MasukTabitha blushes but she does not look away from the trunk. She kneels and brushes her fingers along one of the roots.“Hi,” she says softly. “Your sons grew up to be bullies. They piss me off so well.” She laughs. “But they’re also amazing men. They have so much love to give even though they were su
Luca’s POVIt is the first night of the Harvest Moon Festival which also happens to be the last day of the deadline the two Alphas gave us twenty days ago. By midnight, we are no longer sons of Kaelara. We are strangers to it.Everything is in order. The properties are sold and we manage to get most
“You can’t punish them for defending themselves! Forget about me—Emery Aldair was about to snap Jace’s neck earlier. I had to shoot him in the leg just to stop him. If things hadn’t turned out like this… he would’ve killed his own sons!”“That doesn’t excuse their behavior—”“Really? Can you do that
Tabitha’s POV“Mate?” Alpha Yoseff’s eyes widen. “I thought you were to be engaged to my daughter?”“That was my father’s arrangement,” Evren replies and shurgs. “But he’s dead. We killed him. And I don’t care what he wanted, anyway. I choose Tabitha. I will always choose her.”I almost choke at his
“After Corinne died, the elders and council began questioning me. They whispered about my decisions. They criticized my leadership. I knew I needed a distraction—a bride who would absorb their scorn. Your mother was perfect for that plan. A widowed she-wolf with no influence, and with a human daught
Tabitha’s POVFor a second, I see something soft flicker across his face, then it vanishes. He pulls a gun from his waistband and points it straight at her.“No!” I scream as I lunge forward and grab his wrist.We struggle for the gun, our hands locked around the metal as he tries to wrench it free.
Tabitha’s POVTwo days later, the day of the engagement party finally arrives and the whole Aldair estate is unrecognizable. The entire courtyard is transformed into a grand venue, with deep navy and silver draping the tented ceilings, which reflect the pack’s signature colors. The place smells fain
Tabitha’s POV“You’ve got a death wish, don’t you?” Reed mutters as he flips the gun in his hand before cocking it and leveling the barrel right at me.“Leaving Kaelara five years ago must have toughen you up, stepsis,” Jace snips. “Fine. Let’s see if that bravado still holds when the bullets fly.”
Tabitha’s POVThe hallway is cold this late at night, but Evren’s voice is colder.“You shouldn’t be here.”I face him fully. He stands a few feet away with water still dripping from the ends of his damp hair. His eyes are unreadable, but I feel the weight in them. There is something in the way he l
Tabitha’s POV“It’s a hot day. They’re probably cooling down at the pool. Come with me.”And we do. The sun glints off the water as we follow Emery to the back patio. I hear music playing softly from a speaker somewhere and some voices bouncing off the water and stone.I try to steady my breath. My







