Bound By Broken Promises
The night Alpha Kieran Steele turned down Aria Blackwood as his mate in front of the whole Crescent Moon Pack, she believed her life was ended. She spent three years establishing a new life as a renegade hunter, pursuing dangerous werewolves that pose a threat to human settlements, after being expelled and humiliated. She has vowed never again to participate in pack politics and is stronger and more deadly.
However, Aria is forced to cooperate with the same pack that sent her away as a string of vicious killings shakes the supernatural society. Even worse, she is compelled to date Kieran, the guy whose rejection almost crushed her and who now maintains that their mate bond was never really severed.
For the past three years, Kieran has been regretting his decision every day. He has seen his pack disintegrate from the inside out as a result of pressure from pack elders to turn down his "weak" mate in favor of a political alliance, and he still has nightmares about Aria's damaged eyes. He needs the one woman who has every reason to despise him now that the bodies are piling up and a rogue alpha is endangering all he has vowed to defend.
Aria and Kieran must face the falsehoods that destroyed them and the fiery heat that still burns between them as they pursue a killer who appears to know every move they make. However, the adversary they are seeking has a perverse link to their history, and a scheme that will force them to choose between their emotions and their pack.
Can two shattered souls create a link that is strong enough to withstand betrayal, violence, and the ultimate test of fate in a world where second chances are scarce and trust is a luxury they cannot afford?
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Chapter: Seperation SagaAll I could smell in Marriott's lobby was expensive coffee and air freshener. I sat in a corner chair where I could watch the entrances, wrapping my hand tightly around my third cup of caffeine and trying to make sense of Morrison's genealogy records. The connections were there. Subtle, but there.Beyond being the elders who had pressured Kieran three years ago, Davidson and Morrison were connected through bloodlines that went back five generations. Descended from the same alpha line, they are both part of a network of families that had controlled pack politics in the Pacific Northwest for over a century. My phone buzzed. Kieran: On my way up. I'd given him my phone number because the hotel lobby felt too public for the conversation we intended to have. We should be careful of places with too many ears and eyes. But now, sitting on my bed with files spread around me like a paper fortress, I was regretting that decision.The knock came exactly ten minutes later. Three sharp raps, t
최신 업데이트: 2025-06-18
Chapter: First Crime SceneAria I had many things to suggest when Kieran asked if I had any suggestions, but after three years of being a rogue hunter, I knew better than to just suggest to him immediately. So, I asked that he give me time to go over all the past killings. And that was why I stayed up all night, reading file after file. The killer was one meticulous motherf**er. I didn't even realize it was daybreak until I got a text from Kieran. Unknown: There's been another death at Alpha Davidson's residence. You should come and check it out. This is Kieran. How did he get my number? I took my time to get a shower and get dressed before I headed out. It was the smell that hit me first. Death and fear were thick in the morning air outside Alpha Davidson's house. If it were the old me, I'd have described how fear tasted, too, but I was different. I was no longer the girl that's afraid of death. I pulled my leather jacket tighter as I walked up the gravel driveway, boots crunching with each step. Kier
최신 업데이트: 2025-06-16
Chapter: The Awkward ReunionAria POVThe Northgate Community Center reeked of old coffee and harsh disinfectant, with an undercurrent of tension that made my wolf shift restlessly beneath my skin. I arrived fifteen minutes ahead of time, a product of my hunting past, where tardiness could lead to fatal consequences, and used that time to examine the exits, assess possible threats, and select a seat that kept my back against the wall, allowing me to see both entrances clearly. Marcus referred to it as professional paranoia. I considered it a means of survival. The conference room was bland enough to fit in anywhere in America: beige walls, fluorescent lights that rendered everyone a touch sickly, and a lengthy table surrounded by mismatched chairs that had definitely seen better years. Not quite the sort of venue you'd expect for organizing a hunt for a supernatural serial killer, but Marcus preferred neutral territory for inter-pack discussions. Smart move. Put a bunch of territorial predators in an actual ter
최신 업데이트: 2025-06-07
Chapter: The Alpha's BurdenKieran POVThe urgent pack meeting had lasted for three hours, and I could sense my patience unraveling like a rope under excessive strain. Elder Blackthorne’s voice monotonously discussed territorial lines and customary hunting areas, while Elder Morrison nodded in agreement, exuding the type of seasoned wisdom that came from avoiding real choices during his seventy-three years of existence. "Which is why we must reflect on the consequences of letting outsiders interfere with our investigation," Blackthorne declared, his aged hands gesturing passionately. I clenched the arms of my chair tightly enough to hear the wood groan in discomfort. The conference room within the pack house felt more constricted than usual, saturated with the odor of old disputes and ancient biases. Through the expansive windows, I could view the Olympic Peninsula's timeworn forests extending towards the skyline, but even that reassuring sight couldn't soothe the restless tension that had been mounting in my
최신 업데이트: 2025-06-07
Chapter: THE HUNTAria POVAlong with the sharp sting of Seattle's never-ending rain and the metallic flavor of ancient blood, the smell of terror and desperation clung to the abandoned warehouse like a second skin. I followed the renegade werewolf through the tangle of industrial waste while crouching behind a pile of decaying crates and breathing in controlled gasps.Three weeks. Marcus Chen had been chasing this specific monster for that long before he called me in. Pioneer Square saw three weeks' worth of mangled bodies, each one ripped apart with the brutal accuracy that only a wolf who had lost all humanity could possess.I clenched my fingers over my customized Glock's silver-core rounds. The conventional silver weapons, such as blessed swords, ancient artifacts, and ceremonial nonsense that were impressive but took too long to deploy, were preferred by the majority of hunters. I discovered the hard way that you need something that functions faster than pretty when you're up against a two-hundre
최신 업데이트: 2025-06-06
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