Chapter 12 - Annoyance Paige "I can't believe this shit." I hissed, throwing another punch at the punching bag. Sweat had my shirt sticking to me like a second skin. I don't know how much time had passed, but since our unpleasant meeting with Balor and the giant bomb he dropped. I had spent my time in here beating the shit out of this punching bag. If it were a person, they'd be on the floor, nothing but an unconscious, bloodied body. Anger still burned in my veins as I took another swing and then another. My knuckles now split from the continuous brutality despite wrapping them. "Stupid. Fucking. Fae. Stupid. Alpha assholes." I panted with each hit. I didn't have to look up to know that Zane was watching me, waiting for me to acknowledge or challenge him. If he was anyone else I would have, but he was the last person I wanted to see right now. Well, maybe second to last, Thomas would always hold first place. Zane had been standing in the gym entrance for the last fifteen m
Chapter 13 - DespirationThomas Twenty-four hours was what Balor had given as a timeline for one person to decide their fate. Twenty-four hours to decide whether they pick between destroying one's life now or three months from now.It was a fucking joke and one I didn't even bother thinking about. The second I got to my room I packed a bag and left. I needed to leave and find a space big enough for me to think and calm the fuck down before Eris broke through whatever shitty magic Balor had used to tie not only me and my wolf to a life of servitude, but also my sister, her mate, and her best friend. It had been three days and the thought of their betrayal had me seeing red all over again. I understood where she was coming from, I would have done the same thing given my life to protect hers. Fuck. I had done that fifteen years ago when I fought tooth and nail against the hunter's attack to make sure no one found her in those trees. Because she was too little to defend herself agains
Chapter 14 - CowardPaige "We need to talk."Really?I couldn't think of something else to say after spending my entire day hunting the asshole down. Goddess above I was pathetic. I took a deep breath forcing myself to calm down. I was here for my best friend. The fact that I walked into the bar just to find Thomas flirting with some human sleazeball had only enraged me because while he was here getting his dick wet his sister was at home withering away with worry. 'Right, keep telling yourself that.' Odessa scoffed rolling her eyes. She really needed to fuck off."How did you find me?" Thomas's voice had my heart racing in my chest and my hair standing on end. The deep vibration of his voice always caught me off guard no matter how in the moment I was. I whirled around, a single brow arched and my lips pursed, trying my best to seem unphased by his presence. I could have sworn the bastard's lip twitched beneath that percent scowl he always wore. "You did a shit job at covering y
Chapter 15 - FairytaleThomasIt was like being thrown into a dream, one minute we were surrounded by loud music, cigarette smoke, stale beer, and ignorant humans. The next we were surrounded by whimsical forests, bright flowers, brighter skies, and magic.I had felt magic before and had been held in a half-beast human state for years because of it. I would never forget how it felt against my skin, the feeling sending a shiver down my spine and filling my stomach with unease. The sounds of birds singing filled the air. The magic in the air felt like static electricity making my hair stand on end. Its presence brushed up against me as if getting a feel for who I was, deciding whether I was friend or foe. Never in my life would I have thought a place like this could have existed, that there was a veil between our worlds that kept such existences a secret from the human world. Not until I was captured by hunters and shown just how naive we truly were. I swallowed the lump in my throat
Chapter 16 - Treading WaterPaige "My grandson gave the basics but I would like to hear from you why you're here, Thomas." Silas wasted no time getting down to business, like his grandson I got the feeling he didn't take kindly to slackers or being given the runaround."I'm here because your grandson promised to help take care of my wolf after making a deal with my sister. But he failed to hold his end of the deal and is using this as a poor attempt to make up for it." Thomas growled. I pretended not to notice his obvious tension and busied myself with taking in our surroundings instead of witnessing the shitshow that was most likely about to take place since Thomas insisted on insulting Balor in front of his grandfather.The walls were lined with books and just like the entranceway, pictures filled his walls. But it was the picture on his desk that grabbed my attention the most. It was a younger version of Silas smiling with a heavily pregnant female. She was Fae by the looks of he
* This book is the second book in the Redmoon series, following Property of the Alpha. It is a continuation of the story from Thomas and Paige's point of view, along with a few other cross-over characters from the Bloodstone series. If you have not read book one, please go do so before starting this one.**Readers' discretion is advised as this book deals with abuse, death, and other dark content.*PrologueI can still feel the blade's tip pressed against my flesh where it had once cut into me, over and over again, until I was left with wounds my body couldn't heal fast enough. Making sure I would always carry the scars on my skin to remind me of my mistakes.I can still smell how the silver burned into my skin, slicing me open repeatedly until I passed out from the pain, no longer able to stay conscious, no matter how badly I wanted to. Because passing out and leaving them with my unconscious body was much worse than enduring the stomach-churning pain.I can still taste the blood on
Chapter 1 - Firecracker I looked at my shop one last time. The sold sign was sitting in the big window bidding me one last goodbye. The bank was more than happy to buy this piece of land from me once I told them I was leaving the province. The final part of my past, a darker time, was finally gone as I closed this chapter of my life. I looked down at the ring on my finger, the glowing sapphire staring back at me. It had done precisely what Colette had promised. It sealed Eris away, keeping him buried deep inside of me in a place I couldn't reach, a place that kept people as far away from him as possible, a place that kept everyone close to me safe.My body felt lighter, and my mind clearer. I finally felt like I could breathe again. Like all my thoughts were my own, and for the first time in over a decade, I felt like I could finally plan for a future. Or at least I wanted to, but that little nagging voice in the back of my mind told me not to get too comfortable, never to get too c
Chapter 2 - Denial Paige "It's done," I muttered as I walked into Zane's office. The room smelled the same as it always did, like cigars and testosterone. I usually didn't mind it, but after being forced to sit in the car with Thomas and his little human lover for over an hour, surrounded by whatever cologne he wore, I was over it. It's not like I cared about what Thomas did with other females. He wasn't my responsibility or my type. Even if he was, I didn't play around with males from my pack, and with him moving here, he was officially a member of the Redmoon pack. It was a rule I lived by, but it wasn't just about how annoying Thomas was. I didn't feel right about that chick. I was all for becoming a better person. Yeah, she's a human, but who gives a shit? A few of our pack members were mated to humans.No, it wasn't that at all. It was more of the fact that she used to be a hunter. You either became one because of fear and hatred that was passed down through the generations th