MADDOX I could not get over the fact that a professional tattoo artist that owned his own shop wanted to give me a test run to see if I could perform to his standard. There would be a job waiting for me if it turned out that I did. My life had completely changed since Beauty came into it. Everyone from this pack that I had met thus far had been welcoming and kind. They did not care that I was a stranger. They made me feel like I was one of them. It made me emotional even if I never admitted it aloud. For the first time in my entire life, I was looking forward to the future and the possibilities that it might contain. Beauty had been nothing but supportive of me. I loved the idea that she presented about a class. The thought of leading it started to lead me down a dangerous path that was riddled with Calvin’s taunts, but I refused to allow him to continue having purchase in my life. So, I metaphorically punted his memory into a volcano, the closest thing to the flames of Hell. We go

KALEN “Thanks for doing this,” I told Aunt Lucinda as she led us to the study. “No thanks necessary, libélula. That’s what family is for. I’m thankful whenever my gift comes in handy.” Libélula was her nickname for me ever since I was born. According to my parents, it was the first word that she spoke to me when she held me in her arms. Libélula was Spanish for dragonfly. There was a comfortable pallet done up on the floor once we got there with comfortable pillows and all. She had us get comfortable with me in between the guys. Uncle Sebastian and Matteo were also going to be in the room while we did our astral tango. The three of them would be monitoring everything. Worst case scenario, they could essentially eject us, bringing us back to our bodies. That would be only if something very serious happened because it had its own set of potentially dangerous consequences, which included being trapped in the astral plane. Then she explained how astral projection worked. She went thr

MADDOX One moment we slung the fuckheads over our shoulders, and then we appeared inside of a large area that had a large U-shaped desk. There were two men that I assumed to be guards who stood up the moment they registered that they were not alone. “Your Highness,” they both said, respectfully bowing their heads. “Gerard and Daniel, it’s great to see you. I thought that you had today off because of your daughter’s birthday,” Zion said. It was odd to think that he was a Prince because he was so fucking down-to-earth and humble about everything. I supposed that showed his character because a title was more than just a title. It was a responsibility to protect and lead those under your charge. There was a multitude of perfect examples when it came to leaders allowing their position to go to their heads. One thing that I love about my mate was that she understood the amazing blessing and responsibility that came along with her being Alpha one day. A great example was when she told a

KALEN Goosebumps immediately littered my skin upon hearing his command. I might be an Alpha, but Maddox was my Alpha in the bedroom. I had always hated giving up control. It went against my entire nature. However, there was something beautiful in handing my control over to my mate because I knew that he would take care of me. Maddox held me with such care that I had no problem submitting to him. I would never submit to someone unless they earned it. My mate proved himself to me – proved that he would take care of me and fight for me. I slowly stripped for him, letting his anticipation build with each new inch of skin revealed. His eyes were burning into me, scorching me without a single touch. Then I stood bare before him. His eyes were darkened with lust, and awe filled the bond. I had never been confident in my looks. But then he looked at me as if I was the most desirable thing he had ever seen before. That made me more confident. I spread my legs a little further apart so that

MADDOX I closed my eyes again and focused on my desire to find my abilities. It took a couple of minutes of focus before anything happened. This time, there was a yellow blip. It did not seem to be connected to anything in particular. There was only one way to figure out what this did. I imagined pulling the yellow blip to me. My eyes opened just in time to see a yellow bolt shoot from the ceiling to the floor in front of me. It startled me, making my body jump backwards. Holy fucking hell. That was a lightning bolt. I turned around and met their shocked gazes. Beauty’s shocked look lasted less than a minute before mischievousness took its place. I was certain that she and Nika were already tossing around some great ideas when it came to interrogation techniques. I would have to say that there was plenty of potential there. “That’s fascinating. The lightning materialized instead of being pulled down from the sky like elementals would have to do. See if you can pushed it out to the