ログインEverything happened in a blur.The guards surrounded Alpha Damarus, prepared to protect their Alpha, then they all dropped to the floor, shaking violently."Marcus, control yourself. This is not the time for you to lose your senses." For the first time since I'd met him, Alpha Damarus's voice wavered, like even he was afraid of Marcus.My eyes shifted from the soldiers collapsed on the floor to my mate, approaching his father with dead eyes.Whatever curse it was Marcus had must have been the reason for all his extraordinary abilities, messing with the weather, killing people so easily, and bringing so many warriors to their knees without doing anything.But all that had come with a price, and it seemed Marcus was still paying it.I scooted forward on my hands and knees, the towel wrapped around my body nearly falling off. "Alpha. Marcus, it's me."Marcus stopped, tilting his head towards me and growling."It's Alexandra."Before another word could leave my lips, he growled again, onl
Marcus howled again. It was so loud that the sound pierced through the heavy stone door that separated us. The base of my back ached from how hard he had shoved me against the wall, but the pain faded into the back of my mind as a small voice in my head urged me forward. It pressed insistently, fighting my instinct to run and hide away from whatever was behind that door. Marcus had changed, shifted into someone I was not certain was still my mate. He howled again, this time no longer human. He must have shifted into his wolf. The thought of that almost broke my resolve further, but something in me kept pushing. It took me a moment to realise it was my wolf. After lying dormant for years, all it could do was push me toward my possible death at the hands of my mate. My hands wrapped around the handle of the door as I sucked in a breath, pushing it open before my mind caught up with how stupid this decision was. The room was dark, completely pitch black. The only form of light wa
My family had proved time and again to be the bane of my existence. While my father was tolerable, hoping to keep me under his control by doing so, my brother dedicated so much time and effort to making my life miserable. Lucien's voice echoed through the room, causing Alexandra to flinch. She had been skittish since my arrival, glancing around the room nervously. Something was bothering her, but her lips snapped shut the moment Lucien's fist touched the door. I released her hand, standing to my full height and glancing at the door. "Stay here. I'll be right back." She opened her mouth, causing me to pause. Her eyes widened and she sank back into the water, cheeks red. I stood there for a moment, hoping she would speak though it was clear she had decided against it. The knocking continued, drawing my attention away from her. My irritation grew with each step towards the door, and it took all my self control not to attack him when I shoved the door open. Lucien stood in his br
The woman stood at the door, staring at me curiously. “I apologise if I frightened you, my lady. That wasn’t my intention.” My heart raced as I took her in. She looked young, though her hair was already a whitish grey, just like her eyes. The title rang in my ears as my lips pressed together. I was no lady. “Who are you?” The whispers had stopped as soon as the lady had walked in, along with the wind, making me question if it had actually happened. “Did you hear all that?” Her eyes followed my hand, which was gesturing at the entire room, then she cleared her throat. “I’m Irina, your new maid. Alpha Marcus appointed me to you.” Marcus had said he’d have someone attend to me. It still felt strange, though. For the past four years, I had been a maid, and now there was someone standing here attending to me. “I’m Alexandra. Please tell me you heard those voices. They were like whispers… screams?” Her lip twitched as she moved, struggling with a heavy metal bucket filled with steaming
The Ashclaw packhouse was exactly as the stories described.Large. So large one could get lost in the halls for days. The carriage had carried us past the outer gate where the town was, and stopped at the ancestral packhouse.“Welcome back, Alpha Damarus.” A woman stepped out of the large palace-like building, moving towards us. “We were not expecting you till dawn.”“Something unexpected came up.” I felt Alpha Damarus shift his gaze to me. That one glance was enough to make me shrink behind Marcus, and his hand holding mine was all that kept me from running back into the carriage.“Take my mate’s bag to a room in my chambers.” I almost flinched at the commanding tone Marcus used to address the maid.Her eyes widened, shifting to me like she couldn’t believe what she was seeing. I almost couldn’t believe it as well, but one of the maids that had accompanied her surged forward, taking the bag from my hand while bowing deeply.I hesitated before releasing it. That was my whole life in t
My body recoiled as my father approached, along with the other members of the Ashclaw Pack who had come for Nathan’s ceremony.Mother followed a few feet behind, her face clouded with worry.“Alpha Damarus, I do apologize for my outburst earlier. I was simply shocked by what happened. Perhaps we could head back in now. It’s getting dark, and perhaps you should even spend the night in our guest chambers.” Father’s eyes hardened as he spotted me behind Marcus.“We have no reason to spend the night. The ceremony is over anyway.” Damarus glanced at the other wolves. “Since we’re all here, we will be on our way now and make it by midnight.”Father glanced at me then, causing Marcus to release a low, threatening growl. Typically, spending the night was traditional, but I could tell Alpha Damarus was desperate to avoid further conflict. And the only way to achieve that was to get Marcus far away from here.It pained me to think I felt so relieved to leave a place that had always been my home







