Novels by giftaghedo90

The Confrontation (Isabella's POV)I was waiting in the main hall when Lucas finally returned.Five days. Five days of vague messages, non-answers, and feeling through the mate bond that he was in danger.One look at him told me everything I needed to know.He was pale. Moving stiffly like every step hurt. Trying to hide it but failing.Clearly hurt."What happened?" My voice came out dangerously quiet.Lucas tried to smile. That warm, reassuring smile that usually made my anger melt.Not this time."Nothing serious. Just a supply run that took longer than expected.""A supply run.""Yes.""That left you looking half-dead.""I'm fine, Isabella. Just tired from travel."He was lying. I could feel it through the mate bond, the exhaustion, and the pain.Jax appeared from the hallway behind Lucas, carrying supplies.He saw me, saw my expression, and immediately looked guilty."Jax." I turned to him, keeping my voice level. "Where was he?"Jax hesitated, caught between loyalty to his Alpha

Kitchen Wars (Jax's POV)I entered the palace kitchen to find Violet rummaging through cabinets, muttering to herself in frustration."What are you doing?" I asked.She didn't look up, just kept opening and closing doors."Making dinner. Your pack's cook is off today and I'm hungry. Problem?"I crossed my arms, leaning against the doorframe."You can cook?"She finally turned to face me, one hand on her hip, blue hair slightly messy."I can survive. Which includes feeding myself. Unlike you pampered pack wolves who probably have someone cut your meat for you."I couldn't help it. I laughed."I'll have you know I'm an excellent cook."Her eyebrow raised skeptically. "Right. And I'm secretly the Moon Goddess.""Seriously. Lucas and I used to compete in the kitchen when we were younger. Before he became Alpha and got too busy.""Compete at what? Who could burn water faster?""At actually cooking. Real food. From scratch."She studied me like she was trying to determine if I was lying."P

Cursed Ground (Lucas' POV)The battlefield was exactly as Kade had described, and worse.Bones still scattered across blackened earth, half-buried and bleached white by decades of sun and rain. The air felt thick, and wrong."Silver sage grows where innocents died in dark rituals," I said grimly, scanning the desolate field. "This was a massacre site fifty years ago. Rogue witches experimenting with blood magic and death spells."Jax stood beside me, hand on his weapon. "Why hasn't the Alliance cleansed this place?""They tried. Three times. The dark magic is too deeply rooted. It regenerates faster than they can purify it."Violet stepped forward carefully, blue hair stark against the gray landscape. She'd insisted on coming despite my warnings about the danger."I can feel it," she said quietly. "The residual magic. It's... angry. Hungry. Like it's waiting for something to feed on.""Stay close," I ordered. "Both of you. Don't touch anything except the sage. Don't step on bones. Don

Violet's Interference (Violet's POV)I woke to someone pounding on my guest room door like they were trying to break it down."Training in twenty minutes!" Jax's voice, annoyingly cheerful for whatever ungodly hour this was.I groaned, buried my face in the pillow."I'm not part of your pack! I don't have to train!"His response floated through the door, smug and infuriating."You eat our food, sleep under our roof, use our facilities to brew illegal potions. You train. Twenty minutes."Footsteps retreated down the hallway.I stayed in bed for exactly thirty seconds, fuming.Then I got up.Not because he told me to. But because I wasn't about to let him think I was intimidated.I showed up at the training grounds in fifteen minutes, just to prove a point.Jax was already there with a group of warriors, running them through combat drills in the early morning cold.He spotted me immediately, grinned that playful smile that made my stomach do annoying things."Thought you weren't coming.

The Scorched Peaks (Lucas' POV)I climbed carefully over the unstable terrain, Jax close behind me."Remind me again why we're risking our lives in literal hell?" Jax called out, voice strained from the heat."Dragon's blood trees grow near lava flows," I explained, scanning the horizon for the distinctive twisted trunks. "The resin hardens in extreme heat. We need fresh sap before it crystallizes completely.""Right. Fresh sap. From trees that grow next to molten rock. This is a completely reasonable thing to do."Despite the danger and the weight of guilt about leaving Isabella behind, I almost smiled at Jax's sarcasm."You didn't have to come.""Yes I did. Someone needs to drag your body back when you inevitably do something stupid and heroic."We climbed higher, the temperature increasing with every step.My wolf was restless, unhappy with the heat and the distance from Isabella. The mate bond pulled at me constantly, a reminder of what I'd left behind.She'd woken to find me gone

Dangerous Acquisitions (Lucas' POV)I met the contact in a dim alley between territories, far from Frostveil and any place Isabella might think to look for me.The hooded figure stepped from the shadows, a grizzled witch trader with scars on his hands and dark eyes."You have what I need, Kade?" I asked, keeping my voice low.He eyed me warily. "Moonflower essence, dragon's blood resin, silver sage. That's a revealing potion recipe. Illegal in most territories."He leaned closer, studying my face."Why does Frostveil's Alpha need ingredients for exposing hidden magical signatures? Who are you trying to reveal?""That's my business," I said coldly.The trader shrugged. "Your funeral. Just making conversation."He pulled out a small leather case from inside his cloak, opened it to show vials and wrapped bundles."Moonflower essence is the easiest, expensive but available through proper channels if you know who to ask. I can get you that by tomorrow."He pointed to an empty slot in the