Alex and I shared a simple kiss before the three wolves and I were off for a quick run. But thanks to what we were all the people saw was a guy running with three dogs. Though we did have a few kids stop and ask about the tattoos on my arms and the really…

When I pushed open the door to the bedroom I scrawled a contain magic rune on the door. I wasn’t sure how to get rid of it later, we might have to move rooms or find a scrubbing rune or something. But that was a problem for later. Right now Lake and Rider were curled…

Alex followed me out the door, I’d say he pushed me out of the way but he didn’t, though if I had been someone else he might have. He only wrapped an arm possessively around my waist and pulled me toward sustenance I hadn’t cooked. I think that was more novelty than normal for us…

Alex and I joined the party. He walked around with me pretty much attached at his hip. But Alex held my hand or had his arm around my waist the whole rest of the party. Funny thing was no one said anything. Even Jace behaved. He gave me a hug and smiled and made jokes…

Alex stood up and took the beer from my hand. “I’ve held it against you most of our life. I know you love to dance. And I was afraid that one moment in our many dreams would stick with you and when I bared my soul to you on the dance floor you’d break me…

As I walked out of the room I’d been hiding in I pulled on a smile and took a deep breath to steal myself against the onslaught of people. The living space was full of people. More people than there had been when I’d left. The place was decorated too. Alex had pulled out all…

I was sitting in the room where Dorian left me in the dark. I didn’t care if I was being anti-social. Really wasn’t in the head space to deal with people. But that didn’t mean people didn’t find me. And that they did. My father was standing in the doorway watching me. “Funny how no…

Sage left to go help Mia, she didn’t bring Jace with her but Naya was playing with Drake. They paired off well. “Did you not invite Jace?” I asked. Alex laughed. “Mia sent him to get a cake. She and Naya came in Dee’s car. Apparently Sage doesn’t drive?” “No. He has a fundamental fear…

Hunter and I chatted and watched people; he was five and people looked at me like I was enabling a child who could walk all by himself. I thought I heard people say something even as I looked at them, but their mouths never moved. Things were a little fucked up. Hunter was giggling over…

Alex shoved me out of his lap. “Say start at 8, invite all your friends,” Alex said then walked into our bedroom leaving me staring after him with two pretty girls doing the same. “He knows how to make an exit,” Anne Marie said. I could only nod. “I guess I’ll see you tonight,” I…

Everyone was out on the sand and I stood on the stone patio and watched them with a numb feeling from the rune. I wondered if it made Hunter feel bad, or Cass, or any of the kids. “You worry too much,” a voice said from beside me and I smiled. “Kinda who I am.”…

The boys had everyone packed in record speed. Faelen was the only one who was dragging his feet. Well so was Isabelle. “I’m not family.” I smiled at the witch woman who was carrying our child. “No, but the bun in your oven says otherwise, and the vampire who’s taking us agrees.” “Anthony doesn’t know…

We laid on the floor for a while before I had a notion. A simple realization that we’d forgotten something in our haste to get naked. Alex pressed a kiss to my neck, “Stop panicking. We’re married.” I sat up and smirked. “I know that.” I sighed, “I don’t want to get you sick.” Alex…

Alex lead me into one of the empty rooms. The door was barely closed before he had me pressed up against it and his hands were working at removing my clothes. I pulled his shirt from his jeans and his hands grabbed my wrists and pushed them over my head. “Stay.” My breath caught in…

We’d interrogate Valence later. I’d let Cari have some fun first. It seemed to produce results, but I pushed all that away. I had a to make it up to Alex. I was a dick and I felt horrible about being a broken mess. I wasn’t feeling much at the moment as the protective spell…