MasukThe sun dipped low over the horizon, its fading light swallowed by the fast-approaching cold of the night. I walked with my friends toward the guest rooms, the silence between us heavy as we trudged through the thick snow beneath our feet.Everything had happened so fast that we were only now beginning to feel the aftermath of it all.And it was dreadful.“What a freaking mess,” William muttered, glancing around at the surrounding homes, most of which had been destroyed. “It’s like a hurricane tore through here.”“Yeah… it’s really unfortunate,” Chanelle agreed, rubbing her arms in a futile attempt to keep warm. “It’s going to take a long time to rebuild.”I clenched my jaw, tightening my grip on Nicholas’s hand as he walked beside me. “I’m going to make sure they all pay. Every single last one of them.”Nicholas tilted his head toward me. “Calm down, my little Luna.You’ll get wrinkles if you keep making those faces.”I let out a quiet huff. “Ugh. I’m just… frustrated.”“Well,” he mu
I had only ever been in Felix’s office once, and that was when I accidentally set the dining hall on fire trying to cast a spell I had seen in Harry Potter using a lit match in a failed attempt to impress a group of Omegas.Who would have thought that waving around a flaming stick while chanting “incendio” could go very wrong?To say the least, I got the whipping of my life. Still, the room I stepped into now looked nothing like I remembered.Alec had gone out of his way to redo the entire place. Fresh red paint covered the walls, new wooden floorboards stretched beneath my feet, and the furniture had all been replaced.It was as if Felix had never existed, wiped from this place like the insect he was.Good. Crescent Moon was better off without his stain.As soon as we were inside, William shut the door behind us.I bit my lip as I watched Alec lower himself into his chair.It was subtle, but I could tell he was barely holding himself together. The slight wavering in his eyes, the st
There had to be some sadistic asshole pulling the strings of my fate right now, because apparently a girl couldn't catch a break. Freaking Lycan Wolves? Was this a joke? I stared at Gabriel for a moment, my heart practically frozen as the realization sank in that more of our kind existed out there. But how? I thought Lycan Wolves were practically extinct, besides Alec and me... and possibly our parents. It didn't make sense. But I had no time to think further. I had to find Nicholas. “We'll talk later, Gabriel. Stay safe.” I told him and placed a gentle hand on his shoulder before moving toward Alec. I stopped a few feet away from him where he knelt, his hands curled into fists, his eyes red from both fury and grief. I hesitated for a second before speaking. “Alec,” I said softly. Alec didn't respond. His breathing was uneven as he continued to stare at Dan. My eyes moved to him. The familiar, radiant man I’d grown up seeing around town was now pale. His chest bore a gash
I’d never been one to wait around. It was a curse I was born with. Me and patience? Yeah, that bitch and I were not friends. That’s why sitting here waiting for Nicholas had me tempted to slam my head against the dashboard just to stop myself from caving.I checked my phoneTime was ticking slowly. Each passing second made the uneasiness in my chest tighten. What the hell could be happening there?Not knowing was driving me to the edge. Chanelle beside me was biting her nails, a grim expression on her face as she looked out the window.“I'm sorry you got stuck babysitting,” I told her.Chanelle jumped slightly, startled by my voice.“No way, Michelle. You're my Luna." She shook her head, her eyes meeting mine."It's my duty to protect you with my life.”I caught the resolve in her gaze and felt a quiet warmth settle over me despite everything pressing down around us.“Thanks.” I paused, then turned my head to look outside. “I just hope they're okay.”Ten minutes wasn't much. It was pr
Apparently, we were going to be meeting them in Alaska, the place where this whole adventure had started. Who knew we would come full circle? We had just left the airport and were now on our way to Crescent Moon.I wasn’t traveling alone. Nicholas, my mate, was by my side, along with a group of friends who would lay down their lives for me just as I would for them.Speaking of those friends, they were currently caught up in a video game brawl in the back seat of the BMW. They kept trash-talking and throwing insults at each other like their lives depended on it.At this point, I was pretty sure they weren’t fighting for a championship title. They were fighting for the honor of Greatest Dork of All Time.“Suck it, losers!” William called out just as Channelle and Nathaniel let out frustrated cries.“Noooo!” Chanelle whined.“I swear, if you didn’t spam that stupid move, I’d have handled you,” Nathaniel said, exhaling hard.Chanelle let out a noise of agreement. “That freaking character
There was a time, long ago, when I would have wanted to see the miserable bastards who birthed Alec and me, then tossed us aside like yesterday’s leftover pizza.The young, naive me who spent nights staring up at the stars, wondering why the other kids in the pack had parents who cared while I didn’t, would have jumped at the chance to see them again. She would have been ecstatic.But the me now?No thanks.I’d buried them long ago, right next to my dead goldfish, Miguel. I mourned them the same way I mourned him, shedding a single tear over their makeshift gravestone.So why was I standing outside my brother’s guest room at six in the morning, a gut-wrenching feeling twisting inside me?It made no sense.And yet, I couldn’t shake it.The door opened, revealing Alec with a grim expression as his eyes swept over me from head to toe.I was wearing black shorts that hugged my soft curves and a white tank top, paired with ankle boots. My medium-length hair was pulled into a messy bun, and
I should have been happy Nicholas was finally giving me a chance to explain myself. But the wounded, angry part of me wouldn't let me. He had hurt me, intentionally or not; he had torn my heart out and tossed it aside like trash. For that, my wolf wanted to lash out."Oh. You want to hear my side n
Chanelle and William exchanged glances while Nicholas remained still, a silent battle raging behind his unmoving gaze.Sofia broke the silence."Alec doesn't have a sister."Chanelle nodded. "Try again, rogue. We're not buying it."I narrowed my eyes. So not even my own flesh and blood remembered m
I couldn't believe it.Nicholas. My Nicholas had just called Sofia his mate. The one whose mind, soul, and body should belong to me was calling another woman his. As if I didn't exist. As if the threads tying our souls together meant nothing.No. This was all some misunderstanding. It had to be.So
The walk back to the packhouse was agonizing; my heart wouldn't stop racing. William led the group while Chanelle and Nathaniel followed close behind, sandwiching me in the middle like I was some criminal from a high-stakes prison they were escorting. Which, honestly, wasn’t far from the truth. I







