Semua Bab Alpha's Dirty Secrets: Bab 401 - Bab 410

Loretta relaxed, shooting him a sheepish smile. She'd known him for so long now that she should have known better. He would never do anything to harm Lily but he was Alpha and he played no favourites with any of the pack. If they did wrong then they felt the weight of the Alpha's disapproval.Still slightly reluctant to leave them alone, she headed out of the kitchen and went in search of her mate and new son-in-law.Rafe waited until Loretta was out of earshot before he turned his full attention to Lily. His thoughts were in turmoil about the recent news he'd received, serious news that meant his pack was threatened again. He needed to address that threat but it was more pressing to deal with his errant pack member first and all the issues her actions had brought.His eyes roamed over her face as he quickly checked that she was unharmed from her little disappearing act. He was surprised at her posture and even impressed. She stood to attention with her arms clasped behind her back an

"Caleb's asked for a meeting tomorrow here at the compound. There's more but now isn't the time to go into it. We can form an action plan once everyone can be updated on the situation. Demetri is on his way with Pietro and I wanted to prioritise getting him set up somewhere he'd feel safe first and let Mac know of the impending danger so he can alert the Praetorians."Mac nodded. "Do you want the Vârcolac home?"Rafe hesitated, watching Lily press against Mac's side. With the threat against the vampires it made more sense for the Vârcolac to be surrounded by Weres who weren't endangered by the poison. But Caleb had said there was no sign of a move state side yet so they had some time and he didn't want to separate Lily from her mate. Mac would have to do his job as a Praetorian and wouldn't be able to come to the pack with her."No, they're safe for now, Mac. I may patrol some Weres up close to your compound as additional backup, so let your people know. Caleb gave me the location whe

Mac spun on his heels and headed back downstairs, forcing himself not to react to the further hurt he saw in Lily's eyes. He needed time to think things through and work out what they were going to do about the issue of children as well as what the impact would be of some unknown Alpha appearing in the future. But before he could do that he needed to address the threat to the Vârcolac.Lily wasn't the only one thrown completely off-balance by the events of the day. Granted, he was older and should have been able to deal with everything better but for so many centuries everything had been work related to him. Nothing had touched him on a personal level. Nothing had ever been so important and yet so totally incomprehensible that he just didn't know how to react to it.Walking away from Lily was hard when every instinct within him demanded he turn around and protect his mate but how did he protect her from himself? When all was said and done his Lily was getting the worst of the bargain

Pietro lay awake on the bed staring up at the ceiling. He was waiting for Demetri to let him know it was time to leave. He'd heard his friend talking with Mara somewhere downstairs but no one came to break his solitude so he remained alone in the room Mara had shown him to when they'd arrived from the airport a few hours ago.Lying alone gave him a lot of time to think and a part of him envied his friend. To know what it felt like to find ones true mate was something most vampires could only ever aspire to. There was a certain irony in how quickly it was seeping into the vampire nation that finding a mate was something they craved. Prior to Caleb finding Rhianna, it had never been a consideration for most of them. They'd been happy living their hedonistic lifestyles.Now everyone looked to what Caleb and Demetri had and they felt envy for what they lacked. To a lesser extent, that same envy was directed at the Romanovs and the Erikssons, but there was still a certain level of distaste

"Mallen can take a look at the scarring but it's highly unlikely anything can be done about it," Andrei sighed, closing the study door behind them. He moved to one of the armchairs beside the fire and sat down, Demetri taking a seat across from him."The physical scarring is bad enough," Demetri concurred. "It's the emotional scarring I'm more concerned about. Annie's going to head down in a few days. She wanted to give him time to settle into pack life but she wants you to let her know if you think she needs to come sooner."Andrei nodded. "I think that's a good idea. Let him feel a bit more comfortable before someone starts poking about inside his head. If it becomes apparent he needs more, we can deal with it as and when it crops up."His eyes suddenly began to bleed to black and fury began to build inside him. "What the fuck is going on in Europe, Demetri? It's bad enough they attacked Pietro but if those fuckers think they're coming anywhere near my family, I'll rip them apart li