Anton's P.O.V. I pull into the parking lot of the hotel we're going to stay at for the night and can't help my nerves. I want Petra to stay with me tonight. Not for sex, although I wouldn't be opposed to it. I want her to stay with me so we can talk. We leave the SUV, and I let the others go inside, but Petra stays with me. "Do you mind staying with me so we can talk?" I ask her. Petra glances at me and smiles. Does she have any idea how beautiful she is? "I don't mind. We haven't had a lot of time alone." She says as we walk into the hotel. The others are waiting for us, and I see Teegan smirk. I'm glad to have her back, but does she have to be able to read me so well? I may feel like I'm walking on air, but my feet are firmly on the ground, so she can't say shit. "We got you two a room to share. Is that all right?" My sister asks. "Yes, thank you," I reply. She hands me the keycard, and we all get into the elevator. Petra and I prepare to follow the others off when we stop,
Columbia, MissouriTeegan's P.O.V. Joel and I go into our room, and I can't help smiling. Kiana and I decided to give Anton a little push. We could tell when Petra told Lindsey she would be luna she was ready for more, but he was still nervous. I wonder what kind of magic Petra has, and will it get stronger after she and Anton mark each other? "What are you thinking about?" Joel asks, setting our things down and pulling me into his arms. "Petra and Anton," I answer. He narrows his eyes. "You're thinking about your brother and his mate?" I chuckle at the look on his face. "Yeah. I wonder what else Petra will show us once they're fully mated." I reply. Joel slides his hands over my bottom, pulling my attention back to him. "The last thing I want to think about right now is Anton and Petra. We don't have a lot of alone time, so I want to take advantage of every second we get." Joel brings his mouth to mine, and all thoughts of my brother and his mate are gone. All I can focus
Near St. Louis, MissouriBlake's P.O.V. It's been a couple of days, and still no word from Brock. What's going on? I sent one of my men to the Silver Moon pack to try and find him, but I haven't heard from him yet. When he finds Brock, he better have a good excuse for ignoring my calls. I need pups. My buyers are getting angry, and I'm out of merchandise. My other suppliers, those who I've intimidated into giving me pups over the years, are ignoring me as well. They're too scared now that someone is sniffing around. Who are these people? When my phone rings, I answer it angrily. "What?" "Alpha, I'm at Silver Moon. I'm hiding in the forest, but I overheard a few guards talking about Brock. He was killed because they found out it was him taking their pups." My man says into the phone. Brock should be happy he's dead because I'd kill him myself for being so incompetent if he wasn't. "Did you find out anything else?" I ask him. "Yes. The king and queen are here. Apparently, two o
Martina's P.O.V. As we're waiting for the alpha to come and speak with Petra, I excuse myself to use the restroom. I'm still in shock that I'm here with them. Knowing where I came from and who my parents were is incredible. What warms my heart the most is knowing that I wasn't unwanted as I had always felt. I could never understand why my birth parents threw me away. Now I know they didn't. I leave the restroom and head back to the private area when I catch a scent that makes my wolf howl with excitement. I try to follow it, and I'm surprised it's leading me to the room where the others are waiting. Is the scent coming from a waiter? When I open the door, I stop and look around. A man suddenly jumps up from the table and begins walking toward me. Should my knees be getting weak just looking at his blond hair and dark brown eyes? I think I'm swooning. When he stops in front of me, his scent is so strong I feel like I'm bathing in it. Why did I have to think of
Teegan's P.O.V. I look around the pack as we leave the SUV and feel uneasy. Just as I had figured, this wasn't going to be good. Some of the people standing around look terrified, and I can feel their fear as though it's part of me. I can only imagine what they've been through to have this reaction to strangers. I'm thankful our group is growing because we need all the help we can get. When we approach the pack house, a man and woman step out onto the porch. "Who are you, and what are you doing here?" The man asks angrily. He appears to be in charge, but something tells me to keep my eyes on the woman beside him. Her whole demeanor reminds me of a snake. Joel pulls me close as the six royal guards spread out around our little group. "I'm Prince Joel, and we're here looking for pups taken from the Silver Moon Pack in Michigan. We have proof that this pack bought several pups over the years." I see the woman smirk. "So what if we did? What b
The PalaceLogan's P.O.V. Something is going on, but I don't know what exactly. Wendy thinks she's smart trying to get into the palace while Joel is away, but the guards have strict orders to keep her out. I don't know why she's so dead set on him marking her. No one has informed her that he and Teegan have already marked each other. I also have my suspicions that someone in the palace is here under false pretenses. I haven't been able to find them yet, but there have been several occasions that I know the things on my desk were moved around. Emily and I have been trying to do our part from the palace to help Joel and Teegan when they need resources or anything quickly. I admire them for trying to help those who have been torn from their families. In fact, I'm a little envious. I was raised to be the next king, but a part of me would like a little freedom. "What are you thinking about?" Emily asks as she walks into the office. She's expecting our
Des Moines, IowaTeegan's P.O.V. After what we encountered yesterday, we need something good to happen. I'm hopeful that when we go to this next pack, the man we want to see is one of the pups taken from Silver Moon. Jelena said he was in bad shape when they found him ten years ago, and he stayed at her brother's group home for a while. Once they got him on the mend, they arranged for him to go to a pack where the luna and alpha fostered pups. Jelena said, according to the luna, he was doing well. He's now twenty-three and hasn't found his mate. When we pull up to the pack, there are pups running around laughing and people smiling. Such a big difference from yesterday's experience. We get out of our vehicles, and a woman with shoulder-length black hair with a few grey strands walks over to us, smiling. "Hello. I'm Luna Marla. Are you the people looking for Scott?" She asks, looking at our growing group. "Yes. I'm Teegan, and this is my mat
Teegan's P.O.V. We all load into the minibus, and it's almost full. It seats twenty, and that includes the driver and passenger seats. Logan and Emily joined us at the rental office for the bus. So there are only three seats left, but having everyone together feels good. One of the guards is driving, and another is sitting in the passenger seat, so the rest of us are in the back. "I'm so glad we were able to join you. I'm going to be as big as a house soon." Emily says, smiling at me. I look at her in shock. "You're pregnant?" I ask. She nods excitedly and puts her hand over her belly. "Congratulations. Do you know if you're having a girl or a boy?" I can feel both Emily and Logan's excitement. It's nothing like Kimberly. All I could feel from her was deceit. How am I picking up all these things about people? I never thought about it much, but since Joel and I marked each other, it's getting stronger. "We just found out from my wolf that we're having a girl. I was so excited