LOGINI 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
Andrei’s POVThe room was warm. The bed was soft and plush, the pillows made of feathers and velvet. Everything smelled familiar, the kind of scent that you recognize from a past life but can never put a finger on its source.Home.The woman was laying next to me, just as she always did. Amber hair
But I would do it, because the alternative was my children going through whatever came next, and that was not something I was willing to consider.I wasn’t certain yet. That was the only reason I was still trying so hard now. Because there was still a small part of me that thought that there must be
Natalia’s POVThey came for me after what felt like a full day. I say felt like because it really could have been any amount of time, or none at all. But someone did bring me some slop to eat at some point, so that had to have meant that at least a full cycle had passed.I was on my feet before the
NataliaEverything was spinning.The walls. The floor. The ceiling. Even David’s face was an indistinct blur despite being mere inches from mine as he guided me through the hallway.“This way,” he murmured, his arm tight around my waist. I could barely keep my footing. Something was wrong. Very wron
NataliaI recognized the young Alpha immediately—he was Alpha David of one of the southern packs, who had recently inherited the title after his father’s death.He couldn’t have been older than twenty-five, and he was just as handsome as the ladies said. His pack was far from Ashmoor so I had never
“And you believed them?” I asked incredulously. “You believed that a Luna would risk everything for an affair with you?”David at least had the grace to look slightly embarrassed. “It wouldn’t be the first time I’ve slept with a married woman,” he said. “You’d be surprised how many women are unhappy
“She’s my fated mate,” I said simply. “There was never a time that I didn’t care about her to some extent.”Damon’s eyes widened slightly, as if he hadn’t expected me to admit it. “Even after everything?”“Even then.” I looked away, uncomfortable with my own honesty. “A fated mate bond is not someth







