เข้าสู่ระบบ~AMARIS The heavy doors had barely clicked shut behind Willow before the silence of the master suite turned into a living monster.I stood frozen in the center of Alpha Varg's bed, my fingers still locked into the dark silk duvet, my breathing coming in sharp, shallow wheezes as the low, heavy hum of the massive assembly outside continued to vibrate through the glass panels of the private balcony. The tranquility that had filled the room just minutes prior was entirely gone, replaced by a cold, paralyzing dread that turned the blood in my veins to pure ice.My mind was a chaotic, spinning war zone, a frantic loop of a hundred different terrifying thoughts. They've come for me, my inner wolf whimpered, curling deep into the dark corners of my soul, utterly suppressed by terror.They know.I was completely, utterly scared out of my sanity that the massive crowd had finally mobilized to breach the fortress walls, drag my weak, decaying body out onto the lawn, and execute me right there
~WILLOW The thick mahogany doors of the Alpha’s private suite closed with a solid click behind me, but the sheer gravity of what I had seen through the grand glass panels kept my heart hammering a frantic rhythm against my ribs.I hurried downstairs, my soft velvet shoes skidding slightly against the grand stone steps as the sheer panic in my chest lines tightened like a vice. The surrounding was entirely static, the inner circle guards standing at their perimeters with tense, rigid expressions as the low drone from the outside grew louder and more absolute with every step I took. I breached the heavy brass handles of the main entrance doors, pushing them wide open, and stepped out onto the wide stone corridor of the front portico.Right in front of the pack house steps was the massive gathering of pack members.The crowd was tightly packed, their bodies forming a dense, shifting circle on the gravel pathways as they completely surrounded one single person in the center. They were le
~AMARIS The pale morning light that crept through the massive velvet curtains of the Alpha’s master suite had ceased to change. For me, time was no longer marked by the sun rising or the night falling over the mountains, it was measured in the slow, dragging rhythm of my own isolation.Many days had passed since I was humiliated and thrown out of the house by my own best friend. Many days since Alpha Varg had pulled me from the lonely roads and locked me behind the heavy doors of his private wing, effectively sealing me inside a golden fortress away from the rest of the Iron-Howl Pack. In all that time, I hadn't seen a single other human face. I hadn't heard the booming voices of the inner circle, and I hadn't seen the furious, red-rimmed eyes of my former best friend.The perimeter was entirely absolute. My only tethers to the outside world were two people.There was Alpha Varg, who only returned from the council chambers late in the evening, his massive frame carrying the heavy sce
~GRAY The residual sting of my father’s raw Alpha aura still hung heavily in the air of the grand living room, a suffocating weight that made the thick velvet curtains feel like iron sheets.I was leaning casually against the stone pillar at the edge of the space, my hands deep in the pockets of my dark trousers. But the moment Varg's storm eluded him, blasting the walls of the living room and shattering Ember's fragile defense, I stood still l.Beside the mahogany couches, Ember was still curled into a small, trembling ball, her shoulders shaking violently as Maya and Chloe frantically fussed over her, trying to soothe the hysterical terror still written across her swollen face. Celeste was across the room, her resort sandals pacing a jagged pattern against the floor as she whispered frantic, nervous curses into the quiet.I didn't look at my sister, and I didn't care about the panic turning her little friends into a useless mess.My eyes were fixed entirely on the empty staircase w
~VARGMy hand stopped an inch from her flesh.The air in the living room screamed from the sheer, violent momentum of the strike, a concussive backdraft that whipped the stray strands of Ember’s hair across her terrified face. She was completely curled beneath my shadow, her forearm thrown up in a desperate, animalistic defensive posture to shield herself from the hammer of my fury. Behind her, Maya, Chloe, and Celeste were still mid-screech, their voices piercing the rafters like a siren, while Amaris’s raw, frantic plea lingered in the suffocating static of the room.My palm hovered there, trembling with a volatile, explosive pressure that turned the veins in my arm to bands of solid iron.Every primitive instinct caged within my ribs was demanding a sacrifice.My monstrous wolf was rabid, snarling behind my teeth, pushing me to follow through with the blow…to hit her so hard, her jaws will break and the maids would count her teeth on the living room tiles, and to violently force th
~AMARISThe car ride back to the Pack House was a blur of speed and suffocating silence. The moment the tires screeched to a halt in front of the grand entrance steps, the storm officially broke.I sat in the passenger seat, my whole body frozen as a wave of pure, unadulterated terror locked my joints. My legs were shaking so violently against the floor that I couldn't have stood up even if I tried.Through the windshield, the massive stone walls of the pack house didn't look like a sanctuary anymore…they looked like an execution block.Alpha Varg didn't look at me. He kicked his door open and stormed out of the car, his towering frame radiating a dangerous, heavy heat that made the mountain air feel static. Before I could even draw a breath, he marched around the hood, yanked the passenger door open, and grabbed me by my arm. His iron grip dug deep into my skin, pulling me out of the vehicle with a harsh, unyielding urgency. My breath hitched in my throat, a sharp pain flaring in my
~EMBER The heavy wood of my bedroom door slammed shut, the vibration rattling the glass vanity jars across the room. I hurled my designer heels furiously across the room, watching them thud heavily against the mattress alongside my discarded silk purse. “Finally!” I muttered, the word tasting lik
~AMARIS The blatant greed in his tone made my stomach twist into a hard knot of panic. Before I could call out to anyone nearby, he yanked me forward again, dragging me past the open doorway where Ember had passed through with those two massive Alphas flanking her. As we walked down the hallway,
~AmarisHeat rose between my thighs every second I subconsciously took one step back, his gaze burning into my eyes. Sharp as a sword.With the intimidating edges of his face that left me wondering if he was here to fuck me, or watch me suffer.For a second, my gaze dropped to his chest before I c
~Amaris“Ember, I already told you it's the pool. There is no need to say things like that,” I said weakly, moving back.I'll do anything to avoid that conversation completely. But she swam toward me.“We should go out and mingle with hot male wolves so you can find someone to satisfy your ache. H







