Novels by Barbara Crudup

Malcolm watched the way that Fenris was eyeing his son. It was very obvious that Fenris was not happy with the Alpha at that moment. He had received the same look from his own father. A part of him almost felt sorry for the Alpha. Yet, he was relieved that whatever had caused Fenris to be upset with his son had nothing to do with him and the Sullivan pack. Paul had never shifted from his wolf. That was never a good sign. If an Alpha merely wanted a discussion with another pack leader, he would arrive in his human form. Yet, when an Alpha was ready for battle, he would always arrive in his wolf. He would stand strong in front of his pack. Although Paul was in front of his powerful pack, he no longer appeared ready for battle. He actually looked like he wanted to be anywhere but where he was now. He only met his father's eyes for a moment. He hung his head as if he felt shame for some unknown reason. Fenris stared at Paul a few more moments. Suddenly the wolves started to leave and h

At the mention of traitors in the Spane Pack, Fenris turned to face Malcolm. "How would you know we are looking for traitors?" Fenris asked with suspicion in his voice. Malcolm made sure he kept his voice calm and steady. "They approached us a little while ago. They told us that they were members of the Spane pack. They offered to get us information for payment." Malcolm said. Fenris sneered and chuckled. "Of course, the honorable man that you are, you did not take them up on that offer." Fenris stated sarcastically. Malcolm looked him in the eye without blinking. "I am an honorable man, but I am not stupid. I know that it would only be a matter of time before Paul attacked us. I would be a fool if I did not get any information that I could." Malcolm said honestly."So, what did they tell you?" Fenris asked. Malcolm continued to hold his gaze as he responded. "They said that Enza was now weakened, because she had recently given birth. They suggested killing her because she is the Beta

Malcolm was trying to come up with a way that they could possibly get out of the situation alive. He did not fear Paul, but it was too many unknowns when it came to him. He had no idea if they were about to face a few wolves or hundreds. They had not figured out how Paul was so resistant to Vera's magic and spells. If Paul decided to declare war at this moment, there was no doubt that they would all be slaughtered in minutes. He looked at the sniveling pieces of wolf dung in front of him. If they had never came here, none of them would be in this dangerous position.He sighed, he could not think of any way out of this, except one. He hated the thought of diplomatic nonsense. Yet, what choice did he really have? If diplomacy was the only way to save his family, he would swallow his pride and try it. He looked at his mother. The stress had started to get to her. She was usually smiling and would light up a room with her presence. Now, she looked tired and older than ever. This business

Anthony leapt to his feet and pried his hands from Sibean's neck. "If you won't so scared of Alpha Paul, you would be able to listen and understand there is no danger." Anthony snarled. "Sibean is right. We slipped through the only opening. We saw all of Paul's lookouts on the road and slipped past each and every one of them." Anthony said smugly." After the Alpha and Beta had left, there was only Fenris and Enza left. They were socializing and not on a lookout." Anthony said to them with disgust at their cowardice. "When Fenris stood up to get Enza a drink, we slipped past them. I assure you we covered all of our bases." Anthony said. Sibean rubbed his neck where the king was choking him. "We left three wolves behind to keep an eye on them." Sibean cleared his throat. "Now let's talk about that extra compensation." He said greedily.Everyone in the room, including the guards was looking at them as if they had completely lost their minds. The king was red with anger. He was moving his

Sullivan Manor.Alpha Malcolm was startled at the sound of excited voices, followed by rapid knocks on the door. Malcolm frowned and glanced at his father. They certainly was not expecting anyone. Everyone they knew called ahead before arriving. Nobody came unannounced. He got an uneasy feeling. Something was not right. He could feel the unease in every fiber of his body. He opened the door and groaned inwardly when he saw eight members of Alpha Paul's pack. They were visibly afraid. Their eyes were wide and they were visibly shaking. He felt his rage rising. Why the hell were they here? They were never supposed to come to the manor. The only time that he expected to see them is when he summoned them to a secluded area.Yet, these jackasses chose to come to Sullivan Manor. "What the fuck?" Malcolm asked them. It was obvious that he was full of rage. "Why are you at my house?" He yelled at them. "Are you trying to start a fucking war?" Malcolm raged. He rubbed his temples. He could not

Keeping her eyes in tune without her surroundings without looking as though she was focused on any one thing, she spotted the first wolf slipping past the other. No doubt the first one was their lookout. The lookout must have signaled them that it was safe to pass. Then several more ran past. She concentrated as hard as she possibly could on Andre. When she felt the link connect, she breathed a sigh of relief. "Several wolves, ten or more attempting to slip past." Enza said through the link. Andre did not respond, but she could feel his tension through the link. That confirmed that he heard his message.Paul's father was watching her as she was connected to Andre. The link remained quiet. It made Enza wonder if her message was received. Then Enza heard Andre reply. "You and uncle take action!" Andre said. Enza gave Fenris a prearranged signal. Before her very eyes, Fenris shifted into the biggest and scariest wolf that she had ever seen. He was solid black with muscles protruding fro