ELLE I woke up before Kade did with a great idea in mind. A pleasurable way to wake him up in the best experience possible. We had fallen asleep with just a sheet over us. I was a fan of sleeping without clothes on, especially for moments like this. Plus, his body was carved from perfection. He could flood me with arousal just from a single glimpse of his droolworthy body. I utilized my ninja skills and slipped under the sheet entirely until I was eyelevel with his delicious cock. Kade’s cock was a masterpiece that brought me to the highest planes of pleasure each time. He did set me down on his cock twice last night. Once before removing the brand and once after. I could not get enough of my mate. Every touch, taste, and moment compounded until my body could not hold back. We had not talked about pups yet, but I wanted to have that discussion with him soon just so that we were on the same page. Faye told me after she healed my body that part of her ability could prevent pregnancy

KADE It seemed like there was a constant cycle of betrayal, pain, and anger that was constantly in motion lately. Our pack had always been like a family. We had each other’s backs and would protect it at all costs. At least that was what I thought. I never gave thought to having so many traitors here who had been at it for so long. The only way to ensure that there were no more traitors was to place the pack under an Alpha command to verify everyone’s credibility. That thought tore at me because I never wanted to be one of those Alphas. However, now I was forced to wonder if my pack members were treasonous bastards. Elle and I were just waiting for the cue to enter the meeting hall. I truly did not want to do this, but I had no other choice. Sparks danced along my skin as my mate placed soft kisses along my neck and jaw. I looked at her in wonder. She honestly did not hold hatred for what those bastards did to her. She hated them for what they did to our pack and to me. How could

ELLE Kade made sure that everyone knew what was expected of them. He wanted everyone to get what they wanted and needed today. They all looked confused because they had never met someone like Kade before. They were hesitant when they agreed, but I would make sure to reassure them as much as possible. There were many vehicles that carried everyone. Apollo and Vienna rode with us this time, and I could not help but smile at them. You could see how happy they were with one another. I looked over at Kade and pressed a kiss to his cheek before he put the car in gear. I had never been shopping before, so this was a new experience for me. I knew that many of the others from Blue Crest were in similar positions or had not been since they came to the pack. “We have plans on building a mall in the next couple of years. We have a shopping district right now that has stores for everything anyone could need. If someone honestly can’t find what they want then we can order it online and have it s

ELLE “Do you plan on cluing us into why you have a medieval torture table set up?” I asked Dante. The table was laden with everything from different blades to jars to syringes to bowls of herbs. He called us all into his suite but did not explain the reason. That was how Glenn, Cara, Kade, I, Chris, Lindsey, Apollo, Gabriel, their mates, and my parents all came to be standing around, looking at Dante curiously. “Trust me that this is not a torture table. It would be far more fucking creative if it was. This is our table of fucking protection and peace of mind,” he quipped. I loved his personality so damn much. He had a witty response to everything and loved the word fuck, but it was purely Dante, and it made me happy to see that he was not afraid to be himself. Dante pulled out a chair for me and waited until I was sitting to explain the purpose of this all. “I read through the book and came to some disturbing conclusions. Before I get into that, this table will be used to not o

ELLE “Why do you call me Lady Elle instead of just Elle?” I asked him curiously. “Does it bother you?” he asked instead of just answering. I shook my head. “You are my charge and very important. It is the way of my kind. My mother would smack me if I did not show you the respect that you deserve.” His eyes narrowed at the mischievous smirk that found its way onto my face. I just held my hands up in surrender. “Janina is a friend of mine and reached out to me, inquiring about Light Fae essence for a remedy to disrupt a tracker of Dark Fae. I asked her who it was for, so that is why I insisted it be mine. I had a feeling that she knew I was your Protector which is why she contacted me directly. Please explain to me what happened with the Zeltenea.” I looked to Dante because this was his area of expertise, and he seemed to enjoy talking about it when given the chance. He leaned forward with a smirk and recounted the story. My eyes remained on Caiathus because I wanted to see what ty