LOGINThe night my husband crowned another woman as Luna, I realized the cruelest betrayal wasn't losing my title. It was discovering that I had been nothing more than a tool. For five years, I sacrificed everything to build the Crescent Moon Pack into the richest territory in the region. I balanced the books, secured the trade routes, and kept every family fed while Alpha Azriel accepted the praise that belonged to me. Then, in front of the entire pack, he discarded me for my own twin sister. He thought I would break. Instead, fate handed me something far more dangerous. Matteo Russo. My ex-husband's estranged nephew. The ruthless Lycan enforcer every Alpha fears. The man whose touch awakens the mate bond I never saw coming. Now the pack that cast me aside is crumbling without the woman who held it together, and the Alpha who betrayed me will stop at nothing to drag me back. But I'm done being the silent woman behind someone else's throne. If they want a war, they'll learn that kingdoms aren't destroyed by claws alone. Sometimes, they're ruined by the woman who knows exactly where every secret, every coin, and every weakness is buried. And I'm about to collect everything they owe me.
View MoreShe shook her head and she reached up with a trembling hand to adjust the dark frames of her glasses."I am fine after all you covered me before the glass even reached us," she said with a shaky breath as she looked around the ruined room.I checked the clear lenses of her glasses just to be absolutely sure they didn't catch any flying debris during the sudden explosion.There were no scratches on her lenses and her beautiful face was free of any cuts or bruises."You dropped your gun on the floor," she pointed out as she looked down at the heavy weapon resting near the tip of my combat boots."I needed both of my hands to grab you and pull you out of the way," I answered honestly before I bent down and scooped the handgun off the carpet."I could have ducked on my own, you know," she muttered while she brushed a small piece of shattered glass off the sleeve of her dark shirt."I know you can take care of yourself but you are just going to have to get used to me protecting you," I tol
The loud crash deafened the empty bedroom as thousands of sharp shards erupted inward from the heavy balcony doors.I didn't even waste a single second thinking about my next move before I opened my hand and let my heavy handgun hit the floorboards.I lunged to my left and I wrapped my arm as tight as I could around Naomi's waist to yank her away from the blast zone.She gasped in surprise as I pulled her flush against my chest and I tucked her head right under my chin to shield her delicate face from the flying debris.Her body heat seeped straight through the thick layers of my kevlar vest and it sent a massive jolt of adrenaline all the way down my spine.I squeezed her closer to my body as the broken glass rained down around our boots like a storm of jagged hailstones.I breathed in the sweet scent of rain and cedar radiating off her skin and the smell grounded my racing mind amidst the chaotic noise.Over her shoulder, I watched three of my best Bloodhand enforcers swing right th
I was supposed to stay hiding in the dark walk-in closet among the expensive dresses while the man I just met risked his life for me. I looked down at the heavy canvas duffel bag resting by my feet in the shadows. I spent five long years making myself small so Azriel could feel powerful and I was absolutely done letting other people fight my battles.I dropped the canvas bag onto the floorboards and I walked straight out of the dark closet."Get back inside the closet right now," Matteo ordered me in a low and rough voice without ever taking his eyes off the armed men in the doorway.I ignored his command and I scanned the large master suite for anything I could use to defend us. My eyes landed on the small wooden nightstand positioned right next to the messy bed. I walked over to the table and I wrapped both of my hands firmly around the base of the heavy brass lamp.I planted my boots on the plush rug and I gave the metal stand a hard yank. The thick electrical cord ripped right out
"It holds every single dime this pack owns and I am taking it with me because I earned that money," she declared fiercely as she shoved the device into her duffel bag."Good for you," I praised her as I watched her zip the heavy canvas bag shut and throw the thick strap over her shoulder."We need to move fast because the automated lockdown sequence usually drops the heavy steel shutters over the main exits within five minutes," Naomi explained as she walked toward me."Marcus knows how to override the security panels so we will not get trapped inside the building," I assured her while I checked the loaded magazine in my handgun."You do not understand how Azriel designed this house because he built it like a damn prison to keep his enemies out," she insisted as her breathing picked up its pace."He also built it to keep you trapped inside whenever you made him angry," I guessed the dark truth based on the heavy locks I saw on the bedroom door.Naomi looked away from me and she tighte
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