I was in a good mood. Sure our date started with the trouble with the Syndicate but it was going great after that. We were making out through the movie. And as we got home Isis was talking about how she thinks soon she’ll be ready to complete our bond. Godric and I are entirely on board with that.
I want her to want this. I don’t want it to be because she thinks it’s the only way to ensure people like Noya can’t come between us. And okay it felt good to hear she wants me just as badly. Sure I assumed given how much time we spend making out but it’s nice to hear. To know without a doubt you are wanted.
But all those good feelings went straight down the shitter when I saw that box. We had a Se7en moment when we arrived in Incubi Pack, and I do not want to relive that. I am not about that life. I especially don’t like that it’s addressed to Isis.
‘Alpha! Silvercloud!’ I called out in the link because they are the two I need right now. I considered contacting John but he and Sarael just moved into their new house. So he may want privacy. Plus if someone is going to contact him and not get the annoyed John voice it would be Alpha or my mate.
‘This better be good Kurt. Your Luna and I were about to make sundaes and I don’t mean with ice cream.’ Alpha Logan’s growly voice responds. Oh crap. I didn’t want that mental image. ‘I really need to move out of the packhouse. Gross Alpha. Just gross.’ Silvercloud sighed.
“My apologies for interrupting Alpha. But I just got home and we have a problem.’ I sighed. ‘We or you have a problem?’ Alpha questioned. ‘Both? Someone left a box on my doorstep addressed to my mate. No return address. No postage. No scent.’ I outlined the problem.
I winced as Logan let out an angry growl. ‘God fucking. Fine, I'll be right there. Don’t touch anything. Silvercloud, get your ass moving too. I want to know if it’s safe to open.’ Alpha commanded. ‘Yes, Alpha. See you soon Kurt.’ Silvercloud quickly agreed and the link was closed.
I was right that my mate reached out to John. Still freaks me out that she calls him ‘Uncle John’. I mean yes he’s mated to her Aunt Sarael but it’s weird. Weird that she took to calling him that so easily. Weirder still that he’s allowed it. Well, maybe that isn’t too weird. I know how well he treats Hana.
I sighed and wrapped my arms around Isis, hugging her to me. I kept looking at that box, we both did. I want to know how it got here almost as much as what’s inside it. I don’t smell anyone who shouldn’t be here. I don’t even smell humans. Just the scents of pack members.
I really hope no one from the pack is helping the Syndicate with possible scare tactics or attempts against my mate’s life. Because if I find out one of my neighbors did this I’ll take a page out of Alpha Chesed’s book and skin them alive. Okay, so I probably wouldn’t go that far.
‘I would. Anyone who would willingly aid in attempting to hurt our mate in any way is dead.’ Godric growled. “It will be okay.” Isis softly cooed stroking my back. I furrowed my brow, cocking my head as I looked down at her. “Aren’t I supposed to be assuring you?” I questioned.
“Maybe, but we are mates and that means we support each other. And I could feel how tense you are and your eyes were changing so I know Godric is upset too.” Isis shrugged. “I’m worried about what’s in the box too. I hope it’s not like that box we were made to give to Alpha Chesed.” she cast a fearful glance at the box.
I shuddered remembering that first meeting with the Alpha of Nightmares. “I don’t know. I hope it’s not too.” I sighed, rubbing her back. “Hope it’s not what?” John questioned as he and Sarael stepped into the hallway from the stairs. “Uncle John, Aunt Sarael.” Isis turned from my hold and rushed to them.
She hugged her aunt first and then John. “Beta John. Beta Sarael.” I nodded my head to them. “Alpha and Silvercloud should be here shortly. We discussed that we hope this box isn’t akin to the one we delivered to Alpha Chesed in Italy on our first meeting with him. It was very Se7en.” I wrinkled my nose.
“I see. Well as long as it’s not a bomb.” Sarael sighed, running a hand through her hair. “We will know soon enough if it’s safe to open.” John assured with a nod. Isis nodded but her eyes were drawn to her aunt’s left hand and the big ass ruby ring. “OH. MY. GOD!” Isis squealed all fears and thoughts of the box gone.
“Is that what I think it is?” Isis questioned pointing to the ring. I recognized it. Luna Elizabeth wore it. It seems she bequeathed it to her eldest son. Sarael smiled softly, relevantly touching the ring. “Yes. John proposed today.”
Another squeal escaped my mate as she was now hoping with joy, literally. “I’m so happy for you. For both of you.” Isis beamed hugging Sarael and then John again. “And that ring is gorgeous.” Isis sighed. “Thank you.” Sarael smiled.
“Of course the ring is gorgeous. It was our mothers.” Alpha Logan’s voice broke through as he and Silvercloud joined us in the hall. “Alpha.” Isis’s back straightened as she bowed her head in greeting. “Hi Alpha. Hey Silvercloud.” I nodded to them.
“Gawking at heirloom rings later. I’ve got a box to inspect.” Silvercloud nodded. “Congrats by the way Betas.” he winked, going past all of us to kneel by the box.
All ring talk had fallen to the wayside as Silvercloud opened a case and took out some weird Star Trek-looking device and scanned the box.
“Well, there is nothing inside that could explode or that appears to be hazardous to werewolves. I deem it safe to open.” Silvercloud concluded.
“Is there anything… um organic inside?” Isis tentatively asked. Silvercloud arched an eyebrow. “Expecting someone to send you a severed head or the missing appendages of a loved one?”
“Jonathan, answer my niece without being an imbecile.” John sighed.
“Yes, let's hurry this up. You are impeding both Kinsley men from getting laid right now. And by extension, you are impeding your Luna from getting laid, and you don’t want to piss off a pregnant Luna.” Logan growled. Silvercloud held up his hands in surrender.
“Of course not. I would never dream of being on the wrong side of Luna Aurelia’s claws. And no, there is nothing organic inside. Want me to open it?” Silvercloud offered. Isis let out a sigh of relief and moved to my side. “Y..yes. Open it.” she nodded.
In an instant, Silvercloud used a claw and cut through the tape. “It’s a letter.” he frowned, taking out a piece of parchment. “A box to deliver a letter?” I asked skeptically, furrowing my brow.
“I can’t read this. I’m a genius, but I don’t read hieroglyphics. And there’s something else inside. A pendant of a bug.” Silvercloud wrinkled his nose, lifting a gold chain with a sapphire and emerald beetle pendant. Obviously, this has to do with the guild.
And my assumption is proved right just by the looks on Isis and Sarael’s faces. “Drop it!” Sarael shouted. “What? Wh… th...fu….”Silvercloud seemed to freeze his words coming out incomplete. “What is that? And what did it do to my Delta?” Logan questioned.
“It’s the symbol of the Adio Hunter’s guild. It’s enchanted, so when touched by a supernatural creature, it will freeze them, and if they hold it too long, kill them.” Sarael explained, walking closer. “Don’t touch it.” John shook his head, obviously worried.
“Give me your handkerchief. I may straddle the line of human and werewolf, but I’m not risking anything.” Sarael said, holding her hand out to her mate. “Who carries a handkerchief?” I questioned because I couldn’t believe John would have one. John sighed and reached into his pocket.
The mother fucker pulls out a crisp white handkerchief with the initials JAH embroidered in blood red at the corner. “Seriously? How fucking old are you, man?” I couldn’t help but ask. John growled at me while his mate rolled her eyes and took the handkerchief using it to carefully take the necklace from Silvercloud.
“There.” Sarael nodded, folding the handkerchief securely around the necklace so it couldn’t touch anyone. Silvercloud wiggled his nose then his jaw before doing a full-body shake. “Mother fucker. I didn't like that.” he shuddered.
“So this means the Adio guild is coming for Isis. Why not send something to you? Why here? How did they get it not just onto my territory but this deep in to leave on a doorstep?” Logan questioned.
“I won’t know till I decipher the message. It’s not as easy as translating hieroglyphics. They get translated, and then that gets translated through the code.” Sarael sighed.
“Can you do it?” Logan asked. “Don’t question my mate’s ability.” John gave his brother a stern look. “All I want to know is if my mate is safe. Like no immediate threat.” I sighed. “At the moment, Isis is safe. But I think you shouldn’t go into the apartment. There is no telling what magic may have been cast.” Sarael sighed.
“As for reading it. I can translate it, but the code changes every three years. I wouldn’t know what it means now.” Sarael frowned. “I know the code. Unless they changed it in the last few months. I mean, they obviously wanted me to know they were threatening me.” Isis frowned.
Logan sighed. “Alright. You two, let’s go. You’re staying at the packhouse for the night. Tomorrow I want the letter deciphered and someone to do a sweep of the whole building. I want every resident brought in for questioning. I want that abomination of a pendant in a lockbox where it can’t hurt anyone.” Alpha went into well Alpha mode.
He may be small, but the man oozes authority. “Yes, Alpha.” Was the immediate response from all of us. I don’t want to stay in the packhouse, but if it ensures Isis stays safe, I’ll deal with the unholy sounds of Alpha and Luna having sex.
“I’ll take the charm. I want to run some tests on it in the bunker.” Silvercloud nodded. “Fine, but wear protective gloves. Never let it touch you.” Sarael sighed, giving him the wrapped necklace. “I won’t. I’ll report my findings tomorrow.” Silvercloud nodded, and with that, he was gone.
“Let’s go get some sleep.” I sighed, wrapping an arm around Isis. “I hope no one here was involved. I know the extremes the guild can go to make people compliant. It may not have been of their own free will or even knowledge.” Isis sighed, leaning into me as we left.
“We will get to the bottom of this. No one threatens someone under my protection.” Logan promised when we reached the packhouse. “Thank you, Alpha.” Isis nodded. Alpha went to his room to probably update his mate and get back to their evening plans while we went to one of the available rooms.
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I don’t know if I should be terrified or relieved that the contents of the box had been a coded letter and disabling charmed pendant. It could have been worse. I was afraid it was going to be a body part. It didn't matter whether it was sent from my family or the rogues. I was still terrified that inside we’d find a part of Khalid. I should be angry that he set Sakina free, but I understand why he would. She’s his mother. He always idolized her. He wanted to be a strong leader and talented hunter just like her. But in the end, he chose to save my life. Even though it meant taking hers, he did put me above her. And I’m terrified for him because the guild won’t see it as self-defense, and they’ll want to hold him accountable for her death. They’ll have marked him a traitor and a murder. Add that to know
I am hanging on by a thread. A thin, frayed thread of control is the only thing keeping me from entirely stripping Isis naked and fucking her till we both collapse from exhaustion. This is already further than we’ve ever gone. My fingers are on her damn zipper. I am inches from reaching the promised land. And of course, leave it to Logan and Aurelia to be loud enough fornicators that soundproofing only muffles their sounds. Muffling in the same way a car muffles music when the base is too high. Instead of a thumping heavy base, its growls and moans. I swear to the Moon Goddess if their loud, apparently passionate sex cockblocks me, I’m going to lose my shit. I paused, looking up at my mate’s face. ‘If Logan cockblocks us….’ Godric growled. ‘What exactly are we going to do? Fight him? He’ll kick my ass
Oh my god! I’m seeing stars. The things that man can do with his tongue are mind-blowing. I was still on a euphoric high when Bastet moved forward. I didn’t think twice about letting her take control. I don’t think I could form sentences, let alone have the courage to act on what I was thinking. I didn’t want this to be one-sided. I didn’t want Kurt to be left unsatisfied. That’s happened enough times before this. Heated making out that left us both turned on, but I was too nervous to let it go further. I know what Kurt goes into the bathroom to do. We pretend I don’t, but I do. I had been okay with letting Bastet take the reins, and she was more than happy to do so. It was strange watching from the back seat as she seduced Kurt.
I am not surprised at all that Hana is hoping that she gets a brother. The girl had a hard enough time accepting she would have to share her father’s attention with Aurelia when she came into their lives. I don’t want to imagine her jealousy if this baby is a girl. She will not be the only Bloodmoon Princess anymore. Though girl or boy, this child will be considered the Alpha heir till they turn sixteen and either has Bloodmoon Alpha wolf or not. If we learned anything from John and Logan, the firstborn isn’t always the one to be blessed with the alpha wolf. Though I don’t know what happens if Logan and Aurelia only have one child and that child doesn’t have the alpha wolf. Would that mean the next Alpha would be born to John? ‘Stop overthinking about the line of succession for this pack. We may be in this pack for now. But we have a pack of our own we are supposed to be leading.’ Godric rolled his eyes. ‘I don’t want to be an Alpha.’ I grumbled.
Jonathan is truly something else. And in many ways, he reminds me of Persephone. I know she would absolutely lose her mind if she knew that Kurt’s friend is THE Silvercloud, the one behind the tech company she’s obsessed with. I’ve wanted to tell her, but Kurt made me promise not to. He said that Jonathan wants to remain anonymous regarding the company, so the whole pack keeps it secret. And as much as I know, my friend would squeal with delight and beg to visit just to meet him or to get an autograph; I won’t break Jonathan’s trust. Though I wonder if she could help with what he has planned for tracking the frequency of the talisman. I’m sure she could and would probably be thrilled to do so. I bet Alpha Alec would even appreciate such a device to know if my family is circling his territory. Not that I think any of them would. What happened to Sakina’s uncle has not been forgotten. I would prefer to have gone with Jonathan to figure
It was taking every ounce of control to keep Godric on a leash. Hearing there is a traitor within Bloodmoon, a traitor who could endanger Isis, has Godric thirsty for blood. I had shoved my hands into my pants, clenching them tightly into fists to resist the urge to break something. If I break something in John and Sarael’s brand new home, I’m guessing I would be a dead man. And I don’t want to let Godric’s rage blind me and lose control like I did when Isis was injured. I don’t want Isis to see Godric like that or me. I felt so out of control, unhinged… like Siegfried. I don’t want to be anything like that bastard. “At least we know the talisman wasn’t sent to hurt you. Now I just want to know how your brother got it on my doorstep and who the hell he thinks is a traitor in Bloodmoon.” I tried to focus on
I covered my mouth to stop the laughter bubbling inside me at Jonathan. He’s so crazy and adorable. I wish I could introduce him to Persephone. They’d make the cutest couple. Or at least the most outrageous of best friends.‘They are werewolves. Unless they are mates, neither would give the other the time of day romantically.’ Bastet sighed. ‘I know. But they would be so cute together.’ I sighed.‘They’d be terrifying. If Alpha Logan had to give Silvercloud an underground bomb shelter for a lab because of the damage and chaos, I don’t want to imagine those two teaming up.’ Bastet shuddered. I giggled because she’s not wrong.Bastet snickered too. ‘The little veins in their foreheads become more pronounced and ready to burst.’ I can just imagine how Uncle John or Alpha Logan would react to the two of them causing trouble.I blinked as Silvercloud so casually sug
Fucking Khalid. He had to have known what that damn talisman would do. That the talisman would prevent me from being able to touch Isis. That is, it would prevent John from touching Sarael. ‘Sneaky little shithead.’ Godric snorted. At least Isis has agreed to not wear it. I know that if we were attacked, it could be helpful to keep people like Noya from being able to touch them. But the fact it dampens her connection with Bastet is more worrying. Bastet is strong, and her gifts can get Isis out of danger in a blink of an eye. As we looked at the lights on the map, I could feel Godric’s agitation and thirst for blood. Glaring at the three lights in Egypt, knowing these people turned a blind eye to how Sakina treated Isis. These are people that were supposed to love and care about Isis but let her down in the worst ways. Godric wanted to rip their throats out. Then my eyes focused on the light in Mexico. The light that was on the mov