things to you by what you say. And since I’ve known you, you’ve been talking about starting a den with your mate.” Danielle shrugged. “Now it’s happened. The Goddess has smiled on you.”
Jasmine watched Lilly and Rose look at each other before continuing their wrapping. Danielle was the newest member of their family and it seemed whenever Lilly was nearby, Rose wasn’t as friendly or maybe it seemed that way when it wasn’t. At any rate, Jasmine sensed an undercurrent of something and had mentioned it to Silas, who advised her to stay out of it unless she smelled drama or bullshit. Either would be grounds for her to step in.
“Where’s Thorne?” Victoria asked the prickly question. Last Jasmine heard Thorne, younger brother to twins Rose and Lilly, had left to join the rebels against Silas, which was a death sentence.
“Haven’t heard from him,” Rose said in a soft voice.
Jasmine and Victoria looked at Lilly who kept her gaze locked on the ground. “Me neither.”
“You been looking for him?” Victoria asked, pushing.
“No, not really. If he’s gone, I’d rather he didn’t come back,” Lilly said in a calm tone.
Jasmine wasn’t too surprised, but Rose’s gasp and the way her hand flew to her mouth clearly said she had no idea her sister felt that way. “Don’t say that, Lil… he could be lying dead out there, or someone’s prisoner. We just don’t know.”
Lilly shrugged but remained silent. Victoria looked at the twins and then met Jasmine’s gaze. In it, Jasmine was in agreement. Something was going on with these two that required close watching over the next few months.
Chapter 2
Silas walked down the hall toward the lift and bumped into housekeeping.
“Excuse me, Sir,” the man whose name escaped Silas at the moment said “It’s a bit unwieldy… but really pretty.” He added in a rush while lifting a large multi-colored wreath on his shoulder before climbing a few steps on the stairs.
Silas waved down the apology. His mate had turned this entire floor into a Christmas painting with decorations everywhere except their bedroom. He had asked her not to decorate that space and after a long discussion regarding compromise, she finally agreed.
“It’s okay.” He walked around the man and headed for the elevator, eager to escape the holiday fever that infected his mate.
The doors slid open. Jacques, his administrator and best friend, stood inside wearing a grin. “Escaping?”
“No. Yes.” Silas ran his hand through his thick, long black hair as the door closed behind him. “I don’t know how much more of this I can take. That woman has turned my home into a pagan wonderland and she’s just starting. This morning security called from the gate to clear a truckload of carnival equipment.”
Jacques chuckled.
“It’s not funny.”
The door opened. “My daughter-in-law is a rare gem. You’re lucky to have her.” Jacques pushed away from the rail, walked out onto the lower level and headed toward the lab. “She’s a breath of fresh air, change is good.”
“Change?” Silas scoffed as he accepted a folder from one of the techs who’d been decoding text from some old journals Hawke, Asia’s mate, had sent concerning the Liege, an organization who had been stealing pups for decades. “I’ve been dealing with change since the day I met her. So don’t travel that path.” He took the folder and headed to the conference room for a scheduled meeting with his core team in a few minutes time. “But kiddie carnival rides? I have never seen anything like that for a holiday. Have you?” He looked at Jacques, who now sat across from him in the room.
“No. And that’s okay. The kids will love it and have fun. Unless you think the kiddie rides are for someone other than pups?”
Silas growled at the sarcastic reply. His mate wanted to do something special for all the pups, he understood that. It was all the deliveries and strangers entering the compound he
Jasmine watched Lilly and Rose look at each other before continuing their wrapping. Danielle was the newest member of their family and it seemed whenever Lilly was nearby, Rose wasn’t as friendly or maybe it seemed that way when it wasn’t. At any rate, Jasmine sensed an undercurrent of something and had mentioned it to Silas, who advised her to stay out of it unless she smelled drama or bullshit. Either would be grounds for her to step in.
“Where’s Thorne?” Victoria asked the prickly question. Last Jasmine heard Thorne, younger brother to twins Rose and Lilly, had left to join the rebels against Silas, which was a death sentence.
“Haven’t heard from him,” Rose said in a soft voice.
Jasmine and Victoria looked at Lilly who kept her gaze locked on the ground. “Me neither.”
“You been looking for him?” Victoria asked, pushing.
“No, not really. If he’s gone, I’d rather he didn’t come back,” Lilly said in a calm tone.
Jasmine wasn’t too surprised, but Rose’s gasp and the way her hand flew to her mouth clearly said she had no idea her sister felt that way. “Don’t say that, Lil… he could be lying dead out there, or someone’s prisoner. We just don’t know.”
Lilly shrugged but remained silent. Victoria looked at the twins and then met Jasmine’s gaze. In it, Jasmine was in agreement. Something was going on with these two that required close watching over the next few months.
Chapter 2
Silas walked down the hall toward the lift and bumped into housekeeping.
“Excuse me, Sir,” the man whose name escaped Silas at the moment said “It’s a bit unwieldy… but really pretty.” He added in a rush while lifting a large multi-colored wreath on his shoulder before climbing a few steps on the stairs.
Silas waved down the apology. His mate had turned this entire floor into a Christmas painting with decorations everywhere except their bedroom. He had asked her not to decorate that space and after a long discussion regarding compromise, she finally agreed.
“It’s okay.” He walked around the man and headed for the elevator, eager to escape the holiday fever that infected his mate.
The doors slid open. Jacques, his administrator and best friend, stood inside wearing a grin. “Escaping?”
“No. Yes.” Silas ran his hand through his thick, long black hair as the door closed behind him. “I don’t know how much more of this I can take. That woman has turned my home into a pagan wonderland and she’s just starting. This morning security called from the gate to clear a truckload of carnival equipment.”
Jacques chuckled.
“It’s not funny.”
The door opened. “My daughter-in-law is a rare gem. You’re lucky to have her.” Jacques pushed away from the rail, walked out onto the lower level and headed toward the lab. “She’s a breath of fresh air, change is good.”
“Change?” Silas scoffed as he accepted a folder from one of the techs who’d been decoding text from some old journals Hawke, Asia’s mate, had sent concerning the Liege, an organization who had been stealing pups for decades. “I’ve been dealing with change since the day I met her. So don’t travel that path.” He took the folder and headed to the conference room for a scheduled meeting with his core team in a few minutes time. “But kiddie carnival rides? I have never seen anything like that for a holiday. Have you?” He looked at Jacques, who now sat across from him in the room.
“No. And that’s okay. The kids will love it and have fun. Unless you think the kiddie rides are for someone other than pups?”
Silas growled at the sarcastic reply. His mate wanted to do something special for all the pups, he understood that. It was all the deliveries and strangers entering the compound he
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