Destiny's Choice (34 page)

“And don’t expect an early rise, either,” Kane added. “We’ll be out for at least ten hours. The food and water gave us a boost, but its only temporary. Sleep is the only thing that will heal this.”

Roan nodded. “Find
your beds
as soon as you can then
. I’ll call a meeting
when
you
three are able to join us. Whatever plans we do make, need to be done and quickly.”

The three agreed, saying their goodnights. Roan and Rivera returned them then left, heading up to their room. Once there, they both stripped and climbed into bed. Roan pulled Rivera close, burying his nose in her neck.

“Rivera.”

Now that he had her in his arms and safe, he began to shake.

“Shh. I’m here, Roan.” Her arms came around his neck, hugging him tight.

After everything they had been through, that was the closest he’d come to truly losing her. One wrong move with that death filled capsule…

“Rivera. Need you. Need you so much.”

She didn’t say a word. Just moved under him and wrapped her legs around his middle.

He slid into her wet core with one thrust, her warm body welcoming him home.
T
heir love making wasn’t frenzied, it wasn’t hurried. It was a slow build up
, their bodies moving slowly against each other.

“I love you, Roan LeGuer.”

That was all it took to send him crashing into orgasm. Her cry of completion soon followed.

With her snug in his arms, he kissed her languidly, savouring the unique flavour that was his True
Mate
. “I love you, too, Rivera LeGuer.”

She lay her head on his chest and sighed. In moments, her even breathing let him know she was sound asleep.

“With everything I am.”

It wasn’t long before he too, succumbed to sleep. Her warmth and scent wrapped around him, following him into velvet blackness.

Epilogue

“I can’t believe it took nearly two weeks to find all fifteen of those young men,” Rivera grumbled as Roan held her to his side on the front porch of the house. They would soon be building their own close by.

“Not all were in college, sweetheart,” he soothed.

Roan didn’t exactly like how long it had taken either. But at least the fiasco with Phillip had been taken care of. They still had feelers out should anyone be looking for him. So far, all was quiet. He prayed it stayed that way. As for his son and the others, it wouldn’t be long until they were all safe.

“Dane’s crew the last to head out?” Isaiah asked as he joined them.

“Yeah.” She nodded. “He’s leaving some last minute instructions with the twins.”

They all looked to where Dane was standing near a black Rover. Cole was in the passenger seat wearing a frown. Tristan was in the back. He didn’t look happy either. Cole’s was different. He was leaving Joel for a few days.

“Did you call your father?” Roan turned to the young man.

“He wasn’t happy about my dropping out of college. But he knew I hadn’t decided on a major yet.” He shrugged. “It sucks I can’t tell him the truth either.”

“Better a secret than never seeing him again, Isaiah.”

Roan had agreed that Isaiah could keep in touch with his adopted father under the condition he never know what Isaiah was. It was a small price to pay considering Isaiah would outlive the man by centuries. This way, he at least got to see him.

“I know.” Isaiah sighed. “And after mom died, I’m all he has now.”

“It’ll be fine, little brother,” Rivera soothed. “Besides, now that you know what your power is, you need training. Can’t very well go around your dad like you are now.”

Isaiah laughed at that causing Roan to give him a scathing glare. It only caused him to laugh harder.

“Freezing my feet to the kitchen floor was not funny.”

“It was an accident, hon. You know he didn’t mean it.”

Roan wasn’t so sure. The boy was too smart by half.

“Hmph.”

“Anyway,” she drawled. “You’ll keep in touch while you’re away to train. I want to know how you’re doing,” she told him.

Calming his mirth, he nodded. “Don’t worry, big sis. I will.”

“Good.”

Done with his talk, Dane and the twins walked up to the bottom of the porch.

“You ready?” Roan asked.

“Yep. The twins here,” He point a thumb at them. “Will stay on this end, tracking us and sending us any info we need. The other teams will also send them updated reports daily to let you know how the search is going.”

“I want you to thank the other Omega’s again for me, Dane,” Rivera said. “Without their help and skills, we’d be lost.”

Dane’s cheeks pinkened. “I will, Rivera. And you’re welcome.”

“Isaiah’s escort to the training camp will be here tomorrow, Roan,” Abel said.

“I thought he wasn’t coming until next week,” Isaiah replied with surprise.

“After the kitchen incident,” Kane snickered. “Balthazar and Rob thought it best to have you under a more, ah, secure roof.”

“Just great,” Isaiah groaned.

“Don’t sweat it, Isaiah.” Abel chuckled. “We’ve all been where you’re at. You’ll get the hang of your powers in no time.”

He let out a gusty sigh. “I hope so.”

“Balthazar and Rob have been training Omega’s for centuries, Isaiah,” Roan said. “You can trust them to guide you and teach you all you need to know.”

Isaiah gave him a small smile. “Thanks, Roan.”

“You’ll be an asset to the Squad, Isaiah.” He pat the boys shoulder. “But don’t push. You have plenty of time.”

He stood straighter and nodded.

“Good.” Roan then turned to Dane. “And you be careful. I don’t want to have to explain to mother why her favourite cousin was being reckless.”

Dane held up his hands. “I’ll be good. Promise.”

“And thank you for going after Rynn yourself. There’s no one I trust more to bring him home.”

“As if I’d let any of the others get him.” He snorted. “Rynn’s family and the Alpha’s son. Makes it my responsibility. Enough said.”

Roan just shook his head and grinned as Dane turned on hi
s
heel and went to the Rover. After climbing behind the wheel, he started it up.

“Bring him home safe, Dane,” Rivera called out. “He has two little brothers to meet.” She rubbed a hand over her
still flat
stomach.

Dane saluted then sped off.

“We’re gone too, Roan,” Abel announced. “We’ve got some more equipment to install and a few more programs to run.”

“And the team that left to retrieve the first of Rivera’
s brothers is due
to report in a couple hours,” Kane added.

“Do what you need, boys,” Roan told them. “Call me if you need to.”

They both nodded then walked into the house.

“I guess I need to finish packing since my ride will be here sooner than I thought.” Isaiah grimaced.

“I’ll be up in a minute to help,” Rivera said. “I picked you up a few things to take with you.”

“You didn’t have to do that, Rivera.”

“Its what big sisters do.” She smiled. “Besides, even this time of year, the Scottish Highlands are chilly. You need the right clothes other than tees and jeans.”

“I have a couple hoodies, too,” he grumbled.

Rivera gave him a gimlet eyes that Roan was sure she had learned from his mother. And it worked.

“Alright. Fine,” he huffed as he walked back into the house. “Bossy female.”

“I heard that,” she called out.

Retreating footsteps was the only response.

She giggled. “He must have been a handful as a child.”

“As I’m sure ours will be.” He pulled her close, cradling their unborn sons in his hands.

“I hope so, my love. I hope so.”

They shared a tender kiss, basking in the love they had finally found as Zephyr raced across the pasture. His joyful whinny echoed the happiness they both felt.

                                       *     *     *     *

“Sir, we’ve discovered that Doctor Steven Peters is an alias. Who he really is, we are unable to discover at this time.”

Colonel Tiberius Hanover
mulled over the news from his Lieutenant. It wasn’t good. And the reports they had received from the
fine
doctor were even less so.

“His lab?”

“Burned. Not a trace was left,” The Lieutenant answered.
“The residence on file turned out to
be
a wooded lot and his associates have disappeared.
None of the DNA samples we have from him match the name he gave us or any known male.
”

Tiberius hated to be made a fool of.
He hated it more than being stolen from.

“And the money?”

“Gone, sir. We were able to track it to an account in the Cayman’s but
before we could seize it, the account was closed. Whoever closed it out left no footprints for us to follow.”

Turning in his chair, Tiberius looked out his office window.

At forty two, he didn’t get to be a full bird Colonel by sitting on his ass. Oh, no. Hard work and good instincts got him where he was. And there was something more to the doctor’s mysterious vanishing act. Tiberius’ gut was screaming it.

“Get Wilson and Murdoch on this,” he ordered. “I don’t care who they have to go through or what they have to do. I want everything they can find on Doctor Peters.”

“And if they can’t, sir?”

Tiberius tur
ned back toward his Lieutenant, glaring at him with his one good eye. “Then you better make sure they do, Lieutenant.”

“Yes, sir.” He saluted then left.

Swivelling back around, Tiberius gazed out his window
again
. Oh, yes. There was something not right about the good doctor’s abrupt
disappearance
and Tiberius was going to find out what it was. At any cost.

         
                             
 
The End