62. The Calm Before the Storm

~ GENNY ~

After agreeing to keep this new discovery between the five of us, Alexander and I headed back to the pack house. Damien stayed behind to continue collecting evidence.

I didn't entirely agree that the Ashcroft brothers and I should be the only ones who knew about this. What if we needed help outside our own knowledge?

Jack and Jill could be useful if we needed to get into any electronic systems

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• The Lace-Marked Wolf   63. Showtime

  ~ ALEXANDER ~ "Reid! What the hell?!" I scolded as soon as he slammed the door shut. He slowly turned to me, his eyes wide as his mouth opened and closed like a fish. He kept jabbing his pointed finger toward the door. Damien roughly grabbed his arm and dragged him away. "Not here!" he growled quietly. "Rowan! Let's go!" I called over my shoulder. He was frozen in place staring at the door. I yelled his name once again more forcefully. Only then did he slowly turn to me with his jaw hanging loosely. "Di-did sh-she..." I wrapped my hand around his wrist and yanked him forward, causing him to stumble and nearly fall. We quickly caught up with Damien and Reid, walking as quickly as we could back toward the east wing. The closer we got, the more frustrated we got. People kept stopping us to chat. Most were

• The Lace-Marked Wolf   62. The Calm Before the Storm

  ~ GENNY ~ After agreeing to keep this new discovery between the five of us, Alexander and I headed back to the pack house. Damien stayed behind to continue collecting evidence. I didn't entirely agree that the Ashcroft brothers and I should be the only ones who knew about this. What if we needed help outside our own knowledge? Jack and Jill could be useful if we needed to get into any electronic systems. Given Anton and Gawain’s ages, they might know about things that were never recorded. Then there was Benedict and Gavin. I could trust them with anything. And they would do anything to help me. I was going to have to talk with the guys. I was going to bring those two into this whether they liked it or not. We’d even seen proof that Benedict and Gavin had passed some test of their loyalty to me. And I wasn't about to let the q

• The Lace-Marked Wolf   61. More Like a Talon

  ~ GENNY ~My right hand tightened at the back of Reid's head, tugging at the roots of his hair. He whimpered softly but increased the suction on my nipple as he gently massaged the flesh of my right breast in one hand and held my right thigh more firmly, pulling it up higher.On my left, Rowan groaned with pleasure as I roughly tugged his hair and my nails scraped against his scalp. He responded by wrapping his mouth around my areola and giving my nipple a gently rough bite, sending ripples of painful pleasure through my body before resuming his lazy circles around my nipple, occasionally flicking it.Our eyes met just long enough for him to give his silent approval before Alexander wrapped my hair in his hand, pulling my head back and exposing my throat before slowly peppering it with firm, yet gentle kisses. His teeth grazed the soft, sensitive skin that barely contained my pounding pulse.

• The Lace-Marked Wolf   60. Nicknames

  ~ GENNY ~A link from my dad pressed against my mind. I opened it up. "Hey, Dad. What's up?""Hi, Sweetheart. Are you having fun?" he casually asked, but I could also hear the tension in his voice."Yeah. Jacob said it's his best birthday ever. They all went for a run and now we're hanging out around the firepit." I wanted him to get to the point.What I really wanted was to confront him about what happened in his office with Benedict and Gavin, but I knew I needed to remain ignorant of what they’d done."That's great to hear." He paused for a moment, and his tone changed to something more official. "Listen. Estelle and Silas were just in my office. They admitted to assaulting you six years ago and agreed to testify in front of the council tomorrow night."Well, that confirmed what we all suspected after watching the surveillance video. I could have told Dad about the video, but there was something telling me not to. He remained suspiciously quiet for a moment, which confirmed that he

• The Lace-Marked Wolf   59. The Things We Keep

  ~ GENNY ~ "Sissy, you can't really think that Mom and Dad would hide something this big from you, from us, can you?" Theodore asked. "Why not? Aunt Mabel and Uncle Arthur never told the guys about my condition for six years. If Mom and Dad think there is some prophecy that involves me, wouldn't they keep that from me as well?" I countered. I hadn't even realized that Damien and Reid had their fingers laced with mine until they both gave my hands a light squeeze and traced circles over the back of my hands with their thumbs. I felt Rowan's grip around my waist tighten as he leaned his forehead against my shoulder. I could hear him taking deep, calming breaths. I didn't have to wonder for long where Alexander was when I felt the warmth of his hand slowly caressing my leg in comfort. Part of me wanted to escape their embrace, but another part craved more. With each movement, it felt like some deep and primal need was slowly waking up. The feeling was hard to resist, but I mana

• The Lace-Marked Wolf   58. Fireside Chat

  ~ DAMIEN ~ "Where is she?" Alex asked as soon as we walked into the cottage and spotted Charlie. All four of us followed her gaze up the stairs before I asked, "Is she okay?" Charlie let out a long sigh. "I don't know. She will be. Amber and Mya are with her. But I have to know. What do you guys plan to do?" Without hesitation, Reid replied with determination, "Prove to her how much we love her." Charlie looked back at us, taking a moment to search for any sign of a lie. "You really do love her, don't you?" We all looked back at her, our eyes flaring with zero doubts. "We never stopped," Rowan answered as if there were no other option. Which there truly wasn't. Charlie nodded. "Ok. Well, you have your work cut out for you. By the way, where are the gift bags? Genny mentioned that you were supposed to bring them over from your mom's." "Oh, right. That was why I was coming back inside earlier. They're in the coat closet," Reid said as he made his way to the foyer. "An

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