INSTINCTLESS: A Scentless Bloodline
Nyxara Vale is a living anomaly a woman with no scent whose very presence silences the primal mate bond that rules hidden werewolf society. Rhydian Blackthorne is the ultimate Alpha, a creature of absolute instinct and control, until he meets her. For the first time in his long life, the fated bond doesn't trigger. There is only a profound, unsettling silence... and an obsession born purely of his own will.
When Rhydian defies ancient law to claim her by choice, not fate, he makes them both targets. To his pack, she is a blasphemy. To the ruthless Elder Council, she is a disease to be eradicated. Trapped in a gilded cage of corporate intrigue and ancient power struggles, Nyx and Rhydian must fight not just for their lives, but for the validity of a love that was never supposed to exist.
INSTINCTLESS is a slow-burn romance with an explosive payoff, exploring whether a love that is chosen can be stronger than one that is destined. It’s a story about defying biology, burning down old worlds, and forging a new one where the greatest power isn't instinct it's choice.
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Chapter: CHAPTER 9: THE COSTThe quiet after the attack felt different.Before, the quiet in my head was just mine. Now, it felt like the whole house was holding its breath. We could all taste the blood in the air.The wounded were taken to a room that had become a medical center. I followed Rhydian there. The smell hit me first sharp antiseptic and the coppery scent of blood. Two guards lay on tables. One had deep bites on his arm. The other was worse a long, bloody cut across his stomach. His face was white.A woman I didn't know the pack’s healer was working fast. Her hands were steady, but her eyes were worried.“We need more supplies,” she said to Rhydian without looking up. “The claw wounds are deep. They carry infection.”Rhydian nodded to Kellan, who left the room. Then Rhydian looked at the injured men. “They will be back at dawn. Can these men fight?”The healer shook her head. “Not this one.” She pointed to the man with the stomach wound. “He needs rest. A lot of it.”The wounded man heard her. He trie
Last Updated: 2026-02-05
Chapter: CHAPTER 8: THE FIRST ATTACKThe training in the garden lasted an hour. My head ached. Pushing the silence out was like lifting a heavy weight with my mind. But I did it. Rhydian’s bond held strong. He said I was getting better at touching just the edges, not tearing through.When we finished, he was breathing hard. "Good," he said. It was the first real praise I’d heard from him. It felt better than it should have.We went back inside. The mansion was dark and quiet. Too quiet. Kellan met us in the main hall. His face was serious."We have a problem," he said. "The sentry post at the east gate. They’ve gone silent."Rhydian’s whole body went still. "How long?""Twenty minutes. No response to calls.""Sound the quiet alarm. Wake everyone. Get them to the safe rooms," Rhydian ordered, his voice low and urgent. He looked at me. "You go with Kellan. Now.""What’s happening?" I asked, fear cold in my stomach."The Coalition isn’t waiting forty-eight hours," Kellan said, already moving. "They’re here."We heard it the
Last Updated: 2026-02-04
Chapter: CHAPTER 7: ECHOES OF NOTHINGThe day after breaking Selene was quiet. Too quiet. No one came to my room. No tests. No threats. I just sat there, feeling the silence in my head and thinking about the sound Selene made. It wasn't a scream. It was the sound of something precious shattering inside her. When evening came, my door finally opened. It wasn't Marcus or Thorne. It was a young maid I hadn't seen before. She kept her eyes on the floor. "The Alpha requests your presence in the west library," she whispered, then hurried away. The west library was smaller, warmer. Books lined the walls. A fire crackled. Rhydian stood by the window, his back to me. He didn't turn. "Close the door," he said. I did. The room felt like a trap, but a comfortable one. "Thorne's report says you focused your ability," he said, still looking out at the dark forest. "That you aimed it. Is that true?" I thought of my anger, my step forward, the wave of silence I pushed at Selene. "Yes." "Can you do it again?" "I don't know. I di
Last Updated: 2026-02-02
Chapter: CHAPTER 6: THE FIRST CUTThe silence after Kieran left was worse than his shouting. It was the silence of a battlefield after the declaration of war, before the first shot is fired. Heavy. Metallic. Full of promise. Rhydian didn't look at me. He looked at the space where Kieran had stood, his expression carved from stone. "Kellan. Double the perimeter guards. Activate the seismic sensors. If a rabbit twitches in the eastern wood, I want to know." "Yes, Alpha." Kellan's voice was tight. He didn't agree with the war. But he would fight it. "Thorne." Rhydian's gaze sliced to the scientist, who flinched. "You have forty-six hours. Not forty-eight. Your mobile lab is now a bunker. You will find a defensive application for her null-field, or you will design a containment protocol so perfect the Coalition will see it as a solution, not a threat. Fail, and you will be the first sacrifice I make to buy time." Thorne paled, nodded, and scurried from the hall like a startled rat. That left Selene, me, and him in t
Last Updated: 2026-01-29
Chapter: CHAPTER 5: THE FIRST WARNINGThe aftermath of the test was a silent scream.I was taken back to my room. The luxurious space now felt like a crime scene. My hands wouldn't stop shaking. I could still see Leo's eyes rolling back, hear his scream. "It hurts!" He hadn't been afraid of me. He'd been afraid of the nothingness I created.I didn't eat the food they brought. I sat by the window, watching the forest. The silence in my head, my lifelong curse and recent relief, now felt like a loaded gun I didn't know how to holster.A sharp knock. Not Marcus's heavy thud. This was lighter, impatient."Enter," I said, my voice hollow.Selene opened the door. She didn't come in. She leaned against the frame, a sleek silhouette. "Congratulations. In one afternoon, you've graduated from fascinating oddity to certified pack threat. That's faster than most.""I didn't do anything," I whispered."You existed in the same room as a vulnerable wolf. That, it seems, is enough." She examined her perfect nails. "Rhydian is in his war
Last Updated: 2026-01-27
Chapter: CHAPTER 4: THE SCENT OF NOTHINGMy new room was a beautiful prison. Silk sheets, a view of the forest, and a door that locked from the outside. Marcus had taken my phone. My only company was the crushing silence in my head and the clock I couldn't see, ticking down the days of my life.I didn't see Rhydian. I saw servants who wouldn't meet my eyes. I felt the weight of the entire mansion pressing down on me, a living thing that hated my presence.On the second morning, the door opened without a knock. It was Dr. Thorne, with two serious-looking assistants carrying metal cases."Mr. Blackthorne has ordered a full physiological work-up," he said, his bird-like face sharp with a hunger that wasn't medical. It was the look of a miner who'd found a strange, possibly radioactive rock. "We have a mobile lab prepared."I was taken to a converted drawing room on the east wing. Elegant furniture had been pushed against the walls. In the center stood cold, gleaming medical equipment and a clinical examination table. It didn't
Last Updated: 2026-01-27
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