LOGINI’m Aria, a rogue who hates Alphas more than anything. I’ve spent my whole life running from them, fighting them, refusing to bow to anyone. And now the Moon Goddess thinks I belong to the one Alpha I can’t stand? He needs me to survive. I want nothing to do with him but when danger forces us together, resisting him becomes harder than resisting the bond itself. He was born to rule. Cursed to fall. And only I can save him. Alpha Darius once ruled the strongest pack in the kingdom, until a witch’s curse stole his wolf. Now he’s a broken Alpha, unable to shift, his enemies circling like vultures. The only way to break the curse? Claim his fated mate. Too bad that’s me. He’s cursed. I’m stubborn. And the fate of us both may burn if I refuse to claim what’s mine.
View MoreAria’s POVThe woods were too cold. The snow was falling, but it did not feel clean. It felt heavy. It felt like the sky was trying to bury us both.Darius was heavy. He was much bigger than me. His armor was cold and hard against my shoulder. I had my arm around him, trying to keep his chest together. The bandages I had made were already red. The blood did not stop. It just kept coming, slow and thick, like the earth was leaking."Step... step... step," I whispered to myself.I was a Rogue. I was used to carrying heavy things. I was used to running until my lungs felt like they were full of fire. But this was different. Every time Darius gasped, I felt a sharp pain in my own chest. The Bond-String was pulling on me. It was tight. It was a lead rope, dragging me toward the castle.We reached the edge of the trees.The fortress of Blackthorn sat on the hill. It looked like a giant grey tooth against the dark sky. The green mist was swirling around the towers. It looked like a sick snak
Darius’s POVThe bond did not just hum anymore. It screamed.I was in the Great Hall, listening to Hakan talk about grain and fire. But suddenly, my chest felt like it was being ripped open. It was not my pain. It was hers. It was cold, sharp fear. It was the feeling of being hunted."Aria," I whispered.I did not wait for the Elders to finish their talking. I did not care about the rules. I turned and ran. I ran out of the castle. I ran past the guards. I ran toward the Gully of Bones.The air in the woods was freezing. The sky was dropping white flakes of snow, but the ground was still green with the Witch’s rot. It looked like salt on a wound. My lungs burned. Every breath was like swallowing broken glass because my wolf was not there to make me strong. I was just a man in boots, running through the mud.The bond was pulsing. It was a dark, frantic beat.I reached the edge of the Gully. I looked down and my heart stopped.Aria was in the dirt. She was not alone. Three men in grey l
Aria’s POVThe air in the courtyard was cold.It was a gray morning. The sun did not want to come out. It was hiding behind the green mist. I stood in the center of the dirt circle, my hands still in bandages. Darius stood behind me. His face was like a mask of stone.The Elders sat on their high chairs. Hagar looked at me with eyes like a hungry hawk. Gilda was tapping her fingers on the wood. Even Hakan, who was usually quiet, looked tired.“The Alpha says you are his mate,” Hagar shouted. His voice was loud. It made the birds fly away from the trees. “But a mate is more than a bond. A mate must feed the pack. A mate must protect the home. And right now, the Rogue is just a mouth to feed.”Darius stepped forward. I could feel the heat coming off his body. “She has proven her heart.”“Heart does not fill bellies!” Gilda yelled. She pointed her finger at me. “If the girl wants to stay, she must show her use. She must do what our own warriors are too scared to do.”Hakan stood up. He l
Rowan’s POVThe air in the hallway was thick with the smell of old smoke and the heavy, angry breathing of the pack. I did not move. I stayed behind the big stone pillar near the healer’s wing. My heart was a drum hitting my ribs.I had just seen the hawk. I had just seen Elena tie a message to its leg. I knew the truth now. The Silver-Claw Pack was coming to take our home because she had told them we were weak.But the danger was not just outside the walls. It was right here.I heard the sound of heavy boots. It was not one man. It was many. I looked around the corner.Hagar was walking in the middle of the hall. He was holding a torch, and the fire made his face look like a mean mask. Gilda was next to him. She was carrying a long coil of silver chain. Behind them were the warriors. They did not look like the brave guards I knew. They looked like hunters who had forgotten who their King was.“The girl must be taken,” Hagar shouted. His voice was like a hammer. “The Alpha has been in
Rowan’s POVThe war room smelled like iron, bitter herbs, and the heavy, cloying scent of failure.It was a smell I had lived with since the moment the Witch stepped into our hall. Outside the thick stone walls, the sun was trying to rise, but it was a weak, sickly thing. The sky was not blue; it w
Aria’s POVThe heavy iron doors of the Great Hall slammed shut behind us. The loud sound echoed, cutting off the eyes of the pack, but not their hatred. The silence that followed was worse. It pressed down on me, thick and angry. Darius held my chains tight. His grip was hard, painful. He did not lo
DARIUS’S POVThe hall still buzzed with whispers, even though the doors were closed.I could feel them. My wolves. My people. Their eyes pressed against the stone walls like ghosts. I didn’t have to hear the words to know what they said.He’s cursed. He’s weak. He’s lost his mind. And now he drags
ARIA'S POVThe Blackthorn fortress loomed before me like a prison.Stone walls rose tall and cold, stretching high enough to block the stars. Torches burned in the wind, shadows dancing across the gates. My chest tightened, but I lifted my chin higher.If this Alpha thought dragging me here meant v
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