Semua Bab The Dual Claim: Bab 101 - Bab 110

I stared at Elara over my dainty little teacup. She insisted on using them today because it felt like a special occasion.I laughed when she ushered me through the door earlier, but deep in my heart as the morning wore on, I realized how right she was.I’d barely had what felt like a night’s sleep in my bedroom here before I was whisked away to live my happily-ever-after with Gabriel at the Pack House. While I wouldn’t go back and change anything, coming here today was good for my soul.She still rode the high from the Pack Run last night. The energy from the Pack, both those who ran, and those who didn’t was incredible. Elara couldn’t sit still. Her wolf was a silky brown with a tinge of gray on the muzzle.I remembered the moment our eyes met when she shifted. I saw the love, and I returned the love.Being here today in the afterglow just reinforced how much I valued her and needed her.“Come,” she said suddenly. “Let’s go upstairs. I just

Soree sat in her corner of the office with a bunch of books she either pulled off the shelf in the library or took from Elara’s.Seith and I finally got the northern alphas to agree on a time for a conference call. Now we were just waiting for the minutes to tick by until we launched the call.“Okay, so we’re going to frame this as a New Moon, New Luna Dinner. I’m not going to make it any bigger than that. Small, intimate, just thirty-six of us.”Seith snorted. “Yeah, that’s small and intimate; but I get what you mean.”“Alpha, Beta, and Luna. Anyone else will be detained at the gatehouse,” I further instructed.“Damn, you are serious,” Seith said.“I have to be. One, I don’t want Soree exposed to any more outsiders than necessary. Two, I cannot risk the chanc

I scrambled to my knees and looked down at Gabriel. “What do you mean I was Orielle?”“You were in your wolf form,” he said, still beaming. “Your wolf is amazing.”“Why did I still feel like me?” I mused. “I didn’t feel her at all.”Ori? Nothing.Are you there? Nothing, not even a feeling.Can you answer me? There was just nothing, it was an empty void.I flopped down beside Gabriel, who lifted his arm and pulled me into his side.His warmth felt good, relaxing.“I don’t understand, Gabriel,” I said sadly. “Why won’t she come back to me?”

I ran upstairs to change my clothes before the appointment with Doc Payten.After my call with Amyra during the middle of the night, I decided not to try and look through the library. Without knowing how things were arranged, I’d be wandering around for nothing at four a.m.I was so tired that I didn’t even hear Gabriel get out of bed this morning. It felt good to sleep in, something I definitely wasn’t used to.There were always Pack chores to be done while I was growing up at Silverpine. The Wanes always had something to do, or someone to help.Sleeping in was allowed only for illness.I flipped through the clothes; nothing seemed to catch my eye. I scoffed at myself. Look at how spoiled I’d become in just a matter of weeks.Having a closet like this with so

I stared at Seith for half a second while my brain comprehended his words.“Let’s go!” I hollered.Halia came to the doorway of her office. “What’s…”“There’s been an accident, Soree’s involved. No time.” I shouted as I ran past her.The men followed me out the door. They had the fleet already running with drivers waiting to take us to the scene.Behind all of them was a flatbed tow truck and an ambulance.I looked at Seith.“They aren’t responding to the onboard safety pings,” he said solemnly.They had to be all right. I would have felt something through the bond if Soree was hurt… or worse.“What do we know?” I demanded as I buckled in. “Don’t waste any time.”“Yes, Alpha,” the driver answered.“They confirmed they’d left the mall and were on their way back.”“Who was on her detail today?”“Mac and Slim,” Seith said.Two of the best.“Mac radioed in and said they were on the s