Kane POV "You have made your big entrance, got our attention now come on, stop dangling the carrot because we are all ears." I fumed, despite the fact my heart pounded for my brother. I turned to glare at the Moon Goddess, knowing she was speaking of my parents and their apparent betrayal. Because
Kane POV"Charlotte..." I whispered but it evidently fell on deaf ears as I watched my mate leave, a sense of dread churned in my gut. She was agreeing to my plan, a plan I had thought was foolproof. But Charlotte had laid a compelling case at my feet, making me doubt everything. As the door closed
"Princess," I breathed as I stepped forward, but she recoiled away. "No, let's get this over with. I can't handle the waiting. It's breaking my heart." She gushed as she closed her eyes tight. "Ours too." Knox whispered, but any other response was cut off as we watched Charlotte summon Astaroth, h
Lottie POV Standing in the familiar surroundings of Astaroth's cathedral or church, whatever this place was, I turned to Knox and Kane, my mind racing with questions. This didn't feel right. "We don't have a choice!" Sage reminded me that the Moon Goddess had really messed with Sage's head. I coul
"You are worried that you will not be able to wait, right? That the little game we are playing with The Moon Goddess will take too long and that seeing them with the girl will be too much for you to bear?" Slowly breathing in, I wondered for a second how he knew, but then as he arched his brow I rem
The world flashed purple, as visions danced across my mind, visions I wasn't quick enough to capture fully, just glimpses here and there, nothing I could make out or understand. Frustrated, I tried to scream but felt my voice cut off. Panic exploded in my chest as I tried to fight Sage's hold. It fe
Lottie POV"Oh, it's you." Lilly chuckled. "I assume she knows." Lilly added looking at Chase and talking like I wasn't here. "She is YOUR sister, after all, you can tell her." She laughed walking off. My heart raced, and my mind went to the darkest places, quickly. "What does she mean? Are they hu
"I guess you're not that special after all." She grinned as I turned away, unable to look at them any longer. "Wait, we deserve to give you a proper explanation, can everyone leave." Kane demanded, and only then did I see Laura, Leigh Chase, Lilly and her damn mate gathered in the hallway, watching
Adam’s POVSitting across from Kane, I tried to catch up with his train of thought. Alpha? Me? Where the hell had that come from? My fingers curled around the warm mug in my hands, the scent of coffee doing little to settle the churn of confusion in my gut. Kane had tossed it out so casually, like
Chase POVI lay awake with Lottie nestled snug between Knox and me, the soft glow of the television casting gentle shadows across her sleeping features. The hush of the late hour made every shift of her body and every rise and fall of her chest seem amplified in my head. I tried to focus on the quie
Kane POVI moved quietly down the hallway, my breath still shallow from the events of the night before. Every step echoed in my ears as though the house itself remembered the blood spilled and the betrayals exposed. Adam and Liam were already waiting for me near the top of the stairs, neither lookin
"She has to face Leigh’s and Sebastian's betrayals on her own terms," I reasoned. "No one can do that for her." But it killed me to watch. There was no tidy solution—only the knowledge that, soon, they would be gone from her life forever, and she’d have to live with the aftermath. She dreaded it alm
Kane’s POVMy father and Sebastian both needed to be dealt with—or so the plan went. Feign ignorance, pretend Astaroth had wiped our memories, then strike when the time was right. After that, they’d face death. Everyone agreed it was the only way to end their treachery. The logic was sound, but each
Lottie POVA heavy silence settled. Then Knox spoke again, quieter now.“You’re… you’re not leaving us, are you?” I felt his heartbreak like a physical ache, and it nearly undid my resolve.“Never,” I whispered firmly. “But you must understand I’m used to being my own person. I cherish your input, t
"So… what do we do? We let her rest? Let her walk away?" My thoughts spun in circles. "Look how closed-off she is. She’d rather talk to Sage than us.""We’re losing her if we don’t try…" Rolo stirred inside me, echoing Knox’s frustration.But I had no answer. Knox, sensing my uncertainty, responded
Kane’s POVAdam cleared his throat. “So we’ll act like last night never happened. Put on a show of playing dumb about what happened in his private rooms, that we don’t even recall the confrontation. Char and the rest of us will offer to leave, so it appears we harbor no suspicions or grudges.”“Exac
Lottie's POVI felt my mates' gazes flick toward me more than once, their silent assessments sending a faint heat through my chest. They wanted to press closer, to slip into my mind and share my burden, but I kept my mental walls firmly in place. I feared if I let them in, they'd sense my lingering