I pull him back, then pull my face out of her neck so I can look at her.“How strong is she? Is she strong enough to go for a run with Zev?” I ask.I watch as her eyes shift. “I’m not that strong yet. But I will be,” Asena answers.Zev rushes forward, eager to see his mate. “Of course you will. You
AydaI was terrified that Dimitri was going to be angry at Cathal for challenging him and keeping secrets from him. I tried to intervene wanting him to direct his anger towards me, but Dimitri had gently pulled me to him and continued his conversation with his son. I think I fell in love with him ev
DimitriZev and I had been on the verge of pushing Asena back toward the packhouse. Not only has she worn herself out, but she’s much too close to the border for my comfort.The thought has just crossed my mind when I smell him. Zev doesn’t hesitate, he leaps over Asena, putting himself between her
I shift, getting as close as I dare to his border.“Stay away from my mate and my son, or I will kill you,” I snarl.“Stop stealing what’s mine,” Masuzyo snarls back.“I haven’t stolen anything from you. Natasha was my fated mate, and Ayda is my second chance mate. She couldn’t be that if you hadn’t
‘I didn’t mean to…’ Zev says quietly in my head, reminding me of Ayda’s words when she’s in the nightmare. He blamed her, even though giving birth had nearly ripped her in half. And she'd accepted the blame.‘You left me broken and bloody on the forest floor.’ That’s what she said to him. Broken fro
CathalI’ve never seen my father so angry before and I didn’t have to have my wolf to know that Ayda was terrified. I heard them arguing, mostly heard my father yelling, which he never does. I don’t care who Ayda’s mate used to be, all I know is that now she’s my mother. And I have no intention of l
I feel a frission of fear slide over me as I cross the pack borders alone for the first time. I know that Alpha Masuzyo has tried to kill me once already, but he’s after Ayda too. She and I will be stronger together if he finds us. So, I push my fear aside and I continue to follow the soft sounds of
LucaDid that Alpha, Alpha Dimitri, just say that our Luna, our true Luna, is alive?We all knew that Alpha Dimitri stole our first Luna from our Alpha, or at least we thought he did. According to Alpha Dimitri, Luna Natasha was his fated mate. But the entire reason we went to war with them was beca
“I couldn’t agree more," I say.Dimitri reminds our pups to be respectful and to listen to Valentina and then we head back to our house.My mate takes my hand as we walk through the quiet streets of our pack. I begin to purr with happiness, all the happiness that I feel from my mate and from my life
AydaI watch as my son and his friend identify each other as mates in front of the pack, then watch my son claim his mate, the only woman he’s ever loved, with a passionate kiss.“How did you know?” I ask my mate. He called it years ago. At first, I thought he was teasing me but he just kept telling
“What I know is that my son will be the most handsome man in the room tonight…well, besides his father,” my mother says, turning to smile at him, making Zev purr in response.“Good thing I look just like dad,” I say rolling my eyes. I was not unhappy for my parents to move out of the packhouse. I’d
Eight Years LaterCathal“Do I really have to call you Alpha now?” my sister Dimitra asks me, walking into the family living room in our parents’ new house. When I took over as Alpha a few weeks ago, my father moved the rest of the family off of the Alpha floor. Our pack has grown ever since my moth
Ayda leans back against me as I begin to rub circles on her stomach. I frown, feeling her stomach cramping.“Ayda? Why does it feel like you’re in pain?”“They’re just cramps, Dimitri. I get them all the time,” she says, settling against me.“Are you sure?” I ask, feeling another one. I tune in more
DimitriFour months later.It took Masuzyo three days to die. It was impressive, mostly because I didn’t know a person could withstand so much pain. But he was a broad man, and the pack made sure that everyone who wanted their pound of flesh, got it. Literally. By the time he died, the smell of burn
“Do you want me to tell them to kill him? If you want him to die more quickly, I tell them to do it.”I think about it, think about every horrible thing he’s done to me, to Asena, to our son, to Cathal, to Dimitri, to Kelsey and Harper, and what he attempted to do to my daughter. “No, let the pack h
AydaI come awake slowly, feeling groggy, unsure what happened or where I am. My stomach hurts. Did Masuzyo take me roughly again? I’m not throbbing between my thighs so I don’t think that’s it. My face is throbbing, though. Did he hit me? Yes, he slapped me. Why did he slap me?I think hard, trying
“Ramon,” I hear my mother say softly, her gentle fingers moving through our fur. “NO!” she snarls, pushing Ramon behind her and pulling herself to her feet. As she does, Ramon pulls the shift, making me scream in pain as our broken leg and dislocated hip try to find the right spot to fit. I turn, vo