LOGINElijahMany exchanged glances at my words, and then Nalia appeared, looking serious and defiant.“If you don’t agree, you can turn back and find another place to take shelter. The Blood Moon Pack has rules, and if you want to take shelter here, you must follow those rules,” she said without hesitation. “Keep order, and if you decide to leave, don’t worry, you’ll be escorted to the western border of the territory.”A wave of whispers began among the refugees.Customs in other areas remained sexist and archaic, but there was no place for that here, so, at this point, they had to obey Nalia’s orders.Whether they liked it or not.“Nalia is my Gamma and is in charge of the pack’s protection and security; she is the one who will screen people entering the shelter we’ve prepared,” I said without hesitation. “If you have any issues, want to report something, or need to fully understand the rules, she is the one you should seek out. She is the one who will manage everything from this moment o
ElijahIf someone had told me a vampire would be on my property, I would have laughed my head off.But there was Vladimir, making himself as comfortable as he could in my living room while talking to Emmett as calmly as possible. Nalia was watching him like a hawk, and I didn’t blame her. My friend was in total and complete shock.And the commotion was so great that everyone showed up, even Gibran.“Are Nalia and the vampire prince really mates?” Gibran asked in a hushed whisper, and I nodded. “That’s incredible… I’d heard of inter-species mates in the past, but I suppose that, due to isolation and the division of territories, it stopped being common, though there are cases where hybridization has been maintained for generations, as is the case with your mother.”That made me sigh.I knew all too well about hybridization, about powers and their consequences.The war between species broke out precisely because of that, and that was why I was isolated from the rest of the wolf territori
EloiseAny tension that had been in that office multiplied a thousandfold.The king looked at his son in bewilderment, then looked at Nalia as if studying a wild animal and went on guard. That wasn’t a good sign. Not a good one at all, which is why I stepped forward.“Your Majesty,” I said immediately.The king looked at me, and I saw a flash of surprise in his eyes.An unmistakable sign that the man genuinely believed I was dead.“You’re alive,” the king said in surprise, then looked at Elijah, his eyes widening in disbelief, then he frowned in disgust. “And you brought the Dark Alpha with you… And you’ve bonded.”“Yes,” I said without fear.“Your father—”“My father spoke to me in a dream to tell me he had been wrong,” I said without fear. “He knows what he did and regrets it. And, even if he doesn’t believe me, he has blessed my union with Elijah.”The vampire king looked at me as if I’d grown two heads.“Marcus spoke to you in a dream?” the man asked in surprise.“Yes,” I said sad
EloiseThe scene was a picture-perfect moment.Vladimir seemed completely spellbound by Nalia; he looked at her as if she were a treasure, and that didn’t surprise me given the rumors about him—this was confirmation of them. However, that wasn’t the most striking thing about the scene; it was the fact that Nalia’s tension could be felt throughout the room, like a suffocating scent.The guardian vampires were clenching their fists at her scent, and their eyes were darkening. My friend was oblivious to this; she was serious, with tension on her forehead, and the flares of her nostrils were opening and closing rapidly.It was clear that, just like the vampires, she was struggling with the unfamiliar scent.I could understand her; the metallic scent of vampires, a unique characteristic of the species, was insane. The nuances of that scent varied from person to person, but they were distinct, especially in pureblood vampires like Vladimir.Nalia looked like she was about to explode, and Vl
Eloise“Do you think everything will work out tomorrow?” I asked Elijah before we went to bed.My mate looked completely tense, but he looked at me calmly.That in itself was a huge step forward.“I hope so, but I’m afraid not. We don’t have time, and I don’t know if Grace has the device she said she’d create ready,” Elijah said with a frown. “I trust her blindly, but I’ve learned that putting her to work under a lot of pressure turns out to be crazy. It’s better when she takes her time; her spells become infallible.”And that scared me, yet we slept peacefully.The next morning, the sun streamed brightly through the window.That wasn’t normal, especially since it was still spring, so Elijah got up in a hurry and opened the windows. Then he smiled like a child who had found something wonderful.That made me get up and go over to him.“What’s going on?” I asked before yawning.“A solar halo,” Elijah said excitedly. “The change of season has finally arrived.”“Aren’t we just starting sp
EloiseEveryone looked at me with expressions ranging from astonishment to bewilderment.I knew that the old story had taken root in our species’ collective imagination, but I was still surprised by how shocked everyone was at the mere mention of vampires. They, just like us, were simply a race that wanted to live in peace.The circumstances of the ancient, great war were something that had not only evolved but had completely mutated.Wolves and vampires were no longer what they once were: primitive beings.“Isn’t what you’re saying a lie?” Keren asked with genuine surprise, and I frowned.“No,” I said immediately. “The vampire king is a truly open-minded man and a good leader. My father’s communications with him revealed this, and I know he has something that might help us with the migrants.”“What?” everyone asked at once.“Technology we don’t have,” I said honestly. “The Wolf Council refused to buy that technology before, but right now I feel it’s important to maintain direct commu
EloiseFear was no good advisor.And it was starting to consume me in such a terrible way that my heart was racing. It was complete and utter madness.However, fear had taught me that it was a feeling that made you react in many ways, and so you were left with only two options: let the terror consu
EloiseI arrived at the prison calmly.I greeted everyone, and Gibran came up to me, clearly moved, as if I had given him all the answers to his joy. And perhaps that was the case.“My mother is fine, in good health, on her feet, and ready to keep going,” Gibran said, and we laughed. “She refuses t
EloiseTears streamed down my face.I looked at Temra and Grace with such dread that Elijah immediately came over.When he read what was on the paper, he looked at the women with such dread that it broke my heart. It couldn’t be true; if that happened, I would die and be torn apart just the same.“
Eloise“Wait!” Nelson shouted, and I turned to look at him.That trick never fails, Alondra muttered with amusement.“What do you want?” I asked impatiently.“Is Dinora inside the big dungeon?” Nelson asked, his face serious.His question made me smile wryly, though his expression surprised me.I d







