For six years, Zara Grey has lived under a curse she doesn’t understand. Six times, fate has given her a mate—only for each one to reject her and mysteriously vanish without a trace. Marked as unwanted, whispered about in every pack, she has steeled herself against hope. But when Kael Draven, the ruthless Lycan King, claims her as his mate, everything changes.
View More“C’mon Zara, make up your mind, we are running out of time.”The elder’s voice was terse. She could see that she had done most of the job; all she needed to do now was give Zara a little extra nudge, and the deed would be done.She used ‘we’ to give Zara the impression that they were in the conundrum together. In reality, she did not care a damn about her, Zara was a means to an end and she needed her to play her role to that end.Zara sighed, she could not do it, she could not live while alpha Draven suffered and died, she would do it, she would make the ultimate sacrifice for her pack.“I’m ready,” her voice was full of determination.The Elder nodded, a solemn look on her face as she walked Zara back into the cabin.“What is it again?” the healer asked looking up.“Could you give us a moment?” Zara asked.“Alpha Draven is very weak and he is sleeping, he does not need your argument and noise–”“Just leave the room,” the elder said irritably.The healer looked suspiciously from the
“This is outrageous,” the Elder spat, watching the discourse unfold with disgust on her face. “Are you really going to sit there and call yourself loyal to this pack when you cannot do something as simple as this?” she could not understand why Zara hesitated, trading her life for that of the Lycan King was supposed to be a simple decision and an honorable one at that. Zara’s eyes darted from the fuming elder to the frail form of Draven on the bed. His eyes were partly open, and she could see his pupils staring into her soul, begging her not to do it. “I’m sorry,” Zara stuttered and got to her feet backing away from Draven. Her head was starting to swirl, his words had done something to her that she did not even believe was possible. She had been hurt over and over again by words – words of rejection. Words in general stopped to have any meaning to her. But not Draven’s words. When the Lycan King had spoken to her with such vulnerability and sincerity, it had stirred somethi
The Elder sighed and settled into a chair just beside Zara. “The curse that plagues the Lycan King was never his alone to bear. It was passed through your bloodline, Zara. Your ancestor betrayed the first Lycan King, dooming every ruler that came after him.” Zara’s pulse pounded. “And now I have to fix it?"The Elder nodded gravely. “To break the curse, either you or King Draven has to die."Zara’s throat tightened. “Is there no other way?” The Elder hesitated, then shook her head. A lump formed in Zara’s throat as she looked back at Draven's still form. He had spent his life fighting against this darkness. He had refused to mark her, hoping to spare her from the fate tied to his. But she was the only one who could save him.Her life for his. A future for her pack. A future for him. Zara closed her eyes. She had already been rejected six times. Maybe this had been her fate all along.She reached for the dagger at her belt, her hands steady. Then Kael’s grip tightened
Zara closed the book abruptly when she couldn't take it anymore. She struggled to keep her emotions in check but her frail heart betrayed her. She kept the book back in place, knowing it was fate that had made her come across the book.She stormed back into the chamber beneath the Moonstone Pack’s temple, her mind reeling. The icy morning air did little to cool the fire burning inside her. She couldn't get rid of the feeling that Draven had known something—something aside from her curse and that was why he had refused to mark her, and it wasn't because neither of them would die if he marked or rejected her. Had he been trying to protect her or himself? There was an uproar coming from outside of the chamber that those in the temple couldn't ignore."Where is that noise coming from?!" Zara said to herself. Every thought concerning the prophecy evacuated into thin air, her attention drawn to what was going on outside of the temple.She rushed out to investigate the source of the noi
"Have you lost your damn mind, Zara?!" Denice screamed at the top of her lungs. She had been awakened rudely that morning by low groans that seemed to be coming from Zara.The deep groans didn't sound ladylike and Denice had to quit her sleep to find the source of the endless groans that kept her turning and tossing in bed.She was dumbstruck to find Alpha Kael Draven, the lycan king lying just next to her on Zara's bed."What in the world?!!!" She had screamed and humped out of her bed almost running out of the cabin when she bumped into Zara on her way out."What's the matter with you?" Zara asked, making her way inside the cabin.Denice yanked her by the arm, pulling her roughly. "Don't say a word!" Denice lapped her index finger over her lip as her bulged sockets drifted to where Alpha Draven lay."I don't know how the hell he got in here, but we have to get out." Denice hot breath flushed against Zara's face."Calm down, Denice. I brought him in here." Zara revealed and released
Zara's world began to spin. King Draven had just called her by her name; how on earth did he know her name? Scratch that, what was it he had said last before her ears began to ring and her heart began to race faster in her chest?!She didn't think she had heard him right, her wolf was growling so loudly that she found it hard to process any further words that had emanated from Draven's mouth.And then, the tingling sensation hit her nose, the familiar scent she had always dreaded and wished she would never get the privilege of sensing it again, but here it was, pulling at her heartstrings.Zara’s breath hitched, her wolf stirring at the undeniable pull of the bond snapping into place. The air between them hummed with raw power, a connection stronger than anything she had ever felt before. But instead of the rejection she expected, Draven didn’t push her away. He took a step forward, their bodies almost pressing together.She had not expected that in the space of one night, she would
The scent of pine and rain clung to the evening air as Zara stood at the edge of the Moonstone Pack’s gathering grounds with her hands clenched into fists. Her heart pounded, though not with fear—no, she had long since stopped fearing rejection. She already knew how this night would end. Before her, Alpha Kieran stood tall, his golden eyes flickering with unease. His fingers twitched at his sides, and Zara could see the battle waging within him. His wolf wanted her, called to her, but the man—the Alpha—was resisting. “I can’t,” he finally said, his voice barely above a whisper. “I reject you, Zara Grey, as my mate.” The words settled like a weight in the pit of her stomach. A dull ache spread through her chest, the familiar sting of a rejected bond. But she didn’t flinch. She didn’t beg. She didn’t even cry. Instead, she exhaled slowly and met his gaze with cold, unreadable eyes. “I accept your rejection.” Gasps rippled through the gathered wolves, but Zara turned on her h
The scent of pine and rain clung to the evening air as Zara stood at the edge of the Moonstone Pack’s gathering grounds with her hands clenched into fists. Her heart pounded, though not with fear—no, she had long since stopped fearing rejection. She already knew how this night would end. Before her, Alpha Kieran stood tall, his golden eyes flickering with unease. His fingers twitched at his sides, and Zara could see the battle waging within him. His wolf wanted her, called to her, but the man—the Alpha—was resisting. “I can’t,” he finally said, his voice barely above a whisper. “I reject you, Zara Grey, as my mate.” The words settled like a weight in the pit of her stomach. A dull ache spread through her chest, the familiar sting of a rejected bond. But she didn’t flinch. She didn’t beg. She didn’t even cry. Instead, she exhaled slowly and met his gaze with cold, unreadable eyes. “I accept your rejection.” Gasps rippled through the gathered wolves, but Zara turned on her h...
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