FAZER LOGIN"Get out of my bed," I snapped, rubbing my tired eyes as the cold morning air hit my skin. "Amelia will rip my throat out if she finds out I stayed the night in your private wing."Lucian did not move an inch, his heavy, muscular arm tightening around my waist like an iron clamp. "Let her try.""I am serious, Lucian," I growled, shoving his broad chest with all the strength my wolf could muster. "I have to return to the Lycan Moonkeep before the pack caretakers start searching the guest chambers."Lucian opened his golden Alpha eyes, staring up at me with a dark, lazy possessiveness that made my core throb. "Go then. But if my mother touches a single hair on your head, I will burn her courtyard to the ground."I rolled off the high mattress, my thin black silk tunic clinging to my hips. I did not waste time looking back at him as I pulled my boots on, snatched my shadow-veil from the stand, and slipped out into the misty dawn toward the territory carriage.By the time I stepped throug
"She must have miscalculated," Tanis Moonshade sneered, her eyes gleaming with dark satisfaction in the dim light of the Alpha Throne Chamber. "The Supreme Alpha cannot truly intend to bring a stray to the Ravenshadow Pack council."Lucian did not even lift his eyes from the parchment on his desk. "Ensure you learn a thing or two from her tomorrow, Tanis.""I will," Tanis hissed softly, stepping backward out of the chamber door with a twisted smile playing on her lips.As soon as the heavy iron door slammed shut, I emerged from behind the desk, my wolf snarling under my skin. "You cannot be serious about bringing me to the Ravenshadow territory.""Is there a problem with that?" Lucian asked, his golden Alpha eyes locking onto mine with lethal calm."Everything is a problem with that!" I yelled, my heart hammering violently against my ribs. "If I make one mistake in front of the pack elders, your mother will use it to strip my bloodline of our seat!""Stay close to me during the feast,
"Her sweet and charming voice sounded like music to Lucian's ears," I whispered under my breath, my throat tight as the rune stone under my tunic hummed against my collarbone. "And he could feel his grumpiness fading away."Seeing his dark, dangerous golden eyes soften just a fraction, I stepped in close, pressing a soft kiss to his broad jawline. "Someone is knocking on the stone door, Alpha. You don't want my efforts to go completely to waste, do you?"Lucian’s expression turned to pure ice as he stared down at me, his massive frame radiating pure territorial heat."Hide in the bathing sanctuary," I urged, my breath hitching as I shoved his chest toward the rear curtain. "As long as no one discovers you inside my artisan quarters, you can still share my furs tonight. Does that sound good?"Without waiting for his answer, I grabbed his thick wrist, pulling with all my strength to tug the Supreme Alpha King off the edge of the bed.Because I had promised he could return once night fel
"The nerve of you to touch Elder Luna Amelia’s sacred jasmine blooms," Tanis Moonshade's voice hissed from behind me, sharp and full of venom. "Do you have any idea how much essence she pours into cultivating these night-blooms every moon cycle?"My claws extended into the dirt. "I am only gathering the fallen ones. The moon-silk robes require a natural binding agent for the silver runes to hold their magic.""Do you think you can fool me, artisan?" Tanis stepped into my space, her golden eyes flashing with raw aggression. "I saw how Supreme Alpha Lucian looked at you in the tower. You are trying to weave a spell into those robes to steal what belongs to me.""Keep your claws to yourself, Tanis," I said, my voice heavy with the magic of my voice-altering rune. "Touch me again and I will let the Supreme Alpha know who ruined his mother's garments."She raised her hand to strike me, her face contorted in rage. "You arrogant little stray! I'll rip that ridiculous mask right off your face
"The nerve of you to touch Elder Luna Amelia’s sacred jasmine blooms," Freya Silverclaw's voice hissed from behind me, sharp and full of venom. "Do you have any idea how much essence she pours into cultivating these night-blooms every moon cycle?"The sudden sound of her voice made me flinch. My hand tightened around the withered, silver-tinged petals I had gathered from the damp soil of the Moonkeep’s inner courtyard.I turned around slowly, adjusting the thick obsidian shadow-veil over my face. "I am only gathering the fallen ones. The moon-silk robes require a natural binding agent for the silver runes to hold their magic."Freya’s golden eyes flashed, her posture stiff and aggressive. "Do you think you can fool me, artisan? I saw how Supreme Alpha Lucian looked at you in the tower. You are trying to weave a love-spell into those robes, aren't you?"Before I could answer, the heavy oak doors of the courtyard opened, and Tanis Moonshade stepped out, her expensive fur cloak sweeping
The cold mountain wind howled down the stone corridors of the Lycan Moonkeep, whipping through the open archways as I froze on top of the heavy wooden worktable."Ms. Ada?" Freya Silverclaw’s voice slammed through the thick oak panels, her claws scratching at the wood. "The False Luna Matriarch demands to inspect the white-jasmine silver threading right now. Turn the bolt immediately!"Lucian didn't flinch.His eyes were locked onto mine, red rimmed with pure Alpha possessiveness as his broad hand squeezed my bare waist, holding me pinned beneath his crushing weight."Answer her," he rasped into my ear, his thick length pressing hard against my damp skin. "Tell her you are occupied.""I am... preparing the sacred dye," I called out, my voice trembling despite the rune-stone under my collar. "Do not open the latch, or the moonlight magic will be ruined!"Freya paused outside the door, her low growl echoing into the room. "You have ten minutes, artisan. If the robes are not ready for th







