Lyra POV." She has a wolf," as soon as I walked into the prison, the voices of the others caused a noise in my ears.The words from them just made me not to look at any in there eyes .I walked and sat down on one of the empty bench while the others couldn't get there eyes off me.I sat there feeling less comfortable than usual and already wanted to run out; but there was quite no way for me to do that.There was no way to run out of the crazy look from the other prisoner.Soon, a young girl of my age walked up to me with a huge smile hanging on her face." Hello," my heart started beating fast with anxiety." Please can I sit close to you?" She pleaded as I looked at her." Yes,sure" I adjusted for her to sit on the empty space beside me.****As we both sat in the dimly lit prison cell, surrounded by the eerie silence of the other inmates, I couldn't help but feel a sense of unease wash over me,and this feeling isn't quite a new one for me. The cold, grey walls seemed to close in
Alpha Damian POV.{ Cresent Moon pack }As soon as I walked into my apartment within the pack area, my heart was filled with less joy and happiness after getting the new about the animal,I was wasted my sperm on.My face Revealed my present look, which drag in question to me, as soon as her face hit mine.Her words were filled with hated towards how Lyra, went up to the new pack and did what she did there.She fought with a beta wolf, despite she knew she was nothing but an Omega wolf, who is truly hated by many and loved by none.As soon as I dropped my bag on the floor, the thud echoing through the silent apartment. My gaze met hers at once, and I could sense the tension radiating from her body. Her eyes narrowed, with a strong gaze at me, scrutinizing my expression, while I also locked my eyes to hers."Damian, what's wrong again?" she asked, her voice laced with concern and seriousness.I sighed at her at her question, running a hand through my hair at same time. "It's the stup
Lyra POV{ Dark Shadow pack }He walked into the cell when almost everyone was fast asleep and wondering about, how there life would be.Myself and Aria slept close to each other after the long discussion we both had, ealier.I felt the feeling of someone passing me by, with cold feet. I opened up my eyes at once gazing at the man at my front." Who are you?" I asked.His voice was so thick and bold, that woke few people around.Aria, stood up same time I stood up from the bare floor with fear of what the man was doing right at my front." What do you want from me?" I pushed him trying to defend myself.He took few steps backward, and looked at me." Who are you?" Aria asked.The stranger's eyes locked onto mine, while I gazed at him with anxiety, his gaze piercing through the dimly lit cell. His features were chiseled, sharp jawline and piercing blue eyes that seemed to see right through me, and that just made me so scared like never before."I'm Guard Thompson," he said, his voice
Lyra POV" What happened?" Aria asked as soon as I got into the cell room." Nothing much," " How can you say that?" She asked.I looked into her eye, giving a nasty look to her.She also gave me a look that shows what I can't just read out." Why that look?" She asked." Aria, please let me be," I said pushing her aside and going to pick up a bench to sit on.As soon as I sat down, the thoughts of the previous event still was familiar in my head and was quite hard for me to forget about that.I sat on the bench, trying to shake off the lingering thoughts of Alpha Dante's touch over me on the previous night.But Aria wouldn't let up with her questions, that made things worse."Lyra, what happened last night?" she pressed, her voice laced with concern and pity.I sighed, running my hands through my hair with confusion on how I could begin to explain myself."Alpha Dante... he kissed me last night," I admitted, my voice barely above a whisper to her ears.Aria's eyes widened with shock
Lyra POVIt already few days to the mating ceremony in the pack, and I would be more than pleased to be taken in there, as a guest.I would be love to experience others joy, even though I don't have my own joy to myself.My days in this pack have always been hell for me to enjoy in.I've never had peace for day's." Lyra, so how do you think this mating ceremony would come up?" Aria asked with her eyes locked on mine.I gave a short grin." I've never been to one before, so I don't know yet; but I just pray it happens peacefully and everyone getting there mate's " I gave a sigh as soon as u ended my words.She just gave a nod, in support of my words." You'd atleast know much about mating ceremony, Since you've attended one," I looked into aria eyes." It was a disaster and I don't want to say it, " she faked her smile to me.Aria's fake smile faltered at almost same time, and she looked away, her eyes clouding over. "Let's just say.... it, wasn't what I expected to happen," she said
Damian POV" We all have no choice but to go to the Dark Shadow pack," my Word's were like hitting chaos towards my wife and my son." Damian, that the choice you made for yourself and not for me," my wife said in a voice filled with disagreement." I'm the Alpha..." She cut off my words." You are just the alpha of the pack and not the Alpha of this house," she stood up giving me a gaze that wasn't friendly." Hey, you!" I turned to my son who gave less talk to me and his mother." I think you rejected, Lyra, so why are you interested in her now?" He asked." Why must you always say that word?" I asked."Which word?" my son, Ryder asked, his eyes sparkling with defiance toward me."Rejected," I growled, feeling a pang of guilt wash over me.Ryder shrugged. "It's the truth, Alpha. You rejected Lyra, and now you want to drag us to the Dark Shadow pack because of her."My wife, stepped forward, her voice firm and calm. "Damian, explain to me and our son why we need to go to the Dark S
Lyra POV" Morning, Aria," I gave a quick stretch as soon as I woke up.My eye were fully blur,which made me to use my arms to clear it out.After a deep inhale and exhale.I turned over, to see Aria, but no one was in her sleeping spot.At first, I just felt relaxed and think otherwise, but as time passed by she was quite no way to be found.I wasn't just relaxed at all and it was eating me up.I walked up to one of the other captive's." Sorry, have you seen Aria," I asked with a smile." No," the man replied with a rude look.I asked the next, and then I asked so much people and my sadness was visible.My mood immediately changed, with sadness eating me up.When u thought I already had a Friend that I can take as a sister, then someone came up and took her away from me.I sat down there with thought, as the voice from outside caught me ." Lyra, come here," I just tried ignoring the words at first and turn away, but it quite wasn't working." You bastard, I am talking to you," i fe
Lyra POVI sat in the cold, damp corner of the cell, knees pulled to my chest, the walls around me closing in tighter by the hour. My body ached from the transformation, the painful reminder of my failure—rejected by my family and pack and left to rot in this godforsaken prison I was sold too. The air was thick with lot's of despair, and I had almost forgotten what it felt like to hope for anything beyond survival.The door creaked open, and a young guard stepped in. He was looking new, barely in his twenties, but there was something unsettling about the way he looked at me, his blue eyes flickering with something that made my skin crawl and inch for answers."You have a visitor, Lyra," he said, his voice too calm for someone standing before a prisoner.I tensed, my eyes narrowing with the Word's. "A visitor for myself?Who would come for me now?" I asked myself, still giving him a stinging look.The pack had disowned me already. My family had cast me aside. No one cared whether I
Rayne POVThe forest was totally silent as Kael and Mateo’s gazes clashed, tension crackling up in the air like lightning ready to strike already. My heart pounded, each beat echoing louder in the deep silence as I stood between them, torn apart by conflicting emotions."Rayne," Kael said, voice low and raw, his eyes pleading, with him looking totally geuine. “I know it looks bad. I never wanted you to be in danger. But you need to trust me. Please."Mateo scoffed, stepping forward with a fierce determination that almost made me want to take a step back away from me. "Trust you? After everything you caused her? You show up out of nowhere, claiming to protect her, and now rogues are hunting us because of you." He turned his gaze to me, softer yet filled with an urgency I hadn’t seen before in his look. "Rayne, please, see through his lies. I know you feel it too."I looked between them both, Kael with his steady gaze at me, Mateo with his desperate plea to leave the guy who accepte
Rayne POVKael’s hand brushed mine, his touch grounding yet possessive, as if silently claiming something neither of us had acknowledged. It was totally strange, this feeling of comfort around him, like a tether that held me steady against the storm of emotions and power surging through me. But across the clearing, I caught Mateo’s gaze, his expression sharp and watchful over my every foot step, as if he were trying to decipher a puzzle no one else could see apart from him.“Rayne,” Kael’s voice brought me back from my thoughts, his tone low and reassuring at same time. “We should keep moving. Staying here only invites more danger and harm.”I nodded, feeling the weight of his words. My heart was still pounding from the encounter with the mysterious figure in the woods, and Kael had insisted we get as far from the rogues as possible. But Mateo’s presence was an anchor I couldn’t just ignore or walk away from, his silent suspicion clinging to every step Kael took.“Mateo,” I said,
Rayne POV“Rayne! Stop!”Mateo’s shout barely registered over the roaring in my head, a low hum of power that surged with each sound of my heartbeat. I felt it vibrating through me, stronger than any physical force, consuming every thought that i have within myself. I wasn’t Rayne anymore at this point; I was something darker, something unrestrained, something fierce.I took a step forward, and the rogue leader flinched, fear flashing in his eyes for the first time ever. His pack stood behind him, their usual bloodlust replaced with nervous glances. They were visibly scared, and it thrilled me, a sharp, intoxicating feeling that dulled everything else that was inside of me.Kael’s voice broke through, low and calm. “Rayne, this isn’t you. Don’t let it take over who you are.”But the power didn’t want calm down; it wanted chaos and fight. With a flick of my hand, I sent another pulse of energy ripping through the air. Trees cracked, leaves exploded into the night, and the ground tr
Rayne POVThe stranger’s hand hovered in the air between us, and my whole body felt like it was on a burning fire. I barely knew this man who claimed to be my new mate but, this supposed second chance mate—but something in me pulled toward him, a bond that was undeniable and completely different from what I had with Mateo on the Rejection night.“Rayne…” Mateo’s voice was soft, yet filled with a raw desperation and regret. “You don’t have to go with him.”I took a deep breath, the weight of both their gazes on me, with my heart racing so hard with multiple thoughts that I can't even control. The intensity was fully suffocating, like being trapped between two waves, each one threatening to drown me. I turned to Mateo, my heart twisting at the pain in his eyes, and then to the stranger, who radiated a fierce energy that both excited and terrified me.The stranger stepped closer, his voice low but commanding. “You feel it deep within you, don’t you, Rayne? You’re drawn to me because f
Rayne POVThe darkness pressed in around us as I stood frozen on a spot, my heartbeat echoing in my ears like the drum of the full moon night. The stranger’s voice lingered in the air like dark smoke, chilling me to my core.Mateo’s hand tightened around mine, his grip grounding me, but I could feel the tension in him, his unease thick and palpable. His words still echoed in my mind, like the promise of my late mother"This power… it’s consuming you."But as I looked out into the trees, I knew one thing for sure. I couldn’t let this stranger take everything from me, even my weakness.A deep, gravelly voice interrupted my thoughts. “Enjoying the gift, little wolf?”I whipped around, and there he was. The stranger stepped out of the shadows, his eyes gleaming with a sick sort of pleasure. My blood ran cold as he took a step forward to my own standing spot, his presence casting an unnatural silence over the forest.“What do you want from me, this time?” I asked, trying to keep my voice
Rayne POV“Don’t think for a second you’re safe, Rayne,” the stranger’s voice echoed in my mind, dark and taunting, lingering long after he’d disappeared into the dark night. I could still feel the weight of his grip, the lingering pull of his power tugging at me like a chain around my neck, even though he was nowhere to be seen.Mateo stood beside me, his breaths heavy, his face drawn and tense as he scanned the darkened forest, while my heart racing with thoughts of different kind. “Rayne,” he said, his voice barely above a whisper, “are you… are you alright?”I pulled my gaze from the shadows where the stranger had disappeared and turned to him, shaking slightly as the adrenaline began to fade up . “I don’t know. He… he did something to me that I can just know. I don’t know how to explain it, but it’s like he… branded me, somehow.”Mateo’s jaw tightened, anger flashing in his eyes at almost same time. “He marked you with his darkness. It’s a twisted claim—a threat to remind you
Rayne POVMateo stepped back a bit, his gaze flickering between me and the stranger, a mixture of fear and fury visible in his eyes. I could see the calculations racing through his mind—every instinct screaming at him to run, yet something held him rooted in place, watching as the darkness crept closer."Rayne," he whispered, almost pleading to me. "You don’t have to do all of this. You don’t have to let him control you and have full access towards you."I tore my eyes from Mateo and looked at the stranger who stood, with his eyes hitting mine. His shadowed figure radiated power, something dark, dangerous, and utterly mesmerizing. His smile was smug, almost daring me to take the plunge."What did you give me?" My voice was already shaking, not from fear but from the uncontrollable surge of power churning inside of my inner self."A gift you would always need" he said, stepping forward with his hands raised in mock surrender. "A gift I knew you’d appreciate once you tasted it and ha
Rayne POV "Rayne, stop!" Mateo’s voice sounded distant, muffled by the relentless pounding of my heartbeat in my ears. My chest tightened as I watched him struggle to his feet, his eyes wide with fear and anxiety. Fear of me. The realization sent a jolt of panic through my body at once. I had never wanted this to happen at this time. I didn’t ask for this power, this darkness that seemed to have taken root inside me, but now... now I had no idea how to contain it and how to control everything bit of it. The ground beneath us trembled again, the cracks widening as the energy inside me grew, pulsing with raw power. I could feel it slipping from my grasp, a storm on the verge of breaking free, threatening to swallow everything in its path. The air around me crackled with electricity, my skin burning with the force of whatever it was that I had awakened. "Rayne, listen to me," Mateo shouted, his voice more strained this time. "You need to get control of yourself before it’s too
Rayne POV“You shouldn’t have come back here." The deep voice sent a shiver down my spine. I froze, my heart racing as I spun around to face the figure in the shadows. His grip tightened on my shoulder, strong enough to keep me in place, but not enough to hurt—yet.I couldn't see his face clearly, but his presence was overwhelming, like he was daring me to make a wrong move. “Who are you?” I demanded, trying to shake him off. The power I’d felt earlier still buzzed in my veins, but something about this wolf made me pause. He wasn’t just any pack member.“You don’t recognize me?” His voice was low, amused. “I’m not surprised. You never saw me as a threat before.” He stepped forward, into the dim light of the moon. I gasped.Jaxon.The Gamma. Quiet, always lurking in the background, never drawing too much attention. But now, his eyes glowed with a dangerous intensity, like he had been waiting for this moment.“Jaxon?” I managed to say, my voice trembling. “What do you want?”He smirked