LOGINI knew I was being followed, but I walked on anyway. Jane revealed herself when we got to the car, I could tell she was pissed, but I didn’t exactly give a damn.I stepped in. “Would you like to stop by anywhere else to threaten some more poor innocent child?”“No, I’ve done enough for one day.”“You think?”“Drive, Jane.”She gritted her teeth, and then hit the gas, speeding down the road.Thirty minutes later, she finally asked the question that seemed to have been troubling her mind.“Would you have done it? Would you have had his son killed, all for revenge?”“What do you think?”“You never answer a question straight as asked.”“You feel entitled to an answer. I do not owe you one.”“People believe you to be a monster, you don’t always have to prove them right, you know,”Jane was always the type who stayed in her lane, never intruding into things she shouldn’t, and that had been one of the reasons I’d respected her. Now I couldn't help but wonder what changed. “Do you think I’
“I’ve always believed your reckless bravery would be the end of you one day, Knox. And I was right.” Crane said, making his way to me. “Only a madman would dare the things that you do. But I know you well enough to know you’d be paying me a visit. In fact, I think you're quite late.”“I had to give you a few days to mourn your dead. I’m a gentleman like that.”“I see you’ve come to flaunt your victory?”“No, I’ve come to have a chat with you.”His laugh broke through the tense atmosphere. “Is it foolishness or bravery?For as long as I can remember all I've ever wanted was to watch you die, and here you are before me, totally unarmed and outnumbered. You’ve delivered yourself right into my hands and I didn't have to do a thing to make that happen. Definitely foolishness.” There was glee in his eyes. Despite the loss he’d suffered, he still believed he won.“And how do you know I don’t have an army lying in wait, awaiting my signal?”Just then, I spotted Jane. No, she hadn’t stayed in
Asher Knox’s POVInsanity was a slow process. First it begins with small signs, easily overlooked, and then it gets worse. Soon, those signs grow into something disturbingly abnormal—and then it takes over completely.I was going insane, and there was nothing I could do but watch it happen.Now I saw things, things that weren’t there. From misty figures, to shadowy silhouettes—they were no longer just voices in my head, they’d taken form.I swallowed more pills, and at last the figures faded, leaving me staring at nothing.The knock on the door pulled my attention. Jane let herself in. “You called for me?” she questioned, “Yes. Do you know how to drive?”“Where are we heading to?”“The Bloodmoon pack. I’d like to pay them a quick visit.”*My senses were a mess. One moment they were overwhelming—the smells too sharp, the sounds too loud, the sights too vivid, and in the next, everything dulled into nothing. Just as I could barely make out the road ahead of us. Still, I could sense
Liam and I had taken the yacht we’d found in the boathouse. We’d brought Ray’s corpse along. It just didn’t feel right to leave him there—once, I would have done just that without a single glance at him, but a lot had changed since then. I had a lot of questions to ask, but I wondered if it was the right time.“Liam—”“Kate—” We both began at the same time.“You go first,” he said.“I didn’t do it. I didn’t betray you or the Raventhorne pack—I could never do that, not after everything. But I understand if you don’t believe me, I understand if I’d have to proof to you and Asher that this had all been a set up—”“There’d be no need for that. He is aware that it was all a set up, and so am I.”His confession left me speechless for a moment, “But you said the only reason you wanted me was because of the child growing in my womb,”“I said what I had to. I didn’t mean it. Asher sent me here to find you, and bring you back to the pack.”Tears of relief flooded my eyes. “How did you find m
I’d rather have a fraction of you, than none at all. For the first time in my life, I could relate to him. I knew what it felt like to want someone so much, that you’ll be willing to accept whatever portion of them they were ready to offer.I’d loved Asher, even when I’d believed he couldn’t love me back.In Rayson’s eyes, I saw desperation. And at that moment, I did the very thing I’d sworn not to ever do. I allowed myself… believe. I allowed myself believe he had changed, I allowed myself believe he was a new man, because he was. It was evident not only in his words, but his actions.He’d become the man I’d always wanted him to be, but by now it was way too late. I imagine if time was rewinded—before all the lies and the deceit, before I met Asher, things could have worked between us. But he was right, my heart belonged to another, and it could never be him.Right there I made the decision, I wasn’t leaving with him. I wasn’t going to allow myself to be forced into a life I did no
“How do I know you’d keep to your words—how do I know you wouldn’t come for my head the moment she is free?” Ray questioned, pulling me uncomfortably closer.“You have my word, and unlike many others, I keep to it.” Liam said, and I believed him.Each second Ray remained silent, hope bloomed in my chest. I could tell he was thinking it over. Of course, he wanted his pack back and wanted Marcus to pay for betraying him, but how badly did he want it?For as long as I knew Ray, his pack always came first, before anything or anyone else. This was the reason he’d blamed me for his infertility—because he worried what the pack would think of him if they knew the truth.But he was changing, and I could see that. Still, I hoped and prayed that that part of him hadn’t changed. I prayed he’d choose his pack, just as he’d done many times before.My prayers went unanswered.“How about I tell you my own terms?” Ray finally spoke up.“What are your terms?”“You and the others you’ve brought along wi







