LOGINAT ROWEN'S PACKRaphael's POVEcho could barely keep up with the back-and-forth questions Rowen kept pushing on me. She was groaning in pain while my son stirred awake from the noise.Rowen was playing with my son while pointing a gun at his mother."What do you want, Rowen?""Shhhh, the baby is sleeping now." He rocked the child softly, warmth radiating from his hands. I had never seen that side of him before.My chest tightened watching the display of fatherhood I was supposed to be the one cuddling my own child. Damn that stupid breeder"Do you know that if I killed his mother, your little pup would die of starvation?"I nodded slowly. "Yes.""Good." His eyes moved from the boy to me. "I need you to appear at the trial as a witness — testify that the filthy omega attacked me first."I clenched my fist. If I did this for him, I might as well forget ever getting her back. She would hate me. My mind wrestled with the impossible request.I swallowed hard. "Rowen, ask anything of me —
Ragal povShe was quiet. Her heartbeat quickened its pace. Did I scare her? I couldn't read her reaction to the fact that I had kissed her.I cursed under my breath. Maybe I shouldn't have done it. I swore I had been under the influence of Leo.You belong to me, Hermosa. Tonight you will stay in my room where I can protect you.It felt like I was alone in the room. The silence engulfed my mind, feeding my doubt — had I done something awful by kissing her?Surely she could feel our mate bond."Only for tonight, and I'm not sleeping in the same bed." She voiced out quickly."I didn't think you'd want to share a bed with me." I scratched my head. "I'll lie on the couch. You take the bed.""Deal — and I'm only doing this because you're scared." She said it dismissively, as though brushing aside both the kiss and the bold claim I had made by calling her my mate."Okay." I raised my hands in surrender and walked over to the couch to set the blanket."Will you really sleep on the couch inste
Ragal povI still felt uneasy even after reaching my room. The hair on my body stood on end — a warning I had learned never to ignore.I paced back and forth, thinking about what was happening outside. The silence was suffocating.I reached for the cellphone on the table. I couldn't see the numbers on it. With a growl of frustration, I hurled it against the wall. It shattered and fell in pieces.I hated this. Being weak. Being useless. I couldn't protect anyone if I couldn't see."Hey, are you okay?" A familiar voice filtered through the door."Yes. I just broke the cellphone," I said calmly, forcing the frustration out of my voice."Can I come in?"I wondered why she had suddenly changed her stance toward me."Sure. Come in."The door opened slowly. For a moment, I swore I saw blood on her neck. Her dress was white — thin and revealing.I blinked, unsure if my vision had returned or if I was seeing things.The door closed behind her. I heard her footsteps approaching. Her hands touch
Ragal's POVI made her cry.For the first time in a long while, I was uncomfortable hearing someone weep. I had always told myself people cried to manipulate my judgment — and time and time again, I had been proven right.Except… she was my mate. I was supposed to protect her, not add to her pain. And if Raphael had truly been her mate, that explained everything. I didn't want to hear another word. I just wanted to pull her into my arms.Those voices in my head had pushed me to ask those questions, and I had — without once considering her feelings.I don't blame her for being a stripper. I just wanted the truth.At the wrong time. Leo hissed inside me. I would do anything to make her stop crying. Hold her. Kiss her tears away.I felt like a horrible person."Can I go now?" she sniffed."You haven't eaten anything," I said.Her cracked voice filled the dining room. "I've lost my appetite."I forced the words out of my mouth. "You can go."I heard her footsteps hurry up the staircase.
Hermosa's POVMy heart skipped at the mention of Rowen, the Alpha of the Blackburn pack. The man who always wanted his dirty fingers around me — both at the club and now, even with my protruding belly, he wouldn't leave me alone.Clank.The sound of cutlery hitting the table startled me. Ragal stared hard at Morgan, the bringer of bad news."Rowen??" He slammed the table in anger. "After what he did, I expected him to run — to hide. But the guts of him to ask for a trial.""Alpha, he's asking for the omega to be brought to him, or this matter might escalate," Morgan pointed out.Ragal furrowed his brow. "Nonsense. Not on my watch will I hand her over to that lowlife."I stared back and forth between them. Did they have any idea I was in their midst?"She's already a liability." Morgan kept pushing, his voice soft — careful not to pull the lid off. "The council will find out that her blood is powerful. We can't keep her here."Ragal clenched his fist. I just drew the battle line."But,
Rapheal's pov I brought out the vial slowly, letting the glass catch the dim light of the room.Fed’s eyes filled with fear immediately, while Rowen continued drinking absentmindedly in front of us, completely unaware — or pretending to be.This was the opportunity I had been waiting for.Fed kept taking sharp glances from me to Rowen. When our gaze finally met, I gave him a cold, warning stare. Stay in character.Rowen gulped his whiskey greedily. Tiny sprinkles of alcohol splashed onto his shirt, darkening the fabric. He swiped the remnants from his thick mouth and belched loudly.“Sorry, boys,” he said lazily. “I love drinking at noon.”I concealed the tiny vial carefully in my palm.His gaze shifted toward me.“So,” he drawled, spreading his legs comfortably, “tell me what brings you to my humble abode.”Foolish man.I gritted my teeth, anger simmering beneath my calm exterior. My plan had not unfolded the way I expected, and the disappointment tasted bitter.He dropped the whisk
Ragal PovThe smell of the hospital puked at my insides, especially the blood and the use of antiseptic.She lay still on the bed. Part of me hoped she might not make it; the idea of an Omega being my mate was insulting.Even though I could use her to tame Leo. She was just too weak and my enemy's
Hermosa POV Lucy held the bedsheets tightly in her hands, not looking up to meet Rapheal's cold stare.The tension in the air was thick. I knew something wasn't right.I held his arm, "You are scaring her."He flashed me a smile. "It was just a harmless question." I knew it wasn't; the way Lucy wa
Rapheal pov I stared at her mouth, which was still filled with pasta, eating like whatever she had done was just simple. Her lips were smeared with a little sauce at the sides. I wanted to wipe it off, but I couldn't. Not when I knew what she had done. My cheeks still pulsed from the bruise on m
Raphael's POVWhen we entered the tinted car and drove off, my eyes were peeled on the road and also about the weird energy between Hermosa and I.I had the perfect plan to get her in the Alpha King's circle, but I knew deep down she wouldn't approve of my method. So, I kept my lips sealed througho







