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My legs turned to water. The next heartbeat, I was a heap on the floor, the cold stone of the Harbor View Apartment biting through my clothes.

A jagged, suffocating lump rose in my throat. I wanted to howl until the mists shook, but a cold instinct prickled at the back of my neck. Something in that healer’s voice hadn't rung true. In a world where Alpha blood is the only currency, a "change of heart" smelled like a foul setup.

I didn't wait. I sprinted back into the night, my lungs burning unti
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    Seeing my focus waver, Gerda gave me a concerned nudge."Why don't you retreat to the apartment for the rest of the sun? The scent of this drama is everywhere. I’ve heard other designers are already howling to the overseers, claiming your conduct brings shame to the Pierce Compound's reputation. They’re painting you as a monster to the Lawson elders.""I am standing my ground. I smelled this storm coming the moment they arrived at the gates."I shook my head, a bitter smile tugging at my lips. I had foolishly hoped that once the silver was in my hands, the blood-feud would end. Regardless of the cruelty Richard and Evelyn showed me, they had technically offered me a den when I was a pup. But Evelyn couldn't just let the silver go; she wanted to tear my throat out on her way out the door.Gerda knew every pack had its rotting bones, but she hadn't expected someone as steady and calm as me to be hunted by such misfortune."You should speak with Mistress Fisher. Defend your honor. You ha

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    "You wouldn't stop barking at our gates for silver. Why else do you think we’ve crawled here?"Evelyn wiped at her eyes, her movements jagged and dramatic. She reached into the heavy kraft paper bag, pulled out a thick stack of Citadel credits, and thrust them toward me, ensuring every guild member watching caught the exchange.Then, she let out a jagged howl of grief."Do not darken our territory begging for scraps again! We have stripped our own den, sold our very pelts and heirlooms just to sate you. We have nothing left to bleed. Please, do not hunt us further. We cannot afford the cost of a stray like you. We took you in when you were a cub, fed you from our own kill for years, and never asked for a single mark in return. How can you treat your own pack this way? We are getting old, Brooke. Our fangs are dull."It was a calculated strike. They hadn't come to Pierce Holdings to pay a debt; they had come to poison my name before the entire Citadel.I snatched the bag and did a quic

  • Bound to the Rogue Alpha   48

    I finally offered a small, stiff nod of concession.A shadow of a triumphant smile brushed Logan’s lips. He reached out, cupping my face with calloused palms, and pulled me into a kiss that tasted of rain and dark intent. His tongue swept against mine, claiming me in a way the ritual never had. We were no longer just two strays sharing a roof; we were a unit.Back at the Lawson Estate, the air was still thick with the scent of agitation long after we had vanished into the mists. A young omega servant was busy scrubbing the dark nectar stains from the stone floor, her ears twitching as she listened to the high-blood family tear each other apart.Madison had completely lost her grip. She paced the rug, her breath coming in ragged, high-pitched hitches before she burst into a howl of frustrated tears, looking for all the world like a pup who had been shunned by her first crush."How could Logan treat me with such disdain? How could he put that nameless stray above me? I am a true-blood L

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    Logan was reclaiming his place on the pelt-covered sofa beside me.The flickering, blue-tinged light from the screen cast jagged shadows across his jaw, making his Alpha-born features seem even more lethal in the dark. He was reclined with a predatory grace, his thumbs dancing over his device as he sent encrypted commands to his enforcers."Why did you let me drift into the sleep-haze?" I murmured, rubbing my eyes.The heavy, slate-gray wool blanket Logan had draped over me began to slide from my shoulders."I sensed your spirit needed the stillness. I knew you would return to us when the moon climbed higher." Logan offered a rare, softened smile and pressed a bowl of warmed goat's milk into my hands."Drain this and seek your inner chamber. The furs there will offer a better sanctuary for your bones than this frame."I took the offering and drank obediently, the warmth blooming in my chest.Silence reclaimed the den, broken only by the distant hum of the Citadel's power-grid."I owe

  • Bound to the Rogue Alpha   46

    I had never expected the winds of fate to howl such a shocking truth into my ears today.As I absorbed her confession, my fangs nearly breached my gums and my features hardened. The revelation that Brooke had only accepted our soul-bond in exchange for silver made my blood boil with a mixture of irritation and a strange, hollow ache.But as the initial snarl faded, I remembered my own shadows. I had only agreed to this union to honor my mother’s final rite. I was no more honorable than Brooke. It would be the height of hypocrisy to judge her for surviving the only way she knew how.Though I locked my predatory instincts down to remain a stoic anchor, my mind was a chaotic storm. Why did Brooke choose this moment to bare her throat? Does she seek to sever our bond? Great Mother, I truly believed she had begun to scent the devotion in my soul."Why are you revealing this to me now?" I asked, my jaw tightening as I searched her eyes for any hint of betrayal.Brooke lowered her long lashe

  • Bound to the Rogue Alpha   45

    My legs turned to water. The next heartbeat, I was a heap on the floor, the cold stone of the Harbor View Apartment biting through my clothes.A jagged, suffocating lump rose in my throat. I wanted to howl until the mists shook, but a cold instinct prickled at the back of my neck. Something in that healer’s voice hadn't rung true. In a world where Alpha blood is the only currency, a "change of heart" smelled like a foul setup.I didn't wait. I sprinted back into the night, my lungs burning until I reached the sterile, scent-heavy halls of the Bayview Medical Center."Healer, I must speak with the soul who was to gift their life-force to Ruth Miller," I demanded, my voice cracking with desperation."Mistress, I cannot allow it," the healer replied, his face a mask of professional indifference. "It is against the laws of the Citadel to reveal the identity of a donor, especially one who has reclaimed their path. A shifter has the right to choose their end. I cannot assist you further. Le

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