HunterI walk along the training field and look out across the large group of people, and my mind wonders back to the Jacob and his meeting with his elders. I haven’t talked to him yet, but I’m assuming he had the same conversation as I did. If my assumption is correct, I would also be correct with him not being happy about it either. My blood boils just thinking about it. The elders overstepped this time, but I haven’t spoken to my parents about it yet. Maybe Jacob has discussed it with his folks. I often let things roll off my back, but this isn’t something I’m willing to ignore. If it is this now, what will it be in the future? Not only that, why didn’t the elders have the correct contract on file? My gut is telling me this isn’t a coincidence. Someone has tampered with our files, but why? My parents know what the original contract says. How did this get so messed up?I scan the large group while my mind runs through everything, trying to find the one little thing which
ZackThe reports and other things from Bry’s investigation cover the conference room table. Like yesterday, it is only the two of us here scouring over everything. I glance beside me at her and my heart twists. The deep lines and scowl on her beautiful face tell me how much this is getting to her. I wish I had a magic wand, so I could wave it around and solve this mess with a flick of my wrist. Unfortunately, we don’t. We must do this the old-fashion way with our hard work and effort. Bry keeps saying there is one piece of info buried in all this mess, which can turn this investigation around. Lucky for us, there have been no recent attacks. Deep down, I hope we don’t have any more. She leans her head down and rests her elbows on the table. As her long blonde hair falls forward, covering her face, she digs her fingers into her hair and groans. “Where is it? I can’t find it.” Her frustrations pull at me as a pressure builds within my chest. I gently rub her back. “What
BryannaI scan the table and stop my gaze at Elder Ian. Confusion clouds his vision as he turns his attention towards Jacob and Hunter. A flicker of sympathy flashes through his eyes before he turns his focus back to me. He clears his throat and sits up straight. “We are here to formally vote on and to change the structure and power between the alphas, lunas, and their elders for Dark Moon and Moon Sun packs. Do you understand what this means to your pack and to the delicate balance of power with your packs?”He looks at Jacob first and then at Hunter. They both nod and reply, “Yes.”Jacob grinds his teeth together while his hand, resting on the table, clinches together into a fist. Beside him, Hunter fidgets in his chair. On either side of them are their mates and the pack’s luna. Ian looks at me. “Is your father coming? You know, we must have two titled members from our pack to vote in favor of the proposal for it to pass.”I stare back at him. Did he forget he was the o
Dale (Bryanna’s father)Ring…ring…ring…I yank my phone out of my pocket as I walk down the hall and grunt, “What do you want?! I’m in a hurry!”I grind my teeth while I stomp towards my office. I just got off the phone with my contact regarding one project. The freaking idiot was bold enough to refuse to do any more work for me. Who does he think he is? I’m the one who tells him what work he is going to do. Not the other way around. My lip twitches up into a snarl as a soft voice stutters and cracks. “S.Sir, a pl.plane left Y.Yellow Moon.”My eyebrows furrow together as my feet come to an abrupt stop. I tilt my head and grunt, “Who was on the plane?”“Bry.” What the heck is going on? Alpha Trevor and Tanner are at Yellow Moon to see my stupid child. Why in the world is he on a plane going somewhere else? My grip tightens around the phone as steam rolls off me. “Where did the plane go?”My upper lip twitches along with my eye as the line goes silent. With each passing s
BryannaMy anger pulses off me in waves, matching the rhythm of my pounding heart. How can these jerks even think I would agree to something like this? I narrow my eyes and shoot daggers with my eyes at Tanner and his cocky smirk, wishing I could rip it off his face. But he doesn’t back down, which only fuels my growing rage even more. With each wave radiating off me, a low rumble fills the hall at the same time. A vibration along the floor under my feet spreads up my legs, but I don’t pay attention to it. Zack rests his hand at the base of my lower back and leans into my ear. A mix of the same frustrations as mine and concern fill his voice as he whispers, “Bry, I think you made your point. Blake won’t be happy if you destroy the building.”At his brother’s name, my growing need to make Alpha Trevor and Tanner see their error eases slightly. My heart still drums in my chest as I take a deep breath. I mentally scream at the two jerks as Zack turns towards them. His voice co
Zack It has been a few days and Bry still has the same look on her face, like she is going to get sick any second. When I asked her about it the last couple of nights, she says it is nothing, but as her condition persists, I don’t believe it is nothing. Something is clearly wrong with her. I stare at her while she eats, but she plays with her food more than she eats it. With her fork, she has shuffled the food around on her plate, but she has only taken a few bites. Her color is slightly off too. I don’t want to say she is pale, but it isn’t her normal, healthy glow. I furrow my eyebrows together as Blake looks across the table at her and swallows done his food. “Bry, is something wrong with your food? You don’t seem to be interested in it today.” The corner of her mouth slides to the side and eventually curls downward. “It is nothing. I’m not very hungry right now.” He rests his arms on the table on either side of his plate and stares at her. “I know the food isn’t co
ZackI walk along the edge of the training field. My eyes scan the group of trainees, but I’m not here for them today. I continue to hunt through the maze of people for one specific person. The corner of my mouth curls upward when I spot Blake in the middle of everything, talking to one of his top trainers. I navigate through the sea of people, trying to avoid their punches and kicks. Luckily, the section I’m in is where all the lower-level trainees are at, so if I don’t dodge well enough, it isn’t going to hurt much, if at all. Ignoring proper protocol, I march up to him and interrupt their conversation as I grunt, “What did you find out?” My words come out more forcefully than I had intended them to, but I’m not going to apologize for it.My eye twitches as my frustrations simmer just under the surface. Blake glances out the side of his eye, but doesn’t acknowledge me as he continues. “Make sure everyone is trained in the new move, including the new trainees. No one is exe
BryannaI hug the bucket to me as my stomach lurches again. There can’t be anything left in me. I’ve been sick all day. Isn’t morning sickness supposed to only happen in the morning? Why is it lasting all day? Does the moon goddess hate me or something? My wolf growls in my head as she grunts, “You only need to watch out for your father. No one else would dare go against us.”I hope she is right. “Maybe.”My wolf shakes her head. “You still don’t know what we are capable of doing. Believe me, no one else will dare to cross us. Only your father is dumb enough to do it.”The corners of my mouth curl upward. “Okay. I’ll believe you. Can you help me with this nausea? I don’t have anything left to throw up. My stomach is empty now.”Her head and shoulders drop as she shakes her head. “Sorry. This is one of the few things I can’t help you with. If you get to a point where you can’t take it any longer, you need to call the doctor.”I sigh. She softly adds, “Believe it or