LOGINGrant Walker POVMy big eyes watch Mars Reed carry our little cub Logan straight inside the back bedroom of The Walker Ridge Estate, and a giant wave of quiet tranquility washes right over my heavy Alpha heart.My home territory is finally graced with its true mate and master once more.After using my hands to tidy up the wood dining room table, my boots walk slowly back into my own private study room, where my eyes instantly notice several missed emergency alerts flashing from my beta fighter wolf Kevin on the special pack network.I take a quick glance towards Logan’s bedroom door down the hall, then my long legs pace over to the massive floor-to-ceiling glass window, cracking the heavy frame open just a tiny bit to let the cool air of the Silverwood forest blow inside before my fingers dial Kevin’s number back fast.“Alpha Walker, regarding the suspicious death of Mars Reed’s pack mother inside the hospital cage back then, my wolves have been hitting total dead ends down the mounta
Brooke Caldwell POV“My wolf does not care about the old tracks Mars Reed left in the forest,” Lane says, shifting his body in the chair inside our private booth. “As long as his future running path is right next to my paws, that is the only thing that matters to my heart!”I clench my teeth together because his words make my mind super angry. “Do your alpha heart truly not mind that he bore another male wolf’s twin cubs in the secret woods?”“Of course it brings a small sting to my chest, but my wolf does not care about the past,” Lane says, letting out a small laugh as he looks at his hands. “He did not even meet my pack back then, right? What is super important today is that his body belongs completely to me now.”The more Lane talks about his love for Mars, the more my blood boils with a giant amount of rage.In my eyes, a regular wolf like Mars Reed does not deserve a great leader like Lane at all. That boy should have disappeared from the forest a long time ago along with his mo
Mars Reed POV“My hands are only freezing cold because your big Alpha wolf makes me super mad, Grant!” I yell out loud, yank my fingers right out of his heavy palm, and jump fast into the back seat of his black truck.I do not want to give his big body any good excuse to make me sit in the front passenger seat next to his shoulders.Grant just lets out a deep chuckle from his chest while he starts the engine, turning the steering wheel toward The Walker Ridge Estate without saying a single word about my choice of seats. “My inner wolf does not mind where your body sits, Mars, as long as my claws can bring you back to my den tonight.”The second the front door lock clicks open inside the main house, our little cub Logan comes running straight to the foyer with a tiny metal fork in his hand. “Your boots are finally back, Dad!”Logan stops dead in his tracks the exact moment his big eyes see my body standing right behind Grant.The three of us just stand there in the quiet room, complete
Mars Reed POV“Grant, you need to stop talking absolute nonsense right now!” I shout out loud, my inner wolf pacing around inside my chest while we stand right outside the Walker Enterprises Tower.Grant just shrugs his big shoulders like it is not a big deal at all, using his long fingers to squeeze the very last burning spark out of his small cigarette.“My wolf is honestly just weighing all the good options here, Mars,” Grant says, his deep voice sounding super calm as his eyes lock onto my face. “I am just trying to see if getting a small peck on your cheek skin is fully worth getting bitten hard by your sharp wolf teeth.”I quickly pretend that my ears did not hear a single bit of his wild remark, and I keep my gaze fixed firmly on the flat pavement right ahead of our boots.But Alpha Grant has a totally dead-serious look on his handsome face, exactly like he is negotiating the very fine points of a heavy pack territory deal with another leader. “Is there a maximum limit to the e
Mars Reed POV“My wolf remembers the very last time your mouth speaks with such tiny bits of tenderness, Grant,” I say out loud, my voice shaking as I stand pinned against the cold stone of the Walker Enterprises Tower. “It is only because your mother Bella insists on dragging her special human partner down to the pack hospital clinic!”Back in those old days, his deep voice sounded exactly like it is sounding right now—so soft, so warm, like his inner wolf wished he could just drown my whole body inside his big love.Unfortunately for both of us, my wolf did not believe in his big declarations of pack love back then.As for this second time around, I cannot even trust that his big Alpha heart would choose to betray his own blood kin for my sake.“Grant, your wolf would not want to know the real truth about what happened to my family,” I whisper, looking down at his chest.“No, my wolf really does,” Grant says, using his giant hands to cradle my face like he is holding a super preciou
Grant Walker POV“I am the biggest fool in the whole forest,” I tell my inner wolf as I stare at the black truck steering wheel.Ever since my pack guards find out about the death of Mars Reed's mother, my wolf does not dig any deeper into the dark secrets, because I truly believe Mars and Tyler Walker are the perfect couple living a beautiful life together in the woods. I feel like a complete stranger wolf trying to slide into their bond, and my mind is totally sure that messing with his life will only make Mars hate me forever!At that exact time, my wolf really wants to pack up and move to a new territory to start fresh, just to say a final goodbye to the love we lose.With that heavy thought in my head, I do not order my beta wolf to do any more digging into his past.But wow, my wolf is wrong, completely and spectacularly wrong!I take ninety-nine big steps toward Mars, only to freeze up and stop at the very last step!Mars Reed POV“Are you completely sure the rogue code hacker
Talk about the world being too small.I had braced myself for the possibility of catching the scent of a Reed family member in Havencrest, but I hadn’t expected to stumble over one so damn fast. It made sense now why that woman had started howling over the digital frequencies again—they were back f
I knew the depth of the shadow my father had cast over my mother’s soul.Did I carry my own scars? You bet I did. My father hadn't just left; he had systematically bled our family dry, shifting our pack assets into hidden accounts and using psychological warfare to push my mother toward a breaking
When Grant emerged from his quarters, he had shed his formal Alpha regalia for a casual white tunic and loose trousers. The change was startling; he looked years younger, like a high-ranking initiate ready to blow off steam on the training grounds.I, however, was busy calculating my escape. Being
I propped myself up on my elbows, staring at him. "You’re saying I’m moving into the Ridge? Permanently?""Is there a dispute?" he asked, his voice level.There was a massive dispute. Moving in meant our lives would be completely entwined. Every time I finished a rotation at the Walker Enterprises







