تسجيل الدخولIRIS’S POV"He didn't sign his soul away, Darius. He traded it for an army."My voice was a raw, breathless whisper against the cold glass of the computer monitor. I was still clinging to Darius’s waist, my bare legs wrapped around his hips, but the heavy, intoxicating warmth of our shared proximity had instantly turned to ice. The blue light from the screen painted his chiseled face in sharp, ghostly angles as we both stared at the live feed.On the screen, my father didn't look like the broken, trembling old man who had watched his empire burn in the valley. Alpha Ronan stood tall in the freezing rain at the northern border, his heavy wool coat buttoned to his chin, his posture perfectly straight. Behind him, the headlights of fifty armored transport vehicles pierced the dark woods like the eyes of a massive, waiting beast."He never intended to step down," Darius growled. His large hands tightened on my hips, his muscles cording as he slowly lowered my feet to the wet mahogany floo
DARIUS’S POV"Get the agents out of the room, Conrick."My voice was a low, guttural rasp that barely carried over the howling wind tearing through the shattered panoramic window. I didn't look back at the boardroom. My hands were still buried deep in the thick, metallic silver fur of Iris’s neck, my fingers locking into her warmth as the cold Manhattan rain drenched my leather jacket. The heavy scent of her silver wolf—vanilla, white lightning, and the sharp copper tang of Silas’s blood—was the only thing keeping my own beast from completely tearing the penthouse apart.Behind me, the sound of crunching glass signaled Conrick’s arrival. He had two of our most trusted enforcers with him, their weapons drawn as they stepped over the wreckage of the mahogany table."Agent Davis," Conrick’s voice was smooth, carrying the flat, unyielding authority of the Wolfe pack’s legal department. "I suggest you and your men step into the private elevator. Now. My team will handle the clean-up from t
IRIS’S POV"Do not move, Silas."Darius’s command was a low, lethal vibration that cut through the dark room. The silver revolver in his hand was perfectly steady, his large body shifting just an inch to the right to block Silas’s clear line of sight to my chest. The red neon light from the Manhattan skyline streaked across the glass walls, casting long, bloody shadows across the mahogany table.The four federal agents were completely frozen, their standard-issue guns drawn but pointing blindly into the dark corner. They were human. They couldn't see in the dark like we could. They couldn't smell the thick, suffocating scent of wet pine and raw hatred rolling off the man standing by the open safe."Everyone drop your weapons!" Agent Davis shouted, his voice tight with a very human panic. "This is a federal building! Silas, or whatever your name is, lower the rifle!"Silas didn't even look at the investigator. His hot coal eyes remained locked on me, his finger tightening slightly on t
DARIUS’S POV"Stay behind me, Iris."The words came out as a quiet rasp, barely louder than the hum of the elevator doors closing behind us. My fingers curled around the grip of the silver revolver in my pocket, the metal cold against my calloused skin. The penthouse hallway was lined with thick, dark carpet that swallowed the sound of my heavy boots. The smell of the place was entirely wrong. It smelled like expensive cologne, cold coffee, and the sharp, sour scent of Miller’s fear."I am not hiding in the elevator, Darius," Iris whispered back.She didn't use her mind-link this time. Her human voice was a sharp, clear vibration right next to my ear. Her fingers dug tightly into the sleeve of my leather jacket, her touch sending a sudden jolt of electricity straight to my core. The emerald silk of her dress was torn down to her thigh, her bare feet tracking small, damp prints on the carpet, but she didn't look weak. The golden rings in her grey eyes were still bright, a feral light t
IRIS’S POV"Sign it, Ethan."My voice through the mind-link was not a roar. It was a cold, quiet vibration that made the glass fragments on the floor rattle against the marble. I was still in my silver wolf form, my massive paws anchoring Ethan’s expensive leather shoes to the floor while Darius kept his hand locked around our uncle’s throat. The iron tang of blood and the scent of burnt circuits filled the lobby.Ethan’s eyes rolled back slightly, his face turning a deep, dangerous purple as Darius’s fingers squeezed his windpipe. His hands flailed against the dented gold elevator doors, his manicured nails scratching uselessly against the metal. He looked down at the paper Conrick had just slapped onto his chest—the official asset transfer that would strip him of every piece of the Wolfe and Calder corporate territory."He can't sign if you crush his trachea, Darius," I murmured through the link, my golden eyes narrowing as I leaned my massive head closer. My muzzle was inches from
"The audit is closed, Ethan," Iris’s voice came loudly through the mind-link of every single wolf in the room. Her tone was cold and sarcastic, carrying the physical weight of a true Alpha that made the guards lower their weapons automatically. "And your position has just been declared completely insolvent. You have no money left, you have no men left, and your time is up."Ethan backed away fast toward the main elevator bank, his face turning a sickly, pasty white as the big silver wolf stepped slowly over the broken wood and glass of the security desk. Her muzzle was dripping with dark, wet blood, and her paws left heavy red prints on the clean marble floor. The sound of her claws clicking against the stone was loud and steady. He reached into his grey jacket, his hand shaking violently as he pulled out a small, black plastic remote control with a single red button on the top. He was sweating now, the drops rolling down his temple and staining his expensive silk tie."You think you
IRIS'S POVI was asleep, tangled in my sheets, when the sharp, frantic ringing of the encrypted house phone dragged me into a brutal wakefulness.The sound was wrong—too loud, too urgent and it immediately dissolved the memory of Darius's violent, commanding presence hours earlier.I grabbed the ph
DARIUS'S POVThe scent of my wolf’s triumph lingered in the sunroom.I had left Iris standing in the white silk, her eyes wide with a mixture of fear and the nascent, dangerous hope that I was willing to risk everything for her. The public, coded claiming was necessary. She needed to know her prote
Iris POVThe Watchtower. Our place. The crumbling stone structure on the highest hill where, for a year, we were just two nameless, desperate animals. The thought of going there now, after Conrick’s warning, after seeing Venus’s needle-sharp focus, was absolute insanity. It was the last place I sho
IRIS'S POVI was a ghost.A walking, breathing shell of a woman whose entire existence had been reduced to a single, primal truth: I was claimed.I had showered three times, scrubbed my skin until it was raw, and used up half a bottle of my mother’s expensive, cloyingly sweet rose perfume—the one V







