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."
IRENEI exploded into a million butterflies when our lips met. This wasn't the first time we were kissing after meeting again, but this kiss was different.He stole my breath away the minute our lips touched and I sighed into his mouth, reaching on my toes to wrap my arms around his neck as my eyes cl
KARSONI still couldn't fathom his audacity to threaten me with my kids."See yourself out," I grunted with warning. I was barely holding back from losing my shit and seeing his face wasn't helping.The rage boiling inside of me was almost consuming as I looked him dead in the eye but instead of withdr
Lexie had kept her eyes on Alpha Karson these past few days. He left the Pack as soon as he was done with his duties-- sometimes he didn't even finish.He was rushing off like he had something more important to take care of, somewhere more urgent to be than running his own Pack.He was running off to
KARSON"You've been quiet ever since you came back from your little outing."I turned my head to my mother as she invited herself into my living room like she owns the place. She strode in with all that nosey aura oozing from her. I know she has a lot of questions."I didn't know I was being watched,"







