Mag-log inVALEN’S POVA territorial growl rumbled from my chest as I watched Jason boldly waltz away with my woman.Mine. Zeus’ primal urge surged through me.I stepped forward before I could stop myself, because every instinct within me was compelling me to take her back.The Elders didn’t waste time. Elder Sybil plodded up to me, escorting a blonde alpha-female.“Pass,” I almost roared and walked to where Raina was dancing, as though I was chasing her down. The way that show-stopping, red dress flared over her hips and swirled mid-thigh, teasing me.My jaw clenched, and I placed my hands on my waist, just watching them dance with displeasure, having light conversations, talking, and laughing without a single care for me. Then several others began joining the dance floor.“Alpha Valen.” Even with a cane, Elder George could still be sneaky. “Pleasant evening.”He appeared beside me with an alpha-female on his arm, whom I hardly noticed.“There are many dancing partners available for you, Alpha.
RAINA’S POVFaces drained, and a strained hush descended.Undaunted, I faced the Elders and muttered sarcastically, “I do hope you are all satisfied with my moon card's blessings and that you've equally gotten your own heart’s desire.”The ballroom shattered into buzzing murmurs like a knocked-over beehive, and the atmosphere shifted. Energy slammed into me from every direction, ricocheting inside me like balls in a heated rally.I sighed in exasperation and tucked the card away. I shouldn’t have expected more. They were unsettled and disgruntled. So hard to please, and Valen’s impatience exploded.He didn’t wait for their doubts to snare us into further discussions. His hands closed around mine before I even turned.“Make room for my mate and me to have our opening dance,” Valen commanded with finality and swirled me around to face him.Those dreamy emeralds locked me in place, and his warm breath ghosted against my lips.“Dance with me, Bluebella,” he suggested, raising my hand to d
RAINA’S POVA prickling sensation shot up my spine. I whipped around, and in the spur of the moment, Valen flashed past me. In a blur, he intercepted with a mighty force, slamming an alpha flat on his back into the white marble floor with a bone-jarring thud, cracks spidering beneath his body.“I chose your mate to be by my side for the night. I did not authorize her to provoke my Luna,” Valen growled, pinning the black-haired man who was almost the same size as him by his throat.I moved closer to them, wondering who it could be.I choked on a gasp when I realized the subdued Alpha was Valiant. Valen’s cousin. Possessive energy radiated from him. It couldn’t have been over me.Aw shucks. This explained everything.Relief crashed over me as I realized that Pandia’s golden bracelet had to be from Valiant, not Valen. Yet, she had provoked her own mate. Tsk. Another mate drama.Valiant’s vicious cerulean eyes locked on me, dilating as his wolf simmered at the surface. When he growled at
RAINA’S POVHooding my eyes at Pandia, I studied her. She was acting too openly with him, and it was suffocating me.To test me, she moved closer to Valen, making her shoulder brush him. “Well… when you’re late, people tend to make other arrangements.”An arrangement I hadn’t agreed to. “You don't say.”“I just said,” she spat. “Isn’t it obvious?”“I’m only late. Not replaced. Don’t confuse the two,” I hissed, staring her down.“According to the moon charts, my wolf is a natural complement to his. Born of rank.” Smirking daringly, she lifted her other hand and rested it over his forearm, so that both hands clung to him.Toxic jealousy bit into my flesh, and I itched to knock out her pretty white teeth.I rolled my tongue against my cheek, fighting that fire in my veins to rip her throat.How was Hera putting up with this? Even Zeus?My eyes flicked to the man who promised me that nothing would ever tear us apart. He just sipped his drink, adding nothing to quell the hostile tension. Al
RAINA’S POV"Luna breathe," Benji whispered, breaking me out of my personal freak out. "You're not alone, I've got you." He gave me a minute to catch my breath and headed towards the stairs.Thank god I was in heels."I won't let you fall," he said with a chuckle, as if he understood my fear.A heavy, dominant aura rolled off the alphas, filling the room with raw power. I scanned the crowd, hoping to pick out Valen, but all I saw were eyes staring back at me and a mass of heads. Clearly, we were the last to arrive.On the opposite side of the room, the Elder Council congregated. The six of them stood so perfectly beside one another that they could have been posing for a picture. If looks could kill, I'd be shredded before I could blink.The women were all dressed in different stylish gowns, but the men were all dressed so similarly. Adding to that, the lighting was poor. Still, we dove into the crowd, and I bumped into someone."Look who finally made it out of the bar," Venus teased, a
RAINA’S POVI stirred awake.I blinked a few times before my surroundings slowly came into focus.My eyes drifted around the room to find that I was in our Alpha suite. The pack-house. The ceiling light was on. The dark curtains drawn. I couldn’t tell if it was day or night.In search of the wall clock, I let my gaze run down the bed, only to find Meera frozen awkwardly at the foot with some laundry in her hand.“Did I wake you, Luna?” she asked, her dark brows creasing worriedly. “The young Alpha instructed me to check on you. I didn’t mean to disturb your rest.”“Um, no,” I croaked, scrunching my face as I hauled myself up to brace on my elbows.Fragments of Dymian flashed into my head. I instinctively raised my hand to my mate-mark and rubbed it. That bastard tried to carve it out of me.Suddenly, I realized how injured I was. I took a long, shaky breath at how excruciatingly painful it was. Although my body felt completely fine. Huh? I was healed. How?“What day is it? Where’s Val
VALEN’S POVSweat ran down my back as the sun scorched us on the training ground. With adrenaline surging in my veins, my heart beat wildly as my focus locked in on the one woman in the world who could make my chest pang.There she was, as if out of a dream. Though this dream turned into a nightmar
RAINA’S POVMoonlight streamed through the open curtains, like the touch of its soft light had nudged me awake.Actually, what woke me was that dream again. The gut-wrenching scream of seeing deadly, razor-edge claws stabbed into Selene, and the raw tang of blood that raked my nostrils. It felt mor
VALEN’S POVThe Warriors began filling the training center field.Their energies spiked as they surrounded us, posturing their intent for combat. Noses wrinkled back. Large canines exposed. Their postures tightened, buzzing with anticipation as their eyes tracked our every movement, and their hands
RAINA’S POV"You're the one who massacred forty of our warriors, carving letters on their torsos like a sick bastard,” I hissed, my tongue feeling heavy and bitter in my mouth.“Your compliment flatters me,” Turco touched his chest and gave me a brief, arrogant bow. “I pride myself on my work. Noth







