After another long, long day, we finally retire back to our apartment from before, it was heart breaking when we first stepped through it's doors two months ago. It had been trashed. Chilli broke down in tears understandably, I felt like crying too, it's our home, our first home together, but for Chilli it was also her childhood home and where she has so many beautiful memories with her mother. As I stepped carefully and picked through the rubble that once was our lives, in the bedroom everything was overturned and or broken. As I gently lifted Chilli's pushed over dressing table, I found her jewellery box, handed down to her from our grandmother, also overturned with the lid ajar and one of the hinges broken. With a heavy heart, I sighed as I picked up the box, trying to close the lid as I did, so nothing more falls out, somewhat unsuccessfully as when I opened the lid, something very significant was missing. With another sigh, I placed the box on the only flat, level surface

Chilli POV Flint was waiting for us at the entrance to the cells with another two gaurds, "Thank you," I nod to all of them before adding, "Flint how is Sophie?" He looks surprised by the question and the fact I remember his mates name, also that fact that I care enough to ask after her."Sophie is doing much better thank you Luna," he smiles awkwardly as he glances down at the ground,"Please let us know if there is anything you or her need, okay?" I assure him by placing my hand on his upper arm supportively, to which he nods at me, seemingly unable to utter a word in response, so I just smile. My heart goes out to those two, Bea really did a number on them two, poor Sophie was in a right state like a lot of our people being forcibly kept apart from their mates and inflicted to torture when ever she saw fit, causing their mate to feel powerless as pain flooded their bond. When gaurds were being appointed to stand watch by Logan's cell, Flint volunteered

Chilli POV "So, how's the painting going?" "Nearly done, I think," I say as I dance my fingertips on the surface of the cool water and giggle a little at the thought of last night and Elias turning the light off."What's funny?" Kay smiles watching the ripples in the water as I explain, "Oh, last night I got a bit carried away and Elias switched off the light to get me to stop and come eat dinner." "What a meany," she chuckles as the men disappear from view and it seems Kay was waiting for this as she then suddenly asks, "is everything okay?" "Yes," I smile widely at her as I rest a hand on my bump and lean back with the other."Are you sure?" To which I nod as she says cautiously, "did you see Logan this morning?" I nod again, "was it bad?" She asks."No," I say as she looks at me with surprise, "it was ... liberating.""Liberating? Really?" "Yeah, I know, not how I thought I'd feel after either," I chuckle slightly, "I feel l

Chilli POV Once home and in our apartment my exhaustion seems to hit me hard and all I want is rest, maybe some food, but mainly rest, sleep. As I kick off my shoes, my eyes are drawn to the baby's room door and my mind wonders to the painting I still feel I have left to do, but even that, I feel to tired to do. "You still have plenty of time before you are due, so, can't it wait one night?" Elias asks, holding out his hand, I sigh as my eye lids feel so heavy as I let him lead me hand in hand to the couch, to sit down next to him before he pulls me in close, circling my body with his arms. I purr and lean into him, relishing in his warmth and masculine scent of pine and of the forest. I breathe in closing my eyes as my purring intensifies to which his chest I am resting on vibrates as he chuckles at me. Tomorrow is the welcoming and the thought of it is plaguing my mind, as if reading mind, or more likely feeling my emotions, Elias soft voice fills the spac

Nathan POV Whilst everyone is busy mingling, I use this opportunity to slip away from the event and my mate and beta. As I walk the corridors in search of my desired destination, no one stops me or questions my movements, the trick is to look and act like you belong, plus with the event going on today, everyone is at the event either working or attending. I pause as I go to round a cornor and peer around it instead, to find two gaurds stationed outside the door I'm after. I glance down at my watch to watch the second hand tick,'Five... four ... three .... two ... one,' I look up to see the gaurds rush away as a crying sound fills the air from the opposite end of the corridor. Wasting no time, I sprint with the speed of my wolf to and through the door. "Hello ... Logan," I nearly sing as I can't help but chuckle at the sight of the man dirty, alone and locked away in a cell like this. "Oh, you've got to be fucking kidding me," he groans turning back