LOGINNIGHT BLUE VALLEY LUMA'S POV After paying, I didn't stop. I didn't hurry either. If Caleb was watching, I needed to make sure he knew that whatever he had said didn't affect me in any way. So once outside, I hurried back to the healthcare center. The streets blurred past me. My heart was pounding so loudly I was sure everyone could hear it. My feet could no longer hold me once at the parking lot. I was running back to their room but stopped on my tracks when I noticed the healer talking to a man. Tall. Red-haired. Calm. My nostrils flared. His scent was familiar but I couldn't place it. It tugged at something deep in my memory, but the harder I tried to grasp it, the faster it slipped away. It reminded me of burnt wood and blood. I'd smelled it before but where? He wasn't from this pack, no doubt. "They are okay and might be discharged today. Their coming to life is complete." "Don't release them. Look for a way to keep them here until tomorrow noon. If something happens, I be
NIGHT BLUE VALLEY LUMA'S POV "Mama, I don't want rabbit meat!" Hope whined, throwing away the can of marinated raw rabbit. My heart stopped. It was my daughter yet I had an impression she was somebody else.Why was she suddenly hating her favorite food? "But isn't it what you've always loved?" I wondered, picking up the food. Why had her taste buds changed overnight? Contrary to her brother, who was still unconscious, Hope was almost healed. Her pack mark was fully visible now ,thick lines forming a dark tattoo on her brown skin. Lizzy had to layer powder to hide them. My pup didn't reply. She just stared away, her small arms crossed over her chest. "Hey, little one, don't give me a headache for no reason. It's either you eat this, or I'm forcing it down your throat," I finally thundered. Her gaze snapped to mine, and for the first time, I saw that flash in her eyes. They turned red ,a confirmation that she was her father's wolf descendant. Goddess. As if it wasn't en
NIGHT BLUE VALLEY LUMA'S POV Pale and tiny on that hospital bed, I didn't know what to do. Their marks were complete but faded. The mark clearly showed ,they were children of the Nightfang pack . A trio of wolf heads ran from their shoulders down to their backs, and beneath them, a paw mark. I tried my best to hide them from the helpers coming around to clean my babies. Then I begged the healer in charge to keep it a secret. But one thing was sure,if they received their fathers blood, henceforth hiding those wide marks will be almost impossible. And of course, with a smile, he had replied, "The oath of healers prevents me from telling anyone anything." That sounded reasonable, but I couldn't rely on him for too long. I needed a way to save my pups and get away from there. "Miss Luma, please step out. It's better to leave them alone for now," another helper whispered. I nodded, my eyes lingering on my babies as I backed out of the room. They looked so small. So fragile. I tried
NIGHTFANG PACK TRISTAN'S POV Another long meeting with my siblings. I was running out of my mind. Funds allocated for the reconstruction of a Gamma House and a new health center for pups had all been used without results. Then my brother Daniel, impregnating four Omegas in the pack. Confronted with this whole situation, I didn't know what to believe anymore. How many more funds had they used? No doubt I had to visit the pack's accounting books. It was time to keep my siblings in check if not, they would do more damage than I expected. "Rimena, don't argue with me. You will no longer work on any project and won't leave your quarters for the next two weeks." Her brown gaze widened. "What do you mean? Are you putting me under house arrest? Do not forget I am the reason you have always been able to keep everything in chec
NIGHT BLUE VALLEY LUMA'S POV Accepting to work for Alpha Burner was one thing. Passing the day with my pups running around beside me was another. Contrary to Tristan, whom I had once been attracted to, I wasn't attracted to Burner in any way. He was dangerous, unpredictable, and his kindness felt like a mask he could drop at any moment. One wrong word, one wrong glance, and I could be the one pinned against the wall. I became more like a PA. I did all the chores his assistant did, and at the end of the day, I received a uniform and an identification badge. Luma Ravenclaw, 22 years old, Assistant to the Leading Alpha. Rank: Beta. For once, I had an official job. I almost cried seeing that badge. It was proof that I existed that I wasn't just a runaway, a fugitive, a ghost. I was someone with an identity. During the day, I tried my best to ignore the cowering Omegas, the Gammas tiptoeing around me. They were afraid of Burner, and by extension, they were afraid of me. Then
NIGHT BLUE VALLEY LUMA'S POV I had sat with the thoughts of how to reply to Burner for two days now, yet I still didn't have an answer. I didn't want another mate in my life. That was clear. Tristan and his family had done a number on me. The dungeon, the humiliation, the birth alone I couldn't go through that again. But what else could I do? If I declined his proposal, after seeing him snap that way, would he just let me be? The cold breeze of the night caressed my skin. In the past, that would have helped me slow down and think. But that wasn't the case tonight. Instead, both my wolf and I were restless. "Won't you sleep? Remember, we have a lot of guests tomorrow. You need to catch some sleep," Lizzy's voice interrupted. I exhaled. "I want to sleep, believe me, Lizz. But I just can't. Alpha Burner asked me to be his chosen mate." Silence. Then she joined me on t
IN THE WILDLUMA'S POVCould freedom have been any sweeter?For two months now, I had been free and running through the wilderness, escaping shielders from roaming packs. I ate from hunts and stole food from human traps. Goddess forgive me for that.My hands had scars. My feet were calloused. My dre
NIGHT FANG PACKTRISTAN'S POVAnother day checking on damn alliances with vampires. I hated that the bloodsuckers were trying to play a double game with me. For the sake of our long time alliances, I hoped they'd be careful with whatever game they were playing. Because I wasn't going to be merciful
NIGHTFANG PACKLUMAI was finally about to escape my prison.I had never been this afraid in my life. Was I going to make it? Impossible to know. But I knew I would give it my best.The moment we waited for came before I knew it.Two days after our planning, shielders came to our side of the dungeo
NIGHT FANGS PACKLUMA'S POVReduced to less than an Omega—even though I was of Beta rank, I Luma had never felt so humiliated.Hours of harvesting. Shielders throwing jokes about how I was a "dick eater." Then the subtle, yet noticeable, pushes from Omegas who wanted to feel superior. Each shove wa







