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KAIDENI stared over the bodies in the field, furious because I knew this was just another distraction. He had sent weak and malnourished wolves, prisoners most likely, as they had burns and bruises on their wrists and ankles, to fight his battle for him. It had been like a wave of zombies running in, their eyes full of blood lust as if they were blindly following orders. They hadn't seemed motivated to win or make it past us to the pack house. Cutting them down had been easy enough, and looking around the corpses littering my land infuriated me. Cain was wasting my resources, which was expected of war, but he could have at least made it worth my time and energy.This wasn’t a battle at all. This was a slaughter. “Burn the bodies at the border. I want him to see the smoke from his pack land.” I ordered, knowing he was probably sitting back on his throne, laughing at the lives he had just sacrificed and the trouble he had caused. Even with them dead, he would be gloating that he ha
FAITH “You sick son of a bitch!” Nova’s scream made me stir, and I groaned in pain as I lifted my head.My arms felt like they were being ripped out of their sockets, and I panicked for a moment as I looked around the large cement room and the cage I was hanging from. Nova was only a few feet away, her body swinging as she thrashed around. “He took you, too? Karma’s a bitch.” I spat, and Nova’s eyes narrowed further. Even after her betrayal bit her in the ass, she still had the nerve to act like I was the one in the wrong here. “How could you work with him?” I asked, staring at her as she grabbed the chains above her head and threw her body weight down in an attempt to break them, with no luck. “How could you betray your brother like that?” Nova paused, panting from the exertion but glaring at me.“I wasn’t working with him. I would never betray Kaiden! I was doing what was best for my pack. ” She growled. “You sold me to Cain! How was that not betraying Kaiden?” I said incredu
FAITH“What the fuck is your problem?” I snapped, sick of her attitude. She may be bigger than me, stronger than me, and from Alpha blood, but I was a white wolf. I had magic that she could only dream of having, even if I couldn’t use it yet. After Kaiden fell asleep, I stared at the amulet on his bare chest, determined to get my hands on it one day at any cost.One day, I would steal my freedom back and never be owned again. “Don’t you think we have bigger things to worry about right now?” I asked, gesturing to the door where the last of the guards were following after Kaiden, ready to prepare for battle. “You’re right,” Nova sighed, holding my stare for a moment longer before looking away. It was unsettling, and I didn’t trust it. I hadn’t known Nova long or even interacted with her more than a few times, but I knew from the first moment I met her that Nova would never submit to me.Still, she looked sincere the next time she looked up, and I took a deep breath to try to calm t
FAITHI didn’t know what to think when I woke up alone. I had been sharing the bed only hours earlier, yet Kaiden’s side was empty and cold, despite the darkness of night still visible through the patio doors.I wasn’t sure what had woken me, but a prickle of awareness washed over me, telling me I wasn’t alone. My breathing remained slow and even as I tried to hide my fear, but it was strong within me as my instincts alerted me that I was in danger.“You saw me,” A female whispered, and I sat up suddenly, staring across the dark room to the flickering image of the witch I had tried to kill only hours ago. “I see you now, too. What do you want?” I asked, slowly pushing the blanket back so I could stand without her seeing the panic consuming me.“You’re on the wrong side,” She said, the projection staring at me with pity, but I just smiled at her. The wrong side? If a man whom I suspected of killing his previous mates was the right side, then I would be happy to continue in ignorance
KAIDENI could see why Victor Cain wanted Faith so badly. Her power was extraordinary. I had felt it pulsing through me as she used it. It had been so powerful that I could almost taste it.And one taste wasn’t enough. How could any man ever reject her and give up that power? She was extraordinary. “I want a list of all missing persons or people who have left the pack in the past five years on my desk within the hour,” I said, knowing Cain had never been shy about sending messages. Whoever the smoking body belonged to would be someone important or recognizable. He wanted to make us hurt, and I did not doubt that he would.“Alpha,” My Gamma, Jackson, said, and I turned to look at him, suddenly realizing that he was no longer my Gamma. He was my Beta now. My Beta, Henry, had been my best friend, and he had been working for Cain. He had stabbed me, and in return, I had ended his life for his betrayal. “Beta Jackson,” I greeted, and watched as he stood straighter at my first acknowl
FAITH“Are you going to just sit there and babysit me all night?” I grumbled as I turned the bathroom light off and walked into the bedroom, towel drying my hair with one hand.We had just been attacked, and not only had I saved Kaiden when no one else could, but I had also proven how useful and powerful I could be. Yet, I had been sent back to the pack house with the instructions to take a nice, relaxing shower and get some rest like a helpless damsel in distress, instead of a rare white wolf…Well, I wasn’t a wolf at the moment, but I was grateful that I had my powers still at least. “That’s the plan.” Nova said, curling her lip at me in disgust before returning to the television she had on way too loud.“I’m not going to leave.” I grumbled as I walked past her. I couldn’t leave. Kaiden had my amulet.Between the blood bond and him now wearing it, my soul was shriveling at even just the thought of leaving him. He had now connected us in more ways than one and I resented him for it
FAITHI shoved at Nova as she held me down, twisting my body to reach for the woman who had thought she could get away with hurting Kaiden. The bond pulsed through me, and I could still feel Kaiden’s command through the amulet. It was dull, but it was there, feeding my desire to end the unconscious witch next to us.“Fascinating,” Juliana said, the witch appearing over Nova and me. She didn’t look aggressive or malicious, but I didn’t trust her. Where had she been while the other witch attacked Kaiden, and why was Nova protecting the little witch?I felt a burst of cold air wrap around me until my body felt frozen. Only then did it get sucked into my amulet until the metal, too, had cooled and the blood lust that had been fueling me was gone. “I’ve never seen a connection that strong between a Bearer and a Bound.”The back of my head rested against the ground as I panted, trying to calm myself as my desire to end the witch faded.“She should have been killed,” I said, ignoring Julia
FAITH “Get her inside!” Kaiden shouted as the forest around him flooded with pack wolves, and I screamed in protest as hands grabbed at my biceps, pulling me away from Kaiden. The hairs on my arms rose as a tingling sensation covered my body like a silent alarm that the worst was yet to come. I could feel something dark nearby, and I knew its attention was on us. We were being toyed with, hunted by it. It didn’t feel like Cain, and I doubted he would walk onto enemy pack land so carelessly. He had someone working for him, someone evil. My instinct told me not to leave Kaiden. Everything was telling me that if I left him, one of us would die. Whatever creature was lurking and watching us was out for blood. The burning corpse behind Kaiden was just the beginning. “Now!” Kaiden ordered. I shouted and thrashed as I was grabbed, forced away from Kaiden. He held my stare for a few more seconds while they dragged me away, and I could see the hesitation in his eyes. My heart clenc
FAITH“Master?” He asked with a chuckle. “I could get used to that.” “Don’t count on it.” I snapped, looking over my shoulder to glare at him as we returned to the pack house.His body was relaxed as he walked, the amulet hanging from his neck like a neon light, calling to me. I had been so close, and now freedom was further away than ever. I had been a fool to let myself give in to the desire because now I was too aware of how good he felt. My body was still throbbing from the memory of him as my heart wept for freedom. How did he look so relaxed? Was chasing and fucking women in the forest just a regular occurrence for him?“When were you planning on telling me that you had my amulet?” All of the times over the past forty-eight hours when my amulet warmed, and it felt as though someone was about to use my powers, it had been him.He had been testing it, toying with me. Had he tried to use it, not realizing I had to be touching someone?To think, I had even been worried about hi