Se connecterRAINA’S POV“Are you ready for the first one?” Heidi beamed. She was more excited than I was.She picked up one of the exquisite notecards. It was from the pile of gifts I received from the Bolivian and Ugandan Alphas and pack members.As soon as I woke up, Meera drew my attention to the receiving hall downstairs. Azara and Heidi were there giving orders on where to place all the gifts they had sent me.I wasn’t sure how long I stood in shock before I actually believed those wolves could still support me. And now here we are in the formal, modern-style parlor at the pack house.Heidi waved the card over the black tulip table where we sat by the window, saying. “It’s from Alpha Kaelican of the Salvajes Dientes Pack in La Paz.”Sunlight slipped through the tall, black, parted, curtained windows that ran along high white walls.Omegas moved around us, dusting and tidying up the black and white furniture that occupied the room with soft couches, cushioned chairs, and a dark wooden table i
VALEN’S POV“Hey buddy, what you got going on here, hmm?” Devin’s low, gravelly voice poked through my sleep haze. “I don’t think sleeping out here on the pavement outside your parents' house was a good idea.”My freshly awakened eyes blinked, squinting from the subtle rays of the morning sun that peeked through the tall tree between the two houses across from me.“Urgh,” I groaned, turning my face to the side from the blinding light.Devin was bent over me in a white tee and green trousers, nudging my bare shoulder. Thank the goddess he woke me.After Dad threw me out in the wee hours, I stood out here shirtless in gray, ripped joggers, and watched him and Mom rush out to go find Venus.Seems I really did black out after that.“You know, normal people don’t abandon a warm bed and a gorgeous Luna to be beaten up by cold concrete. That’s tragic, Val.” Devin reached down to grasp my bicep, helping me to stand. “Argh. You’re heavier than a truck.”I pushed myself off the hard ground with
VALEN’S POV“Help you with what?” Devin sneered down at her. “You dug your own grave. Do you want a faster deportation back to hell? Because I can do that. We both know all this pleading is just like a rainy day ring.”“You can't let me die. Save me,” Mercedes’ words begged, but her tone was demanding. “I'll let you mark me. It's what you wanted, isn't it? We’ll finally be together.”Devin aggressively tugged his foot out of her grasp. “You framed Cher. You could have gotten her killed. You made me hate her. All you think about is yourself. I'm over this bond.”Jiya let out a dry, pitiful laugh. “My Alpha, and members of the council, Mercedes used blood magic to infuse Raina’s blood and the sacred dust from the relics into her body. She thought it would make her shine, but as you can see, she flopped her own show.”“And you didn't?” Grandpa Victor asked suspiciously.At least one of them was sensible.“Of course not,” Jiya vouched solemnly, her tone cautious, “I came to make things rig
VALEN’S POVJiya’s chin-length auburn hair turned snow-white, wafting and gliding around her face as her elevated body shone like an awakening calamity. Respawned.Transfixed, I gulped and ignored the hard slap from Devin that hit my chest.Soon, every voice around me had faded. When Jiya’s blue-lit brown eyes hit mine, she sucked the breath out of me.I clutched my chest and sank my teeth into my lower lip, drawing blood and swallowing that one word that was fighting my being to be uttered.The crowd had gotten larger. Everyone fell to their knees, bowing to her in obeisance to the moon goddess. Everyone except the royal clique, who stood baffled with skepticism."Faking her death wasn't dramatic enough, she decided to come back with a viral glow," Theo grumbled, scratching his head.“We accept the chosen Luna Queen,” a dominant Alpha yelled, and the others repeated it.“All hail Queen…uh…” One Alpha fumbled with his praise, his voice lowering in uncertainty. “Um…your name, my queen?
VALEN’S POV“That phone isn't mine,” Mercedes denied. She swallowed thickly and pointed to the quiet auburn-haired woman who kept her head bowed and face hidden in submission. “She planted it on me. She’s a part of it too. Why aren’t you asking her?”“You sabotaged the entire night.” I slammed a fist into my palm, cracking my knuckles one by one. “I know you have my flower. Where is it?”“Alpha, this quarrel is between you and them. I was just hired to operate the submarine. I swear I had no idea the woman was yours,” the bleached-out, spiky mullet-haired man mumbled through tears on his crunched-up face, clasping his hands, his moist, black eyes desperate. “Please spare me. Shit, man.”“You're all traitors. None of you is better than the other, you imbecile.” Theo's snarl shut them up.“Humph. The consequences of your crimes have finally reached your brain.” Jason’s upper lip snarled up in disgust. “Is it unfair that you're going to die after trying to lead my Luna to her death?”“I
VALEN’S POV“Kill it already!” Zeus snapped. “Reduce her to ashes with parinirvana fire. I don't want that old wrench coming back to life in any lifetime.”Without hesitation, I shot a ball of phoenix fire at her airborne body. The air shimmered as the flames hit her. She dropped face down with an inhumane, shrill scream.“My bloodline will come for yours,” the witch rasped in a blood-curdling tone, her eyes locked on Raina’s.“Then I will find them first,” I snarled gutturally.Violet-orange fire engulfed her, making her appear more gaunt and grotesque as the flesh started to sag off her bones. Her ear-piercing screams made even patrol cover their ears, but my eyes stayed glued until the flames condensed in on themselves. It burned out and left black ashes shrouded by smoke. That should counter any spell she might have used to trigger a rebirth or resurrection.Gasp and chatter erupted over the nervous crowd.“Alpha, the sub is cleared. We got them all,” Theo declared with an angry u
-THIRD PERSON'S POV- Dymian fixed his eyes on Farrah, knowing her points were valid. The guardian cubes on his forehead glowed. He pursed his thin peach lips and uttered, "Then we'll have to get rid of her. No one will stand in the way of our plans." If that bitch was Selene, it made sense that she'
-VALEN’S POV- "Valen….." "It's Alpha Valen to you," I snarled and straightened my posture. Mercedes stopped at the first table where the exploded tail of the chopper laid. In her right hand was a cardboard drink carrier tray with two white customizable takeaway cups in it. Her black V-neck blouse w
-RAINA’S POV- A sudden, soft groan snapped me out of my reverie. What was that? My ears pointedly tried to latch on to the direction of the grunts, searching for the source of the noise. My hearing led me to determine the source to be behind the bathroom door. “Ahh―” Once at the door, I held my head
-VALEN'S POV- "This is impossible," I thought aloud, wracking my brain as we investigated my brother’s missing profile. "Nope." Devin disagreed, standing at the end of the second white, rectangular, folding plastic table that contained the helicopter scraps. "It's happening." Devin had spent the nig







