KayaI was so fucking uncomfortable. Everything felt stiff. But I tried not to focus on it. I needed to focus on what Charlie was about to tell us. I needed to know what happened to his pack and why only five of them survived. It could help Shadow Pack when Howi came for us. I had doubted he would even attack since it had been months since Jack died, and he had remained silent. We had not heard anything, so I assumed Cade's worries were just fictional, but knowing that he went after Charlie's pack, I was now worried. Charlie looked right at me, and then he began to speak. "I was sound asleep when I heard the screams. I came running out of the packhouse. I don't know why those guarding the border never alerted me, but they didn't. I don't know if silver was used or they just died before they could have told me. My beta had also heard the screams, so both of us ran out to see what was going on. We were engaged by hundreds. Both of us fought and fought. So many surrounded us

KayaCade and I decided it would be best to get the baby's stuff early. According to the doctor, and I had to agree with him, I needed to stay off my feet as much as possible. So, Cade and I were in the car on our way to the city to get some things. Apparently, there was a lot to get for babies in the South. Where I was from, it was hand-made clothes and a form of a carrier to carry them when you did work. That consisted of a board and a lot of bedding to keep warm. But Helen and some of the other women in the pack had told me there were many other things, like bottles and better carriers for children. Not to mention nursery stuff. I didn't know much about things like that. I also know they used disposable diapers here, which excited me. In the North, all nappies had to be washed and reused, and honestly, growing up with younger siblings, I had to wash some of those, and I hated it. Now, I was super excited I got to skip that part. So Cade said we would go to the city.

KayaOnce I felt all cried out, I looked up at Cade, who looked just as crestfallen at our impending separation. "Cade." I mind-linked him. "What is it love?" "You also have to send away those who don't have wolves. They can not defend themselves. Not to mention the mothers who had their babies in February." The funny thing about the wolves is we only went into heat once a year and all the females in a pack synced up with each other and for Shadow Pack that was back in July. I was currently the only one pregnant in our pack. Kimi left to spend her heat alone at the beginning of the month. That is when I would have gone into mine, but I had been drugged and went in early. I continued to mind-link him. "Those who can't fight and who have babies still nursing need to be placed somewhere safe. Nieva will take them in. I am sure all of them will be able to fly or drive there. Saka and Len with them. The pack has come to trust them. They will help get them there and adjust to lif

CadeKaya and I stood in the middle of the arena. I had talked to Nieva and got everything squared away with her, and now we were going to tell the pack what the plan was. I knew they had no idea why we had insisted everyone in the pack not train this morning but instead that we had important things to discuss. Mark and Helen stood to the one side of me and Kaya the other. I watched the pack's concerned faces. They had known we had a threat, which is why their training had been so intense lately, but they didn't know the extent of it. Charlie had been keeping to himself and the others from his pack, so only a few of the pack knew they had joined us. I mean, they had to have felt it when they entered the pack link, but none of the pack asked me about it. Once everyone was seated, I took a deep breath. I knew this was not going to go well before it even started. "Thank you, Shadow Pack, for coming. As you may have surmised, we have been under a serious threat for these last f

Kaya The rest of the pack was leaving in a few days, but I was to leave early tomorrow morning. I had one more night with Cade. He had cleared his whole evening, both of us taking our dinner in our den. Neither of us wanted the company of others. We had some moose, which I had engulfed, barely taking time to breathe. I was so famished. Cade had moved the plates out into the hallway. He came and sat down on the bed with me. I tried to remain composed, but my emotions were all over the place. I didn't know when I would see him again or if I would ever see him again. He could very well die when fighting Howi. I had no idea what would happen. I leaned into his touch. His big hand came up and began to stroke my face. Both of us were feeling the trepidation of what was happening to our pack and to each other. His face was facing mine, and I read his lips as he said, "I love you." I sighed saying "I love you too." Then his mouth engulfed mine. His mouth ravished mine. His ha