“Ivory?” I half yelled as my heart did a little flip. Too quickly, I tried to jump back into the room. Her beautiful eyes staring back as me. “Jet.” she said softly and held out a hand for me. “Holy fuck, Ivory!” Slamming the door behind me, I got back into bed and curled around her, bring her close to me. The sparks were undeniable. “I’m okay. I am so sorry I caused you all this worry.” “I’m just happy you are okay.” I kissed her forehead with so much restraint. “I know you are. I could hear everything that was going on around me.” “You could?” sitting up, I looked at her. “That must have been terrifying.” “It was okay. It meant that I was healing. I know we are having a boy.” Ivory rubbed her belly. “Yes. I am so excited for him to get here. Soon than you think.” I joked. It felt good to smile again. “According to my stretch marks, he grew pretty fast.” Ivory laughed. “I love every single one of them.” I laughed. “I need to pee.” Ivory tried to sit up, but her balanc

“You are just as bad as I am.” I joked with him as he followed his parents out of our bedroom and to the cars. The funerals weren’t that far away, but with Justina and I being as pregnant as we were, driving would be easier. No one spoke the whole way. Instead, we looked out at the window. The car was driving incredibly slow, to make sure we didn’t hit anyone. Our pack lined the streets as each member slowly made their way to the burial site. The field that we were using was a special one. It is saved for only those who have died during battle and deserve the highest respect. As we got out, the wind had a cold bite to it. It felt good against my hot flashes I was experiencing. We made our way to the front. We lined chairs up front as the dead were laid on wooden slabs that were inches above the ground. A shallow grave was dug, allowing their bodies to become one with the earth, making a full circle. We waited until everyone had arrived before we started. The quiet sobs echoed acr

“Well, you had a couple different ideas on a few buildings, so I got with the contractor and figured out which would be the best fit for the space and what renovations would be needed. Off of that, I chose what would be the best financial decision. Obviously, there is the gym for the warriors. All new and improved and even a room for you to work on your abilities. The current gym will be set up for a non-warrior gym. This will give people who are not warriors a place to work out in.” “That’s awesome.” “This here is being transformed into a super supermarket. Like a Wal-mart but wolf version. We are calling it Ivory’s.” My jaw dropped at this. “Seriously?” I was so shocked I wasn’t sure how to respond. Brent skipped that question and kept going. I had a feeling he was more embarrassed than anything, but the blush in his cheeks gave it away. “This will be a counseling building. A place mates can go to seek help, individual needs or just anything, really.” My heart was swelling as h

My feet were never so thankful to be wearing something so comfortable. I couldn’t imagine wearing heels or flats even. Not that I was full on waddling like Justina, but I could tell I was starting to get a sway. Jet gave me his arm to use as we made our way to the field. Brent and Wade had not shown up yet but I knew they weren’t that far behind. All the seats were filled. As we made our way to the front, I noticed everyone had mixed emotions about today. The thing is, I couldn’t tell if it was anger at me or anger at Jameson. There were some people crying, and some even looked happy. Happy his spot was open or happy because they didn’t like him? I couldn’t tell. “So many different emotions.” I commented in the mind-link. We had found our seats and sat down. Jameson and Samantha were standing ten feet from each other, with a baggy t-shirt. Samantha looked both scared and pissed off. Jameson just looked ashamed. “They hadn’t heard the full story, but rumors get spread. From what I

“Alright, we have our rankings!” Jet said as he held up his paper. “What are they?” I asked. Jet had kept the names to himself and just wrote the score down by the person. “There are a few ties, but here it is.” He laid it out in front of us. My eyes instantly went to find Jameson. He scored a 25 out of 30. A huge relief washing through me as I kept looking down the line. 19… 22…13… 26 wait? What? It was Carol. She scored one higher than Jameson on the critical thinking test. On the bottom of the paper, there was a list of each name from top ranking to bottom. Carol- 26Jameson-25Spencer-22Leroy- 22Peter- 21Calvin- 21Mark- 19Ethan-19Tyler- 19Anthony- 17Beau-15Dalton-13 “Interesting.” Wade said as he studied it. “Oh, this isn’t good for me.” Sitting down, the panic feeling started creeping back up. “Don’t worry. Jameson excels at obstacle courses. Actually, Leroy might give him a run for his money tomorrow. Even give Carol a heart attack.” Jet said as he grabbed a th