LOGINI still knew every word.“Mom.” Max’s hand tightened on my arm. “Drop it. Look at me.”I looked at him.He had dirt on his face and his lip was split and his eyes were wide and scared and absolutely certain, all at once. He looked eleven years old and he looked forty, and I loved him so much in that
Natalia’s POVI fought like hell.My arm shook from the strength it took not to let that blade drive down toward Andrei’s chest. Max’s screams faded into the distance. The knife hovered six inches above Andrei’s chest, getting closer with each second.I had both hands wrapped around the handle now,
Natalia’s POVIt all happened so fast—a flash of movement at the edge of the platform, a small hooded figure vaulting up the steps, and then the knife coming down in a quick, hard arc that made the blade catch the red light overhead.Andrei threw himself sideways just before the knife collided with
I straightened up. My heart was pounding. I looked around the room and for a single, disorienting moment, I had no idea where I was. The black stone walls, the red sky beyond the window, the dead air of this place—none of it felt right. None of it felt like mine. I felt like a man who had woken up m
Andrei’s POVThe collar of my shirt was pissing me off.I had fastened it twice already and it still insisted on sitting crooked, pulling too tight on the left side. I undid it a third time and redid it, slower, watching my hands in the mirror rather than my own face. My reflection had been botherin
Natalia’s POVHe didn’t hesitate.The moment I swung the rod toward him, his hand shot out and closed around my wrist like a vise. My arm wrenched sideways, and I felt the bones grind together under his grip, and the rod fell. It clattered somewhere on the stone floor, rolling away into the darkness
“Yeah, well, I don’t care if it’s on the moon,” Damon snapped. “We’re not going.”His Beta hesitated, clearly choosing his words carefully. Finally, he said slowly, “Alpha, refusing a hunt invitation will send a message. The other packs will think we’re afraid of Moonshadow. That we’re too intimidat
NataliaAfter the recent events, Damon and I had agreed we needed someone trustworthy to watch the twins whenever we couldn’t be there. Not wanting the news to spread too far, we began interviewing various staff around the pack, hoping to find someone who might be interested in the job. But it was p
NATALIAThe corridor was dim and quiet, but my head was anything but. My heart still hadn’t slowed, and every breath tasted like ash.Lilith’s voice echoed inside me. If you don’t finish this, I will.I moved like a shadow through Damon’s packhouse, hands clenched, footsteps light. The cool air kiss
NATALIANot long after I had settled into Damon’s pack, I found out that I’d been blessed with not just one baby, but two.Max was born first—loud, furious, all fists and red-faced rage. Jane followed fifteen minutes later, quiet and blinking, one tiny hand curled in a fist like she already knew the







