Killed By My Mate, Saved By Another

Scarlett's Point Of View After feeling tired, nauseous, and oddly emotional for the past few weeks, I went to visit the pack's healer at the east border of the pack.Zara was the pack's healer and after father's death a few years ago, we'd become good friends. She smiled as she walked out of her camp.“It's good news, Alpha Scarlett,” She announced with a warm smile, bright enough to send my heart racing.“Come on Zara, please tell me, is it what I think it is? Am I really with a child?”Zara's smile ran impossibly deeper as she nodded. “Yes. You're pregnant!”I leaped up from the wooden chair in excitement, tears welling up in my eyes. Finally, Rand and I would have our own family, my dream was finally coming true.I left the camp and ran through the halls of the Silver Crest Pack’s manor, my chest bursting with happiness. I was eager to tell the good news to Rand, my mate.I searched around the manor looking for him but I couldn't find him, so I dashed to our chambers. I stood behi

Scarlett's Point Of View I took a few steps back as I stared at Alpha Zane in front of me, his hazel eyes were heated as he took a step into the cave.His presence filled the room, waves of raw power and respect filling the room.It was impossible, the moon goddess only gave a wolf one mate in a lifetime. Alpha Zane couldn't be my mate.But I could feel it, the string tugging at my insides, urging me to get closer to him and lean into his warmth.The moon goddess had a sick humor and she was now toying with my life. I bet she thought dying in the hands of my very own mate wasn't enough.I wish I could meet with her and give her a piece of my mind.The witch's sisters already knew about the connection and they had been waiting for Alpha Zane to arrive so I could feel it myself. Their three pairs of eyes stared at me with expectation.“H…how?” I muttered, my voice breaking with surprise. This wasn't supposed to happen; I already had a mate, Rand, alas not a good one, but he had always

Scarlett's Point Of ViewI barely slept that night. The deal with Zane was heavily on my mind, but what I wanted more was revenge, it was stronger than the fear that I felt inside me. My thoughts kept going back to Rand and Cassie, how they had betrayed me, how they had stolen everything from me. It was impossible to let go of the rage that burned inside me.I lay in bed, staring up at the ceiling, the flickering light from the window casting long shadows on the walls. The silence of the Black Blood Pack could be felt even inside the room and around me, but inside, my thoughts were anything but quiet. My hand drifted to my stomach, where my child should have been. The pain of that loss was a constant reminder of why I couldn’t let this go.Eventually, I rose from bed and paced the room. Luisa, my wolf, stirred restlessly within me, her anger was exactly like mine. She longed for vengeance just as much as I did. I had made a deal with Zane, but I knew that nothing would truly calm the

Scarlett's POVThe man who stepped from the shadows carried an air of authority so thick it weighed on the air around him. His tall frame, filled with darkness, made the night seem colder and harsher. The eyesthat met mine were as black as the night void of warmth but full of something I couldn't explain.“I’ve been waiting for you,” He said again, his voice weirdly calm.A shiver ran down my spine, but I got myself ready. There was no way in hell I’d show weakness to this stranger, whoever or whatever he was. I clenched the stone tighter in my hand, feeling its power move through me.“Well, isn’t that flattering,” I said, forcing a smirk. “Sorry, I’m late. Traffic in the woods is a nightmare.”He didn’t react; he just stared at me with those pitch-black eyes. “You think this is a game?” His voice was barely above a whisper, yet it carried enough echo to send a shake through the ground under us. “You are standing at the heart of the curse, and yet, you jest.”My heart raced, but I wa

Scarlett's PovThe first rays of sunlight entered through the window of my chamber, casting rays and shadows across the stone walls. I sat up slowly, the exhaustion heavy on my body. And I still couldn't fall asleep even after countless hours. I kept thinking about the cursed tree, the man, and his words, Zane and my revenge, and his first mate.“So that’s Zane’s first mate,” I said with a scoff, swinging my legs off the bed. I wasn’t sure what I had expected, but after our first meeting last night, I knew one thing for sure she was going to be a problem.I pushed the thoughts of Rhylie aside and focused on more pressing matters. The witches had kept secrets from me, but I wasn’t about to let them dodge my questions this time. They had to know more about the curse, about why I was connected to it. I had to figure out how to control whatever it was that had awoken within me.I stood and dressed quickly, my mind racing as I prepared to face the day. I had dismissed my maid because I cou