LOGINAll her life, Calla Hayes has been invisible, the awkward neighbor girl with tangled hair and a frame too skinny to be noticed. Until the night of her eighteenth birthday, when the Moon Goddess reveals her fated mate: her arrogant stepbrother, Lucas Blackwell, the pack’s golden bad boy. But instead of claiming her, he rejects her in front of everyone. Humiliated and heartbroken, Calla runs only to awaken a power inside her no one in the pack can ignore. Now, two dangerous men want her. On hand there’s Lucas, the stepbrother who spurned her, now unable to resist her new strength, and Darius, her childhood neighbor and best friend’s protective older brother, whoshe has always crushed on. One is her fated mate. The other is her forbidden desire. Both are willing to burn the pack to have her. Calla’s no longer the ugly duckling. She’s the storm that will either break their world or remake it.
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“Back in this bitch” I said out loud to no one.
I dropped my bags in the middle of the living room, stood there like an idiot and stared at the tall glass windows of my father's villa.
The place smiled like dust and my father's old Arabian perfume, and even though the housekeepers had come earlier to make it livable after three years, it still didn't feel like home.
I ran my hand along my father's old trophies arranged on the antique table in the living room and sighed. My father has been dead for four years now, and I've managed to cope with the grief of being an orphan.
I should have been passed out in bed after the flight from Paris, but sleep was impossible.
Not with the racket coming from next door. I could hear the loud roar of cars and loud music, and the howl of wolves.
Yes, actual howls.
I hissed and rolled my eyes. “Are you kidding me? My first night back and this?” I had been home for exactly an hour and already regretted it.
I shut the windows, thinking it'll block out the nosiee, but it was no use. The bass was even rattling the old chandelier, and it felt like they were throwing a rave inside my skull.
“That's it.” There was only so much I could take. I slipped out of my clothes into the first thing I could find, which was pink silk shorts, a white tank top and my fluffy robe since it was cold outside.
My hair was a mess so I knotted it up with the ribbon I still had on my wrist from the flight. Classy.
I looked like the poster girl for insomnia, but I wasn’t about to let an entire wolf frat ruin my night.
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What I saw when I stepped out of my villa didn't make sense. A silver sports car screamed down the private road, and its tires were smoking, then out of nowhere, a dark wolf ran along with the car. The crowd outside shouted and hooted as if it was a normal Saturday night entertainment.
The car drifted to a stop, and the wolf shifted into a naked man in front of the headlights, and nobody seemed to care. What ever happened to wolves hiding from the humans? Or weren't there any humans on this street anymore? I wondered.
I made my way over there, hugging my robe as tight as it could go, praying I looked more like an annoyed resident than a trespasser. Heads turned as I entered the yard, and most of them were guys with the kind of smiles that made me want to slap someone.
“Uh, hi,” I said, clearing my throat. “Who’s in charge of… whatever this is?”
Someone laughed and pointed toward the villa. “He’s back inside, sweetheart.”
Sweetheart. Great. I rolled my eyes and walked into the Villa ignoring the hoots and catcalls.
The music was louder indoors. There were empty bottles littered around and wolves in human forms lounging around in half open shirts. I made my way out to the back of the house, the pool area. There were people there as well.
“Hey, excuse me…who's the owner of this party?” I yelled as loud as I could using my wolf voice. Yes, I am a wolf too.
“He's not here. Is there a problem?” one of the boys said as he walked over to me. He sniffed the air and frowned. “You smell like a wolf, but you smell different…”
I took a step back. I had to be careful so no one would know what I really was. A werewolf trybrid. My father was a werewolf, but my mom was a Fae, and a witch. Even in the 21st century, Faes, witches and werewolves still hated each other.
Infact, I was an abomination…a product of a werewolf and a fae. That's why my father is dead, because someone from his pack killed him for marrying a fae witch.
“You smell like alcohol.” I shot back at the guy. He bit his lower lip as his eyes dragged over my body.
He scoffed. “I like you, you have spunk. How can I help you?”
“Who's the owner of this party?” I asked again.
“Wel—” he started to say but he was cut off when something slammed me to the ground..
It was so fast I didn't see it coming. It knocked the wind out of me. It was a wolf, a black massive wolf.
I gasped for air, and crawled backward, trying to get as far away as I could. Its teeth were bared, and there was spit hanging off its lips.
“I…please the owner of the party. I just want to—” I blubbered, my heart racing wildly in my chest. The wolf leapt into the midair, its body twisting and snapping and by the time it hit the ground, it was no longer a wolf at all.
It was Adrian Vale, my childhood friend and he was naked, save for some shorts. He was taller than I remembered with a ripped body that belonged in a museum. His dark hair was longer now, that it fell to his shoulders. I had to leave because my mom pulled me out of LA to school abroad before I even had a chance to say goodbye to him.
And he'd never reached out or tried to keep in contact with me. He gave me a once over and he frowned. “No way…”
I tried to cover my shock with attitude. “Some people are trying to sleep.”
He shrugged. “Then go back to wherever you disappeared to, princess.”
“You almost attacked me, and now you’re refusing to turn down your music?”
“Attacked you?” He scoffed. “Don’t flatter yourself. I smelled a trespasser, that’s all. I just didn't think it'd be you.”
“Yeah well, surprise…”
He stepped closer, and I took a step back, his chest glsitened under the pool lights. His eyes dragged over my body slowly. “Nice Pajamas.”
Heat rushed to my cheeks and I turned away. “I wasn’t exactly planning to crash your little circus.”
“Then don’t.”
He turned to leave but I caught his muscled arm. The contact made me snatch my hand back. “Turn the music down.”
Adrian leaned in so close that I smelt the wild scent of wolf on him. “Go home, Sutton.”
“It's not Sutton, it's Audrey.” My name wasn’t Sutton anymore. I was here to find out about my father and I wanted to stay anonymous.
“Don’t bother lying,” he cut me off. “Do you think a fake name can fool me? Please… I’d know you anywhere.”
“Oh yeah? Then you know you're being a complete jerk.”
Adrian grabbed my wrist and dragged me back toward the entrance. God, he had gotten so strong.
“Hey!” I protested, hitting his arm with my free hand. “Let go!”
But he didn't even though he was making a scene. By the time we reached the gate, a small crowd had followed us.
“Adrian, stop! What the hell is your problem?”
“You!” He snapped back then pushed me out into the street.
I stumbled but caught myself as he yelled. “Don't come back!” Then he turned back into the house.
I stood there shaking with anger. My robe had slipped off and people were staring at me “Jerk. He's a total, arrogant jerk.” I cursed stomping back home.
Audrey's POVThe Pack Council chamber looked exactly like something out of a supernatural horror movie—all dark wood paneling, ancient tapestries depicting wolf battles, and seven stern-faced elders sitting in high-backed chairs that probably cost more than my entire college tuition.I stood in the center of the room, flanked by my three mates, trying very hard not to throw up on the marble floor."This is a terrible idea," I muttered under my breath."Too late now," Luca murmured back, his hand finding mine. Through the bond, I felt his steady confidence, his absolute certainty that we were doing the right thing.Adrian stood on my other side, his beta instincts on high alert, scanning the room for threats. Theo was behind me, close enough that I could feel his warmth, his usual playfulness replaced by focused intensity.The head elder—the same silver-haired woman who'd delivered my mate-or-die ultimatum at the party—leaned forward in her chair. "Sutton Warner, also known as Audrey.
Adrian's POVThe moment I burst through Luca's bedroom door, I knew exactly what was happening.Audrey sat in the center of the bed, wrapped in Luca's arms, her eyes wide with panic as magic crackled around her like lightning. Vines had completely overtaken one wall, flowers blooming and dying in rapid succession. The air smelled like ozone and crushed petals.One bond. She'd formed one bond, and it was tearing her apart."She needs all three," I said, my voice cutting through the chaos. "Now."Theo was already moving, his witch-born instincts recognizing the magical imbalance. "One bond can't ground her. She's too powerful. We need to complete the triad."Luca looked up at me, and for once, there was no rivalry in his eyes. Just desperation. "Then do it. Both of you. Before this kills her."I didn't hesitate. I crossed to the bed and pulled Audrey from Luca's arms into mine. She was shaking, her skin almost feverish, power rolling off her in waves."Adrian," she gasped, clinging to m
Audrey's POVI found Luca in his room an hour after he'd stormed out, sitting on the edge of his bed with his head in his hands."Hey," I said softly from the doorway.He looked up, and the raw emotion in his amber eyes made my chest ache. "Hey yourself.""Can I come in?"He nodded, and I closed the door behind me, suddenly very aware that we were alone for the first time since... well, since everything had gotten complicated."I'm sorry," we both said at the same time.That broke the tension. Luca's mouth quirked in something almost like a smile. "You don't have anything to apologize for.""Neither do you." I moved closer, perching on the bed beside him. "You were right. We've been keeping secrets, sneaking around. That's not how this is supposed to work.""I was being a jealous asshole," Luca countered. "Adrian's right—what happens between you and him is private until you want to share it. I don't get to demand full access to every moment of your life just because my wolf has decide
Theo's POVIf there's one thing I've learned from a lifetime of being unwanted, it's that chaos makes the best cover.While everyone else was losing their minds over the exploded car and screaming about fae conspiracies, I grabbed Audrey's hand and pulled her toward the stairwell that led to the academy's roof."Theo, where are we—""Trust me," I said, glancing back to make sure no one was following. "You need a break from being stared at like you're either a threat or a science experiment."She didn't argue, which told me exactly how rattled she was. Audrey Warner didn't do quiet compliance—she did stubborn independence with a side of attitude. Seeing her this shaken made my wolf restless and my protective instincts kick into overdrive.The rooftop was officially off-limits, which made it perfect. I'd discovered the access panel months ago and had been using it as my hideout whenever pack politics got too suffocating."Wow," Audrey breathed when we emerged into the late afternoon sun






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