I was supposed to be his forever—Alpha King Jax’s fated mate, his queen. But instead of love, I got rejection. Instead of a future, I got banishment. Left to die and stripped of everything, I swore I’d never forgive him. Years later, he’s back. And worse, my wolf still craves him, still trembles under the weight of his gaze. I hate him for what he did to me, for the pain he caused, but my wolf doesn’t care. She only wants to feel his touch, his bond, his fire. But I can’t let myself fall into his trap again. Jax shattered my heart once, and I refuse to give him the chance to do it twice. Now he’s offering me a deal: my freedom in exchange for helping him complete a deadly mission. I need that freedom more than anything. But working with him means being near him, breathing the same air, feeling the same spark that never truly died. And if Jax discovers the dangerous secret I’ve been hiding all these years, he won’t just break me again—he’ll kill me. Time is running out. The bond between us is growing stronger, and I can’t trust my wolf—or my heart—to resist him for much longer. If I don’t escape soon, I might lose more than my life. I might lose myself… to the Alpha King who betrayed me.
Lihat lebih banyak“Just once. He died soon after,” Jax said shortly.“That explains where she went off to. When I heard about Dirk, I was worried about my sweet little girl. I went looking for her.”“Saul kept me safe,” I said as I forced myself to look up at Jax and smiled. I had to play the role, or I’d just end up vomiting all over Marsh’s shoes. It had been awhile, but submissive, quiet, dumb little Anna?Coming right up.“Have you been up here all this time?”“Hmmm. I rather like it here. It’s quiet. I’ve made a few friends.” He winked at me. “I’ll wager you’ll like it here, too. It should remind you of home.”“She has a home now.” The tension in Jax was evident, and I worried that if he didn’t keep it together, he’d stop masking his alpha status.If Marsh noticed, he didn’t say anything, Instead, he kicked off his boots and sat on the couch. When he patted the spot next to him, Jax sat in the chair and plopped me down on his lap.Marsh was right. It did feel just like Dirk’s home. I swallowed dow
AnnaI may have said it in passing before, but it was the first time I’d ever introduced Jax as my mate.To his credit, he didn’t blink an eye. Not at the fake name or the confession of our relationship. Not even to the revelation that Marsh was a friend of my father’s.A good friend.“A mate! Look at you! Dirk’s sweet little girl all grown up,” Marsh said with a mischievous glint in his eye. “A mate of Anna’s is definitely a friend of mine. I’m sure you have her well in hand. My little Anna used to be such a hellion.”My stomach turned, but I just laughed with him. To show even a little hint of distress would only give him more ammunition, and it was too late to signal to Jax to kill him so we could be on our way. There was something about Marsh I didn’t like. Why was he so at ease chatting out in the open?“She’s under control,” Jax said mildly.“I have no doubt. Why don’t you join me at my place, and we’ll catch up?”I tried to look regretful as I shook my head. “I’m afraid we’re j
JaxShe wasn’t telling outright lies, but she wasn’t telling the truth either, and that meant that she couldn’t be trusted. Still, we made it through most of the day without attracting any rogue wolf attention.Occasionally, she would stop and stare. I did the same, but I never could see what she saw, so eventually, I stopped and just studied her. Nothing about her motivation made sense. She could have told me how to release the traps and in return, I would have given her the freedom she wanted.Maybe.I could just as easily drag her back to my territory when this was done. Did she think herself safer from me the closer we got to the witch coven?There was nothing that would keep me from her if I decided to keep her.Deep within me, my wolf rumbled. It was not a warning of danger, but rather a warning for me. Ever since Anna had come into my life, my wolf and I had been at odds with each other. He wanted his mate.I wanted to protect my clan. At the moment, we couldn’t both have what
He grunted again, and I couldn’t help but chuckle. “Don’t worry, if I thought you could do this yourself, I’d be more than happy to divulge my secret. I have no desire to spend any more time with you than necessary. Now that I’m here, trapped with you and facing what is probably my imminent death, why don’t you tell me who told you I was here to begin with.”“Emerson Triggs.”Now it was my turn to stumble. Emerson Triggs was a name I knew a little too well.Alpha of the Blood Moon Pass pack. Irked that my father had kidnapped his niece, Triggs had hunted my father down and nearly ended him six or seven years before Jax did.Unfortunately, my father offered something a little more desirable to Triggs.Me.“Strike a nerve?” Jax asked. “He knew all about your trip, but he didn’t know why.He did insinuate that the two of you were close.”“Jealous?” As soon as the word was out of my mouth, I desperately wished I could take it back. But since I’d come this far, I went ahead and threw my wh
AnnaWhether it was exhaustion or lack of blood, I did manage to get a couple of hours of sleep. Just as the sun started to creep over the horizon, we headed out. Like I asked, Jax pulled his power in, and even I was fooled. He wasn’t hiding his wolf. That wasn’t possible, but when I focused on him, he just seemed like an average wolf shifter.That would make things easier. My injuries were mostly healed, so I moved faster and easier on foot. Jax was never more than an arm’s length away from me, and I liked that even less.He was also in a chatty mood.“You didn’t respond to my order to shift,” he said casually as we walked. “Care to explain how that’s possible?”“Maybe I’m stronger than you.”His growl told me that it was the wrong thing to say. “As I’m sure you’ve already seen for yourself, my wolf is broken. It doesn’t function.”“Since when? Did something happen in my pack?”I snorted. “Worried that your edict to torment me has backfired? You can rest easy. I haven’t shifted since
JaxAnna slept until nightfall, and when she rose, there was more color in her cheeks. I watched carefully as she rose and stretched. Her steps were steady and confident, and her own relief was evident in her small smile.“Do you think we’re far enough from the boundary to shift and hunt?” I asked. I wasn’t stupid enough to blindly trust her again, but after that last attack, I knew I needed her input. I’d only been to Wisteria Wood once when I was a kid. We barely survived the first two days before we had to turn back and take the long way around.“Probably. I don’t really know where we are, but I don’t feel…I don’t think we’ll find trouble as long as we don’t get any closer while it’s still dark.”Feel? Why would she stumble over that word?“We?” I asked as I stood. “You’re not coming unless you shift.”I hadn’t meant to snarl at her. I’d never planned to leave her. Not because I thought she would run, but because she was a magnet for trouble. Still, giving her a challenge seemed to
AnnaI was in and out of consciousness, surfacing only to feel the racing panic of someone carrying me and then succumbing to my weakness. When I woke up, I was on the ground under a thick patch of evergreens. It was cool and shaded, but I could see the sun shining brightly through the openings of the branches.I’d lost an entire night.“Don’t panic. You’re not alone,” Jax said, crouching in front of me. “Or maybe that will make you panic. Hard to know, but it’s just us.”Letting out a small moan, I struggled to sit up. Leaning over, he grabbed me and gently propped me up next to a trunk. “Water. Food. Saul said it was imperative you replenish your energy reserve as quickly as possible. You lost too much blood.”Eagerly, I accepted the water and energy bar. I drank so fast that I nearly coughed the water back up.“Easy. There’s no rush.”Balefully, I glared at him. Yesterday, he was totally in a rush, and now he was acting like we had all the time in the world.“Where are the others?”
Instantly, the wolves moved out. My wolf leaned down and gently bit her nose. It was a sign of affection. One he hoped would be returned.Instead, she just stared at us, her eyes glassy with fear.Turning my head, I grumbled at Saul. “Don’t look at me. I’m not hurting her. The wound is already closed, so I’m almost done. I just want to see…” his voice trailed off. “My God.”My wolf rumbled at him again.“Anna, I’m going to turn you over to your stomach,” Saul said in a gentle but strained voice. “Please do not be afraid.”He tried to turn her, but she wiggled and tried to push away from him. She didn’t growl.There was no aggression in her at all.“Jax, a little help here. It’s important.”My wolf leaned down and nudged her with his head. With a whimper, she flipped over.Fury washed over me when I saw what Saul had felt.Scars. Her wolf was covered in scars.Instantly, I yanked the reigns back from my wolf and shifted. When I put my hands on her to part her fur, she yelped, rose, and
JaxWe were outnumbered by three. Just as my wolf managed to get to his feet, another wolf threw himself on top of me. Around me, wolves roared, and I felt the pain of my shifters through their bonds.My claws ripped through flesh, but they had the advantage. I needed to get to my feet.Distantly, I heard Anna scream again. There was a flash of orange, and fire seared my fur. Two of the wolves yelped and released their grip on me. I rose to see Anna standing with a flaming log in her hand. Twisting, she picked up another log and swung it like a damn baseball bat.Rising, I gripped the one wolf still attached to me and snapped its neck. It fell, lifeless, to the ground, and I launched myself at the other two. One jerked away just in time, and the other one and I rumbled to the ground. It was smaller and leaner but scrappy. It got in a few good blows before I tore its throat open.Turning to search for the one who got away, I watched, in horror, as Anna pulled out the flare gun from the
Prologue Anna They came without warning. As I glanced out the window, lightning streaked across the dark, furious sky revealing half a dozen silhouettes just a few feet from the window. Before the sky darkened again, they were in the hut. My father grabbed me and hurled me toward them like a bowling ball before shifting into his wolf form and breaking through the back door. Two bodies went down under me. Shock turned to immobilizing fear. Something pulled me back up. “Hold her.” Those were the only two words spoken, but the sound of his voice caught my attention. Confused, I snapped my head around, but he was already a wolf. Melting into the darkness, he was just a blur as he went after my father. They dragged me outside. Rain pelted the ground, and I slipped on the mud. It wasn’t a move to escape, but I was punished for it. Claws pushed me to my back and raked down my shoulder before resting against my neck. I stared into the dark eyes of the wolf and understood that th...
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