LOGINI lay face-up and conjure shadows that dance around my fingertips. I’m not sure if I want to escape them or lean more into whatever power this is. All I know is that the coldness in me keeps stretching, and I don’t know who I’m going to be when it pushes me to my breaking point. I turn, spying the three beds in the room with me: two empty, one with Axel facing the wall, his tattooed back on full display. A part of me is just glad we’re all together again. “Ax?” I say into the dark bedroom. Hunter left an hour ago, and Talon a few minutes after that. I know they went to see Olivia. I want to as well, but I’m scared of what she’ll think of me now. Shadow power and all. “Ryker, did you say something?” Axel’s voice echoes. Shit. I didn’t think he was actually going to answer. “No,” I say sharply, but after a while, my tone softens. “Yes.” He’s quiet for a moment before he murmurs, “Are you scared?” My fingers tangle in my necklace. Telling the fearless Axel Parker about my panic
I didn't know this was an option. Talon freezes against my lips. I pause as well, not wanting to scare him off. But I can tell from the tension in his body that it's too late - he’s slightly frightened. And what about me? Am I scared? I'm... confused.Talon has always been my brother, my fragile brother. Sure, those hazel eyes and silvery hair have done things to me I’m a little embarrassed to admit but… it’s Talon. Prim and proper Talon. I never thought he could be with me. Just now, Olivia was so close to her orgasm. That tell-tale quivering of her legs had just started. But then I looked up, and my fingers froze against her clit. Talon was there—of course I knew he was there—but he was pounding into her glossy lips. I was mesmerized by how well he worked those hips. How flexibly they hit the back of Olivia’s throat. That, mixed with the gagging noises Olivia made, had my cock straining out of my pants. I stopped touching Livvy to watch. She growled in frustration, but the
I approach them slowly, not sure if I’m going to spook them or draw them in. Olivia looks over Hunter’s shoulder at me, and, fuck, does she look beautiful. But when doesn’t she? Her irises are blown wide and glossy, just like her lips Hunter was devouring a second ago. My dick presses defiantly against my pants at the mere sight of that sheer nightgown and Hunter’s body over hers. I wasn’t meant to stay. But if they want me here, then no way in hell am I leaving. Hunter watches. I can’t tell what his watching means, but he keeps doing it. I have to swallow my questions for him - do you want this? Are you sure?- as I edge closer and closer. When I finally reach the edge of the bed, his blue eyes look up at me through thick lashes. There’s curiosity in his gaze, but there’s also want. Desire. For Olivia, obviously. But for me? That would be crazy. “Maybe I should go,” I suggest quietly. I’m shocked by how hoarse my voice is. Hunter eyes me for a few more seconds, then scoffs
I just needed to know that she’s okay. I got out of my room, walked down the hall to her door, pressed on the handle, and waltzed right in. But, the whole time something in me screamed, “Don’t do it!” I’m usually the kind of guy to listen to my instincts. Not today. I entered and stood, taking in the lush room, but it didn’t matter how nice the place was because Olivia wasn’t in it. Clearly, she went for some sort of midnight stroll. I waited a few more minutes before sighing and turning back to the door. She stands there, staring at me. My body tenses at her wide eyes and glossy, parted lips. She looks like a Luna. She has always looked like a Luna. I understand why Nester Rist was so desperate to make her his queen. We’re both silent for a second, until she finally whispers, “Hunter, I—” “I had to make sure you were okay,” I finish the sentence for her. The bite mark on her neck still looks as fresh as when it was bitten, and I want to break something, preferably on Nester’s
I wake up startled. My hand flies to my heaving chest, trying to recall what I just woke up from. A nightmare. A terrible one. I saw everyone dead. Friends, family, faces I can’t remember. I break shakily in someone else’s clothes, a sleeping gown one of the women were kind enough to lend me, but despite how freely it flows, i feel strangled. I hop out of the stiff bed that has been arranged for me in a place slightly bigger than the one I prepared for the bonding ceremony. It’s bare, but it’s ten times better than the other place I was suggested to stay; with Nester. Someone asks me if I’d like to stay with him since he’s practically my mate now, and the idea spooked me so much that I ordered them to move him to a separate part of town entirely. Not my best emotional move so far, but whatever. There’s no carpet here, and the ground is freezing beneath my feet. The wind howls outside. Everything that can be wrong feels wrong, and all I want to do is go to fucking
There is silence for a long time. My pounding heart is the only thing I can hear. Every second that passes feels like I’m being strangled, and by the time someone finally makes a noise, I don’t think I’m breathing. Everest awkwardly laughs. “You guys can't seriously be considering what she’s saying?” he asks incredulously. His hand flies in Nester’s general direction. “Clearly she has done something to our master! She set these boys free, who murdered some of our own people. Lock her up!” “No,” I contend. The crowd turns back to me. I know it’s a long-shot trying to command them, but I really don’t have any other choice. “Nester gave a command before he collapsed. If you truly value him as your Alpha, then you must listen to me.” The bodice of my dress seems to tighten. Blood runs down my neck from Nester’s bite mark. I’m not sure what I look like to them—maybe a queen, maybe a mad woman. The crowd remains silent, staring at me. I think they’re plotting what to do with me.
“We’re here,” Dillon says brightly. He pushes open my dorm room door, and if I weren’t so tense, I might have admired my new space. There’s a small bed pushed to the wall, a sturdy-looking desk beside it, and a large window overlooking the whole setup. It’s nothing special, but I'm just grateful
Predators. That’s what I’m surrounded by. No matter how nice this office is. No matter how pristine their suits are. I cannot forget that with just one bite, all four members of the council have the power to end my life. And they will. Or… most of them will. One offers me a sympathetic smil
Nothing makes you limp-dicked quicker than hearing a beautiful girl is going to die. Olivia gives me one last steely look, and then she walks through the principal’s door. “You have to leave Mr West.” Receptionist Marley tells me kindly. I smile at her, but inside I think I’m about to explode.
Fuck my fucking life. I stand in front of Lycroft College, my heart pounding so loud I’m worried all the werewolves inside can hear. “Don’t just stare.” Alpha Rick commands, yanking my box after me. “You didn’t tell me there would be so many wolves,” I say back, and he heaves the heaviest sigh







