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The First Strike

Author: Miss Awo
last update publish date: 2026-04-15 22:09:46

I had just finished checking the eastern ridge patrols when movement at the tree line caught my eye. Something didn’t belong. The shadows shifted too deliberately, too smoothly, as if gliding across the terrain rather than walking. My pulse spiked instantly.

Kael had warned me about Magnus probing the territory. Every instinct screamed at me that this wasn’t a false alarm. My hands flexed at my sides, and I felt the weight of the air around me, heavy with anticipation.

I whispered Kael’s nam
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  • The Alpha Who Killed My Family Is My Mate   The Cost of Wanting

    “Then come and take her.” Kael didn’t shout, but his voice cut through the noise of the clearing like a blade. Rowan didn’t hesitate. He moved. He was fast, even faster than before. The blood I’d drawn from his chest was a dark smear on his shirt, but he didn't seem to notice. If anything, the hit had made him sharper. Kael met him head-on. The sound of them colliding was sickening, flesh hitting flesh with enough force to kill a smaller man. Kael drove his shoulder into Rowan’s chest, forcing him back a step, then another. It wasn't a tactical move anymore. It was a brawl. Rowan didn’t break. He didn't stumble. He twisted with the impact, absorbed its weight, and shoved back just as hard. The sound of their fists landing echoed off the trees. Behind them, the wolves moved again. They weren't being reckless. They were focused. Two of them broke from the circle and came straight for me. I didn't wait for them to reach me. I stepped forward and met the first one as it lunged. My

  • The Alpha Who Killed My Family Is My Mate   Worth It

    “You made them bleed for it. I like that.” The voice came from the tree line. It was steady and far too calm. The wolves that had been lunging at us seconds ago stopped. They didn’t run. They backed off, forming a wide, loose circle around us. They were waiting. I stayed in my stance. My chest was heaving and my throat tasted as if I had swallowed dirt. My shoulder was a mess where the teeth had sunk in, blood soaking through my shirt and running down my arm, but I barely felt it. I was staring at the man walking through the line of wolves like he owned the dirt beneath his boots. He didn't rush, he took his sweet time as he walked straight into the center of the clearing and looked at me. He ignored Kael and the rest of the pack members and kept his focus on me alone. “You held longer than I expected,” he said. “Most people give up before even getting to this point.” Kael stepped in front of me. He didn’t push me back or act as though I couldn’t handle the heat of things. He w

  • The Alpha Who Killed My Family Is My Mate   Teeth First

    The next wolf didn’t come alone. Three of them hit at once. They were fast. One slammed into my chest, another clipped my side to throw me off, and the third went straight for my throat. They had already decided how this ended. I didn't step back. I drove right into them. The impact shook my ribs, but I caught the lead wolf mid-air. My hands locked into its fur. Its teeth snapped an inch from my neck. I could feel its hot breath on my skin. I shoved my forearm under its jaw and forced its head back, straining against its weight as it tried to drag me down. “Lyra!” “I’ve got it!” I drove my knee into its ribs once, then twice. It was enough to break its rhythm. I pushed forward, forcing it off me. It hit the ground hard and came back up almost immediately. Another one hit me from the side before I could regain my balance. The blow twisted my body and pain flared in my side. Claws caught my skin and tore. Good. That meant I was still in it. I turned into the second wolf before

  • The Alpha Who Killed My Family Is My Mate   Come Take Her

    “Try it and I’ll tear your throat out.” Kael’s voice cut through the clearing just as the first wolf stepped forward. It came straight for the gap between the trees, his eyes pinned on me. Kael moved first. He intercepted the strike mid-air, the sound of the collision was heavy. They hit the dirt. Kael ended it before they even stopped rolling. He locked his jaws, snapped once, and was back on his feet before the blood had even settled on the floor. “Get behind me,” he barked. I didn't move. “Not happening.” Kael’s head turned toward me, his eyes dark with a mix of adrenaline and fury. “This isn’t a suggestion, Lyra.” “Then you picked the wrong person.” Another wolf lunged from my right, going low for my hamstrings. I stepped out of the arc and drove my forearm into its windpipe as it flew past. It wasn't a killing blow, but it bought me time. The wolf landed, twisted, and ignored everyone else in the clearing to come at me again. “Do you see that?” Donovan shouted, already b

  • The Alpha Who Killed My Family Is My Mate   The One Who Doesn’t Kneel

    “On your knees.” Kaels command was heavy enough to make every wolf in the clearing go quiet. The man at the boundary didn’t move. He stood there like he was made of steel. Kael stepped forward slowly, his eyes locked on the stranger with a look that usually meant someone was about to die. “You’re standing in my territory,” Kael said. “It’s either you show some respect, or you leave in pieces.” I felt a sharp pull in my chest. It was a physical sensation, like a hook catching under my ribs and dragging me toward him. I didn't move an inch, but every nerve in my body was screaming. “Eyes on me,” Kael warned, his voice lowered slowly. The man ignored him. “You heard the Alpha,” Donovan said from the left, his body coiled to spring. “Go away, or bleed.” The man finally blinked. He dragged his gaze back to Kael with a slow rhythm. “I didn’t come here for you,” he said. Kael didn’t hesitate. “That’s quite unfortunate. Because you’re dealing with me.” The space between them vanishe

  • The Alpha Who Killed My Family Is My Mate   What Doesn’t Stay Quiet

    “Are you always this comfortable walking into another Alpha’s territory, or is today special?”The question was out before I could hold it back.Aurora turned to face me. She didn't look shocked or even annoyed. She looked like she had been expecting me to react from the moment she arrived.Up close, she was worse. It wasn't that she was trying to be intimidating, it was that she wasn't trying at all. She stood there with a calm that felt like an insult while the rest of us were still dealing with the aftershocks of what we’ve been through for the past few days. She looked like she belonged here, and I hated her for it.“I go where I’m allowed,” she said. Her voice was annoyingly flat.“Allowed?,” I repeated. I let the word rot between us. “That’s a convenient way to put it.”Aurora didn't flinch. “Oh, you disagree?”I stepped closer. I didn't care if Kael was watching. I wanted to see if I could actually rattle her. “I think most people wait for an invitation.”Aurora tilted her head

  • The Alpha Who Killed My Family Is My Mate   Tangled Shadows

    The second rogue wasn’t just fast; he was deliberate, a predator moving through shadows, testing us. I felt Kael’s presence behind me, solidly and unyieldingly, his silver eyes flicking over every movement, every flicker of intent in the rogue’s stance. My heartbeat thudded in my chest, the mate bo

  • The Alpha Who Killed My Family Is My Mate   Echoes of Silvercrest

    The rogue’s laughter cut through the night like a blade, sharp and cruel. I felt it reverberate against my ribs, my wolf snarling beneath my skin, every instinct screaming danger. Kael stood beside me, tall, still, silver eyes fixed on the intruder as if measuring him with a predator’s precision. N

  • The Alpha Who Killed My Family Is My Mate   Shadows at the Border

    “Rogues?” I repeated. The word lingered in the room longer than it should have, like the echo of a warning bell no one could ignore. Across the table, Rylan stood with his arms folded, watching me with the focused stillness of a hunter studying its prey. He wasn’t hiding what he was doing. His gaz

  • The Alpha Who Killed My Family Is My Mate   Inside the Lion’s Den

    “You expect me to live here?” I said, stopping at the foot of the wide wooden steps.The building in front of me was larger than any structure in the territory, a dark timber house rising two stories above the clearing like it had been carved straight out of the forest itself. Lanterns burned along

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