Chapter: Chapter 47: FerrinI was beyond ready to get this day over with. Willa had definitely given me an effective reminder to ensure everything went smoothly this evening. Not that she needed to, but I was going to do anything but complain.But it wasn’t just our sexual encounter that had me determined to make sure everything went according to plan tonight. It was her attitude. She had taken the disruptions in stride, even making light of the situation. But I hated that she was already getting used to them and that she was already feeling like I wasn’t around enough.As king of the lycans, there would be times when there would be no avoiding those circumstances. But for her to have to accept them so early in our relationship was unacceptable. She deserved my full attention and as much of it as I could possibly give. The only reason I hadn’t blocked everyone this morning was because of the event. We had too many nobles and council members still arriving, and those already here would be milling around the castl
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Chapter: Chapter 46: WillaFerrin wasn’t kidding when he said he was tired. As soon as we were under the covers and curled up against each other, he was dead asleep. I lay awake for a little while, just listening to him breathe while I contemplated the next couple of days. I tried to run through any of the names and faces that I remembered from my morning with Rebekah, but lying there next to Ferrin kept my mind wondering what would happen after the dinner.We thought these few days would have been a bit easier on us both. There were fewer secrets and less sneaking around. Ferrin, Rebekah, and Shawn all confirmed that everyone seemed to buy our ruse. There were no hints of rumors that we had met any other way. And for the most part, they had not heard of any direct disapproval of a rogue werewolf being the king’s mate. That didn’t mean they would accept me, but at least there wasn’t open discontent.However, with all of that, the other obstacles we faced seemed to pile on tenfold. With the added stress, Ferrin
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Chapter: Chapter 45: FerrinSomething was really bothering her. And it wasn’t the same anger or disappointment I had felt from her the night before.No, she seemed… nervous around me. Almost scared.I had never seen Willa be timid. I didn’t think she even had it in her.But whatever was causing these feelings, they were only directed at me. She had acted normally toward Rebekah and warmly toward Henry and the kids. She was a picture of sweetness and belonging.My gut clenched, imagining what could possibly have her acting so distant from me. I hated this. I needed to be close to her more than ever right now, and this is when she decided to avoid me. Frustration and even a little anger started to creep up on me. I went to the office there in my apartment and found the carafe of bourbon. I poured a glass and took a few minutes to drink it before I went back to Willa’s room.I gently turned the knob. Opening it, I found Willa standing in front of the full-length mirror in the corner of the room. I could see her fac
Last Updated: 2025-03-09
Chapter: Chapter 44: FerrinI didn’t sleep much longer after Willa left. The unease and anxiety that had been growing through the night had quickly seeped back into my bones. They had lessened for those few short hours I was able to hold her. But when she left, it was like a premonition of what would happen if I screwed everything up — if I made the wrong decision.We had gone through every single detail in Billy’s file that night. Scouring over every piece of information. We had relied heavily on Dante’s expertise, hoping he could shed better light on what we were looking over. With each passing hour, his thoughts were following the same path as Willa’s father’s. And with each passing hour, my mood soured even more. By two in the morning, Dante was so suspicious of what was going on that Damen insisted I fill him in on everything.I had reluctantly complied at the time, but Dante said this information did fill in a lot of gaps in the information. He went over everything again once he knew more of what we were l
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Chapter: Chapter 43: WillaRebekah was right about the gazebo being a good place to escape and get some privacy away from the castle. We spent a couple hours sitting there while she told me about the people I would be meeting at my introduction dinner. She pulled up pictures from her phone to help me recognize them. By the time we were done, she had gone through over forty people of various importance, and I was feeling a little overwhelmed. But I also felt more confident about the upcoming ordeal.We decided to move on so that she could show me around the grounds a little bit more before we had to meet her family when they arrived. We were walking along the hedges when she asked me what I planned to wear to the dinner. I froze up when she asked.“Crap,” I said. “I actually have to think about that, don’t I?”She laughed softly at my mortified expression. “It’s okay. I would love to help you get ready.”“Okay,” I said with a grateful sigh of relief.“Don’t worry,” she said. “You’ll do just fine. And I highly do
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Chapter: Chapter 42: WillaI was really getting tired of having to hide in rooms whenever Ferrin was acting like a jerk. I didn’t regret my decision to stay with him, but all this was becoming a bit suffocating. I couldn’t handle it if Ferrin suddenly started keeping things from me.I paced around the room for a while before I changed into my pajamas and tried to go to sleep. But I only ended up tossing and turning for a couple of hours. Finally, I let out a frustrated huff and threw the blankets off of me. I was still frustrated with Ferrin, and I was mad that I missed him, but I was also worried. It was the kind of worry that just sat in the peripheral. You know it’s there, but you just don’t know why.But then again, we both had a lot to worry about right now. So, I was probably just overreacting.I climbed out of bed and made my way through the joining bathroom and through to Ferrin’s bedroom. I paused a moment to breathe in his scent, which was all over the place. I quickly started to relax. I crawled unde
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Chapter: Chapter 167: SawyerI pet Arlo’s head as I sat outside the café near the house. I was waiting for Sylvia to join me. It felt a little strange knowing that her husband was sitting two tables away just watching me, but he insisted that it would be unprofessional to join us while he was working. So, I settled for getting him a coffee while he watched Arlo for me.“Sawyer…?”I turned to see Sylvia come from the direction of the parking lot. I got to my feet and greeted her with a somewhat nervous hug. I still wasn’t sure how this situation was going to go. Her relationship with her family was a lot different than mine. It was hard not to feel some guilt.“So, how are you settling in?” I asked as we settled back down at the table.“Honestly, really well,” she replied with a genuine smile, letting Arlo sniff her hand. “I’ve been wondering why we didn’t do this sooner. You’re looking great. At least since the last time I saw you.”“Yeah, I would hope,” I said with a light smile. “It seems we’re both taking to t
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Chapter: Chapter 166: SawyerChristina and I laughed as we sat on the back porch and drank cocktails. It was a hot evening but I didn’t care. I wanted to admire the work that I had put in over the past two days already. I had genuinely been disappointed when the board fired me. Especially since I knew how much it meant to Sylas to have me working with him. But after a day or so, my disappointment faded. There just seemed to be so much else I could be doing.“So, where is Darla?” I asked. “What is this job you said she was working on that she couldn’t step away to come over tonight?”“Oh, yeah, well, it’s not a design job, actually,” Christina said. “She’s dancing tonight.”“Dancing? What? I thought she didn’t need to go back to stripping?” I asked.“She doesn’t,” Chris said with a shrug. “She said she missed the workout. Apparently, I do too good a job taking care of her. She’s gained five pounds and she thinks she’s letting herself go. It’s ridiculous.”“She could just join a gym,” I replied with a laugh.“But wh
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Chapter: Chapter 165: SylasEveryone started to stand from the conference table. They shook hands and murmured their goodbyes to each other, but they were smart enough to stay well clear of me. I had no intention of pretending to be content with this decision. But Sawyer seemed fine with it. So, that saved them from any repercussions from me for the time being.Out of respect, Sawyer stood by her chair. Letting the rest of the board leave before her. Just as Rick came up next to me, I saw Bella approach her. I tensed.“Try not to take it personally, Sawyer,” Bella told her. “This really only applies to any role requiring a security clearance. I would hate to think you felt like you weren’t welcome within the company in any capacity.” She reached into her bag and pulled out some paper. “In fact, I’ve taken the liberty to put together a few applications for you. They’re for some entry-level positions. You know, something more appropriate to your experience.”My hands fisted. She was trying to humiliate Sawyer even
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Chapter: Chapter 164: SawyerI started to panic as we got closer to the conference room. I was terrified they would know what we’d just done in his office. Sylas and I knew what happened only showed how strong our relationship was, but I knew the people in that conference room would take the wrong way entirely. How could they not?I shook off the thoughts. How could they know? It would be fine. Everything would be fine.I took the seat at the end of the table. Feeling every eye in the room on me. Sylas moved to stand against the wall. Giving the board members enough space to feel they could converse but still making sure they knew he was there and he would have a say.Holding my head high, I looked around at each of the familiar faces. For the most part, I had only met them the one time at dinner when Sylas announced he would accept the EPA contract. Rick was there, of course. He gave me a supportive smile and nod. But he was the only one that didn’t have me worried. Especially once I saw the smug look on Bella’s
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Chapter: Chapter 163: SawyerSylas was not happy about my suggestion but I felt like it was the best solution. This would give me the opportunity to defend myself. However, I was a bit surprised at how fast Eric jumped at the idea. And how quickly he managed to arrange the meeting.“They want to catch you off guard,” Sylas said bitterly, pacing his office that evening. “They don’t want to give you time to prepare a lie.”“Well, I had no intention of lying, so that doesn’t really matter,” I told him calmly.“I know you weren’t. That’s not the point,” he stated. “You shouldn’t have to do this in the first place.”“Why not?” I asked honestly. “You gave me a job, Sylas. Anyone else would have to interview, have a background check, and go through all the other avenues to make sure they were a good candidate. I know it’s your company, but they have a vested interest in it.”“And they should trust me to protect that interest,” he replied angrily. “They have for all these years before. Why question now?”He needed to rel
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Chapter: Chapter 162: SawyerAs I entered the office, I found Sylas at his desk, brooding over some papers in front of him. He looked tired. Run-down even. Enough that I paused for a second. I’d never seen him like this. Not even this morning when I knew he wasn’t looking forward to dealing with the aftermath, despite his assurances. My heart ached as I realized I hadn’t really done much to take care of him through this.In fact, I’d been a little distant, considering.When he was first released, we let ourselves get distracted by the heat and passion that was always there between us. Somewhere under the surface whenever we were close. But when we came back to the real world, something seemed off. I felt like he wasn’t being honest with me about the seriousness of the situation.Then he left to work last night, which had taken me completely by surprise. It felt like he was avoiding me. That, of course, stirred my insecurities. When the hour stretched into several, I’d started to think he was rethinking our engagem
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The Alpha's Stolen Luna
After being sent to work for the Alpha of the Dawn Stalker pack, Sutton was given to the pack's brutal Beta as his mate. After killing him in self-defense, she escapes her abusive mate only to find herself in the hands of another Alpha. An Alpha with a reputation more ruthless than the Dawn Stalkers who also wants to claim her as his. With the wounds of her last mate freshly covering old scars, she is reluctant to trust his intentions and fights to keep her newly earned freedom. Lucas, Alpha of the Ironpaw Pack, comes face to face with his fated mate — battered, bloody, and close to death. While treating her injuries, he can tell she's not a typical lycan. In fact, she insists that she isn't a lycan at all, only a meer human. But Lucas and his wolf don't believe that. As they get to know each other, Lucas becomes more and more convinced whatever has kept Sutton from finding her wolf is linked to her family's mysterious past. Before they can get answers, Lucas must protect Sutton from her previous pack. While Sutton believes Alpha Anders is coming after her as revenge for murdering his Beta, Lucas thinks his interest stems from something else. Does Alpha Anders suspect there is more to Sutton than your typical human? What is so special that he would risk a war over her? Can Sutton accept Lucas as her mate and find her wolf before it's too late?
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Chapter: Chapter 409: LucasThe closer we got to the throne room, the more patrols we sensed. We couldn’t risk going as far into the palace as I would have preferred. Rhonen wasn’t interested in waiting any longer as it was. But we would have no chance without that distraction. We needed Jaden to come through to pull the bulk of the guards away from Anders.“And you’re sure Anders is going to be in the throne room?” I asked Hunter as we waited in a servants' passage. “Even at this time of night?”Hunter nodded. “Apparently he rarely leaves,” he replied. “It’s either there or the war room.”Which sat behind the throne room. So, we were heading in the right direction regardless. I felt a wave of anger wash through the connection. It was a violent rage coming from all directions. There was the sound of a distant boom.‘We’ve broken through the palace gate,’ Jaden linked. ‘We may have tapped into a bigger powder keg than we thought. End this quick before it gets too out of control.’He abruptly cut off the link. He
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Chapter: Chapter 408: HeleneCecelia gave me a pained look. “I don’t know,” she said. “He could be a descendant.”I started to feel lightheaded. I thought about how sure Soloman seemed about this being a good omen for our side. I didn’t even think that Raphe believed this meant we would fail. A wave of nausea washed over me as I thought of what this meant for Sutton. What it meant for the lycan nation. For the humans.This couldn’t be right.I may not have been raised a believer, but the Moon Goddess I was told about would never let this happen. There had to be another explanation.“No, that can’t be it,” I stated. “It has to mean something else.”There was a loud crash somewhere beneath us. Making us jump. I could see Cecelia getting more nervous as we crouched down. Hoping no one would come into our hiding spot. I swallowed. Tightening my grip on the metal pole. My mind racing through all the details I’d learned in the last couple of hours.“Hang on,” I said. “Sutton said that Raphe may be upset about the Blood
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Chapter: Chapter 407: HeleneCecilia pulled me through the bookshelves toward the front of the library. I nearly ran into her when she stopped halfway to the stairwell. Looking over the balcony railing, we could see guards bursting through the doors below. Cecilia cursed under her breath.“This way,” she told me, continuing to pull me along. This time toward a new wing of the library.‘Helene, are you sure?’ Sutton’s voice came through my mind. ‘How do you know it’s not me? What about Nova?’I couldn’t focus on her questions as I pushed my feet to follow Cecilia, trusting that she would know some place safe for us.‘Um… a little busy, Sis,’ I replied. ‘I’ll get back to you.’Cecilia turned a corner, down one of the aisles in another reference section. Leading me toward a door at the other end. Looking around to make sure we weren’t seen, she reached for the knob. My heart skipped when it didn’t turn, but that didn’t slow Cecilia down. She pressed a finger to the lock and jolted the handle to the side. It gave way
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Chapter: Chapter 406: Helene“Ugh. This really does seem ridiculous,” I said, pushing my hands through my hair in frustration. “No wonder so many people think this is some kind of myth. There’s no rhyme or reason to these events.”I’d been through three books already and hadn’t learned much more about blood moons than what I was told earlier. My stomach twisted as I considered more and more that this was a waste of time. A commodity we didn’t have much of at the moment.When I suggested doing research, it was mostly to put Sutton and Lucas at ease. I was afraid that if they were stressed out about this, they would get reckless and make mistakes that could get them killed. The problem was that I couldn’t find anything that would change our concerns in either direction.“I wouldn’t say most people believe it is a myth,” Cecilia commented next to me. Tarah happened upon her while they were recruiting and discovered that she was studying blood moons for her degree. “I think it is more that they don’t believe they wil
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Chapter: Chapter 405: SuttonI wasn’t ready for this part. I knew it was possible Lucas and I would have to split up. In fact, I knew it was practically guaranteed. Lucas wasn’t going to allow Anders anywhere near me. It was an unspoken conversation we had shared through the many looks and glances we shared every time we talked about facing that madman. We both knew if the worst happened, I would have to run. My best chance at escaping Anders’ grasp is to stay as far away from him as possible.Lucas sent Hunter back out to make sure check that we had a good opening to leave our hide away. I found myself clinging to his arm. My heart was about to beat out of my chest as the very real possibility that I wouldn’t see him again started to sink in. That couldn’t happen. I hadn’t had enough time with him. So little time together. He felt my anxiety and pulled me to the far corner of the room, tucking us into the space next to a vending machine for what little privacy we could manage.His lips were on mine before I coul
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Chapter: Chapter 404: LucasI didn’t tell them that I had been feeling the same connection Sutton had. It was incredibly strong now. If I hadn’t already been an Alpha for so long, it would have been overwhelming for even me. I was trying to distract Sutton from this whole blood moon and omen business, downplaying it as nothing more than superstition. But deep in my gut, I could feel something more was going on.I wasn’t going to tell Sutton, though. It was too much pressure. And it wouldn’t change what we came to do.Our fate… whatever it was… was sealed.Rhonen paced anxiously in my mind. Showing no signs of disappearing like Nova. In fact, he was right on the edge of our barrier, brushing and pushing against it as he honed in on one tether in particular. A tether that didn’t belong.Anders was anxious. And angry.Those emotions were radiating through our shared consciousness. And he was close. I didn’t know where in the palace he was, but he was definitely here. And Rhonen was fixed on him. Because we both kne
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