A MATE WORTH HATING
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"Your father died hating me. Tell me, Lyra. How long will it take before you do the same?"
When Blackthorne invades Mist Hollow, Alpha Lyra Ashwood watches her father die defending it. She inherits a dying pack, a shattered alliance, and one enemy she was raised to hate.
Ronan Blackthorne. Ruthless. Everything Lyra has been taught to despise.
With Mist Hollow too weak to survive another attack, Lyra is forced into a mate bond with the very man responsible for her father's death. Their union should end the war.
Instead, it drags Ethan Ashwood's secrets into the light.
Across the territories, wolves begin telling stories about Lyra's father. Packs he saved, packs he destroyed, alliances he manipulated, enemies he made and never explained.
Lyra wants to believe they're lying but then the assassins come.
Someone wants her dead before she learns the truth. Someone is willing to turn entire territories against her to make it happen. Someone wants her and Ronan to hate.
And Ronan, the man she swore to hate, becomes the only Alpha she can trust.
But Lyra is changing too. Something ancient is awakening inside her, a voice capable of commanding even the strongest wolves alive. A power that makes her valuable to some, dangerous to others, and terrifying to everyone who understands what she can become.
The more Lyra learns about her father, the harder it becomes to tell where his legacy ends and her enemies begin.
Now she must decide whether she can build a future with the man she once blamed for destroying hers while uncovering the truth about the father she spent her life trying to make proud.
Because the greatest threat to Lyra's future may not be the Alpha she married.
It may be the man she believed was a hero.
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Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHTRONAN'S POV"For someone who has been so adamant about being innocent in Lyra's condition, you sure are awfully happy to hear about this," Keyon scoffs.This runt."Of course I'm happy to hear this news. It helps set in motion the events that will lead to the execution of whoever thought they could hurt Lyra," I snap back. "Honestly, you should be happy, too."I look at Keyon again and almost laugh at the look on his face, because if the only elder of my pack currently stationed at Misthollow had just been bumped up to the top of the suspect list, I'd probably look like that, too.Especially if I were a self-righteous bastard.But I wasn't. I was Ronan Blackthorne, the dark menace , and I was going to make whoever did this to Lyra pay with their life.I motioned to one of the Misthollow warriors inside the tent to go fetch Marco and a few of my own commanders, because I couldn't help noticing that I was severely outnumbered in this room.A few minutes later, the warrior, Commander Spe
Last Updated: 2026-11-01
Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVENRONAN'S POVI snatch the parchment out of Nicole's hands and spread open the wrinkled paper. My brows climb when I finally see what is written inside."It's empty." I eye her as I shove the letter back toward her."Yes, it's empty. But aside from your handwriting addressing the letter to my Alpha, there are traces of rust," she presses."You can't possibly tell me you don't see how suspicious this is?" one of Lyra's commanders argues.Actually, it was suspicious, but I was finding it hard to remember when I had ever sent Lyra a completely blank letter."It's not just one letter, either." Commander Ed steps forward, pulling out four more parchments, and the memory of how those notes ended up in Lyra's hands suddenly clicks into place.Fuck."After the riot where Lyra was attacked, she was patched up by my sister," I inform them, keeping my voice steady. "She wouldn't accept any direct help from us, but Ana was worried, so I had the healing herbs wrapped in letters and sent to her every
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Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY-SIXRONAN'S POVMy body felt far too heavy to move, and my mouth tasted as though a healer had just brewed a toxic concoction inside it. Yet, none of that mattered compared to the steady, comforting rhythm of Lyra's consciousness finally stabilizing at the edge of the mate bond.I forced my eyes open, instantly wincing and snapping them shut against the harsh glare. Who on earth had lit up every single candle in this room?Shielding my eyes with my palm, I tried again, adjusting to the light until I felt a bit more steady. I stood unsteadily on my feet and slipped out of the recovery chamber, immediately heading down the hall to the room where Lyra was being kept.I pushed the door open to find her resting on the exact same bed, breathing easily and sleeping peacefully. I closed the door behind me and walked slowly, still a bit stiff, to sit in the armchair beside her bedside.Her color looked much better. As much as her lips still retained a faint blue tint, I couldn't help noticing they
Last Updated: 2026-10-30
Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVERONAN'S POV"What did you say?" I ask."Ronan, she's going to die. In a matter of hours. There's nothing I can do to stop the rapid spread of the poison."Earlier, Nicole had made it clear that she didn't want either me or Keyon involving ourselves in the matter, but at this point, if I didn't do anything, Lyra was going to die."Do we have any antidotes here?" I ask Ana."No, we don't. But I have medicines that can slow the poison considerably, at least until a proper antidote can be synthesized or found.""Grab them and come with me."When I step outside, I wave down one of my warriors, ordering him to dispatch an emissary to scour neighboring packs and Blackthorne for any known treatments.Misthollow warriors patrol the camp grounds relentlessly, their eyes fixed on me with heavy suspicion as I pass.Six guards block my path when I reach the medical quarters."Tell Nicole and Elder Rowe that I need to see them," I announce.The warriors eye me coldly. "They are trying to save the A
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Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY-FOURRONAN'S POVI shove and push my way through the panicked crowd in my bid to get to Lyra.I had earlier wanted to watch the commemoration from afar, but the moment I had seen Lyra stagger down those steps, worry had gotten the best of me.I pull her against my chest when I get to her, and my panic climbs when I see blood leaking from her nose. My suspicion spikes at the sight, but a quick look at her lips tells me what I need to know:Lyra has been poisoned.A large palm shoves me away from her, but I don't budge. I turn to see Keyon giving me a menacing glare."Get the fuck away from her," he growls, and I immediately feel my anger spike at the blatant disrespect."She's my mate, Keyon. Don't push me," I snap, and Lyra coughs, spitting out more blood. I carefully adjust her head so she can get enough airflow into her lungs."Well, she doesn't want-""I think we will take our Alpha," a pissed-off voice says behind me. "And every single one of you is a suspect."Two Misthollow warriors
Last Updated: 2026-10-29
Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY-THREELYRA'S POVThree days after the odd incident in the healer's tent with Ana, my shoulder was beginning to feel better.My insistence that they shouldn't send any drugs to me had completely fallen on deaf ears, because the next morning, a seemingly normal parchment paper arrived from Blackthorne.When I unwrapped it to see what was written inside, I was hit with the pungent scent of herb leaves and an instruction on how to decoct and take them.I had almost sent it back, but I realized that doing so might draw unnecessary attention, making it look like Ronan and I were reaching out to each other a little too consistently.Still, I was grateful I no longer had to deal with the agony from that injury, aside from a mild, lingering headache.As soon as I heard the ceremonial drums sound from a distance, I grabbed my coat and began heading toward the newly erected training ground.We were going to commemorate it first in order to jump straight into warrior training and rehabilitation.My jaw
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