Elliot sighed, “I know, my tiny mate. It’s sickening to me too.” I lean into him and break down for the first time since we started this rescue. I look at the clock and realize we have been at this for almost 24 hours. I gasped, “You would’ve been so proud of our daughter. I think it was after the second group of kids was teleported here, Calista had been in bed, and she heard a couple of the boys crying. She ran downstairs and asked me why I didn’t wake her, then she started singing and calming them.” Elliot smiled, “That’s my girl.” I told him, “Some of the kids were too traumatized to speak, so she was able to get them to speak to Beta Seth about what happened to them. She even held some of their hands while they talked to him.” He smiled, “I’m so proud of her.” I informed him, “I told her to eat some lunch and go take a nap.” I was about to eat some lunch when my mom walked into the conference room, “Hon, why don’t you get some lunch and a nap? We can take care of the rest of the

I suddenly broke down. I cried, “I wish I could tell you why I didn’t get there sooner. I wanted to save all of them, but we just didn’t get there soon enough.” I was quickly turning into a blubbering mess. I couldn’t even look at the woman who was so distraught. Joey approached the woman, “What was your son’s name?” She answered, “Michael. He liked to be called Mikey.” Joey replied, “I knew him. He didn’t like being bossed around. Did he?” The woman shook her head as she slightly smiled, “I will admit… He was spoiled. He didn’t like being told what to do.” Joey nodded, “That’s why they killed him. The guy with the whip told him to stay with our group. Mikey told him no and tried to take off running. The guy caught him and threw him back into us. He aimed too high and hit the wall behind us. He died as soon as he hit the cave wall. There is nothing the Princess could have done to save him any sooner. He died just minutes after getting there.” The woman started to get angry again, but K

We watched as the warriors took the men out of the tunnels and four witches were waiting at the entrance to teleport them to Koda’s dungeons with the rest of the men. I breathed a sigh of relief and looked at dad, “I really hope the leader or leaders is among that group. I want this whole thing shut down.” Dad replied, “I hope so too. Those tunnels are not easy to do a manhunt in. Have you ever heard the term, “Fatal funnel?” I nod my head, “That’s a human military and law enforcement term for having a gunfight in a stairwell, with the gunman at the top. It’s extremely undesirable.” He agreed, “It most definitely is. That’s exactly what those tunnels are. There really is no protection from bullets and those guys have guns.” I agree and we go back to the living room where everyone else is waiting. For the rest of the day, we all have fun playing games, joking around and I smiled as I baked all kinds of treats. We now have brownies with peanut butter swirled through them, chocolate chip

In a split second, Taylor was behind Evan, I was behind Elliot, Calista was behind Dad and Max was in front of all of us, ready to fight. I would’ve been proud of him if we didn’t have unwanted guests. I step around Elliot and storm, “Who the hell do you think you are? Barging into my home with no invitation.” Her mom stopped and I added, “Taylor is celebrating our father’s birthday with us. It’s his very first birthday that we could celebrate together. Why are you in MY home, ruining our dad’s birthday?” Taylor’s parents stopped and her mother tried to approach Taylor and I stood in front of her, “You can talk in front of us. She does not want to be left alone with you. Say what you want to say and make it fast.” Taylor’s dad stepped forward, “Taylor, I want you to come home. This life you’re living is ridiculous. You are ruining your life and our reputation.” Taylor stepped in front of Evan, “Dad, the life I’m living is not ridiculous. It is where I belong. If you’re so worried abou

Beagan guided us to an area behind the wall and found lots of props. Beagan asked, “So you’re both pregnant? I would imagine Wade is ecstatic over it.” I smiled, “He is over the moon. That’s why we wanted to capture this moment. Both of his girls pregnant at the same time.” Beagan gushed, “I have so many cute ideas! Do you want to use a fabric background or do you want to go to the park?” I looked at Taylor and we both decided we wanted to stay indoors to keep anyone from seeing what we’re up to. We didn’t want word to get back to dad and our mates. Beagan smiled, “I got it. Do you want light and silly photos or solely serious pics?” Taylor and I simultaneously replied, “Both!” We all started laughing and Beagan began, “Let’s get going. This should go pretty quick because I can use magic on you two. Almost all of my clients are humans so far, but business has been really good. I want to thank you and Prince Elliot for encouraging me to do this, Princess. And for getting me started. I