Novels by Xana Matthews

Elena POV “Then where are those rogues now?” Draven asked. “How could he let you walk so easily into such danger if he really had the rogues under control? Why didn’t he send one of them instead? Or is it that to your master rogues are more valuable than you?” Her face scrunched up as if she was going to argue, but she said nothing. “Since you don’t seem to know what’s happening,” Draven said, “I’ll tell you. Your master knows I’m hot on his trail and he’s cleaning up everything that could lead us to him. You included.” “You’re lying!” She lunged at him but crumpled before she could get close. She looked at him with horror in her eyes as she wiped off blood from her nose. “What did you do to me?” “Nothing much.” Draven said. “I just ruptured a few of your blood vessels. A few more snd you’d be bleeding from every opening on your body, a dislocated ankle would be the least of your problems.” She smiled, blood staining her teeth. A crazed look appeared on her face. “To die by the h

Elena POV She stared at Draven as if she was trying to find some sort of clue from his face. “It was the left leg.” Draven paused for a while, then pushed back against the tree and started walking towards her. “You aren’t just guessing are you?” “No.” She said, the tension leaving her shoulders. “I’m sure it was the left leg.” Draven nodded and started turning to me, only to change directions at the last second and grabbed for her neck instead. The scream melted in my throat as I realized that he’d caught air. The person who’d been crying pitifully the entire time over her ankle had swiftly rolled out of the way before he could even touch her. She watched us from a few feet away, a wary look in her eyes. I stared at her blankly for a few seconds before I realized what was wrong with the situation. “Didn’t you say your ankle was dislocated? How are you standing on it so easily? And how did you get over there so fast?” “Adrenaline.” She said smoothly, then hopped backwards with on

Elena POV Something had been tugging at the back of my mind since we walked out into the garden but I didn’t know what it was until I noticed the size of the hole the guards were standing around. “Stop.” Draven said as I ducked in a sharp breath, pulling me towards him. “Don’t go any closer.” A gust of wind blew over at that moment, carrying along with it the unmistakable smell of decay and rotten wood. I turned to look at Draven and saw on his face that he’d noticed the same thing I had. There was something, or someone very dead in that hole. “Thankfully, the bone isn’t broken.” The guest who’d rushed to the omega earlier said, drawing everyone’s attention to them. He let go of her foot and smiled softly at her. “But to be on the safe side, I’ll still recommend getting an X-ray done when you get to the hospital.” “Are you a doctor?” She asked her eyes brimming with tears. “Can you set it back?” “I’m not a doctor.” He shook his head as he started to get up, then froze, his gaze

Elena POV I searched the faces of the guests as they parted to allow us walk to the small stage that had been set up at the front of the hall. Greed, malice leaked from their eyes easily, even as they hid their faces behind half full glasses of wine. Unconsciously, my grip tightened around Draven’s arm and his voice sounded in my head. ‘You seem nervous.’ Startled, I stumbled a bit but my dress was a long midnight blue piece with a flared end so it wasn’t too obvious. I’d actually forgotten we could talk using mind link. “Thank you.” Draven said to someone in the crowd who’d said something to him in a voice too low for me to hear. “You too.” Noticing that I’d stopped walking, he stood in place as well, only calling out a soft, “Elena?”when I began tugging at my dress. Time moved painfully slow and I could almost count down the milliseconds before people began to wonder why we weren’t moving. Fortunately or unfortunately, a pack leader and his luna seemed to have decided that wa

Elena POV “Which of them would you like to wear, Luna?” Nellie beamed at me, holding up two dresses. For a second, I stared at her, blinking as time seemed to blur between the past and the present. Inside, my body buzzed with nervous energy. How long ago had it been since I’d cared about attending a party? I must have been staring into space for a while because Nellie immediately moved closer to me. “What is it? Are you feeling ill again? Should I go get Alpha?” “No.” I said quickly. “I was just thinking about how unreal everything is.” “Me too.” She said cheerfully. “I know it’s been a week, but I can’t believe Alpha is back. It almost feels like I’m dreaming.” “I know.” I said, looking down at my palms. The barely healed skin on my palms was the proof that everything that had happened that day was real. He’d really come back to me. “Thank you goddess.” “What did you say?” Nellie asked, an absent look on her face as she compared two different styles of jewelry. I shook my hea

Lucas POV The echo of my brisk footsteps as I made my way out of the hospital sounded particularly harsh to my ears. I brought my fingers to my lips, still feeling the sweet warmth from when I’d kissed her. Fuck! I shouldn’t have… not now. Not when she was going through so much. But I’d lost control. For one brief moment, I’d imagined what it would be like if she loved me the way she loved him. If she wanted to live for me the way she so desperately wanted to die for him. And I’d lost it. I’d lost her. I couldn’t shake it off, that chill that had settled in my spine when I’d pulled back after kissing her. The look in her eyes when she’d stared at me, as if nothing I could do would ever matter. As if she’d already made up her mind. Go back! Go back! Go back! The thoughts bounced around in my head, pummeling the inside of my skull in a bid to force me to act, to go back, throw open that door and grab her into my arms. But I couldn’t. Not now. I pressed firmly on my temples, forc