Novels by Natalie May

ALORAThe road stretched endlessly before us, gold dust swirling behind the tires as the morning sun dipped low on the horizon. The twins were asleep in the backseat, their soft snores filling the quiet hum of the car. Killian had one hand on the wheel, and his other was resting casually on the window frame, tapping his fingers to the rhythm of whatever old song was playing on the radio.“Tell me something,” he suddenly said, glancing at me from the corner of his eye. “If you had to pick one, and I mean just one movie to watch for the rest of your life, what would it be?”I laughed under my breath. “That’s not even a fair question.”“Sure it is. It’s a test of character.”“You’re ridiculous,” I said, rolling my eyes. “But fine. ‘Eternal Bite.’ The vampire one from, like, ten years ago.”Killian groaned dramatically. “Oh no, not that one.”I gasped. “Excuse me? It’s a classic!”“It’s an abomination.”“It is art, Alpha Killian.”He shot me a look that was half amusement, half disbelief.

ALORAHours had passed and my hands wouldn’t stop shaking.I sat at the edge of the bed. The twins were asleep in their crib nearby and their little chests were rising and falling in perfect rhythm. The quiet of the night in Killian’s pack house felt too heavy and too still, like it was holding its breath with me. My phone sat in my palm where the screen glowed faintly. I’d been staring at Sebastian’s name for ten full minutes, hovering my thumb over the call button.Killian was leaning against the doorway, arms crossed, eyes dark and searching. “You’re going to call him,” he said quietly. It wasn’t a question.“I have to.” My voice cracked.He gave a single nod, but I could see the tension in his jaw. “You deserve answers. Just… be careful, Alora. I don’t want you to get hurt.”“I won’t.”I pressed the call button.The line rang once before it picked up. “Alora?” Sebastian’s voice came through, hoarse and disbelieving. “Alora, is it really you? You’re actually calling. I’ve been tryi

ALORAThe house was quiet when the front doors opened. The sound of boots scuffing against the stone floor carried down the hall before Killian appeared, streaked with dirt and smelling of meat and smoke. He looked exhausted with his hair tousled, and jacket slung over one shoulder, but something in his eyes made me pause. That sharp, unreadable tension that didn’t belong to the usual fatigue of a long hunt.“Hey,” I said softly, shifting Storm to my other hip. “You’re back early.”He nodded once and dropped his jacket onto the nearest chair. “Yeah.” His voice was low, rougher than usual. “I needed to talk to you.”That tone froze me in place. I’d learned to read him. Killian didn’t do nerves. If something rattled him this much, it had to be bad. “What happened?” I asked.He didn’t answer right away. He ran a hand down his face, leaving a smear of dirt across his cheek, and exhaled slowly. “You should sit down.”The bottom of my stomach turned cold. “Killian… what’s going on?”He fina

SEBASTIANThe night was heavy with rain, and it lashed against the windows. The storm had been raging for hours, but I barely noticed.Inside the Alpha’s quarters, the fire burned low and I sat before it, shirtless. A half-empty alcohol bottle rested by his knee, the scent of deep regret was thick in the air.The whiskey bottle had long stopped offering comfort, yet I kept drinking, waiting for numbness that wouldn’t come.I had spent hours reliving my mother’s words.“I saw her, Sebastian. Lilith. She was kissing your father. In his study. The same woman you brought into our pack… the one you destroyed your entire life for.”.I thought it was a lie. Until I saw the truth reflected in Lilith’s eyes earlier that day — the guilt, the tremor in her hands, and the way she couldn’t meet my gaze.I had given her everything; my loyalty, my trust, my heart.And in return, she’d betrayed me and this pack..I took another drink. The burn was sharp, and almost felt like punishment..“You’re a d

CATHERINE“What the hell is going on?” My heart pounded wildly and my mouth dropped open at the sight of my husband pressed against another woman.Alaric quickly pushed Lilith away, but the damage was already done. Her lipstick was horribly smeared all over his face, her hair was messy, Alaric’s zipper was open, and guilt was all over their faces… well at least on my husband’s. Lilith looked like she had won the lottery.“Catherine,” Alaric said quietly “It's not what you think.” He was trying to come up with a lie to cover his mess.“Not what I think?” My eyes widened. My hands were trembling with cold fury. “After all I’ve done for you, this is how you repay me? I gave you a son, I gave you a family and you stoop so low to sleep with a…”“She came on to me,” he interrupted, voice rising in defense. “I never meant to hurt you.”“Listen to yourself!” I snapped. “You’re actually trying to find a way to defend this betrayal?!”“Catherine, I can explain.” Lilith’s soft voice filtered in

LILITHAlaric was waiting for me outside the council room, the way a storm waits just beyond the horizon. His jaw was tight, he had one hand fisted at his side, the other dragging over his face as if trying to erase the last few weeks from existence. I smiled anyway, because watching him struggle was almost sweet.“Don’t you dare smile at me,” he said the moment the door shut behind us. His voice was low enough that it wouldn’t carry down the corridor, but the anger in it burned. “What the hell? I’ve been trying to talk to you for two weeks!”I shrugged. “I’ve been busy.”Alaric sighed. “What the hell was that?”I tilted my head. “What was what, darling?”He stepped closer, eyes flashing. “The announcement. You walked into the middle of a dedication ceremony and told the entire pack you were pregnant. Do you have any idea what that means? What it does to me and to this family?”“Alaric…”“You’re pregnant? For my son? What the hell, Lilith? He’s my son for goodness sake! I knew

CHRISTIAN & HAZEL I chuckled as the doctor squirted the gel on Hazel’s tummy, making her squirm. Hazel always reacted to the cold. I kissed her and watched as the wand moved back and forth, and the image became clearer. “There’s your baby.” The doctor, Suzanne smiled, clicking and measuring. I held my breath as she turned on the sound, and I heard the heartbeat. The odd noise filled the room, the fast, steady sound like music to my ears. “You’re sure you want to know the sex?” “Yes!” Hazel and I exclaimed. “It’s a girl,” Suzanne announced. I laughed. “I’m surrounded. My own little harem.” Hazel’s eyes were focused on the screen. She tilted her head, looking confused. “It all looks good…” Suzanne’s voice trailed off. I frowned at the subtle change in the noise. It was faster, like an echo of itself, the strumming continuous. “Well, look who’s been hiding,” Suzanne mused and glanced over at us. She grinned and winked at me. “You did good, Christian.” She peered at the screen in

HAZELI crawled into bed with Christian, snuggled into his side, and rested my head on his chest. He groaned as he shifted.“Are you all right?” I asked, worried that I had hurt him.He nodded. “Colin warned me that getting the sensation back in my legs was going to hurt. He’s fucking right.”Between rushing after Valerie, walking for everyone, moving around the house with his walker, and sitting on Valerie’s bed as he read to her for over an hour, I knew he was exhausted. But when I asked if he was ready to sleep, he said he wasn’t. I felt the same way too. Mentally, I was still wide awake. “Do you want some pain killers?”“No. As weird as it sounds, I want to feel it. I never thought I would get to this point, so aches and all, I’m going to go with it.”I laughed softly. “You’re right, Christian. You are weird.”He dragged her up his chest,causing a little gasp of surprise to escape me.“You wanna help me forget about the aches, Hazel?” he murmured in my ear, biting my lobe. “Make m

The room around me buzzed with activity. Voices, people moving, talking to me, trying to get my attention. I held my breath, scared that if I even so much as breathed, I would miss something important.My focus was on one thing. The doctor examining Valerie. I had insisted, and finally Hazel relented, seeing how upset I was about her. My wife glanced up, smiling as she lifted Valerie to her shoulder. She tilted her chin, letting me know everything was okay. A fact that she was certain of, but I needed to be sure. She handed Valerie over to me and escorted the doctor out and I relaxed, pressing a kiss to my daughter’s head. She looked up, wrinkling her nose.“Hi, Daddy.” “Hey, baby girl.” She patted my hand. “Boo-boo better,” she cooed. “Good.” “Yeah, Daddy feels better.” I brushed a curl off her face. “How did you know?” She pushed on my cheek with her tiny finger. “You Daddy again. You smile.” I dropped my head, pressing kisses all over her sweet little fa

I had never tried to comfort a person still caught between being a young man and a grown-ass adult. I had never reached out and been the role model.It was another lesson I was learning.Dennis was emotional. Filled with apologies. Begging for forgiveness. Once I broke through his stuttering words and barely held-back sobs, I set him straight.“What happened was not your fault. You didn’t put me in this wheelchair, Dennis. None of it is your doing. You need to stop blaming yourself.”“I can’t.”“You can. Get some help. I’ll ask Randy to take you on. He is an amazing person to help you sort things out and get your head straight.” I barked out a laugh. “If he can handle my shit, he can help you.”“But he’s here.”“Yes,” I agreed. “Which is where you need to be. You have a life waiting here for you, Dennis. A job you’re good at. Friends. Family.” I huffed out a breath. “Don’t let that day define you. Move past it.”“The guilt,” he said quietly. “It holds me hostage. That I’m walking arou

I grabbed her hips, guiding her. Pushing her up and pulling her back down. She sobbed my name, her back arching as her release washed through her. I watched as she lost herself in the moment. I had forgotten how beautiful she was in her release. The way her entire frame shuddered. How she bit her lip and lowered her chin as if sinking into the feeling. The breathiness of my name falling from her lips. And how it felt when her muscles fluttered, tightened around me, taking all I had—giving me so much more.My body strained, the urge to thrust and grind against her eclipsing everything else. An orgasm hit me, obliterating everything in its path. I saw stars, the ecstasy was so great. I opened my mouth in a soundless scream, and somewhere, deep inside, I felt a flex, the pinching of muscles not used for so long now gripping, then vanishing as fast as they had engaged. A long, agonized sound escaped as my entire being surrendered. The pain, the pleasure, the sweet torture of it all.Hazel

CHRISTIANThe taste and feel of my wife chased away the last lingering remnants of my dream. Hazel wasn’t walking away. She was right here, with me, in my arms.Right where she should be.I kissed her deeply, seeking out her tongue with mine, stroking hard and deep. Reclaiming her mouth. Reclaiming her. I yanked her tight to my chest, pulling off the towel she had draped around her body. I pushed down the blanket that covered me, needing to feel her. I dragged her over my lap, groaning at the feel of her weight pressing down on me. Still kissing her, I slid my hands over her silken thighs, parting them and settling her so she straddled me.She pulled back, gasping. “Is this okay?”“Fucking yes, it’s okay.” I pressed my mouth to her neck, licking up the damp, elegant column of her throat. “It’s fucking perfect.” I murmured. “You’re so perfect for me, Haze. And I’m such an idiot. Everything that has happened, it only made you stronger, but not me… I got weak.”She grabbed my face, holdi