LOGIN"Nate!" Dad's voice in my head through pack bond. "Northeast corridor. Marcus needs backup. Three rogues trying to breach safe room approach." I ran. Found Marcus fighting in wolf form against three larger rogues. He was holding his own but clearly struggling. I hit the first rogue from behind.
The Rejected Mate Nate pov The explosion woke me at exactly 6:03 AM. Not loud—controlled. Precise. But unmistakable. The sound of something detonating on pack territory. Rose bolted upright beside me, eyes wide with terror. "What was that? Nate, what—" "Stay here." I was already moving, gr
"I'm calm because I trust my father and Uncle Cas to handle this," I'd said. "And because I know—I know—that you staying is the right choice. Even if it's the harder choice. Even if it's terrifying." Now, at four AM, watching her finally sleep, I let myself feel the fear I'd been hiding. What if
The Rejected Mate Nate pov It was four in the morning and Rose had finally—finally—fallen asleep. Real sleep. Not the fitful, nightmare-plagued half-consciousness she'd been experiencing for the past six hours. Actual deep sleep where her breathing evened out and some of the terrible tension l
"What do we do for the next forty-eight hours?" I asked. "Just—wait for them to attack?" "We investigate," Dad said. "Tonight's pack meeting gave us data. Wolves who were most vocal in supporting Jessica's ideology. Wolves who didn't speak but watched with approval. We document everyone. Cross-ref
"We need to identify them first," Mom said. She'd appeared in the doorway, looking furious. "Cas, you can't just eliminate anonymous threats. We need to know who we're dealing with." "The message came from a burner phone," I said. "Like the threats Rose got before. Untraceable." "Nothing's untra
My Cheating Mate Jeremy pov The kitchen was quiet except for the sound of water running and dishes clanking against each other. Emma stood at the sink, her back to us, mechanically washing plates and cups from the meal no one had really eaten. Her shoulders were shaking. She was trying to hi
"In exchange for what? Adding to my already massive debt to you?" "No. In exchange for Dr. Chen's cooperation in feeding false intelligence back to the hunters." His eyes gleamed. "Think about it. Right now, the hunters think their spy is still active. They'll be planning their next attack based o
My Cheating Mate Emma pov Dr. Sarah Chen sat in the interrogation room—a space normally used for rogue questioning—looking smaller than I'd ever seen her. Her hands were cuffed to the table, silver-lined to prevent any supernatural interference, though as a human she posed no physical threat.
Dr. Chen's sob of relief was visceral. "They're okay. They're really okay." "They are. And they'll stay that way as long as you cooperate." He pocketed the phone. "Now, the hunters are expecting a check-in from you. What's your normal protocol?" "Daily text message. Just confirming I'm still coo







