Leia’s povI had no fucking desire to give the twins a big birthday party, but my parents and Asher’s parents had a different idea. They thought the twins deserved the attention, and it would show everyone we were still here and doing okay. Asher was still the Alpha, and I was still the Luna, and our pack was fine, and we were fucking fine.It wasn't fucking fine at all. I wasn’t fine. I was miserable. I had a tight ass schedule to keep myself busy. I would shower, spend time with my boys, then, when Asher would come over, I would investigate, and then in the afternoon, I’d try to be a good mother again. At night, I’d fucking cry in the shower and miss my girls. During the day I kept busy, but at night I had no distractions, I cried in bed and usually fell asleep holding Elora’s stuffed animal and one of Aeryn’s shirts. It was like I was living a double life. Or a triple-fucking life. I tried to be the mother Argo and Airk deserved; I tried to find my daughter; and I tried to keep my f

Leia’s povThe twins weren’t used to this many fucking people, and while Argo might be a social fucking butterfly, Airk sure wasn’t. So I clung to both kids like my fucking life depended on it and faked a smile for everyone that came.A lot of the people who greeted me looked at me with pity, and I fucking hated it. I get it; they weren’t trying to make me feel bad, but was that all people would see now? The woman who lost two of her kids?Some said I was so brave. So brave for what? Not hiding in a fucking hole, which I had done for fucking months and would have continued to do if it hadn't been for my parents, my boys, and the fact that I was the only one trying to find my girls.I didn’t really talk to anyone; I was just playing with the boys and following them around. They could walk now, and with this many people here, I was on the verge of a fucking panic attack."You’re doing great." Asher said, through the mindlink.I didn’t respond, but his words did help. It was just a few ho

Leia’s pov"Can you come over to the lab?""It’s been a few fucking hours; I thought you said the tests would take longer?" I replied, surprised to hear from KitKat already."Just come, please, and bring Sierra," Kat sighed. "I’ve asked your mom and my mom if they can watch the boys. They’ll be there in ten minutes."What the fuck? We just got the bones this morning. How could Kate already have learned something? What did she learn? Was I right? I knew I was right, but there was a small part of me that doubted myself. Mostly because everyone except Reina was skeptical of me.She and I did have a difference of opinion on how to handle that fucking mate of ours. I have been living in the packhouse for almost a year now, and Reina has practically begged me to forgive Asher."I did no such thing!" Reina growled."For fucks sake, just admit it. You are way less fucking angry than I am.""Logan and Asher require our help, not our anger."I scoffed, "Yeah, because the both of them have got en

Leia’s povIt’s been three fucking weeks of holding my tongue and three fucking weeks of waiting for Asher to come home. Kate tested the bones, and not only was I right that they weren’t Elora’s or Aeryn’s bones, but my gut feeling about them being the bones of the couple Kyra and Ari had let into their pack was fucking right too.I have no fucking clue how Marco was connected to that girl. Did he take her too? Did he get the bones from somewhere else? Kate told me that someone could examine the bones, like that show "Bones" to see if they could find a fucking clue."I saw this cut on the bone that looked like a claw mark. Maybe she was attacked?" Kate had said after sending the bones to Kyra. Is there anything she can’t fucking do?Genius, check; researching bones, check. DNA testing, check. And now she says she has come up with a fucking plan for our meeting with some of our important pack members. Something that could help us find Marco, Alpha Braxton, and most importantly, my daugh

Asher’s pov"Okay, don’t get mad." Leia started."That’s not a good way to start a conversation, princess." I replied, grabbing her by her waist.Leia squealed and swatted my hand away. We had gotten a lot closer over the years. I didn’t know if I had earned her forgiveness, but she had given it to me anyway. She had given me everything. Leia and I were a team again, and I knew it was thanks to her. She had enough reasons to reject me back then, yet she stuck with me."Okay, so I was thinking and I sort of forgot this. I mean, it’s been five fucking years, and you can’t expect me to memorize everything. You know, I did have a lot going on at the time. It was just after the boys' first birthday party, and, -""Just tell me; you know I don’t get mad that easily anymore."Leia scoffed, "Excuse me? You, Asher? Asher, the Iron Alpha. Last time we had a fucking lead, you wanted to kill the guy."Maggie and Rain had found a known associate of Alpha Braxton, and I had flown out and listened in