I stared at him, my eyes wide open, knowing I was in another round of trouble and there was nothing I could do about it. Bad news sure does fly around; if not, Alpha Atlas hadn't even been in the pack for more than 15 minutes, but there he was, a cranky smile on his face, promising punishment I wasn't prepared to take.He walked over to me and picked me up like paper, taking me quietly out of the room with Alpha Tristan watching. His gray eyes followed our every move until Alpha Aidan finally left the room, closing the door behind us."Do you have anything to tell?" Aidan asked me, looking forward; I stared at his chin, shaking my head quietly.I was done with talking sharp. I couldn't take on these men, no matter my training. Especially Atlas. To protect my wolf and me, I was going to do as they said. They won.He took me into his fully illuminated room, and it hurt my eyes terribly after being in Alpha Tristan's dark room for almost one full day.He dropped me on the bed and looked d
IRIS POV I woke up to the sound of Alpha Aidan's door opening. Flashing my eyes open, I saw her and relaxed—a maid in a long, groggy gown holding a change of attire for me.She walked close, dropped the cloth on the bed, and left just as quietly as she had come, the door closing behind her.I sighed, sending a long glare to the clothes before crawling on all fours towards it, reaching it, and sinking my hands in the material. It was so apparent that a woman chose this. Its softness and comfort tickled my fingers.It was cream-colored and florally patterned. Suddenly I wanted to try it on.Alpha Aidan was out of bed already. I should give it to him; he was the hardest-working of all the Alphas, except I didn't know them very well.My body still felt weary. I didn't sleep enough last night as it was infested with nightmares that took the form of my visions—terrifying me to my core.I was about to tell Alpha Tristan yesterday before Aidan came in. But he had joked about it, not wanting t
He kissed me hard; he kissed me slow and with a touch of steady; this wasn't planned; his moving against mine in sync, tasting, sucking, and biting—no matter how I tried to bite back a moan, I couldn't help myself from moaning it in his mouth.He took all of me, my breath, and made my heart beat his. His fingers still lingered at the back of my dress, ready to pull down the zip, even without breathing.Then, when I had been swallowed whole, he broke it off. My eyes were closed, but I couldn't stop furrowing my brows and snapping my lashes open.My eyes asked all the questions, confused, aroused, and angry simultaneously."We shouldn't pretend; throw all caution to the wind," he said, leaving my zipper open and raising my chin to his. "But then the bond gets even stronger to break."I swallowed, faced with the tough decision: yes, I'll want everything he had to offer, and these feelings were another thing altogether. Butterflies danced in my belly, and I felt lighter.But also, how coul
Aidan."Damn, they had all the time," I muttered loud enough for Atlas, who stood beside me. He grunted for the umpteenth time. It was the only word he had been saying since we arrived at Pearl's pack.The look on his face was one of disgust as we looked around the destroyed pack. It's ruin, making our stomachs churn.There were whole dead bodies and body parts thrown around the place, so scattered that it was hard not to trip over them. The stench of dead bodies filled the air. The flies were having a damn good time.The survivors were being helped from under heaps of corpses, burning houses, and ditches. "Where's Tristan?" I asked Atlas, whose eyes were on a crying baby being pulled out of the hands of his dead mother."Last I saw him; he was raging; I think he went to put some clothes on."Just immediately, Tristan came out of a small condo in jeans and a shirt that he didn't button, just letting it fly. Something told me the owner of the clothes was dead.He marched, trying to wal
"We should have fucking known. fuck!" He continued to slam against the wall, and I was sure it would make much more significant dents with each blow.He stopped hands on his knees, breathing heavily, sweat dripping down his hair to the floor.He straightened up, looking a little calmer but still scary. "He sent you?" as a spy?"I shook my head in denial at the tip of my tongue. What was he saying? Maybe I should tell him I left the pack years ago because the Luna hunted me."You speak; I hurt you."I pushed my back into the wall, trying to still my breath. "Since you came, Iris, bad things have happened."The tears were threatening to fall. "Well, sorry, you forced me here, remember?""That makes up for you spying on Blood Canine for Silver Mystic? For Reid? How close were you to him, Huhn? He gave you all you need?!""I am not a spy," the tears finally fell, "all I want to say is that Reid can't do that to women and children; it's against everything he believes in.""Both of you are o
Iris. POVThe Alpha Room was rowdy when I was pushed in, and with the countenance, I knew they weren't reaching an argument, and Tristan still believed Reid had something to do with the attack on his side of the bloodhound.I tried to hide my face from Reid by using my hair, turning to the side, or having my face lowered.Soon, Tristan was behind me, pulling my hair back so Reid could see me fully. I saw the shock on his face and shrank back in, hiding my face again."Iris," he called my name for the second time."She's not in a place to reply to you right now." Tristan pushed me behind him, so Orion held me in place. I could see his back when he said, "I don't want to believe you sent her here, Reid.""I did not," his voice was fiery, "she's from Silver Mystic; you don't have the right to hold her against my will."Tristan laughed, "Hold your horses, Reid; you can either sit back down or leave; it's all up to you."Reid looked from me to him, then he sighed, pulled his chair back, an
"I have to be here," my voice echoed. "A lot of things happened since I left Silver Mystic; I'm not the same person I used to be."I heard his footsteps behind me and felt him wrap his hands around my waist, his breath against my neck, making me yank myself away from his hold."Please don't do that; you have a mate," and so did I, but I wasn't going to tell him that.He dragged his hand down his face, flushed with embarrassment."Iris, I want you back at Silver Mystic.""And I won't let you merge your pack because of me." My voice turned conspiratorial: "Blood Canine might be destroyed soon."The silence followed was loud and expected; only one thing bugged me: how would I tell him I saw it in a vision and was a witch?I searched his face and noticed he didn't look too surprised; he was shrugging it off as if he had known all along."Well, Iris, no one told me about the attack. I came here to warn the Alphas. Vampires were seen taking silver ammunition up to blood canine."My brows we
Authors POVThe following morning, Zelda opened her eyes to the noise of birds chirping in imperfect unison. Rubbing her eyes, she let them fall on Atlas, who had a frown on his face despite being asleep.She smiled, climbed out of bed, and then bent to him, her face close to his; if anyone ever told her she was going to fall in love with this Alpha, she'd have pushed them out, slammed the door against them, and screamed "liar" in their faces.But here she was, staring at the smile on his face like it meant the world to her, at her grumpy man, as she'd call him in her head, as she looked at his full eyebrows and chiseled face, always in a frown.She giggled quietly when he rubbed his nose, looking like the cutest thing ever; he was the most beautiful man she had ever seen, and she'd never doubt that even if he didn't choose her.Even if he didn't choose her.She sighed, straightening up and pushing her white nightie from her shoulders, letting it fall to the ground. She quickly agreed