MasukAlpha JakeI stood before the mirror, adjusting the collar of my shirt, but my hands were shaking. Me, an Alpha, shaking like a leaf. My wolf was pacing inside me, but he wasn't angry or restless. He was howling with a joy I had never felt before. Tonight was the night. A month had passed since the blood and the screams in that warehouse. A month since I almost lost the only woman who made my soul feel alive.Today, Alyanna was officially becoming mine. Not because of a threat, not because of a trade, but because she chose me.The sacred moon ceremony was about to begin. I walked out into the clearing where the pack had gathered. The air was cool, smelling of damp earth and blooming night flowers. The full moon hung huge and silver in the sky, watching us. All the members of our new, peaceful pack stood in a circle, their eyes bright with respect.Then, I saw her.Alyanna walked toward me, and my breath left my body. She wore a long, flowing white dress that caught the moonlight, maki
AlyannaI woke up slowly. My head felt heavy, and my chest was tight with a sharp, stinging pain. I tried to breathe deeply, but it hurt. The air smelled like clean soap and medicine. I knew this smell. It was my healing center. I was in my own hospital.I forced my eyes to open. The light in the room was soft, but it still made me squint. Then, I saw him. Jake was sitting in a chair right next to my bed. He looked terrible. His hair was messy, his face was covered in dark stubble, and his eyes were red. He looked like he hadn't slept in days. When he saw my eyes open, he jumped up and grabbed my hand. His skin was so warm against mine."Alyanna?" he whispered. His voice was shaky and thick with emotion. "Oh, thank God. You’re awake. You’re finally awake."I tried to speak, but my throat felt like it was full of sand. He saw me struggle and quickly poured a glass of water, holding the straw to my lips. I took a small sip, and it felt like heaven."Gary..." I gasped out. My voice was j
DwayneI stood in the shadows of the old warehouse, my heart thumping hard against my ribs. My wolf, Bane, was pacing inside me, smelling the scent of power and lust. I wanted Alyanna. I wanted to feel her soft skin under my rough hands and hear her moan my name. For too long, she had looked at Jake with love, and it made my blood boil. Tonight, that would change.I looked at Marian and her father, Barney. Marian looked beautiful but crazy. She wanted Jake just as much as I wanted Alyanna."Is everything ready?" I asked. My voice sounded deep and mean."Yes, Dwayne," Marian said with a nasty smile. "My men took Gary from the hospital. The boy is weak, but he is alive. He is our bait."Barney nodded. "The guards are paid off. No one saw a thing. Now, call them."I pulled out my phone. I felt like a king. I called Alyanna first. When she picked up, I could hear her crying."Dwayne? Please, Gary is gone! Someone took him!" she sobbed."I know where he is, Alyanna," I said, acting like I
GaryI was lying on the soft hospital bed, feeling the steady rise and fall of my chest with each breath. My arms were still weak, my legs shaky when I tried to move, but at least the color was coming back to my skin. The poison that had nearly claimed me and my grandfather had left me trembling, scared, but alive. I looked around the healing center, the faint smell of herbs and antiseptic filling my nose. Healers walked quietly around, muttering to themselves, and Alpha Jake had been here constantly, checking every single detail of my care.“Mom,” I said softly, my voice hoarse from days of weakness. I turned my head to see Alyanna sitting in the chair beside my bed, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear. Her eyes were tired but focused on me. She had been through so much, and yet she never let it show. “Mom… I remember something.”Her head tilted slightly, a mix of concern and curiosity flashing across her face. “What do you remember, Gary?” she asked gently. She reached out and
ALPHA DWAYNEI watched her from across the room, Alyanna, the way she moved, the subtle grace in her steps, and my wolf purred beneath my skin. Desire. Possession. Rage. Everything I was—all of it—wanted her. And yet, there was something even more delicious in seeing her vulnerable, confused, scared.“Dwayne?” Alyanna’s voice called softly, hesitant, cautious. She had no idea how much I had already planned, how carefully I had woven the threads. She thought she could trust me. She had no idea how far I would go to bend her mind.I approached slowly, smiling just enough to seem sympathetic, concern softening the edges of my features. “Alyanna,” I said, my voice low, almost tender. “I… I just heard… something terrible.”Her eyes immediately widened. She stopped in her tracks, her hand clutching her coat like a shield. “What is it?”I shook my head slowly, letting the faintest tremor of sadness show in my eyes. “It’s Kyla,” I said softly, letting the words sink in. “She… she’s gone.”A s
LESTERI woke before the sun. There was a weight in my chest I couldn’t shake—the kind of ache that gnawed at you from the inside. Kyla. Even the thought of her, lying alone in that cold prison cell, made my stomach twist. She had been so stubborn, so sharp, so alive, and now… I couldn’t shake the image of her tears, the way she had glared at me like I owed her the world and had failed.I didn’t sleep well that night. I couldn’t. The memory of her sobbing voice, whispering her secrets and fears, played on a loop in my head. And I kept thinking about Alpha Dwayne—how easily he had silenced her, how easily he had twisted the world around us to make it look like she’d failed.The streets were still wet from last night’s rain when I pulled up to the prison. My car idled a few meters from the gates. The early morning light reflected off the wet asphalt, and everything felt muted—like the world was holding its breath, waiting for a storm. I clenched the steering wheel tighter, my knuckles g







