ALEKSANDER VON SINCLAIR"YOU LOOK LIKE shit," Joram muttered.Alek looked up, watching Claire go up the stairs. He watched her closely for any sign of sluggishness or shaky legs. "Does she look alright to you?" He asked under his breath."She looks and sounds alright," Joram said. "You on the other hand..." He looked at Alek's leg. It was no longer bleeding but the flesh was still open. "You look like you were in an accident.""Haha, very funny," Alek muttered sarcastically, turning and walking into his office. "The police did not suspect anything I suppose," Joram said.Alek nodded. "I hope so. We cleaned up before they got there, but they were concerned about me.""Why wouldn't they?" Joram asked. "I am sure they recognized you from the Forbes magazine, and your contributions to their economy."Alek snorted. He picked up the bottle of Scotch and poured it into a small glass cup."So... who attacked you?" Joram asked. "Give me details. Should we be concerned?"Alek drained his drink
CLAIRE FISCHERI DRESSED UP quickly before going downstairs, where the doctor was waiting for me.“Doctor Martin?““And you must be Claire?“ he asked.I nodded. Doctor Martin was a man of medium height and weight. He had a light sprinkling of ginger coloured hair on his head, but his most noticeable feature was his eyes. They were very warm and kind. They immediately put me at ease as he shook my hand.“I heard you were in an accident,“ he said.“Yes,“ I said, sitting down on the couch as he opened his bag and propped his full array of equipment on the table. “But it is not a big deal.“He chuckled dryly and replied, “I passed the scene on my way here. It was hard to ignore, and it looked like a very bad, fatal accident, especially if you are nothing like Alexander and his brother.“I frowned. “You know?““That they are not like normal humans?“ He scoffed and nodded. “I met Joram when I was in my first year of college. I had stumbled onto Alek raging out in a full moon.““Did they tel
LOGAN MILLER"WHY IS BASTIAN here?" Bruce asked Ruth in a small whisper. They were behind the pack house, hidden and alone. "He should not be here.""Watch your tone," Ruth snapped. "Don't forget who you are talking to."Bruce scoffed and looked away. "Because you are screwing my daughter does not give you the right to be rude to me." Ruth continued."Shh," Bruce whispered, coming closer. "Don't say that out loud. You don't know who might be listening.""And it would be a shame if Logan knew what was going on between you and his wife," Ruth smirked."What do you want?" Bruce asked. "I am only telling you my mind. Bastian should not be here. It is too soon for him to try and overthrow Logan." He looked around sharply. "Majority of the pack still love him as alpha."Ruth nodded. "That is why we won't be overthrowing Logan now.""So what do you plan on doing?""You are going to get him into the heart of the pack," Ruth said."And how would I do that?""You are going to appoint Bastian a
BRUCE ORGANIZED HIS men and they all trooped into the woods. "Where are we going, Beta?" One of the men asked Bruce asked they walked on."Out of the pack for a small mission," Bruce answered vaguely."What mission is that?" Another one asked.Bruce remained silent as they cut through the shrubs. He remembered what Ruth had told him. Even though he hated to do this to his friend, he knew he had to. And this was the perfect scenario to start to spoil Logan's name in the pack. "The alpha wants us to bring in some of his friends," Bruce said."Some of his friends..." the first man repeated. "What pack are they from?""I have no idea, " Bruce answered. "He did not tell me anything about a pack."Some of the men slowed down, frowning. "So where are we supposed to meet them?"Bruce turned and looked at them. "They are going to be waiting for us outside the borders.""Are we meeting with rogues?" A young man blurted. The men around grumbled and looked at Bruce, waiting for an answer from Br
LOGAN MILLER LOGAN WAS STILL in his office, thinking about Claire when the door opened and Fiona walked in, swaying her hips seductively. Logan looked up, surprised. "I was not expecting to see you." He said."Am I not welcomed here?" She asked.Logan snorted. "I did not say that." "It sounded so," she replied, pouting her lips. She came around the desk and sat on Logan's lap. Logan took in a deep breath. If his suspicion about Fiona and Bruce were true, then Fiona was doing an exceptional job at hiding it. He could not smell any of Bruce's scent on her."We have not been so close anymore," she said lightly."I wonder why," logan said sarcastically."You have been very busy. That is why," she said, swinging her leg around to straddle him. "Busy with things that don't matter like my sister. That bitch Claire." Her voice lowered to a hiss."Claire was your best friend," Logan said. "You had us all fooled."Fiona scoffed. "I was never her friend." She arched her back, grinding her pel
LOGAN MILLERLOGAN WAITED UNTIL a servant girl came into the office to clean it up before he walked out. He was unsure of what to expect, but he was still surprised at the looks that he was getting from some pack members as he went to the pack hall.Bruce and a small number of rogues were seated, waiting for him. "This was all the ones we saw," Bruce said in a small whisper."All?" Logan asked, leading them both away from the gathering.Bruce nodded."This was supposed to be a covert thing," Logan said. "Nobody should know about it; you know how the pack reacts to rogues. Now tell me why the news is floating around the pack now and they were throwing me accusing stares."Bruce ducked his head. "I did not mean for that to happen.""I know you didn't," Logan snapped. "What I want to know is how it happened. You were all gone, or did you tell anyone before you left the pack?"Bruce shook his head and sighed. "Some of the men started asking questions as we walked through the woods." He sa
LOGAN MILLERTHE HALL WAS deathly silent minutes after Bastian finished speaking. It was like everyone in the room was taking a long time to process the information they had just heard. Finally, one of the women broke down into an uncontrollable sob. "Nice one, Bastian," Logan growled.Bastian gave him a side eye and snorted. "Don't worry, my people." He said. "We brought you here for your safety. Alpha Logan here, has promised to protect you from the Lycan.""He will protect us from the Lycan," The old woman said, "But will he protect us from his people?"All eyes went to Logan."We are not blind," the old woman continued. Logan disliked her more every second she spoke. "We saw the way they looked at us as we came in. They can take it into their hands to harm us."Logan shook his head. "I will give them an order that none of you should be harmed. I give you my word."The old woman held his gaze for a few more seconds, then she nodded."Good," Logan said. "My beta will direct you to
CLAIRE VON SINCLAIR MY MIND WAS troubled as I lay in bed. I looked out the window, I could see the sun setting slowly. According to the weather and sky forecasts, tonight was supposed to be the first full moon of the month. Tonight was the night I had promised the pack, and yet I was in bed with my nerves biting my tummy.Alek lay beside me, stroking my hair softly. I sighed, in another circumstance, this would be perfect and I would be content to just remain lying on the bed there."The full moon will come up tonight," I said in a small voice."You are still thinking of that," he murmured.I nodded against his chest. "I can't take my mind off it. I can feel the bubbling energy of the pack... they are expecting me.""That is just your imagination, Claire," he said. "There is no anticipation in the pack. I can't feel it.""I'm sure you can't," I muttered, turning to look away."You are not well," He said in a soft voice. "I'm sure the pack would understand that their Luna could not c
ALEKSANDER VON SINCLAIRALEKSANDER HAD BEEN alarmed. Seeing Claire's eyes turn red like a wolf's was surprising because he knew that she had never exhibited any signs that she had a wolf. Then seeing her walk mechanically, like she was possessed had almost made him crash out. He had wanted to grab her and take her back to the mansion, but his brother who was the more level-headed one held him back and told him to just watch and see what was going on.They had followed her to the stream where Alek came upon a sight he had never thought possible before. Every member of his pack had shifted and was just lounging around, waiting for Claire to arrive. He held his breath in his chest as she walked closer to the wolves. They all stood up in reverence."Have you ever seen anything like this?" Alek asked in a whisper. Joram shook his head without saying anything. They watched as Claire held on to the little children and released their wolf spirit, making them shift for the first time. "She
CLAIRE VON SINCLAIR"YOUR EYES ARE glowing," I was not sure if he said it again, or if it was my mind repeating it."Claire, can you hear me?" His voice was urgent. I felt his hand on my shoulders as he peered into my face. "Are you alright?"His voice sounded far away. Like he was in another room, and I was on a boat sailing away."Claire!" Alek said, shaking me gently."What's going on?"That must be Joram, my mind said to me.I was operating on a third person's POV now. Like I was not in control of my body.I walked out of Aleks grip, he was too stunned and worried to hold me as I made my way down the street.I could hear him and Joram walking behind me, not sure of what to do.The night was bright and silent. Almost everyone in the residential part of the pack was gone. No doubt they were waiting for me near the southern stream, just as I had instructed.We walked for a few minutes, then I saw them. Beautiful and graceful. All of the pack had shifted into their various wolves. Th
CLAIRE VON SINCLAIR MY MIND WAS troubled as I lay in bed. I looked out the window, I could see the sun setting slowly. According to the weather and sky forecasts, tonight was supposed to be the first full moon of the month. Tonight was the night I had promised the pack, and yet I was in bed with my nerves biting my tummy.Alek lay beside me, stroking my hair softly. I sighed, in another circumstance, this would be perfect and I would be content to just remain lying on the bed there."The full moon will come up tonight," I said in a small voice."You are still thinking of that," he murmured.I nodded against his chest. "I can't take my mind off it. I can feel the bubbling energy of the pack... they are expecting me.""That is just your imagination, Claire," he said. "There is no anticipation in the pack. I can't feel it.""I'm sure you can't," I muttered, turning to look away."You are not well," He said in a soft voice. "I'm sure the pack would understand that their Luna could not c
LOGAN MILLERTHE HALL WAS deathly silent minutes after Bastian finished speaking. It was like everyone in the room was taking a long time to process the information they had just heard. Finally, one of the women broke down into an uncontrollable sob. "Nice one, Bastian," Logan growled.Bastian gave him a side eye and snorted. "Don't worry, my people." He said. "We brought you here for your safety. Alpha Logan here, has promised to protect you from the Lycan.""He will protect us from the Lycan," The old woman said, "But will he protect us from his people?"All eyes went to Logan."We are not blind," the old woman continued. Logan disliked her more every second she spoke. "We saw the way they looked at us as we came in. They can take it into their hands to harm us."Logan shook his head. "I will give them an order that none of you should be harmed. I give you my word."The old woman held his gaze for a few more seconds, then she nodded."Good," Logan said. "My beta will direct you to
LOGAN MILLERLOGAN WAITED UNTIL a servant girl came into the office to clean it up before he walked out. He was unsure of what to expect, but he was still surprised at the looks that he was getting from some pack members as he went to the pack hall.Bruce and a small number of rogues were seated, waiting for him. "This was all the ones we saw," Bruce said in a small whisper."All?" Logan asked, leading them both away from the gathering.Bruce nodded."This was supposed to be a covert thing," Logan said. "Nobody should know about it; you know how the pack reacts to rogues. Now tell me why the news is floating around the pack now and they were throwing me accusing stares."Bruce ducked his head. "I did not mean for that to happen.""I know you didn't," Logan snapped. "What I want to know is how it happened. You were all gone, or did you tell anyone before you left the pack?"Bruce shook his head and sighed. "Some of the men started asking questions as we walked through the woods." He sa
LOGAN MILLER LOGAN WAS STILL in his office, thinking about Claire when the door opened and Fiona walked in, swaying her hips seductively. Logan looked up, surprised. "I was not expecting to see you." He said."Am I not welcomed here?" She asked.Logan snorted. "I did not say that." "It sounded so," she replied, pouting her lips. She came around the desk and sat on Logan's lap. Logan took in a deep breath. If his suspicion about Fiona and Bruce were true, then Fiona was doing an exceptional job at hiding it. He could not smell any of Bruce's scent on her."We have not been so close anymore," she said lightly."I wonder why," logan said sarcastically."You have been very busy. That is why," she said, swinging her leg around to straddle him. "Busy with things that don't matter like my sister. That bitch Claire." Her voice lowered to a hiss."Claire was your best friend," Logan said. "You had us all fooled."Fiona scoffed. "I was never her friend." She arched her back, grinding her pel
BRUCE ORGANIZED HIS men and they all trooped into the woods. "Where are we going, Beta?" One of the men asked Bruce asked they walked on."Out of the pack for a small mission," Bruce answered vaguely."What mission is that?" Another one asked.Bruce remained silent as they cut through the shrubs. He remembered what Ruth had told him. Even though he hated to do this to his friend, he knew he had to. And this was the perfect scenario to start to spoil Logan's name in the pack. "The alpha wants us to bring in some of his friends," Bruce said."Some of his friends..." the first man repeated. "What pack are they from?""I have no idea, " Bruce answered. "He did not tell me anything about a pack."Some of the men slowed down, frowning. "So where are we supposed to meet them?"Bruce turned and looked at them. "They are going to be waiting for us outside the borders.""Are we meeting with rogues?" A young man blurted. The men around grumbled and looked at Bruce, waiting for an answer from Br
LOGAN MILLER"WHY IS BASTIAN here?" Bruce asked Ruth in a small whisper. They were behind the pack house, hidden and alone. "He should not be here.""Watch your tone," Ruth snapped. "Don't forget who you are talking to."Bruce scoffed and looked away. "Because you are screwing my daughter does not give you the right to be rude to me." Ruth continued."Shh," Bruce whispered, coming closer. "Don't say that out loud. You don't know who might be listening.""And it would be a shame if Logan knew what was going on between you and his wife," Ruth smirked."What do you want?" Bruce asked. "I am only telling you my mind. Bastian should not be here. It is too soon for him to try and overthrow Logan." He looked around sharply. "Majority of the pack still love him as alpha."Ruth nodded. "That is why we won't be overthrowing Logan now.""So what do you plan on doing?""You are going to get him into the heart of the pack," Ruth said."And how would I do that?""You are going to appoint Bastian a
CLAIRE FISCHERI DRESSED UP quickly before going downstairs, where the doctor was waiting for me.“Doctor Martin?““And you must be Claire?“ he asked.I nodded. Doctor Martin was a man of medium height and weight. He had a light sprinkling of ginger coloured hair on his head, but his most noticeable feature was his eyes. They were very warm and kind. They immediately put me at ease as he shook my hand.“I heard you were in an accident,“ he said.“Yes,“ I said, sitting down on the couch as he opened his bag and propped his full array of equipment on the table. “But it is not a big deal.“He chuckled dryly and replied, “I passed the scene on my way here. It was hard to ignore, and it looked like a very bad, fatal accident, especially if you are nothing like Alexander and his brother.“I frowned. “You know?““That they are not like normal humans?“ He scoffed and nodded. “I met Joram when I was in my first year of college. I had stumbled onto Alek raging out in a full moon.““Did they tel