All Chapters of Detective Casie Blackwood and the Moonlit Secrets: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

"Save me?" he scoffed, but his voice lacked conviction. "You can't even save yourself right now."Casie took another step forward despite the fire raging through her veins. Each movement cost her, sweat trickling down her spine as her body demanded she turn to her mates, not away from them. Through their bond, she felt their struggle, both men fighting their own biological imperatives to let her handle this her way."Remember when we were kids," she said, her voice steadier than she felt, "and you found me crying by the old oak because Thomas said I'd never be a real wolf?" She took another step. "You told me our bloodline was special. That the Goddess blessed us differently from the others."Benjamin's hands clenched at his sides. "Children's stories.""Then why are you here, in the bonding chamber, looking for the Tear?" Casie pushed, ignoring another wave of heat that made her vision swim. "If it's all just stories, why did you come back after ten years?"The chamber seemed to puls

Casie clutched the Tear against her chest, its cool surface providing momentary relief against the fire raging through her veins. The pendant seemed to pulse in time with her racing heart, its blue glow casting ethereal shadows across her flushed skin. "The Tear stays with her," Nathaniel said firmly when Marcus reached toward it. "It's chosen her." Through their bond, Casie felt Rick's agreement, solid and unwavering despite his newness to supernatural politics. Both men had positioned themselves protectively on either side of her, their bodies unconsciously shielding her from the others in the room. "The bonding suite," she managed, her voice barely above a whisper as she fought to remain coherent. "Before I can't, before we can't..." 

Casie reached for them both, her hands finding heated skin and taut muscle. The Tear seemed to amplify each touch, its energy flowing between the three of them in currents that matched the rhythm of their accelerating heartbeats. "How should we..." she began, but Nathaniel silenced her with a gentle kiss. "Trust us," he murmured against her lips. "We've got you." With surprising gentleness given the desperation humming through their bond, they positioned her between them, Rick beneath her, supporting her weight with strong hands on her hips, while Nathaniel knelt behind her, his chest pressed against her back. The Tear's glow intensified further, bathing them in rippling blue light that seemed to move w

Nathaniel's hand traced the curve of her hip, his touch reverent yet possessive. "We'll take care of you," he murmured, pressing his lips to her shoulder where his mark now stood bold against her flushed skin. "For as long as the cycle lasts."The Tear pulsed between them, its blue glow casting their bodies in ethereal light that seemed to move with their breathing. Casie felt its energy merging with the heat building inside her, tempering the raw biological need with something deeper and more purposeful. This wasn't just mating; it was communion, a connection on a level that transcended the physical."I can feel everything you're feeling," she gasped as Rick's hand slid between her thighs, finding her already slick and ready. "It's like, like an echo chamber of sensation."Nathaniel chuckled, the sound vibrating through their bond with affectionate warmth. "The texts called it 'soul resonance.' Every pleasure shared, every sensation amplified." His lips traced a path along her jaw as

"I never thought I'd be a father," he admitted, his voice rough with emotion. "Not in my line of work. Not with the life I've led."Nathaniel's expression softened with understanding. "Few things change a man's perspective like the possibility of fatherhood." His own voice carried a weight of longing that resonated through their bond. "I had given up hope of ever having a family after what happened. Made to reject the girl I loved and still do, the memories of our first kiss and the rejection used to pop into my mind to mock me for what I lost. Well, Thomas wasn’t my biggest fan even then, and he nearly challenged me then and there when he found me kissing Casie, so Thomas was never my biggest fan even before the rejection, but I understand why he’s like that towards me.”"Even after the rejection, I never stopped loving her," Nathaniel continued, his voice low enough not to disturb Casie's sleep. "I just couldn't reach her through the magical compulsion. It was like watching myself d