Aria’s POV Mr. X had ordered men to drag me out of that suffocating grey cell again, their rough hands the only human contact I’d had in days, aside from the tasteless scraps of food they tossed in like I was a stray dog. If he was bringing me out again, it wasn’t because he missed the sound of my voice. He had something up his sleeve. Something dangerous. Has he gotten to them? The thought punched the air from my lungs. My reckless, stubborn, infuriating mates. If he had them, if he’d cornered them the way he’d cornered me, then I was already halfway broken. I tried not to let my mind spiral, but fear clawed at me like fire under my skin. The room he dragged me into this time was different.They strapped me on a metal bed. My ankles and wrists locked tight, the chill of the steel seeping into my bones. And scattered across the tray beside me were things I didn’t dare name out loud. Instruments that screamed pain. My wolf had always been the vicious one between us—sharp-fanged,
Priscilla’s POV The position I find myself in is... undignified. Lying on my back, knees bent into my chest, gripping the outer edges of my feet while this scientist, Don, kneels between my legs and enters me from above. Moans spill from my lips, echoing off the walls of my room as he moves inside me. How did it come to this? After our collision in the hall, I couldn't shake the image of Selena's face staring back at me from that tablet. I had to know. I asked the scientist, whose name is Don, but he just wouldn't talk. Refused to give up the secrets that tablet undoubtedly held. So I seduced him. And I knew he won’t be able to resist. And that’s how I got him this position. "Faster," I demand, my voice low and husky with need. "Harder." Don grunts in response, his hips snapping forward with increased urgency. The sound of skin slapping against skin fills the room, punctuated by my wanton moans. I can't help it - he's hitting me so deep, so perfectly, that I'm lost to the sensati
Caspian’s POV My fists slam against the door until my knuckles sting, but the door doesn’t give in. “Let me out!” My voice bounces off the walls, too loud in the cramped room, too desperate, too much like the kid I swore I’d never be again. Why is this happening to me? The last thing I remember was a sharp and filthy teeth sinking into my arm because I got too cocky in a fight with the rogue. I was winning, I was, until I wasn’t. I thought I had it handled. I always think I have it handled. Now I woke up here. My stomach twists as my eyes scan the peeling wallpaper, the cracked ceiling, the thin mattress shoved in the corner. The air reeks of rot, the same stench that never left, the one that clung to me when I was a kid and couldn’t escape. This room. This prison. The one they locked me in whenever they wanted their personal time when they are taking their drugs. Every time they lock me in, it meant hours—days sometimes—of silence. Me, small and hungry, banging on the wal
Thane’s POV I woke up and tried to sit up, but my head smacks against something hard. I looked around to realize I am under a familiar table, and in a familiar environment. This brought back memories. How many times had I crawled under here as a kid? How am I here? Is this a dream? Pressed my back against the floor, holding my breath while the world upstairs crashed and boiled over. This was my fortress, my shelter. It was the only place I felt like I could vanish. My eyes traced the underside of the table. The scratches are still there—thin, jagged lines carved by years of restless hands and anxious knees. I used to count them when I was a kid. One… two… three… Every time I hid here, I’d keep track. Not because the number mattered, but because it gave me something to focus on, something that kept me calm through the chaos. And now, staring at them again, I know the Shadow Pack couldn’t have known this. But how? They couldn’t have asked my father. His mind was too tangl
Ryker’s POV“Come on, you ugly bastard!” I snarl through bared teeth, my voice a growl in my head as my paws tear into the dirt.The rogue behind me is massive. Thick shoulders like a boulder rolling downhill, snapping jaws that sound like they could crush steel. My light-gray fur bristles, the dark streaks along my spine standing on end, but I keep moving.it’s stupid trying to reason with a rogue this far gone. It’s is like asking fire not to burn. And judging by those wild, bloodshot eyes, this one doesn’t even know what reason is.My electric-blue gaze flicks ahead, scanning for any path that doesn’t lead to me getting my throat ripped out. I push harder, muscles burning as the ground blurs beneath me.My brothers are dealing with their own battles. I can only hope they’re either winning—or at least not getting mauled to death.My ears twitch, picking up a subtle hum ahead.Not good.That’s the kind of sound that says “Ryker, your day’s about to get worse.”Gosh, do these people w
Ryker’s POV “Come on, you ugly bastard!” I snarl through bared teeth, my voice a growl in my head as my paws tear into the dirt. The rogue behind me is massive. Thick shoulders like a boulder rolling downhill, snapping jaws that sound like they could crush steel. My light-gray fur bristles, the dark streaks along my spine standing on end, but I keep moving. it’s stupid trying to reason with a rogue this far gone. It’s is like asking fire not to burn. And judging by those wild, bloodshot eyes, this one doesn’t even know what reason is. My electric-blue gaze flicks ahead, scanning for any path that doesn’t lead to me getting my throat ripped out. I push harder, muscles burning as the ground blurs beneath me. My brothers are dealing with their own battles. I can only hope they’re either winning—or at least not getting mauled to death. My ears twitch, picking up a subtle hum ahead. Not good. That’s the kind of sound that says “Ryker, your day’s about to get worse.” Gosh, do these