登入Kaelen Blackthorne POV"Do not worry about the tape of Mirelle Ashen, Alpha Kaelen, my own paws will smash the stone copy so it never leaves our pack lines," Elder Viremont says, walking right into my hockey office."Your boy Alistair came back to my den and told me the whole mess is finished," I say, leaning my big shoulders back against the chair."Alistair is going to tell the pack council that he took the baby pup Orion by force," Elder Viremont sighs, his voice shaking like a leaf in the wind. "He will take the whole punishment from the Alpha King's guards.""The guards lock wild rogues up in the dark cages for two winters when they steal a cub," I grunt, looking down at my long claws."My boy will tell them he is a big bully so the Viremont hockey name stays clean," he whispers, looking super sad. "Our family always follows the pack law so the other wolves do not think we are monsters.""I only want to see your true skin," I say, keeping my face completely blank."Here is the or
Lyra Nightbane POV"Just keep running your big paws on the ice like a blind fool, Kaelen, and never look at the truth standing right in front of your snout," Dr. Alistair Viremont spits through the truck window as we speed past his boots.I turn my head around fast, my mind spinning like crazy. What does his mouth mean? Kaelen doesn't even say a single word back to his roar, he just steps on the gas pedal and drives our wheels away from the dirt trail. Alistair's words drop a giant seed of fear straight into my chest. He was talking about Kaelen, I know it."What makes your chest laugh so much?" I frown, watching the Alpha's mouth twist into a dark sneer."Does your wolf feel super happy now that you cut his fur away?" Kaelen asks, his yellow eyes glancing at my hands."No," I whisper, looking straight out at the wild trees passing by us. My heart doesn't believe Alistair, but his words feel super heavy, like a deep secret under the snow. I take a deep breath and look at Kaelen's big
Kaelen Blackthorne POV"Let's move these meat bowls to the long wooden table before the rest of the den wakes up," Mirelle Ashen says, lifting the hot iron pan off the open fire. I stir the morning broth with a bone spoon, matching her quick paces perfectly because our wolves know how to clear the pack kitchen fast."Orion, stop dragging your bare paws on the rug and sit your fur down," Selene Nightbane commands, leading my small boy out from the back hallway at exactly seven o'clock. She had dressed his small frame and washed the sleep from his eyes, but his little snout is still puckered up into a giant, angry pout. He is super mad because he woke up completely alone on the mattress downstairs, and his inner cub thinks his mommy abandoned his skin to run off into the woods."Still drooling like a baby pup," I mutter, sitting on the edge of the large mattress in the Alpha's Shadow Chamber while I stare down at Liora Nightbane. Her small face is half-buried inside my dark pillows, and
“Did Alpha Kaelen finally decide to make me his true mate?” I squeal, my cheeks turning super red as I throw my clothes back on in Room 108 of the Crimson Fang Lodge. My inner wolf is jumping up and down because I am completely sure he claimed my body last night. When he first found out I was the female from that night in the woods, he was so sweet to me. If I hadn't faked that ice hockey injury before, he would still love me. Now that we shared a mattress, he wants me back. I have to race to the Viremont pack house and tell Darius right now.“Is Abbott’s truck already parked by our pack gates?” I murmur to myself, hopping out of my ride and rushing past the iron fence. He is Kaelen’s top Enforcer on the ice hockey team. Did Kaelen send him to tell my family that we are getting back together? I push the heavy front door open, smiling super big, but the whole living room feels completely cold and scary. Darius is sitting in the center with a totally white face, Dr. Alistair Viremont lo
Kaelen Blackthorne POV“Look at my skin, Kaelen!” Maria Viremont yells, grabbing the white moonshine bottle with sloppy hands. She drops the shoulder straps of her skirt, letting the red cloth fall right down to the floor mats until she is just standing there in her black underwear.“Put your clothes back on, Maria,” I bark, turning my snout away from her naked waist because her scent makes my inner wolf want to puke.“I am drinking this whole flask to show your wolf my true love!” she screams, tilting her chin back and gulping the burning fire fluid down her throat. Her face gets super red and her eyes turn totally blurry. She thinks this is a giant test to win the Alpha seat on my hockey team, but my heart just feels pure disgust.Smash!“Oops,” Maria giggles, dropping the glass bottle straight onto the floor. Shards of sharp glass and wet alcohol fly across the mats, splashing against my leather boots. She stumbles backward and crashes onto the mattress. “I can't take another drop.
Kaelen Blackthorne POV"I have pack hockey business to fix down at the ice rink, so you just stay inside this safe room with Orion," I say, grabbing my truck keys. "He needs your medicine anyway.""Thank you, Kaelen," Lyra whispers, her eyes looking down at the wooden floor."We are husband and wife under the goddess law, Lyra, so stop saying thank you like I am a stranger," I say loudly, making sure Selene hears every single word from the kitchen table."Where are your boots going, Daddy?" Liora cries, jumping off her stool and locking her small arms around my knee. "Can my paws come with you to the big truck?""No, little pup," I say, leaning down to look at her small nose. "You have to stay right here.""Why?" Liora pouts, her eyes turning super big and sad. "What if your truck leaves and you never ever come back to our den?""Do you want my inner wolf to like your fur, Liora?" I ask, keeping my voice very soft."Yes, Daddy! I want you to love me a lot!""If you listen to my words
Selene assumes his tongue is just playing childish games. Her brain has zero clue that a deep, dark plot is running through his tiny head.I take a sip of hot milk and reach out my hand to rub my son's hair. "It is an excellent goal for your wolf to grow tall, but your frame will only capture those
Kaelen’s face turns completely black. "March your boots out of my sight! Go secure a set of clean garments for my body."So he really did get rejected by her?Abbott desperately wants to burst out laughing.His soul genuinely enjoys seeing Kaelen get shut down by a female.There is actually a femal
My boots are staying behind to nurse his beast.If his system fails in the dark, my name cannot afford to carry the blame of a dead alpha.Throughout the midnight hours, Kaelen's mind remains trapped in a deep daze, his dry lips moving soundlessly before a hoarse whisper cracks through his teeth. "
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