It had been two days since Brielle and Ryker had completed their bond, also meaning it had been two days since Brielle had come into contact with River. His conflicted feelings had caused him to avoid her like the plague, knowing the painful strain of jealousy that was bound to consume him once he saw Ryker’s mark on her neck. River was delighted his brother had gotten the ending he deserved, after all Ryker had never been conflicted over his desires for Brielle, but there was a part of River that hated how easily Ryker could forget everything they had been through. Although, the more River thought about it, the more taking a chance and being with Brielle started to outweigh anything his father had done or said. River let out a deep breath as he threw another pebble into a nearby stream, watching how the pebble created a ripple effect as it collided with the water. “You can’t avoid her forever, River.” Kane grumbled, fed up with his human counterpart. River scowled. “I’m not avo

“Stop messing with it, that’s the last one.” Ryker snapped at Reid, who frowned as he quit fidgeting with the bracelet around his wrist. Brielle moved her gaze from the window, grinning at the youngest of her mates. Even in the most worrisome moments, he managed to make her smile. “I never considered you to be a jewellery type of guy, Reid.” She teased. He quirked his brow, letting a smirk draw on his lips. “I’m full of surprises.” He winked. “Did he have to look so good when he said that.” Ocean groaned. “It’s very distracting.” Brielle shook her head at him, chuckling softly, before returning her attention to the scenery outside. Bubbles of anxiety formulated in the pit of her stomach, she could only prey they got there on time for the plan to run smoothly. “Are we there yet?” Reid groaned, quickly growing impatient now he couldn’t twiddled with the beads on his wrist to pass time. “It’s like having a child.” Scarlett complained, narrowing her eyes on Reid, earning a laugh fro

“Where are you guys? Dad’s about to commit treason against the King if you aren’t back soon.” Harlie linked Brielle. The four alpha’s were making their way back through the surrounding woods, finally remembering why they were there in the first place after that quick distraction. Brielle’s cheeks flushed as she crinkled her nose. They’d have to come up with some form of excuse as to why they’d been gone longer than necessary without Zion. “We’ll be two minutes, we got a bit… caught up. Can you bring me some clothes?” Ryker tightened his arm around Brielle’s waist as they came into the clearing, although they hadn’t gotten the result they wanted in terms of capturing Zion, matters between his brothers and his mate were progressing just as he had hoped. The four stood at the edge of the training grounds as Harlie ran over with an oversized T-shirt for Brielle to throw on, along with three pairs of navy, Amaris joggers for the triplets. It wouldn’t bode well for any of them if they m

Ryker opened his arms for Brielle’s embrace as she and Reid wandered into the living room with wide smiles. Her eyes softened as she noticed her readily awaiting mate, before taking a seat next to him on the brown, vintage leather sofa and resting her head against his chest. Ryker placed a soft kiss on her forehead as Reid plonked himself down beside them. Harlie and Scarlett were sat on a matching sofa opposite the three alphas, both wearing knowing smirks as they eyed Brielle. River was sprawled out in an arm chair at the side of Ryker, flicking through the channels on the tv as he considered the film options. Scarlett shuffled her fingers through her bowl of popcorn, still grinning at her alpha. “Nice of you both to join us.” She teased, earning herself an eye roll from Brielle. “Was the shower taking too long to heat up, Bri?” Harlie pondered, before taking a handful of Scarlett’s popcorn and shoving it in her mouth. Scarlett scoffed. “I think the problem was trying to cool i

Brielle and the triplets spent the remainder of their day settling back into life at the castle. Their meeting with the Royals and Gladdis had been shortly adjourned thereafter, with Gladdis concluding that she needed additional time to reach out to her contacts and discuss her theory on who she believed to be helping Zion. She hadn’t told them much, only that she believed the witch to be a lady named Nimue before stating the woman ‘was nothing but trouble’. The triplets, Harlie and Scarlett had been assigned watch duty on Brielle, or as she preferred to call it ‘baby sitting’ to ensure she didn’t attempt any more disappearing acts. Brielle had to admit that it hadn’t been all bad though, she would have been lying if she said she hadn’t enjoyed the constant attention from her mates. Both Reid and Ryker had refused to leave her side since they left the office. However, as she woke up with the both of their legs sprawled over her and not an inch of room for her to move, she was debati