MasukChapter 28Andrew “They’ve been gone two days.” Andrew’s voice was low, even. Measured in that way that made the others nervous. The pack stood in a wide circle around him, shoulders tense, expressions drawn. The kind of silence that followed bad news—and waited for worse. “Roman and Joshua don’t just disappear,” he continued. “They knew protocol. They checked in. They were trained.” No one spoke. He let the words hang in the air like fog. “If they’re dead, I want proof. If they’re being held, I want blood.” That’s when a patrolman came sprinting in from the tree line, breath ragged. “Alpha!” he shouted. “We found them.” Andrew didn’t wait for details. He didn’t ask how bad. He just moved. He passed the edge of the encampment without another word, heading straight for the northern border of their territory. The patrolman led him until the trees thinned and the air shifted—wetter here, colder, the kind of quiet that felt unnatural. Then came the stench. It hit before the
Chapter 27CharlieI hadn’t come to this compound for a mate. I hadn’t come for a war, either. I came for answers. And somewhere along the way—between surviving Joggernut and being knotted into next week—I got distracted. Now, my head was clearer. Pissed, but clear. This place had buried me in heat, in blood, in politics. But I remembered now. I had two brothers out there—somewhere—living lives they didn’t choose. And I was going to find them. I cornered Naja in the hallway before he could disappear again. He’d just come back from the council meeting, still reeking of elder musk and stone-walled power plays—but I didn’t care. “What happened to my family?” I asked, voice flat. He stopped mid-step. “My family, Naja,” I repeated. “That night. Five years ago. After the attack—what happened to them? Where are they?” He turned slowly, jaw tight. “Charlie—” “No more avoiding it,” I snapped. He leaned against the wall, arms folding across his chest. “Your parents were killed that n
Chapter 26CharlieThe gym was quiet, the faint hum of fluorescent lights echoing against the walls. I stepped inside, the scent of rubber mats and sweat faint but familiar. Riley sat in the far corner, her knees tucked to her chest, arms wrapped tightly around them. She stared straight ahead, her expression distant, her usual spark nowhere to be found.“Riley?” I called softly, approaching her cautiously. She didn’t look at me, but her shoulders tensed slightly like she was bracing for something.I lowered myself onto the mat beside her, leaning back on my hands. “Hey. What’s going on?”For a moment, she said nothing. Her eyes remained fixed on a spot on the floor, and I wondered if she would even acknowledge me. Then she let out a long, shaky sigh.“I tried,” she said finally, her voice barely above a whisper. “I tried to help him.”I frowned. “Who? Naja?”She shook her head. “No. Sam.”I blinked in surprise. “What happened?”Her hands tightened around her knees, knuckles turning wh
Chapter 25CharlieI rolled over, and my hand felt space. I knew in an instant that I was alone. Wakefulness soon took hold of me, and my eyes flew open. I sat up in a massive bed, confused, and my body aching as fuck. The last thing I remembered was Naja retaking me; how many times had I blacked out from the pleasure? My body told me too many to count. My gaze swept the room, and the sheets fell around my naked body as my eyes took in the multiple bite marks and bruises on my hips and breasts, including the one on my right shoulder. My core heated at the memory of Naja thrusting deep inside of me as he bit down on my shoulders, sending me over the edge.If I didn’t know better, I would think a dog had attacked me. Which made me laugh. I was such a moron. My head hit the pillow as peals of laughter erupted from me. I slipped off the bed and gathered the sheets around my body, taking them with me as I snooped around. My stomach growled in hunger, and I figured it prudent to take a quic
chapter 24 Charlotte Did I really just find Naja five hours ago threatening to torture Riley and me for entering his pack lands? Yet here I was, about to let a virtual stranger fuck me on the floor of a destroyed office like a complete savage. This had to be the stupidest thing I had ever done, considering chunks of my memory were still missing; that was saying something. This was so not like me. If I didn’t know better, I would think my other bitchy side took control of this particular joy ride. As if my thoughts summoned her presence, she preened like a freaking cat when Naja nipped the side of my neck with his teeth, and I moaned. Why did it have to feel so good? Naja’s gaze softened as he cradled my face in his massive hands, his thumbs brushing over my flushed cheeks. For a moment, the raw hunger in his golden eyes was replaced by something gentler, almost reverent. “You feel it, don’t you?” he murmured, his deep voice threading through the haze in my mind. “Feel what?” I ma
Chapter 23 I probably shouldn’t be doing this. Shouldn’t take advantage of Charlotte like this, but I could smell her arousal. Fuck I saw the need in her eyes, and my cock was like steel, pulsing against my stomach. My nostrils flared as I inhaled her sweetness; she was soaked, and I didn’t have to touch her to know it. I rose to sit beside her as she glanced at my shaft for the first time, and her eyes went wide with fear as she saw how thick and big I was. I knew this was her first time. There was no other scent besides Riley’s lingering on her skin. Besides, if there was, I would have hunted and killed the man who had the balls to touch what was mine. My wolf growls in my head at the thought of another man touching our mate. That would never happen. I maneuver myself to sit against the door and grab her by the waist. She shrieks as I lift her to straddle my lap. I probably should be gentle, but the need to feel her wrapped around me as I thrust in and out of her tight little bod







