I said I wouldn't cry. I thought I didn't have to write it, just reference it. I thought I'd be okay. I'm not. I'm over here crying again for Nigel.
This attack on Mount Adams may have resulted in a stalemate or maybe a win for us. Wade was taken down, but it came at a high cost. I won’t say I will mourn Nigel for days or even hours. We weren’t close. But he was a good man who took protecting my sister as seriously as I do. He gave his life to ensure she lived. I respect that, and his sacrifice has given us an opening. Wade is dead, and Noya is weak because of it. Tonight, we can put this to rest. We can put Noya six feet under and secure the safety of my sister and her pack. We had a plan, and tonight this was going to end. I was busy preparing canisters to secure the tunnels so everyone who won’t be taking part in the fight would be protected when Dani came up behind me. Against my better judgment, I let her help, being extra cautious when not letting her mix ingredients. While this was to keep a witch out, one wrong step could hurt Dani. I was not going to take that risk. We had just finished the last canister when Collin che
The aftermath of the fight was a blur. Two back-to-back conflicts were draining. I was half awake at best on the drive back to Mount Adams. The most I could muster when we arrived was a nod to Isis before heading to bed with Khalid. I looked forward to sleeping the day away. Even though we both stripped out of our blood-stained clothes to sleep naked, sleeping was all that happened. Or at least, for the most part, that’s all that happened in our bed. Somewhere around sunset, however, I woke to the intense feeling of desire paired with hot kisses on the inside of my thighs. “Someone woke… up horny….” My breath hitched as Khalid’s tongue dipped into my folds. I moaned, rolling my hips against Khalid’s face as he groaned against my skin. His hands gripped my thighs tighter, spreading them further to give him more access. Any residual haze from sleep was quickly gone as he added his fingers to work me into a dripping mess needing release. And the bastard knows what he’s doing, gets me s
While everyone has been busy planning the oath ceremony, Dani and I have gathered intel on Toño and my dad. We need to know their current patterns if we want to take them on. I don’t plan to kill my dad or anything. But I need to find the best way to approach him where it can be free of guild members. He needs to hear me out. He needs to understand the monster he was married to. I want to reason with him to ensure he lets me and Isis live our lives in peace. I hope he will listen to me and that it won’t come down to a fight. I didn’t want to kill my mother, and I certainly didn’t want to kill my father. It better not come to that. I don’t know if I can mentally handle being forced into killing another parent. Toño, on the other hand. That’s a different story. We are following his movements and studying every move his clan makes and even his human subordinates. We are taking no chances when it comes to him. Because he will die, he must die. If we strike and he doesn’t die, it is all f
My head felt fuzzy for a moment like a headache was forming, and then suddenly, it was gone as I heard a click. I heard the concerned thoughts of Isis, Kurt, and the others as they watched me. IT WORKED! ‘Well, look at who can communicate with you without saying a word.’ I chuckled, focusing on my sister. Now that I know it worked for me, I feel more comfortable letting Dani go next. I cut my hand and let my blood drip into the cup. Maybe my blood in the mix will make it taste better for her. I stepped back to let Dani take her turn. “I, Daniela Alicia Chávez, solemnly swear that I will faithfully serve the Silverclaw people as their Delta and support Alpha Kurt and Luna Isis. And will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Silverclaw Pack.” Dani bowed her head and drank the blood with a grimace. I held my breath, hoping that this ceremony would accept a vampire as it did a human. And then I felt it. I felt her added to the link I shared with the other ranked
Traveling long distances is never easy for a vampire. First, there is the issue of sunlight. How much exposure will there be in your mode of travel, not to mention when traveling between countries or continents? Then there is the food factor. How long will you be traveling? Can you bring blood bags? If you can’t, how much control over your hunger do you have? So much goes into traveling. Probably why, unless forced to leave by hunters, food becoming scarce, or our secret being discovered, vampires will settle in one place. I suppose I should count myself lucky that Khalid is now related to some very wealthy and connected people. Not saying I don’t have money. I’ve been alive long enough to have plenty. But we can’t travel using any means that would be connected to me. It would be too obvious. So I suppose we owe thanks to John for letting us use a Kinsley private jet to fly to Cairo. It has a bedroom so I can sleep in the darkness with all the windows closed while the sun is out, and
I knew arriving in Cairo was going to come with dangers. I didn’t want the guild to know in advance that we had arrived, and I certainly wasn’t going to take any chances with Dani’s safety. I’d even taken measures to try and be proactive against the anti-vampire warding the guild has posted. I was confident I took every precaution. Yet we are being tailed by the guild. Someone must have told the guild that Dani is my mate. It’s the only thing I didn’t account for. All my safety measures were based on the base level anti-vampire protection the guild uses. But if they knew about Dani and me, they could have, and obviously must have, either added another layer to the warding to account for me or outright put up a warding to alert me when I arrived. Both are possible, and it isn’t like the guild doesn’t have my blood sample somewhere or couldn’t use my dad’s. It’s my fault for not thinking about that. I should have been prepared for them to be lying in wait for my return. And I’ll take t
I knew we should have gone after Toño first. I had a sinking feeling that coming to his father would be more trouble than he expected. I love Khalid… wait, did I admit that? Ignore that. I said nothing. Anyways Khalid is still young and STUPID! He still sees his dad as a loving parent. He should have learned from his mistakes with his mother to realize his dad would be a monster too. A prime example is I’m hanging from a ceiling in what appears to be a windowless cell by chains soaked in vervain. It burns like a son of a bitch, and I’m going to have to drain a couple of bastards to recover from the burns it’s leaving on my skin. But I’m willing to do that. I’ll drink the guild fucking dry and feel no remorse. “So you’re the bloodsucking whore that brainwashed my son.” A man scoffed, making his presence known. He’d been sitting, observing me from a chair, thinking himself invisible. Right, because I didn’t know his dumbass was sitting there like some creep. I narrowed my eyes at the
Shit, my head hurts. I’ve gotten too complacent living among wolves. Hunter me would never have let this happen. Then again, This all comes back to me not making sure Blaine was dead that night in Mexico. Stupid mistake, and now it’s going to cost me. Worse, it’s going to cost Dani. Oh fuck… Dani! I groaned, forcing my eyes to open as far as they could. While I was out because of the tranquilizer, someone decided to use me as a punching bag. Oh, look, I’m even hung from the ceiling like one. One guess who that was. “Look who’s finally waking up. I was starting to get bored beating you while you were unconscious. If you didn’t come around in the next ten minutes, I was going to check on your bloodsucker whore. Maybe see about getting some alone time with her. I mean, her standards must be low to have marked you.” Blaine scoffed. I could feel the anger bubbling over in my gut at his implication of even touching Daniela. “Blaine….” I huffed, keeping my voice a whisper. “I need to t