LOGINIrene's POVThe war room felt smaller with everyone crowded inside.Elders filled the seats around the main table. Maps and diagrams spread across every surface. The smell of blood and smoke still lingered on our clothes from the battle hours before.We had won the skirmish. But winning a battle wasn't the same as winning a war.
Karson's POVThe scratches on her arm weren't deep.But they were there. Red lines carved into her skin. Evidence of a fight that could have gone differently. Evidence of my failure.I watched her apply the ointment. Her movements efficient. Practiced. She didn't wince at the sting. Didn't hesitate or fumble.
Irene's POVThe battlefield was still settling when Karson appeared at my side.He moved fast despite his injured leg. Limping across the blood-soaked ground like the wound didn't exist. Like nothing mattered except reaching me."Irene." His voice was rough. Breathless. "Are you hurt? Did they—"
Irene's POVLexie was broken beneath me.Bleeding. Whimpering. Defeated.I shifted back to human form. Stood over her crumpled body. Ready to end this once and for all."It's over, Lexie." My voice came out cold. Flat. "You've lost."
Irene's POVMidnight came slowly.I waited in the shadows near the depot. My body tense. My senses stretched to their limits. Every rustle of leaves. Every whisper of wind. Every distant owl call amplified in the darkness.The children were hidden safely behind the main building. Far from the trap zone. Close enough to alert us if their sharp noses detected anything unusual.
Irene's POVThe trap needed bait.Good bait. The kind that would make Lexie abandon caution entirely. The kind that would draw her in like a moth to flame.I knew exactly what that bait needed to be.Me.
IRENEMy hands shook as I poured myself a drink. I gulped it down in one swing and poured another, then another and in a few minutes, I lost track of how many I'd drank.My vision was getting hazy and my head was light.That wasn't just any kind of smell. It was
KARSON"You're here."I gulped, shifting my glare to the guards as they hurried over. They paused when they met my eyes, bowing their heads.'What is she doing here?''S-Sorry, Alpha. She said she needed air,' one of them said.She needed air? Wasn
IRENE I don't remember being so stretched to my limit.Oh my fucking goddess! What was this position?I took deep breaths to steady myself, trying to relax around him. I could feel the death grip my pussy had around him and I worried I'd snap his dick in half.This was beyond delicious-- fuck!He
KARSON "She's your what?" he almost screamed the woods down. "Keep your voice down, Ralph." "Sorry, Alpha but… I don't even know how to feel for you." His voice was devastating enough and that added an extra layer of defeat to my shoulders. "I don't know how to feel for myself. It's why I want







