ログイン"The Alpha is out with an omega girl."Jax cut the elder off mid-sentence."She's not an omega girl. She's your Gamma Luna as of now, and you will speak with respect."He was sitting in the Alpha's seat, filling in for Fin, Cael next to him."Yes, Gamma Thorne. My apologies."The elders cleared out of the council chambers. Jax and Cael sat there in silence."Nova could be wearing a crown and they'd still call her a bastard omega and Meredith's sister," Cael said, shaking his head. "What I don't understand is why none of them remember Elle was an Omega. They call her Beta Luna no problem."
The kiss changed. She felt it the second it crossed from careful into something neither of them was going to walk back from.His tongue entered her mouth, and she allowed it.Fin's touch was fire and restraint all at once.He was aroused. Hungry. The intensity of it bled into her with brutal clarity through the matebond.Her fingers tangled in his dark hair, pulling him closer. His hands roamed her body, tracing the curves of her waist, her hips, finding her breast.Everything in her ached to be closer, to stay in that moment where thought dissolved and only feeling remained.He ripped the shirt – his shirt – that she was wearing off of her. His mouth trailed down the line of her neck,sto
A heartbeat. That was the first thing she registered before the rest of the world filled in.A scent that engulfed her. Pine. Rain on rock. The forest. Something else she didn't have a name for but wanted more. Gods.Fin.Had he always smelled this good?Skin against skin and atingling sensation everywhere they were making contact which was everywhere.Then she heard it.MATE.That word. A big word. Maybe he wasn't confused after all.Then the memory slammed into her. Jax.
Fifty children. No casualties. She'd stayed calm, formed a strategy, and it worked. Pride pulsed through Fin with every step. Nova was unconscious in his arms, and if he wasn't worried about her, he'd have been smiling. Xeon: Made for you. Fin: I know.Fin gave Jax a sideways glance. "You weren't kidding about the powers."Jax gave a small smile. "Nope. You've got that to look forward to. Hopefully you don't lose your mind and vanish into the woods for a week like I did."Fin's throat moved on a swallow that he tried to hide. "I owe you for this."Jax's hand brushed his shoulder once, where her mark sat under the fabric. His gaze flicked down to Nova for half a second before he looked away."Anytime. What are Gammas for?" He didn't mention that every ounce of her grief over the past day had cracked against his heart like a hammer. Instead, he shoved his hands into his pockets and kept walking. Xeon: He's a good one. Tell him again. Use words."She's lucky to have you. So am I." "
Aeron's voice carried from behind Fin. "I'm channeling into her and it's not enough. Jax, can you do the same? She's about to drop."Jax had been quiet with his fists clenched, frozen by the sight. Every instinct in him screamed to protect her. The matebond might have been severed, along with his marking on her neck. But the mark she gave him still burned on his shoulder, and he had no intention of removing it or accepting her rejection.His hand drifted to the spot through his shirt, pressing once, hard.Nothing had changed for him. He still loved her, completely, relentlessly. Matebond or not. Blessed by fate or not. He loved this girl with every fiber in his body and nothing would change that.Talon: Real Mate.Jax: I know buddy.His jaw locked. A muscle jumped beneath his ear. He'd felt her all day, her panic and pain. All of it felt like a blade twisting in his chest. But he was going to respect her wishes. Talon: That's stupid. Pick mate up and mark her again. Fix this.Jax:
Five times. That's how many times Elle had to stop with Nova to get her to breathe. Nova was clearly not okay. Ell tried to mindlink Cael, but she wasn't able to get through.That was the first sign. The second sign was the smell of smoke in the air when there shouldn't have been any.When they reached the ridge, both froze at the sight.Below them, in the clearing, at least fifty pups were huddled together, wrists bound by rope. Masked warriors encircled them. In the center, a single masked figure stood, dark magic leaking from his body. He was calling out orders, and Nova recognized the voice instantly. The one who almost killed Fin and sucked her blood. Because of course he would show up here on the day she was having a meltdown.A crumpled note lay near their boots. Unbeknownst to either, it was delivered to the castle minutes earlier:TURN IN THE WHITE WOLFONE PUP DIES EVERY HOUR YOU WAITTHE CLOCK HAS STARTEDElle's throat tightened. "They think you will surrender."Adrenali
Nova's wolf stood in the ring. Glowing like the moon with blood on her back from where Helga had taken a bite.She put her head down, taking control back.She saw their faces.Her classmates. Professor Draven. The warriors.Eyes wide. Frozen. Uncertain. Afraid.Nova took one shaky step back. Then an
Reeling, Hunter caught his balance just long enough to slam her into the ground.A pained grunt escaped her before she could stop it. But she didn't skip a beat, sweeping her leg out to take his feet from under him.He hit the dirt beside her with a choked, "Fuck."Before he knew what was happening
Jax watched Nova as she exited the field, her expression unreadable. No anger, no pride—just that same quiet, deliberate calm.Elle was already at her side, talking animatedly, but then paused looking at Nova's face."You need to get ice on that, Nova. Damn." Elle said."I have a meeting I have to
"...You good?"Fin slowly turned his head, expression blank, hollow, and vaguely murderous."Do I look good to you."Jax snorted. "No. You look like you're about to declare war."Fin inhaled sharply through his nose — the kind of inhale a man takes when he's restraining himself from breaking furnit







