CHAPTER NINETY-FOUREvvie’s POVThe heat of the shower wasn’t just from the water, it radiated from us—our bodies pressed together, slick with sweat and water. Logan’s lips moved down my neck, his breath hot against my skin, leaving a trail of fire that seemed to sear into my very soul. Every touch, every kiss, every whisper of his name against my ear made my pulse quicken, my breath hitch, and my body ache with a need so intense it was almost painful.I could feel his muscles tense beneath my fingers as I traced the lines of his body.The water rushed over us, cascading down his strong back, dripping off the strands of his dark hair that hung over his forehead.His hands were everywhere—on my hips, my waist, sliding over the curve of my ass and pushing me deliciously close.“F*ck, Evvie,” He groaned into my ear, a sound that sent a shiver down my spine, and I gasped, arching against him as his free hand palmed over my breast, massaging it.He pressed me back against the cool tile of
CHAPTER NINETY-FIVELeona's POVMy chest burned with humiliation as I sprinted through the packhouse, ignoring the concerned glances of other pack members I passed.How did I let this happen?How could I, Leona f*cking Reed, daughter of Benjamin Reed who’s a powerful council member, lost to her? Evvie Moondragon, that pathetic little wretch. She humiliated me in front of everyone, and now my father… My father would be so disappointed.I threw myself into my room, slamming the door behind me. My breath coming between large gaps as I paced back and forth, trying to make sense of what’s happening.While I darted my eyes to every corner of the room, it suddenly felt like the walls are caving in on me. I lost. I f*cking lost and to whom? A f*cking rogue from nowhere.She’s nothing. She’s supposed to be nothing and certainly not a luna meant for this pack.This is not how I imagined the trials would end. Not when I was the one who initiated it.I winced, and finally plopped my ass down my v
Evvie’s POV:"Ready for your next trial?" I gulped.What did he mean by that?Then I met his gaze, my breath catching in my throat.I almost forgot how to breathe when his lips claimed me hungrily. The scent of my renewed arousal tainting the air.What is happening? My p*ssy is throbbing, and I mean really throbbing. It hurts like hell and I want him inside me again.But I just came twice.I let out a moan that I wasn’t intending to release into his lips. He groaned in response, nibbling at my lower lip while his hands moved to caress my neglected breasts.F*ck. My body was already responding to him, my skin tingling with the pleasurable sensation of his touch, my walls clenching with a longing that is impossible to ignore.But a part of me hesitated. I mean I had just had two explosive orgasms, and my body still trembled from the force of them. Could I handle more?He didn’t give me time to think. His hands were on me again. His lips found mine in a fierce, demanding kiss that left m
Logan’s POV“Barrak.”Only one. Only one man I know of, a rogue at that, who goes by the name.Barrak fucking Davis. He doesn’t know me, but I f*cking know him. Or rather, he is not aware who he had crossed. All these years, my ultimate goal was to make him pay.I searched her face, hoping, praying, I’m wrong.My jaw clenched, and I forced myself to look into her eyes.“His last name?”She swallowed, before answering, “Davis. Barrak Davis.”And then it hit me.Sarah…The memory hit me like a solid punch to the gut, twisting my insides and making me want to vomit.Sarah's innocent face flashed in my mind. Her soft giggles, the way her eyes crinkled at the corners when she smiled. God, how she loved to smile.Sarah was my chosen mate. We have been together for five years, not officially because we knew we’d find our mates. We didn’t want our hearts broken nor do we want to break that of our fated. But when I turned twenty-five, I decided to stop looking for my fated and claim her instea
CHAPTER NINETY-EIGHTLogan’s POV:I bite down her mark and suck, making her moan deliciously.Pulling away, I look at her in the eyes.“I want you to mark me, Evvie.”Evvie stared at me, her eyes wide, surprise flickering across her face. For a moment, I thought she might pull away, might tell me that she wasn’t ready. But then, her expression softened.“Logan...” she whispered, her voice trembling slightly.“Are you sure?”I nodded, looking into her eyes.“I need you, Evvie. I need to know that no matter what happens, you’re with me. That you choose me.”Her hands slid up my chest, her touch igniting a fire inside me.“I choose you, Logan,” she said softly, her voice steady now. “I know that now.”Evvie leaned in, her lips brushing against my neck, right where my pulse beat strong and steady.I closed my eyes, anticipation thrumming through my veins as her teeth grazed my skin.“I love you,” she whispered again, just before she bit down, her teeth sinking into my flesh.A groan tore
CHAPTER NINETY-NINEEvvie’s POV:I couldn't get Logan’s words out of my head. My mind spun with a whirlwind of emotions, each one hitting harder than the last.Barrak had killed his mate.That makes so much sense to me now. Why he had been so against the mate bond since the beginning. Why he never talked about his mate. And why he found it so easy to connect with me when I told him about Zachary, his betrayal. Her betrayal, Sarah’s.That was the link he found between me and him.She rejected him, just like Zachary rejected me for someone else, for Brenda.I thought I knew Barrak from inside out when we were together, but he never told me this.He never told me he knew his mate.But the answer is clear as day. He didn’t want me to know because he killed her, probably afraid of how he’d appear in my eyes when I realize it.Hiding the truth and pretending to be a victim is worse.My skin crawled and bile began to rise in my throat as I recalled the times he and I would become intimate to
CHAPTER ONE HUNDREDEvvie’s POV:His eyes snapped to me with a flash of anger, and betrayal. My stomach sank.“You were supposed to find out if he was involved, not get yourself knocked up by him.” He snarled.I took a step back, but I held my ground.“He’s my mate. This is my home now, Barrak,” I said, trying to keep my voice steady.He growled, then started to move, circling me.“Logan isn’t exactly the monster you painted him to be.” I said, following the direction of his gaze as he circled me.“So now you find your mate, and you think you know everything about him?” he chuckled mockingly. I know where that came from.“Does he know who you are?” He taunted, a knowing smile playing on his lips.I chewed my lower lip, knowing full well the answer to that. He doesn’t know. Would he think I betrayed him?Closing my eyes, I let out the question that has been nagging me for years since I met him.“Why are you so against the mate bond?” I breathed, testing the waters.When I opened my eye
Logan’s POV:Cole’s voice broke through the tension in my room, heavy with urgency. “You need to see this.”I looked up, my jaw clenched, my fist still tightly gripping the crumpled note from Evvie. I could feel my entire body shaking, enraged as it looked for violence.“What is it?” I demanded, my voice low and dangerous.He didn’t say anything back, and just handed me a tablet.The dark expression on his face told me everything I needed to know—this wasn’t going to be good. The moment I took the device from him, my heart started to pound relentlessly.On the screen, the video started playing. The grainy footage was from one of the hidden cameras we had set up near a blind spot where patrols couldn’t touch. It was a few feet near the border, the line separating my territory from neutral ground.I felt my brows furrow immediately when I saw the footage.Evvie had gone to meet Barrak. And my breath caught in my throat when I saw her.She stood there opposite of a man who towered over h
E P I L O G U E .Casey's POVI fell for it. It's his fault, with those sparkling puppy eyes and cute little stance, I have turned completely vulnerable.But I didn't fall for it because I badly wanted him to apologize but because he looked serious. Like he really wanted to show me something. The reason why he went missing for hours. I tapped my heel, raising an eyebrow at his human state. I look around. There was no one here. Why are we here?“Well? What is it?” I asked, looking at him.He smiled, making me groan. Him and his damn smile makes me both feeling nauseous and weak in the knees.“I want you to meet someone,” he finally said.I furrowed my eyebrows. Meet someone?He pulled my hand, turning me around to face a…“A pile of rocks?” My eyebrow raised higher, staring at him weirdly.He chuckled and shook his head.“This is my dad’s grave. I buried him here.”Shocked, I turn to him with eyes as wide as bowling balls.“You… your dad? Oh Carlos, I’m so sorry.” For the second tim
Casey's POVKnock. Knock.I looked towards the door, my lips pressing into a thin line."Come in!" The door pushed open.As always, Evvie and Pixie walked inside the room. Their eyes widened, bigger than bowling balls, and their jaws dropped, gaping at me.I raised an eyebrow. "What? Is it bad?" I asked, casting a worried look to my dress as I smoothed it down."Are you kidding?" Pixie was the first to speak, as Evvie was still in a trance."You look amazing!" She beamed.I smiled."Absolutely gorgeous." Evvie nodded in agreement, snapping out of her trance.A wide grin spread on my face. "Thank you," I sighed, turning back to the mirror. "Is something wrong?" Pixie steps forward, a worried look on her face.For the nth time, I let out a sigh. "What if...this was a mistake? What if I'm not ready for this? What i--" "You stop that right now, my lady." Pixie marched forward, taking my wrists and gripping them firmly. "You are not going to your wedding with all those ridiculous though
Casey's POVThe Alpha led the way, and I followed closely behind him. Right now, we're back at the dungeons. The cells. How the hell did he get himself locked up back in here? He agreed to do the mission in exchange for freedom. I sighed."Just so you know, I didn't want to do this." The Alpha muttered.I nodded, but didn't speak."I had no choice. He was getting out of control." "But to put him back in that cell?" I snapped. I couldn't close my damn mouth to save my life. The Alpha stopped in his tracks, twirling on his heel to face me. The look in his eyes now is deadly."Listen, girl. This is also out of my control. I can't control him.""Why?"His eyes narrowed at me."You're the alpha." I added.He squinted at me before he sighed. He shook his head. "Not everything is as simple as you think." I tilted my head. I wondered what he meant by that when a guard rushed over to us."Alpha, he's losing it!" The man was panting, his eyes wide."Sedate him." I snapped my eyes to the Al
CHAPTER FORTY-NINECasey's POV"Hey, hey, sshhhh..." I could hear someone shushing me. I try to move. Try to get up. But my body was killing me. "Argh..." I groan, peeling my eyes open. It was Nita, staring at me right in the face.I knit my brows. "What are you doing here? I mean, what am I doing here?""It's okay. You're safe now." What is she talking about? I winced when a searing pain swept right through me as I tried to move. My mind was in a haze. Blinking, I take in my surroundings. I'm in a white room. Everything was white and the air smelt strongy of disinfectant, alcohol, and... blood?Then it snapped. The witch. Sorcerer or whatever. Lucas. Rogues. The kids. My breath hitched in my throat.Carlos. Oh, my god."Carlos!" I vaguely remember seeing his wolf breathing hard on the ground. Blood oozing off his stomach. I remember him taking the hit, when Lucas tried to pierce me with his magical glowing weapon. And then I remember... a whimper. His wolf, whimpering as he laye
CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHTBrother...I didn't hear it wrong, did I? Yet, when his gaze flicked to me I saw the striking resemblance between them. There is no mistaking it.He's the little brother Carlos told me about. But I thought he said he died. Clearly, that was not the case at all.He's here, alive. And it's either he happens to be here or he is one of the rogues. And by the looks of it, he is one of them.Carlos stared at him all the time, and his hands were shaking. I could hear his heartbeat racing. The way he swallowed when he saw him for the first time. Some of the trackers behind me growled, but Carlos held up his hand in warning. Not to take action. That he had this under control.'Get the children to safety. I will deal with this.' He sent the message through the group link. All of us just froze.'Now!' The warning in his voice has become a real threat. It had everyone jolting up to go to move the children to safety. I, however, stayed in my spot unmoving.Something's not righ
CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN Carlos’ POV Is it him? Is it really him? I can’t believe it. Even Vato became dead silent. Is it really our little brother? But that’s impossible. He died, years ago. I saw it happen with my own eyes. I stare gobsmacked at the man. His eyes were coral blue, something he’d gotten from our mother. His hair, jet black slicked back just like mine. He even has that same birthmark I remember him having as a child. I tried moving my lips, but they’re frozen as ice. “Lucas?” He smiled at Casey, but something about his expression felt different. Then he whips his gaze to me. Suddenly, he drops it. His eyes darkened, and I felt my blood run cold. TWENTY YEARS AGO… Blood. The air around me is filled with blood. Most belonging to my Dad, who had dropped dead on the ground before me. “Hmm,” I hear a rumbling sound. As I turn my head slowly, I realize I needed to look up to clash eyes with the figure I saw kill my Dad. My eyes raised, and my breath hit
CHAPTER FORTY-SIX Casey’s POVA strong roar ripped from my chest. It was Kaleesa. Pure rage surged through my veins, consuming every rational thought I had. The world blurred, the trees, the warehouse, everything fading as my vision tunneled in on the rogue.I launched forward, claws out, fangs bared. I could hear Carlos yelling my name behind me, but it was drowned out by the blood pounding in my ears. His warning had come too late. Rage had taken over, and I had no plans to stop.I barely felt the ground beneath me as I sprinted toward the rogue who’d kicked the child. He never even saw me coming. My claws tore through his back before he could react, a satisfying crunch of bone under my hands. He crumpled to the floor, and the child scrambled away, eyes wide with terror. The scent of blood filled my nostrils, but it wasn’t enough. I wanted more.Another rogue lunged at me from the side. I spun, grabbing him mid-air, slamming him into the ground with enough force to crack the concre
CHAPTER FORTY-FIVECasey’s POVLast night was horrific. I didn’t sleep at all. I don’t know what has gotten into me last night, but I now know I have gone too far.When Carlos stepped back, shoving me away in the process, shame washed over me like a bucket of ice cold water.He looked at me as if I had grown two heads, all because I tried to kiss him, which I now know was a mistake. I thought he wanted to. It turns out I thought wrong.I went too far, and he was not having it. He didn’t want me. He made that crystal clear from the very beginning, but still, I insisted. I have never felt so embarrassed in my entire life.It’s the third time he rejected me. The third time.How could I have been so stupid?I should have accepted his rejection, if I only knew it would be this painful the third time.Tears rolled down my cheeks as I turned around and ran off. I could hear him calling after me, but I never looked back.Danny tried to get it out of me a thousand times this morning. Each time
CHAPTER FORTY-FOURCasey’s POV“What?” the question falls out of my lips before I could even stop it.Carlos’ eyes remain trained on me, neither of us willing to look away.He lets out a soft chuckle that makes my heart melt. “To be honest, I really don’t know either,”He leans back, shifting all his weight onto his hands as he plants them on the cold ground.Then he turns his head and looks at me in the eye with those damned, beautiful violet eyes. “There’s something about you, something I didn’t want to acknowledge.”My brow raised at him, “And what is that?”He smiled. That goddamn dazzling, devious smile that has me gawking at him in awe.“Sorry, but it’s my little secret, since, I gave you my only one,” he said, and winked at me.Heat immediately rushed to my face, and I feel my chest flush, making me want to cover myself tighter if only I didn’t feel so hot.“But hey, looks like I’m not the only one,” he said, his tone turning serious.I looked up at him and narrowed my eyes.Wh