Se connecterJordan’s POV“Something that belonged to your grandmother,” Killian said, stabbing a piece of bacon like it personally offended him. “And you told Reef to wait until the formal meeting? For real?”“I said tomorrow last night,” I shot back, shoving my plate away. “Well, guess what? It’s tomorrow.”“Jordan, it’s six in the fucking morning,” Killian challenged, eyebrows raised.“Exactly. Plenty of time before the meeting starts.”Killian looked across the table at Lorenzo like can you believe this guy?Lorenzo just stared down into his tea, swirling the bag like it was the most interesting thing in the world.“You’re both useless,” I muttered, pushing my chair back so hard it scraped loud against the floor. “I’m handling this.”I found Ren’s person standing alone in the east courtyard, hands in their pockets, staring at the packhouse like they’d been waiting decades and could wait decades more. The second my boots hit the stone path, they turned around.No hello. No bullshit.They reache
Jordan’s POV“She knew my fucking grandmother,” I blurted the second the door clicked shut behind us.Killian was already kicked back on the edge of the bed, jacket flung across the room, his face all tight and stormy like his brain was doing a hundred miles an hour. I just stood there frozen in the middle of the floor, the bond between the three of us crackling hot and jittery, like it was about to short-circuit.“I heard,” Killian said, voice low and careful.“She said my grandma sent her. To protect the bloodline. To protect me.” I rubbed my face so hard my skin burned. “So everything I thought I knew about Ren… it’s all bullshit. Or half-bullshit. I don’t even know anymore, man. I can’t process this shit right now.”“Jordan,” Lorenzo said softly from over by the window, like he was scared I’d snap.“I know, okay? I know I gotta sit with it and think it through like a normal person, but right now my head’s a fucking mess and I just need it quiet. Just five minutes where I’m not thi
Jordan’s POV "She's at the boundary," Reef said, poking his head through the cracked door. I looked at Killian and my gut just dropped. Like full on twisted up. He tugged his jacket straight even though it was already fine, eyes locked on mine. “Ready?” “Fuck no,” I breathed out. “Not even a little bit, man.” “Good. Me neither. Let’s go anyway.” We headed out and the whole packhouse felt weird as hell. Everybody was pretending to have shit to do but really they were just hovering, voices dropping to whispers when we walked by. I could feel all their eyes. I kept moving with Killian right next to me, Lorenzo glued to my back, my wolf all the way open, warm, buzzing like he was waiting for a fight or a hug or both. All I could picture was this ninety-three year old lady out there who just felt me dump everything I had in that forest twenty minutes ago. Reef jogged up beside us. “She came alone, dude. No muscle, no crew, nothing. Just her and some random guy standing a couple ste
Jordan’s POV“You’re holding back,” Vael said, almost bored.“I’m not,” I shot back, but we both knew I was lying.She gave me a look—one of those slow, quiet ones that felt like it could see straight through people. “You are. I can feel it. Your wolf feels it, too. The bond’s yanking at something you won’t let loose.” She didn’t flinch. “What are you scared of, Jordan?”I just stared at her. Sometimes, silence’s the hardest thing to manage.The woods, honestly, felt too quiet. I was standing there, Killian to my left, Lorenzo on my right—both of them solid, present, their threads buzzing under my skin, holding me right where I was.“If I let go,” I finally managed. “If I let everything out—I don’t know what happens. Maybe I break everything. Maybe I break me.”“That’s exactly why you have to do it,” Vael said. Her voice didn’t shake.“Vael—” I started, but she cut me off.She said my name, real slow. “Eight days, Jordan. Ren’s already on the road. She’ll come stand right here and loo
Killian's POVThe sun broke fast over the horizon. I couldn't have slept if I tried, not with everything crowding into my head. I just lay there, staring at the ceiling, feeling Jordan’s wolf pressed against mine through the bond, Lorenzo’s steady presence on my other side. Somewhere in the house, Cain slept—or pretended to. As for Ren… I kept picturing her reading those four words in the dark, weighing them, calculating what her next move would be. I kept cycling through the plan for today, but every time I thought I had it straight, it shivered and shifted on me.Jordan was already sitting up by the time I turned over.“You didn’t sleep,” I said, more statement than question.He shrugged, rolling his shoulders. “I slept. Four hours.”“Yeah, that’s not enough,” I told him.He just gave me a look that said, “It’s all I got, so let’s not waste time complaining.” There was something sharper about him this morning—a kind of purpose that hadn’t been there yesterday. It had settled into hi
Jordan’s POV“Get Vael,” I said.Killian gave me that look — half tired, half annoyed. “Jordan, it’s the middle of the night.”I didn’t back down. “Get Vael.”He squinted at me like he was trying to see if I was joking, and when I didn’t flinch, he stood and slipped out of the room. I sat on the edge of the bed in the dark, feeling my wolf inside me, all sharp edges and cold calculations, while Lorenzo watched from across the room, silent but utterly focused.“You’re sure?” Lorenzo finally asked. His voice was low.“I’m sure,” I told him.He studied me. “How?”I took a breath. “The Anchor ability. Earlier, when Vael was training me and I pushed it outward for the first time—I felt the room shift. I felt everyone. Their energy, their presence, their bonds.” I locked eyes with him, making sure he caught every word. “Everyone felt genuine except for one.”Lorenzo went still, almost statue-still. “Who?”“I want Vael here first,” I said. “If I’m wrong, I’ll have accused someone I trust of
Killian's POVShe climbed onto my lap slowly like she'd done it a hundred times before.Put her hands on my shoulders while spreading her thighs and settling her weight down slowly and deliberately…She kept looking at me the whole time like she was daring me to look away first.I didn't look away.
Killian's POV"I don't care what time it is. Handle it."I dropped the phone and rubbed my face.I'd been Alpha for only two days and I was already having a headache..Border dispute with the eastern wolves. Two of my own pack members were caught throwing hands in the training yard before breakfast
Jordan's POV"Fuck.."That was all I managed to say.One thrust and every word I had just left my body completely. My back arched off the mattress and my hands grabbed his arms and my mouth fell open and nothing came out except this broken sound that didn't even sound like me.He moved deep inside
Jordan's POVI didn't even remember falling asleep but the clock said 3:14am and I was already reaching for my shorts on the floor.I had to go."Where are you going?"Lorenzo was propped on one elbow watching me in the dark like sleep was something that happened to other people."It's 3am," I said







