LOGINSamantha Rowan’s lips pulled back in a snarl as his wolf form shook with contempt, his gaze fixed on Zephyr. The scoff that followed came out rough and guttural. “A Luna?” he mocked. “You really think that title is going to protect you?”I could feel the weight of his certainty even from where I stood. In his mind, I already knew what I was supposed to be. A Luna, yes, but only as decoration. Something tied to an Alpha, nothing more than a symbol that looked good beside power but never held any of it.He did not see what I had become.To him, that word had never meant strength. It had always meant control over someone else, never connection. I could almost see where that belief came from. He had grown up watching his father treat his own mate, the Luna of their pack, like an object meant for display rather than respect.But what he witnessed was not truth. It was a broken bond mistaken for structure. A connection already hollow long before it could ever grow into something real. That
Samantha Rowan’s lips pulled back in a snarl as his wolf form shook with contempt, his gaze fixed on Zephyr. The scoff that followed came out rough and guttural. “A Luna?” he mocked. “You really think that title is going to protect you?”I could feel the weight of his certainty even from where I stood. In his mind, I already knew what I was supposed to be. A Luna, yes, but only as decoration. Something tied to an Alpha, nothing more than a symbol that looked good beside power but never held any of it.He did not see what I had become.To him, that word had never meant strength. It had always meant control over someone else, never connection. I could almost see where that belief came from. He had grown up watching his father treat his own mate, the Luna of their pack, like an object meant for display rather than respect.But what he witnessed was not truth. It was a broken bond mistaken for structure. A connection already hollow long before it could ever grow into something real. That
Samantha Heat exploded through my body almost immediately.At first it felt like warm water rushing through my veins. Then it became something far greater.Power.Pure, overwhelming power.My senses sharpened instantly.I could hear the waves crashing against the ship.I could smell the salt carried by the ocean wind.I could hear Zephyr’s heartbeat.Rowan’s heartbeat.Every heartbeat around me.The entire world instantly came into focus. With everything becoming clearer than it had ever been before.Then my body began to change.I barely understood what was happening.I felt my bones shifting and muscles expanding as burst from my skin. The transformation happened so quickly that Rowan barely had time to react.One moment I was standing there as a woman.The next, I launched myself through the air.My jaws snapped shut around the falling antidote vials just before they hit the floor.I landed smoothly with the glass intact.For a moment, silence filled the room.Nobody moved.Nobody
Samantha“I want Samantha to come with me. In exchange.”“You bastard!”Zephyr’s roar tore through the wrecked restaurant, and my heart clenched.I watched him force himself toward Rowan despite the poison destroying his body from the inside out. Every movement looked agonizing. His muscles barely obeyed him, and his joints seemed to be locking up one after another. Even then, he refused to stop.A sickening crack echoed through the room as he pushed himself beyond what his body could handle.My breath caught.The poison had spread too far.Before he could reach Rowan, the ship lurched violently. The floor tilted beneath us, and Zephyr lost his balance. He crashed onto the ground, and Mona slipped from his grasp beside him.Rowan rolled his eyes as if none of it mattered.“Oh, don’t be so dramatic.”He walked toward us at an infuriatingly casual pace.“Besides, this isn’t even the first time I’ve stolen your mate.”The words made something dark flash across Zephyr’s face.Within secon
Samantha Disgust twisted in my stomach so violently I nearly gagged.What made it worse was knowing there had once been a time when words like that would have made me blush.A time when I had loved him.Looking back now, I couldn’t understand how that had ever happened.Suddenly, movement beside me caught my attention.Zephyr stumbled.My heart nearly stopped.“Zephyr!”I rushed toward him.His breathing had become uneven. His skin looked paler than before.Then I saw it.Dark veins.Thin black lines creeping across his neck.The same marks spreading across Mona’s body.I stared in horror.“What?”My voice cracked.“How is that possible?”Instinctively, I reached toward him.Immediately, Zephyr pulled away.“Don’t touch me!”The sharpness of his voice froze me in place.Then I saw the fear in his eyes.Not anger.Fear.“The poison,” he said through clenched teeth. “I think it spreads through skin contact.”His breathing became heavier.“So don’t touch me.”The realization hit me imme
Samantha “I don’t know,” Zephyr said grimly. “But if revenge is what he’s after, I doubt someone like him would let us die that easily.”I looked toward the upper levels of the ship, forcing myself to focus despite the panic surrounding us. The cruise liner was tilting more with every passing minute, but a good portion of it still remained above the water.“Then we need to keep climbing,” I said.The lower decks were already a lost cause. The explosion had happened somewhere below us, and those sections were probably flooding faster than anywhere else on the ship. That left only the upper levels.The problem was that this ship was enormous.There were restaurants, lounges, storage rooms, private suites, and countless other places where Raymond could have hidden the antidote. Trying to find two small vials on a sinking cruise ship felt almost impossible.Then an idea came to me.“The restaurant.”Zephyr glanced at me immediately.“The main restaurant,” I continued. “If he really left
Zephyr's POV I let out a low chuckle. "But isn’t that exactly how this organization works?" I continued, "Money moves everything. Or have you conveniently forgotten the time you came to me, practically begging for extra funding for your mission?"Barbara stiffened, but I didn’t pres
Zephyr's POV I sat before the seven councils of the Nocturnal Order, my posture relaxed yet exuding a quiet arrogance. I crossed one leg over the other, not seeming nervous even though the tension was filling the room. Some of the council members murmured among themselves, clearly unsettled. To t
My face burned as I traced the marks with my fingertips. I knew they would fade quickly thanks to my werewolf healing, but still! He really needed to control himself! And the worst part? I had barely left any marks on him. My brows furrowed. Wait ... where were the bites I had left? I had bitte
I woke up the next morning feeling sore in places I didn’t even know could ache. Blinking against the soft morning light, I pushed the blanket aside and let out a sigh of relief. Zephyr must have taken care of me after I’d passed out—I didn’t even remember falling asleep, let alone cleaning mys







