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Hunted Chapter 67
SILASThe full moon hung high in the sky, bathing the forest in silver light. Tonight was the pack run, and while everyone else seemed eager, all I could think about was Ronan. Since I’d found him, he’d been calm to the point of indifference—aloof, even—but lately, cracks had started to show. When I asked him if something was wrong, he’d brush it off with a curt *I’m fine,* but I wasn’t so sure. “Silas,” Riley’s voice cut through the hum of chatter. He pushed past the gathered wolves,m until he stopped in front of me. I straightened, pushing off the tree I’d been leaning against. “Where’s Ronan?” Riley asked, glancing around the clearing. I clenched my jaw, feeling slightly frustrated. I’d asked him over and over to join the run, but his answer never changed. No. He hated how he looked when he shifted, and no matter what I said, he wouldn’t budge. Eventually, I’d had to respect his decision. I clenched my jaw and shook my head. “He’s not coming,” I said, trying to keep my
Last Updated : 2025-01-17Hunted Chapter 68
UNKNOWN POVI could’ve left. Should’ve, honestly. But I stayed. Watched them. Watched him.My wolf clawed beneath my skin, restless and desperate, demanding something I refused to give it. Silas. That man—a thorn in my side, a stain on my existence. A goddamn inconvenience.And yet, I couldn’t stop watching him. The tension, the chaos. It pulled me in like a sickness I didn’t want cured.“I want to reject you as my mate,” Riley said, and my brows shot up, surprised despite myself.It was unexpected. Beautiful, even. Riley, the ever-loyal shadow, the one who clung to Marcus like a parasite, willing to endure anything just to remain by his side. For him to say something like that? It was unthinkable.Marcus didn’t take it well. The shift was immediate—anger rippling through the air so thick it could suffocate. Anyone within reach of him could feel it, taste it, choke on it.The fight came fast as expected. Words sharp as claws, tearing into each other until there was nothing left but wo
Last Updated : 2025-01-18Hunted Chapter 69
SILAS“Do you think he’s coming?” Ronan asked as I paced back and forth across the living room.“He’ll come,” I muttered for what had to be the hundredth time.Two days. It had been two days since Riley’s heat had passed, and we finally left the house to find Ronan missing. His scent lingered faintly in the pack’s territory, but I’d scoured every inch, every crack, every shadow, and there was no sign of him.And that was when the worry began to creep in.I couldn’t stop thinking about Liam—about how I’d caught him watching us that night. About the way he watched me. I’d wanted to prove him wrong, show him I didn’t need him or his mate bond. Not when I had Riley.But now, regret curled in my gut. What if I’d pushed him too far? What if my pettiness, my anger, had driven him to do something to hurt me? What if he had hurt Ronan?The sound of footsteps on the porch dragged me out of my thoughts. I rushed to the door and yanked it open, relief flooding me for a split second when I saw Ron
Last Updated : 2025-01-19Hunted Chapter 70
RILEYThe explosion ripped through the night like a gunshot, jerking me upright in bed. My heart was pounding before I even had time to register what was happening. “What was that?” I asked, my voice tight. Silas was already out of bed, yanking his pants on with quick, frantic movements. “I don’t know. Get dressed,” he barked, his voice hard as another explosion shook the ground. I scrambled to pull on my clothes, the adrenaline making my fingers fumble as we rushed out into the cold. Chaos greeted us—screams echoing, people running in every direction, their fear thick in the night air. “Fuck,” Silas muttered, his head snapping around as if trying to make sense of everything. “What the hell is going on?” I didn’t have an answer. I grabbed his hand, squeezing tight as I tried to keep my own panic at bay. “We have to get to the pack house,” I said, shouting over the loud noises. We sprinted through it, the biting cold of the night replaced by the burning heat of fear clawing
Last Updated : 2025-01-21Hunted Chapter 71
SILASFuck. Fuck. Fuck.The word echoed in my mind, over and over, but it didn’t do a damn thing to stop the chaos unraveling in front of me. The look in Riley’s eyes—raw, gutted, betrayed—stopped my heart cold. No matter how much I called his name, no matter how desperate my voice sounded, he wouldn’t answer. Not even a twitch. Not a flinch. Just that dead, haunted stare drilling straight through me.“Oh, he didn’t know?” Liam’s voice was too loud, mocking, like this was all a game. To him, it probably was.But I didn’t have time to bite back because a rough hand grabbed my chin, yanking my head forward. I clenched my jaw, glaring at him, refusing to give him the satisfaction of seeing me flinch.“You’re the son of the people who killed her.” His voice was low, venomous, and though I already knew what he meant, I didn’t give him the courtesy of a reply. Silence was the only defense I had left.Liam’s hand shifted to my neck, squeezing, cutting off my air. Sparks exploded across the s
Last Updated : 2025-01-22Hunted Chapter 72
RILEYThe chilly air sank deep into my skin, but I didn’t care. I just needed to move—keep walking until the world stopped spinning or until I didn’t feel like I was falling apart anymore.“Fucking stop,” I ground out, dragging a hand down my face, trying to scrape away the ache that felt like it lived under my skin. But it didn’t help.“What, Ronan?” I spun around to face him, my voice snapping in the still morning air. “What do you want?”His chest heaved, his face drawn tight, and for a moment, I thought he’d back down.“We have to go back,” he shouted, his voice carrying over the snow-draped silence. “We have to go save them!”A loud, humorless laugh tore from my throat. It wasn’t funny—none of this was—but it was all I had left. “Then you go save them,” I bit out, turning away again, but his hand shot out, clamping around mine before I could take another step.My body went rigid. Every muscle, every nerve in me coiled tight. Slowly, I turned my head, teeth bared. “Let go.”But he
Last Updated : 2025-01-23Hunted Chapter 73
SILASI woke to the cold bite of steel under me, the air smelling faintly of antiseptic. My chest heaved as I blinked against the glare of fluorescent lights, my muscles twitching when I realized I was stripped to nothing but my briefs and heavy cuffs dug into my wrists and ankles. I jerked hard, the sound of metal clanging around me, but it was useless. The restraints didn’t budge. “Jade,” I growled the second I saw her. She stepped into view—her lab coat pristine, her hair pulled into that high ponytail I’d seen a thousand times before. Only this time, the woman wearing it felt like a stranger. I scanned the room again, my heart thundering in my chest. “Where’s Marcus?” My voice was rough, loud, but under it all was something else. Panic. Her lips twitched, amusement dancing at the edges of her tight face. “Don’t worry,” she said, her voice calm. “He’s getting the same treatment as you.”“Why are you doing this? What the hell happened to you?” I asked, watching as she pulled a s
Last Updated : 2025-01-24Hunted Chapter 74
RILEY“Riley,” Silas murmured, his voice raw as he held me tighter, like he was trying to anchor himself to me. My heart pounded, each beat echoing against the chaos around us, and when I finally wrapped my arms around him, it was as though the fractured pieces of my world finally fell back into place. “I’m here,” I whispered, my hand soothing over the rigid lines of his back. His breaths shuddered against my ear, and for a fleeting moment, everything else didn’t matter. Only him. Only us. But then Marcus’s voice cut through the moment. “We have to go. Now.” Silas hesitated, his hold on me loosening but not breaking. His blue eyes locked on mine, desperate, like he was trying to memorize every inch of me before the world snatched me away again. The sirens screamed louder, jarring us back to reality. He exhaled a reluctant sharp breath, his fingers slipping down to lace with mine. The grip was tight, almost bruising, like he was afraid to let go. “Come on,” I said, sparing a
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EpilogueSILASThe blood and dirt clung to me like a second skin, and I didn’t care. The streets were silent as I padded through them, my wolf’s paws barely making a sound against the cracked frozen pavement. I should’ve shifted back, but rejected stress of having to find clothes were annoying.When I reached the house, I pushed at the door with my paw, and to my relief, it creaked open. Of course, Riley hadn’t locked it. He never did when he knew I’d be coming back.The scent hit me immediately—cloying, sweet, almost dizzying. My breath caught. Heat. I’d almost forgotten the full moon meant his heat would be peaking tonight. Almost.I stepped inside, shifting back to human as the door clicked shut behind me. I didn’t stop to clean up. I didn’t even glance at the trail of dirt I was leaving behind as I climbed the stairs. The pull was magnetic, impossible to resist, dragging me straight to our bedroom.The door was cracked, and when I pushed it open, my chest tightened.Riley was spra
Hunted Chapter 77
SILASThe room felt colder than it should have.Riley sat across from me, holding his mug like it was his lifeline. He’d insisted on making hot chocolate himself, but neither of us had touched it. His sat cradled in his hands, the steam curling upward before disappearing into the tense silence between us. Mine was untouched on the table, the warmth already fading.He hadn’t looked at me once since we sat down. His shoulders were tight, his lips pressed together like he was holding in everything he wanted to say. The seconds stretched too long, each one pulling tighter at the knot in my chest until I couldn’t breathe.When he finally spoke, his voice was quiet, careful, like it might shatter. “I don’t even know where to start.”“Just start.” I leaned forward, my heart pounding hard enough to make my head ache. My elbows rested on my knees, hands clasped together, fingers curling into my palms. I needed something to hold on to. Something to stop me from breaking apart. “Whatever it is,
Hunted Chapter 76
RILEYI’d been awake since Silas walked back into the house. But my body was heavy, exhaustion pulling me back under before I could let him know I was awake. And then he spoke. His voice was low, rough, filled with guilt and frustration as he poured out words I knew he’d never dare to say otherwise—I couldn’t keep pretending to be asleep. His grip on my hand tightened, almost to the point of pain, and when I opened my eyes, those piercing blue ones were staring back at me, wide with a mix of fear and relief. They shimmered, catching the dim light like they were holding back tears. “Riley,” he said my name like it was a prayer, his voice trembling as he jerked to his feet, closing the space between us. He was so close now, the air between us charged. “Riley,” he repeated, softer this time, like he couldn’t believe I was real.m and I couldn’t help the small smile that tugged at my lips. He moved closer, pressing his head into the crook of my neck, his rough palm cupping my f
Hunted Chapter 75
SILASThe blood wouldn’t stop. It spilled in sluggish streams from his nose, painting the floor beneath him. My hands twitched uselessly at my sides, and every breath felt like it lodged somewhere between my chest and throat.“What did you do to him?” My voice broke. A tremor. A failure. I couldn’t stop the way it shook, couldn’t mask the growing panic clawing up my throat.Her gun didn’t drop as she smiled. “He’s been given a high dose of silver,” she said, casually tossing a syringe into the air, catching it like a toy. “If you so much as breathe wrong, he’s dead. You’re dead. Everyone here is fucking dead.”My hand twitched toward him, but she raised the gun higher.Riley didn’t move.He didn’t even flinch.The tears came before I could stop them, hot streaks burning down my face. I blinked hard, but it was pointless—they kept coming, blurring my vision as I stared at him.“Don’t do this,” I whispered. It was for her. For me. For him.She stepped over Riley like he was trash, her b
Hunted Chapter 74
RILEY“Riley,” Silas murmured, his voice raw as he held me tighter, like he was trying to anchor himself to me. My heart pounded, each beat echoing against the chaos around us, and when I finally wrapped my arms around him, it was as though the fractured pieces of my world finally fell back into place. “I’m here,” I whispered, my hand soothing over the rigid lines of his back. His breaths shuddered against my ear, and for a fleeting moment, everything else didn’t matter. Only him. Only us. But then Marcus’s voice cut through the moment. “We have to go. Now.” Silas hesitated, his hold on me loosening but not breaking. His blue eyes locked on mine, desperate, like he was trying to memorize every inch of me before the world snatched me away again. The sirens screamed louder, jarring us back to reality. He exhaled a reluctant sharp breath, his fingers slipping down to lace with mine. The grip was tight, almost bruising, like he was afraid to let go. “Come on,” I said, sparing a
Hunted Chapter 73
SILASI woke to the cold bite of steel under me, the air smelling faintly of antiseptic. My chest heaved as I blinked against the glare of fluorescent lights, my muscles twitching when I realized I was stripped to nothing but my briefs and heavy cuffs dug into my wrists and ankles. I jerked hard, the sound of metal clanging around me, but it was useless. The restraints didn’t budge. “Jade,” I growled the second I saw her. She stepped into view—her lab coat pristine, her hair pulled into that high ponytail I’d seen a thousand times before. Only this time, the woman wearing it felt like a stranger. I scanned the room again, my heart thundering in my chest. “Where’s Marcus?” My voice was rough, loud, but under it all was something else. Panic. Her lips twitched, amusement dancing at the edges of her tight face. “Don’t worry,” she said, her voice calm. “He’s getting the same treatment as you.”“Why are you doing this? What the hell happened to you?” I asked, watching as she pulled a s
Hunted Chapter 72
RILEYThe chilly air sank deep into my skin, but I didn’t care. I just needed to move—keep walking until the world stopped spinning or until I didn’t feel like I was falling apart anymore.“Fucking stop,” I ground out, dragging a hand down my face, trying to scrape away the ache that felt like it lived under my skin. But it didn’t help.“What, Ronan?” I spun around to face him, my voice snapping in the still morning air. “What do you want?”His chest heaved, his face drawn tight, and for a moment, I thought he’d back down.“We have to go back,” he shouted, his voice carrying over the snow-draped silence. “We have to go save them!”A loud, humorless laugh tore from my throat. It wasn’t funny—none of this was—but it was all I had left. “Then you go save them,” I bit out, turning away again, but his hand shot out, clamping around mine before I could take another step.My body went rigid. Every muscle, every nerve in me coiled tight. Slowly, I turned my head, teeth bared. “Let go.”But he
Hunted Chapter 71
SILASFuck. Fuck. Fuck.The word echoed in my mind, over and over, but it didn’t do a damn thing to stop the chaos unraveling in front of me. The look in Riley’s eyes—raw, gutted, betrayed—stopped my heart cold. No matter how much I called his name, no matter how desperate my voice sounded, he wouldn’t answer. Not even a twitch. Not a flinch. Just that dead, haunted stare drilling straight through me.“Oh, he didn’t know?” Liam’s voice was too loud, mocking, like this was all a game. To him, it probably was.But I didn’t have time to bite back because a rough hand grabbed my chin, yanking my head forward. I clenched my jaw, glaring at him, refusing to give him the satisfaction of seeing me flinch.“You’re the son of the people who killed her.” His voice was low, venomous, and though I already knew what he meant, I didn’t give him the courtesy of a reply. Silence was the only defense I had left.Liam’s hand shifted to my neck, squeezing, cutting off my air. Sparks exploded across the s
Hunted Chapter 70
RILEYThe explosion ripped through the night like a gunshot, jerking me upright in bed. My heart was pounding before I even had time to register what was happening. “What was that?” I asked, my voice tight. Silas was already out of bed, yanking his pants on with quick, frantic movements. “I don’t know. Get dressed,” he barked, his voice hard as another explosion shook the ground. I scrambled to pull on my clothes, the adrenaline making my fingers fumble as we rushed out into the cold. Chaos greeted us—screams echoing, people running in every direction, their fear thick in the night air. “Fuck,” Silas muttered, his head snapping around as if trying to make sense of everything. “What the hell is going on?” I didn’t have an answer. I grabbed his hand, squeezing tight as I tried to keep my own panic at bay. “We have to get to the pack house,” I said, shouting over the loud noises. We sprinted through it, the biting cold of the night replaced by the burning heat of fear clawing
