Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY-TWOMorning ConfusionMy eyes snap open, and my hand immediately reaches for the empty space beside me. Morning dew has settled on my skin, and the forest floor beneath me still holds the impression of where Alora had lain during our mating. But she's gone."Alora?" My voice carries through the morning air. Sitting up, I scan the clearing where we'd spent the night. Her scent lingers – sweet and wild – but it's growing stale. She must have left hours ago.Panic grips my chest as I rise to my feet. "Alora!" I call again, louder this time. Nothing but birds answer my call. In seconds, I shift into my wolf form, my massive black body moving swiftly through the trees as I begin tracking her scent.The trail winds through the dense forest, leading me deeper into my territory. But something is off about her scent today – an underlying note I hadn't noticed before, something ancient and wild that makes my wolf uneasy. The further I track, the stronger that strange scent becomes.Alora, where are
Last Updated: 2025-01-05
Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY-ONEThe forest presses in around us, its shadows alive with the sounds of the night. The air is thick with the mingling of our scents—his dominance and my heat wrapping around us like a cage. My back meets the rough bark of a tree as he pushes me against it, his hand still tangled in my hair.The kiss deepens, pulling me under, and for a moment, I forget the danger, the consequences. All I know is him—his warmth, his strength, the way he growls low in his throat when my hands claw at his shoulders. The sound vibrates through me, primal and raw, sending a shiver down my spine.“You shouldn’t have done that,” he murmurs, his voice a dark promise, even as his lips trail along my jaw.“Then stop me,” I whisper back, my voice trembling as much from need as from fear.But he doesn’t stop me. Instead, his hands slide to my waist, lifting me as though I weigh nothing. My legs wrap around him instinctively, and the heat of him presses into me, chasing away the chill of the night air.His lips leav
Last Updated: 2024-12-12
Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTYALORAThe clearing hits me like a physical wall. Moonlight floods the open space, and my legs finally give out. I collapse to my knees in the silver-lit grass, my entire body trembling with the force of my heat.No more running. No more hiding. The moon's power combines with my heat, shattering what little control I have left. My skin burns like fire, every nerve ending screaming for relief. For his touch. For the claiming my cursed blood demands."No, no, no," I whimper, pressing my forehead to the cool earth. My fingers dig into the soil as another wave hits, stronger than any before. I feel my bones wanting to shift, my wolf clawing desperately for freedom.His scent surrounds me as he enters the clearing. Pine and smoke and pure dominance. My wolf howls, recognizing her true Alpha. The need to submit, to bare my throat, to beg for his claim becomes almost unbearable."Please," I gasp, though I'm not sure what I'm begging for. His mercy? His bite? Both?My skin ripples as the shift
Last Updated: 2024-12-11
Chapter: CHAPTER NINETEENThe ancient book dangles from his fingers as he blocks my escape. Other slaves fade to the edges of the kitchen, sensing the tension crackling between us. Even Sarah's constant kneading falls silent."You seem unwell." His voice carries deceptive softness. "Perhaps we should discuss your... condition in private."Another wave of heat surges through me, making the room spin. The book in his hand terrifies me more than any silver chain – its worn leather binding promises ancient knowledge, secrets I've spent years hiding."I'm fine, my Lord." The lie tastes bitter. "Just the kitchen heat—""No." He steps closer, power rolling off him in waves that make my wolf whine. "Not the kitchen heat. Something else burns in your blood. Something that calls to every unmated male in the territory." His eyes gleam silver as he inhales deeply. "Something that shouldn't exist in a wolfless slave."I back away until my spine hits the counter. Herbs hanging above my head mask some of my scent, but not en
Last Updated: 2024-12-11
Chapter: CHAPTER EIGHTEENALEXBorder reports scatter across my desk, each one detailing another probing attack by Northern wolves. Three days of constant harassment, each assault precisely timed, strategically placed. They're testing us, searching for something. Or someone.I lean back in my chair, exhaustion weighing heavily. The ambush two nights ago left twelve warriors injured – not severe casualties, but enough to stretch our defenses thin. Every time we push them back, they regroup and strike from a different angle. Their persistence suggests they're hunting something valuable. Something worth risking war over.But it's not the Northern wolves that occupy my thoughts.Her scent still lingers in my study, even days after our confrontation. Vanilla and jasmine wrapped in lies. The memory of her taste haunts me – power and submission mixed with something ancient. Something that called to the darkness in my own blood. That kiss revealed more than she intended, showed cracks in her perfect facade. The way he
Last Updated: 2024-12-09
Chapter: CHAPTER SEVENTEENHis kiss burns on my lips hours after he left. I pace my quarters, unable to sleep, every nerve ending still alive with the memory of his touch. My wolf whines, demanding we find him, beg him to finish what he started. The taste of his dominance lingers on my tongue, making it impossible to rebuild my shattered defenses.I press my forehead against the cool window glass, watching border patrols sweep the grounds. Somewhere out there, he hunts Northern wolves while I hide in my gilded cage. His last words echo in my mind: "You're mine now, little wolf. Whether you admit it or not."My fingers trace the spot where the silver chain nearly touched my skin. So close to exposure, to ruin. Yet when his lips claimed mine, I almost didn't care. The urge to submit, to bare my throat, to let him see everything terrifies me more than any threat of silver.A child's scream shatters the night.I freeze, ears straining. There – another cry, from the direction of the pack nursery. The sound carries t
Last Updated: 2024-12-07
LOGIN
