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'
Knox POV "I highly suggest you step away from her." I stated, leaning against the wooden pillar my mother had installed to hang the ridiculous flower display from. "I highly suggest you fuck off!" The male who was currently unzipping his flies while pinning my girl to an alcove retorted sarcastic
"Or, at the very least, he knows the bravado from last night was all a show!" Sage offered helpfully- Not! But she wasn't wrong; I was, in fact, a naive fool! "Hey Pop!" I called to my father, ignoring Sage and grinning as Knox who instantly let go of my pussy, embarrassment washing over his face
"I thought you were going to behave?" He reminded me. "Making me ask you twice is not behaving." Sighing, I opened my mouth; the second my lips parted, he shoved my soaked underwear into the void my lips had created. "They are to stay in there till I tell you otherwise. Do you understand Charlotte
Knox POV "Have you seen Lottie?" I asked Lilly, who was cuddling into her mate, her head nuzzling under his neck all cute and shit. "Oh, Hi Lilly. Congratulations on your mating ceremony! I am so pleased for you!" Lilly grumbled, lifting her chin to look at her mate, amusement flashing in his eye







