ANGEL Rose was the most precious little one. Goddess, she was so damn adorable. I felt for Anthony and Rose. Their situation was unique and one that I could appreciate. He took her in as his own, giving her the love and support that she needed. As someone who was adopted, I could say with certainty that blood did not make family, but the heart did. People often said that you could not choose your family, but you could. I could not choose whether or not I shared Josef’s DNA, but I did choose to not claim him as kin. In the same way, the Vesters were my family. It was funny how fate worked out. The Gods certainly knew their way around the gameboard, arranging people so that everything worked out like it should. Anthony had Rose and was worried that a mate would not accept her and him together. Similarly, Sasha had her son and felt the same way. They were exactly what the other one needed. I had a great feeling about them. We took Anthony and Rose to their suite so that their luggage

GRANT Angel was spending time with Mom to learn Luna duties. She did have a good point that my brother and I were raised, knowing that we would become Alphas. We were trained since we were pups in how to run a pack. That did not mean that we were truly ready or anything. Dad became Alpha when he was eighteen when his own father was killed. It was supposedly because of a rogue attack but turned out that it was one of many traitors that the pack had back in the day. Identifying and handling traitors was actually one of our biggest Alpha lessons. Gabriel and I knocked on Dad’s office door. It swung open to reveal Uncle Apollo. He gave us a regal wave to enter the office. He was one of our favorite uncles. Uncle Dante was number one, but Uncle Apollo was a very close second. “Welcome, Alphas. Come on in. We’ve got gifts,” Dad said, putting his arms behind his head and leaning back in his chair. We flopped down in the chairs that sat in front of his desk. Our uncle poured two glasse

GABRIEL We were currently in one of the conference rooms, waiting for Axel, Darius, and Ryker to join us. Aria agreed with our picks for Lamias. Now, it was just up to them to decide if they wished to join our leadership upon the induction ceremonies. We decided that Aria should be inducted at that time as well despite the fact that she still had a year. We really did not care one damn bit. It would be all of us or none of us. Angel was sitting on my lap. We were flanked by Grant, Zade, and Aria. Then our pack’s current leadership was also here to offer their support. Brianna, Tinsley, and Bronx had been fucking amazing additions to this pack’s leadership. They were the very first Lamias ever blessed by the Goddess. There was a knock on the door, and Uncle Apollo walked over to open the door. Then he moonwalked back to his spot next to his Alpha. That was where Zade got his personality from. It set the three newcomers at ease. “Take a seat if you dare,” Angel said, steepling her f

GRANT Dahlia had reached out to our parents regarding the information that we had gathered from Maxine when Angel interrogated her. Dahlia had originally told us that she would get back to us when she had something concrete to relay. Apparently, she found something concrete. Our parents sat down with Gabriel, Angel, and I so that they could relay what information had been gathered. Apparently, Maxine was being honest when it came to who got told about our pack. We had already altered the patrol schedules after interrogating her. Nightshade was already a beacon for those who sought power. Even before the Supernatural Council came into play, our pack was already one that drew idiots to it, seeking what was never theirs in the first place. The good news was that it took a while, but Dahlia was able to track down the Río de Fuego pack’s location. It took a lot of fucking effort, but she was able to hack into their pack’s server. That gave her a sneak peek into everything. Josef was th

JAXON My life had been one rollercoaster after another ever since I found out the truth of who and what I was. Mom was the sweetest person that you could have ever met. She was a unique type of witch who had access to powerful spirit magic. Not all who died moved onto the spirit realm within the realms of their creators and instead walked the Earth behind a normally invisible veil. Those who wielded her type of magic could see beyond that veil. Unfortunately, she died when I was fourteen. She was killed, but I never figured out who did it. After her death, I found a letter that she had written to me. In it, she told me the truth of who and what I was. Apparently, she knew who Hades was when they started their brief love affair. The source of spirit magic came from him. I wholeheartedly trusted Mom and knew that she would never lie to me, especially about something as important as this. I was Hades’ son. It had taken me a long time to wrap my head around what that meant. The most im