LOGINRONAN The air in the black site was thick with dust and roars of rogues vibrating from where they were being held underground.I needed to be strong for Ethan and myself. I wasn't a fugitive anymore, who needed to blend in with the shadows to survive.I was Ronan the high commander's mate but right now it felt like I was running into my own death.I was looking, sniffing the air for Ethan’s scent, or Rhea's decayed scent that had a small smell of rot to it, the comms I took from the saferoom, in my ear as I moved forward.“Ronan? Ronan answer me!Kieran is losing his fucking mind, Finn said you vanished from the saferoom. Why in the goddess's name would you do that!” Dax’s voice crackled through the stolen earphone in my ears, scared and high pitched.“I'm almost there, Dax just hold Kieran back for me if you can.” I whispered, my boots slipping off a piece of damp sludge. “I'm at the entrance to the holding unit at the black site.”“Are you insane? Kieran said Ethan is rogue! He da
KIERAN The door groaned as they slammed shut, but Ethan didn't even flinch, he just kept trying to free himself, his shoulders clipping the hardening steel with enough force to dent it.I was there before he could find his balance to slam out of there, clamping the neutralizer on his neck, and about to press the button to release the sedative, a high dosage mix designed to knock a rogue shifter out.I reached out to grab him, and the air turned sharp, as he released a hostile growl“Ethan, stop!” I barked, stepping into his path, taking my coat off, my own aura flared to stabilize the air. “You are not in your right mind. You need to come back to get stabilized!” I grabbed him, tried to pin his shoulders, to ground him, but the strength behind his movement was terrifying.It was the erratic and panicked power of a man working on a frequency of pure malice.He turned us around, his claws striking the floor, sparking little lights into the floor and slamming his elbow into my throat.
ETHAN The first thing I saw was the white lights above me as I squinted, trying to adjust to the lights.The beeping of the ventilator was slow and rhythmic in my ears.“Ethan? Ethan, can you hear me? Look at me, old friend.” The voice was familiar and warm.It smelled of Jasmine and rain. It was Ronan, my best friend, my brother.But as the scent hit my nose, my stomach didn't settle, it felt wrong. It felt like a cloying , suffocating weight pressing down on my lungs.My wolf, usually silent, growls low in the back of my mind, letting out a predatory snarl I've never heard before.“Get away from him.” My beast whispered it's voice jagged in my skull.“Ronan?” I croaked back, my voice sounding like it had been dragged over gravel.“I'm here, Ethan. You're in the med bay, we are back in the city, You've been out for so long, I have so much to tell you.” His face came into focus in front of my face as Dax, Finn stand back a few meters from the bed.He looked so radiant, and he was smi
KIERAN The council chamber was filled with a sea of hungry men waiting for me to make a mistake, so I can be under their scrutiny.“ High commander Vale you stand accused of harboring a “null” Omega and violating the sanctity of the Luna and Alpha bond.”The elders' voice boomed through the chamber, as the news reporters continued taking pictures.I stand in the center of the chamber, my hands clasped behind my back.My uniform felt like a suit of armor I was finally ready to shed.Rhea sat in the accuser’s box to my left, her eyes red - rimmed and her shoulders shaking with fake tears.She was playing the part of the grieving, betrayed wife to perfection. “ He is habouring the fugitive, help me elders.”“I am harboring a guest,” I said, my voice cutting through the rising whispers of Elites. “As for my guest, you can't meet him when I say you can.” I paused scanning the faces of the council.“And your Luna?” The elder pressed on, his eyes narrowing as he gestured towards Rhea. “Wha
KIERAN The violent thud against the doors shattered the fragile peace that had filled my heart for a few days now, it was like a tax collector coming to collect their dues.Only hours ago, we had whispered heartfelt and powerful words that would bind us together.As he handed me the keys to his heart, that I had spent years trying to pick with the wrong tool.In his arms I had found home.I stood up moving towards the elevator door as a soldier stood there with a tablet, And then went back down.Then trouble came knocking as I tuned in to the security feed, the squad outside my barracks.They announced themselves with stomps from their boots filling the yard as they matched forward.Then there she was, Rhea.I call Dax immediately, “Why the fuck is she out?” He sighed. “She had been released on some compassionate loophole, since the judge was a friend of the family, and her case has been adjourned.” She looked crazy, her hair was perfect, every strand in place, but her eyes were wr
RONAN “Huh. Maybe it’s a true mate thing?” I wonder aloud, “But why didn’t you freak out as much as I did?”“I think I know why,” Kieran says, lifting me off his cock and leading me towards the bathroom. “Come on, let’s clean up, and I’ll show you something.”As soon as we step foot in the en-suite, Kieran stops in his tracks letting me soak it all in, He made sure his master suite had everything needed by a spoiled omega. The whole bathroom is a sea of swirling marble, all centred around a spectacular tub with built-in jets.“We’re going to have a lot of fun here.” Kieran says tears his gaze away from the enormous walk-in shower, wiggling his eyebrows at me like a goof.I giggle, catching myself a few times and grab a few washcloths from the cabinet, wetting them in the sink before handing one to Kieran. “We can play later. What did you want to show me?”He wipes my release from his delicious body, and I have to turn around to resist the urge to pull Kieran into the shower with me a
Kieran The scent of Alpha fills the hall as he leaves, and the students burst into a hall of applause.I joined because everyone else does. Since he started talking of fangs, a feeling of dread filled me.Each clap sends a dull throb through my chest, as if something inside me is pressing outward
RonanI wake up choking, as if someone held my lungs and just decided to let go, my body jerks against the bed, muscles tensing in sharp and ugly pulls.“Easy, easy,” a voice says close. Hands grip my shoulders, firm, grounding. “You're safe. Don’t move.”I smell Kieran's scent all over me before
RonanThe gates are already open when we reach the The bus, “Tickets out, people keep moving,” The Instructor barks, waving us to move forward as the transport train hums, metal and magic moving us faster than I've ever gone.Noise crashes over me in layers, laughter, shouting. The sound of people
RonanThe gates open after two nights in solitary confinement, the metallic shriek that cuts through the courtyard.I'm already turning, bracing before I know why, I notice his presence in every room first.Kieran steps out first, eyes gaunt, his shoulders squared, posture, immaculate, and his cont







