Novels by CassieSparks

The infirmary smelled of antiseptic and dried herbs. Lana sat on the edge of the cold exam table, her fingers digging into the paper covering. Martha moved with a clinical slowness that made Lana’s skin crawl.Martha pulled the ultrasound wand away from Lana’s stomach and stared at the monitor. Her face went bone white."What is it?" Lana whispered. "Am I sick?"Martha looked at the door to make sure it was locked. She turned back to Lana, her eyes filled with a sudden, sharp pity."You are carrying a pup, Lana," Martha breathed. "You are nearly six weeks along."Lana felt the world tilt. She knew it, she had felt it, but hearing it out loud made the terror real. "You can’t tell him. You can’t tell Duran.""If he finds out you are carrying another Alpha’s heir, he will kill you," Martha whispered, her voice trembling. "Or worse, he will wait until the pup is born and then take it from you. This pack has a history of blood and steel. Duran is not a man who forgives.""Please," Lana beg

Lana stared at her phone screen. Her entire world was collapsing in real time.The pack news channels were having a field day. Every social media platform was flooded with the same cruel headline. Alpha San Discards Barren Wife For True Mate.There were videos of San and Serena kissing on the balcony of the pack. There were official statements from her own accounting firm, publicly suspending her license due to "conflicts of interest" with the Highwood pack. Everything she had worked for was gone.Her phone vibrated in her hand. It was a video message from Serena.Lana hesitated. Then she tapped the screen.Serena’s flawless face filled the frame. She was lying on Lana’s bed, wearing San’s favorite shirt."Look at you, running away like a pathetic stray dog," Serena laughed. The sound was high and malicious. "San is having the maids burn your clothes as we speak. Did you really think you could keep him? My pup is going to inherit this entire territory, and you are going to be forgott

The silence in the kitchen was broken only by the sound of Lana’s ragged breathing. She looked from the divorce papers to San, who still had his arm draped possessively over Serena’s waist."I am not signing this," Lana said. Her voice was thick with tears, but her eyes flashed with a sudden, desperate fire. "You can’t just throw me away because she decided to come crawling back. I have spent two years building this pack’s reputation. I handled the budgets. I handled the community outreach. I am your Luna."San let out a dark, mocking laugh. He stepped away from Serena, moving toward Lana until he was looming over her. The sheer power of his Alpha aura slammed into her, making her knees weak, but she refused to look away."You were a substitute, Lana," San hissed. He leaned down, his face inches from hers. "You were the quiet, obedient girl who filled a seat at the table. Do not flatter yourself by thinking you were ever my equal. You were a duty I had to perform for the elders. Tha

The scent of roasting rosemary and garlic filled the massive kitchen of the Highwood pack. Lana wiped her flour-dusted hands on her apron and checked the oven. She had been on her feet for six hours. Every dish was made from scratch. It was San's birthday, and she wanted everything to be perfect."Is that smoke I smell?" Lana froze. She turned around slowly to face her mother-in-law."No, Luna Beatrice," Lana said softly. "It is just the steam from the gravy."Beatrice stepped into the kitchen. She wore a tailored designer dress that cost more than Lana’s entire wardrobe. She ran a single, perfectly manicured finger over the marble countertop and frowned at an invisible speck of dust."You smell like onions," Beatrice sneered. "Have you no shame, Lana? My son is the Alpha of this territory. He expects his home to be managed by a competent wife, not a kitchen maid who reeks of onions."Lana swallowed the hard lump forming in her throat. "I gave the kitchen staff the afternoon off. I w