SIERRAMy heart pounded in my chest as the doorknob turned while I sat frozen in bed with Zane looking like a deer caught in headlights. “Why is the door locked?” my mom’s voice sounded from outside. Her voice was enough to break us out of our trance-like state as I stated at Zane panicking. He placed a finger on his lips gesturing for me to be quiet. We remained seated in silence as the sage kept burning so no one would be able to hear us and I was glad because nobody would have heard my crazy moans. Thinking about it now made me blush furiously even though my mother was waiting outside. After a few minutes, however, my mom retreated from the door muttering under her breath about where I went. “That was a close call,” Zane said. I nodded as I suddenly realized I was naked and he was staring at me. I grabbed the duvet and wrapped it around my body as I tried to stop the redness that spread on my cheeks. Zane gave me a confused look, “Are you hiding?” I shrugged, “Can you turn
KANEEver since I got cuffed I realized that the intense and overwhelming emotions I felt for Sierra were reducing and it made me feel good. But today my father decided he would uncuff me and he also wanted me to spend time with her. I knew he had sent me to buy the supplies for her so we could bond. He figured I would like her more if I got to know her. The truth of the matter was that I wasn't angry with Sierra. I was angry at myself for feeling the way I was feeling toward her when I knew that all she would bring was doom and destruction. The last time we had defied a prophecy my mom died and we almost lost our father and now Sierra just had to enter the picture. I was doing my best to avoid her at the mall because the moment my father uncuffed me I got slammed with the feelings I had been trying to suppress of her. Then she had called me to come and do something about her zipper and I knew if care wasn't taken I would lose it today. The moment my fingers grazed her skin it f
DANEAmong the three of us, I've always been the one with the calm mind who tried to maintain the peace between Kane and Zane who were always at each other’s throats. But right now as I stared at Zane’s smug face and the words he had just said, it made me want to punch him in the face. And without thinking I swung my fist at him and I heard a sickening crack that satisfied me. Zane and Kane’s expressions mirrored the same – shock. “What the fuck?!” Zane exclaimed, holding his bloodied nose. “It will heal in a few minutes,” I said to him with a shrug. Kane stared at me like I had just gone crazy, “Are you high?” I shrugged, “It just felt very satisfying to punch him in the face.”All of a sudden Kane burst into laughter while Zane stared at us, anger swirling in his eyes. “Are you done?” Zane asked him when he stopped laughing. Kane held up his hand, “Not yet,” then he continued rolling on the floor in laughter. I couldn't help it, I joined in, and soon three of us were rollin
SIERRA“Good morning, beautiful.”I woke up to kisses on my lips, my eyes, and my ear. I giggled as I blushed, opening my eyes to see Zane pestering me with kisses. “Rise and shine, my Queen,” he grinned. He was in a good mood and I didn't blame him. Last night hadn't ended on a bad note. After I accepted his brothers to reject me and stick with Zane, Kane stood up and left without saying a word. Dane had explained that Zane would have to mark me first before they could reject me. And as a Lycan, he can only mark me on a blood moon so he can transfer some of his powers to me especially since my wolf was weak. Then after he had marked me they would reject me a week after the mating ceremony had been completed. I was nervous and excited. The blood moon wouldn't be coming up until after three weeks so I had roughly one month to endure the torture of being mated to the three of them. “Good morning, Zane,” I smiled, rubbing my eyes. “It’s time to start preparing for school,” he said
SIERRA My heart broke as I witnessed the scene before me. Kane’s arms wrapped around the blondie’s waist as he kissed her like she was his lifeline. “Sierra,” I heard Zane’s soft voice beside me.I turned to him and frowned when I saw he was giving me tissue. “Wipe your tears,” he said, his voice laced with jealousy. I touched my cheeks and felt the moisture on them. Scowling I took the tissue and dabbed at my face. “Seems my tear ducts are leaking,” I chuckled weakly. Zane sighed, “That’s Kane’s girlfriend. They got back last summer before school resumed. I assumed as you're his mate he would have broken up with her.” I shook my head furiously, “He’s not my mate!” I spat, my voice dripping with venom, “I just have to wait for the blood moon so I’ll be rid of him.”Zane regarded me for some time and then he nodded, “Come here.”He pulled me into his arms and I smiled, inhaling his scent. It made me feel safe but my heart was still burning with anger and pain from Kane’s attitud
SIERRAFor a moment, my heart stopped and my legs refused to move as her claws found their way to my face. She moved so fast that I barely knew when she scratched me all I felt was a small sting on my face."You bitch!" Her eyes were livid with hate and resentment."Claire!" Kane's eyes were angry as he held her back."Let go of me K. I'm going to teach her a lesson so she learns not to mess with me!" She fumed.Claire, What a waste, for a foul-mouthed individual.She lunged towards me again but Kane held her close, stopping her from getting to me. My palm went up to my face where she had scratched me, it stung.Without thinking, my eyes scanned around the cafeteria, every eye was fixed on me, with different emotions on their faces. "Why would you do that?" Zane spat out angrily with his palm knotted tightly in a fist."She was rude to me first." Claire frowned, not minding the look of wrath that was aimed at her."That doesn't give you the damn right to do that to her!" Dane was lo
KANEThe nurse was back and we were in a very compromising position, my arms were wrapped tightly around Sierra's waist pulling her very close to me and my fingers were inside her shirt playing with her bare skin.There was no excuse we could give the nurse that would excuse our erratic display."I asked a question, who's willing to answer?" She asked, folding her arms as she glared at us with a stern expression.Sierra untangled herself from my hold and began to adjust her clothes.If I wasn't so occupied with wanting to stick my tongue down Sierra's throat and wanting nothing more than to show her just how jealous I felt, I shouldn't have ignored the sound of her approach."Do you want to explain to me or would you rather explain better to the principal?" She asked with a raised brow.This was getting tiring."Nothing Miss, we weren't doing anything," Sierra replied with a fake smile on her lips."That didn't seem like ‘nothing’ to me," She said walking towards us. "If it was happen
SIERRAA part of me knew that there was no way on earth that she would let me off the hook easily, not after the way Kane publicly ended their relationship just because she scratched me."Alpha Erin Lowell," Kane whispered under his breath. His voice was hard."Claire," I muttered, staring at the girl holding the huge man by the elbow.She was standing beside him, he must be the Alpha Erin Lowell Kane mentioned. He kept on fuming as his feet tapped almost furiously on the ground. "Come in sweetheart." My mother smiled ushering us into the house.It was then Claire noticed us. She turned to the man tapping him softly on the arm."There she is, father." Oh, she ran home to talk to Daddy when she was the one who had hurt me. But I was surprised that her father had come running just because of a fight that happened in school."Come, Sierra, have a seat,” Thane said, smiling at me. My heart thudded heavily in my chest as I took dreadful steps into the living room."How was school darlin
MAYAI woke up with a jolt, my heart racing, and my breath shallow. The dark room felt unfamiliar at first, and I was overwhelmed with fear, my mind clouded with panic. My thoughts were all over the place until I turned my head and saw the soft, rhythmic rise and fall of Kiara’s chest beside me.Her tiny form was sleeping soundly next to me, her small hand curled around the edge of my blanket. My heart settled a little as I stared at her. She was fine. Everything was fine.I breathed in deeply, trying to calm myself. The fear slowly faded as I began to remember everything. The vampire attack, the fight, the confusion… But now, there was peace. The evil thoughts I’d been plagued with were gone, and I could think clearly for the first time in what felt like forever.I heard Thane’s voice behind me, soft but filled with concern. “Maya, it’s okay. Calm down.”I stiffened slightly, but then I saw him. He was standing in the doorway, watching me with that same calm, steady expression he alw
SIERRAI watched Mom disappear into the woods, Alpha Thane right behind her. I could feel the weight of the situation pressing down on me, but I couldn’t let it overwhelm me. My mother was struggling, feeling lost, and I knew the only way to bring her back was to get Kiara back to her.I looked at the boys, all standing around me, trying to make sense of what was going on. Dane spoke up, concern written all over his face. “Do you think she’ll be okay?”I shook my head, feeling a lump form in my throat. “I don’t know. But I do know we need to get Kiara back to her.”Kane stepped forward. “What about the rogues? What if they attack again?”I nodded toward the woods where Mom had gone. “I know. But we can’t lose sight of the bigger picture. Kiara is the key. She’s the one thing that can bring her mother back. We need to make sure she’s safe.”“Stay back. Let her fight it out,” Thane’s voice rang through the trees, pulling me out of my thoughts.I frowned, glancing around at the boys. “Wh
MAYAThe wind had been sharp against my skin as I ran through the woods, my feet pounding the earth, my breath ragged and fast. The trees blurred past me, their branches scratching at my arms and legs, but I barely felt it. I was consumed by the chaos in my mind. I could still hear their voices, those cursed vampires, echoing in my head, forcing their way into my thoughts, twisting everything. My daughter... I almost hurt her. I couldn’t stop replaying the moment over and over, the way I almost lost control, the way they made me feel like I was no longer myself.A wave of anger had built up in me, surging like a storm. I had stopped, thrown my head back, and let out a loud, guttural howl. The sound had torn from my throat, a mix of fury and frustration. It had almost felt like I was trying to shake off the weight of it all. They had no right. No right to do this to me. No right to take over my mind. I should have been stronger. I shouldn’t have let them win.I had paced, my heart raci
SIERRAI froze in the doorway, my breath catching in my throat. My mother stood over Kiara’s crib, her fingers clenched tight around a dagger, the blade glinting under the dim light. Her posture was all wrong; she was rigid and tense as if she were being controlled by something unseen. My stomach twisted in fear."Mom?" My voice was barely a whisper, but she heard me.Her head snapped toward me, and for a moment, I thought I was looking at a stranger. Once warm and filled with love, her eyes were now cold and empty, dark shadows swirling in them. Her hair was wild, strands falling over her face, and the way she held the dagger sent chills through my entire body."Stay back," she warned, her voice low and unrecognizable.My heart pounded against my ribs. "Mom, it’s me. It’s Sierra. Put the knife down. Please." I stepped forward slowly, hands raised, trying not to startle her.She flinched, gripping the dagger even tighter. "No! You don’t understand. I have to do this. They said I have
SIERRAThe darkness wrapped around me like a second skin, thick and suffocating. The cold air of the cave seeped into my bones, making me shiver. I was back. Back in the cave with them.The vampires stood around me, their red eyes glowing in the dim light. Their faces twisted with anger and impatience, their expressions a mix of hunger and frustration. My breathing quickened, my pulse racing. I had escaped this place. I knew I had. But here I was again, trapped like an animal in a cage.One of them stepped forward—the elder, his sharp features unreadable. He looked at me like I was nothing more than an inconvenience, something standing in the way of his freedom. His cold, thin lips curled into a sneer."You think you can leave us here to rot?" he hissed, his voice smooth but laced with venom. "You think we’ll just sit back and do nothing?"I swallowed hard, forcing myself to stand my ground. "I don’t know how to help you," I said, my voice unsteady but firm. "I barely understand what’
ZANEThe moment I heard that howl, my heart stopped. It was Sierra. I would know her howl anywhere. My chest tightened as my wolf stirred inside me, howling back in recognition, even though I didn’t make a sound."Did you hear that?" I turned to Kane and Dane, who were flipping through the latest useless book we’d found on ancient spells.They froze, their ears twitching. Kane tilted his head, listening. “Is that—?”“Sierra,” I confirmed, already moving toward the door. “That’s her.”Dane stood, his jaw clenching. “You’re sure?”I didn’t stop. “I’ll never forget her howl. Let’s go.”We shifted without another word, our wolves surging forward with renewed energy. I felt the wind whip through my fur as we raced toward the cave. The closer we got, the more her howl cut through the air, louder and more distinct. She was alive. She was waiting.When we broke through the tree line, I skidded to a stop, nearly crashing into Kane. There she was. Sierra. In her wolf form, she was pacing, tail
SIERRAThe sound of running water grew louder with every step I took. My heartbeat quickened as I hurried toward it. I didn’t know what I’d find, but it felt like hope—something I hadn’t felt in a long time.Finally, I came upon it. An open stream, crystal clear and flowing freely through the cave, its gentle sound echoing off the walls. Relief washed over me. Water. A small sign of life in this cold, suffocating prison. I knelt, cupping some in my hand when I heard footsteps behind me.Hazel. Of course, she’d followed me.“What are you doing here?” I asked, standing up quickly.Her silver eyes glinted under the faint light of the stream. “You wandered off. Someone had to make sure you didn’t kill yourself accidentally,” she said dryly, stepping toward the water.“Hazel, wait…”Before I could stop her, Hazel stepped forward, her foot brushing the edge of the stream. The moment it made contact, a blood-curdling scream erupted from her lips, echoing violently through the cave. The sound
SIERRAThe words wouldn’t stop ringing in my ears. "You can't stay trapped in your own spell." What did that even mean? Did I create this spell? Was the person I saw really me? The woman looked so young, beautiful, and powerful. Her aura was captivating, radiating an energy that demanded respect. Me? I was barely keeping my fire powers from spiraling out of control. How could I compare?I leaned against the cold, damp wall of the cave, trying to make sense of it all. My head was pounding from the shock I’d gotten earlier. My body was screaming at me to rest, but my mind wouldn’t let me. The pieces didn’t fit.A shadow loomed over me. I looked up to see one of the vampires—Hazel, I think her name was—watching me curiously. Her eyes were sharp, but there was a flicker of something softer beneath them.“How are you holding up?” she asked, crossing her arms.“I’m fine,” I lied. My voice came out steadier than I felt. “Just… a bit hazy.”Hazel raised an eyebrow. “You’re a terrible liar, yo
ZANEI could still feel Sierra’s voice echoing in my head as we walked away from the woods. Her words, her plea for us to figure out how to get her out of that cursed cave, kept playing over and over again. My hands clenched into fists. My wolf was restless, itching to do something, anything. But for now, all we had was silence. Kane, Dane, and I hadn’t spoken a word since we left the forest.We reached the edge of the pack’s territory, where the air felt heavier. Kane broke the silence first. “We’re wasting time.”Dane shot him a look. “And what do you suggest, genius? The werewolves made it clear they couldn’t remember how they spelled that cave. They told us to give up. Did you forget that little detail?”Kane growled low in his throat. “I didn’t forget. I just refuse to accept it. They’re lying.”I sighed, pinching the bridge of my nose. “Whether they’re lying or not doesn’t matter. What matters is Sierra is still in that damn cave. And we’re going to get her out.”Dane crossed hi