Chapter: Chapter 5Keira's povI sniffed the pretty rose flowers as I walked down the pathway, lined with different flowers.It was a cool beautiful evening, the perfect time for a walk and with Callum taking care of some pack business I had nothing to do.I mused on how my life had changed drastically in a span of a month and what a wonderful month it has been.Everyone at Callum's pack was warm and welcoming. They made me feel comfortable in their pack and so far no one had questioned me on why they had never seen me transform.Callum was a whole different issue and I blushed at the mere thought of him.The man was built to be a sex machine, to give unthinkable heights of pleasure. I couldn't, however, stop wondering why he chose to lie to everyone about being crippled.The man he was once we were alone was anything but crippled or with any disability.I wondered what his reasons were and I realized that I knew absolutely nothing about my husband except his sexual appetite.A hand gripped my wrist and
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Chapter: Chapter 4 Keira's pov"Good morning." I blushed as I stepped into the dining room.I was unsure how to act or what to say to Alpha Callum as he gazed at me across the dining room.He was back in the wheelchair and I couldn't help but quirk my brow in question."Good morning." He replied, his eyes followed me like a hawk as I slowly took my place at the table and was served my breakfast.I was sore but in the most pleasant way possible. Callum was insatiable through out the night and had woken me up for another bout of lovemaking in the middle of the night."Leave us." His voice boomed in the middle of our meal and the servants filed out of the room, closing the door behind them."How are you feeling?" He asked as he rose from his chair."I'm okay." I looked away from him but he gently pulled my face back towards him. With a swipe of his hand, he cleared the dishes from the table and they went crashing on the floor but Callum didn't care as he lifted me and placed me on the table, wedging himsel
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Chapter: Chapter 3Keira's povI stared at my reflection in the mirror, my eyes scanning over the lingerie which left little to nothing to the imagination.This wasn't me, I felt like a stranger in my own body.I turned away from the mirror and gulped as I scanned the room.The room was lowly lit with candles, no doubt to set the mood, and my heart dropped as I stared the large bed in the middle of the room.My breathing was shallow as my eyes darted nervously aroumd the room.The only sound which could be heard was the silent tick from a wall clock and it only served to heighten my nerves.Was Alpha Callum coming to mark me tonight?Just when I had began to lose hope, the door to my room creaked open and shut with a decisive click.I held my breath as Alpha Callum wheeled in and stopped a few steps from the door.His eyes trailed down my body and I fought against the instinct to wrap my arms around myself. His eyes darkened when he looked back up into my eyes and my lips dried at what I see there.Des
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Chapter: Chapter 2 Keira's povNo, no, no.This couldn't possibly be happening, there had to be a mistake somewhere.Yet no matter how many times I blinked, the note in my hand still glared at me." Dearest Keira, I have always sought to make our parents proud and I must admit their expectations on me are a weight I could no longer carry. I cannot marry the Lycan king, especially when I am in love with another. He is crippled for goodness sakes!!! That is a flaw even you have to admit you cannot live with forever. By the time you read this note I should be happily married and mated to the love of my life.I am sorry for being a disappointment and putting you on the spot but I have to do this for me. " Maya signed at the bottom of the note and I stood by my dresser, speechless.Maya had run off to get married and in a few hours she was expected to marry the Lycan king.My family was ruined."Keira, have you seen Maya. She should know better than to stay out late when we have so much to do today." My mothe
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Chapter: Chapter 1 Keira's pov"We are so proud of you Maya." My mother gently caressed my sister's cheek with affection."You've brought great honour to this family and tomorrow we would be the envy of all the families in the kingdom." She continued. She glanced at me for a fleeting moment and the joy in her eyes diminished."At least one of you are good for something." She muttered and her words pierced through me like every other time.I should have been used to the snarky comments but they hit they're mark at me every single time.It wasn't a secret I was a great disappointment to my parents and my family. I was everything my perfect sister was not. Beautiful, gracious and blessed with a beautiful wolf.My parents had been worried when I was unable to transform and they tried everything within their power, including visiting seers, to nudge my wolf out . Eventually they knew it was helpless and gave up.I watched the light and love in their eyes slowly sip away as the years passed by."You are abou
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Chapter: Chapter 16Cassie's POVThe air in the morning was cold and wet, the sort of quiet that breathed secrets into the wind. Mist still lingered about the bushes like a muted mantle as I trekked between the trees, leaves whispering against my dark cloak as if attempting to stop me, to query, Where are you, Luna? Why hide from me?I had gotten out of the palace before the first light of morning, when the guards were switching watch and the wolves were still wrapped in slumber. I'd spent the entire night awake, my heart racing against my chest. It wouldn't occur. It hadn't occurred in weeks. My soul was unrested, like it knew something that I was only beginning to understand.So I dressed in silence, concealing my silver-blonde hair beneath a black hood, wrapping my scent in herbs that I had stolen from the healer's wing. I was familiar with the palace as the back of my hand, with its secret passages and lesser-known exits. I had learned how to disappear.And so I disappeared.No one saw Luna slip into
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Chapter: Chapter 15The dungeon under Greyer's Palace is a dimly lit, grimy, and foreboding area hewn deep into stone. The air stinks of mildew odor, rot, blood, and filth. Flickering torches make eerie shadows along the dark, grimy corridor lined with rusty metal bars and grimy straw. Chains jingle in the distance, and noises are only dripping water or distant wails. It's a world that is stuck in time, weighed down with memories of suffering and secrets—larger than a prison, it's a witness to suffering and deception.Daisy winced, her arms shaking under the burden of bruises. The guards hadn't been kind to her. There were no orders to beat her up, of course, but wolf guards did have a certain loyalty—particularly where Cassie was concerned. A push there, a sore grip here, a slammed cell door that scraped her shoulder hard enough to bruise. Daisy felt all the injuries, body and mind, seep under her skin like searing needles.She stretched out on the icy stone floor, her breath shallow and lips parched, m
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Chapter: Chapter 14The hush that had enveloped the royal medical chamber quaked as though glass as the door smashed open in a deafening thud. Daisy stood frozen to the ground with the knife in her hands.The impact shock-jolted the candle fire and sent the very air flying about. The twin Alpha brothers Mark and Lark burst into the room with unbridled fury etched upon their faces.Lark's eyes flashed to the woman kneeling beside Luna—Daisy's bed. Her arm extended, knife shining in her palm like the fangs of a snake ready to bite. Without a moment's thought, Lark leapt and grasped her wrist, twisting it so sharply that the knife bit into the stone floor, sliding harmlessly out of reach.Before Daisy could utter a single word, there was a loud slap and Mark's hand snapped into her face. The force was enough to knock her to the ground with her hand locked in a tight circle around her cheek in shock."How dare you," Mark snarled, his voice an animal growl of betrayal.Daisy's eyes pricked with tears, but te
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Chapter: Chapter 13“You don’t close your eyes, Cassie! Stay with me! We’re going to get you home,” he pleaded, the desperation formed a lump in his throat. At the palace, Daisy watched in horror as the search party trampled through the trees, carrying a figure in Mark’s arms that made her heart stop. Cassie was pale, translucent skin marked with blood across her cheeks. As anxiety blitzed her mind, it collided with a rush of excitement from what was about to happen. “No…” she said, a mix of disbelief and dread washed over her. Mia, standing next to her, gasped. “They found her!”Daisy’s mind was racing. She hoped this day would arrive, but not like this. “What if she is dead,” she said, her eyes icy and scary.Mia was taken back for a moment, she stared at her friend, speechlessly."She is alive!" Mia snapped, her eyes full of fury. "You should be ashamed of yourself for even thinking that!" But with her heartbeat thundering wildly in her ears, Daisy's brain had started to whirl chaotically. What wo
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Chapter: Chapter 12Cassie kept running through the trees, her breath ragged, her heart pounding like a warfare drum in her chest. Each soar over twisted roots and fallen branches despatched jolts of pain shooting through her aspect, in which the sharp fringe of a bramble had torn through her pores and skin. She didn’t know where she was going, however she knew she needed to get away from her merciless destiny. The moon hung excessively, casting eerie shadows that danced like specters on a number of the trees. She could feel the load of her blood-soaked blouse clinging to her torso, the sticky warmth each a reminder of her accidents and a desperate plea to live to tell the tale. The night time air changed into thick with the fragrance of damp earth and pine, but she can also hit upon the steel tang of her very own blood. Every time she stumbled, her fingers scraped towards the hard bark of bushes, leaving at the back of strains of her warfare. As she pressed on, her legs began to falter. Darkness crep
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Chapter: Chapter 11Jamie's PovThe moon was high over the Vale Pack territory, shining down on the woods that surrounded our pack palace. I stood on the balcony of my mansion, the cool night air on my skin, but it did nothing to calm the turmoil inside me. Cassie was gone and I was to blame. I had made my choice and now I was wondering if I’d made the right one.Cassie was a low wolf, a mere shadow in the grand hierarchy of our pack. I had rejected her, thinking my duty as Alpha required me to choose someone of higher standing. Alexa, the daughter of one of the elders, was the perfect choice politically. She was strong, capable and had the backing of the pack’s influential families. But as I stood there, looking out into the darkness, I couldn’t help but think of Cassie’s laughter, her spirit and the way she made me feel alive.“Jamie!” Alexa’s voice cut through my thoughts like a knife. I turned to see her striding into the room, her posture stiff and her expression annoyed. “You’re supposed to be gett
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