Novel-novel oleh Faith Ekpenyon

GALE’S POVNolan blocked my punch with his right hand. He tried delivering an uppercut, but I dodged, grabbed his hand, picked and slammed him on the sandy ground.Grabbing his hand, I pulled him to his feet.We were barefoot in the large wrestling ring located on the training ground, and we had been wrestling so hard that sweat dripped down our bodies which were only covered with a pair of shorts.“Technically, we don’t have to keep going at this. We’ve warmed up enough,” Nolan said.“One more round, except you’re tired already,” I said with a mocking grin.“Haha, very funny. I’m not so weak.”He sent another punch for me, but I dodged and returned it, which he equally dodged. He pulled away and sent a flying kick, which hit me square in the stomach, sending me flying some feet away from him. He turned into his wolf form in the blink of an eye and pounced for me. I turned as well and defended myself against his attack by flinging him away in the opposite direction. His wolf flew thro

SKYE’S POV“Please don’t hurt me,” I whispered. Surely he wouldn’t kill me if I looked innocent and helpless.I avoided eye contact with him like my life depended on it. I didn’t want him to, maybe, see into my thoughts or something.“You can stop shaking like a chicken, I won’t be eating you for dinner,” he said smugly.My eyes shot up and they narrowed of their own volition.His lips tilted into a smirk. “Except if you want me to, of course?”Was he flirting with me instead of killing me?“The look on your face is priceless.” He said as he backed away and headed towards his bed. He sat on the bed, grabbed an apple from the fruit basket hanging on the wall beside him and took a big bite out of it. “I knew you were faking the whole terrified, timid persona. Had to get my favorite expression out of you.”I scowled at him.“Exactlyy,” he said with an amused expression.Was it just me or was this so-called Rogue Alpha somewhat sick in the head.I rolled my eyes and turned to leave. The a

SKYE’S POVNolan.The beta of the Rogue Alpha of Shadowfen.I couldn’t help but wonder what the second-in-command to a he-wolf as ruthless as Alpha Gale was capable of.Stilling the rising tremor in my voice, I demanded, “What are you doing here?”He took some steps closer to me so he could whisper in a voice so small that it was guaranteed that I would be the only werewolf that would hear him.“I would suggest that you keep your tone a little more polite seeing as I could kill you right here and now, and no one would know.” The tone of his voice assured me that he wasn’t bluffing.He had somehow succeeded in wiping both James and Nurse Matilda’s memories, who knew what more he was capable of making them forget.Before I could summon the courage to speak, I heard James’ voice.“Who are you?”He had emerged from the ward and now stood behind me, looming like a protector.Nolan cocked his head to the side as he assessed James. He stood a couple inches taller than James so he was looking

“She is mine.”He had a serious expression as he looked at me and a wave of dread hit me.He couldn’t have been serious about me being his mate, …or could he?There was a loud screech as Luna Amaya stood from her seat.“Alpha Gale,” She said coldly, “I did not invite you to my pack to waste my time on such irrelevant nonsense!”“My board of officials is present here for a very sensitive matter that involves the well-being of both our packs and you dare to not only arrive incredibly late but also try to delay our meeting further with this!?’ She spat.“Luna Amaya, I suggest you sit down and calm yourself. I wouldn’t want you to burst a blood vessel,” the stranger replied her calmly, his eyes still on mine.“How dare you disrespect the Luna in such a manner!?” Alpha Kyrian interjected as he stood to his feet. As if on cue, the other officials, including Liam and Alex stood as well. Eliana awkwardly scrambled to her feet after them while Grace Wilder remained seated, with a bored express

We had exited the forest and were now on the large grass field that spanned the gross lands of the Wilder estate.The stranger stopped walking and so did I. I looked up at him to find him already staring intently at me.The early morning sunlight glinted in his eyes making them fluoresce in a way that was truly breathtaking.He really had such beautiful eyes.“It would truly be best if no one knew about this… incident,” he said with a serious expression.“What would happen if I told someone?” I asked.“Well, let’s just say that in that case, Nolan’s promise would hold water.” His eyes were cold as steel, and yet they were breathtaking still.FOCUS Skye.I narrowed my eyes at him. “Didn’t you just tell him not to threaten me? Hypocritic much?”“Don’t worry, darling.” He looked away, a saccharine smile on his face. “If it makes you feel any better, I won’t let him kill you. A couple shattered limbs would do.”Then, he walked away.I just stood gaping at him.Absolutely unbelievable.~

I was ready to make a snark comment when he let go of me suddenly and walked in the opposite direction, leaving me fuming.“About your friend,” he said as he bent to pick up a brown satchel which lay at the bottom of a tree. He pulled out a pair of trousers from the bag and began putting it on before he continued, “He caught up to me and we fought but I knocked him out…”I gasped.He turned to look at me. “I didn’t KILL him,” he deadpanned. “I just made him unconscious and mind-linked my beta to come take him to the infirmary and bring me a change of clothes.”I sighed, relaxing.He shrugged on a white shirt and began buttoning the cuffs. My eyes wandered to the black ink of the tattoo that spread along his forearm. I couldn’t help watching him. I noticed the dimple below his chin, the stubborn point of his nose and finally I looked up to find him staring at me. I looked away quickly.Why had my throat suddenly gone dry?Now fully dressed, he bent and picked up the satchel, ready to g