Mag-log inKnox POVThe drive back to the pack felt endless and it didn’t sit well with me.Rain slammed violently against the armored vehicles while thunder cracked across the sky hard enough to shake the mountains around us.Every second dragged against my nerves like claws. The kind that made Nikal restless beneath my skin.Nikal paced violently inside my head the entire journey.Danger.Danger.Danger.I sat in the front passenger seat gripping the dashboard hard enough to crack it slightly while the driver who was one of Alpha Marcus’s warriors struggled to keep control of the speeding vehicle.“Faster,” I growled.The terrified warrior swallowed hard.“Alpha, we’re already—”“Faster.”The car surged harder immediately.Behind us, several black vehicles tore through the forest roads carrying the others.And for once even Sasha had gone completely quiet that alone unsettled me.The mate bond pulsed uneasily inside my chest the entire drive.I closed my eyes briefly, trying to focus on her
Mila POV“Again.”I glared at Marie through my sweat-damp hair.“I hate that word.”Marie smirked without sympathy.“That’s because you’re losing.”“I am not losing.”“You’re on the floor.”I looked down.Right.I was, unfortunately, on the floor.The entire training arena erupted with laughter while I groaned dramatically and rolled onto my back.It’s been three weeks. Three whole weeks inside Alpha Marcus’s kingdom.Three weeks of training until my body barely felt like mine anymore.The elegant warrior twirled her twin daggers lazily while watching me struggle back to my feet.“You hesitate before striking.”“That’s because I don’t enjoy stabbing people!”“That mindset gets you killed.”Around us, warriors continued sparring beneath the massive open training dome while silver banners carrying Marcus’s crest hung from the towering walls.Rain hammered outside again.Apparently this kingdom only knew storms.I wiped sweat from my forehead while trying not to collapse dramatically.T
Knox POVThr last few days was all about planning and preparing for war. That was all my life had become.Marcus’s kingdom no longer felt like a place of luxury to me now I saw it for what it truly was.The Alpha King had been preparing for war long before Bastian openly declared one.Which meant one thing.Marcus knew exactly how dangerous Bastian was.I stood near the massive war table inside Marcus’s strategy chamber while rain hammered against the tall windows outside.Storms had rolled through the kingdom for two days straight. The room smelled like dust and water which I liked.Marcus stood across from me, leaning over the table while several commanders quietly waited nearby.Unlike most Alphas, Marcus didn’t dominate a room through noise. He did it through stillness.The kind of silence that made warriors nervous.His finger moved slowly across the map.“If Bastian attacks directly, he’ll come through the eastern border.”I folded my arms.“No.”Marcus glanced up.“You disagre
Mila’s povI pressed into his back and he let out a groan and I felt his hard erection behind me. I could feel the ache between my legs already, that familiar throb that had nothing to do with the workout earlier and everything to do with him."We need to lock the door," I said, my voice low and breathless.A slow, wicked grin spread across his face. He crossed the room in three strides, twisting the deadbolt with a heavy click that sent a shiver down my spine. We were alone now in this back corner of the center, just us, the mats, and the mirrors lining one wall.Before I could take another breath, he was on me. Knox's big hand fisted in my ponytail, yanking my head back as his mouth crashed down on mine. The kiss was brutal, all teeth and tongue, tasting of raw hunger. I moaned into it, my hands shoving up under his shirt to claw at the sweat-slick muscle of his back. He growled, the sound vibrating through my chest, and lifted me like I weighed nothing. My legs wrapped around
Mila POVI woke up to arguing again.Honestly, at this point, it would’ve been concerning if the palace was ever quiet.“You kicked me in your sleep!”“That was self-defense.”“You were asleep!”“Exactly. Imagine how annoying you are if unconscious me reacted.”I buried my face into the pillow to hide my laugh.Hansel and Knox had been bickering for the last five minutes while Knox still looked deeply offended about being forced onto the couch.The mighty Alpha of one of the strongest kingdoms alive was defeated by two girls and a blanket.“You’re both evil,” Knox muttered darkly from the couch. Hansel grinned smugly beside me.“We learned from Sasha.”“That explains a lot.”I finally sat up slowly, stretching beneath the blankets while sunlight poured warmly through the giant windows of Marcus’s palace.For one blissful second, I forgot everything then my arm tugged me softly and reality came rushing back.I looked down and silver light flickered faintly beneath the mark before dis
Mila’s POVSilver light swallowed me whole for a terrifying moment, I couldn’t feel the palace anymore or even hear the others.It was like floating inside itself and I could hear whispers echoed around me of ancient voices.Then suddenly I was standing somewhere else again. A lake stretched endlessly before me, glowing beneath a silver sky while soft wind danced across the water.The dream world again, my breath hitched immediately.“No…”Not again.Fear curled through my chest instantly, the last time I saw this place my mother stabbed me and pain flashed through my memory so sharply I stumbled backward slightly.“Mila.”I froze and slowly, I turned and there she was.My mother stood near the lake exactly the same as before.Beautiful and glowing faintly beneath the silver sky.But this time i saw the sadness immediately and the regret. Tears burned my eyes before I could stop them.“You hurt me,” I whispered.Her face crumpled instantly.“I know.”“You stabbed me.” I screamed at h
Mila’s POV…..The moment the jet doors opened, cold air rushed inside.It smelled different here.If I said I missed the air I would be lying.My heart clenched before I even stepped out.Crescent Moon Pack.Home.Three years later, I was back after killing a pack mate and running away.I hesitate
Knox’s POV…….The quiet hum of the private jet was the only sound filling the cabin.I sat across from Mila, pretending to focus on the documents open on my laptop, but my attention kept drifting back to her.She had fallen asleep sometime during the flight.Her head rested against the soft leathe
Mila’s POV….I woke up to the faint golden light spilling through the tall windows of my room.The estate was quiet as usual, I took my bathe and wore my comfy clothes for travelling.Today was the day.The day we would leave for Crescent Moon.The day I would see my father.And the day I would ha
Mila’s POV….The moment the words left Knox’s mouth“It’s good.”something inside my chest loosened.I hadn’t realized how I'd been waiting for his verdict I’d been until that moment.For a second, I just stood there beside the table, the serving spoon still in my hand, staring at him like I’d mishe







