Novels by Hakken Nightshade

Kane POVThe drive was grueling. I sat in the back of the blacked-out SUV with Khanna, while Alpha Len sat up front, radiating a protective—and suffocating—aura. Every time he glanced in the rearview mirror, his eyes landed on me with a flicker of lingering resentment. He hadn't forgotten the slap, and he certainly hadn't forgotten that I carried the scent of Alpha Mark’s pack, no matter how long I’d been a rogue."We’re crossing the border," Len announced, his voice snapping the tension in the car.I felt it immediately. As a rogue, crossing into a formal territory is like walking into a wall of static. The Pack Link—the invisible psychic tether that bound Len to his people—was thick here. It felt like a thousand eyes were suddenly pressed against my skin, weighing my worth and finding it wanting.Khanna must have felt the shift in my energy. She reached out, her fingers lacing through mine. Her touch was the only thing keeping me from jumping out of the moving vehicle and running ba

Kane POVI take a deep breath and mentally prepare myself for the oncoming conversation. I have been a rogue for years and a few years ago I met Khanna who was kind enough to help me when I had been attacked by other rogues, she helped me heal and so I decided to pay her back by protecting her.However, I never thought that it would mean that I would have to tell her about my past. Something that I had been hoping to keep buried for the rest of my life. It is not that I did anything wrong, or anything like that. It is just that once people realise my connection to a certain individual, they then become suspicious of me or hate me outright.I learnt very quickly to keep my mouth shut and not let anyone know about my past. But now it is all about to come to the light again, I just hope that Khanna does not see me in a different light. I think that would break me.I open the door to the boardroom and walk in, I see Alpha Len there with two of his pack members. I know Alpha Len through Kh

Khanna POV“This had better be good.” I say before giving Len the floor.I have a rough idea of what he wants to talk to me about, last time he asked for a meeting like this it was to try to get me to move to his pack. While I respect him and I understand that the idea came from a place of caring, I did not and do not wish to reside there.I enjoy my life of freedom; the town has always been kind to me and allowed me to live there with no complaints. They even helped and supported me growing up and I was able to go to school and be free, the woodlands and the cabin were my home for many years and the town has always protected me. So, there was never an option of me leaving.But something about Lens’ body language has got me worried today, so I will hear him out. I just hope that it is nothing too serious.“I know how much you resisted last time but please reconsider my offer. I would like you to come and live in my pack, but this time the offer is only temporary as there is a reason f

Alpha Len POVIt has been ten years since the event with the little girl and I have since been keeping an eye on her. For some reason I was drawn to her ten years ago, not in a weird way. More like in a protective older brother or father way. If I had a daughter, I probably would have felt like this towards her.The girl has been doing amazingly the last ten years, she has gone from strength to strength, but she has no one to lean on other than one rogue. It turned out that she was an orphan who was living on the edge of the woodlands boarding the town of Morinaga.The town knew that she was there, and they would give her essentials and treats, but she would refuse any offers to be taken in or to go to the local orphanage. When I dug into her background, I found out why- her father had given her the cabin for her eighth birthday, and it was her safe haven. She would go there and wait for him to return when he went away on business trips. That was why she would not leave, she thought h

Khanna POVI was out for a walk in the woods when all of a sudden I was surrounded by four wolves growling at me, they took it in turns to nibble me and hurt me a bit but then another wolf came. This wolf pushed me to the ground and stood protectively over me, he took on the other four wolves and saved me. But he was wounded in the process.Once he dragged me to the edge and I saw the rogue, I knew exactly what I needed to do. I ran, not looking back. I just hope that the wolf is still there when I return.I run to the nearest convenience store, thankfully one of those that I like is working today.“Mr. Ward, please may I have a first aid kit?” I ask nervously.“Why?” Mr. Ward asks me, looking me up and down with worry in his eyes. He notices the scratches on my arms and legs and the torn dress I am wearing.“Someone is hurt sir and I want to help them.” I reply.“Who?”“A wolf sir.”“A wolf?”“Yes sir, he saved me, but he is bleeding badly and I want to help him. Please Mr. Ward, I w

Alpha Len POVI cannot believe I was so reckless; I am an alpha so I should have known better and not rushed in without back up or some form of a plan. But I could not help myself, no matter how silly I was being I knew that I would have regretted not stepping in and helping the child.I was heading home from visiting a neighbouring pack to get a treaty signed. I had decided to run back rather than go with the guards in the car because I wanted to stretch my legs and have a bit of time to myself. I know I am the leader of a pack so I should always have a warrior with me, but sometimes I just need to be alone. And the pack I visited is only two hours run away from mine so I thought I would be safe. I enjoy the feeling of grass and mud beneath my paws.I was running through some woodland when I heard growls and screams. At first, I thought nothing of it but then the screams got louder and higher pitched. It was then that I realised that the screams were those of a child and I was drawn

Danny and Alex left the kitchen soon after breakfast and headed to the sun room, a place where Danny had not been yet and one that Alex knew he would love.Danny was taken aback by the spectacular views of both inside and outside the sun room, his eyes widened in wonder and joy and everything he saw and heard. Alex settled down while he watched Danny wander around the room before he sat down a few seats away from Alex, lost in his own thoughts. Alex sat there for ages, just watching Danny and smiling to himself.The sun room was no longer just a sanctuary but lunch time; it had become a glass-walled furnace, trapping the midday heat and the suffocating tension that had been building between them for two years. The scent of cedar and sun-warmed velvet mingled with the salt-air remnants of the docks, but everything was being overtaken by the heavy, musky pheromones of the Alpha.Alex’s gaze was a physical weight. He didn't just look at Danny; he devoured him

The transition from the intimacy of Alex’s bedroom to the bustling ecosystem of the Hidden Hearth pack-house was jarring. For Danny, the pack house had always been a place of shadows and secrets, but today, under the bright morning sun, it was a hive of controlled chaos. Every floorboard seemed to hum with the energy of dozens of people, all of them moving with a purpose Danny didn't quite share.But the most overwhelming force wasn't the house—it was the man walking exactly four inches behind his left shoulder."Alex, I’m just going to the kitchen for a refill," Danny said, lifting his empty tea mug. He tried to keep his voice light, but the weight of Alex’s attention was a physical pressure against his spine."I heard you," Alex replied. His voice wasn't just steady; it was resonant, vibrating with a low-frequency territorial warning that Danny felt in his own chest.Alex didn't just follow. He escorted. As they moved into the gr

The door to Alex’s room clicked shut, finally sealing out the cold, metallic scent of the docks and the distant, muffled shouts of Silas hauling Detective Ote toward the pack’s prison cells. Outside, the Hidden Hearth pack was a symphony of rustling leaves and distant patrols, but inside the four walls of the bedroom, the silence was deafening.Danny didn't move from the door. He stood with his back against the wood, his shoulders slumped, looking smaller than he had on the pier. The adrenaline that had allowed him to stand up to Ote had evaporated, leaving behind a hollow, aching exhaustion.Alex stood by the window, his silhouette framed by the moonlight. He looked like a statue carved from shadow, his presence still vibrating with the residual energy of the Alpha. He didn't turn around immediately, his hands gripped tight behind his back."He’s in the hole," Alex said, his voice a low, gravelly rumble. "Net is setting up the dampeners. He wo

The docks were a graveyard of rusted shipping containers and the smell of salt and rotting timber. Rain turned the oil-slicked asphalt into a mirror for the flickering amber lights of the security towers. At the far end of Pier 19, a lone black sedan sat idling, its headlights cutting through the fog like a predator’s eyes.Danny watched from the back of the transport as Alex and Silas moved. They didn't run; they vanished. One moment they were there, and the next, they were shadows blending into the industrial landscape.“Jamming active,” Net whispered, his fingers dancing over a tablet. “Ote is in a dead zone. He couldn't call for backup if his life depended on it. Which, statistically, it doesn't.”The passenger door of the sedan opened. Detective Ote stepped out, glancing at his watch and lighting a cigarette. He looked nervous, his eyes darting toward the darkness. He was waiting for Vane, but he didn't realize the mountain had

The armoured transport sat idling in a dark alleyway fifty yards from Danny’s apartment complex. Rain lashed against the reinforced glass, blurring the neon signs of the city into long, weeping streaks of colour. Inside the cabin, the only light came from the flickering green of Officer Net’s monitors."Isolation complete," Net whispered. "Filtering the background noise. It’s dated two days after your disappearance. Ote is in your home office. He’s with a man—sounds like a heavy-set smoker. He’s not a cop. The gait is too weighted; the scent would be... wrong."Alex leaned in, his body coiled like a spring. "Play it."Static crackled through the speakers, a hollow, echoing sound that made the hair on Danny’s arms stand up. Then, a chair scraped against a floorboard—Danny’s chair."I'm telling you, he's gone," Ote’s voice came through, clear and sharp. "Marigold took him. The extracti

As the armoured transport hissed through the forests fog, descending toward the sprawling carpet of city lights below, the cabin was silent. Danny sat huddled in the back, the heavy wool cardigan pulled tight around him. He watched Officer Net, who was meticulously calibrating a series of glowing antennas.Officer Net didn’t look like a police officer. He looked like a man who hadn't slept since the turn of the century, his movements precise and clinical."Net," Danny said, his voice cutting through the hum of the engine. "How did you find me that day at the crime scene? I am guessing you weren't just a lucky assignment. You were waiting for me."Net looked up from his screen. He glanced at Alex, who was sitting across from Danny, his eyes fixed on the dark road ahead."Tell him, Net," Alex said softly. "He deserves the full picture."Net sighed, pushing his spectacles up the bridge of his nose. "I was never assigned to your case, Danny. I&rs