[Sam’s POV]The revelations we learned tonight weighed on my mind. Our mate is being pursued by the most dangerous beast we now know. I got up from the bed and watched as Damen moved closer to her to spoon her as she lay sandwiched between him and Max. My kind does not need sleep. Having been around for so many years, I have learned to allow my mind to meditate, somewhat like sleep, but I don’t do it often. Thirst on the other hand is something that we do need to satisfy. Feeling the dryness of my throat and the need to consume, I left our room for the kitchen, where we have a separate refrigerator full of blood bottles. Blood bags feel so cheap, so I have my staff stock up on the more expensive blood, which comes in decorative wine bottles. The blood is harvested mainly from criminals, as our treaty pact does not allow for innocent blood to be spilled, without consent, for consumption in our area. Occasionally, some humans volunteer their blood, but it has become less of a practi

[Gia’s POV] After going over the plans for the ceremony, I spent a couple of hours being sized and choosing practically a whole new wardrobe, including the most elegant sapphire ceremonial dress. It is simple yet has exquisite detailing. We went to a small café that had a fiddler playing bubbly music that had us all feeling happy. My mates kept their promise and took us to the beach. Hearing the waves crashing along the shore and feeling the sun radiating on me had my heart feeling at peace. They set up huge umbrellas in the sand. I laid our towels down and helped Dante with his sunscreen. Damen and Sam scooped him up to go play in the water, as Max removed his shirt, and I licked my lips as my eyes trailed down his well-sculpted abs. “Are you liking the view,” he said as he caught my roaming eyes on him. “It is my favorite view,” I teased at him. “After this evening you will be the Luna to this pack and Queen of the Tri-City. How are you feeling about all of this, my doe,” he ask

[Josiah’s POV] Kali was meticulous in planning his attacks to stay under the radar of supernatural leaders and councils of North America. During our time with him, we learned that he had already built a base of operations in Minnesota, as he sensed the presence of an important being there that he was hunting.Chelsea and I were required to lure and capture weak-minded beings to seek information on the special being and to build and feed his army. Initially, we were ordered to go on missions together. However, during a mission in Ohio, we made the mistake of trying to escape and for our punishment, torture was not enough.We were tortured in his mobile psycho chamber, which he kept in an RV that was ever present in his line of vehicles that we all traveled with. Afterward, as we lay at his feet bloodied and broken, he instructed that we were to be separated during missions.Chelsea would have to steal mates of high interest to Kali, by luring them with her beauty and then bringing the

[Gia’s POV] These two handsome gentlemen and I reached the back patio of our home. The door frame is lit up with warm fairy lights and bouquets of white roses in vases lined up outside the door.We walked under the door threshold, and I was struck by the most fantastic scene. Candles, fairy lights, and hundreds of bouquets in shades of whites, blues, and purples lined up a pathway, which had a floral archway above it, and led to my three mates standing on a half-moon-shaped stage.Never in all my life had I imagined I would ever get married like this, nor could I have pictured it so perfectly, as they had created for me. I have spent my life waiting for the other shoe to drop, living in survival mode, and often being made to feel like less than others.Yet, my mates, my guards, and all the people who have filled the hundreds of seats on either side of the aisle are here for them and me. My heart feels full, but my mind still worries this is all a dream.Holding back the tears that th

[Gia’s POV]Feeling the flogger sweep away from my behind, I hold my breath in anticipation of what Damen is about to do to me. First, I hear it, then I feel it slap against my behind. The sensation of pain mixed with pleasure causes my hips to buck forward and my vaginal walls to clench.Damen whips my derriere several times and each time my desire races to the forefront. When I open my eyes, I see Max licking his lips and Sam rubbing his bulge through his satin pants. While I am enjoying the view of my other two mates, Damen brings the flogger between my cheeks, and I feel it hit my labia. The sensation is like nothing I have ever felt, and a muffled scream of pleasure tears through the binding on my mouth. As I am practically already on the verge of an orgasm, Damen walks around to my front side, and brushes the flogger against my nipples, causing even more ripples of pleasure to fill me.Not knowing how much more I can take from not having him inside of me, I give him a pleading