Mag-log inWell, no surprise the family is all in.
WendyI wake up feeling warm and safe. I snuggle into the warmth, then grunt when I feel something hard pressing into my back.“Not yet. Need more sleep,” Jude’s deep, sleepy voice says in my ear, making my entire body shiver. He pulls me closer to him, burying his face in my neck.My eyes go wide as I suddenly realize what’s pressing into my back.Jude drags his face out of my neck and looks at me. “Do you want me to get up? I didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable.”I frown. His eyes are bloodshot and his voice is deeper than usual and not with Saggio being forward.“How much sleep did you get?” I ask.He looks at the clock. “Four hours.”It’s eight o’clock in the morning here. “You didn’t go to bed until four a.m.?” I ask.“Well, I had that call with Councilman Edward and your father, so it’s probably more like three and a half,” he says, rolling away from me and rubbing his hands over his face. “I didn’t think you’d mind me crawling into bed with you. Sorry.”“No! No, I don’t mind.
JudeIt’s no surprise that Wendy’s family has rallied around her and are coming out with fists flying. No one threatens that family. You’d think that word would have spread about that as fast as word about Alpha Quirin’s vicious ferocity, but it hasn’t.When I look over, Wendy is still smiling. Making her family proud is very important to her. I understand that, it’s important to me, too. It’s just one more thing that we have in common.I open the mind link to Riley. I’m not surprised that he’s still up, but I’m sure he’s busy with his pups. It’s close to their bedtime and he, like our parents, likes to spend quiet time with his family at the end of the day. I know I’ll be the same.‘I need you to come see me in my room when you can,’ I tell him.‘Emergency?’‘No.’“Give me thirty minutes.’“Okay, so I’m done with the facial recognition at the airport, can I help you with searching the red-light district.”I look at her. This is tricky. I don’t want to treat her with kid gloves knowing
YorickI called Quirin while my father asked more questions about this assassin that's after Wendy.“Yorick, it’s the middle of the night. You’re lucky I’ve already worn your sister out or I wouldn’t be answering.”“If is wasn’t important, I wouldn’t be calling. Arden hired an assassin to kill Wendy.”His snarl cuts off and I hear him getting up.“I’m going to need more information,” he growls softly. “Go back to sleep, baby. You’re carrying my pups and you need rest,” he says gently to Kennedy.He’s quiet while he pulls on some clothes and steps out of their room.“She’ll want to know,” I tell him.“I’ll tell her in the morning,” he says. “Now, tell me what’s going on. How did you get this information?”I tell him what I know, then put him on speaker so he can participate in the call.“Do we have a name?” Quirin growls.“Khaled Dagher,” Hacker says.“Fucking asshole. He’s a rogue. I refused to let him into my pack. He’s violent and coming from me, that’s saying something. He went to j
Wendy“Well, there’s nothing ominous about that,” I say, seeing the serious look on Jude’s face.“First, I want you to understand I wasn’t keeping things from you. Well, I was, but it’s because I wanted to understand what was going on and to have some answers for you before I told you. Second, I need you to stay calm for me, okay.”My heartrate increases and he turns his chair to face me.“I won’t let anything happen to you. Neither will Hijack or Tracker, and don’t get me started on your family,” he says.“This is about Stellan, isn’t it?” I ask quietly. I knew he focused on me in the packhouse. He’d looked at me like he wanted to kill me.“Partly, but it’s bigger than that and that’s what I’ve been trying to understand. Everything that has happened has pushed aside our ability to get these answers, which is why it has taking this long for me to get you some answers.”“Okay, what answers do you have for me?” I say as he takes my hands in his.He holds my gaze as he tells me.“Arden, L
Jude“Are you really going to work tonight, Wendy?” Isobel asks.“Yes. This is important. We’ve had so many elite team members injured, they need all hands on deck. Even though I’m not officially part of the team, I can at least help.”“You are part of the team. Ask any of us,” I say, as we finish eating. “We’ll probably be busy the rest of the night. We’ll see you in the morning,” I say, standing when we’re done and pulling Wendy’s chair out for her.I take her hand as she says goodnight to my family then we walk upstairs together.“I’ll leave my door open. Come see me when you’re done talking to your mom.”“Okay,” she says. I kiss her quickly then head to my room, leaving my door cracked. I put my earbuds in and begin going through the video that Tracker tagged me in.While it rewinds to the place I want to start watching, I reach out to Tracker via messenger.Me: Are you working tonight?Tracker: Yes, a little, why?Me: I need you to keep Sphinx busy while I work on this Arden issue
JudeWendy fits in with my family like she was always meant to be here. I’ll be heartbroken if she isn’t my mate and honestly, I think my family will be too. They’ve already fallen in love with her, just like I have.I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me that Wendy in a bathing suit would be different than her workout clothes. I’ve seen her in a sports bra and spandex shorts. But this? Oh. My. Goddess. I couldn’t stop Saggio’s possessive growl and I didn’t even try.My family had given me a bunch of shit when we got out to the surf, but I didn’t care. If Saggio and Dasha don’t proclaim each other as mates on her eighteenth birthday, I might just have to convince her to accept me as her chosen mate.‘I would be okay with that,’ Saggio says. That’s all the confirmation I need.After an amazing day at the beach, we head home. Wendy rested her head against my shoulder and fell asleep on the drive. I’m not surprised. The sun takes a lot out of you, and she’s not used to being on the beach







