Liam nodded, relief washing over his face. “I’ll take her upstairs. Thank you for taking her, Aria.”“No problem. But, hey, where’s Darren?”Liam frowned. “I thought he was with you.”“What? No, I thought he was with you. He hasn’t answered his phone all day, nor has he Mindlinked me.”The Beta look
AriaI stood beside Darren at the entrance to Moonglow territory, watching as the procession of wolves approached. My stomach fluttered as I witnessed the enormous Alphas beside their elegant Lunas, the bristling Betas and all of their retinues trailing behind them.One by one, they shifted into the
AriaI sat in the front row, watching as Lucas finally took center stage in the makeshift theater we’d set up in the village square. The children looked adorable in their homemade costumes consisting of furs, fake spears, and other traditional garb.The play was about the first feast between humans
“I will,” I said softly. “And… Thank you. For believing in us.”He studied me for a moment longer, something almost fond in his gaze. “You remind me a lot of Wendy, you know. I can see why she looks at you both the way she does—with such pride. Even from afar, I have been watching you two, and I cou
DarrenRaven.Ever since she arrived the other day, something about her had my wolf pacing restlessly inside of me. It made no sense. Aria was my mate—my true, fated mate. The woman I loved with every fiber of my being.So why couldn’t I get Raven’s scent out of my head?My wolf growled. It wasn’t h
I pulled back, confusion outweighing the repulsion.Had I declined Aria’s calls?No, I distinctly remembered giving Raven my phone while I was cutting branches, then finding it dead later before Aria had ever called me. But as Raven leaned closer, her scent enveloped me completely, making my memorie
AriaDarren and I watched through the small window in the door as Dr. Edward conducted tests on the amber liquid we’d found in Raven’s pocket. Dr. Edward carefully extracted the liquid from the vial, dropping it into a small device for testing.Two hours had passed since the incident in our bedroom.
Darren and I looked at each other again. I felt the buzz of our Mindlink humming to life, a form of communication that we rarely used.“We should give it to her,” his mental voice echoed in my mind. “Anything she knows would be too important to pass up.”My jaw twitched. “She tried to—”“We’ll keep
Banners hung across the walls, pink and white, with “Congratulations” written in bold letters. Streamers dangled from the ceiling, and our dining room table was lost under piles of gifts wrapped in pastel paper.“What the hell?” I managed, my jaw dropping as Bella rushed forward with Theo balanced o
AriaA year had passed since Darren and I signed that treaty, and life had settled into something sweet, even with all its ups and downs.The scars on my chest had faded to thin white lines, and Darren’s wound was just a memory beneath his shirt. We’d become godparents to Bella and Liam’s little boy
AriaLunar Labs was reduced to a shell of its former self.The once-sleek and vibrant building, surrounded by lush gardens and pebbled fountains, was now barren and burnt. The glass walls were shattered, the halls within burned and destroyed. Those damn slurs were still painted across nearly every s
He didn’t hesitate. “No.”The word hung in the air for a long moment. The president blinked, clearly startled. “With all due respect, Mr. President,” Darren went on, leaning forward in his chair, “we’re not coming back. Not like that. After being deported, hunted, abused by your government—my people
AriaDarren and I stepped out of the car and faced the sprawling estate that was the human president’s home. My chest still ached faintly from my wound, the stitches long gone but the pain lingering. Beside me, Darren subtly favored his left side when he moved, still healing from the hole in his che
We stayed like that for a while, neither of us speaking. At some point, I must have begun to drift off again, too exhausted from the day’s events to keep my eyes open.But then, suddenly, the door burst open, shattering the stillness, and I jolted upright, wincing as the movement pulled at my wound.
AriaDarren and I lay tangled together in the hospital bed, much to the nurse’s earlier chagrin. They had finally allowed us to remain together, reinserting my IV and moving my monitors to his side of the room, when my eyes had glowed and a low growl had accidentally ripped from my throat when they
He didn’t answer. I didn’t even think he heard me.Finally, the wail of sirens pierced the air, and red and blue lights flashed through the crowd. Paramedics pushed their way toward us with a stretcher rattling between them. Liam waved them over, shouting instructions I couldn’t process. Hands reach
AriaThe world erupted into chaos around me, a deafening roar of fury and movement as the protesters surged forward. Hundreds of voices shouted, feet pounded the pavement, and bodies pressed together in a wild rush toward Bella’s father.I caught a fleeting glimpse of him, his face twisted with rage