Novels by Paisley C

RAVENMy former pack—the Red Moon Pack, was preparing for war.The air was thick with tension, warriors standing in tight clusters, their voices low but urgent. I listened from the shadows, trying to observe the place as much as I could before making a move.My old pack had no idea who I was now, and that was exactly how I wanted it.I crept forward, my hood drawn low, concealing the sharpness of my features. Every movement was calculated and precise, I was no longer the weak, rejected mate who had been cast out, bleeding and broken. I was no longer the girl who had begged this miserable pack for her life while her mate stood and watched.No. That Raven was dead. This one had been reborn in blood, with vengeance stitched into her very bones.The gathering was centered around Kieran, their Alpha.He stood at the head of the crowd, his towering frame rigid with authority, golden eyes scanning the warriors before him. The flickering torches cast shadows along his sharp jaw, making him lo

RAVENONE YEAR LATER"Ray, the Alpha needs you out to the fields, you need to train the new wolf." Carla said and I simply regarded her with a simple nod while standing before the mirror.Barely a year later, and I was training new wolves now.I grinned, still staring at my new body in the mirror with scrutiny. I always wondered about her—when was I going to finally feel completely comfortable in my new skin?After series of facial repair and body work, I became an entirely different person. My old self had short, boring hair and a thicker physique, but my new self now had blonde hair and a slender figure. She was gorgeous, but when I looked deep into her eyes through the mirror, it was like I could still see myself. My eyes had gone from bright blues to a sad pair of river greens. The doctors said it was from all the medications, I didn’t know how I felt about it.Lucien said I was perfect, but he didn’t know me before this new person.Yes, Lucien, as in Alpha Lucien, the same one wh

RAVENI should have died that day.When mother’s blood soaked the ground, when father’s last words burned into my soul… when Kieran stripped me of everything—my title, my dignity, my name.But I didn’t die. I lived. And I suffered.Days blurred into nights, each moment a new kind of torment. The castle became my prison, my own mate—my captor.Kieran’s hands were rough, his kisses punishing, his touch a weapon meant to break me. And still, my body betrayed me, responding to him even when my soul screamed in protest.I didn’t completely hate him like I wanted to. I hated the way he made me feel. The way he used our bond against me, forcing me to drown in him. Killing both my parents in a last minute act of betrayal was a bonus, too.I hated that some nights, still, when the pain became unbearable, I still whispered his name.But Kieran didn’t love me. And I didn’t love him.Not anymore.Not after he had me dragged from the execution stage and branded like cattle. Not after he made sure

RAVEN“You cannot break me like this, Kieran. You will not do this to me. Right? Right? Kieran, please answer me!” My voice cracked, raw from screaming, but I didn’t care. I struggled against the warriors’ grip, my body weak but fueled by desperation.Mother’s eyes locked onto mine, filled with regret and resignation. I shook my head no. It wasn’t over, not now. I still needed her, so much.Then she smiled. A small, soft smile that made my stomach drop because it seemed like she had made a decision, and a decision that would not sit well with me.“Mom—”“Tell her your crime. Tell her the reason you have to die, to pay for your sins.” Kieran ordered, never taking his cold eyes off me.Mom nodded, then her eyes met mine again, and this time tears gathered in her kind brown eyes that I wish I had gotten from her instead of father’s sharp, bright blue ones.“We confessed, Raven,” she said, her voice shaking but clear. “We told them the truth… and also you had no part in it. We are the spi

RAVEN“I’m sure he didn’t ask you to kill me… to torture me like this. I am your Luna, how can you treat me in this manner?”But the assigned warriors just laughed and folded their belts once more. This time, when the belts landed across my back, I didn’t scream. Instead, my entire body shook so violently, I thought I would combust.My wolf had been subdued with silver chains and wolfsbane, more than she could handle, but I could still feel her somehow. She had not disappeared completely. She was stubborn, that was for sure. She was not going down without a fight, but she still yearned for our mate and the pack’s Alpha—even if he had not still come for us… she still yearned for Kieran.I yearned for him too. I needed to talk to him. Probably scream at him for letting them keep me here as the culprit/spy who had a hand in the assassination of his mother and brother.I just needed to talk to him. Kieran would believe me when I explained to him, they didn’t let me talk to him because the