Scarred By The Moon

Alaina"What the hell..." I choked out, again and again, tears streaming down my cheeks like they’d never stop.My wolf, Edith, was silent but restless, as if caged. My own heart, though bruised, still beat. I just wished it wouldn’t."Is this real?" My voice cracked as I stared at Freya and Cole Thornton. "No… it can’t be. But it is. How could you both do this to me?" The agony bled from my voice in front of the entire pack, but I didn't care who was watching.Freya stood with those wide, unblinking eyes, like she was playing innocent. I could see straight through her. I stepped closer."Tell me!" My voice trembled, fury and betrayal lacing every word.Freya lowered her gaze, guilt flickering across her features."Cole..." My eyes locked onto him. "Why?"His lips parted, and with a calm that shattered me even more, he said, "Yes."Freya glanced at him with newfound boldness, as though that one word had set her free. A ripple of shock surged through the pack. Even the Beta and Gamma l

Alaina I was casted out. Exiled from the Moonridge Pack like a forgotten leader stripped of her crown, I wandered, lost, aching, broken. Every step away from the life I’d once known felt like a cruel echo of failure. The silence around me was deafening, the world too big for the small space I now occupied in it. "If only I could help you..." Edith’s voice stirred gently within me, her sorrow lacing through every word. My heart clenched with guilt. I walked on, arms wrapped tightly around myself as though they could hold together all the shattered parts of me. "You already do," I murmured, brushing back tangled strands of hair from my face. Hunger gnawed at my stomach, but it was the uncertainty that truly crippled me. It wasn’t just the loss of my home or the title. I couldn’t shift. No matter how hard I tried, Edith remained trapped inside, her spirit restless. The seal Cole’s father tried to break still held strong. And in that stubborn silence of my wolf, I questioned ever

AdrianIt was like something primal had snapped inside me. Her rejection hit harder than I expected. No one had ever dared to turn me down, not like this. Most women either melted at my touch or begged for more. But this one... she didn’t yield. Her defiance lit a fire under my skin, something dangerously close to rage, but also... fascination. I grabbed her wrist and shoved her against the wall just outside my room. The thud of her back hitting the cold surface reverberated in the quiet corridor. Her eyes flew open, startled. The small box she held dropped from her hands and hit the floor with a dull thud. She looked up at me, breathing hard, eyes wide. "Do you have any idea who you're talking to?" I asked, my voice low, deliberately laced with menace. I wanted to see fear in her face, wanted her to understand the mistake she'd made by pushing me away. She flinched slightly as I placed my hand on top of her head, blocking her view. Still, her voice didn’t shake. "Who doesn’t kno

AdrianAlaina.That name had no right echoing in my mind the way it did. I asked the hotel staff out of idle curiosity or at least that’s what I told myself. The name felt strangely familiar, but I brushed it off. Whatever past it came from didn’t matter. What mattered was how she had looked me in the eye and picked apart everything I built like it was a fragile illusion.Who does she think she is?I had offered her an opportunity most would grovel for, and instead, she tried to turn it into a lecture on pack politics. And worse, her words made sense. That’s what pissed me off most.The tires of my sleek black SUV hummed against the road as I headed back to Blackwood Pack. But her voice was louder in my head than the engine."She rattled you," Blaze muttered with an amused growl."She insulted my pack," I shot back.Blaze snorted. "No. She told you a truth you didn’t want to hear."I clenched my jaw, fi

Cole“Alpha, I’m sorry to interrupt, but your father has returned from his journey. You need to come immediately.”Recce’s voice echoed through the mind-link, filled with urgency that left no room for hesitation.I sat up straight in bed, tension coiling around my chest like barbed wire. Freya stirred beside me, clutching the blanket to her bare body as she looked at me with wide, questioning eyes.“Is something wrong?” she asked, already sensing the shift in my demeanor.“My father’s back,” I said quietly, pulling on my pants. “I need to go see him.”She nodded slowly, gathering her clothes, though her gaze never left mine. “Do you think... is this our chance?” she asked, a flicker of hope lighting up her face.I smiled faintly, brushing a kiss against her temple. “Let’s find out.”I left the room with my heart pounding, unease building with every step. I found my father in the main hall of the Moonridge Pack h