Luca's POV My mind races from the message that was sent to my daughter. It was a clear threat to my wife. I feel like my wheels are spinning in place. Every time I feel like I am getting ahead of him, he throws a new hand at me. Mara is working on gathering the family so that we can go over the protocols I have set in place. It has been a very long time since I had to go into battle of any kind. I have a family now. More people to worry about; children and a wife. I have to ensure their safety, or I will not be able to focus on the battlefield. A soft hand touched my shoulder, by the energy that touched my soul, I knew that it was my mate. "Where did you go?", she whispered in my ear. Her warm breath tickled my neck. I grinned softly, as I grabbed her hand and pulled her around me and

