LOGAN MILLERA FEW HUNDRED miles due East from the Clan, Logan walked up the stairs. His shoulders were sagged and he looked unkempt.He sighed, rubbing at his eyes. He had dark circles and his eyes were bloodshot, like he had not slept in days. And he had not.He walked into the pack house and groaned in despair. Fiona's mother, Ruth Fischer, was there. "Hello, Ruth," He said."Where is my daughter?" Ruth asked.One might think that she was asking of Claire, who disappeared over a month ago, but no, she was asking for Fiona, whom she had seen a few hours ago."Fiona is here somewhere," Logan answered. He did not have the mental strength to have a conversation with the former Luna of the pack, who wanted to control everything."You should always know where your mate is," Ruth snapped. "Go and find her right now!"Logan sat down heavily on the couch. "I just got back from the northern borders. Rogues are breaching the territory from there. They got to our storage room last night. We s
CLAIRE FISCHERWHEN I WENT to Alek's room, I did not have any intentions of sleeping. My mind was still heavy from the news j had just heard. So Fiona was pregnant with a child that should have been mine. I closed my eyes and buried my face in the pillow. I was oddly comforted by Alek's scent that filled the room. I remained like that for so long that I did not know when I slept off.*****I woke up to the sound of the door opening and opened my eyes to see Alek walk into the room. The room suddenly felt small and cramped because of his humongous frame. I looked out the window, it was almost totally dark outside."I did not mean to wake you up," He looked at me without any expression on his face then he sat down on the bed, a few feet away from me. "I spoke to my brother about you," He said. What did he mean? I frowned. Does Joram know everything about me now? I had hoped that it would remain a small secret between us."I told him everything you told me," he said. "Almost everythi
ALEKSANDER VON SINCLAIR"ARE YOU REALLY sure about this?" Joram asked. His voice was worried."Sure about what?" Alek chuckled. "Telling the senate what I have planned, or the fact that she will be sleeping beside me by this time of the month.""Both," Joram muttered, folding his arms and leaning against the wall.Alek scoffed. "You worry too much," he said. "Just like mother did."Joram's eyes glazed as he remembered their mother. Her straight brown hair, soft smile, and kind eyes. She was a human who had somehow survived birthing two Lycan sons. But she died many, many years ago."The Senate will not take kindly to this," Joram said as Alek adjusted his clothes in the mirror."Then they have been mistaken to think that this is a democratic system," Alek replied. "I don't give a shit whether they take kindly to it or not. It is my decision and the decision is final." He took a step closer to the mirror and rubbed at the scarring on his cheek where Lucia had gorged him. It was healing
ALEKSANDER VON SINCLAIR"YOU ARE ENJOYING this too much," Joram muttered as he caught up with Alek."I mean, after almost two centuries, why should I not be happy I'm finally getting married," Alek chuckled."Cut the crap," Joram snapped. "Edwin was right to ask. What is in it for you? I am sure you are not mating yourself to this girl out of the goodwill of your heart.""You villainize me, brother," Alek placed a hand on his chest. "You think I have hidden intentions?""I don't think you do," Joram replied, holding the door to the office open. "I know you do."Alek laughed loudly. "Maybe for the first time in a long while, I have purpose again. Something to take my mind from this cursed curse on me." He rolled the sleeves of his shirt, revealing the tattoos."Speaking of that," Joram said, "Has the time of the month passed?"Alek shrugged. He poured some whiskey into two glass cups and handed one to Joram. "I don't know." He took a sip of his drink, looking at the tattoos that covere
CLAIRE FISCHER"KISS ME, CLAIRE Fischer," He said, in his raspy voice. "Forget about the bleeding and kiss me."And like the fool that I am, I leaned in and kissed him gently on the lips. He gave me a full 10 seconds of control before he took over, pushing me back and kissing me deeper. His tongue invaded my mouth, rubbing and twirling against mine sensually. One of his hands wrapped around my waist, pulling me closer while the other hand cupped my breast, kneading and teasing my nipple. I moaned against his lips and arched my back, pressing into him. He started to push me back to lay on the bed, and I felt his hand run down my abdomen and stop between my legs. He spread them apart, and they eased to his touch. His hand ran underneath my gown, cupping my wet and pulsing mound with his hand. I squirmed uneasily, wanting more friction and body touch. He pulled away from the kiss to look at me; his eyes were glowing red, and he kept his attention on my face as his hand slowly began to m
CLAIRE FISCHERWHEN I WOKE up, Alek was still sleeping soundly. His hand was across my body possessively. I enjoyed the weight on me, but I slipped out from underneath and stood up. I went to the window and looked out at the rising sun. It was beautiful as it came up over the horizon, casting its glare and warmth over the pack. From the window, I saw the pack slowly come awake. I saw the men come out of their homes and go about their daily duties. I must have stood there for almost an hour, absorbed in myself that I did not hear when Alek woke and came up behind.I yelped in surprise when his hand came around me. "You have to learn to stop being afraid," he said, sliding his hand up to cup my breast. He squeezed it once, "Get prepared. We will be taking a walk around the territory this morning. I want to show you around the place."I was not sure I was ready for that, but I nodded.He pressed a small, scratchy kiss on the back of my neck and went to the bathroom. I listened to him t
CLAIRE FISCHERJORAM SAT DOWN on a chair beside me. His eyes were fixated on me. "Is that so?" He asked.Alek nodded. "I need us to plan on how we are going to attack and retake the pack from the usurper.""What?" I asked. "I don't want you to attack the pack." I looked at Alek desperately. "I don't want any bloodshed on my father's pack, and I know for a certain that there is no war without death and bloodshed.""You don't want your birthright?" He asked."Not if I have to rule over blood," I told him.He chuffed and chewed on his breakfast. "You are afraid of a little blood spilling.""Some of those people there are my friends," I said. "I grew up with many of them.""With the way they treated you," Alek said, pointing a fork at me. "They are not your friends.""It was not their fault," I countered. "They were just supporting their alpha. They didn't know better.""So the alpha is the bad guy then," Alek said. "That won't be a problem. I will have his head hung on the wall there so
CLAIRE FISCHERWEDDING CEREMONY. THAT sounded like it was going to be a big deal, and I was not sure I wanted that."Come," he said.We walked in silence down the deserted street. It was like they all knew that he was passing by, and they retreated into their homes to avoid him."So peaceful," he said."Do you like it when people fear you?" I asked him.He considered my question for a while, then he said, "I would rather be feared than respected.""So you enjoy oppressing people," I nodded.He chuckled. "I don't oppress people," He replied. "People feel oppressed by me."I understood that all too well. He was a mountain of a man. He towered over me by over 3 feet, and he was very muscular. He had a bad temper, a raspy voice, and cold eyes. It was only normal for the first reaction someone would have to him was fear.He led me to the stream that Elizabeth had brought me on my second day here. It was peaceful and just as beautiful as I remembered.I remembered Elizabeth, I had not seen
CLAIRE VON SINCLAIRLOGAN KNOCKED ON the door of a small apartment and pushed the door open."It doesn't sound like she's in," he said as we entered. The house was small, dark and had a pungent smell in the air."Why is the place like this?" I asked."I could not have her remain in the pack house," Logan answered. "She was... unbearable." I nodded. I understood him too well. I lived all my life with the woman so I knew how controlling she could be. "I will send someone here to clean and air the place out.""Thank you," I said under my breath. I frowned and opened the curtain closest to me, letting the rays come in. "Where is she?" I asked myself."Claire, here," Logan called out to me.I hurried to meet him in another room. My mother was on the bed, sleeping.Why was she still sleeping by this time?Logan cleared his voice loudly and she woke up groggily. Her eyes were red and inflamed like she had been crying."Ruth, are you alright?" Logan asked. Even he was concerned about her."I
CLAIRE VON SINCLAIR"OH, THE MOST loved and feared Princess, Luna Claire graces us with her presence," Fiona said. Her voice dripped with angry sarcasm."It is nice to see you too, sister," I muttered, walking past her."There is nothing for breakfast," she snarled. "Your arrival excited the cooks and suddenly, they are going on strike.""How is that my fault?" I asked. "You are not doing your duty as Luna.""I'm sure you would know that," she snapped. "You were trained to be the perfect Alpha, and I was just ignored.""That doesn't matter, Fiona," I said. "What matters now is that you are the Luan, and you are letting the pack down.""That is not my concern," she muttered. "The only thing that is my concern is that I am the Luna.""It would not be such a good position to be when the pack revolts against you" I grabbed her hand and pulled her closer. Staring into her eyes."You don't know what you are talking about," Fiona replied. "You are dumb here, okay?"I cocked my head and look
CLAIRE VON SINCLAIRI WOKE UP slowly and the first thing I did was to take a deep breath. The air was just like my father's pack and it took me back to my childhood. I opened my eyes and realized that I was actually back in my father's pack. I turned to my side, Alek was still sleeping soundly and snoring a little.I smiled wide and pressed a kiss on his cheek before I got out of bed. I put on a thicker robe and went outside."Good morning, Luna," Darius greeted. "Did you sleep well?"I nodded, knotting the belt around my waist. "I did." I sat down on the wooden porch, looking at the sky and watching the sunrise. "Were you on guard all night?" I asked. He hesitated for a second, then he said, "I was on patrol for the night, Luna."I cocked my head and looked at him, he avoided my gaze but I did not think much of it. I took in a deep breath again, holding it in and listening to the singing birds in the distance. "It feels so good to be back," I muttered."You don't hold any resentment
ALEKSANDER VON SINCLAIRHE WALKED OUT of the house silently and closed the door behind him, taking extra care not to make any noise."What is going on, Aleksander?"He turned and saw that it was Darius."Don't you sleep?" He muttered, adjusting his coat as he walked down the porch."I am on duty to stay awake tonight," Darius said, walking in step with Alek. "Where are you going? Where is the Luna?""Claire is sleeping," Alek said. "And I would like it if she doesn't wake before I am back. So I need to handle this quickly." He pinned a hard gaze on Darius, who remained unfazed. "Are you going to see someone you should not be?" Darius asked. "I saw the way the lady Fiona looked at you. Are you going to -"Alek snorted and pushed past Darius. "It is crazy for you to think I would betray Claire in such a way." He muttered."Then where are you going?" Darius asked."Come with me and see," Alek muttered.They walked in silence, each man deep in his thoughts."I never doubted your loyalty
ALEKSANDER VON SINCLAIR"SO CLAIRE, DO tell us," Ruth said. "Where did you give after you ran away from the pack?"Fiona snickered."She did not need to leave, you see," Ruth said, looking at Alek. "She just left for no reason.""I am glad she did," Alek said. "If she had remained here, I would never have met her." He took Claire's hand.Ruth's lips downturned as she saw the affection between Claire and Alek."I left for good reasons," Claire said. "You know, with everything that happened, it was too much for me to remain.""You mean, your fiance dumping you for your more prettier sister?" Ruth asked."Ruth..." Logan muttered. His eyes flashed from Alek to Claire apologetically.Claire waved it aside. "That was one of the things, yes." She nodded. "But I must say, I thank her for it. I got an upgrade. No offense, Logan."He nodded. "No offense taken.""So when I left the pack, Alek found me in the woods, lost," Claire said.Fiona frowned. "Alex?" She asked. "Your name is Alex? Alexand
ALEKSANDER VON SINCLAIR"FOR SOMEONE WHO has had many death threats from here, you look very relaxed," Alek said as he helped Claire with the necklace he had gifted to her a few weeks ago."I am relaxed because I know no harm can come to me as long as you are here," she said, leaning into his touch."And what if I'm not here," he asked, brushing his finger across her smooth skin. "Then Darius will be here," she replied.Alek coughed out a dry laugh and kissed the back of her neck before walking away to finish dressing up. "It is impolite to be late to an invited dinner." He said to her. "This pack has been anything but polite to us since we came," she replied. "They did not even have our sleeping quarters prepared, I think it is only fair that we return some of their energy." Alek snorted and gave a final look at his outfit in the mirror before extending a hand to Claire. "Let's go before the meals are cold."She took his hand and together, they walked out of the cabin, immediately
CLAIRE VON SINCLAIRONE OF MY men cleaned up the room Fiona had broken into. They removed the shattered glass and wrapped up the window."I guess no one will be sleeping in this room," I muttered as I looked at them."You can have our own cabin, Luna," the guard said.I shook my head. "Don't bother. This room was not needed anyway." I turned and went to the sitting room. "Have your luggage brought and set up in the wardrobe," I said to Darius. He nodded and bowed deeply before walking away to carry out what I just instructed him. "I would expect you to be resting now," Alek said, coming up to stand beside me.I chuckled. "As soon as we are all settled in and the guards have eaten, I will rest.""You might not have the chance," he replied. "Now is the best time to sleep for a few hours.""Not yet, Aleksander," I said. I pushed past him as Darius came in carrying some of our bags. He was followed by some other guards. "I will show you where to put all these."Alek groaned and sat down
CLAIRE VON SINCLAIR"I KNOW I promised not to interfere," Alek said in a low whisper. "But I can not stand and watch the rogue that almost killed you go unpunished."I knew it the instant we saw Bastian that Alek would have something to say."You know that my mother is originally behind the attack," I replied.He nodded. His hands came around my waist and rested firmly on my belly. "I know your mother is," he said from behind. "But she is untouchable for now. You will deal with her later on. Not the rogue though, he is in no way connected to you. Except as a constant threat.""What are you going to do to him?" I asked, turning around and putting my hands over his shoulders."You don't need to know," he said to me. "But he will be duly punished. Is that okay?"I nodded. He leaned down and kissed me gently. "Are you sure you're okay?" He asked. "I know it can't be easy for you to be here, considering the history you have with the pack.""I am okay," I reassured."Make sure you rest," He
LOGAN MILLERLOGAN'S HEART WAS pounding like he just run a marathon, and he was almost out of breath as he watched Claire sweep out of the room. Her presence in the room had been stifling and oppressive and as if that was not enough, her hulk of a husband stood behind her, blocking out the window like an unmovable mountain."What are you going to do?" Bruce asked as Claire walked out.Logan snapped out of his thoughts and looked at his Beta. "What do you mean?" He asked with a frown."I mean exactly what I'm saying," Bruce said. "Having Claire here is not a good thing. We both know that. She could start a riot amongst the pack members. And we know the last thing you want is a pack of rebelling members."Logan stood up and walked to the window. He watched as she seemed to be the shining sun amongst the Lycans. They all hovered around her as she walked down the street. "She's going to visit with her father." He said."Are you listening to what I'm saying?" Bruce asked impatiently."She