LOGINKaelen’s POVThe cold wind spread goosebumps around my skin as I slowly stepped out of the water, taking Riven’s hands. His touch sent an electric jolt through my skin. We retained eye contact, my breathing hard.My body was turned on to the max and if I wasn’t already dripping with water, they could have seen how soaked I was underneath. Riven’s fingers slipped out of my hand and I sucked in a breath.“Your pheremones called out to us, but you have a choice right now.” He pointed to the path back to the mansion. “You take that path and we will ignore it.”“And… and if I don’t?” I asked with a shaky breath.He moves closer, so close I had to raise my head to look up at him. I swallowed, his finger finding my chin. He points in another direction. The one place I barely looked at in all the times I had been here.It was darker. The trees were taller. The leaves were bigger and branches stretching in wild ways. The moonlight couldn’t reach the ground no matter how hard it tried. The air
Kaelen’s POVThe outline of the spring had been extended with more fine stones around it, making it even more ethereal under the moonlight. A few flowers were scattered around, beautifying the space.A part of the spring was narrowed down and elevated making the water on the path shallow. I padded closer, a smile spreading through my lips. I took off my clothes, leaving just my underwear on. Slowly, I dipped into the spring, and that familiar wave of perfection engulfed me. I should feel better but my body ached for something more. I dipped my whole body in the spring, then came back up in a second.I could smell them. Their pheromones. All four of them. It was everywhere. It almost felt as though they were close but I knew they weren’t. My wolf whined to find them, to go to them, but I couldn’t.If I did, I wasn’t sure how I would restrain myself. The amount of times I have held back eve
Kaelen’s POVI locked on the target.One shot… Two shots… Three shots…Trying to go for another and the world spun. My body swayed, my eyelids were heavy, but my grip on the pistol remained steady. I fired another successful shot. I wanted to go for another but my hand felt weak.My arms dropped to my side with my right hand barely holding on to the pistol. I couldn’t tell how long I had been out here, standing, firing over and over again, but I had gotten only four successful shots.“One more,” I muttered to myself.I raised the pistol, forcing my muscles to comply. Just before I could make the shaky shot, a hand came on the pistol, lowering it. “I think that’s enough practice for a while.”I turned to him, barely able to keep my eyes open. “I need to make one more shot. It’s not five yet,” I said.I couldn’t rest until I had made f
Kaelen’s POVFather was used to the old way —spears, swords, all that required close combat. I had a good enough training with arrows, but a gun was way better. Heavy, yes but it did the job quite nicely.But that wasn’t the only reason I wanted to learn this… I wanted to kill Corina!She killed my child and she was not remorseful about it. She took my husband, my mate and still there was no remorse and now, she was in my dreams, tormenting me every night.And every morning I would have to pretend I wasn’t dying inside. I wanted her to pay for what she did to me. I knew I would have no peace until I saw her on her knees, begging and apologizing for all she did to me… to my child.I was upset… angry and I needed to vent somehow.If I practiced with my spear, it didn’t give much satisfaction and so the best option was this. “I press this for a shot, rig
Cassien’s POVStepping out of the cell, Ashton grabbed a rag from a guard, wiping his bloody hands. Roderick laid motionless in his cell, surrounded in blood. Ashton gave him a good beating until he passed out.The doctor placed on stand-by rushed in to take a look at him. He wasn’t allowed to die. He could wish for it, but we wouldn’t give it to him. I stared at Ashton, waiting for what he got but he shook his head.With a sigh, I walked out of the dungeons returning to my private lounge. Roderick was the only lead we had. He was granted Alpha despite being normal, it called to question a lot of things.“You’ll grow old quicker if you keep frowning.” Riven walked into the room with Asher and Ashton in his tow.“You should smile more,” Riven nudged his head before plopping on the couch.“Is that supposed to make me smile?” I asked.He shrugged. “Your c
Kaelen’s POVI still couldn’t tell which hurt more: knowing it was a dream and not knowing. But one thing was for sure it hurts each time. I was back here, watching Corvina hit my child. He didn’t call out to me and I didn’t move towards him either.I stood frozen, watching, ripping apart inside. I kept telling myself it was a dream. This was not happening. My child was gone. She killed him back in Bloodhound. He wasn’t alive. I had mourned them. I should move on with my life, yet I couldn’t stop this pain that tore me apart. The tears brimmed down my cheeks. My legs arched to go for him. My fingers— palms, ached to hold him.Take him away. With every whip, Corvina turned to me with a smug expression. “Are you going to watch me kill him?” She had a smug look. “I love the sound of every whip that comes down his delicate body.”The words hung in my throat. I didn’t want to beg, but my child
Kaelen's POVMy chest tightened, my breath grew louder, raspy and forced, but my legs kept going. Sweat dripped down my face, blocking my sight. I swiped it off with the back of my palm without stopping.I knew what was coming. I could sense it. My hairs stood. My heart raced. My blood pumping. My e
Kaelen's POVThat hit to my chest and then my back slamming to the ground was enough to snap air out of my mouth and my wolf. I transformed before I could blink, but that wasn't enough.I tilted my head to the side, trying to avoid every attempt to have my head between his teeth. Ri
Kaelen's POV “Sterling!” I called out, rushing to his side.Blood trickled down his chest around the branch that stuck out from it. “Sterling,” I called out, tapping his face lightly.He fluttered his eyes open but he shut it almost instantly. He opened his mouth to speak but the words were replac
Kaelen's POVI exited the room, eyes fixed on the pills in my hand. They had a strong smell, even my tongue, without having it in my mouth, could taste it.Returning to my room, I searched the drawers, but nothing was there. I pulled out my boxes, suitcases, nothing.It had t







