Chapter: Chapter 32 MiraMira noticed it the second she stepped into the training yard. It wasn’t something obvious. Not a declaration. Not a confrontation, just a shift like gravity had tilted, ever so slightly and both Rhett and Jace were trying not to fall.The morning air was sharp, brisk with the scent of pine and steel and late-summer sweat. The pack was already in motion, teeth clashing, voices calling orders, the dull thud of fists against sand mats. She walked along the perimeter slowly, eyes scanning. Jace was on the far side, speaking with two of the task force officers. His voice was calm, posture relaxed, but his eyes flicked toward Rhett every few minutes. Like he couldn’t help it. And Rhett? Rhett hadn’t looked at Jace once. Which was exactly why Mira knew something had happened. They were always aware of each other.Not just in the way alphas and betas were trained to be, but in the way bonded wolves couldn’t help. Their energy ran on the same current, tuned to the same unspoken rhythm. But
Last Updated: 2025-07-28
Chapter: Chapter 31 JaceHe didn’t move. Not for a full minute. Not even when the door clicked softly behind Rhett, sealing the room in silence and firelight and the ghost of a kiss that hadn’t yet faded from his lips. Rhett had kissed him and now he was gone.Jace sat on the edge of the bed like gravity had quadrupled. He stared at the spot where Rhett had stood, where his eyes had flickered with something between apology and defiance. The kiss hadn’t been slow. It hadn’t been cautious. It had been real and Jace had kissed him back.He pressed his hands flat to his thighs, willing them to stay still, to not shake, to not give him away—to himself, even, becauze he didn’t know what to do with this. He wasn’t supposed to feel this way. Rhett was a soldier’s Alpha. Commanding. Distant. Straight. So was Jace, or so he thought. That had been the safety of it—knowing the bond was something spiritual. Energetic. Not physical. Not something that would ever be acted on. He had resigned himself to that. Made peace wi
Last Updated: 2025-07-22
Chapter: Chapter 30 RhettHe couldn't sleep. Not with the Summit still buzzing in his ears. Not since saying the words that changed everything. Jace Rowan is my mate. The room had gone dead silent and still, the bond hadn’t faltered. If anything, it had solidified. Rhett sat in the shadows of his office long after the others had cleared out, elbows on knees, head in his hands. The fire had burned low, casting long, gold-lit fingers across the wall. It wasn’t fear that knotted in his chest. It was uncertainty and under it, the growing pulse of something like need. When he finally stood, his legs felt heavier than they should. Like the truth had altered his gravity. He didn’t go to his room, he went to Jace’s. The hallway was quiet. No guards posted nearby. The house was still. He knocked once, softly. No answer, but when he tried the handle, it opened. Jace sat on the edge of the bed, shirt half-buttoned, hair damp from a recent shower, staring out the window as if he could see into the future through the tr
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Chapter: Chapter 29 LenaThey were good. Too good. Lena watched from the shadowed edge of the compound as Alpha Calder extended a hand to the Summit observer like he hadn’t just spent the last week radiating the kind of tension wolves weren’t supposed to survive. The observer, Drayce Malor, was sharp, composed, and utterly unreadable. Dressed in formal Summit attire, with dark eyes behind thin glasses, she was the kind of woman who didn’t waste breath or blink without purpose. Her reputation for dismantling fractured packs with a smile had preceded her, and now she was here, not for war, not for monsters, but for them. Mira stood ten paces behind Rhett, her uniform crisp, expression clipped. No warmth. No wandering glances. Jace Rowan was further still, stationed as if he were just another task force Beta, calm and silent, but Lena felt it. Their energy hummed like a live wire under the surface. Something real. Something forbidden and hidden expertly. Dayce accepted the Alpha’s greeting without flourish,
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Chapter: Chapter 28 Jace Jace sat on his bed with his hair still damp and a towel wrapped around his waist. He couldn’t feel his hands, not because they were numb, but because everything else was screaming so loudly inside his head that his body had gone quiet to survive. His mind replayed the moment Rhett had said it out loud, to the Summit, in a room full of pack leaders, envoys, and a woman known for stripping Alphas bare with three questions and a polite smile. He had stood there, without flinching, and claimed Jace. Claimed him as his mate. Jace stood still long after the meeting adjourned, Mira at his side, her shoulders squared in that infuriatingly elegant, lethal way she did when holding the world back with sheer force of will. He envied her composure because inside him, a war was happening. One part of him, the Beta, the soldier, was doing threat assessment, calculating fallout, replaying every word of the Summit exchange, and mapping weaknesses in their defense. But the man? The man was shak
Last Updated: 2025-07-04
Chapter: Chapter 27 MiraMira had worn armor before. Not the tactical kind, though she had plenty of that, but the emotional kind. The kind that kept people from seeing the wolf beneath the uniform. The kind she’d needed her whole life to survive duty, rejection, war. But this… this was different. This time, she had to armor everything—her instincts, her scent, her bond. Someone was coming who had the authority to rip their lives apart, and if the Council decided she was part of a triad mating, she wouldn’t just be reassigned; she’d be exiled—or worse. She stood at the edge of the training ring, watching pack members spar in the morning haze. The earth smelled like ash and pine. Sweat clung to the air. And beneath it all was the low pulse of adrenaline that never quite left her since the night of the Kalyven attack. Behind her, Rhett was speaking with Kellen. Jace flanked her right side, pretending to observe footwork but glancing at her every other breath. They were close. Too close, and every second fe
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Preferred by the Luna
Ten years ago, Daryl was brutally attacked and left for dead. Now, he wakes from a coma to find a world that moved on without him. The biggest blow? Emma—his mate and the love of his life—is no longer his. She’s bonded to his best friend and Beta, and together they’re raising a son.
Haunted by memories of what they once shared, Daryl is torn between reclaiming his rightful place and accepting the painful truth. But the mate bond doesn’t just disappear—and neither do old feelings. As Daryl struggles to adapt to a pack that’s changed, the connection between him and Emma reignites, threatening the fragile peace she’s built.
Emma thought she’d lost Daryl forever. In his absence, she did what she had to do—grieve, survive, and find love again. But with Daryl’s return, long-buried emotions rise to the surface. Her heart is divided between loyalty to the mate who stood by her during the darkest days… and the one she never stopped loving.
As tensions mount and bonds are tested, the past and present collide in a battle of love, fate, and honor. Will Emma choose the life she’s built—or the mate fate once promised her?
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Chapter: Chapter 41 Days passed quickly and soon it had been weeks since Emma and Quincy had spoken other than brief conversations about the pack. Although it made Emma sad to lose her closest friend in the pack, she didn’t regret her choice. She didn’t need a chosen mate and she didn’t want one that couldn’t understand her point of view or understand why it was time for traditions to change. She was exhausted from working long hours and trying to spend as much time as possible with Caleb and visiting Daryl, but now no one could say she wasn’t capable of taking care of the pack. Veronica was working on the details of the Luna Conference and Emma was excited to see how it would turn out. This event would be a three day conference for Luna’s only. The last day would also host a family event and end with a celebration for both the Luna’s and their mates. There would be many topics discussed and she hoped the conference would become an annual event. Emma was so lost in thought as she walked one of the narr
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Chapter: Chapter 40Internally Emma was berating herself for speaking too soon. Now she had to spar with the one man she wanted to avoid most. She approached the mat without hesitation, her years of training providing her with a calm exterior. Quincy gave her a grin, “Good morning Luna.” Emma gave him a cool smile, “Good morning Beta.” She stepped onto the mat and they paired off. He attempted to use his larger size the pin her to the mat, but within minutes she had him. The pack members cheered the match on and were happily chatting about her win into lunchtime. Emma returned to the pack house and Veronica joined her in the office. “Good morning Luna, here are today’s files. Your meetings have been rescheduled and I scheduled time for you and Hera to meet about the security changes.” Emma nodded, “Thank you. Please let Beta Quincy know that I’m ready to meet with him this morning.” Veronica left the office and returned a few minutes later with Quincy following behind her. He carried s legal pad and a c
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Chapter: Chapter 39“It’s nothing personal Emma. This is how our culture works. Every pack needs an Alpha and a Luna. The pack works together so everyone is provided for and protected. They are looking out for the best interest of the pack.” Quincy series on with his point of view, but Emma was so taken aback that she didn’t hear the rest of it. Anger filled her, and she felt her face and neck heat up. “I can’t believe you just said that to me. After months of working alongs side of me, you’re agreeing with them? As if I cannot manage or protect the pack simply because I am female?” She didn’t even realize that her power was filling the room. Quincy flinched slightly as it hit him, drawing his full attention to how upset she truly was. He fully submitted to her without hesitation, baring his neck to her. Emma ignored the gesture and made no effort to control her aura. “There are times when society needs to change. Broken Paw Pack has been fine under my leadership. It is insane to think that I cannot ma
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Chapter: Chapter 38 Emma sat at the conference table with the four Alphas who’s packs connected to her. “Good afternoon gentlemen. I’m must say, I was surprised that you asked for this meeting. Please tell me why you’re here.” One man spoke up, “we are here to express our concern for your pack. We have brought up the issue with Beta Quincy but it is time we address it with you. Since Alpha Daryl is unable to manage the pack, there are concerns that you will be challenged. It puts your allies in a difficult position.” Emma breathed in slowly as she sat back in her chair. Sitting straight and shoulder back, she exhaled. As she let the muscles in her body relax, her power flowed freely to the men in the room. She watched them intently as each one struggled not to submit to her. “I greatly appreciate your concern, but I am not worried about my ability to meet any challengers.” She pulled back her aura, and another one piped in. “There are also rumors about the attack. People are whispering that you are Ly
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Chapter: Chapter 37 Once the interview was done, Emma felt for confused than ever. Alice had answered every question they asked and she seemed to be telling the truth about everything except how she escaped. For days now Emma had been replaying it in her head, and she couldn’t comprehend why. Today she decided to have Alice over to discuss it. Caleb went to the nursery, and Quincy had left with the Lycan team to apprehend some of the names she had given. Hera was ever present for her protection, but for this conversation, she wanted to be alone. It was mid afternoon, and she was relaxing in her suite when Alice arrived. She inclined her head, “Good afternoon Luna. Thank you for inviting me. I was quite surprised when you asked me to come.” Emma waved her hand, “never be surprised when I ask for your company. I do consider you a friend, however, I must admit I had more than companionship on my mind when I asked you to join me.” Alice took a seat next to Emma. “Oh really? What did you have on your mind?”
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Chapter: Chapter 36Everyone got into place for the interview to begin. The session would be recorded. Quincy, Alice and Karen went into the interview room. John and the other team members began setting up the case file information so it could be viewed as they went through the interview process. Emma paced the room as the session began. Alice and the woman sat at the table, while Quincy sat in the corner. Comfortable chairs had been brought in to make the room more accommodating. John started the recorder, and the woman introduced herself. “Hi Alice, my name is Karen. I’m sure you’re aware, but I am one of the team members investigating this is situation. I have a degree in psychology, and have work as part of the Lycan investigation team for 15 years. More importantly, I am a mother to three girls, and if anyone had treated them the way you’ve been treated, I would be out for blood. Everyone deserves to be free and happy, and to have a choice. That choice was taken from you. I’m here to help you get j
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