LOGINHe definitely didn’t need to check with me—an Omega—about it. “You… you’re asking me?” I asked, unsure I’d heard right. “Of course.” His answer came without hesitation. “You’re the one they hurt, so you have the right to decide how this ends. And you’re also the lead on this project. Whatever happ
Ashley POV “Hey sweetheart, get some rest first. I’ve got a few things to deal with.” Caroline gently closed the door for me, her movements so soft it was as if she was afraid of disturbing me. The room returned to silence, leaving only the faint sound of wind outside the window. I lay on that ov
“Sweetheart, dependence and independence aren’t opposites,” Caroline said with a small, knowing smile. "No matter if you're human or one of us supernaturals, we're all basically pack creatures. It’s wired in our bones. We look after each other, lean on each other. Being independent doesn’t mean you
Ashley’s POV I had been asleep for what felt like forever. It was like drifting in a warm, endless ocean—no pain, no fear, just nothingness. For a while, I honestly thought I was already gone. Then a faint streak of light pierced through the darkness and brushed against my eyelids. I forced mys
Hebert’s POV While I was fighting to free Ashley, I could feel Brian already locked in a brutal brawl with that bastard Paul. The dull thuds of fists smashing into flesh, mixed with Paul’s miserable screams, kept bouncing off the basement walls like some twisted echo chamber. Cecilia, stunned for
Only two. Which meant, in the end, it would just be me and Brian going in. I took the cold crystal bracelets, gripping them hard enough that my knuckles ached. “Thank you,” I said solemnly, then turned and bolted toward the exit. No more time to waste. Ashley, wait for me. I swear—no matter if
With Taylor’s arm steadying me, we moved a lot faster down the hallway. Halfway through, one of the stone tiles suddenly dipped under my foot. I didn’t see it coming. My ankle twisted hard, and my whole body pitched forward before I could even curse properly. Great. Just great. But the expected f
She simply turned slowly, her gaze moving past my shoulder to land on my trusted subordinate, Buck, standing behind me. Buck was a massive Beta nearly two meters tall who had once snapped an adult brown bear’s neck with his bare hands. There was no warning. Katherine didn’t even chant a single spel
The air in the basement was thick and foul, reeking of rust and decades-old mold. The torches on the wall crackled, casting flickering orange light across Katherine’s face — a face that was enchantingly beautiful in a nearly eerie way. Honestly, she completely shattered my preconceptions of what a
The old oak bedframe creaked loudly under the strain. Rough, water-soaked hemp ropes bit deep into the once-powerful body that now sagged with loose, wrinkled skin. My father, the great leader of Dark River Pack, was pinned to the same grand bed he had slept in for thirty years, looking like nothing







