Novels by Naomi

Crossbow bolts hissed through the thick smoke like iron rain, splintering against the shallow stone overhang where Christopher and 30 surviving Blackwood warriors huddledBlood slicked the gravel floor, beside Christopher, Beta Marcus groaned in pain, his face deathly pale as blood pooled around the dark wolfsbane bolts lodged deep in his shoulder."Hold the shield wall!" Christopher roared, his voice raw and blood-flecked he slammed his broadsword against an incoming broadaxe, parrying the heavy blow and driving his knee into an enemy shock trooper's chest. "Do not let them break the center!"Ten armored shock troopers rappelled down ropes from the high cliff ledges, landing with heavy thuds directly inside their defensive perimeter. From forty feet above, Rihanna laughed a sharp, shrill sound that cut through the clash of steel."Look at him!" Rihanna mocked, leaning over the cliff edge alongside the towering, cloaked leader. "The great Alpha of Blackwood, hiding in a ditch like a

Christopher led his fifty elite Blackwood warriors down the winding trail at full gallop, His black cape snapped in the freezing mountain wind, his face locked in a mask of rigid, arrogant determination. Beside him, Beta Marcus rode with his hand resting on his sword hilt, his dark eyes darting nervously toward the towering granite cliffs above."Christopher, slow the pace!" Marcus shouted over the roar of the horses. "The scouts haven't reported back! We are moving too fast into narrow ground!""The scout reports can wait!" Christopher yelled back, digging his spurs deeper into his war-horse. "Every minute we waste sitting around, those bastards burn another mile of our land! We break through the pass, retake the third watchtower, and crush whoever is hiding behind those trees!".They rounded a sharp bend where the cliff walls squeezed the trail into a tight, two-horse bottleneck.BOOM!An explosion echoed through the gorge. The cliff face to their right collapsed in a blinding showe

The eastern pass was draped in a thick, suffocating mountain fog that turned the towering pines into ghostly silhouettes.Damian pull-ined his war-horse to a sharp halt on a rocky ledge, his piercing blue eyes scanning the dense treeline. Behind him, his ten elite Shadow Fang riders drew their steel blades in absolute silence.Without warning, three black-feathered arrows sliced through the mist.Damian’s hand moved in a lightning-fast blur, his gauntleted hand catching the lead arrow out of thin air before it could strike his chest. The arrow tip shimmered with a strange, dark poison that bubbled against the iron metal."Ambush!" Captain Thorne’s voice echoed from the trail behind them as he arrived with twenty fresh riders from Frost Ridge Fortress.Figures materialized out of the fog warriors clad in heavy, unmarked black armor, their faces hidden behind dark steel visors. They fought with eerie, terrifying synchronization, moving without shouting commands or raising battle cries.

Alarm bells rang furiously across the high stone ramparts of Frost Ridge Fortress, cutting through the damp mountain air. Heavy iron chains rattled as the guards rushed to secure the lower portcullis, locking down the perimeter.Sarah hurried down the spiral staircase into the cobblestone courtyard just as a wounded border scout was laid onto a wool blanket. Fresh blood soaked his leather tunic, and his breath came in ragged, painful gasps.Captain Damian’s second-in-command, knelt beside the scout with a grim expression."Report," he ordered sharply. "What happened at the pass?""Unmarked riders..." the scout coughed out, wincing as a medic applied pressure to his side. "They didn't fly a pack crest. They struck the eastern watchtower in absolute silence, taking down the archers before the signal horn could even blow."Sarah felt a cold knot tighten in her stomach. "Damian only took ten warriors toward that ridge. Did they fall into an ambush?""Alpha Damian knows these mountains bet

The heavy wooden wheels of the carriage rolled over the bumpy mountain road outside the window, a line of twenty heavily armored Shadow Fang riders surrounded the carriage. At the front of the column rode Alpha Damian on his massive black war-horse.Sarah leaned back against the soft leather seat, wrapping her heavy woolen cloak around her shoulders. For the first time in three years, she didn't feel like a prisoner or a burden. The High Council seal on her divorce papers was official. She was completely free.After hours of travel through the winding mountain pass, the thick pine trees cleared to reveal the Williams-Shadow Fang trade fortress.It sat high on a rocky cliff overlooking the neutral valley. Twin stone towers guarded the main gate, with archers stationed along the high ramparts. Both the Williams family crest and the Shadow Fang crest flew proudly from the tall banners.The heavy iron gate creaked open, and the escort pulled into the inner courtyard.Damian dismounted smo

Christopher walked out of the heavy wooden courtroom doors with his head low. His Beta, Marcus, walked right beside him in silence.As they turned into the quiet stone hallway of the High Council building, Alpha Dennis stood there with a angry and disappointed expression, he felt soo ashamed.For months, he had warned Christopher to stop trusting Rihanna, to treat Sarah with respect, and to keep the pack borders strong. Christopher had ignored his his warnings every single time.Now, Dennis looked at his son with deep disappointment."I told you," Dennis said, his rough voice ringing down the quiet hall. "I warned you about that girl Rihanna, I told you Sarah was the anchor holding this pack together. You didn't listen to me, Christopher now you stand here disgraced, with thirty percent of our trade frozen by the Council."Christopher clenched his fists at his sides. "Father, not here ,Not in front of the Council.""Where else?" Dennis snapped, stepping closer. "You think your pride m