로그인Katlyn The enormous bedroom somehow felt even lonelier after Lukas finally left to meet his mother.I remained standing in the very center of the room while slowly looking around at everything surrounding me, allowing my eyes to take in every breathtaking detail decorating the enormous space.The luxurious furniture looked as though it belonged inside a royal palace instead of an ordinary bedroom. The enormous bed occupied nearly an entire section of the room beneath an intricately carved canopy, while antique paintings hung elegantly across the stone walls beside towering windows that overlooked endless mountains disappearing into the horizon. Everything looked absolutely breathtaking.I released one long, defeated breath before finally making up my mind. There was absolutely no way I intended to spend the next several days sharing a bedroom with Lukas.Not after barely managing to convince myself that whatever existed between us remained nothing more than a carefully negotiated
Lukas My mother opened her mouth as though she intended to continue the conversation.But I had already heard enough.Without giving her another opportunity to speak, I reached for Katlyn’s hand and firmly intertwined our fingers together.Every pair of eyes inside the courtyard followed the movement. Then I looked directly at my mother without the slightest hesitation.“You know what. I have changed my mind.” The words left my mouth with complete certainty. “Whether you approve of her or not no longer matters.”I tightened my hold around Katlyn’s hand before continuing.“My woman is here to stay, Mother. I will not allow anyone, including my own family, to treat her as though she is beneath them.”I turned away from my mother without waiting for a response. Then I gently guided Katlyn toward the enormous staircase leading deeper inside the estate.She remained surprisingly quiet while following beside me. I could feel dozens of curious stares following us from behind.But I did not
Katlyn The journey from the private runway continued as the long convoy of black SUVs disappeared deeper into the heart of the Silverclaw territory.I remained seated beside Lukas in complete silence while the endless landscape slowly unfolded beyond the tinted windows.Towering ancient pine trees stretched endlessly in every direction.Their enormous branches intertwined high above the narrow mountain roads, creating thick canopies that allowed only scattered beams of sunlight to reach the forest floor.Everything surrounding us looked untouched by modern civilization.I had spent countless nights writing about hidden supernatural territories tucked deep inside forgotten mountains where ordinary humans could never accidentally wander.Back then those places only existed inside my imagination.Now I was driving directly through one.Nearly forty minutes later, the dense forest finally began opening gradually.Then the enormous stone walls appeared.My entire body instinctively leaned
Katlyn Two full days had passed since Lukas informed me that I would be accompanying him to meet his pack inside Silverclaw.Those two days somehow disappeared much faster than I wanted them to. Before I knew it, everything had already been arranged.The flight had already been scheduled. The luggage had already been prepared.And somehow…There was no turning back anymore.The first thing I did after leaving the office that evening was tell my family that I would be traveling with Lukas for several days.Naturally, I avoided mentioning anything remotely connected to werewolves.I avoided mentioning packs.Most importantly…I avoided mentioning that I was voluntarily walking into a place filled with supernatural beings capable of tearing people apart with their bare hands.Instead, I forced a calm smile onto my face before telling them something considerably simpler.“Lukas wants me to accompany him while he visits his family, he wants me to meet them since everything between us has
Lukas I leaned back against my leather seat and slowly rubbed both temples, hoping the pressure building behind my eyes would somehow lessen.But the dull ache only intensified with every passing second.The messages I had just received refused to leave my thoughts.Nothing about it was unexpected.Yet somehow…That only made everything considerably worse.Across from me, Caleb studied several encrypted reports displayed across his tablet before finally breaking the heavy silence surrounding us.“Alpha Lukas, another emergency transmission has arrived directly from Silverclaw, the situation has deteriorated far beyond yesterday’s estimates.”I lowered my hand before lifting my eyes toward him.“I had already assumed as much from the urgency behind the previous text, so tell me exactly how much worse everything has become.”Caleb inhaled before scrolling through another encrypted document.“The council of pack elders has officially demanded your immediate return to Silverclaw. They cl
Katlyn “You expect me to believe that?” she asked while shaking her head repeatedly. “Katlyn, you are literally the same woman who spent months telling me that billionaire CEOs were walking red flags with expensive watches. During our last meetup, you seemed so reluctant to even go on a double date with him. But now you both want to get married as soon as possible?” “I changed my mind,” I answered much too quickly.She pointed directly at me.“No, you didn’t.”“I did.”“You absolutely didn’t.”“I absolutely did.”She narrowed her eyes even further.“Katlyn, you have always been the most independent woman I have ever met. You overanalyze every decision, make endless lists before buying ordinary groceries, and refuse to commit to anything until you’ve exhausted every possible outcome. Now you’re suddenly telling me you’ve fallen deeply in love with your billionaire boss and agreed to marry him so quickly?”I opened my mouth. Then I closed it again. She wasn’t wrong.nNot even slightly.
LucasMy mate was exhausting.Brilliant, stubborn, reckless, impossible, and completely exhausting.The GPS tracker embedded inside her phone had been one of the best decisions I had ever made.It was also the reason I currently sat inside the back seat of my vehicle watching a live surveillance fe
Katlyn It was now the fifth day of my captivity, and something was changing inside my body whether I liked it or not.I stood in front of the bathroom mirror while examining the mark beneath my ear. The angry redness had almost completely disappeared by now.In its place remained a smooth scar car
Katlyn “This is not something I can explain properly right now, and I know it sounds sudden, but I have to leave first tomorrow. I have already booked my flight, and as soon as I settle everything, the rest of you will have to follow me too.”The living room fell into complete silence. My father’s
KatlynFor several long seconds, I simply stared at him.My brain refused to process what I had just heard.Marriage?Marriage?Of all the things I expected to come out of Lukas’s mouth this morning, that certainly was not one of them.I searched his face, waiting for some sign that this was a joke







