Harper stared up at Saint. A dark smile lit up his features. He was the wolf, whereas she was the lamb. Or maybe she was the oil, and he was the fire, waiting to ignite her.He strode forward, ready to take back Harper's arm to continue dancing inside the ballroom. But she stepped away, and Saint's eyebrows shot up before his lips curled further. "Are you afraid of me?""I would be stupid if I weren't," Harper replied. "You've revealed your identity, and I don't know what it means! I have never heard of the nymph king, but I'm guessing you're dangerous.""Because your father locked me up?""Yeah," Harper breathed. "I thought you were a weak prisoner when I released you. There wasn't any danger..." She trailed off. "But now power seems to ooze through your pores."Saint regarded her in silence before speaking. "Can I be completely open with you, Harper?"She met his gaze. "Honesty is preferred."Saint reached out his large hand and placed it on her cheek. His touch seemed to awaken he
"I know nothing about fighting!" Harper told Saint with rising panic inside her chest. She held her father tighter as she peered up at Saint. Worry was settling over her features. "My time has been spent studying rather than training with the rest of my pack."Saint stared down at Harper. She had a feeling he was deeming her weak as her father had done. Harper knew she wasn't a warrior, but Saint didn't look at her like dead weight. His demeanor changed from calm to battle-ready. Even his eyes were glowing in an unnatural green light. "If this turn into a fight, we better hope I've rested enough.""Well, well, well... What do we have here? Could this be the birthday girl herself and her friend?"An unfamiliar voice echoed between the walls. Harper snapped her attention to a figure standing by the end of the corridor. It was a man whose lips were caught in a cruel smile. He carried the smell of a beta, and Harper tensed upon realizing he smelled like the Comet pack."That's Liam's bet
Harper didn't even feel remotely safe when she went to bed. The ballroom was filled with corpses. Asher had told her they would look through them the next day. For now, Harper needed rest.Guards stood outside her room, and a few werewolves slept underneath her locked balcony. Harper knew Liam's men would have trouble getting to her, yet it was the future that she feared.Somehow the Sun pack combined with the Moon pack had managed to take out the Comet pack. But the victory hadn't come for free. Plenty of pack members had died.What frightened Harper was that she knew Liam had way more men. She couldn't help but feel like this had been a test to see how well her pack could defend themselves.Liam and the Comet pack would strike again. Thinking about it sent a cold shiver down her spine. Harper feared her pack would be slaughtered without her father as the alpha. Dread churned inside her stomach, and she pulled her blanket tighter around her shoulders. Harper couldn't sleep. Her hear
"Oh... I'm..." Harper's head was spinning, and had this been an anime series, there would be blood coming down her nose. "I'm sorry... I shouldn't be touching you, but here I am... And I'm... Shit... What am I even saying?"Saint snorted, seemingly massively amused. "You have a way with words."Harper blushed.Underneath her sweaty hands was a man that looked like sex served on a platter. Why did Saint have to look like such a grownup?! Harper couldn't fathom this was her mate.Saint's muscular arms were parked underneath his head, and he silently studied Harper in amusement. Her hands were unconsciously squeezing his pecs, something which he liked. "This is so embarrassing," Harper said. "I don't know what to do.""What do you want to do?""Well..." Harper nervously laughed. "I like touching you...""You do, huh?""Yes..."Blood heated inside Saint's veins. It grew worse the longer he peered up at his mate. Possessiveness stormed him when the air filled with the scent of Harper's ar
Saint woke up the following day with a smile. He had slept like a rock, but the happiness came from who rested on his chest. A hand squeezed his pectoral muscle, and he shook his head."A pervert even when you're sleeping..." Amusement washed over Saint's features as he spoke. "Who would have known?"His eyes landed on his cute mate once more.Harper had suffered some kind of nightmare in the middle of the night. The mate-bond had made her unconsciously seek comfort, and now she was with her mate. Saint's heart swelled because it meant that Harper, deep down, felt the safest when he was around."You're adorable..." Saint stroked Harper's back. She was tiny compared to him and was busy drooling over his skin. Not that Saint cared. He had never seen anything more adorable in his life."Saint..."He tilted his head. Had Harper spoken in her sleep?Probably. It didn't matter that his mate was sleeping. It was way too early to be waking up.Saint was about to close his eyes again but groa
"Asher is so strong and fast on the battlefield," Harper spoke animatedly as she tried to re-enact what had happened during the practice. Saint was watching her. "He took the other werewolf's foot, spun it around, and blocked their next attack by doing this!"Harper stood in a weird position. One leg up in the air and her arms in a ready-to-punch stance. Her body was hanging in the air, and she barely kept her balance."Did he?" Saint asked from the couch. He had been in a bad mood ever since he was ditched at breakfast. The tension could be felt in the air, but Harper had no clue why Saint was so crabby this evening. He had barely said a word all day, yet there was something hot and hungry in his gaze.It made Harper shudder every time she faced Saint. Even though she had asked for time to think about what she wanted, there was no denying their chemistry.Harper always felt exposed when Saint looked at her. She would still and barely dare to breathe. Saint always drank in the view o
The entire Sun pack stood in silence as Saint and Asher faced each other on the football field. The future outcome of their battle was uncertain. At least Harper did not know who would win. She glanced between the men. Asher was cracking his shoulders. His eyes were narrowed, and his entire expression screamed of darkness and a thirst for violence.Asher embodied what a perfect werewolf male was supposed to look like. His shoulders were broad and tanned, and his brown eyes held no mercy as he studied his competition. The beta was built like a tank—no wonder all the females wanted him. Harper worried about her mate.With concern building up within her, Harper glanced at Saint. The nymph was the opposite of Asher. He radiated an inner calm, and his lips were caught in a cruel smirk. He was muscular too but built less like a tank. Saint was lean and athletic with an eight-pack he wore with silent pride."You're going down," Asher said in a bitter voice. He looked Saint up and down with
Frustration was threatening to choke Harper at night. Stress was creeping over her skin, and darkness clouded her senses. She didn't understand how Saint could be so calm. "I have to be battle-ready within a week," Harper's voice was filled with her inner frustration. "Why aren't we training right now, Saint?! You should be teaching me moves!"Saint calmly took off his tie with his gaze kept on the floor. Harper studied Saint's fingers stroke over the satin tie. He had sexy hands, big and manly with veins. The kind that would look even nicer with an expensive watch sitting on his arm."Harper, your father just died," Saint lifted his emerald gaze to hers. There was a dept to his eyes that made her dizzy. "You should go and see your friends in the human realm tomorrow. Let yourself cry and feel the hurt you're trying to pretend isn't there."Her heart clenched. "I'm fine.""You're hurting.""No," Harper waved off Saint's words. "I'm fine, and what I need to do is step up as alpha and