Home / Werewolf / The Fated Series / His Reluctant Flame

Share

His Reluctant Flame

last update Last Updated: 2025-09-17 10:47:22

His Reluctant Flame

Lefu had always thought himself a patient man.

Patience in battle, patience in the hunt, patience in the long winters when supplies grew thin and tempers wore ragged. A good Alpha waited until the time was right—he didn’t move too soon, didn’t let desire or fear cloud his judgment.

But lately, patience felt more like a curse.

He found himself watching her. Always watching her.

Evandra moved through his pack house like sunlight poured into dim corners, leaving warmth wherever she went. The cook laughed louder when she entered the kitchen, the omegas lit up in her company. She sat on a low stool peeling apples one afternoon, a dark halo of hair falling around her face as she joked with them, her hands working as though she had been born to it. No Luna had ever crossed that threshold without giving orders or inspecting standards. Yet she had simply taken up a paring knife and joined in, and soon everyone was laughing with her as though she were their equal, not their
Continue to read this book for free
Scan code to download App
Locked Chapter

Latest chapter

  • The Fated Series   Shadows in the Study

    Shadows in the StudyTristan sat in his office long after the phone call ended, staring at the empty screen like it might conjure her voice back again if he only willed it hard enough. Evandra’s laugh, her sigh, the way she called him Tristan with that quiet intimacy—every sound replayed in his head, a balm and a torment both.“Evie,” he whispered into the stillness, the name barely leaving his lips. Only when he was utterly alone did he dare to say it.Around him, the study was cloaked in shadows. The fire in the hearth burned low, casting flickers of amber across ledgers and patrol rosters spread over his desk. The work of an Alpha never stopped, and yet tonight the papers blurred together, meaningless in the wake of her absence.His wolf stirred inside him, restless. We should not be here, drowning in ink and numbers, Thorne rumbled, his voice low and edged with a growl. We should be at her side. Our mate is lonely. She is waiting for us.Tristan pressed his fingers against his tem

  • The Fated Series   The Voice That Anchors

    The Voice That AnchorsEvandra closed her chamber door behind her and pressed her back against the wood, exhaling as though she had been holding her breath for hours. The silence of the room enveloped her, soft but suffocating. She let the invitations drop onto her vanity with a dull thud, her hands trembling more than she cared to admit.The day had drained her, but it wasn’t the errands or the endless decisions. It was Lefu.Every look, every word—or lack of words—seeped into her like rain into soil, soaking her until she didn’t know what to feel anymore. One moment she caught warmth flickering in his gaze, the next, distance like a wall too high to climb. She had seen the way his jaw had tightened when she spoke of the other Alpha mates. She had felt the ripple of tension in the air. And yet he said nothing, gave nothing.It was the silence that hurt the most.She crossed to her bed and sat on its edge, pressing her palms to her knees. For weeks now she had been walking on eggshell

  • The Fated Series   The Wolf Within

    The Wolf WithinThe study was quiet but for the faint crackle of the hearth and the scratching of his pen across parchment. The room had always been a sanctuary for him, lined with books and maps, heavy with the scent of leather and old ink. Tonight, however, it felt less like a refuge and more like a cage.Because he wasn’t alone.Coward.The voice rumbled from deep inside, low and guttural. His wolf—Kaelen—had been restless for days, prowling the edges of Lefu’s mind with sharp impatience.“I am not a coward,” Lefu muttered aloud, though there was no one in the room but himself. His quill stilled against the paper. “I am cautious.”Caution is for prey, Kaelen snarled, pacing the confines of their shared soul. We are not prey. We are Alpha. And she is ours.Lefu pressed his thumb against his temple, trying to quiet the heat thrumming through his chest. Kaelen always grew louder when Evandra was near, and lately, she was everywhere. Her scent clung to the halls, to the linens, even to

  • The Fated Series   His Reluctant Flame

    His Reluctant FlameLefu had always thought himself a patient man.Patience in battle, patience in the hunt, patience in the long winters when supplies grew thin and tempers wore ragged. A good Alpha waited until the time was right—he didn’t move too soon, didn’t let desire or fear cloud his judgment.But lately, patience felt more like a curse.He found himself watching her. Always watching her.Evandra moved through his pack house like sunlight poured into dim corners, leaving warmth wherever she went. The cook laughed louder when she entered the kitchen, the omegas lit up in her company. She sat on a low stool peeling apples one afternoon, a dark halo of hair falling around her face as she joked with them, her hands working as though she had been born to it. No Luna had ever crossed that threshold without giving orders or inspecting standards. Yet she had simply taken up a paring knife and joined in, and soon everyone was laughing with her as though she were their equal, not their

  • The Fated Series   Fall in Line

    Fall in LineThe Pearl Pack Beta closed the great wooden doors behind him with a slam that rattled the hall. His chest was tight, his wolf restless. The council elders had just finished their meeting—half of them convinced Jalen was no longer fit to lead, half still clinging to his title out of loyalty to his bloodline. In the end, they had agreed: Jalen himself would answer for his failures. They would give him one chance to face them, to prove he was still Alpha.The Beta exhaled hard and raked a hand through his hair. He had no idea what kind of Jalen would walk through those doors tomorrow—the hollow-eyed drunkard or the strong Alpha he used to be.Far away, in the shadowed corner of a locked chamber, Chelsea hummed softly as she stirred herbs into a shallow bowl of dark water. The scent of ash and clove clung thick to the air, mingling with the musky perfume she wore. Behind her, an older witch with long, silver-streaked braids traced symbols into the floor with chalk.“You’ve do

  • The Fated Series   Mint Tea

    Mint TeaEvandra waited just outside the pack house doors, arms folded, leaning casually against the railing as though she weren’t brimming with nerves. The late sun cast gold streaks across the wood, shadows stretching long across the courtyard. She had been patient—sitting quietly while Alpha Lefu concluded his business with his advisors—but every moment stretched taut, her thoughts wound too tightly to bear any longer.When the heavy door finally opened and Lefu stepped out, his shoulders still squared from command, Evandra straightened and smiled softly. “I thought you might need this.”She extended a small wooden cup toward him, steam curling faintly into the cooling air. The sharp, fresh scent reached him before his fingers touched the cup.“Mint?” he asked, his deep voice carrying the smallest note of surprise.She nodded. “Your Beta mentioned it once, that it’s your favorite. I thought you deserved something to unwind after being locked in there for hours.”For just a moment,

More Chapters
Explore and read good novels for free
Free access to a vast number of good novels on GoodNovel app. Download the books you like and read anywhere & anytime.
Read books for free on the app
SCAN CODE TO READ ON APP
DMCA.com Protection Status