LOGINRayne SilverFur is a slave suffering at the hands of the ruthless Betas of the MoonWater pack. However, Rayne's life takes an unexpected turn. On the day of Alpha Max's mating to the beautiful Alaska of the GrayLeaf pack, Rayne is sent upstairs with the mating dress and the mating organizers confuse her for Alaska. This massive confusion ends with her walking down the aisle to the Alpha himself, and she is mated to a man she doesn't know, much less loves. This event changes the course of her life forever. She becomes the Luna of a pack that enslaved her, yet her new title means nothing to Max who hates her more than anyone else in the world. Rayne's feelings toward him change, yet he remains as cold as stone. Disappointed, she decides to leave the pack behind and forget everything that tied her to him. While on the road, she is taken hostage by a pack in a remote part of the country and discovers a secret that changes everything and that most importantly, changes the way she feels about Max. When Max finds out she was taken, he does everything in his power to get her back, but when he finds her, things aren't as they seem. Max has a choice. He either takes advantage of the situation and mates with Alaska, whom he has loved his whole life, or he follows his heart and tries to win Rayne back. Their bond is stronger than ever, and for once he understands the pain his rejection caused her. Things get more complicated when another male enters the picture, a male who is determined to have her at all costs. The question is simple: will their bond bring them together or pull them further apart?
View MoreTalia’s POV
For three years of marriage, I have been hiding the truth from my alpha husband—I am the daughter of the Alpha King, rather than the omega he knows me to be.
The drums thundered through the clearing as torches lit the night sky. I stood at the center of it all, cloaked in silver and pride, watching the gates with a heart full of hope.
Jason was finally home after a brutal war. As Luna, I’d spent days making sure every detail was perfect tonight, from the linens to the floral centerpieces. I even assisted the omegas with the cooking just to make sure everything was just right.
A month ago, the almighty Alpha King sent Jason to eliminate the rogue wolves at the border of our pack grounds.
Some people might think it’s a bad thing, but I know what it really was. It was good, my dad is slowly coming to accept him. He is giving him more responsibilities to see if he can handle the truth that he married his daughter.
The pride I feel for Jason is indescribable. Finally, everything is falling into place and my dad will recognize that there is no better mate for me than him.
I waited patiently, smiling as I imagined the surprise on his face when I finally had the opportunity to confess everything to him.
“The Shadowclaw Pack welcomes home its future heir!” Jason’s voice rang out, commanding.
The cheers rose instantly. I blinked, confused, until I saw her.
Viki Mayers.
Clinging to his arm like she’d always belonged there. Her dress hugged a gently swollen belly, and Jason’s hand… settled there, proudly.
“This is Viki, our top warrior’s daughter,” he said, turning to face me. “And she’s carrying my pup.”
Gasps rippled. My vision blurred.
My mate. My Alpha. The man I had waited for… had returned to me with another woman carrying his pup.
And Jason didn’t even have the decency to tell me beforehand. Instead, he humiliated me at the celebration I had organized for him.
It felt like my heart was tearing in two. Every inhale was a struggle to maintain my composure. I could hear every whisper that slithered through the crowd:
"Luna Talia never conceived in three years..."
"Viki should have been Luna in the first place..."
“Luna Talia should step down now…”
Jason’s gaze swept over the room and he held no regret. He looked at me with cool indifference, as if I should’ve expected him to make a laughingstock of me.
"To a prosperous future for Shadowclaw!" Jason raised his goblet.
Everyone raised their wine glasses, cheering and clapping. The pack’s elders smiled and nodded, satisfied with the young Alpha’s accomplishments.
And I wanted to scream.
I slipped away during the congratulations and returned to our chamber. No one came looking for me. No one cared.
I allowed myself to fall apart without prying eyes there to mock me.
My heartbreak soon became rage. I was not going to stand for this. Jason would answer for what he had done.
When Jason finally returned to our chamber, I was already there, waiting.
“You shouldn’t have left. You should be happy for me,” Jason said.
“Happy about you betraying me and having a bastard?” I scoffed.
“Enough of the tantrum. I just made it home and I would like a nice evening with my mate,” Jason sighed.
“So, now you see me as your mate,” I laughed bitterly. "How could you do this to me?”
"You’re being unreasonable," he growled.
"Unreasonable?" My voice rose. "You humiliated me in front of the entire pack, and you expect me to just accept it?”
Jason removed his armor, piece by piece, not even bothering to look at me. "It’s done. She’s pregnant. The pack has an heir. You need to accept this.”
“How do you expect me to accept this?” I took a step forward, snarling. “You caused me pain for AN ENTIRE MONTH because you were betraying the mate bond by sleeping with that slut!”
“I advised the pack doctor to give you pain killers. I will make sure he is punished for not properly taking care of you while I was away,” Jason said nonchalantly.
I balked at his audacity. “And that is supposed to make it right?” I demanded.
"You’ve been Luna for three years and haven’t given me an heir," he said simply, as if that justified everything. "Did you expect me to wait forever?”
“I expected you to treat me as your Luna. I expected you to discuss with me if you wanted a breeder, not…”
“Do you even hear yourself, Talia? Did you forget who you are?” Jason snarled, interrupting me.
“I am your Luna,” I responded, not backing down.
“And a Luna provides heirs, and you can’t even do that. If you can’t provide me with an heir, you’re a Luna in name only. I need more than a worthless barren omega cosplaying as a Luna!”
“How dare you speak to me like that!”
Jason’s expression was unreadable. It was as if I was looking at a stranger. His voice was firm and cold as he said, “You have two options. You can leave, lose your status as Luna, and go back to being an omega. Or you can stay and support.”
Rayne Reaching MoonWater fills me with excitement and dread. The last time I was here, we were still in the middle of the war. It was Max’s idea for me to leave and go to Iron until things cooled down. I agreed because frankly, I was tired of the bloodshed. I felt I had nothing left to do but go away, and so that’s what I did. I haven’t been back since. Max and I have been communicating with each other but not as often. Our communication is mostly nonverbal. I can’t hear his words in my head or even send a message across; it’s more of a swapping of emotions. This has gotten stronger over the weeks, and now that I’m here, closer to him, I feel the bond’s strength. I exit the carriage and near the gate. I inform the guards of who I am but they don’t ask me to wait for them to call someone. They open the gates for me instantly. I walk through them, leaving the carriage behind. Everything looks as I remember, pre-war. This has to be a good sign. I continue walking until I reach the f
RayneThe war with GrayLeaf only ended with their Alpha’s death. It was Max himself who killed him. There was no way around it. He never believed it was Veronica’s doing, and when he found Albert dead, he assumed Max was the culprit. There were many casualties. My father lost men he trusted. AmberMane lost some of their own, the biggest loss being Victor. I have to admit that I thought they would hate and blame me for his death because I most certainly blamed myself, but nothing between us changed apart from the loss we now shared. I didn’t know Victor as well as I could’ve, but he’d been a friend to me, and he had helped me make myself stronger. I wish things had gone differently. I wish he didn’t have to die. Things took a long time to settle down after the war. GrayLeaf collapsed completely. The remaining members of their pack became rogues. I offered to help them but Max said it wasn’t the right choice to make. A lot of the people who remained were widows and children of the f
RayneI watch her slowly shift back to human form, hissing in pain. The arrow went straight through her shoulder. She tries to touch it but groans in pain when she touches it. I’m afraid that she’ll break it in half and slide it out but that doesn’t happen. I near her and nock another arrow. I point it straight at her face this time. “If you dare to move, I’ll shoot you.”Her eyes meet mine. Her lips are starting to get pale. “You’re going to hit me anyway, so why should I bother? You didn’t follow me all the way here to talk to me.”“You’re right, I didn’t,” I reply coldly. She shifts and cries out. I’m tempted to hit her again. Her pain is comforting to me. I want to tell her that now she knows how it feels, yet the pain she’s experiencing now can’t be compared to mine. That pain left scars that will never go away. Because of her selfishness, I’ve lost parts of myself that are irretrievable. “What are you waiting for, then?” she asks breathlessly as she tries to sit against the
Rayne Lambert changed plans halfway to GrayLeaf. He said he had a better idea. Rather than attack GrayLeaf and cause an unnecessarily high death toll, we could simply try to frame Veronica instead. He said he would speak to Albert and convince him to be in a certain place, at a certain time, where he would then confront Veronica. Naturally, this would still make him lose his place amongst his pack, but he said he never cared much for the pack anyway. He always wanted to be a rogue, where he could live life in his own terms and not have to follow strict rules all the time. I have to say that at some point, I wanted to be a rogue, too. I wanted nothing but freedom whenever I thought about my life. There are times when I forget I was even a slave, but there are others when it's all I can think about. I see myself on my knees in the middle of the grand hall, scrubbing until my fingers bleed. I'd wonder what it felt like to be free. Now that I know what it is, I realize that it comes
Max It doesn’t take long after Veronica leaves for someone to come for me. I don’t ask questions as they untie my hands and then tell me to walk. Humiliation burns inside of me but I keep it down and walk. I walk through the relatively empty dungeon all the way up the short stairs I used on my way d
MaxThe pain on my side has diminished considerably but the humiliation I feel is burning right through me and I can't overlook it. I'm locked in a dark cell. Thankfully, I'm alone, so nobody else has to see me being brought down to this level. So many things are going on all at once. I've been extra
RayneThe plan we come up with is simple yet effective. I go with Iron and AmberMane to MoonWater and take over. As the Luna, it’s my right to do so. Word will spread to GrayLeaf, undoubtedly, but by then, we’ll be ready. Lambert thinks that we have to attack them first and we have to do it hard. We
Rayne I look back at him. He’s running his fingers through his hair in despair. I’ve already pieced this together. I know why he’s here demanding this truth from me. Why he’s given me this letter to read. It makes perfect sense. The only reason why I’m not saying anything is because my own heart is
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