FAZER LOGINJason’s POVI killed the last guard outside the hall and wiped the blade clean on his sleeve. Kent's torch lifted twice in the window above me. I grinned. It was the signal I had been waiting for.I walked the path to the great doors. The doors began to open as I came up to them. I stepped through into the hall. The whispers started as soon as they saw me, sharp and shocked.My wolf was on edge and so was I. It was risky coming here. The hall was full of Alphas, and if they decided to attack me, I could take some of them down, but I would not make it out alive. The trick was reading the room before the room read me. I scanned the faces in the front rows and saw exactly what I needed to see. Confusion. Hesitation. No one wanted to make a move. No one would dare harm me with me being backed by the Rogue King.I looked at the stage and froze. The Alpha King stood there, staring back at me. This was wrong. He was supposed to be on his deathbed. The reports had said he was bedridden, barel
Talia's POVNolan and I reached the receiving hall right at sunrise. The first of the visiting Alphas were already there, gathered in twos and threes along the side aisles. I worked the line with Nolan half a step behind me, greeting and welcoming each Alpha and Luna.“Welcome Alpha Kent. It is a pleasure for you to be here again,” I told him, but Kent didn’t respond. He continued staring out the window. My wolf bristled at his rude behavior, but it didn’t matter. I wasn’t going to take the bait. My family had done nothing to Kent. He was becoming an enemy for unfounded reasons and I would not be lenient with him once this backfires in his face. ‘He has not spoken to a single Alpha since we came in,’ Nolan said through the mind link. ‘He is waiting for something.’“The Alpha King has arrived,” one of the guards near the main doors announced. Everyone turned as the main doors to the hall opened.My father strolled into the room. Solon walked a half step behind one shoulder. Leslie wal
Nolan’s POVI checked the guard rotation with the captain at the east gate, then walked the perimeter a second time. They were as tight as one night's notice allowed. ‘Worrying will not help the situation. We have done what we can,’ my wolf reassured me but I couldn’t help it. I needed to make sure everything was close to perfect. I refused to allow anything to happen to Talia and Silverfang. Derek and Marco waited for me by the inner courtyard when I came back from walking the perimeter. “Everything up to your standard?” Derek questioned. He had always complimented my defenses even though back then I refused to listen to any of his compliments due to misguided anger for my father’s death.“Yes, huge improvements since the last time I was here,” I responded. “Did Marco debrief you?”“Yes, our warriors will keep an eye on Kent,” Derek answered.“That is not enough. From the moment Kent arrives tomorrow and until he leaves, I want you both monitoring him,” I explained. “I want to kn
Talia’s POV“Dad, what are you doing?” I asked. “You should be resting in bed.” I had not expected him to get out of bed let alone move so swiftly that we did not hear him.“Talia, do not try to change the topic,” my father responded coldly. The lines around his mouth had deepened with the strain of holding back a cough. "We were only going over the preparations for the Harvest Gathering," Solon said. I nodded, not expecting Solon to lie so easily; however, we didn’t need to stress out our father by telling him about Kent. My father did not answer right away. He looked at me, and then at Solon, and then back at me, and when he finally spoke his voice was very calm, which was always how he sounded when he was deeply displeased."Do not lie to me, Solon. And you, Talia, I am disappointed in you."“What did I do?”“You’re supporting his lie.”Colin shifted beside him and said, “We already heard most of what you two were saying. You didn’t close the door all the way."I face palmed and
Talia’s POVDespite the rain, the morning of the Harvest Gathering was pleasant. Music drifted through Silverfang’s streets. Omegas were rushing around making the final touches. Anyone from outside looking in would have thought everything was normal and that was exactly the way we wanted it to be.‘Keep breathing and stay calm. We will only show them what we want them to see,’ my wolf said and I agreed. We only had to get through today without incident.I stood at the gates in a heavy red cloak, showcasing Bloodmoon pack’s colors. My eyes stung from lack of sleep as I watched the road, my breath curling in the air. Colin’s pack was the first to arrive.“Always trying to show off,” Nolan muttered.“I thought you two had gotten over your little squabble,” I teased and Nolan rolled his eyes.“Welcome, Alpha Colin. We are happy that you could make it,” Nolan greeted Colin. He held his hand out to shake it.Colin looked at his hand and snorted, “Are you really going to try to keep it this
Talia’s POV“I am starting to get a bad feeling about this, like Jason might come to Silverfang himself,” Della said after Leslie folded the note and put it back in the folder.The thought of seeing Jason again put my whole body on edge. My wolf bristled within me, snarling as the memory of seeing Jason shattering the last chance we had to save my father came to mind. Every instinct in me told me to hunt Jason down by any means necessary. If my father only had a month left, then Jason would have less than that.Nolan's fingers laced through mine. He squeezed once and his Alpha aura washed over me, not to control me but to calm me down. Through the mate bond, he said, “Breathe, my love. You’re getting worked up.”Solon's eyes flashed with anger and he said what I was feeling. "If that bastard dares set foot in our territory, I'll tear him apart myself.”"You'll do no such thing," Leslie snapped, her voice cracking like a whip.“Leslie, I will not have that bastard here,” Solon growled.
Talia’s POVThe banquet hall pulsed with music and voices. Warm light shone across stone walls and silver platters. Wolves from every territory were in their finest suits and ball gowns, while servants wove between them with trays of food and wine.At the head stood my father, the Alpha King. Even
Talia’s POVThe morning sun beat down on the training grounds, warm but not yet oppressive. Della stood beside me with a bow in hand.“Focus, Talia,” she said, her tone smug as the string creaked. She released, and the arrow thudded just outside the painted ring. “Damn it.”I chuckled and pulled my
Talia’s POVNolan leaned close to me. "That proposal is insane," he said, his voice low enough that only I could hear it."I know," I said.“Then, why are you agreeing to this?”"Trust me. I know what I am doing," I responded.If we didn’t go along with Landon’s proposal, then the other packs would
Talia’s POVMy wolf woke me close to noon.I opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling before the time registered. The light coming through the curtains was too bright for morning. I sat up and looked at the other side of the bed.‘Why did you wait so long to wake me?’ I asked.‘Because you needed m







