~Drake’s Point of View~ I damn near had a heart attack when Kasie showed up for breakfast with her mate … and mark. I was a weird mix of being happy for her and extremely jealous. It happened just like that, Kendrick was shocked as well. The timing couldn’t have been better for our shopping trip too, the doc knew all about these fancy gadgets and was a massive help getting it all. Without him we’d have been at the whim of a sales guy who’d have talked me into all kinds of other shit. I had no clue about what was what, and how much things should be. Apparently he quit his job last night on the spot after meeting Kasie, went home and packed. He was ready to come with us, without even knowing who we were or where he’d be going. He knew since we were at a hotel and had a “different” scent, meaning a pack scent, that we were hardly city dwellers. I couldn’t say I wouldn’t do the same. Give it all up and leave at a moment’s notice for my mate. But being an Alpha I’d still do all I coul

~Drake’s Point of View~ *Allow him through, and let everyone know he’s to be treated as a friend of the pack. A personal guest of mine,* I said, grinning. It had only been a day since Duncan called in a favor to his friend, and the male was coming to give us the dirt he’d uncovered. He claimed it wasn’t advisable to share by telephone and I had to agree. But there was also something about looking another in the face when you got serious news. You needed to be able to trust their word and looking them in the eye was the only way to do that. I mind-linked Duncan that his friend was being driven to the center by ATV and should be here in a few minutes. I’d have gone to his cabin but he and Kasie didn’t exactly try to hide the fact that they fucked like rabbits. Lucky son of a bitch. *We need to find those four females,* Gage whined. I rubbed my face, agreeing. Everyday they were left over there with their pups was a chance for Digger to lose his shit. For someone to lose their cool. F

~Drake’s Point of View~ Gage paced, not liking the situation. Being on Venom’s packlands even for combats always gave me an awful feeling. But now, Tristian and I were straight up trespassing.and quite a ways from home. I was furious to find out just how far he’d been coming onto their property to meet this female. He was convinced that she’d come to see him tonight, come looking for something at their meeting spot if there was unrest and uncertainty going on. Dane had wanted to come, actually had begged but I couldn’t allow myself to send a mated wolf out here. If something happened to him again Alice would have my head. Not to mention Venom knew him now, knew his scent. They wouldn’t be dumb enough to let him get away a second time. The three Alphas voted unanimously on taking action sooner, rather than later. Everything that had been uncovered about what Digger was up to had been too much to ignore. We couldn’t let it continue. But to not really have a mission outside of rescuing

~Drake’s Point of View~ As our little trio roamed the woods, Tristian and I began to get flooded with mind-links. And that meant our pack was here, within range. Jett, Sawyer and Dane gave the go ahead to invade. In the absence of any Alpha for a vote Dane was the next to step in. Their reasoning was that over two dozen had been killed easily in the south and they needed to go in further, keep the momentum. The drones had caught several cars leaving the property and that could mean Digger was gone. My bones told it was so … the fucking coward. They were banking on him fleeing anyhow. If he was gone and they didn’t currently have a Beta according to Allison, it would be chaos if we invaded: a perfect storm. No one to give them direction and I had to hope that meant a lot would surrender. But if they didn’t, oh well. I wouldn’t feel bad about killing any male from Venom. They allowed all this shit to go on and participated. Any that lived could potentially go off and try to start a

~Alice’s Point of View~ “Ohh right there yeah, Ohh Jett, you’re so deep, right in the middle ohh you know my spot,” I moaned. “It’s only the beginning, good thing you have four strong hands to take care of you,” Jett said, licking his lips. Damn, why does he have to be so impossibly good looking? Even just sitting there it’s nearly impossible not to shove him down and-- *There’s noise outside,* Maura shouted. Jett’s wolf must have sensed it at the same moment because he dropped my foot and leapt to the window. There were two guardians on patrol outside the house and I immediately realized that wasn’t enough. An awful kind of dread fell over me, and Maura was begging to shift. We had planned to stay holed up in Dane’s old cabin while everyone was gone, but I was too curious to see the infamous beach house and didn’t think it should sit empty. So we passed the cabin on to Belle and her pups, with Duncan going along. It would be tight for all but it was far enough in the south. T