Alexander POVI sit on my perch on the front porch, trying to enjoy the birds. It is the only enjoyment I get these days. I sit here waiting for Macon to show up and kill me any day now. I know he has taken his vampire form, and he will come for me and soon for Kate and the baby. Macon will have his revenge. That is one thing I can found on death by my hybrid son.I hear a truck coming up the driveway. Desire comes outside to see what is going on and who is coming. "Are we expecting visitors, Alexander?" Desire asks me.I look at her, puzzled. I shake my head and look harder, trying to see what or who is coming. "No, but that looks like wolves. Smells like them too," I say to her."Do you think it is Kate?" Desire asks."No, she hates me. She would never come here for help. Let us just wait and see who or what it is, but be ready," I say to her."I will get the gun, you know, just in case," Desire says.I reach out and touch her hand. "No need. I can smell Kate on them. This is not a

Kate POVI hear a loud ruckus coming from outside. I wait to see what happens. Erick seems to be trying to defuse the situation. It must be my father and one of his sidekicks coming to talk to me about my predicament. I wish I could make it one day without some sort of situation involving myself. How will I raise a baby with some sort of issue always going on in my home? Hopefully, my father has the answer. He is the last person I want help from, but I will take help where I can get it right now.The argument seems to move into Erick's office. I should go and listen see what is going on down there. I go down the stairs and through the kitchen. Cassie and the nanny are cooking. I avoid eye contact, so I do not have to explain myself or what I am doing. It seems I have to do that a lot lately, and I am not in the mood to do that right now. Right now, I am only interested in what is going on in Erick's office, not explaining myself to anyone. I am the Luna, and I should not have to answe

Kate POVI get in the truck with Cassie. We pull out of the driveway and start driving toward the omega house. "The log cabin Isabella lives in is right beside the omega house; you have seen it before," Cassie says."Yeah, but it was vacant. No one lived in it back then," I say to her."Oh yeah, but after all of Lester's wolves joined the pack, we had to utilize as many of the old cabins as we could. This pack was once a huge pack. The numbers went down when Erick's father was Alpha. Mostly because of his mother," Cassie says."Why did Isabella choose a house so far away from everyone else?" I ask her."You will see when you meet her. She is a bit odd but delightful. She does not care much for other people and only wants to be left alone. I go check on her and make sure she has what she needs. She is an ancient lady wolf. I am surprised she is still alive," Cassie says."Well, I hope she is alive when we get there," I say."Oh, she is; she is too mean to die," Cassie says."I thought

Kate POVThings almost seem normal, even after I watched my husband leave to go look for Alexander. I felt at ease for the first time in a long time. Even though he left me to go to the old imperial camp, I feel safe, and I feel like he is safe. I know Erick and Desire can handle Macon. I hope Alexander is alive and can return home.I sit down at the kitchen table with Cassie and Austin. I drink a cup of coffee and watch Austin beam as he interacts with Cassie. "He loves you so much," I say to her."He is a special kid. I love him," Cassie responds."I can tell that," I say. Cassie feeds Austin a snack while I sip my coffee. Austin's nanny leaves for the night, leaving only the three of us in the house."John usually checks in on us at night, and I have not heard from him or Trip," Cassie says."Trip is probably enjoying his new baby and not worried about what we are doing over here," I say."Probably, but it is really unusual to not hear from John when Erick is away on business," Cas

Kate POVTime seems to stop for no one. Belle is growing so fast. She is a month old today. Erick is the best father to her and helps me with her so much. I knew he would be after the way I watch him care for Austin. He never told me what happened when he went to look for Alexander and Macon. That thought of my father, even though we are not close, being out there somewhere hurts my soul. I want to find him. I want him to meet baby Belle and know her.Nothing that happened in the past was anyone's fault, not even his. The past is the past, and I choose to leave it there. I will never step on the spiritual plane again or try to mind-link with the wolves. I still feel a deep connection to nature, just like all imperial wolves, but I try to keep my knowledge and source of power to a minimum.Belle is extraordinary. She already has her fangs. I have to supplement her feedings with deer blood, or she will bite whoever is holding her. I do not want the wolves to be afraid of her. This is th