ELLE Caiathus used his magic to artificially clothe our new friends, treating them with the dignity that they deserved until they had their own clothing on. Everyone looked completely overwhelmed, and nobody could fault them for that. We had not a clue what all they had been through, and that fact truly saddened me to think about. They went through a horrible trauma tonight. I knelt down in front of the younger ones who had all banded together and took Penny’s hands before looking at each of them. “You’re safe here. Some of our good friends go around to different feeding rooms to rescue as many people as they can just like we did tonight. I promise you that nobody can harm you now. We want to bring you all some clothes, and then we can get you some food. Okay?” I asked, looking around at everyone. Penny threw her arms around me, clinging onto me for dear life. My arms wrapped around her, and I held onto her while she cried. There was no doubt in my mind that these people were surv

ELLE I fell asleep in my mate’s arms just like I did every night. The last thing that I always remembered was being encased in arms that were my home, my safe place. However, this time I did not wake up in his arms. I woke up in Selene’s realm. It was still home for my soul and definitely my soul’s safe place. It was my soul that recognized the bond to this realm, the bond within who I was. Sparks danced along my arms as Kade wrapped his around me, pulling my body firmly against his. “If it is not my favorite mateship, pairing, and family,” Selene’s voice floated along the wind. She looked exactly like she did the last time we were here while at the Blue Crest hospital. The difference was the crimson draped dress that she wore. If we were being honest, she could wear a brown paper bag and still make it look good somehow. “It’s so good to see you,” I told her. “Yes. It definitely is,” Kade added. She chuckled softly before embracing us individually. Her hugs always energized my

ELLE “It is not an issue per say,” Valis hedged. “It just requires precautionary measures.” I pinched the bridge of my nose in order to keep my head on straight. Valis requested a meeting with us regarding the feeding room fireworks. He had not given us any additional information until he got in front of us. Kade had me sitting on his lap which was the best seat in the house. Our leadership was also here. I had to give props to our Lamias because those three had taken to their roles right away and had the mindsets to help our pack flourish. They also helped take over some of the duties that revolved around ensuring that our pack members were doing good. The three of them even took it upon themselves to help out with the orphans a little bit each day. “Perhaps you could elaborate on that,” I suggested gently. Valis had become very close to our pack. His coven did so many great things for vampires and non-vampires alike. He was an honorable man that we were blessed to know. “Celes

KADE I continued sending a steady stream of calm through the bond to my mate because I very clearly understood what this environment did to her and the emotions it evoked. We both understood that this was for the greater good, but it was still a difficult situation for us to be in. “How were you able to accomplish such a feat? I thought they were nearly impossible to capture,” I said with just the right mixture of curiosity and amusement in my voice to fool them. Lady Bitch smirked as she exchanged a smug look with her companion. “It certainly is nearly impossible, but we waited until she was in heat and unable to fight us. Our men easily took out her guards with bullets coated in a poison which is lethal to their kind,” Lord Assfuck explained. An amused chuckle sounded from me even though I wanted to snarl and rip their heads off instead. Elle’s fingertips danced along my neck to keep both of us in check. The constant brush of sparks was that tether for us. “I want to taste her,

KADE Thirty-seven of the innocent humans that we saved ended up wanting to stay in the pack. Elle’s parents offered to house them once the pack was up and going. It was amazing to see how quickly Gramps’ crews were building up Shadow Falls. It was not just them though. Volunteers, both shifter and human, were also helping out. It started out with a few dozen, but then it became a few hundred volunteers. More people kept turning up to help out. They could have the pack functional in the few months at this rate. “Miss Elle. Alpha Kade,” Denny called out as we approached their new house that was almost completely finished. My wonderful mate insisted that he still called her Miss Elle instead of Luna because he was very special to her. That boy was so giddy after that. “Good afternoon, Denny,” she said. “How’s your day going so far?” I asked him. He was holding a sleeping Angel, and I had never seen the kid happier before. She would definitely have the best older brother anyone coul