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CHAPTER 8- Day One
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One Night With The Alpha Chapter 12 - Witness
I woke to pounding on the door.Not gentle knocking. Not a polite request. Pounding."Miss Hart!" A male voice. Unfamiliar. "Council representative Marcus Shaw. I need you to open this door immediately."My heart stopped.The council was here. Already. A day early.I stumbled out of bed, still in yesterday's clothes. My phone said 7 AM. Through the window, I saw three black SUVs parked outside the guest house.Official vehicles. Council seal on the doors."Miss Hart!" The pounding intensified. "If you don't open this door, I have authorization to enter by force."I unlocked the door with shaking hands.A man in a dark suit stood there. Mid-forties. Hard eyes. Flanked by two wolves in matching uniforms—council enforcement."Della Hart?" he asked."Yes.""I'm Marcus Shaw, Council Investigator." He held up credentials. "I'm here to conduct a preliminary assessment regarding your status and living conditions. May I come in?""Do I have a choice?"His smile was thin. "Not if you want this
One Night With The Alpha Chapter 11 - Unclaimed
The guest house felt like a tomb.I stood in the center of the living room, staring at the space where Victoria had lived. Where she'd slept. Where she'd packed her things three days after everyone said she left.Where she'd been marked by an alpha who swore she wasn't his mate.My hands were shaking. I needed to find something. Anything. Evidence that could tell me what really happened.I started in the bedroom.The closet was empty now. The drawers too. But when I knelt down and looked under the bed, I found scratches in the hardwood floor. Deep gouges. Like someone had dragged furniture across it in a hurry.Or like claws had scraped the floor during a shift.My wolf stirred uneasily.I stood up, my heart pounding. Moved to the bathroom.Nothing obvious. Just standard supplies. Soap. Shampoo. Towels that smelled faintly of lavender and something else. Something familiar.Pine and smoke and thunderstorms.Kade's scent. Still here. Still marking this space as his.I backed out of the
One Night With The Alpha Chapter 10 - The Weight of Witnesses
The walk back from the stone circle felt like drowning.Every Shadow Moon wolf we passed stopped talking. Turned to watch. Their eyes tracked me with a weight I could feel in my bones.They knew.My father had made sure of it. Announced my presence. Invoked Victoria's name. Made it clear that Shadow Moon was harboring a liability."Ignore them," Kade said quietly beside me."Hard to ignore forty wolves staring at you like you're a bomb about to explode."His jaw tightened. "They'll adjust.""Will they?" I looked at a group of younger wolves near the main house. They scattered the moment our eyes met. "Or will they keep looking at me like I got Victoria killed?"Kade stopped walking. "You didn't—""I know what I didn't do." I pulled away from him. "But they don't. And you won't tell them. So what am I supposed to be here? The mysterious stranger? The poor runaway? The alpha's mate who might disappear next?"His eyes flashed gold. "You're under my protection. That's all they need to kno
One Night With The Alpha Chapter 9 - The Price of Protection
*Victoria Hale had a week too.*The words echoed as I walked deeper into Shadow Moon territory. My father's parting threat. A promise and a warning wrapped together.I couldn't go back to the guest house. Couldn't face those walls. That bed. The space where Victoria had slept before she disappeared.Instead, I followed a trail through pine trees until I found a clearing. A creek rushed over smooth stones. The sound should have been peaceful.It wasn't."You shouldn't be out here alone."I spun around.Kade stood at the tree line. He'd followed me. Silently."I needed space," I said."Your father just threatened war if you stay. Space isn't safe right now.""Nothing is safe right now." I turned back to the creek. "That's the point."He moved closer. Not too close. Just enough that I could feel his presence."Your father's good at what he does," Kade said quietly. "He knows exactly which pressure points to push.""The Victoria thing wasn't just pressure. It was information." I looked a
One Night With The Alpha CHAPTER 8- Day One
The border was chaos. Thirty wolves from Northern Ridge lined one side. Shadow Moon pack members on the other. The space between them crackled with tension so thick I could taste it. And in the center stood two alphas. My father. Tall, gray at the temples, face carved from stone. He wore authority like a second skin. And Kade. Younger, broader, eyes blazing silver-gold. Every muscle coiled and ready. They weren't speaking. Just staring each other down. Derek's hand pressed against my back, urging me forward. "Stay close. Don't show fear." Easy for him to say. His father wasn't standing fifty feet away looking ready to drag him home by his hair. We broke through the Shadow Moon line. Every Northern Ridge wolf turned to look at me. I saw recognition flash across their faces. Some looked relieved. Others looked angry. My father's expression didn't change. But his eyes—those cold blue eyes—locked onto mine. "Della." His voice carried across the clearing. "Come here." Not a req
One Night With The Alpha CHAPTER 7 - Victoria's Shadow
I didn't sleep.The anonymous text burned in my mind all night. *Ask Kade about the last Luna who lived in that guest house.*At six AM, I gave up trying. I made coffee and stared at my phone, debating.Then I texted the only person who might give me straight answers.**Me:** *I need to talk to you. About Kade.***Sienna:** *Guest house. Twenty minutes.*She arrived in fifteen.Sienna didn't bother knocking. Just walked in like she owned the place and poured herself coffee from my pot."You're up early for someone who's supposed to be resting," she said."Can't sleep when someone's sending me cryptic warnings." I held up my phone, showing her the message.Her face went carefully blank. "Where did you get that?""Anonymous number. Is it true? Was there another woman here?"Sienna set down her coffee. Looked at the door. Then back at me."We shouldn't talk about this here," she said quietly.My stomach dropped. "Why not?""Because Kade doesn't like when people discuss Victoria." Her voi
