LOGINPiperWhen Henry picked me up at the Academy on Friday, Alpha Naveah caught us before we left.“Your father’s pre-trial for trying to sell you and Vivienne into mate bonds has been scheduled for next Thursday, Luna Piper,” she said, handing me the summons.“What about Grady?” I ask.“I believe that his pre-trial is going to be scheduled the following week.”“What happens at a pre-trial?” Henry asks.“Her father will submit his plea, which I would assume will be not guilty. I would recommend that both you and your sister attend the pre-trial. Your father will most likely ask to get released pending trial. It is not uncommon for the court to ask for your opinion or your sister’s since you are the injured parties in this case. The tech team will be there to present their concerns, if asked. You can also expect that your brother Gage will be there, so consider that before inviting your brother Gavin. They’ll also schedule the next court date at that time.”When we left the Academy, I was
Quirin“Vivienne,” I call when I’m done. I know she’ll go easy on him, but I intend to let Henry know that if Gavin decides he wants to be an elite warrior, he needs to start training him hard.“Can’t I continue to work with you, Alpha Quirin?” he asks me.I look at him, raising an eyebrow. I thought he was afraid of me.“You want to spar with me?”“Alpha Henry said you’re the strongest Alpha he’s ever met. He’s been sparring with me this week, but I think he’s going easy on me.”“I can guarantee he is. He won’t want to upset his mate by hurting you.”“But you won’t go easy on me, will you?” he asks.“What do you hope to gain by this, young Alpha?” I ask him.He looks down at his feet. “I’ve watched the warriors in Alpha Henry’s pack this week. They are all better fighters than the warriors in my old pack. I don’t want to be weak. I don’t want to be like my father and brother. I want to get stronger and be a better, smarter fighter.”“You have a long way to go, Gavin,” I warn him.“Th
QuirinI wake up early, like I always do, aching for my mate. I don’t need Yara to tell me that Kennedy is having another girl. I can’t fucking keep my hands off her. Her scent is so strong that my mouth waters all the time and I walk around with a hard on every minute of the fucking day.So while we’ll get confirmation of my daughter’s gender today, I’ve smelled my mate when she’s pregnant with my daughters and my sons and I know the difference. We’re having a girl, which means my mate will have to suffer with me needing to fuck her practically raw for the rest of her pregnancy.‘Have I ever once complained?’ she murmurs in the mind link as I slide inside her.‘Never. You’re so fucking good to me,’ I reply in the mind link, taking her mouth and losing my hold on the last thread of my sanity as feel my mate’s bright light beginning to fill me.“Fuck, Kennedy! I love you so fucking much!” I growl as I pound into her. She always takes everything I give her, giving herself to me wholly a
VivienneWhen he finally sets me on my feet, he sniffles and quickly swipes his hand across his eyes and nose. I ignore the gesture, turning to Luna Yara.“Hello, Luna.”“Vivienne, now that Piper is mated to Henry, you and Gavin are family. You should call me Yara,” she says, pulling me into a hug.I look at Alpha Quirin who just shrugs. I’ve noticed that when it comes to the Hill women, he has a soft spot that is almost as soft as the one he has for his pups.“I’m not sure I’d be comfortable with that, Luna,” I tell her.“Well then, we’ll just have to spend more time together, right Gavin?” she asks, turning and putting his arm around him.“Absolutely,” he says eagerly.“And besides, if I’m going to start helping these young women who are on the streets, I’m sure I’ll be seeing more of you,” she says as she expertly turns us to walk inside.Gavin wraps an arm around my shoulders, obviously not wanting to leave me behind.“I just knew everything would be fine between them,” Luna Yara m
VivienneWe're having another meeting with Alpha Quirin, Luna Kennedy, and my team that will go out on the streets Monday night to try and find these she-wolves who need help. When Luna Kennedy asked me about the medical centers for women on the streets, I laughed.“I wouldn’t call them medical centers, Luna. If your idea of those facilities is anything close to a pack hospital, then you are sorely mistaken. Those places are lucky to find the instruments needed to care for pregnant women or treat the injuries that their abusers cause them. Sterilization is boiled water that never gets as clear as it should, and discarded bars or containers of liquid soap found in trashcans. If we were lucky, we would find expired bottles of alcohol or peroxide, but that was pretty rare.”She was appalled. “How has the council not stepped in before this?”I’d merely shrug. “No one cares about the people living on the streets, Luna. We cared for each other as best we could, but it wasn’t enough. None of
Hacker“How can three people just disappear, Jude?” Wendy asks me. Now, when it’s just us on a call or we’re together, we use our real names. I love hearing her say my name.“Usually, when it’s shifters, they disappear in the human world. However, I’m beginning to wonder if these three haven’t found a vacant pack somewhere to hole up in,” I say.It isn’t just the two of us who are frustrated. Tracker and Hijack are frustrated too. Wendy is right. These three seem to have disappeared into thin air. When I talked to Hijack and Tracker earlier, we all agreed that they have to be someplace without technology. That’s where the idea of a vacant pack came from. There are several of them around, packs that had no one to take them over. With two Alphas, they would be able to find food easily, but personally, I don’t see Justine roughing it for long.“If they’re in a vacant pack, how will we find them? Didn’t the elite squads already search the vacant packs?”“Not yet. We assumed they were in a







