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Author: Raven Holt
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Selene

The great hall of Shadowfang was a storm of chaos, the feast shattered by the scout’s warning of Kaelen’s ambush. Tankards clattered to the floor, wolves scrambled for weapons, and the air thickened with the scent of sweat and steel. My heart pounded as I gripped my ceremonial dagger, its silver blade catching the torchlight. Kaelen stood across the hall with his Bloodfang warriors fanned out behind him. The mate bond burned in my chest, his jealousy a living thing, but I locked eyes with him, refusing to flinch. Dorian was out there, and no trap of Kaelen’s would stop me from getting to him.

Draven was at my side, when he ssid. “Stay sharp, Selene. He’s not here to talk.”

I snorted, my voice sharp. “Good. Cause I’m done talking.”

Kaelen’s taunting smile widened as he stepped closer, his voice carrying over the din. “Your son misses his mother, Selene. Pity you chose rebellion over him.”

My vision narrowed to his smug face. Gods, how did I ever find this man attractive?

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  • Her Alpha's Rejection, His Luna's Rise    Eight

    Selene The great hall of Shadowfang was a storm of chaos, the feast shattered by the scout’s warning of Kaelen’s ambush. Tankards clattered to the floor, wolves scrambled for weapons, and the air thickened with the scent of sweat and steel. My heart pounded as I gripped my ceremonial dagger, its silver blade catching the torchlight. Kaelen stood across the hall with his Bloodfang warriors fanned out behind him. The mate bond burned in my chest, his jealousy a living thing, but I locked eyes with him, refusing to flinch. Dorian was out there, and no trap of Kaelen’s would stop me from getting to him. Draven was at my side, when he ssid. “Stay sharp, Selene. He’s not here to talk.” I snorted, my voice sharp. “Good. Cause I’m done talking.” Kaelen’s taunting smile widened as he stepped closer, his voice carrying over the din. “Your son misses his mother, Selene. Pity you chose rebellion over him.” My vision narrowed to his smug face. Gods, how did I ever find this man attractive? “

  • Her Alpha's Rejection, His Luna's Rise    Seven

    Chapter SevenSeleneThe Shadowfang great hall thrummed with anticipation, its black stone walls swallowing the torchlight, casting jagged shadows across the long tables. The air was heavy with the scent of roasted venison, mead, and the sharp tang of wolf musk was a reminder that this fortress, for all its grandeur, was a den of predators. I stood in a side chamber adjusting the leather belt of my ceremonial attire, feeling the weight of the silver dagger at my hip grounding me. Tonight was no mere feast. Kaelen was coming, and I needed him to see me strong.Draven stood nearby, his black leather tunic holding on for dear life as it stretched across his broad shoulders. His golden eyes were scanning a map of the neutral lands. He’d been all business since dawn, barking orders to his warriors about Kaelen’s arrival. But now, as we waited to meet the Council of Elders, his gaze flicked to me, and he smirked. “You clean up well, huntress. If I didn't know a

  • Her Alpha's Rejection, His Luna's Rise    Six

    SeleneThe Shadowfang fortress rose high against the dusk, its black stone walls jagged and unyielding, as its high towers pierced the sky. The air carried a faint metallic tang, laced with something sour, as if the stones themselves whispered of old curses and older betrayals. I'd heard tales of haunted halls and blood-soaked floors. This was a pack built on ruthlessness as much as loyalty. Now, standing at its gates, I felt those stories pressing against me, daring me to step forward.My boots crunched on the frost-dusted path and I kept my chin high, my red hair catching the wind like a banner of defiance. Let them stare and know I wasn't here to bow.Draven walked beside me and his warriors flanked us, their eyes glinting with either curiosity or suspicion, I couldn't tell which. The gates groaned open, revealing a courtyard bustling with wolves. Some cheered Draven, fists raised, their voices rough with pride. "Nightbane! Nightbane!" they chanted, celebrating the alliance my pre

  • Her Alpha's Rejection, His Luna's Rise    Five

    KaelenThe council chamber smelled of iron and incense. I sat at the head of the long obsidian table while the voices around me fought to be heard over one another, a cacophony of outrage and fear."She's with him now," Elder Raith spat, his weathered hands slamming against the wood. "Shadowfang territory, and parading herself as though she belongs there.""Parading?" Elder Arwen sneered. "She has been claimed. You all saw the decree. Draven has made her his Luna."The words thudded into my chest like stones. My mate. My bond. Selene... mine by blood and by destiny was now bound to another.I clenched my jaw so tightly my teeth ached. "Decree or not, Shadowfang is nothing compared to Bloodfang. Let Draven play with what I discarded. It changes nothing."But it did change something. Every time I closed my eyes, the bond screamed with it. A tearing sensation deep in my ribs, like fire licking through veins. I felt her rage and her defiance. I felt her heat when she looked at him.I woul

  • Her Alpha's Rejection, His Luna's Rise    Four

    SeleneDraven's words hung in the air like a blade poised to fall."She's mine now."The forest was silent now, the rogues' whimpers fading into the distance, their retreat marked by the sound of rustling leaves and snapping twigs. Meanwhile, the massive wolf stood before me, his black fur streaked with silver, his golden eyes piercing through the darkness.Draven's form shimmered, bones cracking as he shifted back to human. When he was fully transformed, his leather armor clung to his broad frame, scars crisscrossing his chest, visible through the open laces of his tunic. His dark hair that still had streaks of silver, fell into his golden eyes, which held mine with an intensity that made my skin prickle.He was dangerous, no question, but I knew if he wanted me dead, I'd be sipping ale at the Moon godess' temple by now. Either way, I tightened my grip on the dagger, and squared by stance despite the pain. He'd chased off the rogues, but that didn't make him my savior."Yours?" I sai

  • Her Alpha's Rejection, His Luna's Rise    Three

    SeleneThe wilderness swallowed me whole, its dark embrace both a comfort and a threat. I had hunted these very woods since I was a child, so it wasn't too hard to find my way around. My boots sank into the damp earth, as I navigated my way through the forest floor littered with pine needles in the dark.My body ached from bruises from their rough hands and cuts from thorns I'd stumbled through in my blind flight. But the real pain wasn't physical. It was that cursed thread tying me to Kaelen, pulsing with his every breath and his every touch with Lysandra. And my son, trapped in that stone prison, stolen by his father's greed.I would see Dorian again. I would cut through steel and bone and fate itself if I had to. But I would get my son back.The night was cold, the moon hidden behind clouds, leaving only starlight to guide me. My leathers were torn, the crimson gown long abandoned in a ditch, replaced by the hunting gear I'd grabbed before the guards caught me.No bow, though. The

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