One month had passed since Alicia joined Rowan at the Shadowmoon pack and had a little celebration in the woods. The pair were becoming inseparable, unable to stay away from each other for too long. It wasn’t only the need to be close by because of the bond, but they also worked well together to make the Shadowmoon pack better.Alpha Mav’s dark, gloomy shadow left it in rubble, and Alicia and Rowan picked up the pieces to ensure the pack would have a better life. Not only was Alpha Mav a pervert who wanted Alicia as his personal breeder, but he also turned barely legal daughters into his mistresses in a large harem. The unfortunate she-wolves barely got their wolf, shifted for the first time and were ripped from their families and taken to Alpha Mav before they could find their mates.The pack had been ruled cruelly by the previous Alpha. Under Alpha Rowan’s and Alicia’s rule, the pack was grateful and eternally grateful to Alicia, who brought the werewolf’s wicked ways to light in fr
Alicia had been searching for Rowan a while, following the strange scent that led her further and further away from the pack house and nearing the Shadowmoon borders. The vivid blood red of the moon cast everything in a strange light; the woods Alicia was now jogging through provided enough light so that she wouldn’t trip from her raised roots.Spindly branches reached towards Alicia, and roots slowed her pace the closer she drew towards the smell that grew stronger. It was almost like the trees were trying to prevent her from chasing after her mate. It only made her heart clench, and her hands balled into fists as she fought her way through.In the entire time Alicia had spent in the Shadowmoon pack, the forest had never seemed so dense and caused such a barrier between her and Rowan. She knew her mate was near, and these trees, the branches and the roots seemed to almost have a mind of their own, as some even wrapped around her ankles.Alpine’s power surged forward, Alicia’s eyes gl
~ BEFORE ~Rowan may have been ordered by the Alpha King to take Shadowmoon pack under his wing like the others, and thrown Alpha Mav into prison but there were other reasons Rowan eagerly took on the pack. He could have helped build the pack up within as little as one to two weeks.They stayed for an entire month because he had leads about the witch.The witch that was causing havoc among the packs, and using humans as her marionettes, easy to manipulate and use.Alpha Mav had been ruling Shadowmoon pack like a rotting infestation. He’d been getting away with his nefarious ways. It wasn’t only Rowan but his Beta, Voss, that determined the witch was probably working with him.Although there were leads indicating this witch had indeed been to Shadowmoon pack, to which nobody had been aware of, Rowan came up empty. He’d follow a clue and then it would lead to nothing like a scent that dissipates into the air like it had never been there in the first place.Rowan sighed, squeezing his ma
Floating on a weightless cloud, Alicia was enveloped in warmth as a comfortable darkness prevailed on her mind while her muscles were relaxed and her body feeling rejuvenated. It was the piercing light behind her eyes that dragged Alicia from her long slumber and she groggily fluttered her eyelids open.She squinted to the light, and once her eyes adjusted, she realised the room spun, or perhaps she felt a little dizzy.“Easy,” Rowan’s smooth voice called to her and she turned her head in his direction, eyes focusing only on him like a camera lens zooming in on him and only him.Alicia could tell others were in the room, but seeing her mate alive and well comforted her beyond measure. She released a sigh and began sitting up. Rowan rushed forward and helped her to lean back against the headboard of the bed, adjusting her pillows.As he did so, Alicia’s eyes strayed to the others in the room, and she was shocked to discover the core pack members of Shadowmoon in their bedroom. They wat
Rowan’s SUV departed from the town car he left Alicia in. Beta Voss met up with his driver halfway and collected Rowan to take him to the palace. Neither could go against an order by the Alpha King, even if Rowan did want to see to Alicia’s safety.She was still pale and looked tired when he left her.The sooner he dealt with the King and Queen, the quicker he could return to her.Rowan’s fingers tapped against his leg as his Beta drove at high speed to the palace. He wondered if the witch’s actions were finally catching up with her, which was how his dim-witted father discovered her existence.As soon as the SUV parked in front of the grand steps of the palace, Rowan strolled forward, buttoning his suit jacket, going straight to the audience chamber. Once, the guards opened the doors for Rowan, disrupting who was speaking with the King and Queen.“Who-” The King halted his abrasive attitude upon seeing Rowan calmly walk towards the centre of the creamy hall.The floors and walls were
When Rowan returns to Bloody Claw, his mind is swarmed with strategising and planning to find the witch and take his place on the throne. Tom, the little antagonistic pr*ck, only motivated him more. Even if that pathetic pup did find the witch before him, Alicia was NEVER going to be his.Upon entering the pack house, however, his thoughts fled as he felt thick tension in the air. Ruby stormed out of the front door, glancing at Rowan, lips parting to say something, then shook her head before he had a chance to ask her what was wrong. Something was off.Why was Ruby in a nightie?His questions only grew, and hackles only raised more once he smelt blood and felt his mate’s concern. Their bond was still growing, but some of Alicia’s emotions were already starting to shimmer, like a sprinkle of dust landing on the tether between them. Rowan could feel when she was in danger immediately and could pick up on her emotions by her expressions and body language, but the bond was on another leve
By the time Ruby finally returned to the pack house, a good twenty minutes after Rowan expected her, Voss’ expression remained blank as he showed her the way to Rowan’s office.Ruby shrugged Voss’ hand off her back and glared at him. “I know where it is,” she hissed, continuing down the hallway. Voss didn’t comment, or leave the she-wolf but he didn’t touch her again either.It wasn’t like he wanted to anyway. Garnet was going to lose his sh*t when he discovered what his baby sister did to their mother. It was a good thing Rowan was sorting this now before the Gamma returned from training.Ruby strolled through the office door nonchalantly, she made a point of changing into tight black skinny jeans and a boxy cropped top, still revealing her toned stomach. It as disrespectful to Rowan not to come to the pack house immediately. But Alicia did feel better that the girl changed into something… well more than a nightie that was meant to seduce her mate.Nausea gripped her stomach but Alic
Ruby collapsed onto her front after Tom finished violently inside her, his hand releasing her neck. She was covered in bites, fingerprint marks and bruises. The ‘golden boy’ image was only that, an image. Ruby had been right.No complaints left her mouth though. She needed his rough handling, even if it was almost borderline psychotic. It helped ease the longing in her chest for another, though it did nothing to douse her anger.Tom slid out of her backside, and rolled onto his back, breathing heavily, and feeling much better after expending some of his energy. This Ruby chick was really wild, completely different to those in the brothel and his Alicia. She was nothing more than a hole though—a feisty hole.Placing his hand behind his head, Tom smirked as he watched Ruby reach out and grab some tissue to tidy herself up. He was about to tug her towards him so he could feel her warmth against his skin, hoping to feel some connection, something to warm his chilled heart.The only reason