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LOYALTIES SPLINTERED
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POV: Jeremy Williams.Though I knew better, I was unable to stop listening. There are a lot of secrets being kept from me, I've felt since Dad brought me to the pack area. And I might have found something today that will completely transform everything."Alpha, are you sure it's a good idea to keep looking?" Through the study door came a harsh voice I recognized as Hardin's. "Too deep a dig could have disastrous results.""I have to know the truth, no matter how painful it may be," Dad said, his voice firm. "The events around Ivory's exile have affected too many lives."The name Ivory sent my heart thumping. The enigmatic woman who, from our first encounter in the human realm, had piqued my curiosity. There was a draw toward her that I couldn't put my finger on."What if the truth irreparably harms your relationships with people closest to you?" Hardin pressed her. It is better to bury some truths.I leaned in closer, my wolf ears straining to pick up every syllable, as an uncomfortab
Reckoning of the purple moon SACRIFICIAL GAMBIT
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Reckoning of the purple moon VEILED SECRETS
POV: Mia.Watching my closest friend Ivory gradually become enmeshed in the seemingly never-ending inquiry into her history was like watching her sink in pain. Every insight just served to drive her farther into the gloomy depths of hopelessness, not to offer clarity.Her lovely features were marked by the toll: her cheeks hollowed from hunger, her eyes smeared purple. Her normally vivacious personality grew less and less each day.She had slipped totally out of my grasp, so I realized I had to act. It was time to pay it forward. Ivory had been my lifeline throughout my own worst moments.Once inside her little cabin, I saw her bent over the old desk, her forehead furrowed as she worked through a never-ending pile of papers and notes. She was so focused in her search that she didn't notice me right away.I said, "Working yourself into an early grave," and settled down on the worn couch. Ivory gasped, staring owlishly, then sank her shoulders in surrender. Well. You are it."Don't so
Reckoning of the purple moon VEILED VENGEANCE
POV: Callum Wells.Years passed as the itch progressively turned into an unquenchable thirst that ate up all of my conscious thoughts. It had come time at last to quench that nagging desire for retribution.I felt both twisted delight and white-hot wrath watching from the shadows as Ivory Wells resolutely revealed the dirty truth about her exile from the pack. It was disgusting to see her slink about, always the victim, and not see her responsibility. Had I only had her banished rather than put to death all those years ago, she ought to have been thanking me. Naturally, though, Ivory never knew when to restrain her conceit or blustery pride.Ultimately, her stubborn blindness was what started the catastrophic events of seven years ago and brought such disastrous results tumbling down on her. Now, as she laboriously sought the last shards of the truth, I would be waiting to force her to face her biggest transgression.It had all begun with the tiniest crack in our family relationship
Reckoning of the purple moon SHATTERED CERTAINTIES
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Reckoning of the purple moon TANGLED DECEPTION
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Reckoning of the purple moon EMBERS OF REVELATION
POV: Jeremy Willams.I was hammering through the forest, my breath coming out in jerky gasps and every nerve-ending tingling with that familiar rush of adrenaline and danger just out of sight. But under the shaded trees this time, there was no innocent game of hide-and-seek. There were answers to the most basic questions about my very existence calling from the other side of this dreadfully serious quest.Just enough phantom light to guide me to the remote cabin came from lunar wisps that seeped through the canopy. My sanctuary, or rather, our sanctuary right now. Though the task tonight was serious, the illicit joy that came with that secret acknowledgment made my pulse thump.Finally, the modest farm emerged from the shadows, its windows beaming with a warm welcome. I eased to a comfortable pace and took the time to just take in the feeling of community that came from that little home.How odd to consider that the sight of a straightforward wood and glass construction could arouse s
Reckoning of the purple moon SHADOWS OF DECEIT
POV: Jenna.The strands were coming apart at a startling rate, and no matter how firmly I held onto them, my control was eroding like sand through closed fingers. Managing events from the shadows until Darrel's obsession with Ivory Wells burnt out was supposed to be the easy part. Then he would come back to my side, determined only to maintain the strength of the Ludderton pack and secure my place as his Luna.But I'd gotten lost along the endless bramble-lined trail. Become caught up in the very webs of lies and betrayal I had so deftly woven to maintain the natural order of our lives. Now, everything I'd planned for was perilously close to collapse, and instead of relishing the delicious nectar of success, I was choking on the harsh ashes of shame and defeat. It had begun gradually, like the unnoticed jerks of a lady waking up from feverish dreams into the chilly light of day. Little clues that the steadfast Alpha I'd wooed was becoming less and less connected to the tortured soul
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