MasukDANIELMy eyes snapped wide open, the shock of her voice vibrating through my mind so sharply that my whole body jerked.Before I could even think about it, the words burst out of my throat in a breathless shout."She's alive!"The heavy, grief-stricken silence of the hallway was shattered instantly."What?!" Alpha and Miss Moonrack said at the exact same time. Their voices collided in the quiet air, laced with disbelief, while the rest of the family just stared at me, completely frozen in surprise.Alpha’s eyes, still glowing with that dangerous, volatile gold, snapped directly to mine. He took two massive steps forward, his face twisting with a sudden surge of irritation. "Is this another sick joke of yours?!" He lunged out, his large hands grabbing the collar of my shirt, pulling me forward until we were face-to-face.I didn't flinch. I didn't even get afraid of the raw Alpha power radiating off him, because the sheer weight of what I had just felt inside my head was too massive.
DANIELI opened my eyes and remembered that my Marie was still lying on that cold hospital bed inside, helpless, and we were all just sitting out here, waiting and praying for her to wake up.Moon, please save her, I prayed silently, the words aching inside my mind. Deep within me, my wolf sat down in complete sadness, curling into a tight, miserable ball. He felt weak, drained by the bond that was stretching thinner and thinner with every second she stayed asleep.If anything happens to her, I swear I will never believe in any stupid Moon Goddess again. I would hate her.Because it was entirely her fault for giving me such a stupid fate, for giving Marie another mate and tearing our lives into these messy, bloody pieces.I didn't even realize that my hand was clenched so tightly into a fist that my knuckles were turning white, not until I felt a soft, trembling pressure. I looked down. Luna’s hand was resting over mine, her fingers gently trying to freeze my grip, trying to coax m
DANIELBy the time the doctors were finally done and walked out of the room, the sky outside the pack hospital windows had gone completely black.The silence in the hallway was heavy, suffocating. Everyone was still seated in the waiting area, their faces pale under the dim lights. Even Livia looked genuinely worried. I watched her from across the room, surprised by the raw anxiety on her face, but my thoughts were quickly cut short.The door clicked open. Miss Moonrack walked out.Sweat was beaded all over her forehead, dampening her hair.The Alpha’s head snapped up the second he heard the latch. He didn't waste a breath. He quickly walked straight towards her, his large frame tense, and gently took her by the arm to guide her down into a nearby chair.I moved towards her too. My heart was pounding so hard against my ribs it felt like it would burst right through my chest. I opened my mouth to ask about Marie, but the words got stuck in my throat. The suffocating fear trapped t
DANIELI stood there, my chest tight, watching them move around the room. I didn't understand why they wouldn't just believe me. It felt like a heavy stone sitting in my gut. Every time I told them the truth, it felt like I was shouting into a storm, my words just getting blown away.But I couldn't really blame them. I blamed my own stupid fate. If it wasn't for what was wrong with me, she would have seen me. She would have known me long ago, before the Moon Goddess ever tried to play games and give her a second-chance mate. The Goddess hadn't even given her a good man. She had given her that monster, Tyler.I was the reason she was in this bed. My condition had all led her to this moment of coughing up her own life force.I knew it, and the guilt tasted like copper in my mouth. I was going to fix this, though. I would fix it even if the Alpha demanded my head on a platter.We were fated. We were going to be together forever, and I was going to prove it.Now that Marie had actual
YELENA "Oh, you’re dead meat..." The voice that came out of Tristan wasn't human. It was deep, guttural, and dripping with the intent to kill.He raised his clawed hand high, the muscles in his arm corded like steel cables. He was going to end it. He was going to tear Daniel’s throat out right in front of us."Tristan!" I yelled."Brother!"The second voice was weak, barely more than a whisper, but it cut through the Alpha’s rage like a silver blade. I turned to her, Marie was propped up on one elbow, her face ghostly white, her eyes pleading.Tristan’s hand froze in mid-air.The lethal tension didn't leave his body, but he stayed his strike. Our voices had hit him at once, pulling at the threads of his humanity.I didn't wait for him to drop his hand. I stepped forward, my voice shaking but firm. "Tristan, please... I know you’re in there. You can't do this. He’s your Beta. He’s your friend. He’s the brother you chose."Tristan’s wolf didn't turn back to us. "I don't have a brother
YELENAI looked up at Daniel. He looked wretched. His eyes were shot through with angry red veins, the kind that come from crying until the salt burns your skin. He looked down at Marie, and fresh tears slipped down his cheeks, landing on the cold hospital floor."Use my blood!" he yelled again. His voice was raw, cracking under the weight of his own guilt. "I did this to her... I’m going to be the one to correct it. Please, Miss Moonrack."I shook my head, my hands trembling as I held the medical basin. "It’s not done that way, Daniel. You have to be her mate for the transfusion to take. We can't make the same mistake twice.""Yes, I am her real mate!" He growled, the sound vibrating deep in his chest. It wasn't just a man’s voice anymore; his wolf was pushing through, desperate and feral. "How many times do I have to tell you that Tyler was just a second chance? He was a placeholder! I am the one she was born for!"The air in the room grew heavy, thick with the scent of pine and o
YELENAI kept staring at the same spot on the wall like the answers were hidden there. My chest still felt tight. My head still felt full. Ria was gone. Just like that. One minute, we were fighting for her life with everything in us, and the next minute, she was lying there cold. I still couldn’t w
YELENA I hit the table, hard enough to make the wood thrum under my palm, but he didn’t stop. Tristan kept walking toward me like I was some challenge he had to conquer, and my chest tightened with something I didn’t want to name. What was wrong with him? Why wasn’t he scared of me?“What are you
YELENAThe first thing I felt was a heavy weight on my hand.It was warm, tight, and almost desperate.When I opened my eyes, everything was bright white and blurry. I blinked once, twice, until the room finally stopped spinning. I was in a hospital bed. Me... a whole doctor lying down like one hel
JACKSONThere was no escaping this.We were already seated inside the Pack Council chamber, the most feared room in the entire city. The walls felt too close, built with cold stone and old magic that clung to the air like smoke. The elders sat in their high black chairs, their faces stern, their ey







