Kent’s POVI woke up to the early morning sun entering through the window, my body warm and relaxed from the night I’d spent with Kiana. She lay beside me, a faint smile on her lips, her face looking quiet while sleeping but as I stirred, a feeling of regret settled in my chest.“Time for you to go, Kiana,” I muttered, gently shaking her awake. She blinked, giving me a lazy smile as she stretched before finally reaching for her clothes.She slid her tunic over her head, her eyes on me as she finished dressing. “Already rushing to leave?”I nodded, not looking her way as I started gathering my clothes. My mind was already elsewhere, my thoughts filled with Scarlett and the moment we may have shared yesterday until she turned me down.Once Kiana finished dressing, she leaned back against the door, smirking. “It’s funny how you’re so quick to leave for someone who isn’t even here.”I looked up, frowning. “What are you talking about?”“Oh, you don’t know?” Her smirk widened, a taunt playi
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 ViewI was dead. Killed by my mate. My consciousness was gone as I drifted through the void, completely lost and wandering. There were times when the darkness grew cold and lonelier, and I almost succumbed to it. But something was stopping me from letting go and crossing over. There was something still connecting my soul to the side of the living.I wasn't sure how long I had wandered in the darkness, but all of a sudden, I felt a strong overpowering force breaking through the darkness and surrounding me. It was a surge of immense power. I felt my body burn with an overwhelming intensity until I felt a faint warmth, blossoming in my chest.The warmth felt like a fire as it grew stronger spreading all over my body and stirring me from my deep sleep.Then I heard my pulse, steady and rhythmic, my heartbeat bringing me back to life. Slowly I regained my senses and feelings in my limbs. I could hear the soft murmurs of voices around me, speaking in a language I couldn'
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 POV The deal was simple. Zane would help me get my revenge, and in return, I would help him break the curse. His hand held onto my hand as he took me back to his pack’s, a touch that kept sending both excitement and protection, an emotion I wasn’t ready to accept As we walked, the anger inside me was replaced with this peace of mind I couldn't pin down. My wolf, Luisa, was restless, her excitement mixed with the grief she couldn’t let go. We will have our revenge, Luisa, I whispered inwardly, trying to offer her comfort.I hope so, she replied, though it was still very hard to believe that Rand and Cassie could betray us, even to the point of almost killing us. But why would the goddess give us a mate again Luisa asked I didn’t have an answer, I really wish I did but I just didn't. I hadn’t stopped wondering that myself. What cruel game was the Moon Goddess playing with me, having me mated to someone who had already belonged to another? It just wasn’t fair, not after eve
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 cold air was harsh on my skin as I pushed through the thick forest, the small stone the witches had given me clutched tightly in my palm. Every step forward was so unsure and uncertain as if the weight of the curse was pressing down on me. The stone grew warmer in my hand, a sign that I was on the right path, exactly what they had said.But it wasn’t just the stone that was on my mind but the fact that they said the dark magic was going to be dangerous, I couldn't help but wonder if it was the right thing to help them, I have lost a child, almost did lose my life but still I owe them for keeping me alive and granting me a new identity, so maybe yeah it did worth the effort, and then there was someone on my mind.Zane was on my mind.His presence was just in my thoughts, pulling at the bond that tied us together. The mate bond. A bond I never asked for, never wanted. Yet every time I thought of him, I felt a strange pull deep within me. The memory of his touch sent s
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