Lilac’s P.O.V. “Riley said I have a half-brother. I think…” I opened my eyes and sucked in a trembling breath, “I think he’s here.” Nox placed a hand on my shoulder, causing the guards around us to shift nervously. We stuck out like a sore thumb, dressed to the nines in our tactical gear. The few
Through the haze of bloodlust I kept tabs on my half-brother. He remained in that building, surrounded by a handful of guards. Enough to tell me that prisoner or not, he was important. A phantom breeze danced up the back of my spine, so light that I would’ve missed it if it hadn’t been for the voic
“I want all of our dead brought back to Lyra’s pack.” He wiped the bloody curls from his forehead and gave me a curt nod. “Yes, Luna.” I paused, surveying the sea of corpses at our feet. There were so many dead. How many of these people had families? Mates they would never get the chance to meet.
Nox’s P.O.V. The second my eyes locked on his, I wanted to tear his throat out. Not because we were now magically connected via his strange ability, but because of the hand he had in Lilac’s capture. She was all that kept me from watering the earth with his blood, and the fucker knew it. “Finally
“Go, please!” She cried, “You fought to stay alive for seventeen years, mom. You’re done. You’re free. It’s our turn to fight, not yours. If you love me, you’ll do this.” Annamarie nodded, tears dripping from her face. She kissed her daughter on the cheek and grabbed Titus. The two ran to Reese, va
She sliced down her own palm and pressed our bloody wounds together. Lilac murmured something about this being wholly unsanitary. I never got the chance to voice my agreement. “I, Alpha Lyra Huxley, relinquish my title. I pass it, along with my lands and people, on to you, Alpha Nox Griffin and Lun
Lilac’s P.O.V. One month… The first three days passed within the blink of an eye. It didn’t matter how long I spent with Nox, burrowed in his arms, so entangled with one another that nothing could pry us free. No amount of time would ever be enough. Living in the same house as eleven other people
When he finally pulled away, I was lightheaded and much too eager to get back to the house. “You survey the damage, and I’ll go and grab my stuff.” I scraped my claws down his hard chest, and smirked. “Oh, and before you offer to come and help me, it’s nothing I can’t handle. Seriously, it’s a few