LOGINSloane's POVI couldn't get the man's words out of my head. “Don't trust your father.”Even after the call ended, those four words continued replaying in my mind.I didn't tell Ryan what the man had said. I wasn't even sure why. Maybe because I didn't know who he was, and I didn't want to create panic over something that could have been a cruel prank.Still, something about his voice had frightened me. I sat in the library with an open book in front of me, but I hadn't turned a page in nearly twenty minutes.Ryan looked at me, but he didn't ask questions. He simply continued reading across from me, occasionally glancing in my direction, and I appreciated that.A few minutes later, the library doors opened, so I looked up and found Lucien walking toward us.His eyes immediately settled on me and immediately he knew. He always seemed to know when something was wrong.Ryan quietly closed his book. "I'll leave you two."He stood and walked away before I could respond. Lucien pulled out th
Sloane's POVThe ringing of my phone pulled me out of sleep. I groaned softly and reached blindly across the bedside table, barely opening my eyes as I searched for it.The room was still dark, the curtains blocking most of the morning light.The phone kept ringing, and then I finally found it and looked at the screen. My heart immediately tightened.Dad's house? Why would they be calling me this early? I answered without thinking."Hello?" Silence greeted me as I sat up."Hello?" I pulled the phone away from my ear and checked the screen to make sure the call hadn't disconnected, but it hadn't."Hello? Dad?" I said and still got nothing. A strange feeling settled in my stomach."Is anyone there?" The call ended as I stared at the screen, and for several seconds, I couldn't move.My first thought was my brother. He had been sick for some time, and although I had been reassured that his condition was being managed, I knew how quickly things could change.I immediately called back, and
Lucien's POVBy the time I returned to my room, it was well past midnight.The entire pack seemed to have gone quiet. After a day filled with meetings, reports, security arrangements, and the growing threat surrounding Theodore, I should have been thinking about the Council meeting.Instead, the first thing I noticed when I entered the room was Sloane.She was sitting near the window with a book resting in her lap. Her hair fell loosely around her shoulders, and she looked far more relaxed than she had when she first arrived at Blackstone Pack.She looked up when she heard me.."You're late." She said and I laughed."I know." I replied, standing there as I stared at her. I closed the door behind me and loosened the collar of my shirt as her eyes moved over me."You look exhausted." She whispered softly as I gave her a tired smile. "Apparently, everyone has decided to tell me that.""Maybe because you're not listening." She added.I walked toward the table and placed the files I was c
Lucien's POVThe uncertainty she'd carried when she first arrived at Blackstone Pack had begun to fade. In its place was a quiet confidence that seemed to grow stronger with each passing day.One of the village administrators sighed heavily as he flipped through a stack of documents."I don't know how much longer we can keep up with these monthly resource requests. Every department asks the villages for nearly the same information, but each uses different forms. By the time everything reaches us, half the reports are already outdated."Several others murmured in agreement.Sloane glanced toward him."May I see the reports?"The administrator slid the documents across the table.She spent several minutes reading through them, occasionally comparing one form against another. Her brow furrowed slightly as she reached the final page."I think I see the problem."The room grew quiet.She looked up."These departments are requesting almost identical information, but they're doing it separate
Lucien's POVBefore sunrise, I was already inside Blackstone Pack's Security Headquarters.The building was silent except for the steady footsteps of the guards patrolling the corridors. That silence never bothered me. If anything, I welcomed it. The quiet gave me room to think, and after everything we'd uncovered in the last twenty-four hours, I needed every bit of clarity I could get.I pushed open the reinforced door to the strategy room.Ryan, Vince, the Head of Security, and our two investigators were already waiting around the conference table. Thick files, surveillance photographs, and maps covered nearly every inch of the polished surface. The expressions waiting for me told me everything before a single report was spoken.No one had good news.I took my seat at the head of the table."Let's begin."One of the investigators slid a folder toward me."We maintained surveillance on Elder Theodore's secretary throughout yesterday, Alpha."I opened the file and studied the photogra
Sloane's POVBy the time I reached the front entrance of the Alpha's residence, the morning air was still cool enough to carry the scent of pine through the courtyard.I expected another trip to Blackstone Company.After everything I'd witnessed yesterday, I had spent half the night replaying every conversation, every expression, every tiny detail I could remember. There were still so many questions I wanted answered, especially about how Lucien managed an empire that seemed to extend far beyond the pack itself.So when Lucien stepped outside dressed in another perfectly tailored black suit, I instinctively moved toward the waiting SUV."You won't be coming with me today."I stopped mid-step."What?"His expression remained calm, but I recognized the firmness in his voice."Ryan has prepared a different schedule for you."I frowned."I thought we were continuing my training at Blackstone.""We are," he replied, "just not today."He adjusted the cuff of his jacket before meeting my eye
Sloane's POVHis chest heaved upwards and took a lot of time heaving downwards. Tonight, I wasn't Sloane,the naive girl who wrote a letter to her crush. I was Sloane, the contract wife of Lucien. His cock stood erect between his thighs,the veins pulsed quickly with each breath he took and one thoug
Sloane's pov.I gasped when Lucien swept me off the floor, placing me on the bed. He didn't lean away from me and his face was dangerously close that I was forced to gulp.His body was pressed against my naked boobs and his hand reached out to my back. I subconsciously arched away from the bed, let
Sloane's pov.The world tilted around me and every sound disappeared like it had totally been ripped away by someone.My lips parted but nothing came out. My fingers tightened around the phone until they began to shake.No.That couldn't be right.Carl can't be dying…..The moment I dropped the cal
Sloane's pov.“Bella is gone!”My heart stuttered before my head snapped to the door. Dad was standing beside the opened door, his face laced with a frown, a glint of anger beaming in his eyes.I stood up from the chair and turned to face him completely, my face twisted in confusion. “What do you m







