LOGINDamon stepped out from the trees.Of course he did.He didn’t look surprised to see Lex. If anything, he looked like he had expected this exact moment. His expression was carved from something cold and controlled, but his eyes were sharper than usual, locked entirely on Lex like he was already calcu
Aria’s POVA note was slipped under my door just before dawn.No knock. No footsteps. No warning beyond the faint scrape of paper against wood that woke me from a shallow, restless sleep. I sat up immediately, my heart already racing before I even reached for it, because nothing in this pack ever ar
Aria’s POVHis lips crashed against mine and the kiss was rough, fiery and filled with immense passion. Damon’s lips moved against mine like he was still trying to merge with me. His hands fisting my waist and pulling me closer as he kissed me like his life depended on it, then he pulled away.“Ari
“You shouldn’t have been alone,” he said instead.“Oh, so now we’re back to that?” I snapped. “You being everywhere I go like I’m some kind of fragile possession?”His eyes darkened further.“That’s not what I said.”“No,” I said quietly, stepping closer until there was barely space between us now.
Aria’s POVDamon didn’t answer me, he just stood there in the clearing, the silence between us stretching so tightly it felt like it might snap at any second. Lex’s footsteps had already faded into the forest, but his words still lingered like smoke that refused to clear.When Damon finally moved, i
“What night?” I whispered.Neither of them answered. Damon took one slow step forward, his eyes pitch-black now. “You need to leave.”Lex’s gaze never left his. “Or what?”“I’ll finish what I should’ve done years ago.”For the first time, genuine anger crossed Lex’s face. “You already finished it,”
We were being overrun.I turned, scanning the battlefield, searching for any opening, any advantage, but there was none.Only chaos, only blood, only loss.Blinding, searing pain ripped through my side as something suddenly slammed into me from behind. I barely registered the impact before claws tor
I shoved him again, desperate this time, my back scraping along the wall, heart hammering so loudly I was sure he could hear it. But his grip didn’t loosen and his presence didn’t falter.“Never,” he said simply, almost softly, yet there was a lethal edge to it. “You’ll come back. You always do.”My
I clenched my jaw and swallowed the words and I scowled instead. Kade didn’t seem bothered in the slightest. If anything, my irritation appeared to amuse him. He stepped closer and leaned down before I could react and then brushed his lips against my forehead.The contact made my entire body recoil
Aria’s POVI had barely finished shelving the last ledger when one of the pack messengers appeared at the archive door. The young wolf looked uncomfortable, shifting from one foot to the other as if he would rather be anywhere else.“Aria Vale?” He asked.I straightened slowly, brushing dust from my







