Chapter: CHA 87"He's still there," Timothy whispered, as though he were talking about a ghost. "I've never seen him like this."Dean Wason had not moved. He was standing at the lip of the chasm, looking out at the vacant sky where he had last glimpsed the form of Leiran. A breeze ruffled his hair and the loose threads of his clothing, but Dean Wason didn't appear to notice.Paul Wason approached him slowly, one hand on the shoulder of his brother. "Dean. We have to go. It's not safe here."Dean Wason finally stirred, looking slowly at his brother. His eyes, which had always been so keen and calculating, were dull now, with a deep sadness in them. "I saw her, Paul. I saw her. Not the prophecy, not the weapon. Just a child.""We all witnessed it, Dean," Alex Henry answered quietly. "It was. a humbling experience.""No," Dean Wason said, his voice a shattered, low rasp. "You don't understand. I dream of her. I've been dreaming about her for months, before all this. I hear her voice. I hear her laughter
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Chapter: CHA 86"He's getting further behind, Sama," Crayons Arthur's voice was a rasping warning, whipped on the gusts of wind that danced around them on the rising rock surface. Down below, the chasm opened wider, devouring Dean Wason's retreating forms.Sama Arthur did not respond immediately. Her eyes stayed with Dean Wason, a tiny, desperate form vanishing into the dust. The child, Leiran, in her arms emitted a gentle, golden radiance, a warmth on the cold wind."He's not quitting," Dickson growled, his eyes scanning the rim of the chasm below. "He'll come up with another route.""He always does," Theo acknowledged, his own face furrowed with concern. "His obstinacy is the stuff of legend."Sama Arthur finally spoke, her voice a gentle whisper. "He's broken, not dangerous. Not now. Not like this.""Broken men are the most dangerous, Sama," Crayons Arthur said, putting his hand on the hilt of his sword. "They have nothing left to lose.""He has everything to lose," Sama Arthur said, her grip on t
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Chapter: CHA 85"Sama Arthur," the voice cuts through churning dust, a ghost of sound in the wake of the storm. "I know you're here. Show yourself."A woman emerged from the fog of the battlefield's edge, boots crunching on the parched, shattered earth. Sama Arthur strode purposefully, her jacket streaked with the ochre dust, a deep contrast to the somber backdrop behind her. Ozone and metal hung heavy in the air, the residual imprint of a battle well fought and won, or maybe merely concluded."Dean Wason," she replied, her own voice a low even growl. "You don't belong here. This is over.""Over?" Dean Wason snorted, edging closer. His usually calm face contorted into a raw desperation Sama Arthur hadn't seen in years. "It's never over until I see the child.""The child is safe," Sama Arthur answered, her hand moving toward the hilt of a hidden knife. "That is all you must know.""No, that is not all I must know," he snapped, his voice growing stronger. "I need to know they're with me. I need to know
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Chapter: CHA 84"It's the message, Sama Arthur," Theo said, his face furrowed as he showed it to her in a wrinkled scroll. The company had found a temporary refuge in the ruins of an ancient watchtower, distant from the inferno of the forest. The air was crisp, the scent of damp stone and moss a welcome relief. Leiran, two weeks old, rested contentedly in a makeshift cradle, his golden aura a welcome, reassuring shadow."But the words… they're incredible," Sama Arthur breathed, her gaze sweeping over the cryptic script and wildly scribbled notes. "Dean Wason… escaped? From the Silent Citadel? It's impossible. The wards there are impenetrable. They were written by the first Architects themselves to hold the most deadly of our kind.""Possible, but true," Dickson confirmed, his voice a low, gravelly growl. He leaned on the broken window of the watchtower, looking out across the horizon. "My observers are hearing echoes, whispers in the outer villages. They say a temporal disruption passed through the C
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Chapter: CHA 83"Leiran is the name," Sama Arthur answered, her voice a gentle certainty that cut through the subdued mumblings of the fatigued group. She looked down at the child, who now slept peacefully, his little body emitting a soft, golden radiance that pulsed gently, almost like a heartbeat. The light was not a fierce, blinding surge, but a steady, profound warmth that held the very essence of creation and destruction."Leiran," Dean Wason repeated, his gaze on the glowing child. "It's… a powerful name." He knelt beside Sama Arthur, his own fatigue evident in the slump of his shoulders, but his eyes burned with a harsh, unbreakable protectiveness."It was my mother's name," Sama Arthur replied, her hand tracing the line of the child's face. "The name of a woman who was a guardian of balance, who understood that life and death were opposite sides of the same coin. She believed that to protect one, you had to embrace the other." Her tone, though soft, was weighted with an agonized history and a
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Chapter: CHA 82"It… it's quiet," Gloria panted, her voice rough and her eyes stretched in disbelief. Outside the cave mouth, the cacophony of screams and the screeching noise of the solidified Architect realization had ceased abruptly. There was only quietude, punctuated by the crackling of the flames in the trees in the distance.Dickson, still holding up his greatsword in defense, dared to look beyond the cave's shimmering ward. He eased his blade, his mouth agape. "They're. just standing there. The Alphas. Stunned."In the cave, a profound silence had fallen, a significant departure from the terror and chaos that had recently claimed the territory. Sama Arthur, with the new baby in her arms, felt the strange surge of energy fade, replaced by an enormous stillness emanating from the baby. The baby, having screamed, now lay motionless, his tiny chest rising and falling in deep, silent sleep."What did you do, little one?" Dean Wason asked softly, his hand on Sama Arthur's shoulder. He gazed up at t
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Chapter: CHAPTER 89Bruce stumbled back to the door. He grasped the handle in his hand and opened the door but didn't go through it, glancing casually over his shoulder at me. "I expect you back in the office Monday morning at six thirty, Coltridge. Until then, you're going to get your head outta your ass, head on up to Maine, and beg Lil Miss to take you back.".KLAUSI erred.That much had been obvious to me even prior to depositing Sam in front of my mother's house.It no longer felt like it belonged to me. That Pete's New York apartment never did. I understood, as I killed the engine on the car Flinn had cobbled together from parts when we still hated each other, that home wasn't a place; it was a mentality. And I'd only been able to tap into it when I was around the impossibly handsome, infuriating, charming man upstairs."Mommy." Gravity kicked the back of the passenger seat with the new shoes Flinn had bought for her. Ombre rainbow boots. It was ninety degrees out, and she'd worn them with a yello
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Chapter: CHAPTER 88Hey, Bruce will be here in any minute. I'm gonna run on out. You'll be okay, Flinn."I was leaned against my kitchen island, pouting like a bitch, anything but okay. "How do you know?" I growled.Pete gazed at me in wonder. "I don't. It's just asshole crap people say, you know." He shrugged. "But most likely, you'll survive."."I don't think you survive your sister.""Dating her, I hear she's a mess too. Maybe it's not finished?"Hold up, what? My head swung up.The asshole was already pulling on the door handle, off he went. "Ciao, assface." He saluted. "See you later.""Wait, wait." I jumped up, stalked after him. He slunk out, and I crashed right into Bruce Marshall's body.Yay fucking me.Even his sad ass face, huge cowboy hat, and ridiculous buckle couldn't dampen my mood.Klaus was having a bad day? Great news. Maybe I still had a chance."Howdy, partner." He tipped his hat down.I felt a wave of nausea again. I wasn't tipsy this time, but sicked out by the coming conversation.
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Chapter: CHAPTER 87“You’re walking out on this?”"I have to, Flinn. It's not safe anymore. Too risked. You shattered me, but you won't shatter me. I have to do this. For myself. For my daughter. I have to get out.""I love you, and you're leaving me, just like them," he breathed.Them. His parents. Hurting him destroyed me, but I knew he'd bounce back if he saw it."No, Flinn. I'm turning my back on myself. You can do better than what I could provide for you. I will not let you settle on a woman who would never be able to give you her heart fully.""Even if I'll settle for less?" His eyes darkened."Especially if you do," I said gently. "You deserve the type of love that you are willing to give."He intended to protest, but I shut him up with a smash of my mouth against his. The kiss that followed put me somewhere in between heaven and hell, in an agony of bodily pleasure and a tearing heartache. His lips grabbed mine greedily, tongue colliding with my own, and the very next moment, he was on top of me
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Chapter: CHAPTER 86"I know you did everything to make it here." The words ripped from my throat with massive effort, my stomach twisting. I didn't want to do this, say goodbye when every hello made my heart falter. But neither did I know how to release control over my heart without losing my mind. "And I'm not angry about it.". Even so…I wish you hadn't given that jerk Shane what he wanted. My face twisted."Fuck the corporation, Klaus. He can have everything. He could steal the penthouse, the shirt on my back. I rode all this way in a tornado, against all reason, against all odds, to tell you something very important.""And what might that be?""I love you."The words struck me so forcefully they knocked me keel over, as if an iron fist to the gut. When I was a kid, I used to fantasize about hearing those words. Tucker uttered them so rarely, and only when we were in bed.But now?Now I was shit-scared.Flinn wouldn't hurt me the way Tucker hurt me—he'd destroy what was left of me.And even worse, he'd
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Chapter: CHAPTER 85My fists began to beat him in no rhythm or rhyme, cascading onto his jaw, his neck, his forehead, his cheeks, and his temples like a waterfall of fury. The walls, floor, my face were slick with blood and yet, I was not able to cease. Bones cracking and blood splashing comprised the din in my ears. I was past being able to hear the voices begging me to desist. Wails of gravity. Sirens and police and wails of fear. My sole focus was him. Tucker. The crap father who'd shoved me towards an awareness of my own truth.That you could be a violent parent and never be present at all in your child's life.That, in fact, your absence was the greatest cruelty.Tucker is not my dad, but he was all that I hated in human beings who could not be responsible.Tucker's blood burned my eyes and seared my face before two large policemen could drag me back from him. By the time they did, he'd been lying unconscious for an eternity, so I had no way of knowing if he was dead or alive. Honestly, I didn't car
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Chapter: CHAPTER 84The word resounded so thunderously that it filled the automobile, the block, the goddamn universe. Shane's personal driver flinched, the car jerking violently to one side before resuming its course on the road.I dug my fingers into my thigh to prevent screaming, bile surging the back of my throat. That initial reaction was partly because I realized that Klaus was in worse shape now and partly, I saw with dread, because I'd grown so attached to the little stinker."Kidnapped again?" I snarled."He, he, he, he…" Cal stuttered, gasping, her breathing shallow and rapid and out of synch, wheezing every time she tried to take in oxygen. "He just materialized. I-I-I thought you were back. I thought you had a key and knew it."White noise in the background was unmistakably a crowded Manhattan street. People chattering, laughing, sipping drinks, and horns blaring. She was walking in circles around the room. Not a good sign."He burst in. I struggled with him. I tried to shove him. I swear, Fl
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His Don His Damnation
"Say it," Tenz growled, yanking her hips against the hood of his blacked-out car, his hand wrapped around her throat like a necklace made of danger.
Kyoline's breath shuddered as his mouth traced her jaw, his fingers sliding under the hem of her leather skirt, teasing, threatening.
"Say you're mine, or I'll make you say it with your teeth clenched and your legs shaking," he hissed, dragging his tongue along her collarbone.
She smirked through the haze of lust and war. "I'm not yours, Tenz... I'm just letting you play with me until someone better comes to steal me."
"Someone like who?" he spat.
A cold voice answered from behind the shadows.
"Like me," Isaac said.
And just like that... the chaos began.
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Kyoline Diego was born of blood, betrayal, and gunfire.
A mafia princess with ash in her veins and a Glock in her purse. Her childhood ended the day her father-a respected Made Man-was assassinated. Left for dead, she crawled from the ruins with nothing but vengeance and two younger siblings she'd kill for.
Now eighteen and jaded, Kyoline bartends for mob rats by night, runs guns for a price, and slays in gold heels by morning. Love? It's not on the agenda. Survival is.
Enter Tenz Jersey-her inked-up, lie-laced mafia beau. The man who f*cks like a god and lies like a sermon. He gives her fire, chaos, and a reason to breathe. He also gives her bruises she wears like medals and promises that vanish like smoke.
She tells herself he's enough.
Until Isaac.
Cold. Calculating. Beautiful in a way that feels like a bullet wound. He shoves her into an unmarked SUV, claims he's NYPD, feeds her lies and cannoli-then laughs while she figures out he's actually the most lethal hitman.....
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Chapter: CHAPTER 93"He's going to be telling you the truth about this even though his natural impulse is to lie to protect you.". But he won't mislead you anymore, Kyoline. He found out who was pilfering the money from the Kash Manchester to go into a trafficking operation with the Croatians. His name was Armando Barbieri, and he killed him. He doesn't know how he managed to keep it under wraps so thoroughly, but he did. It took awhile, but once he was on the right path, he could see where the money was going.Vincent Danza gave him approval to kill him.""Okay. But he does not get how that has anything to do with Carmine?"He had planted evidence to make it appear that he was in on it also. And when he presented that to Vincent Danza, he approved for him to eliminate Carmine also.She breathes out. "You…did that for him?"To keep you, the children, and the baby safe. A better man wouldn't have done what he did, but he wouldn't have you believe anything concerning his role here."She sits in silence for
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Chapter: CHAPTER 92She stands in the doorway, not moving."Kyoline?"She doesn't answer, and he takes a glance around the house. The kids are back from their play date. L'Oreal, braids askew, and Damon are at the small table in the foyer working on homework. Even Deborah is. The maid is dusting their backs, and there is a small plate of fruit and vegetables he had put out for them in the fridge before he went to go pick up Kyoline."Kyoline?""You… They're doing homework now?""Yes?""All of them and without guidance?" she whispers."He made them begin on it before he arrived to take her home. They have a schedule this week.""And who braided L'Oreal's hair? Deborah doesn't like to do it for her…in addition, they do, uh, much neater braids when they do do them."He shrugs. "He learned to braid hair. And he's telling you, Kyoline, it's fucking hard," he growls.She is utterly stunned at the view before her eyes.And slowly she turns about and stalks away.The expression on her face does something to him.
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Chapter: CHAPTER 91He strokes his hair. "Listen, KYOLINE, if he is going to beg, he's going to beg. He's only ever desired you in his whole goddamn life, and he'll do anything to possess you again."She simply looks at him.Panic is strangling in his throat.But at least he was prepared. That's him-ten steps ahead again. Always plotting. Always outwitting the other fellow. But this time it's something a thousand times bigger than some hit he's got to make. He clears his throat. "He is not worthy of your attention, consideration, and love.". He knows you'll probably never forgive him, but he can't live with himself if he doesn't tell you today how he really feels. His heart has pounded with such agony that he's felt like he was bleeding and crawling to a slow and painful death. Your love is his only life support. It's his only lifeline. It's what he breathes for. He can't breathe without you. He's like a sea without a wave.Oh, er, he means a wave without, um, a sea?-"She interrupts him with a huff. "D
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Chapter: CHAPTER 90"She wasn't stealing this time, though. The owner remembered her from a previous time when she stole something. She wasn't thinking and it was stupid of her to return to the same location.""Well, now the charges have been dropped, KYOLINE."She cannot believe that he spent an entire boutique. Her mouth comes open, and she cannot think of words to protest it all. But the expression she sees on his dark eyes makes her dry off at the mouth before even words can form.His hand cups her face, his thumb rubbing the apple of her cheek. "You, the baby, your brothers and sister. You're his family. And he'll do anything to keep them safe. There isn't a goddamn thing in this world he wouldn't do to prove to you he's not lying. He's not good at this stuff. But he's trying here, KY."Her heart is lodged in her throat."KY, say something…please.""Why not just let the bail out?""It can't be taken to court if the charges are dropped.""Oh.""Oh? That's all you've got to say?""She's thinking.proce
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Chapter: CHAPTER 89This is the KYOLINE he's caught glimpses of in snatches. Moments of fleeting revelation when she's shown him the real person. This is the KYOLINE who's insinuated herself into his life. And he came so close to losing her.His heart tightens, and he is unable to speak as he looks at her. He longs to reach out and touch her. Erase the tears from her face and tell her that she, her brothers, and her baby are the most valuable things in the whole wide world to him.But she won't listen to him.Not yet.And he doesn't blame her."KYOLINE…" But his voice cracks.Because he has no clue how to fix this.How to prove to her that he means every damn thing and promise he's made to her.How to fucking prove to her that he loves her.Now comes the hard part. The sweaty palms and racing heart. How he proves to her that he loves her, he has no fucking clue. But he has to discover that—or lose her forever. And that is not going to happen. He assures himself that it's just another game of chess he has
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Chapter: CHAPTER 88He hangs up before he can continue. Of all the things he's thought could possibly happen in his head a million times, KYOLINE getting herself goddamn arrested wasn't one of them. He leans back into his chair, letting the weight of the past week wear off a bit as he sits, his head against the headrest. A bitter incredulous laugh rips out of his throat. "Only you, KYOLINE.". Only you." Shakes his head as he dials VINCENT DANZA'S number."ISAAC. What is it?""Nothing. He found her. Call PELLA and NIKKI.""Where?""It doesn't matter. She's safe.""Thank God. PELLA and NIKKI have lost their minds.""Yeah, he can sympathize." That's the understatement of the century. He's gone out of his goddamn mind in the last few days, each worse than the last one."ISAAC, are you going to do something he needs to know about?""Nope.""Not talking reassuringly, I assume," he bites back."Whenever has he ever done anything for a good reason?""ISAAC—""He just called to inform you that he'll be out of tou
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THE ALPHA KING'S TWO FACED MATE
For seven years, Sharon Spark has lived in exile—beyond the brutal tyranny of the Yellow Pack and the man who'd made her his mate. In a secluded cottage, hidden by anonymity and guarded by silence, she's constructed an uncertain peace for herself and her son, Alexander, a son born of secrets and sacrifice.
But tranquility is destroyed the moment Luthor Michaels—the powerful, stubborn Alpha of the Tenzclaw Pack—discovers them. Driven by obligation, custom, and a possessive grasp he will not let go of, Luthor drags Sharon and Alexander back to the world she fled, insisting on making them both pack members. and a part of him.
Forced into a union ritual she did not want, Sharon is thrust into the arena of political intrigue, whispered threats, and unadorned, unresolved feelings. She refuses to play the docile Omega. Yet in Luthor's gaze, she sees something deeper than domination—something which awakens the passion they once shared, and hungers for forgiveness.
As Alexander comes to terms with his shifter heritage within the pack's shielding embrace, Sharon stands on the edge of preservation or release. With her possible protectors as unexpected as Deborah, Luthor's steel-spined cousin, and dangers in the form of rogue shifters on their borders, Sharon must decide: will she protect her son by running again… or battle for a home she never thought could ever be hers?
Uncertain between the woman she once was and the mother she has become, Sharon must reconcile with the past she abandoned and the Alpha who never let her go. Trust being a vulnerability—and in a world where power is currency and war is love—building a future may demand more from either of them than they are willing to give up.
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Chapter: CHA 90"Gage, friend, how are you?" Landon asked softly. "Do you want something?"He nodded his head no, and Cleo smiled softly at him. "You're going to be fine, you know," she whispered, coming up on her tiptoes to give a soft kiss on his cheek."I feel like the luckiest Dad in the world with the two of you in my life," Landon told them, causing Gage to jump."You're the luckiest Daddy in the entire world," I said playfully before turning back to Gage.Sure enough, Landon leaned back and observed her smiling down at him with love."I believe you'd be a good brother, don't you?" she asked, smoothing his hand.Gage blushed and gazed at them as if he couldn't believe his ears. "Brother? What?"Scarlett smiled at him and nodded."Hold on to me?" he stuttered, his eyes brimming, "Forever?"Landon grasped Scarlett's hand, and they went over to stand by Cleo."Forever, Gage. If you want us."A harsh sob tore from his throat, and he turned his face away, brushing tears from his eyes with the back o
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Chapter: CHA 89They fell to the ground, and Sylvie cried out. Scarlett backed away and stood up, spitting out Sylvie's bitter-tasting blood onto the ground before kicking her in the ribs. Her teeth were still embedded in Sylvie's neck, and there was a steady dribble of blood.Scarlett did some damage, but when she examined Sylvie critically, she was sure that she would live.Scarlett loomed over her, standing on her wrist so she was forced to stay down."I said, this is finished." Scarlett's tone was authoritative. For the first time, she really understood the power of the position she held. She couldn't command a room like the Alpha could, but as the Luna, she had her own influence."Go," Scarlett ordered, dismissing Sylvie.Sylvie struggled to her feet, swaying unsteadily. There was real fear in her eyes now as she looked at Scarlett.Scarlett stood tall."You will never hurt my pack or my family again." Her voice was authoritative. For the first time, she really understood the power of the positi
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Chapter: CHA 88The two River wolves attacked Scarlett and Sage simultaneously. Scarlett growled, opening her legs wide. Sage's training and years of experience kicked in as he defended them, two at a time.Scarlett watched, too caught up in the fight to back away. When he had one of the wolves on the ground, getting him to submit, Sage caught her eye and nodded in the direction of the village.His implication was clear. _Go see if Cleo is there._Scarlett turned around and ran towards it, only slowing down when she hit the main village road.Everything appeared empty. It was eerie. She sniffed every few feet, trying to scent where Cleo would be. Her heart ached to hold her again, to see with her own two eyes that she was safe and sound.She passed a car that was broken down, already rusted over. The smell of wolf was stronger now, and she was on high alert. As she passed the car, a small head popped up, and she startled. A flash of red and then a thin, familiar boy was climbing out onto the road. He
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Chapter: CHA 87We're nearing the boundary when a thunderous howl breaks through the darkness. I stand still, my heart pounding. It's the alarm.They've discovered we're here.I transform back and rush to seize my clothes from the small bag my father has brought along. Everyone dresses up and walks towards the winding road leading to the River Pack village.Three guards wait at the gate."Your in the wrong place, Bakin Pack," a growls, his yellow eyes flashing."I'm here for Alpha Paxton. Get him. Now," I state, keeping my stance firm. The Alpha tone of command in my voice makes the smaller man flinch."I'm here, Fletcher. Stand down."I look past the guard and see sweat-covered Alpha Paxton approaching the gate with Sylvie at his side."Alpha Landon, what are you doing at my gate at this time of night?" he sneers.Sylvie is glowering at us with a sickening grin, and it makes me bristle."Your people ambushed us and took one of our youth. We demand her return."Sylvie guffaws and Fletcher laughs as h
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Chapter: CHA 86I am afraid to face my mate and tell her that I let her down and our daughter. As Alpha, it is my duty to keep my pack safe. And today, I let them down. River Pack members under my rule were able to infiltrate and kidnap my own daughter from the woods. They were able to enter our territory and abduct her.Shame and anger and a thousand other emotions boil in me until I believe I am going to be ill. I must fight, yet I must be careful.Moon Goddess, keep her safe until I can find her, I pray with all the force in me.The mere fact that the River Pack had the audacity to kidnap Cleo from our lands is frightening. I have no idea what Alpha Paxton must be thinking to put his men and pack in danger like this unless….My mind drifts back to the interactions we've had with Sylvie over the last few days. Our pack knows better than to say a word of Cleo's skills outside of our land, so could Sylvie have heard it some way? Was she taken for her skills, or is this a case of vengeance against me
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Chapter: CHA 85"The boundary alarm," Wren whispered. "There are intruders within the area."Scarlett's scowl made her rise from the table. Another howl echoed out, cautioning their wolves to beware.Scarlett knew she was not allowed to leave the house, but she couldn't help it, not when the two individuals she loved most were outside. Her wolf compelled her forward. She couldn't help but feel like she needed to see Cleo. Now.“I’m going to run out and check on Landon really fast,” Scarlett told Wren, already heading toward the door.“They will come here when it’s safe,” Wren said, looking uneasy. “It’s probably a false alarm.”Scarlett ignored her and stepped outside, making her way to the workshop along the side of the house.The crisp fall wind hit Scarlett's face as she sprinted down the leaf-carpeted trail to the workshop where Landon and Sage labored. All had to be well.The howling was becoming stronger, making Scarlett and her wolf grow impatient.What if not a trespasser, but something else?
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