***Auri’s POV***   The moment Logan walked in I was acutely aware of him. I didn’t need my eyes. The mate bond, my ears and my nose picked him up immediately from when he walked in. Bryan was with him and a scent I hadn’t smelled in years. I knew I had run into his pack before on one of my odd jobs but it made me smile that one of them happened to come with them. Morgan ended up escorting them personally to the lounge and made me laugh. He was probably trying to intimidate them. I wondered if it worked. Max and I finished the song and we started up the next one. I closed my eyes and let myself be taken by the song. 'Auri, can I talk to Cato?' 'Kai, you can do whatever you want. I would never stop you to speak to Cato.' 'I just didn’t know if we were giving them the cold shoulder or not.' I laughed at her. 'Oh, we are. But you don’t have to give Cato the cold shoulder.' We continu

I cursed as I fumbled with the back of my dress. My hands were shaking and I was nervous. I couldn’t hold onto the zipper in the back to pull it up. Stretching my arms more, I tried to reach it again, closing my eyes concentration. My heart leapt into my throat when I felt the electrical touch of Logan’s fingers run down my arm. They also ran down my back and my shoulder blades shifted as his soft touch trailed down to my open zipper. His fingers played with the zipper before finally pulling it up for me. I looked at him and my breath was taken away. He was gorgeous, his light blue eyes shone against the midnight blue suit. He was wearing a silver shirt, the top two buttons undone. His hair was slicked back and his eyes were shinning as they looked at me. “I think if I saw you in the forest like this, I would think I was being visited by the moon goddess.” Logan was breathless as he kissed my mark and made me shiver. “Logan, you aren’t supposed to be here.” I

My heat had lasted for a full week. Logan took off another three days after, and the two of us rested. We were both exhausted but he still held me tight as we rested. But today, I got up and Logan was already gone from the bed. Sighing, I sat up. To say I was sore was an understatement. I felt like I needed to stretch for days but no relief came. 'Well, you did exercise for a week straight.' Kai chuckled. 'I don’t wanna talk about it.' I groaned. Getting up, I took a long shower. The hot water steamed up the bathroom and I felt my muscles relax a little. Turning off the water, I took my time as I blew dry my hair and combed through it. Braiding my hair, I dug around in my closet for some sweats and a t-shirt. I only paused to listen to the house, it didn’t sound like anyone was home, so I just walked out without a bra. Bryan and Hector did come back to the house after my heat but I guessed they were out. Which was kind of unusual t

Everyone fell silent. I smiled, the scent of the a rainstorm with a cracking fire washed over me. Logan’s hands held my shoulders tight. The captains made a line, just as they had with me, bowing their heads to him. “Good afternoon, Logan.” I bent my head back, looking up at him. He did not look at me. “I thought I made my orders perfectly clear.” “Yes Alpha.” I rolled my eyes. “I wasn’t sparing with them. I was critiquing them, helping them adjust their stances.” “You just flew back five feet thanks to Everett. I would consider that sparing.” I ignored the last bit. “It was amazing wasn’t it!” I looked at Everett who was now looking at me, smiling. “Just a little change of stance and he could pull that much power! Once he gets used to it, he is going to be a force to be reckoned with!” I winked at him and he blushed. “Auri, I thought I told you I didn’t want you training.” I loosened my shoulders from his grip. “No, yo

“Whatever you’re thinking, you might as well do it.” Bryan walked in and opened up the refrigerator. He poured some of the iced tea I made the other day into a glass. “You’ve been staring at the phone for the past ten minutes. Just do it.” I nodded. It had been three months since the Gathering. Since I had spoken with my siblings. It had been gnawing at me a little that I hadn’t called to check in. To see if Ty found his mate. To see if Maddie had found hers. I had thought about them a few times but so much happened it was forced to the back of my mind. I also didn’t know if I was ready for it. I picked up the phone and dialed Ty’s cell number. ‘Hello?’ I cleared my throat. “Hey Ty.” ‘Holy shit, Auri? Is that you?’ “Yeah. I just wanted to…check in.”  It was nice to hear his voice. Bryan gave me a thumbs up as he sat at the kitchen bar with me. ‘Checking in?