Her old realm, Isolde explained, wasnow cut off from her forever. Only a magical person like Isoldecould go into Trinity’s former world. Now that the seven days wereup, Trinity wouldn’t be able to go through a portal for anyreason.
Trinity touched the necklace that hungaround her neck. “Do you need this back?”
“Nope. It’syours.”
“Good. I was hoping I couldkeep it, because it’s a reminder of what brought Wrath and Itogether.”
Creek appeared with something wrappedin a colorful blanket. “This is from Veltris and Gemma, who wishyou a wonderful mating and safe hunt.”
Trinity unwrapped the item and found apaper-wrapped slab of bacon.
“Oh holy crap, bacon!”Trinity said.
Wrath laughed. “I think Gemma picked agreat gift.”
“She sure did. I lovebacon.”
“Who doesn’t?” Isoldeasked.
“I’ll fry some pieces upfor our meal,” Creek said. He handed a card to Trinity and thenhurried away with the bacon.
She opened the card and read out loud,“Best wishes on your mating night and becoming alpha female of theBlood Wolves. May the great wolf smile down on your union and makeevery future hunt a success. Blessings to you both and your pack,Veltris and Gemma.”
“Aw,” Trinity said. She setthe card on the table and said, “I’m ready to get this nightstarted.”
“Hungry, little wolf?” heasked with a teasing tone.
“Starving. You’reextra-strength horny on the full moon. You kept me busy throughbreakfast and lunch.”
“It’s just because my truemate is so tempting.”
“I agreecompletely.”
Isolde cleared her throat. “Thank youfor including me in your celebration tonight. I have somethingspecial for you both.”
“You’ve given us eachother,” Trinity said. “You don’t owe us anything. We owe youeverything.”
“It’s part of my nature asa witch to do good,” Isolde said. “That I could bring you twotogether makes my heart happy. But there’s more I can offer, andthat’s a glimpse of the future.”
She held out her hands and encouragedWrath and Trinity to each take one. The moment he put his hand onIsolde’s, his vision darkened, and an image bloomed in his mind. Hesaw Trinity, her stomach swollen with child, her face beaming asshe sat underneath a tree with a piece of charcoal and a stack ofparchment. The image began to move, and he could hear her hummingas the charcoal scratched across the pages.
“Mama!” a little voicecalled.
“Here sweets,” Trinitysaid, putting the charcoal and paper aside and holding out herarms. A little girl, with dark hair and emerald eyes, bounded intoher arms, careful of her swollen belly. “Did you havefun?”
“I did! Papa took mehunting, and I caught a bird. But I let him go. He waspretty.”
Trinity kissed the little girl on thecheek. “You’re so very sweet, my little love. I’m the luckiest mamain the world.”
“Both worlds?” she asked,her head tilting curiously.
“Every world.”
Wrath watched himself stride into viewand lift the little girl into his arms. “She’s going to make anexcellent alpha when she grows up. Fierce but kind.”
The little girl beamed at him and thenflashed delicate fangs, a little growl in her chest. “I’ll bequeen.”
“Alpha,” hecorrected.
“Alpha queen.”
With a chuckle, he kissed her foreheadand smiled at Trinity. “You can be whatever you want, little one.The world is yours.”
The image began to fade, and Wrath’sheart ached with the desire that filled him.
His eyes stung with tears as hisvision returned, and he looked down at Trinity who was crying.“That’s really our future?” Trinity asked.
Wrath brushed the tears from hercheeks.
“Yes,” Isolde said. “Youonly get that once from me; I can’t look into the future too oftenfor a person or it skews things. If you know too much, it can alterthe path of your life. But I thought an excellent gift for you bothwould be to see a bit of your future happiness.”
Trinity hugged Isolde and thanked her,then returned to Wrath’s arms. He smiled at the witch as he huggedhis mate. “Thank you for everything,” he said gruffly.
“It’s mypleasure.”
Wrath called for quiet, and everyonefaced them. He stared at the faces of his pack. They weren’t justwolves like him—hybrid outcasts in a world that didn’t want orunderstand them—they were his family, and he was honored to knowthem. “Joining with Trinity tonight does two things: it sets herplace in our pack as alpha female and it charts a new course forour people. We won’t be trying to take over the world, we’re goingto do our damnedest to make it a better place. We’ll build homesand create a safe haven for blood wolves, and we’ll search far andwide for our own kind to bring them under our protection. Thereisn’t anything I wouldn’t do for any of you because we’re family.We’re not at war anymore, and it’s all because a witch opened aportal into another world and brought Trinity to me.” He lookeddown at his beloved mate, seeing the love and hope shining in hereyes. “I love you, sweetheart.”
“I love you,too.”
He kissed her, and the pack cheered,Mytan adding his happy howl.
Ending the kiss, Wrath stepped up tothe fire pit and accepted steel and flint from Rook. Kneeling, hestruck the two together over a bed of kindling until the sparkscaught the brush on fire. He stuck the flaming kindling into thecenter of the wood and caught the other kindling on fire, watchingas it swiftly blazed and licked at the cut wood.
Wrath handed the steel and flint toCael, then rose to his feet. He held out his hand to Trinity andshe joined him. They faced each other and linked theirhands.
The pack moved to circle them. Isoldestood just on the outside, able to watch the ceremony but notofficially take part in it.
Wrath cast his gaze up to thedarkening sky and the rising full moon. Then he looked at his pack,and finally, his mate. “Tonight, under the light of the full moon,I vow myself to you, Trinity—as your mate and alpha. I swear toprotect you and our offspring with my life, to lead our family andpack with honor, and to love you to the best of my ability. Willyou vow tonight to be mine?”
Her eyes glistened with tears. “Iwill.”
She inhaled shakily and said,“Tonight, under the light of the full moon, I vow myself to you,Wrath—as your mate and alpha counterpart. I swear to
