LOGINKael The morning sun streamed through the windows of my father’s study, reflecting off the wooden panels and bathing the room in a warm golden glow.I sat stiffly in the leather chair across from his desk, my fists clenched so tightly that my knuckles hurt. I was doing everything I could to keep my hands from trembling.The atmosphere felt suffocating.Alpha Ronan watched me from across the desk, his expression impossible to read. It was as if he were studying me piece by piece, searching for something I wasn’t even sure I had.“Do you trust her?”His voice was calm, but there was something sharp underneath it that immediately made me straighten.“Who?” I asked, even though we both knew exactly who he meant.“Eira.”Her name settled heavily in my chest.The truth was, I didn’t know what I felt about her.The mate bond had made everything complicated. One moment, I could feel myself being pulled toward her. The next, I was filled with coldness and disgust.Some days, her courage almos
I walked slowly along the winding path outside the pack house, my feet dragging as I tried to shake the uncomfortable knot in my stomach.I didn’t want to feel this way.But every time Eira crossed my mind, I felt like the air around me grew tighter.She was dangerous. The attacker had made that painfully obvious.Still, something about her kept challenging every instinct I had. There was this quiet pull toward her that I couldn’t explain, and I already hated it.“Soren.”I stopped.My stomach dropped as I turned around.Elara stood a few feet away with her arms crossed, her expression impossible to read. She always had a way of making me feel like I was already standing before a judge.“Hey.”My voice came out cold and flat.I wasn’t sure I wanted to have this conversation, but walking away didn’t feel like an option either.“You’ve been avoiding me.”Her voice was soft, but the accusation underneath it was obvious.I shrugged, trying to keep my expression neutral.“I’ve been busy.”
EiraThe cold night air slapped against my face as I stumbled through the trees. My legs were still trembling from the adrenaline that hadn’t completely faded.I couldn’t make sense of what had just happened.The rustling leaves, croaking frogs, and wind whipping through the branches all sounded distant, almost unreal. The only things that felt real were those red eyes and that low, mocking voice—the voice of a man who somehow already knew my name.I glanced over my shoulder.The triplets weren’t far behind me, but somehow, their presence did nothing to pull me out of the thoughts spiraling through my head.Who was that man?Why did he know my name?I could feel their eyes on me, cold and suspicious, carrying the same distrust they always seemed to have whenever it came to me. It felt like their judgment was closing in from every direction.Footsteps approached from behind.Thorne caught up with me quickly, his breathing slightly uneven. He stopped directly behind me.“Eira. We need t
ThorneAt exactly 9 p.m. the games started.Capture the Flag had been around for centuries, and everyone knew the rules by heart. Both teams set their bases deep in the woods, miles apart. A gunshot cracked through the air, and that was the signal. Whichever side grabbed the other team’s flag first won.It was a tricky game. Over the years packs had come up with all kinds of strategies. Most went for the divide-and-conquer approach, splitting into pairs to hunt. We stuck with the old way hold a strong position and wait for the other side to come to us.Our base sat right beside a stream at the edge of the woods. Kael jammed our bright red flag into the ground, and we settled in to wait for the Frostfang Pack.The silence dragged on for a long time. I didn’t really feel like talking, but somebody had to keep everyone awake so we wouldn’t get ambushed.“How long do you think it’ll take them to find us?” I asked Kael.“Shouldn’t be long,” he shrugged. “Our base is pretty open.”“Yeah,”
ThorneI trudged through the damp grass on my way back to the pack square, my head spinning with thoughts of Eira and Kael. No matter how hard I tried to shove the images away, they stuck. That scene of them together in the tub Kael’s hands moving over her, the way she’d reacted kept replaying, and it made my blood boil.I knew I had no real right to feel jealous. We were all mates. Still, I couldn’t switch the feeling off, and I hated that more than anything. Kael had always been the one who got whatever he wanted without effort. And now the bond was making me react to her the same way, even though the sight of her still left a bitter taste in my mouth.“Thorne, come on!” Soren called, cutting through my thoughts. “We don’t want to be late for the challenge.”I clenched my jaw and followed him, forcing the unwanted pull down. We had a tournament to win. Personal crap especially anything involving her couldn’t get in the way.Minutes later we reached the pack square. I spotted Eira o
KAEL’S POVEira let out a muffled moan when I pushed into her fully, and I hated the grin that came with it. Her legs shook with every stroke. She tried to pull away and I caught her wrists before she could.“K..Kael,” she stammered.“What.” I kept moving in her slow. I didn’t like rushing. I never had. I wanted her to feel all of it. I wanted this to be a night she wouldn’t forget, and I wanted her wanting more when it was over. It was her first time. I wasn’t going to treat it like nothing, even if part of me wished I could.I pulled out of her slowly and watched her wetness roll down her thighs. My hands found her breasts again. I cupped them and squeezed her nipples until a sharp cry left her mouth.“You like that?” I breathed against her neck, irritated that I even cared how it sounded.She said something I couldn’t catch. Those little sounds she kept trying to swallow were doing more to me than I wanted to admit. I hated that.I spread her legs a little and pushed back in to th







