LOGINMARIEI saw her.Her. And that man she dragged everywhere like some trophy she used to make my brother lose his mind. Yelena was always acting innocent while carrying her own problem around like a handbag. I hated her for that, but at the same time… I didn’t want her to leave that man either. They fit each other too well, and if she stayed with him, then Livia would be the one with my brother. Perfect. Fewer headaches in my life.I pulled out my phone immediately to snap them, just one clear picture to send my brother so he could back off. Let him see she was someone else’s woman now. Someone else’s headache. Good for him.But before my camera could even focus, Daniel snatched the phone right out of my hand. He didn’t even warn me.“What are you doing? Why are you snapping them?” he said, his tone was low and sharp, as if he owned me.“That’s none of your business. Give me my phone back.” I stretched my hand towards him, but he just stood there, refusing like a stubborn wall.“Well t
MARIEDaniel smiled and nodded like a happy fool. “That’s not a problem, Alpha.”I frowned so hard my forehead hurt. The moment my brother turned to leave, I rushed after him.“No. No. I refuse to stay with him. We’re going together.”He stopped halfway and turned back slowly, anger already twisting his face. “You can’t refuse. It’s a command. And you will listen to him.”His alpha aura hit me like a brick wall. Heavy. Hot. Crushing. My knees almost bent under it, but I forced myself to stay standing. I stood there and watched him walk out the door, leaving me drowning in the scent of peppermint and that cold dominance he always carried.The tears came again. I hated crying in front of people. It made me feel weak, small, like a lost pup.“Should I help you upstairs?” Daniel asked softly.I shoved him away, not even caring how hard it was.He stepped back without complaining, like he always did, like a soft man. I wiped my tears and ran upstairs before he could try anything else.He
MARIEAll my efforts were useless. Every single thing I did for my brother ended up in the trash. I thought bringing Livia back would fix him, bring him out of that cold shell he had locked himself in. I wanted the brother I grew up with… the one who used to laugh, joke, annoy me, protect me. Not this frozen Alpha who barely breathed unless the word “Yelena” was involved.Everything was going fine at first. Perfect even. He and Livia were getting close again, and the whole house felt peaceful. Then he divorced that witch he called wife and everything fell apart again.Honestly, I still didn’t know why he even married her. Was there no other she-wolf in the pack? No one else? Yelena acted like she knew everything. She acted like she could do anything. She was always too calm, too composed, too… too much. She irritated me without even speaking.When she left, my brother became miserable. He searched for her every day, morning and night. He practically lived on her scent trail. He forgo
JACKSON Shit. Shit!I couldn’t believe what I’d done. I’d allowed her to take his number. My anger boiled hot and sharp, fueled by her sharp tongue and the way she just pushed me, nudged me, to make mistakes I should’ve known better than to make.Kenzie had accepted her back. He’d even called me later, talking about how he’d thought it over and wanted another chance. I should’ve been relieved. I should’ve been happy. I should’ve let it go. But I wasn’t.I was furious. And the thing that scared me the most, I didn’t understand why. I’d thought my wolf was just being protective, just making sure she didn’t get hurt again. But no… this anger was mine. Mine alone. And I hated it.I told Kenzie flat out that it wouldn’t work, that he’d already had his chance and blown it. He argued, of course. He told me I cared too much about her, that I was overthinking. I’d smiled bitterly at him, thinking, maybe, he had a point. But then he opened my eyes.He said he wasn’t going to let it happen, tha
NYRAI was the happiest wolf in the hospital when I heard they were both cleared. Relief washed over me, warm and soothing, and for a moment, I let myself imagine that nothing like that would ever happen again. Still, a part of me burned with curiosity, a stubborn need to see the kind of monster who could do such a thing.A week had passed, and the hospital had settled back into its usual rhythm. Peaceful. Normal. But then I heard it had been Alpha Tristan’s help that had gotten them released. A flicker of unease ran through me. I didn’t want him to use it as another chance to frustrate Lena. She didn’t love him anymore; she had found her true love, she had moved on, and I was secretly grateful he hadn’t stirred up trouble since our last encounter.Speaking of true love, I remembered Kenzie. I’d been debating accepting him back. Jackson had been pestering me, subtly but persistently, to see him again. I wanted to give Kenzie another chance. He’d realized his mistake, and though it d
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 doing… Tristan?” I asked, my voice trembling but laced with a mix of irritation and something else I wasn’t ready to admit. He smirked, that damn smirk that made my knees weak, and before I could even blink, he lifted me off the floor. My eyes went wide as my stomach flipped, he carried me like I was weightless, and the world spun just a little too fast.He leaned me against the table, close enough that I could feel the heat of him radiating toward me. His breath fanned across my face, and I shivered. Moon, I hated that he could make me feel like this.“You should know,” he murmured, bending so his face was near mine, “I’d do anything. Any damn thing to help you. I’d never make you sad again







