LOGININKA"She won't calm down unless she's held like this, Hunter. You're too stiff," I whispered, hiding a smile as I watched his massive Alpha arms shake under the weight of a tiny six-pound baby."I'm terrified of breaking her bones, Inka," Hunter replied in a harsh, forced whisper, his usually fierce face completely strained. Cold sweat even beaded on his temples as he rocked our baby girl by the pavilion window.This was the third night since the massive battle had passed. The sanctuary was slowly recovering, and for the four of us, these nights were the exact isolation we needed after months of exhausting running.Through the bond that was now wide open without any barriers, I could feel every ripple of emotion from the triplets. There were no more secrets, no more egos trying to prove who was the strongest. There was only raw, pure tenderness.Zane walked over, placing a cup of warm herbal tea on the nightstand beside my bed before sitting on the edge of the mattress. His analytica
"Inka, don't move yet. Your body just went through hell," Elder Thaddeus's voice sounded panicked as I forced my eyes open.I ignored the stabbing pain in my stomach. The first thing I looked for was my chest. There, wrapped in a clean towel, was a tiny baby girl sleeping peacefully. Her skin still carried faint traces of pure golden glow from my Lunar Healer blood. Looking at her calm little face, all my fear disappeared.Through the triple bond flowing in my blood, I could sense what was happening right outside the medical room door. I could feel Hunter's pain from the silver burns, the leftover poison making Zane's body shake, and Seth's ragged breathing from burning through his Alpha energy.They were out there dying, standing as a living barricade to protect me and our child."Please watch her for a second, Elder," I whispered, carefully handing our baby over to Thaddeus."Where are you going? Miranda and the Zunter troops are out there!""My men are out there," I said, my voice
The steel bunker doors groaned under the impact of another heavy blast. The screech of bending metal echoed down the stone corridor, vibrating straight through the soles of my boots."They brought a ramming device," Zane said. His voice was still rough from the silver poisoning, but his eyes were sharp. He carefully handed the quiet, gold-dusted baby back to Thaddeus, who was finally finishing up with a stable, though unconscious, Inka."They're not getting in," Hunter rumbled. He forced himself to his feet, using the wall for support. His burned forearms were still raw from the silver fire, but the sight of Zane breathing and Inka alive had given him his second wind. "Seth, secure the back. Zane, you're with me at the gate.""Hunter, you can barely stand," I said, checking the tactical knives at my belt. My own claws were blunt, my energy tank low, but the adrenaline was pumping hard enough to keep the exhaustion at bay."I'll stand long enough to rip their heads off," Hunter snapped
SETH The sound that broke the chaotic noise of the courtyard didn't sound like a normal newborn. It was a sharp, piercing cry, but it carried a strange, heavy vibration that rippled right through the pack link.The moment the baby was born, the crushing pressure in my chest snapped. The feedback loop closed.Inka’s eyes rolled back, her golden light vanishing as her body completely shut down from exhaustion. She fell back against the stone, unconscious. Next to her, Hunter slumped forward, his hands still locked with hers, his breathing ragged and hollow. He had given her every single drop of his Alpha energy, leaving his own tank completely bone-dry."I've got the baby," Elder Thaddeus breathed, his hands covered in glowing gold fluid as he quickly cut the cord. "She’s alive. A baby girl. But Inka is hemorrhaging. I need to stabilize her right now."I couldn't even process the fact that we had a daughter. My eyes were fixed on Zane.He was convulsing on the floor. The dark, web-like
“Hunter, no! The silver—!” Seth’s voice screamed in my head through the pack link. I didn't care. A sound tore from my throat that didn't sound human, or even like a normal wolf. It was a guttural, demonic roar that shook the very air in the courtyard. My vision bled completely red. The bones in my face, jaw, and limbs cracked and elongated as my Alpha wolf forced a partial shift, my claws ripping through my tactical gloves and my teeth sharpening into lethal fangs. I didn't run. I launched myself forward, leaping directly into the wall of silver-fire incendiary grenades Miranda’s operatives had thrown to cut us off. White-hot agony melted the flesh on my forearms and chest as the silver-laced flames bit deep into my skin. My wolf screamed in pain, but the rage was a thousand times louder. I tore through the wall of fire, trailing smoke and burning fur, a literal monster born of ash and fury. The operative holding the weapon over Zane barely had time to look up before I hit him
ZANE My mind has always worked in grids, numbers, and probabilities. It’s how I survive. It’s how I keep my brothers from tearing themselves apart or running headfirst into traps. But looking at the glowing tactical display in the sanctuary’s command room, the numbers were screaming one undeniable fact. We were completely screwed. "The outer cloaking grid didn't just fail," I said, my voice dead flat as I traced the red fracture lines blinking across the digital map. "They used localized electromagnetic pulses layered with silver-disruptor frequencies. They knew exactly what frequency our barrier ran on." "Miranda," Hunter growled, his fists slamming into the wooden table hard enough to split the grain. His Alpha scent was completely toxic right now—pure, unadulterated rage mixed with the terrifying scent of a mate in jeopardy. "She didn't just give them our coordinates. She gave them the blueprints to our entire defense system." "The inner shield is holding, but barely," Elder
INKA'S POVAlpha Graham was standing at the side of my bed, looking at the bruises on my face, the finger marks Darren had left on my throat, the scratches on my hands. Looking at all of it. And the first word Alpha Graham chose was complicated.I took a slow breath.Okay. Okay, so that was how thi
INKA'S POVSarah doesn't leave after Miranda storms out. She pulls up a chair and sits down next to my bed."I'm staying with you tonight," she says. "You shouldn't be alone."I want to tell her it's not necessary, but the words don't come. The truth is I'm terrified of being alone right now. Terri
INKA'S POVShe lunges for me again. I scramble back across the bed, but my back hits the wall and I'm trapped."You seduced him!" Miranda's whole body is shaking with rage."You threw yourself at my boy like the desperate WHORE you are! You followed him to the archivesYES, I KNOW, I'VE SEEN THE FOO
INKA'S POVIt's been an hour since they brought me to the clinic. Sarah—the medic, wrapped me in a blanket. But I'm not cold. This isn't cold. This is my body trying to process what happened and failing. "Almost done, sweetheart," Sarah murmurs.She's cleaning the scratches on my hands. The ones I







