Everything had already been cleared from our table save the two drinks we were nursing and so she spread out a map onto the table as well as a pile of documentation. All over the map there were X’s and little numbers next to them. It ranged from one to fifty-six. Sitting up, I leaned over the world map, looking over the red X’s that were scattered throughout the map. “Each stop…” she placed her finger on the markings “…is a known sighting of The Huntress within the past few years.” Pulling from the top of the stack, she placed a paper over the map. “This is the first, the China incident where over 200 vampires died in an explosion at a lab. All the info we could gather on the incident as well as the lab information is on the sheet. Each incident or sighting has been marked with a number, corresponding with a page of documentation.” My eyes widened. “Wait, fifty-six places have been attacked?” Camilla shook her head. “Fifty-two actually ended with a lab explosion. Four of which wer

I smiled, sitting on a blanket in the grassy fields just north of the town center. Zeke was up, running through the grass after our two munchkins who were laughing and trying to avoid him. At one point, Reagan made a quick turn and Zeke must have caught something because he fell out of my sight into the grass. Roaring, I paused my snacking as I tried not not inhale the crackers. Rowan and Reagan had converged on my mate only to climb on top, their heads now visible above the grass.Suddenly, both of them were lifted up, Zeke carrying each one under his arms and getting back to me and the picnic spread we had laid out.Once depositing the kids, Zeke flopped down unceremoniously, laying on the blanket. Rowan and Reagan started to rummage through the smaller of the picnic baskets. I clicked my tongue and they both looked up at me.“Are you hungry?”Both their heads nodded furiously and I wondered if their necks were still connected.“Alright. But while you eat, you cannot leave the blank

I sat at the head of the table in the meeting room that was rented out. There were around twenty-five Alphas at this meeting. It was more Alphas I had seen together and we were still missing some more notable ones. AJ was standing next to my chair on my right whereas Bryan was on my left. I’d decided to take these two because I wanted to make sure I was getting all the information and whatever I didn’t catch would be picked up by Bryan or AJ.I’d shown up for the meeting and at first, the Alphas weren’t happy but when I said I was here to observe and see where I needed to help, they settled down. I was largely ignored for the rest of the time. There were documents strewn out on the table along with a giant map that had different marks on them.It was the third day they were meeting. The first day was just a bit of catchup; basically gossiping about different things like a bunch of Luna’s at tea. The next day was more productive. They started setting up who was getting attacked, who wa

“I know you were working with the Mother Witch when we were with the Crescent River pack. Do you think she would be willing to talk to you again?”He clicked his tongue. “Talk, sure. Much else, I don’t think so. They pretty much viewed our transaction as done when we got out of there. Since our kind were the ones who technically stole their children, there really wasn’t a feeling that they owed us. Which was fine but if you asking for anything more…”“No no, just to talk. I’m wanting to get her to come to a meeting with the other kings. I want to be able to get all the leaders together. I’ve decided to bypass the High Council. I want to build a treaty with all the races. The best way to do that is the one entity they all look to and view as their leader.”“I think I could arrange that. I know she would actually be really happy to be included. Witches sometimes get lumped in with humans and it’s pretty frustrating for them. When did you want me to reach out?”I thought for a second. “L

His giggle came across and I looked at him with a raised eyebrow. “This is our anniversary.”What hit me more was the flashing between Faris and Zeke in his eyes. He was fighting Faris even in a place like this. Cupping his cheeks, I brushed my nose against his.“Zeke, what is going on?”His eyes fell for a moment. “It’s nothing. I’m just a little tired.”Pulling him back, I shook my head. “I’ve been watching you. It’s not just when you’re tired. It’s getting worse. I mean, I had to force Faris back yesterday. You were like a ghost all this afternoon. You need to be able to talk to me about this. Let me help.”He smiled. “It’s nothing, Vale. Really. It happens from time to time. It’s a bloodline issue. This is probably the fourth time or so it’s happened. It can range anywhere from a couple months to year.”“Why haven’t you told me? Or talked about it?”“I just…it’s not a bad thing. Faris knows his limits and how to handle himself. He just doesn’t know how to properly communicate. The