As Mj and Ed made their way to the center of the large room and took their respective spots on the floor around the Alpha’s desk, Azreal motioned for them to stand and as the two rose, the other hunters emerged from the shadows. “Today is a new day full of new challenges, but before we face that I must bring good news to you my brothers and sisters… today is a day to celebrate as your Beta and I announce Mj the Assassin of Quicksilver” Ace, Moxie, Jay, Sam, and Ed all cheered and patted her on the back, but Tanner slapped his palms down on Azreal’s desk, “that’s bullshit Azz, you can’t make her assassin... We already have one! Or did you forget about Dante because his bitch stayed behind?” Mj cocked her head at the Alpha’s younger brother, but as he spoke she could smell the wolfsbane whiskey on his breath and only shook her head befor

CHAPTER EDITED! Azreal motioned for Mj to continue as soon as Tanner shut the door and as she opened her mouth to speak, Beth cut in, “Mj… please, remember that-” Azreal cut off the older woman's plea by slamming his fist down on the desk. “Don't push it Beth,” the younger Alpha growled and Beth simply bowed and showed her neck before resuming her place by Lila’s side. “Please assassin… enlighten me” Azreal heard Beth suck in a breath as he called Mj by her title, and he tried to hide his annoyance as the older woman seemed to become very antsy.  Mj glanced at Beth and then locked eyes with her Alpha and friend, “ Mara is rouge… and I guess they all keep in touch with a bulletin board type thing… well, turns out lots of rogues have been disappearing, not just Omegas either, Alpha.” Azreal shook his head and sat back in his

As Mj watched Matty and Briella run through the tangle of trees and wolves, it was almost sadly poetic to see a young girl so powerful on the inside and vulnerable on the outside intertwine her life’s joy with a young boy who looked so furiously powerful on the outside but was genuinely soft on the inside. Mathew made sure that no matter where Briella ran or whether she held his hand or not, her path was clear. The young wolf's body broke into a sweat as he worked physically and mentally to make himself worthy of her smile. Briella watched as Mattys' unmistakable scent surrounded her at every turn, no matter what direction her feet or ears carried her, Matty was never far. The young Alpha reached her hand out to test and in a matter of seconds Matty’s scent lit up her side as his fingers intertwined with hers, “ How you doin Brie… ya ok?” Matty wanted to kick himself for ask

As the sun began to descend behind the horizon Ed cranked the SUV into a modest gas station, and as he saddled up next to a fueling pump, the other hunters poured out of the large vehicle, each groaning and stretching their limbs, “I’m gonna run in and grab road snacks use the bathroom” Mj announced as she began to walk away and Ed nodded as he started gassing up the SUV, “grab beef jerky” Moxie yelled as Mj opened the door to the small corner store attached to the fueling station. Mj did not turn around, she just waved her hand backwards toward the sound of Moxie’s voice before throwing open the door and entering the cramped corner store. Ed watched Mj disappear behind the dark tint of the glass door before addressing his brothers, “she makes a great hunter and a better assassin but… she needs something else too,” the sadness in Ed’s voice tugged at Jay’s heart and the younger wolf squeezed his older bro

Mj was hoping Ed would not want to talk but as she watched Jay curl up next to Moxie and close his eyes the older hunter sighed and began to twist the hair in his bushy salt and pepper beard, “ so… you threw your shoes out the window, and I would really like to know why,” Mj crossed her arms and leaned her back against the window, so she could stare at the older hunter, “ you really wanna know Ed, or is this just polite conversation?” Mj was a little surprised by how distant her tone sounded, she hadn't meant for her voice to sound as bitter as it did and as she opened her mouth to apologize Ed shocked her when he simply laughed, “You know, Dante said almost the exact same thing to me on his first stake out as a hunter.”  Mj’s attention immediately zeroed in on Ed, and she wasn't entirely sure if she wanted him to continue his story or if she needed to kick him in the face.