LOGIN"Daddy rejected you." Luna said bluntly. "We know that part. We've heard whispers. We want to know what happened after." I took a breath. Told them. Told them about the rejection ceremony. About fleeing into the blizzard. About nearly dying. About finding Marcus. About building Shadow Creek while p
This was our pack family. Extended. Chosen. Built through years of showing up for each other. Built through surviving together. Built through choosing each other continuously. Marcus and Zara had finally mated two years ago. After years of dancing around their feelings. After Marcus had gotten over
Aurora was five. She was extraordinary in ways that still shocked me. The power Dr. Chen had predicted was accurate. Aurora was the strongest True Alpha born in centuries. Her control was perfect. Her awareness was unprecedented. Her abilities were developing faster than anyone could track. She coul
KAI POV Five years. Five years since the anniversary ceremony where we'd rewritten our history. Five years since Elara had chosen me again in front of everyone. Five years of building something that felt permanent instead of fragile. Five years of actually living instead of just surviving. I was s
"The Moon Goddess is pleased." She said. "Pleased with your healing. Pleased with your choice. Pleased with what you've built. And she has one more gift for you both." "Another gift?" Kai looked wary. "We already have everything. We're mated. We have our children. We have our pack. What else could
His tears were falling freely now. So were mine. So were half the pack's. We were all crying. All feeling the weight of this moment. All understanding what it meant to choose love after devastation. To choose hope after despair. To choose each other after everything that had tried to keep us apart.
"She raised them alone." The reality of it hit me again. "I should have been there.""Yes, you should have." Iris didn't sugarcoat it. "But you weren't. And now you have to live with that choice while trying to build something new. The question is whether you're strong enough to do it.""I don't kno
"She has some nerve." I moved toward the door. "Coming here after what we know." "She doesn't know we know." Kai caught my arm. "She thinks her cover is still intact. This might be an opportunity." "To do what?" "Get information. Find out how much she knows about the Collector's plan. Maybe even
"I don't need your protection." Her voice was cold. "I can defend myself." "I know you can. But you shouldn't have to. Not here. Not in the place that should have kept you safe from the start." I paused. "And Elara, I'm making a list. Everyone who hurt you. They're going to be held accountable." "
I watched him exit his car and face his pack. Beta James stood beside him, along with warriors I vaguely recognized. The crowd was bigger than I'd expected. Easily a hundred wolves, all watching their Alpha with varying degrees of hostility. Then Melissa emerged from the packhouse, and I felt my cl







