JACKSON Hellhounds. Imeela and I were both paired with a Hellhound. I did not care why Hades had decided to do that, but I was thankful, nonetheless, because it meant that we would both be more protected while she reclaimed her throne. It was not me that I was worried about. I knew that my mate was far more capable than I at protecting oneself, but I would always worry about her and pray for her safety. ‘As long as they aren’t cockblocking guardians then we won’t have an issue,’ Zeus stated. ‘Perhaps we need to lay down ground rules about Imeela screaming our names or crying out. That way they won’t take a bite out of your ass.’ I glanced down at Roman and grimaced, trying to not imagine how painful that bite would be. Ground rules sounded like a good idea. Theo was grumbling through the link about how I always got the cool shit. I just flashed him a smirk. Siblings were naturally competitive with one another. We were not immune to it simply because we were ranked wolves. We were b

JACKSON Zeus and I were two lucking fucking bastards to have an amazing mate like Imeela. Amazing was not even a sufficient word right now, but I did not have an alternative at the moment. She was the sexiest female either of us had ever laid our eyes on. Beyond her physical beauty was her inner beauty. That was even sexier to us than her looks because it was her heart and soul that meant the most to us. Both of them were pure. I was grateful that I had stuck to my guns and refused to give myself to anyone that was not my mate. Imeela was the only person that I had ever been with and the only one that I would ever be with. I had heard my fair share of people bragging about how great their sexual encounters were, but none of that compared to what I had with my mate. I loved the fact that we were figuring out together what we liked and also what we did not like. She was extremely adventurous, and that was fucking marvelous. It was fun to always find new ideas to torture her with. She

IMEELA When I heard that the bastard was using Desiderium, I knew immediately what he had done to our people. They were my people, Jackson’s people, and our new coven’s people. Their suffering would not go unpunished. I really wished that I could take my sweet time and torture him for a century or two, but that was not in the cards of his particular fate. However, I would take immense pleasure in ripping the life from the man who took my family and coven’s lives. That might make me a horrible bitch, but I did not care one fucking bit. He deserved everything that he would be getting. Breathe in, breathe out, focus. Ha. If only it was that easy. ‘Focus on me then, beautiful.’ Zeus growled softly through the open link that the three of us agreed on. We needed constant communication so that our thoughts would flow from one mind to the other. That way we were on the same page. ‘Yes, my King,’ I purred to him. My three words caused him to growl again, but this time it was one of pleas

THEO I stood in the doorway, knowing that my mate had to be the one to fight him, and I would be nothing but a liability in there that could get her killed. However, I could not just let her face him without being able to keep my eyes on her. I agreed with Zen that they were definitely earning being called Alpha with the trash talk alone. If Brynn thought that she would not be getting a week of having the title of Alpha after this like Moira would then she was sadly mistaken. I was not certain what had happened when Hecate had touched her hand, but I had felt my mate’s power increase. That was even more apparent when she let out her Vessel aura. It had always been powerful, but it was even more powerful. It definitely added to her sexiness, but I kept my emotions in check because I did not want her to get aroused while fighting him because he would probably think that he had been the cause of it. Yeah, right. Bright white light exploded from her hand, momentarily blinding him. That

JACKSON I had not expected Hecate to bless me like that, but I truly and sincerely appreciated it. Also, knowing that the blessing would help identify threats meant everything because our lives, from this moment on, would be filled with danger. We were not just going to be leading this coven. Nope. We would be responsible for the entirety of the vampire species. It would be up to us to ensure that our people were held accountable for their actions and punish those who were at fault for whatever crimes they committed. Hecate hugged Imeela and thanked her once again for freeing her from the prison that she had been held in for all these years before she left. Recognition, shock, and horror flooded the bond. Imeela broke away from the group that we in the process of talking to and rushed off to a woman in the corner. I followed her because I had no idea what elicited those strong emotions. Imeela knelt down in front of a woman who looked to be my mother’s age. There were signs of se