LOGINJulian. "Right here, you're not the Alpha," he said, his voice like ice. "You are in my den. And I call you what I choose to call you. Here and now, I drop the Alpha title. I call you Julian." What? I let out another laugh, but inside, my heart was pumping hard. He was totally defiant. He was completely disrespecting my status in my own pack territory, but strangely, the more this Rocco guy spoke, the more interest I picked up in him. He had real balls. The balls of a real villain. He wasn't like the bowing politicians or the crying servants at the palace. He was the 'my rules only' kind of guy. Which was good. Rocco leaned back again, looking at the photos. "There are at least fifty plus biker gangs in your pack territory, Delta Pack. And amongst these fifty, at least forty-eight of them run their businesses very calm and friendly. They don't want trouble with the law. And the others, if there is any rival or violence, it is strictly within themselves. Bikers are not known for
Julian I looked up through the thick grey smoke. A young man was standing at the top of the wooden stairs, looking right down at me. He looked quite young, maybe in his early thirties. He was dressed very simply, but he had a strange vibe around him. He looked dangerous. He had a cold smile on his face that made my stomach tighten. I stood perfectly still, my eyes analyzing him from his messy dark hair down to his boots. This guy didn't look like a regular street thug. He looked like the kind of person who could snap a man's neck while laughing about it. The young man started stepping down the stairs. His movements were slow and heavy. Every step he took made the old wood creak. "Who do we have here?" he asked. His voice was smooth, but it had a sharp edge to it. I swallowed hard. My throat felt like sandpaper. As the young man reached the bottom of the steps, the three massive bouncers instantly stepped aside. They cleared a wide path for him, bowing their heads. They looked li
Julian. “Just like that? You went there asking for Rocco? Do you know Rocco?” Zee snapped. “That is a fucking secret place for fuck’s sake! Ain't no way they’re giving you Rocco like a plate of rice just because you ordered!” Silence. He was right. He was. After a minute of silence, "Who did you go there with?" Zee asked suddenly. His voice dropped, becoming dangerous. "My guards," I said, frowning. "Two of my personal men. I needed security—" "Are you completely stupid, or just voluntarily dumb, Julian?" Zee snapped. I could hear him slamming his hand against something on his end. "How do you go to a place like that with palace guards? For what? Why did you bring security?" "I wanted to be safe!" I shouted back, keeping my voice low so my men wouldn't hear me. "This place is dangerous! What the fuck do you want me to do? Bring myself like a lamb of sacrifice to the most dangerous place in Delta Pack?!" “There are people there! You ain't so important, Julian! Not m
Julian The neon sign for Vegas Den buzzed. It was a sick green color. It cut through the thick, wet fog of the night. I pulled the black baseball cap lower over my eyes. The brim cast a dark shadow across my nose. I wasn't wearing my usual thousand-dollar designer suit. I wasn't wearing any of my polished leather shoes. Tonight, I wore a plain black hoodie. It wasn’t so cheap but it wasn’t screaming class either. I wore faded jeans. I looked like anyone else. Looked like a nobody. It had been forever since I had this feel. I hated it. It made my skin crawl. Two of my personal palace guards walked right behind me. They were dressed down too. They wore dark jackets, trying to look casual. But you could still see the bulk of their muscles. They still walked like soldiers. We stopped a few feet away from the entrance. The smell of the place hit me first. It was a mixture of cheap beer, sour sweat, and thick, oily smoke. It was disgusting. I took a deep breath. I adjusted the cap. M
Julian. "Vegas Den?" I whispered, looking up at him. "Are you crazy?"Ok... Let me explain something about Vegas Den. If you live in Delta Park, you know about this place. It is the absolute worst part of the pack territory. It is an absolute hole of crime and sin. Decades ago, the previous Alphas tried to destroy the place. They tried to burn it down and get rid of the people there. But somehow, the owners always managed to keep the place alive. Even before I became the Alpha here, I read the old files. They tried to wipe out Vegas Den over and over again. But it was like the root of all evil. You cut one branch, and three more grow back. The worst part is, whenever the palace guards go in there to search the place, they find nothing. It just looks like a smoky bar full of regular people. But everyone knows it is much more than that. It is where the shadows hide. "Why do you want me to go there?" I asked, my voice trembling a little. Zee sneered at me. He looked at me like I w
Julian "I don't care how much it costs," I growled into my phone as I walked down the long hall of the palace. "Just find that girl. Get the things done right. If she talks, we are all dead. Do you understand me? Find her!" I slammed the end button on my screen. My heart was thumping hard against my ribs. I was sweating through my expensive suit jacket. I walked down the corridor toward my private room in the west wing. Every step felt like dragging lead weights. Today had been hell. And the hell was evident in me. Everything about me screamed my predicament. I have to do everything myself. Every single thing. If I wanted a job done right, I had to do it myself. Especially with Zee on my neck, it was best if I did it myself. I reached my door. I unlocked it, pushed it open, and stepped inside. I froze. The breath caught right in my throat. Zee. He was here. Sitting on the edge of my bed. He was tossing a small, silver lighter up in the air and catching it. Over and over
DomJulian had rushed out ten minutes ago, after leaving orders on things he wanted and things he didn't, and leaving me to handle some mess.Now, my job was to find Diane. She was already in the gallery wing with those high-society Council wives.I walked down the long, sun-drenched corridor. My b
Diane "The Beta, Where is his suite?" I asked a passing maid.She stopped and bowed low. "The Beta's suite, Luna? It’s prepared at the far end of the west wing.""Thank you," I said.I turned and headed toward the west wing. It was a part of the house I rarely visited. It was quiet and secluded. A
Diane.I picked up my fork and pushed a piece of fruit around."Yesterday," I started. My voice was low but steady. "How did it go? The meeting?" I asked, trying as much as possible to make everything sound normal.Julian didn't even blink. He took a slow sip of his coffee. "It was fine, honey. Jus
Diane.The mansion was finally quiet. After long hours of chatting and having solo fun, the Council wives had left, and Julian, he was out of the house as usual.I had retreated to my bedroom, shut the heavy door, and sank into my chair. I grabbed my phone for the first time in hours.I hadn't forg







