TYLA'S POVThe safe house door slammed shut behind me, rattling the walls.I was done with whatever was going on and anger and hurt boiled up inside of me. My ankle screamed with every step, but the pain in my chest was worse. I couldn't believe that Aurelius and Thane could get involved in a physical fight just because of me. I collapsed onto the clutching a throw pillow to my chest like it could shield me from the storm raging inside. The door opened again and I didn’t need to look up to know it was Thane. His scent, pinewood and raspberry flooded the room before he did. I was not in the mood to speak to me as anger build up inside of me.“Tyla,” he said.“Leave…I don't want to speak to you.” I said, digging my nails into the pillow. He didn’t but instead, he knelt in front of me, close enough for his heat to burn my skin. “Aurelius tracked us here….He provoked me…I didn’t start this…” I snapped. The pillow hit his face with a dull thud.“You never start it, do you?”
WRITER'S POVThe fire in the hearth had dwindled to embers, but Sherleen didn’t stir to revive it. She sat stiffly in her armchair with her fingers clenched around the carved wolf pendant at her throat, a gift from her late mate. The weight of the pack’s chaos pressed down on her like stones. “Thane, you fool...What have you done??? Her eldest son’s rejection of Tyla had been reckless. But Aurelius..Aurelius..being revealed as Tyla’s second-chance mate? It felt like the Moon Goddess herself was mocking their family. Sherleen’s nails bit into her palms. Aurelius had been her ward for years, a boy she’d taken in after his parents died in a rogue attack. Had she missed some sign? Some flicker of destiny between him and Tyla. A knock shattered her silence. “Enter.” she said, too drained to mask her weariness. The door creaked open, revealing her second son, Emmy, leaning heavily against the frame. “Mother.” “Emmy.” she said, rising instinctively before forcing herself to
CHAPTER SEVENTY ONETYLA'S POVThe words hit me like a physical blow. "I love you."For several heartbeats, I simply stared at Thane, waiting for the smirk, the cruel laugh that would reveal this as another one of his twisted games. But his storm-gray eyes held only raw, unguarded emotion - something I'd never seen from my Alpha before. A hysterical laugh burst from my lips before I could stop it. "You... what?" I pressed a hand to my mouth, shoulders shaking with uncontrollable mirth. "After everything - the rejection, the cruelty, locking me in this gods-forsaken safe house - now you love me?" It was unbelievable because who would have thought that the almighty Alpha Thane would fall in love with the mate he rejected.Thane didn't flinch. If anything, his gaze grew more intense, burning with a fire that made my breath catch. "I said I love you," he repeated, his deep voice rougher than usual. "I didn't intend to…the moon Goddess knows I fought against it with everythin
TYLA'S POVWARNING- MATURE CONTENT AHEAD**********Thane walked into the bathroom with me.As he approached me slowly, my heart rate increased in pace as his intense gaze met mine.His eyes darkened and he stalked towards me like a predator just like in my dreams.“Can I??” he asked as he looked at my clothes asking for permission to remove them.I nodded my head in approval as I couldn't find any words to say.Slowly, he pulled off my clothes leaving me in just my bra and panties.His eyes darkened more as he looked at me from head to my toe.“You are beautiful, Tyla.” he said in almost a whisper.“Thank you.” I replied as I blushed hard.His hands played with the hem of my bra as his eyes never left mine. He suddenly caressed my boobs as I bit my lips to suppress a moan.“Don’t bite those lips or I will do them for you.” he warned.As his hands worked his way on my boobs, I held onto him for support as I moaned loudly in pleasure.He moved his hands to my back and with just a sing
TYLA'S POV“Wait Thane?!! I yelled.”“Yes??”“Can I come with you??” I asked.Deep down, I wanted to go with Thane.”“No Tyla, you aren’t coming with me.” he said.“But why?? I want to come with you please ”“You need to rest Julia…you can come with me later or some other time but for now, you aren’t leaving the four walls of this room.”“But I don’t want to stay here.” I said.“Tyla, I thought you wanted to rest?? Why are you suddenly changing your mind???or do you want me to stay here with you??” he asked.“Yes please.” I badly wanted to say.“No…that is not the case..it’s just that I am not feeling tired anymore and so I want to go with you.”“Tyla, I won’t say this again…you are resting and that is final.” He said.He took my hand and gently pulled me to the bed as I pouted and grumbled.After lying down, he covered my body with the duvet and kissed my forehead.“I know you are a stubborn little one but this is not the time for that…I have serious business to take care of and I pr
TYLA'S POVI opened my eyes wide open as I realized what I had done.“I am so sorry.” I said almost immediately.“No, I am the one who should be sorry….my attitude earlier on was totally uncalled for and I deeply apologize.” Thane said.“What Is the matter Thane?? Is there something more that you aren't telling me???” I asked as tears gathered in my eyes.“It's not that Tyla…it's just that I wanted to do the mating ceremony with you in a proper way.” He said.“What do you mean by mating ceremony??” I asked in confusion.Thane suddenly burst into laughter.“What do you think a mating ceremony is, Tyla?? It's not necessarily marking one's mate..it's mainly being intimate as it strengthens the bond between mates.”“Oh…I thought it was mainly marking one's mate.” I said.“No Tyla…and the fact that the elders wants me to do it before the next full moon just makes me angry…I don't want to be intimate with you out of your will or because some elders forced us into doing so.”“Is that the rea
THANE'S POVAs soon as I instructed Tyla to go and stay with Lilian, I went straight into my Mother's chambers.“Son, when did you get back??.” She asked.“A while ago, look Mother first of all, I came to let you know that I am not pleased with what you told me earlier on…who gave the elders the right to decide when I am supposed to have my mating ceremony??? Do they think my life is a joke??”“Thane, you made your life a joke when you rejected the mate the moon goddess provided for you and then she decided to make a joke out of it after sending your brother as her second chance mate.”“He is not my fucking brother!!! I don't know where you picked him up from but you should have let me rot there.”“Mind your words Thane, you are speaking to your Mother.”“Look Mother, I know I made a mistake by rejecting Tyla but I am currently making amends but that doesn't mean I should be forced into doing what I don't want to do.”“What is wrong in getting intimate with your mate Thane??? Or are y
LYRA’S POVThe awful smell of blood hit me as I looked at my clothes and saw blood dripping from it.I looked around as the world suddenly became slow and then saw bulging eyes gazing intensely at me and their lips moving but couldn't be heard by me.They pointed their fingers and I looked at their lips trying to figure out what they were saying.“Murderer!!!” one of them said as he pointed towards me.I couldn’t understand what he meant by that as I looked on in confusion.“Bloody killer.” another said.Just as my eyes fell to the ground , I saw the lifeless body of my parents lying there.My life flashed before my eyes as the air suddenly became thinner and my breath quickened.I opened my mouth but empty words came out.“Eat their bodies!!!! It’s all your fault, cursed child!!!” another yelled.I dropped down on my knees as I stretched my hands and touched my Mother’s face.It was as cold as ice as I suddenly felt goosebumps around my body.Tears dropped down my face as I shaked he
THANE'S POVAs soon as I instructed Tyla to go and stay with Lilian, I went straight into my Mother's chambers.“Son, when did you get back??.” She asked.“A while ago, look Mother first of all, I came to let you know that I am not pleased with what you told me earlier on…who gave the elders the right to decide when I am supposed to have my mating ceremony??? Do they think my life is a joke??”“Thane, you made your life a joke when you rejected the mate the moon goddess provided for you and then she decided to make a joke out of it after sending your brother as her second chance mate.”“He is not my fucking brother!!! I don't know where you picked him up from but you should have let me rot there.”“Mind your words Thane, you are speaking to your Mother.”“Look Mother, I know I made a mistake by rejecting Tyla but I am currently making amends but that doesn't mean I should be forced into doing what I don't want to do.”“What is wrong in getting intimate with your mate Thane??? Or are y
TYLA'S POVI opened my eyes wide open as I realized what I had done.“I am so sorry.” I said almost immediately.“No, I am the one who should be sorry….my attitude earlier on was totally uncalled for and I deeply apologize.” Thane said.“What Is the matter Thane?? Is there something more that you aren't telling me???” I asked as tears gathered in my eyes.“It's not that Tyla…it's just that I wanted to do the mating ceremony with you in a proper way.” He said.“What do you mean by mating ceremony??” I asked in confusion.Thane suddenly burst into laughter.“What do you think a mating ceremony is, Tyla?? It's not necessarily marking one's mate..it's mainly being intimate as it strengthens the bond between mates.”“Oh…I thought it was mainly marking one's mate.” I said.“No Tyla…and the fact that the elders wants me to do it before the next full moon just makes me angry…I don't want to be intimate with you out of your will or because some elders forced us into doing so.”“Is that the rea
TYLA'S POV“Wait Thane?!! I yelled.”“Yes??”“Can I come with you??” I asked.Deep down, I wanted to go with Thane.”“No Tyla, you aren’t coming with me.” he said.“But why?? I want to come with you please ”“You need to rest Julia…you can come with me later or some other time but for now, you aren’t leaving the four walls of this room.”“But I don’t want to stay here.” I said.“Tyla, I thought you wanted to rest?? Why are you suddenly changing your mind???or do you want me to stay here with you??” he asked.“Yes please.” I badly wanted to say.“No…that is not the case..it’s just that I am not feeling tired anymore and so I want to go with you.”“Tyla, I won’t say this again…you are resting and that is final.” He said.He took my hand and gently pulled me to the bed as I pouted and grumbled.After lying down, he covered my body with the duvet and kissed my forehead.“I know you are a stubborn little one but this is not the time for that…I have serious business to take care of and I pr
TYLA'S POVWARNING- MATURE CONTENT AHEAD**********Thane walked into the bathroom with me.As he approached me slowly, my heart rate increased in pace as his intense gaze met mine.His eyes darkened and he stalked towards me like a predator just like in my dreams.“Can I??” he asked as he looked at my clothes asking for permission to remove them.I nodded my head in approval as I couldn't find any words to say.Slowly, he pulled off my clothes leaving me in just my bra and panties.His eyes darkened more as he looked at me from head to my toe.“You are beautiful, Tyla.” he said in almost a whisper.“Thank you.” I replied as I blushed hard.His hands played with the hem of my bra as his eyes never left mine. He suddenly caressed my boobs as I bit my lips to suppress a moan.“Don’t bite those lips or I will do them for you.” he warned.As his hands worked his way on my boobs, I held onto him for support as I moaned loudly in pleasure.He moved his hands to my back and with just a sing
CHAPTER SEVENTY ONETYLA'S POVThe words hit me like a physical blow. "I love you."For several heartbeats, I simply stared at Thane, waiting for the smirk, the cruel laugh that would reveal this as another one of his twisted games. But his storm-gray eyes held only raw, unguarded emotion - something I'd never seen from my Alpha before. A hysterical laugh burst from my lips before I could stop it. "You... what?" I pressed a hand to my mouth, shoulders shaking with uncontrollable mirth. "After everything - the rejection, the cruelty, locking me in this gods-forsaken safe house - now you love me?" It was unbelievable because who would have thought that the almighty Alpha Thane would fall in love with the mate he rejected.Thane didn't flinch. If anything, his gaze grew more intense, burning with a fire that made my breath catch. "I said I love you," he repeated, his deep voice rougher than usual. "I didn't intend to…the moon Goddess knows I fought against it with everythin
WRITER'S POVThe fire in the hearth had dwindled to embers, but Sherleen didn’t stir to revive it. She sat stiffly in her armchair with her fingers clenched around the carved wolf pendant at her throat, a gift from her late mate. The weight of the pack’s chaos pressed down on her like stones. “Thane, you fool...What have you done??? Her eldest son’s rejection of Tyla had been reckless. But Aurelius..Aurelius..being revealed as Tyla’s second-chance mate? It felt like the Moon Goddess herself was mocking their family. Sherleen’s nails bit into her palms. Aurelius had been her ward for years, a boy she’d taken in after his parents died in a rogue attack. Had she missed some sign? Some flicker of destiny between him and Tyla. A knock shattered her silence. “Enter.” she said, too drained to mask her weariness. The door creaked open, revealing her second son, Emmy, leaning heavily against the frame. “Mother.” “Emmy.” she said, rising instinctively before forcing herself to
TYLA'S POVThe safe house door slammed shut behind me, rattling the walls.I was done with whatever was going on and anger and hurt boiled up inside of me. My ankle screamed with every step, but the pain in my chest was worse. I couldn't believe that Aurelius and Thane could get involved in a physical fight just because of me. I collapsed onto the clutching a throw pillow to my chest like it could shield me from the storm raging inside. The door opened again and I didn’t need to look up to know it was Thane. His scent, pinewood and raspberry flooded the room before he did. I was not in the mood to speak to me as anger build up inside of me.“Tyla,” he said.“Leave…I don't want to speak to you.” I said, digging my nails into the pillow. He didn’t but instead, he knelt in front of me, close enough for his heat to burn my skin. “Aurelius tracked us here….He provoked me…I didn’t start this…” I snapped. The pillow hit his face with a dull thud.“You never start it, do you?”
THANE'S POVHer lips were soft under mine, yielding but not resisting. That’s what undid me the way Tyla didn’t push me away. The way her breath hitched when my hands slid up her waist. For the first time in weeks, the wildfire in my veins had purpose. I kissed her harder and deeper as one hand tangled in her hair as the other gripped her hip. The taste of her sweet lips drove me mad. My wolf snarled in satisfaction. “Mine!!!” But then I suddenly noticed hesitation and a stiffness in her shoulders. I pulled back just enough to see her face. Her eyes were closed but her fingers weren’t clutching me as they were limp at her sides. She didn't like what I was doing or rather where I was heading to with her.The realization hit me like a blade to the gut. I suddenly detached myself from her as quickly as I could and Tyla’s eyes flew open, wide and startled. "I won’t force you into doing whatever you don't want to do and not like this." I said.I still didn't know or under
TYLA'S POVThane carried me like I weighed nothing. The pain in my ankle was nothing compared to the white-hot rage burning through me. “If you don't fucking keep your mouth shut, I will break the second ankle and make sure it doesn't heal for a year.” Thane threatened.The threat shouldn’t have sent a shiver down my spine, not after everything..but it did. So I went still my body rigid against his as he carried me back to the safe house. The moment he set me down on the living room chair, my eyes darted around the room.I didn't seem to find the lady I caught him almost being intimate with."Where is she?" I asked.Thane ignored me as he kneeled in front of me with a first aid kit in hand. His silence only ignited the fire inside me. "This is going to hurt." he muttered as his gaze locked onto my swollen ankle. I barely had time to process his words before his lips crashed against mine. The kiss was rough, possessive and a distraction because it worked. A sharp crack ec