MasukKAI’S POVLeaning far back in the leather chair, I stared up at the blank digital screen covering the entire front wall of the security room."Grandma is completely losing her damn mind over this," Halil muttered, tapping his knuckles rhythmically against the polished steel table. "She cornered me in the west hallway an hour ago. Threatened to break my kneecaps if we didn't pull Nora out of that dirt ring."Snorting softly, I shook my head. "She threatened to hit me with her silver cane right after breakfast. The old woman is desperate for us to stop making the breeder suffer.""Can you blame her?" Halil asked, glancing over at me. "She just wants the pups. She thinks we are going to get the girl killed before she can even carry an heir.""Todd knows exactly what he is doing," I argued, crossing my arms over my chest. "He won't kill her. He will just bruise her up enough to make her tough. Besides, keeping her out of our sight was the best decision we made."Turning his chair slightly
NORAShifting against the stiff hospital mattress sent a fresh wave of agony radiating through my chest.Gamma Todd was still leaning against the sterile white wall, chewing lazily on his toothpick. Before I could hurl another insult at his smug face, the heavy door flew wide open.Grandma Alder marched inside. Her silver cane struck the linoleum floor with sharp, aggressive clicks."What is the meaning of this?" Alder demanded, pointing a trembling finger directly at my bruised face. "Look at her! You threw a human into a combat ring with a fully grown shifter!"Pulling the toothpick from his mouth, Todd barely flinched. "I just followed orders, Queen Alder.""Orders?" she scoffed loudly, stepping right up to his massive chest. "You are the pack Gamma! There is no Beta to hide behind in this pack, Todd. You are directly in charge of the training grounds. You could have stopped that female from beating her half to death!""I oversee the fighters, yes," Todd replied, crossing his thick
NORA“Are you there?”“Hmm?”“Can you hear me? Nora… Nora.”I felt like crap.Waking up, the harsh smell of bleach and rubbing alcohol immediately assaulted my nose.Bright fluorescent lights blinded me for a second. Blinking rapidly, I tried to turn my head, but a sharp spike of pain shot straight down my neck.Groaning, I let my head fall right back onto the stiff, uncomfortable pillow.My entire body felt like it had been thrown directly into a woodchipper.Looking down, my arms were covered in dark purple bruises. A thick white bandage was wrapped tightly around my ribs, making every single breath ache. An IV needle was taped securely to the back of my left hand, dripping clear fluid into my veins."You took a serious beating," a voice drawled from the doorway.Turning my aching head to the right, I spotted Todd. The pack Gamma leaned casually against the metal doorframe, chewing on a toothpick. His arms were crossed over his broad chest, and a highly annoying, sarcastic smirk pla
NORA"Keep your hands up," Todd barked, pacing slowly in a circle around me."They are up," I snapped back. My arms already felt incredibly heavy.Stopping right in front of me, he slapped my left forearm with his padded glove. "Not high enough. If your elbow drops, your jaw is wide open. A rogue will shatter your teeth before you even have a chance to blink."Adjusting my stance immediately, I raised my fists higher. "Like this?""Better. Now, widen your feet." He kicked the inside of my boot, forcing my legs apart. "You are standing like a damn flamingo. If I push you right now, you fall completely over. Plant your weight."Shifting my boots in the loose sand, I bent my knees. "Fine. What next?""Punch my glove," Todd instructed, holding his right palm up. "Give me a straight jab. Don't think about it, just hit me."Throwing my right fist forward, my knuckles smacked against his thick leather pad. It made a weak, pathetic slapping sound.Todd let out a deep sigh. "Are you swatting a
NORA’S POV Touching myself was the only way to survive the fever.For three agonizing days, the twins avoided my chambers completely. Left alone with the lingering smell of their heavy sweat on the bedsheets, my body practically vibrated with unsatisfied need. Sliding my fingers between my slick thighs became a pathetic, desperate routine. It took coming hard against my own hand, gasping their names into an empty pillow, just to lower my temperature enough to think straight.Wishing they would just burst through the heavy oak door and fuck me mindless was humiliating. Every time I closed my eyes, I craved the brutal stretch of their cocks and the rough grip of their hands bruising my hips.But honestly? It wasn't surprising.Kai had made his freezing cold boundaries very clear that morning. *Last night was biology, nothing more.* They were staying away on purpose. Isolating a female in heat was incredibly cruel, but I was just a breeder to them. A convenient hole to break a curse. E
KAIStaring blindly at the glowing computer screen in front of me, I rubbed my tired eyes.I tried to focus on the supply manifests, but the numbers were just a blurry mess. My brain refused to cooperate. Every single time I blinked, my mind dragged me straight back to the bed.God, she was unbelievable.I swallowed hard, shifting uncomfortably in my leather chair. Pushing the memory away felt impossible. I had hid my reaction with everything in me before leaving her room, acting like a cold bastard, but last night was the best fuck of my entire life. I could still feel the tight, wet heat of her throat clenching around my cock. Remembering the exact way her eyes rolled back when I pumped my cum straight down her throat made my pulse hammer violently against my ribs.My dick twitched against my zipper.Scowling, I grabbed a pen and tapped it forcefully against the desk. *Get it out of your head,* I warned myself. *She is a breeder. That is it.*A sharp knock broke through my filthy th







