ログインGarrett"A fitting position for me would be the Alpha seat," Tatum challenged, raising a brow with a cool, dangerous glint in his eye. "Will you give it to me?"I stepped into his path, the shift in my posture immediate. My wolf did not like the idea of its authority being challenged, and I could feel the intense change rippling beneath my skin, my aura heavy enough to crush the air in the room. But despite my wolf's warning growl, I couldn't bring myself to see Tatum as a real threat. He was a kid I had helped raise.Suddenly, Tatum’s rigid stance broke, and a broad grin spread across his face before he erupted into a dry laugh."The Alpha seat? It's all yours, bro," he muttered, shaking his head as he began walking past me. "Nobody's dragging your messy seat with you. It's all blood and chaos."I turned, taking a slow step closer to him. If anything ever happened to me, Tatum was next in the line of succession, especially with my son Elroy being far too young to rule. That was how t
Garrett We both sat in heavy silence as the car sped through the city."So," Tatum broke the quiet, staring out the passenger window as the roadside trees blurred past. "I'm finally being let back in after being exiled. Is there anything I should know? Anything, I don't know a code of conduct so I don't get killed?""Tatum," I said, my tone carrying a low, warning rumble. "You weren't exiled," I added gently, keeping my eyes fixed on the open road."Sure," he sneered, a dry, humorless laugh escaping his throat.I wasn't exiled, I was chased out. He didn't say the words aloud, but the unspoken accusation hung poisoned between us. I said nothing to defend myself. What could I say? He was a boy of barely fourteen when he was put on a flight and shipped off to a foreign country. In my mind, we were doing what we believed was best, and staying far away from the blood-soaked power struggles of the pack happened to be what was safest for him.I glanced over at him. He leaned back against th
Garrett"Alpha Garrett, are you listening?"The sharp, persistent voice finally dragged me back to the present. I tore my gaze away from the floor-to-ceiling glass window of my office, turning slowly to face my Beta, Knox, and the room full of waiting executives."Yes," I lied smoothly, my tone laced with a quiet, lethal calm.In truth, I had gotten completely lost in my own head. I was far more irritable today, driven by an agonizing, suffocating restlessness. I’d spent long hours pacing in my wolf form, taking out my frustration on the training grounds—nearly beating up more than half my Gamma team under the guise of morning drills.I was boiling, raw and unhinged, and I had been that way since yesterday. Her words kept echoing again and again in my mind, clawing at my sanity.Jasmine.I growled her name under my breath. Whenever I tried to close my eyes, I saw it—nameless, faceless men reaching out for her. Touching her. She looked like a helpless lamb surrounded by predators, stan
JasmineI had no idea Garrett had become this horrifying."How do you think Blackstone became a global powerhouse in just five short years of his rule?" Anthony turned a page in the file, revealing graphic photos of bruised, bloodied men. "Garrett has brought a complete turnover to his territory, but his pack members thrive purely on that terrifying reputation. They've become relentless bullies."My breath hitched in my throat as my eyes locked onto the vivid pictures of several injured Deltas—men I recognized from our own patrol borders. Their faces were badly swollen, their uniforms shredded, bones visibly broken."This was taken late last night," Jeremiah said quietly, his voice laced with suppressed fury. "At the regional Deltas conference. A deliberate, provoked brawl broke out between Garrett's forces and ours. And like every other time lately... it ended in a literal bloodbath."I stood there, utterly speechless, the breath knocked completely out of my lungs. I knew Garrett wa
JasmineMy daughter's eyes were staring directly at me, wide. She was already neatly dressed in her sharp little school uniform, her small, cold hands still resting against my cheeks."Was Elroy's dad bullying you?""No... no," I stammered, my heart leaping into my throat as I jerked fully awake and sat up in bed. "You... you heard wrong, honey."My pulse was hammering heavily. I scrambled to assemble a string of flimsy, desperate excuses, my face burning with a fiery shame as I tried to distract her by bringing up her favorite chocolate chip pancakes. Thankfully, her nanny stepped into the room right on cue, lifting Zoey into her arms and carrying her out toward the sunlit hallway.Once the door clicked shut, the artificial energy drained out of me. I collapsed back against the plush headboard, burying my burning face in my trembling hands.What kind of wanton woman was I?The dream had felt so terrifyingly, violently real. My skin still prickled with a hyper-sensitive ache, as if his
Jasmine"Ughhhh!"I screamed into my pillow, muffling the frustrated sound until my chest burned.What was I thinking?!Several men? Lycans? What stupid, fabricated Lycans?!The only man I had ever been with in my entire life was him. Only him. And now, my wolf was throwing a complete and utter rampage inside my head, howling at the memory of the sheer, raw agony on his face. Garrett had looked so utterly livid back in that hallway. When he’d finally recovered from the initial shock, he had come after me with a terrifying, predatory focus, forcing me to grab Zoey, deposit her into the back of my G-Wagon, and drive away before he could corner me again.He had stared long and hard at me as I pulled out of the parking lot, his dark eyes burning straight through the glass.But I had to do it. I needed to protect my daughter. Yes, I had ended up going too far. Seeing his crushed expression even as he glared at me had sent an ugly twinge of guilt straight through my chest.But it was satisf







