Mag-log inVALEN’S POVMy hand flinched. My body tensed. I suppressed a gasp as the relic’s bizarre power coursed through me. My heart kicked into a frantic rhythm until, in an instant, it stopped.The metal felt normal, harmless.My men let out a breath of relief once they realized the metal did not harm me. On the contrary, the Worgens laughed, amused by my reaction.I pulled out the metal to examine it further and asked, “We get this on your brothers’ wrists and then what?”“Any cuffs made out of these will be activated when they are attached to the person. Even when they are in their wolf form, they won't be able to move,” Androkles answered distractedly, swiping his merlot eyes in awe all over the room. “They aren't regular metal. They are godly restraints.”“He'd have to be a god to come out of those,” Figaro remarked slowly, pulling out a chair and sitting down between his brothers. “And only a god of the Imperexusees can remove them. It is also our Kryptonite. In the wrong hands, even yo
VALEN’S POVNothing jumped out.Lucky for the Theta.“What do we have here, Alpha?” Jason quipped, coming beside me to peer into the crate.“Rare sheets of metal,” I replied, hovering my palm over the crate to assess the oozing energy.“New materials!” He drawled. His eyebrows shot up in delighted disbelief, and a grin spread across his face, matching the excitement in his citrine eyes as he rubbed his palms together. “I could do a lot with these.”“You could, if I let you,” I barbed, cautiously lowering my hand into the crate.I didn’t have to see his face to know that his grin collapsed, and the light in his eyes flickered out.“That’s just wrong,” he murmured, his voice sunken.I looked at him briefly, keeping my face serious. “Do we have a problem?”He tilted his head at me in disappointment, staring at me for a moment. Then a spark returned to his eyes, and he blurted, “Tell me what you need, Alpha, and I’ll get it done.”I chuckled at him. “We have to tone down the energy radiat
RAINA’S POVMy face burned, and my chest tightened. I was so grossed out, because the word, ‘Daddy,’ sounded wrong coming from Jakub. Too personal and-and…too inappropriate.I suspected Jakub had caught the feels for my Dad. Crushing on older men sometimes happened, but I thought being marked by Benji would have changed that. And I never, in a million years, expected that my father would entertain him behind Mom’s back.I was about to catch a case. I was so angry it felt like my head was about to explode with rage.I gritted my teeth as I watched them, wondering how long they were going to stay like that.Okay, Raina.Breathe.Backtrack.Maybe I shouldn't spazz out. There must be a valid reason for this. I mean, this was my father, the first man I ever looked up to.“D-dad?” I sputtered, dubiously.That was when they noticed me. Both of their heads snapped in my direction.Abruptly, Dad jumped back and put a hand on his head, looking at me in astonishment. “Kiddo?”“W-wha—” I stammere
RAINA’S POV"Have you been okay, Raina? All tip-top?" Luna Sianna asked, flocking to me like a mother hen in the examination room.“Yup,” I responded, sitting on the padded medical examination chair."Valen is concerned about you." Her cold fingers wrapped around my wrist, taking my pulse before I could say anything."He just wanted me to get checked out after the whole hypothermia ordeal," I admitted with a shrug.I can't deny it, non-stop preparation for the Howl De Lune at the Saturn Striders Hotel has taken its toll.Scrolling through catalogs for the perfect tablecloth, drapes, sculptures, menu selection, and a whole lot more to match the Elder’s theme was making my head spin. Worst of all, they inquired about pregnancy results, to which I deflected. I needed a break, so I came here because Valen was pressing me about it anyway."Valen is right,” Luna Sianna advocated lowly. “You have to remember that humans operate differently from wolves. And until you get your wolf back, that
RAINA’S POV"And you will," Valen stated calmly as he applied shampoo to my burgundy roots, clipping my hair up so it could sit for a few minutes. "But it can wait until later; there are more important things to take care of.""No, there isn't," I pressed as the guilt joined my hunger, eating me away from the inside out. "I-I did something awful… really shitty. I…I can’t-I…"I cringed at my own inability to get the words out of my mouth.“Shh,” he cooed. He rinsed my hair, shielding my forehead with his hand, and took up another bottle.“Valen, it affects us.” I tried again, my stomach twisting as my voice came out smaller now. “It’s important.”"So are you, Bluebella," he insisted quietly, working in the conditioner, massaging my scalp with firm, soothing circles.I let out a pleased moan. I tried to resist, but my eyes fluttered shut despite my effort not to get lost in the sensation. The love feeding back through the bond was making my heart swell. His touch was gentle, but it stir
RAINA’S POVSleep came fast.I awoke slowly, groggily, unsure of my surroundings.Opening my eyes, I found myself in our alpha suite. I must have dozed off when Valen teleported us to Dark Wolverson.I stretched over my arm to reach for him, wanting his warmth close, the security of his nearness. Huh? Bewilderment seized me when my hand touched nothing but the cold mattress, instead of his comforting heat.For a moment, I didn’t move. I just stared at the ceiling before sweeping my eyes around the dim bedroom. Moonlight barely breathed through the curtains, but the fluorescently bright bathroom had its door cracked with the soft clinking of bottles. It was then that I heard the hush of running water leaking from the bathroom.Valen. He was there.Pushing away the thistle blanket that covered me, I sat up, and my hair spilled over my face. I raked back the strands and crawled out of bed, naked except for my green underwear.I had to fight off a sudden wooziness. I hadn’t eaten yet. It’







