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CHASE***Two Months Ago***I saw a ghost today.The ghost of someone who was supposed to be dead but was suddenly very much alive, standing across from me on the battlefield. Even after so many years, I’d recognize her anywhere. She was my mother, after all.I watched as her eyes flashed in recognition, the realization of who I was coming to her. Then those same eyes went cold, because even though she knew, she evidently didn’t care. We were on opposing sides of a war and in that moment, I wasn’t her son. I was merely another enemy to eliminate. She tried to kill me. My own mother.He gave his life to stop her. My father.Now they’re both dead and I’m left with nothing.No parents. No family. Just a gaping fucking wound in my chest where my heart used to be.I sat at the complex for hours afterwards, struggling to make sense of everything. I heard that we won the war by taking out the shadow pack’s leader, but I felt nothing. No sense of relief or joy. Just complete numbness.When

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VIENNA“Who the fuck are you?”I scowl at his tone, folding my arms over my chest. “Vienna Vega, who the fuck are you?”“You know who I am,” he scoffs cockily. “You knocked on my fucking door.”Of course I know who he is, I’m not an idiot. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to give this arrogant bastard the satisfaction of acknowledging that.Chase Walker, the new Alpha of the Norbury pack. I’ve seen him before from a distance, but never up close like this. I’d be lying if I said he wasn’t nice to look at. He’s just as big as the other alphas, but not quite as bulky- though the sleeves of his hoodie are pushed up to the elbows and from the taut muscles of his forearms, it looks like he’s well on his way. He’s got a jawline sharp enough to cut stone and eyes so dark I could drown in their depths, framed by dark lashes beneath his furrowed brow. His chocolate brown hair is messy atop his head, peeking out from under the hood of his sweatshirt, though somehow his lack of grooming only adds

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CHASEI roll my eyes, chuckling as the little five-foot-nothing firecracker tears out of the packhouse like a goddamn tornado. Women are all the same; it’s just too fucking easy to get a rise out of them. They play cute, but crave torture- the meaner I am, the more desperate they become to jump on my dick. And make no mistake, that girl fucking wants it.I saw the way she looked at me. She’d be fun to play with, but these days, I tend to break my toys. Misery loves company after all.I step into the doorway of my dad’s old office, leaning against the frame. My throat tightens as I look inside at Gray seated behind the large black desk. I know it’s stupid, but some part of me still expects to see my dad sitting behind that desk every time I walk by this office. Every damn time. Fallon’s lounging in a seat on the opposite side of the desk, sideways with her legs flung over one of the chair arms. “Hey, baby Alpha,” she smirks, twisting around to glance over at me.I push the hood of my

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VIENNA I ball my fists at my sides while fighting the urge to slap that cocky smirk right off of Chase’s stupidly handsome face. How can I be so frustratingly attracted to him, yet want to kill him at the same time? It’s confusing and I don’t have the emotional bandwith to try to make sense of it right now. He raises a brow, awaiting my response to his request for shots. “You know I can’t serve you here,” I sigh, leaning my forearms on the bar top and meeting his stare, leveling him with one of my own. “How about waters all around?” I cock a brow right back at him, watching his smug smile falter. “Aw, c’mon…” he presses, leaning in closer. Notes of fresh pine, clean soap, and clove tickle my nose. Damn he smells good. “Be a good little barmaid and fetch us some whiskey.” I clench my teeth, his condescension grating on my nerves. “You know the rules,” I grit out. “Well break them, then.” I chuckle wryly and shake my head. “Can’t do that.” Golden flecks ignite in Chase’s dark iri

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CHASESweet smoke fills my lungs as I take a long drag from a joint, eyes sliding closed and my head falling back against the headrest. I dropped Cal and Levi off twenty minutes ago and I’ve been sitting in my truck in the driveway of the packhouse since, struggling to find the motivation to get out and go inside.I don’t want to go in there. Never do.This packhouse used to be home, but now it’s just a reminder of what my life used to be. Everything about it makes me think of him- and I don’t know if I’m sad or angry or if I should even give a fuck, considering he lied to me about my mother for half my life. I spend most of my time nowadays just trying not to think about it, but every time I walk inside that place, I’m smacked in the face with his memory.I’ve spent two months running from his ghost, and I haven’t gotten anywhere.Everything in there just feels empty. My life feels empty. So I fill it with drugs and booze, tits and ass. I fill the packhouse with people, each party wi

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VIENNA“Hey girl!” I call to my friend Nessa as she walks in the restaurant at the lodge, pulling her long dark hair into a ponytail as she walks.“Hey!” she calls back, flashing me a bright smile. Nessa has so many beautiful features- full lips, high cheekbones, almond shaped eyes- but her smile is by far her best. You know that cliché phrase about how someone’s smile can light up a room? Nessa’s the kind of girl that phrase was coined for. I had a shitty morning, but her smile improves my mood in an instant.“I didn’t know you were working today,” she comments as she rounds the bar, shrugging off her jacket and stuffing it in a cubby underneath.I glance over at her as I finish stacking a row of pint glasses. “I picked up an extra shift, remember?”Nessa cocks out a hip, resting her hand upon it and giving me a stern look. “Girl, that’s the third time this week. You’re gonna work yourself to death.”“Hardly,” I laugh. “My car needs new brakes.”“Your car needs new everything,” she t

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VIENNAI don’t know how I let Nessa talk me into going to this party. I tried to get out of it no fewer than ten times, piling on excuse after excuse, but the girl wouldn’t take no for an answer. I’m buzzing with nervous energy as the two of us approach the Norbury packhouse, the low bass beat of the music inside thumping as we make our way up the front walk.“There’s still time to turn back,” I murmur as we ascend the steps of the porch, wiping my clammy palms on the sides of my dress.Nessa stops at the top of the steps, turning to me with an exaggerated gasp. “And waste these outfits?” She gestures between us, narrowing her eyes in determination. “No chance.”Despite my reluctance to actually attend the party, I spared no effort in getting all glammed up for it. My long wavy hair is slicked back in a tight ponytail, my eyes are accented with smoky eyeshadow and dark liner, and my lips are painted bright red to match the tight bodycon dress I’m wearing. I topped off the look with a

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CHASEI could kill Levi for not telling me he invited her here tonight. All I wanted to do was drink, smoke, and zone the fuck out. That’s exactly what I was doing, until I looked up and saw her.A little devil in a red dress, dripping in sin. I couldn’t help but stare, because fuck me, she’s got curves I want to sink my teeth into, that clinging fabric flaunting the cinch of her waist, the swell of her hips. Her tits are pushed up, perfectly perky and round, and a strip of her tan thighs is on display between the hem of her dress and the top of her come-fuck-me boots. A delicate outline of flowers climbs up one of them, tattooed in black ink, mirroring the design on her arm that’s now hidden underneath the sleeve of her leather jacket. Between her clothes and her slicked back ponytail, she looks like she just stepped out of a rocker chick fantasy.And she came her for fucking Levi. The bastard has been sliding me smug grins all night as he sits there with his arm thrown around Vienna

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VIENNA“I feel like I was hit by a bus,” I groan, squeezing my eyes shut and dropping my head into my hands.Nessa walks out of the storage room carrying a case of beer, shooting me a sympathetic look as she drops it on top of the bar. It lands with a thud, bottles clanking together, and the sound shoots a fresh wave of pain through my head like a bullet.I wince, pressing my fingers to my temples. “What the hell was in that jungle juice?”“Whatever it was, it was delicious,” Nessa quips as she rips the top of the case open, reaching inside to pull out bottles of beer. She looks up at me, slumped in a pitiful heap on a stool on the other side of the bar with my head still in my hands. “Though judging by how you look today, Levi wasn’t lying about it being strong. I’m glad I stopped at one.”I groan, wincing again as she starts to load the beers into the cooler below the bar, every clank and clatter of the bottles making me flinch. She lifts the empty cardboard box when she’s finished,

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CHASEThere’s something about fire. The way it ignites from the smallest spark, bursting into creation. The way it destroys. The way it can be contained one minute and uncontrollable the next, raging and spreading as it scorches the earth. Sometimes that’s how I feel, on the verge of cascading over a barrier into something I can’t come back from. Raging and burning until there’s nothing left but ash. The boys and I dug this firepit years ago, seeking a place to hang out away from the ever-watchful eyes of our parents. We thought it was some clever fucking secret, but after coming home reeking of bonfire smoke, my dad figured out pretty quickly what we’d done. He didn’t take it away from us, though. Instead, he came out and helped us dig it deeper, drilling the rules of fire safety into our heads until he was satisfied we weren’t going to burn the damn forest down. From then on, it became our spot; our own little dominion right near the edge of our pack’s territory.At first, we were

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