LOGINAstaroth POVPerched on a ridge above the packhouse, I sat like a shadow stretched long by twilight—still, silent, soaked in rot and thought. The trees around me stood bare and brittle, stripped of bark, stinking of sulfur and secrets. I watched them. The packhouse stood like a monument of misplaced
Knox POVMy father's words hung in the air like smoke."She's not fooling me," my once-father muttered, stepping closer. "I see her. I see through all of you.""Pa," Kane replied coldly, his tone firm, a warning wrapped in ice. A warning Leigh ignored as his gaze narrowed in on my angel.The air in
Kane POVThe kitchen had never felt smaller. Tension bled from every surface, thickening the air, coiling like smoke. I leaned against the edge of the island, one eye on Charlotte—who sat pale but stubborn beside the stove—and the other on the ticking clock. The steady hum of the refrigerator was th
"I'm getting water," I muttered, needing something to do. My back ached. My hips screamed. I was one emotionally frazzled breath away from punching someone."I'll get it." Liam moved toward me, brushing his knuckles across my forehead with a frown. "You're hot.""She's fine." Knox growled."No, she'
Lottie POV"Seems we can't have one peaceful morning," Knox grumbled, dragging a shirt over his head. The bitterness in his tone wasn't aimed at me—but at the world, maybe. I reached out, brushing my fingers over his hand as he adjusted the hem."Soon, we'll have all the time in the world." I tried
"I didn't get anything," I confirmed, shooting a quick look at Liam, to see him checking his phone for the millionth time this hour."He mindlinked the entire pack last night—" She shifted her weight, and her confusion quickly turned to alarm. "Everyone was told we were under attack. Apparently, he'
Mike POV Finding myself strapped to a chair, my wrists and ankles bound tightly to the legs by tight leather biting into my skin. I couldn't believe where my luck had taken me. I mean come on, all I did was spike the punch and maybe upset Knox. "And set the wheels in motion for our Alpha to get k
Lottie POV"Ooo fun times! I have never removed a tongue before. Could I do it?" I heard Chase ask from behind Knox. "I thought you were checking in on Adam and Liam?" I asked, arching a brow at my newest friend and..."Brother." Sage bounced excitedly. Feeling my throat tighten, I swallowed hard t
Knox POV "If people found out you didn't have a wolf, they would have picked you off. Knox, you have to see that. You would have been considered feeble... People would have believed you to be your father's weakness." My mother tried to explain. "Seriously she is making no sense, there was no way
Knox POV "Why was Kane at risk?" Lottie asked cutting my father and I off from our side dispute, "Because Twin brothers are usually rivals! At least in our world, you know that! Yet you two broke that mould you became tougher, stronger and fiercely protective of each other..." My father answered L







