KADE I held my mate while guilt drowned her. She felt responsible for these packs targeting Nightshade, but it was not her fault. I wished that she could see that, but all she saw was the connection. I hated that she felt guilty, but all I could do was hold her and comfort her. The Council were on their way over here since we went over there last time. They did, however, ask if it would be possible to use a portal to save time, so that was why Lindsey was pulled into the conference room at this goddess-forsaken hour. Her sister had done it yesterday, but she refused Dante’s early morning call. Elle set our coffees down, so I pulled her onto my lap. It was exactly where I loved for her to sit, and I knew she loved it too even if she always acted like she did not. Her lust always sold her out. “Thanks, darling. It’ll be almost as sweet as you,” I whispered into the shell of her ear, kissing behind it. “I will literally fucking puke if you keep that mushy shit up,” Dante said until E

KADE We were beginning to get spoiled with the use of portals. It was such a convenient way to travel. It would not be a good idea to use them when just going to someone’s pack that did not already know about us, but they were very useful right now. It allowed us to get to the location long before the others arrived so that we could set everything up. The plan was fairly creative because my mate loved messing with people. Caiathus would glamour me to look like Elle and her to look like Andrew because she knew how to impersonate him. I was not thrilled for her to look like him, but Caiathus said that he could alter it to where our people saw our normal forms while the others did not. Once they made their intent known and spilled all their secrets, a few vampires and Fyst would ensure that they were properly detained. It was a safe bet that they would be bringing their own security, so we had five vampires, a dragon, the Council, and our leadership that had been in the meeting. ‘Why

ELLE Today would be very interesting. Valis arranged a tour of his coven for us so that we could meet some of the humans who were considering leaving the coven. Dante, Chris, Lindsey, and Diego came along with Kade and I. Others wanted to tag along, but we did not want to overwhelm anyone. We would be working closely with Valis’ coven, so there would be future opportunities. I was not certain what to expect because the only references I had about vampire habitats were from horrendous Hollywood films. I was sadly mistaken when Valis led us through an average town. There were shops, restaurants, a hospital, a school, and beautifully constructed houses. “The Czarcu Coven is home to roughly three hundred vampires, both born and turned, and right over two hundred humans,” Valis told us. “How often do more humans come here?” I asked curiously. Two children were chasing a ball down the sidewalk and were not paying attention to where they were going and toppled into Valis. “Sorry, sir,”

KADE We still had thirty minutes before we had to wake up which gave me thirty minutes to worship my goddess of a mate. Faye removed the block three days ago, and all I could think about was my mate’s stomach swollen with our pup. I knew it was something she wanted too. There had been a deep longing and need every time she encountered babies and young pups. At least we were on the same page. We had taken to sleeping without clothes per her request, but you definitely would not see me complaining one bit. The sheet had fallen off her while she slept on her back, so I carefully maneuvered until I was eye-level with her delicious pussy. My hands gently spread her thighs outwards, opening her up to me. She was still asleep, so there was no better wakeup call than this. My thumbs spread her lips, and I marveled at how one person could be so fucking perfect. I dove into my favorite breakfast as if I had never eaten before in my entire life. My tongue lapped at her arousal before suckin

ELLE Three days were devoted to getting a plan of action together. Four of the six Alphas came from Nightshade and two from Shadow Creek. All six either had Alpha blood or Beta blood. It was not a disqualifier if someone did not have them, but these were the six that we felt were the best fit. We assigned which pack the Alphas went to based on experience and skills because some of the packs would be more challenging than others. Two of the Betas came from Nightshade and four came from Shadow Creek. We let the Alphas and Betas decide which pack the Betas would be assigned to. Each Alpha and Beta team seemed to be great fits for each other. Gammas and Deltas all came from Nightshade, and they all got a say in which pack they would prefer. The Dalestone pack, because of its size, were assigned two Gammas and two Deltas. The Council would provided two hundred warriors for us to distribute amongst the six packs. Nightshade would supply an additional hundred. There was also twenty-three