Novels by SilverStar

(Kennedy's POV)The woods smelled damp from the morning dew, the faint aroma of pine and earth mingling with something sharper—a metallic tang carried by the wind. I didn't need to smell it to know it was blood. Faint traces lingered in the air, old enough to dull its freshness but recent enough to remind me that rogues had passed through.My grip tightened on the reins as my steed snorted uneasily, ears flicking at invisible dangers. The stillness of the woods was unnatural; it felt forced, the kind one experienced before a storm or the ambush of an enemy."Alpha," Dean called out softly, his voice low and to my right as he flanked me. "Signs of movement ahead. Inconsistent tracks, but they're moving deeper into the woods.I didn't turn to him; my eyes stayed fixed on the shadowed expanse before us. "Scattered patterns," I said, my voice listless. "They're rogues. Sloppy, disorganized. They don't even know what they're running toward."Dan, riding just behind me, let out a low chuckl

(Kennedy's POV)I stormed out of her room, my mind storming with all sorts of emotions. Her words echoed inside my head, each word deeper and more painful than the last."I don't have the heart to take in someone as beautiful as you."Beautiful? That's all she thought of me? Like some passing fancy, something she could admire but never have. And her rejection wasn't a hit against my pride, it ripped the bond I felt so well. She thought she was saving me from pain, but in doing so, she was ripping me apart.My hands fisted, my nails digging into the palmar surfaces. The mention of her past mate, Marcus, seemed to fan the fire in me. He had rejected her? Hurt her so deeply she couldn't even see her worth anymore? I wanted to hunt him down and make him pay for what he had done to her. My wolf growled low in my mind in complete agreement."Weak fool," my wolf growled. "He didn't deserve her. But you do. She's ours to claim!I exhaled sharply, trying to steady myself. No. She wasn't ready

(Alina Pov)I looked at his shocked face speechlessly, then dressed myself appropriately with an embarrassed smile. I felt ashamed. I said I didn't want him but my body reacted so heavily to him. Thinking about the way my body has felt putty. I couldn't control myself, I didn't feel disgusted, all I felt was sweet sensations all over my body, I can't deny that. But… I can't give it a chance, I can't get hurt again, I don't want to face that same embarrassment, that same pain I had faced that day. And what I need now is not love, but power, I need to strengthen myself, I want to take revenge, I want to save my parents and take them out of the hole they are. I looked at him and decided to make things clear, so I wrote in the book, “Yes, I truly had a mate before, but we didn't get married, but he is one of the reasons I left and you met me in that situation. I was rejected by my mate and now I don't have a mate. But you saying you are my mate is more confusing, because how is it possi

(Kennedy Pov) I waited with bated breath after asking the question. I couldn't wait anymore, it was time for her to know what was going on, I know it was too early and she was facing some challenges but I wished to help her legitimately. I looked at her widened eyes as she looked surprised and then she furrowed her brows in contemplation, I wanted to know what was going on in her mind. This is one of the reasons I said I want to make her mine. After she becomes mine, then I will be able to read her thoughts and know when she is in distress. Then she sat up gently and looked deeply at me then shook her head heavily. My heart clenched painfully.“Are you rejecting me, Alina?” I asked and it seemed my voice came out too hard as I saw her flinch. I softened my voice, “Why? You are my mate! Don't you feel the connection between us? You can't deny it, it will happen anytime. The bond is real. Don't reject me, hmm..” I looked at her expectantly. Then she took her pen and book to write,

(Kennedy's Pov)Days passed with Alina receiving treatment for her injuries but there was still no sign of her talking. Communication has been hard but I was glad she could write. I watched her sleep, wake up, eat little, and stay in a daze all day without being responsive, and I could do nothing other than sit with her, hoping my being close to her would help a bit since I was her mate. But, to be honest, I couldn't help it anymore, I wanted her to pay attention to me, I wanted to know what was going on in her heart, I wanted to know her past, I wanted to know who had hurt her so badly so I could go for a kill! But she wasn't telling me, and the mate pull was not helping at all as it seemed to affect just me and not her, making me wonder if she truly accepted me.*Sitting in the infirmary as I talked with Jerry.*“So what do you want to do? Do you want to keep her here? What if her family is looking for her?” Jerry asked worriedly as he mixed the next herbs that were to be taken by

(Alina's POV)The warm light coming through the window seemed to scald my skin. My body hurt, but my heart was an even further ache.I lay staring at the ceiling and tried to put together pieces of my life that I was picking up in shards. Every breath I took reminded me of how weak I was, how powerless I would always be. My throat pulsed in pain with every intake of air, a sharp, relentless reminder that even my voice, my only way to scream out my agony-was gone.My parents…Their struggles flashed in my mind then, the stifled screams, the pack's jeers, the sadistic laughter that had haunted me as I had crawled on my knees in supplication. I clutched at my chest as if that would hold it inside, keep it from bursting free, but it wouldn't. It never did.I had sworn vengeance, hadn't I? I had promised to destroy them all. But now, I couldn't form the words to repeat that promise.Tears slipped hot and uncontrolled down my cheeks. Mom and Dad gone, my pack gone-everything I'd ever known,