King Parker tried to keep his cool as he replied through gritted teeth, “Elder Thomas. I’m so glad you could make it. We seriously need to talk.” He pushed a button on his desk and four warriors walked in, surrounding Elder Thomas. The elder looked all around him and the man sighed in defeat. Nicona told me, “His bear says that he wanted complete control over the kingdom’s finances. He didn’t think King Parker and our mate would ever notice that he had full control.” I laughed, “Elder Thomas, did you really think they would never check your work?” Elder Thomas smirked, “In the twenty years that I was doing it, they never checked my work.” Luke added, “Then I decided to get the ledger to check on you.” Elder Thomas scowled, “You had your head so far up your mate’s ass you wouldn’t have noticed any of my entries.” Luke scowled, “I was determined to find her, but I was not unaware of the suspicious way you were acting. Don’t think I didn’t notice you and Emma whispering in your office as

We finished visiting with Parker and Zara, then we went home. As soon as we got home, I called my grandma and she answered on the second ring, “Hello?” I smiled lovingly, “Hey grandma. How’s everyone doing?” She replied, “We’re all okay. Are you okay?” I could tell she was concerned about why I’m calling by the tone of her voice, so I replied, “I’m fine. I just wanted to let you know that you will be getting an invitation to my crowning ceremony. I would also like for you to come up a couple days early so that you and I can cook for Luke’s parents. I’ve tried telling them that nobody leaves your table less than miserable. His mom took it as a challenge.” Grandma laughed her boisterous laugh then answered, “Of course we will come early. I would love to meet them.” I smiled, “Sweet! I can’t wait to see you again. I love you so much.” Grandma replied, “I love you too, sweetie. You take care of that big strong man. I can tell he is crazy about you.” I chuckled, “He’s absolutely perfect, gr

Alpha Terrence replied, “You have no idea what I can do.” Alpha Nico motioned for four warriors to come forward, “Take him to the dungeons. These ladies don’t need to see him.” The warriors dragged him kicking and screaming to the dungeons while we gave our statements to Alpha Nico. When we were done with the statements, we took the ladies, and the bodies of the deceased ones, to their home pack. Alpha Marcus thanked us and we left. When we got back home, I started cooking dinner again and Luke asked, “Are you okay?” I nodded, “Yeah, I’m fine. I’m just concerned about what was happening with those ladies. I keep trying to imagine the horrors they went through because an alpha just wanted a submissive woman underneath him.” Luke sighed as he hugged me from behind, “I can’t imagine it, and I don’t want to. I also don’t want you to. Those women are safe now and Alpha Terrence will be put to death, thanks to all of us. That’s what matters now.” I agreed, “It is nice to know that he will d

Good grief! The last two days have been a blur of activity. We spent all day yesterday shopping for the trip, then emptying the refrigerator. I did not want to come home to fuzzy stuff in my fridge. That’s just nasty. Luke laughed at my attitude toward it but understood when I explained my reasoning. By the time I finished explaining, he was helping me. After that was done, we went to Canon City and shopped for some formal wear as well as clothes to wear for anything else. Yesterday, we spent the day packing and catching up with work. I sighed in relief when everything was packed and we were done making sure all of our work was done. We went to Zuccaro’s for supper last night to keep from having to clean the kitchen. When we walked in, we immediately saw Cody and Rachel sitting at a table. We walked up behind them and Luke poked Rachel’s ribs while I covered Cody’s eyes with my hands. Rachel screamed and Cody asked as he covered my hands with his, “Hmm… is this the newest princess in

King Mateo smiled at me, “It’s good to see our tiny Sylvie Rose all grown up. How is life treating you, little one?” I sighed at his nickname for me, “Life is great. I have an amazing mate who is my true mate. He would die before he let anything happen to me.” King Mateo responded, “He’s your true mate? Not just your fated mate?” I nodded, “Yep. We complement each other in every way. Especially in our magic. He can control most elements, except earth. Earth is my specialty. It seems his strengths are my weaknesses and vice versa.” King Mateo smiled, “I’m glad you’re happy with him.” I rubbed my hands together, grinning, “Now I have one question.” King Mateo chuckled, “I did not bring Hugo.” I immediately pouted and he chuckled, “I brought his son, Bruno. We didn’t even know he had kids, then one day, he walks this little gator right up to us. My mate went to play ball with Hugo, but Bruno immediately took over.” I asked, “Is Hugo alright?” King Mateo’s face turned into a somber look a