Nigel isn’t the first casualty of this almost never-ending war. I know that might sound harsh, but this war with the Syndicate has been going on longer than I’ve been alive. Nigel is, however, the first casualty I could see I personally knew. And he died not only in my territory but also protecting my mate… I’m never going to forget him or his sacrifice. When this is over, the first chance I get, I will see Holly. I can’t imagine what she’s going through, and thanks to her mate, I didn’t have to go through it myself. I’ll focus on what I’m going to say to her later. Right now, I’m sitting in my office at the castle with my ranked wolves, Khalid and Dani. Wade is dead, so Noya will be weaker. We just need to find out where she is and put a permanent stop to this. “If we are going to act tonight, we better do it fast. Not only because you don’t want to give the Syndicate a chance to regroup but because we are running out of night, and Dani will have to rest. Not to mention we can kis

I know I agreed to stay in the tunnels to protect those who can’t fight. But I feel really ineffectual right now. ‘Because we should be at our mate’s side. We should be with him making sure he is safe. We should be making sure that fucking cunt dies.’ Bastet growled, pacing. I sighed, trying to think of a response. To think of something that would rationalize why we are here and not out there. Something that might settle Bastet. Feeling someone tugging at my arm, I blinked and looked to my right. Talia looked at me with more worry than an eight-year-old ever should have. Looking past her, I see many worried faces huddled together in the tunnels. This is why I’m here. Kurt only took eighty warriors with him. I am responsible for the rest of our pack. That’s over two hundred people hiding in these tunnels. Over two hundred people are looking to me for guidance and protection. These are people who are too young to shift, have young children they need to protect, are too old to fight,

Can Kurt get any sweeter? I don’t think so. He went ahead and drew me a bath and was going to make breakfast for everyone. He knew how hard today would be for all of us. And he wanted to try and make things just that much easier on everyone. As much as I wanted to just soak in that bath for hours, I knew I couldn’t. Perhaps another time I can truly take my time and enjoy that big tub. ‘Maybe with Kurt.’ Bastet suggested making me blush as I looked through my side of the closet for something appropriate to wear. I should scold her for thinking that way on such a sad occasion, but I’ve thought about it too. Not today, but in general since we picked this suite as our master bedroom. I remember how impossible sex was in the shower and tub combo at the apartment was. But now we have a nice oversized shower with plenty of space for us, and the tub can undoubtedly fit two. ‘See, your mind is thinking about it now too. And I’m all for it.’ Bastet snickered. I rolled my eyes, choosing a

The Silverclaw pack is breaking new ground and changing things up. My Luna is a hybrid born of a hunter and an unwilling werewolf. I’m the bastard son of what could have been the last Alpha. If he wasn’t a total asshole, even his mother knew he shouldn’t be Alpha. So if that wasn’t enough, let’s add in having a human hunter and his vampire mate as our Delta couple. Why not? There aren’t any rules against it. We’ll be the first pack to have an interspecies ranked leadership. I guess it works as we are also a cobbled-together pack. Some here have a blood tie to the old Silverclaw, but many are former rogues. In the wake of Noya’s demise of the ninety Syndicate, we captured, between both fights, all but a handful have chosen to take the oath when we have the big ceremony. So our pack has gone from nearly three hundred, including us ranked members, to almost four hundred. Beyond knowing where I need to be, what I’m supposed to say, and how I should dress, I’ve not been involved in the

It’s only been a few days since the pack ceremony, and it’s still weird to hear the voices and feel the emotions of hundreds. Sure I was in the Bloodmoon pack link, so I was connected to thousands then, but as Alpha, it’s different. I can’t believe Logan manages to deal with this on a larger scale. Isis, Khalid, and Dani experienced difficulty adjusting to the pack link. None of them are used to being linked to multiple people like this, Isis more so as Luna. Khalid and Dani got it easier as they just had to tune out their thoughts. As Alpha and Luna, we have also to keep emotions out. But I think we’ve been doing well, and we’ll keep getting better at it. Today, however, the thoughts and emotions of the pack are strong. Today is the winter solstice, and Isis had her mind set on a pack-wide holiday festival. Everyone in the city is buzzing with excitement and joy to celebrate. Isis has no real experience celebrating Christmas, so I was more involved in this event. I’m of course ver