Se connecterMyron's POV
Watching Skylar laugh with Ethan from my bedroom window made something primal roar to life inside my chest that I had never for once, felt before in my whole life.
My wolf clawed at my insides with desperate fury and demanded I go down there and rip Ethan away from our mate and claim her in front of everyone.
Ross stood beside me and his entire body was tense and vibrating with barely controlled rage that matched my own. His hands gripped the windowsill so hard the wood cracked under his fingers.
We had followed Skylar and Ethan home because we could not even stop ourselves. The mate bond made it impossible to let her out of our sight especially with another alpha male touching her.
Every second she spent with him felt like knives carving into my skin. The way she smiled at Ethan was different from how she looked at us and that difference destroyed me.
"She is ours." Ross's voice was rough and barely human. "W
Skylar's POVMyron's mouth claimed mine with a hunger that made my previous kiss with Ross seem tame in comparison and I felt myself drowning in the intensity of his touch.His hands gripped my thighs and spread them wider and pulled me to the edge of the counter until I could feel every hard inch of him pressed against my core.I should stop this. We were in the kitchen where anyone could walk in and discover us in this compromising position that would destroy everything we had been trying to hide.But rational thought evaporated as Myron's lips trailed down my neck and found the spot where he would eventually mark me as his mate. Fire bloomed everywhere he touched me.Ross did not leave like I expected him to. He moved behind me and his hands slid under my sleep shirt and cupped my breasts through my thin bra with possessive certainty.I was trapped between them and drowning in sensation and in their scents and in the mate bond that was screaming for completion with an urgency that
Skylar's POVSleep refused to come no matter how tightly I closed my eyes or how many times I turned over in bed trying to find a comfortable position that would let me rest.The mate bond pulsed with the twins' restless energy like a second heartbeat in my chest that would not let me forget they existed just down the hall from where I lay.I knew they were awake and probably plotting how to handle Ethan and the threat they perceived him to be. Their anxiety bled through the bond and kept me wired and alert.Around two in the morning, I gave up trying to sleep entirely. I threw off my covers and padded downstairs to the kitchen for water hoping the cool liquid would calm my nerves.I found both twins already there and shirtless and drinking straight from the fridge like they owned the place. The domestic intimacy of it caught me completely off guard and stopped me mid-step.Moonlight streamed through the windows and highlighted the planes of their muscled chests and the strong lines o
Ethan's POVI sat in my car after dropping Skylar off and a slow smile spread across my face as everything fell smoothly in place according to my good and carefully constructed plan.The evening had gone really better than I could have ever hoped. Skylar trusted me now or at least she was beginning to and that trust was the most valuable weapon I possessed.I pulled out my phone and scrolled through my contacts until I found the number I needed. The call connected after two rings and I spoke in a language that sounded ancient."The target is awakening faster than ever expected." I kept my voice low even though no one was around to hear it. "The garlic trigger worked exactly as you predicted it would."The voice on the other end responded in the same ancient tongue and asked for confirmation about the timeline. I glanced back at the house where Skylar had disappeared inside moments before."Gerald played his part perfectly." I continued my report with clinical precision. "Though the fo
Myron's POVWatching Skylar laugh with Ethan from my bedroom window made something primal roar to life inside my chest that I had never for once, felt before in my whole life.My wolf clawed at my insides with desperate fury and demanded I go down there and rip Ethan away from our mate and claim her in front of everyone.Ross stood beside me and his entire body was tense and vibrating with barely controlled rage that matched my own. His hands gripped the windowsill so hard the wood cracked under his fingers.We had followed Skylar and Ethan home because we could not even stop ourselves. The mate bond made it impossible to let her out of our sight especially with another alpha male touching her.Every second she spent with him felt like knives carving into my skin. The way she smiled at Ethan was different from how she looked at us and that difference destroyed me."She is ours." Ross's voice was rough and barely human. "W
Skylar's POVThe gym felt suffocating after Jace fled and every single one stared at us like we were both actors in some kind of twisted performance they could not look away from it.Ethan turned every one of his attention to me with an expression that seemed genuinely concerned. His hazel eyes searched my face with careful intensity that made me feel seen in ways I had not expected."Are you sure you're alright?" His voice carried that same gentleness that had cut through the chaos moments before. "That could not have been easy."The twins moved closer to me with their bodies forming a protective barrier between Ethan and myself. Ross's jaw was tight and Myron's hands were still clenched into fists.But Ethan ignored them completely as though they were not worth acknowledging. His focus remained entirely on me and something about that unwavering attention made my pulse skip."Alpha Rhys asked me to check on you after hearing a
Skylar's POVGlenda's words echoed through my mind repeatedly like ice in my veins while my entire body was rigidJace was just coming back. The male who had tried to assault me and drugged me and triggered the partial shift that changed everything was walking free.His family's money and influence had bought him freedom while I was left to deal with the aftermath of what he had tried to do.Glenda had orchestrated this deliberately and the satisfaction in her smile told me she knew exactly how much this would torment me.Ross's expression turned murderous beside me and the air around him crackled with barely controlled rage. His eyes had darkened to forest shadow and his wolf was so close to the surface I could see it in the tension of his jaw.Myron's fists clenched so hard his knuckles cracked loud enough to make several people flinch. The predatory stillness of his body promised violence.They moved to fl







