LOGINTrue to her word, Lily was in Ironwood in less than thirty minutes after the mindlink. The distance between the two packs wasn't very much, thankfully. Immediately she and Saoirse arrived, they met the doctor, and the blood transfusion process began. While we waited on Lily, Saoirse and I talked, standing right outside Iris's hospital room. There was a large glass window across one wall that allowed me to keep an eye on her even though I was standing outside. "Any word on Max?" I asked her. She shook her head. "If he's smart — and he's proven that he is — he'll disappear. I can't believe... Any idea why he did that?" I shook my head too. Max's betrayal was something else I couldn't get over. Not once since I knew him did I suspect that he might be half-witch. But that wasn't even the main issue here. Why? Why the schemes and plots? What did he stand to gain by seeing Iris and I in pain. That was what I couldn't understand. By now, I'd figured out some of what happened. Saoirse
"She's in shock," the Ironwood Pack doctor told me when they managed to stabilize Iris. "Hypovolemic shock. It's what happens when the blood loss from a miscarriage is too much." I kept glancing back at Iris. A nurse was still beside her, readjusting the IV line that had come loose. "Is that what caused the..." "The seizures, yes," the doctor replied. "Step outside with me and I'll explain things to you. We shouldn't disturb her." My hands were sweaty, and I was scared. Iris was unconscious right now, her pulse barely there. I could hear it fluttering rapidly like it was struggling. Even though I didn't want to be away from her for even a second, I let the doctor lead me out of the room and into her office. She offered me a chair, then pulled up Iris's chart. "Will this happen again?" I asked. "The seizures? Is she in danger?" "It's hard to say at this point. We'll have to run a few more tests, and they're already in motion. We didn't expect things to go like this. Since she fo
I woke up with a feeling of dread seeping into me, and a feeling like I'd been hit by a truck. The room I was in was dark and unfamiliar, and there was a man sleeping by my bedside, my hand clutched tightly in his, his hair pooled against my arm. Cassian.I hadn't realized I'd made a sound, but Cassian sat up immediately, like even while asleep, he'd been listening for the sound of my voice. Only when I really tried to speak did I realize there was an oxygen mask over my mouth and nose. So how did he know I was awake? I then realized I was hooked up to a countless number of machines, and the one that measured my heart rate seemed to be beeping even faster than usual. So that's why he woke up. "Iris?" He stood, leaning over me. "Are you alright? Where does it hurt? Tell me. I'll call the doctor right away." He looked like a man who hadn't gotten any sleep in days, his eyes blood shot and sunken, with purple bags under them. I clutched his hand, stopping him from pressing the cal
The sound of the gunshot ripped through the air, and for one horrifying moment, I thought Cassian was dead.He was still standing though, and blood spilled from the wound on his shoulder. The bullet had passed straight through him, but everyone could see that the entrance would was at the back, not in front like it should have been. Which meant Alpha Hayden hadn't been the one to shoot. My eyes darted to the source of the shot — it was Max. He was standing right at the edge of the forest, about to disappear, a gun still clutched in his hand. Right at that moment, I realized something. The night I was kidnapped, I'd felt the person who carried me to be familiar, leading me to believe they were there to save me. Up till now, I'd forgotten about it. Now, I realized that person was Max. He was Hayden's inside man, and had orchestrated my kidnap. No wonder it was so easy for Hayden. Who else could break into Silver Creek on such a night with guards everywhere and get away with it? It wa
The world was a blur of pain and darkness. Everything hurt, and I felt myself swimming between consciousness and unconsciousness. I tried as much as I could to stay awake. I couldn't pass out now. Not when I could hear the sounds of fighting, meaning that Cassian was close. My arms were no longer bound, and neither were my feet. I could escape now. Julietta was dragging me through the forest, probably trying to escape before Cassian found us. Because of her arm, she couldn't leave me behind. "Stupid, useless bitch," she griped as she dragged me along the bumpy forest floor. "Fucking nuisance!" There were no guards here, no doors to stop me. I just had to rouse myself enough to fight back. But how was I supposed to do that when my body was broken? Apart from the cuts and bruises her fists had caused, I could feel very clearly that my arm was broken, and maybe one of my ribs too. My lil was split in two different spots, and blood filled my mouth every so often. My head lolled as she
The Ironwood border crumpled like paper.My warriors tore through their defenses with a fury that almost matched mine. This assault was planned meticulously. We'd mapped every weakness, drilled every formation. Watching it unfold filled me with a sense of cold satisfaction. Wrath prowled just underneath my skin, eager for blood. I let him have it. Wolf after wolf fell to my half-shifted claws, their screams music to my ears.But even as I fought, my mind was elsewhere, on the woman I'd come to save.Max was already somewhere inside Ironwood, looking for her. He'd left just an hour before the attack began. He should have gotten to her by now. I tried not to think about what would happen if he failed. What if he was captured by Hayden. What if right now, him and Iris were in more danger than they originally were in? I pushed the thoughts away and focused on the fight. Max was powerful. They would be fine. And where the fuck was Alpha Hayden?! He was the one I wanted, not these meani
Acting like I didn't notice the look of fury on Iris's face as I ordered her chained, I turned away and directed my men to begin marching back towards the clearing deeper in the woods where we camped before coming here. It had been Max's idea to leave the vehicles we came with behind, in case Red
Wrath boiled under my skin as I prowled the halls of the Alpha house — my parent's home — looking for something, anything, to unleash my anger on.They were dead. Their bodies cold, their eyes lifeless. And Sage. Sage was gone. My sister. Kidnapped. By those filthy Red Moon trash. I would ki
“Iris…” That voice again. That awful, coaxing voice that had begun to haunt both my waking moments and the times I slept. “Iris…” I was lying on the floor, on the torn, dirty blanket I’d been provided. The floor was hard and uncomfortable, putting pressure on my injuries no matter the position I
I stood in the woods just beyond Red Moon’s border, watching them fight with the last of my men. The ambush had been quick and efficient. We took out their scouts and border patrol guards first, then strategically positioned ourselves around the least protected spots in the pack. They sounded t







