FAZER LOGIN“I only detected five scents in the pack centre,” Bastian says. “The sixth entered here.”He points to a patch of flattened fern that none of us had even looked at.“They were already travelling together.”“That’s what we thought,” Leo says.Bastian doesn’t answer. He simply keeps moving, following
** Jake’s POV **Every instinct I have is telling me to turn around. To go back to Poppy. But Bastian is right. She’s safe. My wolf knows it, and my soul knows it. And maybe this is exactly what she needs. Time with Alaric without the rest of us hovering. A chance to learn the man beneath the disast
** Bastian’s POV **Silence returns to the cabin. Good. Most people think silence is empty; it isn’t. Silence is the best time to gather information. The coffee machine clicks as it cools. Someone walks by the cabin with a slight limp, their steps uneven. Poppy takes another sip of her coffee. There
Her brows knit together in the most adorable way.“I’ve seen him walk into burning buildings because someone was trapped inside. Stand between children and rogues without blinking. Track a wounded wolf through a blizzard with nothing but a drop of blood and instinct.”“He doesn’t hesitate?”“Never.
** Alaric’s POV **Maybe we are monsters. Just not in the way humans tell stories about. We’re wolves, alphas, predators by nature, protectors by choice, but no matter which way you look at it, we are dangerous.“I’m sorry,” I say.Her laughter fades. “For what?”“The coffee shop. The bus station. F
** Alaric's POV ** Poppy’s smile fades as her gaze suddenly loses focus. For a heartbeat, she doesn’t seem to be looking at either of us at all. “Are you okay?” I ask. She blinks and rubs lightly at her temple. “I don’t think I’m ever going to get used to that.” “The mind-link?” I ask. She nods
** Ryder’s POV **The room grows tense the moment the back door closes behind Paige and Poppy.Jaxon is the first to break the quiet.He tugs on my sleeve, his eyes wide and hopeful. “Daddy… can I play Xbox?”The innocence in his voice softens something inside of me. After everything that’s happened
“They’re calling to me,” I whisper. “Like… like something inside of me knows I’m supposed to go.”Ryder swallows audibly.“Paige…”“Ryder, Ronnie told me to listen to my instincts,” I remind him gently. “And this is instinct. Whatever happened to them, whatever is happening now, I can feel it. Somet
“No,” I say firmly. “Paige doesn’t need more stress, and, like it or not, Greg is using the human authorities as a layer of protection. If anything were to happen to him whilst he has an open court case, Paige would be the first person they’d look into. We need to deal with the hearing the regular h
** Paige’s POV **Breakfast almost settles me, almost, but not quite.The guys keep trying to act normal, but the bond is a mess of tangled emotions. Curiosity, awe, worry, and something sharper threading through all of them… fear.Not fear of me but fear for me, and it’s Ryder who keeps glancing at







