LOGIN“What the fuck is magick doing on pack lands?” I mumbled to myself. “Why the fuck is Vanessa wearing spelled bracelets?”
I was just about to holler for Kane when I heard him approach.
“Come in,” I yelled before he even knocked.
I turned on him, trying to hold my power back. I was pissed at the world right now, and Kane didn’t deserve to be the recipient of that rage.
“Where the fuck were you just now?” I demanded.
“Ophelia came running after we left the kitc
I walked back into the parlor with my back ramrod straight, as if somehow that was going to give me the courage to tell my tale yet one more time.It should get easier, but it doesn’t.Just thinking about Lucien made my blood boil and curdle at the same time.Evidently, I was pushing out some of my own untested energies, because Maw’s face contorted with pain.I rushed over to her, reining my anger. “Maw! Are you alright?”Once my anger ebbed, so did her expression.Her eyes watered. “I’m sorry for whatever I said.”“Oh, Maw, you didn’t say anything bad,” I soothed, pulling her into a hug. “Just the opposite. But let’s wait for th
I curled up on the couch with my notebooks, but my brain could not focus on crystals and their meanings.There were so many questions I had about the whole Luna-kissed thing, or as Gabriel and I started calling it, LK.Luna herself created the bloodline. But why?Was there a specific purpose?Shifters existed before the bloodline. What did she want to see different?Why are we special? Well, that one I kinda know. We provide blessings, prosperity, and happiness to our Pack. If we’re Lunas, we walk the spirit and soul realm. I think those realms are the same thing, but I’m not sure.A long time ago, the LK were exploited, hunted, abused, held hostage, and forced to mate. How did that happen? Who noticed that we were special?How did we recognize each other? Amyra recognized me immediately, but Maw and KB did not.What happens if an LK mates with a non-LK?“You look deep in thought, Luna,” Maw said,
Soree and I walked into the basement. She hadn’t been down here yet, and her face shone with pure glee when she learned what we had down there.Unlike Silverpine, our jail cells weren’t attached to the main Pack House. We built the detention center years ago and refurbished the entire basement level, which extended way beyond the Pack House itself.Her initial hesitation about checking it out was justified.It was only a few months ago when she was paraded by her own Pack and marched into their dungeon accused of murdering their Alpha.Sometimes it was hard to believe it wasn’t years ago.I saw her in a diner that morning. Zee felt drawn to her, but I didn’t have any time to learn what that meant.As soon as she’d finished her breakfast, Sil
I flipped through my phone while Bina had the wheel. I tried to stay away from the Shifter app, but my curiosity always got the best of me.Silverpine was holding its own according to the gossip. There were questions and no answers coming from the Pack House.People wanted to know where I was. The louder question seemed to be why did I transfer power to Kane and not give any explanation.“I’m tempted to create a profile and make some noise in the chat,” I said aloud.Bina’s face contorted into a grimace. “Why would you do that?”“Raise the stakes? Ask the right questions?”“Hoping to do what exactly?” she said as she flipped the blinker to change lanes.“I don’t know,&
I’d just stepped out of the shower in my office when I heard Soree call for me. She had been sound asleep when I came in from my run, so I didn’t wake her to let her know I was back.“In here,” I called out as I tugged some jeans on.Soree’s eyes looked wide and frantic. I rushed to her. “What’s wrong?”“I just did a baby walk, and Luna was there,” she said breathlessly, clutching at my forearms. “She said there’s a plague, a blight happening now with shifters and it’s going to get darker before the dawn.”I searched her eyes for signs of misinterpretation, but there was none. The urgency in her voice and demeanor said that she was fully aware of what Luna implied.“What does that mean?”
The house was almost silent this early in the morning. It was just past twilight, and the sun was just peeking over the horizon. Kali was super active this morning, trying to see if she could push my ribs out from the inside.Gabriel went out for his morning run with Seith, and I was happy that they were resuming their morning routine.Maw and Bear were eating in their suite; the shifting and run took a lot out of them last night. The fact that they even shifted amazed me given their advanced ages.I could hear KB and her crew in the kitchen below me, but their sounds were muffled through the floor.Gifts for the baby showed up nearly every day. This morning, I thought I would take a few moments and put some of them away.I held up a pink sleeper with ruffles on the butt and smiled. Word spre
Packing again to go to Silverpine for three days, for the second time in barely a week. Although, this trip was for a much less celebratory reason.Corren was dead. Killed the same night as the Bonding Feast. Everyone in Coralridge Pack packed quickly that same night, and we
I woke to dim light leaking down the hallway and the pasty taste of the mix in my mouth. I could hear sounds in the building and outside. The town was waking up.Fingers crossed, they wouldn’t know I’m here.I padded down the hall and grabbed a bottle of water, and drank half a bott
I stepped outside the small cave and stretched. While I was still feeling weak and light-headed, it felt good to be outside.I exhaled and saw my breath. Frigid but invigorating.Ori?No response. Normally, her inside heat would make the outside feel warmer, but I no
The door opened again, but the hallway beyond was darker than before.I lay on my cot watching them without lifting my head.The door swung inward. Four elders entered. Selwyn first with a leather bag.Marius came next, arms full—two







