Today was to be a fun filled day for me and Celeste. We were going out with Lio and Baltasar to a spa, then out to dinner. Celeste said, ‘we all need to unwind and spend time together before the wedding since the honeymoon is going to be so long.’ Granted a month for our honeymoon was lengthy, but we had reasons for it that we couldn’t discuss. Lio wasn’t sure how being bonded to him would affect my human body so we were taking as much time as we needed just in case. Lio was trying his best to lay my worries to rest but his uncertainty just made me worry more. The Amarose Spa was located in a large city called Misona. Misona was about sixty miles east of Delwyn so it was a nice, long drive. The Amarose Spa was on a hillside overlooking the city with a beautiful man-made lake surrounding it. It was amazing work for something nature didn’t create. The Spa building itself was a large, cobblestone cabin with pine wood pillars on each corner of the building. The parking lot was off to

Me, Lio, Baltasar, Naremi, and Githinji sat outside on the porch. The sun was starting to set now and the air was cool, almost cold. “Who would do something like this? Thank goodness she wasn’t home.” Naremi said shaking her head. “We have a lot of enemies. For example, how about the whole world?” Baltasar said. “You don’t know if everyone feels that way.” I said looking at him. Lio touched my leg and gave me a faint smile before looking back to the others. “Listen to me, the world is changing quickly. The whole world knows we exist now and yes, some people would be happier locking us up forever. However, those people don’t know Astraia or the fact that she’s close to us. There are only a few groups of people who would do this to her and for only one reason.” Lio paused for a moment, he seemed to be thinking. “The Leopards, The Bears, and of course that officer could be the only suspects. The first two are obvious but I don’t think Officer Rollards would risk

When Lio came home from work, he called a meeting with the pack. Lio sat on his throne in the sacred gathering grounds where the challenge for me had been held only two months ago. Ba’al and Githinji stood on either side of him, I stood next to the throne on his right side. Lio said that place would always be mine. I felt like I had a spotlight on me but I was going to have to get used to it once I became his mate. Everyone was riled up about what to do; I’d never seen them so frustrated. “Teris wants revenge, that’s clear. What isn’t clear is what we’re doing to get rid of him.” Enzo said from his spot in the crowd. “We need a solid plan. We can’t just show up in their territory and expect an easy battle. The bears have joined forces with them. For all we know, they could have all of their people plus the bears numbers with them when we confront them. Our power has grown, make no mistake. But we’d be going up against two Leaders. Each of their clans are as large as ours.

Once the ‘I do’s’ were said, the wedding reception took place right after. The wedding party rode in a huge bus to the Marc De Coupe Palace downtown. It was a huge luxury hotel with several large reception halls for special occasions. Lio and I were making our way around to all of the tables, talking to our guests. The formal greeting from everyone had been done after the nuptials so now it was our turn to go to them. The whole room had the similar theme from the church with cream and burgundy ribbons cascading down from the high ceilings along with the roses and faux silver chains that held the oval crystals on them. Each guest had a nice, plump goodie bag on the table by their reserved seats. There was even a large ice sculpture of two hearts side by side with a large pair of wings encircling them near the refreshment table. The DJ booth was in the farthest part ahead of the dance floor. I was very happy with Celeste’s and Naremi’s work. Lio’s mother approached us from between

I was deep inside of a vivid dream. I stood alone in a grassy field of dandelions. I was dressed in a two piece outfit that was as blue as the sky. The top looked like a frilly bra and the long skirt I wore billowed out around me. It almost looked like water flowing down into the grass. It was so long. There was a dense fog, I couldn’t see more than an arm’s length in front of me. I couldn’t just stand in one place and wait for the fog to clear so I began walking cautiously forward. I could feel the tender blades of grass under my bare feet as If I wasn’t asleep at all; I’d never had a dream feel so real to me. I thought I would be walking through this endless fog forever until the fog started to dissipate. There was a large gathering of people ahead of me dressed all in black. Some of them were holding each other; others were crying and holding single lit white candles. I walked closer and no one seemed to notice me. When I got close enough, I could see two caskets raised abo