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: The ArchiveAria POVI kept thinking about the photos and the list I showed Kieran before I left his office the previous night. It wasn’t strange that someone within his circle wanted him dead. I was used to being betrayed, so I knew it could happen. But what I found strange was how weak-minded Kieran had become. He was someone incredibly strong who would do anything to protect and strengthen his pack, even if it meant rejecting me as his mate. I reached for the clothes I left on my bed and started wearing them. It was jeans and a fitted black t-shirt. Nothing fancy, but practical. I didn’t want to dress too much or wear my hunter dress, so I wouldn't garner attention from pack members and start another topic that I was dressing too much or trying to be intimidating. So, I felt it was better to keep things simple. I picked up my phone from the nightstand and saw three missed calls from Marcus and one text.Marcus: How’s pack life treating you? Try not to kill anyone, no matter how annoying the
Last Updated: 2025-07-12
Chapter: The Enemy WithinKieran POV I couldn’t get the message carved into Alpha Morrison’s chest off my head. Those three words — “She was never worthy”—haunted me even in my dreams. I stood behind my desk in my office, staring at the crime scene photos spread across my mahogany desk like a jigsaw puzzle. I looked down at the coffee in my mug that had now gone cold. My wolf had been restless, agitated by the scent of violence that seemed to cling to everything lately. Everything inside of me screamed that this was just beyond random murders; it was personal.The door opened without a knock. I knew it was Aria even before her smell hit my nose. No one would dare open my door without knocking, not even Sophia."You look like hell," Aria said, setting a fresh cup of coffee beside the photos. Steam rose from the ceramic mug. It was black coffee, no sugar, exactly how I'd always taken it. She remembered. She’d changed from her hunter gear into casual jeans and a fitted black sweater that emphasized her lean fr
Last Updated: 2025-07-08
Chapter: The Training Aria POVI’d only been on the pack territory for a day, and I was beginning to reminisce on the reason I’d left in the first place. It wasn’t about the building or the guest room that was assigned to me. The guest room was more comfortable than the Marriott, and Damien made sure I had everything I needed. It wasn’t the stares and whispers that trailed after me as I walked through the pack members. I saw it coming. But what bothered me was the nostalgic feeling I kept getting. Their morning routines and rituals, the pack flow, and the strategic hierarchy that governed every part of it. It was like I travelled back in time, except that I was seeing it from a different angle this time.Watching the training session going on in the courtyard below stirred something in me. The way the young wolves sparred, practiced taking forms, and worked as a team reminded me that three years ago, I would have been down there with them, struggling to keep up in an attempt to prove that I also belonged
Last Updated: 2025-06-28
Chapter: Where My Heart Belong KieranI watched as Sophia walked majestically out of the car with two guards by her side from the window of the conference hall. Her scent hit me first before she got close enough to the pack house. Expensive perfume, vanilla, and jasmine. She always wore them like her life depended on the blend. Knowing werewolves have heightened olfactory senses, she’d wear too much, as if a little of it wasn’t enough to announce her presence before she entered a room. I drew in a sharp breath, mentally calming myself for whatever the reunion would bring. She barely changed. She made sure she gathered everyone’s attention along with her as she walked, with her head high, as they all fixed their gazes on her perfectly straight posture from behind. “Are you nervous?” Damien appeared from behind, his expression was neutral beyond suspicion. “I don’t have a good feeling about her appearance.”“Do you have any idea why she’s really here?”“I spoke to her on the phone, and she said she heard about the
Last Updated: 2025-06-27
Chapter: The Attraction LeftAria"The one who left because you were 'obsessed' with someone who'd never come back?"The words were like a slap. "How did you?""Pack gossip travels fast. Even to hunters." She turned away from me. "Her timing is interesting.""What do you mean?""I mean, she's been gone for six months, and suddenly she comes back right when alphas start dying? Right when you need her support to maintain pack stability?" Aria shook her head. "Either she has the worst timing in the world, or the best."What she said hit me like a physical blow. "You think Sophia is involved?""I think everyone's involved until proven otherwise. That's how you stay alive in this business."She was right. I knew she was right. But the idea that Sophia, the woman I'd married to satisfy pack politics, might be connected to the murders was almost impossible to process."She left me," I said quietly."People leave for lots of reasons. Doesn't mean they don't come back when it suits their purposes."I looked at Aria, noting
Last Updated: 2025-06-23
Chapter: The Strange AttackKieranThe Marriott's elevator seemed to take forever. I stood there watching the numbers climb, Damien's words kept ringing in my head. "But you'll never get it if you don't try."Maybe he was right. Maybe I was an idiot for not fighting harder three years ago. But what was done was done. Right now, I had to focus on the case, on keeping people alive.On keeping Aria alive.The elevator dinged, and I walked down the hall to Aria's. I knocked twice."It's open," came her voice from inside.I found her at the small desk by the window, papers spread everywhere. Crime scene photos, genealogy charts, maps of the pack territories. She'd been busy."You found something," I said, closing the door behind me."I found more than something." She didn't look up from the papers. "Your Morrison wasn't just an elder who supported the rejection. He was the one who started it."I moved closer, studying the documents she'd laid out. "What do you mean?""I mean, he's the one who first approached the othe
Last Updated: 2025-06-21
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