LOGINIrene's POVThe Pack grounds came into view just as the sun began to set.I stopped at the tree line. Hidden in shadow. The concealment cloak wrapped tight around me.Everything looked different.Guard towers that hadn't existed befo
Irene's POVI woke to find the old woman packing supplies into a worn leather bag.My heart jumped. "What are you doing?""Preparing for your departure." She didn't look up from her work. "Your ribs have healed. The burns are closed. Your strength has returned. There's no reason to keep you here any longer."
Irene's POVThe old woman moved like water.Fluid. Effortless. Despite her age and weathered appearance, she demonstrated the combat technique with a grace that took my breath away."You're telegraphing your strikes," she said, circling me in the small clearing outside the cave. "Your shoulders tense before you move. Any experienced fighter will see it coming."
Irene's POVThe days blurred together in the cave.Wake. Eat the bland porridge the old woman made. Drink bitter herbal tea. Sleep. Repeat.Slowly, painfully, my body knitted itself back together.The burns on my back stopped weeping
Irene's POVPain woke me.Sharp and insistent, radiating from my ribs with every shallow breath. My head throbbed. My limbs felt like lead.I tried to open my eyes. The light hurt. Everything hurt.Where was I?
Karson's POVThe war room smelled like blood and smoke.Maps covered every surface. Battle reports stacked in messy piles. Half-empty coffee cups scattered across tables. Nobody had slept properly in days."They're regrouping near the eastern ridge," Ken reported, pointing at the map. "Approximately sixty wolves. Mixed forces from Shadow Pack and Iron Claw."
IRENE"Have you been crying? What's wrong with your eyes? Give me a name and an address," I rolled my eyes, groaning as Karson continued. "I'm not joking, Irene. Fill me in on the way--""On the way to where? You're not even allowed to come here."He narrowed his eyes on me through the phone. Nanny
IRENE"Wow! You've aged!" I chuckled as I came a little closer, moving away from the door. His jaw still hung as he observed me. "What are you, mated now, pups or two?" I said teasingly and he smirked."No, and no pups. Don't scare me like that. Karson gives me too much work. There's no time to fin
IRENE"Goddess! Irene, stop yelling," Lucas almost tumbled off the bed trying to take back his dick. He grabbed the sheets and started to pull them but the girl yelped. "Oh, sorry." she had hidden under the covers with the speed of a mouse.Now he strode across his room, stark naked. His hard dick
IRENEThe kiss was soft, a surrender on my part and a passion on his. His tongue brushed over mine in a smooth dance that made me sigh, satisfied and turned on. I held him close-- closer if I could as his hands roamed everywhere. It wasn't me in the room anymore, I let my feelings take over.Fuck, he







