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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. A
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,
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 POVExhausted. I was dead tired.Four days later, and I was stuck in the damn cave. Though it was dark and damp, we worked around the clock, tirelessly trying to harvest as much meremist as possible.Phones didn’t pick up here. If Raina were calling, I wouldn’t know. I could not mind-link her either, but at least Mom was there with enough Elites around them. Still, that couldn't stop my worries.“She’s there for the people,” Hera reminded me, attempting to soothe my fears.“Suuure,” Zeus drawled sarcastically, “but Kain is there too.” ‘Don’t start your fighting. I can’t deal with another headache right now,’ I warned them.Having two wolves was torture. All my emotions doubled and sometimes conflicted when they argue, giving me splitting headaches.“Kain would know about the PAC,” Zeus grumbled. “You should have gone with her or brought her here, or turned that alpha into a eunuch.”My wolf was sulking, letting a low rumble of displeasure run beneath my skin.He was right, al
RAINA’S POV“Smile. It's a good day, isn't it?” he jeered, never taking his eyes off mine. His sadistic smile made me shiver. “You know, I really thought this had to be a trap because it was just too easy.”“Why hide? Aren't you brave enough to come at me in your real form?” I twisted hard, slipping free with enough distance as I crouched lowly on the lawn grass.“Well, I had a perfectly good plan, and you're spoiling it.” A menacing smirk bent his lips. “How could I deprive myself of this chance when your force-ripe mate left you so unguarded? How could he make that stupid mistake?”“Aphrodisiac cologne?” I quickly dipped my aching hand into my boot to find my dagger. It slid into my palm as I kept my laser-sharp focus on him. “Even for you, that's low.”“The medallion should have made you succumb to the heat. But now you make everything difficult.” He elongated his claws and lunged, leaving stone cracking and petals flying.I shot up and pivoted, ducking under his arm and driving the
RAINA’S POVI gaped at Kain in shock as I placed fingers on my feverish forehead and wiped away the light sweat.I must have heard him wrong. He couldn't possibly be saying what I think he's saying. But his nomadic eyes were locked on mine and all I saw was sincerity. He believed what he was telling me.“I don't give a damn about the PAC. You’re saying this because you want us to break up. Friends don’t wish bad for other, Kain,” I snapped, a little angry, but the way he looked so hurt, I softened my voice, “Your mate will come, and when she does, give her your heart. It’s not meant for me, and you know that as well.”I advised him the best way I could, flipping my hair from my shoulders to massage both sides of my moist neck.With a deep sigh, his gaze went heavenward, and he massaged his jaw. “Usually people get tired when they’ve been fighting for too long. They get tired, Raina. That’s my point.”Silence enveloped us except for the bubbling water from the tanks.With every passing
RAINA’S POVThe air fizzled around us. So much anger.These two…good grief, I groaned internally."Don't worry, Rai," Azara offered, full of optimism. "In the long run, they’ll put aside their differences when they realize it’s what they need to do to protect you. They will eventually see eye-to-eye
RAINA’S POV“Are you okay?” Valen asked as soon as we teleported to Zannos while he cradled me in his arms in the darkness. “Are you cold?”Several round lights swept across the temple as the gang switched on their helmet lights. The smell of parched dirt mixed with dried corn pervaded the air, lea
Trig. W.: if childbirth is something you'd rather not read about, go ahead and skip this chapter. There is no loss.VALEN’S POVI turned away from them and pressed my forehead onto the cold stone wall, breathing hard, shaking.“Your Luna is on the line,” I snapped with irritation. “I should be in th
VALEN’S POVDelicate, warm fingers wrap around mine, drawing my attention back to Raina. The pained expression on her face gutted me."Go," Raina whispered, tilting her head up to offer a tired smile. "It's important."I took her hand in mine and brought her fingers to my lips. "Baby, you're import







