that he was responsible for the death of my father. We were going to expose his darkest secrets. I should have had doubts. I should have felt some amount of guilt about destroying my own grandfather’s reputation, but I didn’t.Every time I was forced to remember the carnage of the battlefield… Every time I felt the burn of those missing tethers… I became more determined than before.“Calm down, princess,” Lucas told me, stopping my pacing. “We have this all planned out.”“But Hank isn’t here yet,” I replied. “We still don’t know how Osric will react. Or Anders and Nomi for that matter. You heard Raphe, he stressed about how important timing is for the plan to work. If Anders leaves the capital, we lose this advantage.”“It’ll be okay, Sutton,” my father assured me. “Soloman just spoke with Hank
“Thank you, Lana,” Raphe said. “That will be all for now.”Raphe stood and walked to the conference room. Lucas and I followed, telling Tarvyn to keep an eye on Lana.“Is that the information you needed for this plan of yours?” I asked.“Yes,” Raphe replied. “It’s what I expected. I couldn’t imagine Alpha Derion even entertaining the idea of working along side my father.”“Did I hear someone mention Alpha Derion?” Luna Kimo had entered the room with Korinna. “What does he have to do with anything?”“Good morning, Luna,” I greeted.She almost seemed nervous at the mention of this mysterious Alpha’s name. We gave her a quick update as we waited for the other Alphas to arrive.“Alpha Derion and I have crossed paths before,” Kimo told us. “He’s a brute of a man who was less than impressed to find out I lead my pack alone. He, in so many words, made it clear he believed I was the downfall of our kind and that a male should put me in my place. I was worried for a time that he would try to i
I decided to focus my attention on the garden venue until Soloman returned. I was already feeling guilty that I kept being pulled away from the project so much as it was. The least I could do was give it my full commitment when I was able to. Besides, we were getting close to finish
I returned to our suite to find Sutton awake, sitting at the head of the bed, knees up to her chest, arms wrapped around her legs. Motty sat next to her with an arm around Sutton’s shoulders. She spoke gently to her, keeping her relatively calm. There was a sadness creeping through our connection,
I spent as much time training as I could over the next two days. At least three or four long sessions each day with either Lucas, Max, or Jaden. Mostly Lucas.For some reason, I didn’t think I was going to like Lucas as my trainer. I guess I thought he would be too careful with me. He’d hold back o
I was numb. I had to be. There was no other way to approach the situation.They covered Daisy’s body but I still had to get Jack out of there. We sent a warrior to run back to pick up a vehicle and meet us at the main road. I would have carried Jack but he refused to let go of Sutton. He clung to h







