Filed To Story: Secret with Betas Daughter: Skylar Story Series
being stuck in your vortex. & net
+ince you have returned we still cannot work with or manipulate it in any way, meaning someone or something still has control over it or no one has control over it. And that is detrimental in either scenario. The fire is still trapped or bound to something, We need to release it before we can reset the pentagram to be beneficial for your pack.”
“Umm, I know we just rebuilt the thing, but should we burn down the Cunningham’s house for good measure? You know, just in case they have other voodoo stuff lying around I mean no one is going to to live there after everything they did, so it’s going to sit useless anyway.”
I stare at Nathaniel. He has never said so many words at once that didn’t involve unintelligible code geek speak.
“Is there a way for the two of you and Bitty to do a controlled burn so it only affects the house, but actually incinerates everything?” Oliver asks.
That’s a thought. We could help her with that, I’m sure. Along with the rest of you Alphas. We also have the Rogue King to think of and Adrielle.”
Elena steps forward too. “Our sources tell us differing lines of information. So either their followers have no real idea what they are up to. Or, more likely, they have different agendas, but need each other to get to you, Alpha Skylar.”
“The ‘Alpha’ thing is going to take some getting used to.”
I mumble.
“Everyone already calls you ‘boss.’ What’s the difference?” Wyatt asks and everyone in the room laughs.
“What are the different thoughts, Elena?” Cam asks, not letting us get off track.
“The first is that the Rogue King thinks that he can absorb Skylar’s powers by sacrificing her.”
A deafening growl shakes the entire room and I’m sure the windows would have been broken had we not been in a reinforced room.
I head straight to my guys, sit in Cam’s lap and grab Oliver and Dakota by the hands. Keeping contact with three of them when I only have two hands is going to teach me to get really creative. “Breathe, wee need to know this no matter how bad it sounds, because I can’t imagine Adrielle’s want for me is going to be any better.”
I look back at my witch friends.
“No, it doesn’t get any better, Alpha Skylar. She seems to want you to mate with Mike so he can absorb whatever extra abilities you will give to your mates and she wants you to reproduce with him since he is half wolf half witch.”
Gentry says softly.
“WHAT?!” We all shout at the same time.
“She is Mike’s mother and we know his father is the Rogue King. We are still trying to understand their different agendas for you, but either way, they both want you to mate with Mike to make him more powerful and then utilize you to achieve their other goals
“But, she’s marked by all of us. He can’t claim her now.”
Dakota squeezes my hand.
“You haven’t mated with her yet. You are all still vulnerable, she is still vulnerable. You missed the full moon, and that might have been by design because we still don’t have any idea how the vortex formed or why it kept you for so long, but I’m sure the full moon played a part. So, Alpha Skylar will need at least two of you with her at all times.”
Gentry looks around the room and all of my friends lose a little color in their faces because they know how I feel about protection detail.
“Ugh! It’s fine, it’s fine.”
I’m not sure who I’m trying to convince more, them or me. “I’m not typically alone anyway. Don’t make a big deal and I won’t actively be a pain in the ass.”
I let go of Oliver and Dakota and rub my hands over my face. “So, it still sounds like a lot of hurry up and wait. What can we do, right now, to be proactive? The Rogue King and his witch bride are coming for me, that’s a given. Magic is going to be used against us, also a given. Mike is still being a cocky ass even though he’s locked up and being tortured, so there is something else at play. What. Can. We. Do?” I look at everyone in the tiny office.
“I think we should move Mike. His presence here, so close to you, is not good for anyone. He thinks that he will survive this because of magic or whatever. He thinks that his mother will save him. He thinks that he will have you, still. If he is here, it’s a beacon straight to you.”
The deep growly voice of my father comes from the back of the room and I just stare. “We have a location on our Eastern border, it is not something that is general knowledge, but it is something the former Alphas had for particularly nasty prisoners that they didn’t want in or near the packhouse. It will place Mike the furthest from the mainland entrance and from the Alphas.”
I just stare. I have no thoughts in my head at all. I heard my father’s voice and saw him speak… to me… but I still can’t process the idea. Where the hell did this 180 come from? All it took was his second chance mate to treat me like a person? Or Maybe it’s because I am one of his Alpha’s now and his sense of duty and loyalty are still just ingrained in his job.
“What do you think, Love?” Cam pulls me out of my shock. “What does your gut say? Keep him close or get him as far away as possible?”
“I think that it would ease everyone’s mind if he was gone. The packhouse needs to be our safe space. I think I would like our warriors close when they aren’t on duty, though. Can we fit all the warriors in the ranked housing? I don’t want everyone scattered when they are off duty. With all the mind control stuff that Adrielle is capable of from a distance, I want to know where everyone is all the time.”
“I think that can be arranged. Ava and I will take on that organization.”
Brett raises his hand from near the door. “We’ll let you know if we come across any complications.”
“Thank you, Dad.”
New Book: Returned To Make Them Pay
On her wedding anniversary, Alicia is drugged and stumbles into the wrong room—straight into the arms of the powerful Caden Ward, a man rumored never to touch women. Their night of passion shocks even him, especially when he discovers she’s still a virgin after two years of marriage to Joshua Yates.