LOGINALPHA DRAVENI opened my eyes in the morning, getting up and entering the bathroom to leave for the dungeons. The dungeons were a place for people who acted out of place or forgot their place. Cold, dry, and a strong smell of blood and suffering. It was the way I kept my men in check, and my enemies close enough to know but far enough to suffer. My favorite place for a reason. I walked out of the bathroom, pulling out the day's clothes when she opened her eyes. A little dishevelled, the morning light pouring onto her pale skin. “Good morning, Jamie.” She greeted with a small voice, testing the waters. I turned to her, dropping the towel. “And what is good about the morning?” I snapped. The waters weren't in the mood this morning. “I- I- nothing. I just thought of something to say.” I was quiet. I didn't respond. “Get dressed immediately.” We have somewhere to be. That alone reminded me of my lack of a choice in the matter. This was not the morning to be exchanging pleasantr
ALPHA DRAVENI turned away as she turned to face the window, thinking back to the events of the night. Those eyes. Those faces. Those boys. They were young, and they were too familiar. And they could hear my voice, too. I didn't need to speak, they heard my wolf. I could see it. They obeyed, and the look in their eyes was one I'd seen for a long time. I knew they were part of my pack immediately. But where had I seen those faces?Whose children were they? I grabbed one by the shirt, looking him over. He looked much like the other two, boyish and baby faced. His hair was short and brown, matted to his scalp from all the sweat. He'd been the one ripping her shirt apart when I came in. The fool.I slashed him across the chest, blood splattering everywhere. A gasp escaped him immediately, with a groan so high pitched, he might have as well been an instrument. I remembered now. Beta Raymond.I knew where they were from. They belonged to my second in command. My closest Beta s
MOIRA“Yes” I whispered, letting out a breath I didn't know I was holding. They all looked shocked, stunned, like Jamie was some otherworldly being coming to save them. I looked around the three of them, all eyes popping out of their sockets. One thing was clear in their eyes. Fear. That fear was exactly what they should be feeling. Any other emotion would not match the situation. I looked at Jamie. Dishevelled, shirt half done, sleeves rolled back behind his elbow. He was breathing hard and fast, the rage still sitting within him. And for the first time, since that evening, I smiled. I was more than grateful. I was excited for what was about to happen. I just didn't know it would take such little time. “I said, untie her.” Those were the next words to come out of his mouth. It was at this point, whatever spell they'd been under, all stares and wide eyes cleared. They rushed to me, scrambling to untie the ropes on my arms and feet, muttering apologies and explanations tha
MOIRAI sat there, tied up in the dark room. They left my eyes open, but I couldn't see anything. My hands burned from the tightness of the rope around the chair. I looked around, hoping for some form of light. Still dark. I sucked in a breath. The mark burned hotly, seething like my wrist was on fire. I couldn't even see it, so I just stayed there, taking deep, short breaths, hoping that the pain went away. I thought of Jamie and where he might be, and if he'd even noticed I was gone. I thought of their encounter and how that had shaped how I saw him. What deal had they made that had to do with me?Why did he want me to leave and go back to the room? What exactly had they ended up talking about? I didn't even get the chance to find out, and now I am here. At the thought, I heard a door jam shut. “Well, well, well,” The voice filled the room immediately, loud and boisterous. “Who are you? Let me go.” I pulled at the rope, the burn searing even deeper now. Jamie had to be ve
ALPHA DRAVENThe moment the guard said Adan, my patience ended. He had no right to be there so late. I released Moira and put on my shirt. I made a mental note to slap him for making me put on my shirt again.As I walked to the door, I noticed her scent still clung to my chest where she had fallen against me. My wolf settled inside my head like it had finally found silence after years of noise.I didn’t like that but I wasn't complaining. Nothing about this situation made sense.I decided to focus on the current thorn in my side— Adan. Moira followed behind me. We can’t be far apart. I almost forgot.I knew she wanted to speak but she stayed quiet until we got to the hall.I turned to watch her for a moment. The mark on her wrist still pulsed. My wolf stirred again.Mine!!! The word moved through my mind quietly. I ignored it.The fortress hall was already tense. Warriors stood along the walls with their hands near their weapons. The air smelled like iron and hostility, two of my favo
MOIRA“Huh?” I blinked, unsure I heard correctly.His eyes returned back to amber-gray. He flexed his jaw then pointed to the open door. “Get in.”I wanted to protest and ask why he called me mate but instead I got in like I was asked to.Alpha Draven didn’t have a single scratch on him. He hadn’t even shifted. His coat moved slightly in the night breeze as if nothing unusual had happened. A wounded wolf whimpered trying to crawl away not far from where I once stood.Alpha Draven grabbed him by his neck and lifted him like he weighed nothing.“Who sent you?”The wolf didn’t answer. Jamie’s grip tightened. The wolf cried out in pain.“Who,” Jamie repeated calmly, “sent you?”Still nothing. The wolf just cried and shut his eyes tight as if he had resigned himself to his fate. For a moment I thought he might kill him. Instead, Alpha Draven dropped the man.“Run,” he said coldly.The wolf didn’t hesitate. He scrambled to his feet and disappeared into the trees.Alpha Draven got inside an
MOIRAEveryone went haywire the moment Alpha Jamie accepted. They all had something to say as I stood frozen in the center of the chaos.My wrist still burned where the mark glowed. I tried to convince myself none of this was real. It couldn’t be real. One moment I was clearing tables and the next
MOIRAThe eerie scream was like lightning splitting an oak tree. Every movement in the hall stopped and even the music died down.“Tamine!”Tamine was the lycanic word for mate. Hundreds of wolves turned at once to see what the priestess was doing. I froze beside the long table I had been arranging







