LOGINNova’s POVAs I look out at the Blackwood Pack members, I see a mixture of reactions.There are some cheers and smiles.A lot of the pups look genuinely excited, which is actually kind of cute, and then there are those women.Yeah.Some of these she-wolves look like they're trying to decide whether they want to beat us into oblivion or shift and have their wolves bite our faces off.I take a deep breath and glance at my mate.Elias is smiling.He's excited. I can feel that through the bond already, but I also notice him scanning the crowd. His eyes keep bouncing between the she-wolves and me.He's nervous.As he should be.Because I don't know what the hell to say about some of these expressions.One thing is already obvious: settling into Blackwood isn't going to be easy.I'm going to have to talk to my sister because I have no clue what we're walking into here.But for now?I'm going to trust my mate.My wolf growls inside my head."Well, I trust my mate. I don't know about you trus
Caden’s POVOkay, so I know I have been the quintessential man-whore.I know this.I'm not even going to sit here and pretend like I haven't run through my fair share of she-wolves, because I have. But now that I know my mate is out there, everything feels different.I have to be better.I have to be prepared for her, because if I'm not, this woman might reject my ass on the spot.And according to the Silvercrest twins, and their little gossip session with Valeria and Elena, my mate isn't just some regular witch.No.Apparently, Carmella is some kind of really powerful witch.Great.Just fucking great.I've spent my entire adult life sleeping around, and the Moon Goddess decided to give me a tiny witch who could probably shrink my balls with the flick of her wrist.Yeah.I definitely need to get my shit together.My wolf laughs in the back of my head."You should.""Shut up.""I'm serious, human. I want my mate.""So do I."Which is the crazy part.I haven't even met the woman yet, bu
Sabine's POV His voice dropped into that low Alpha-Beta growl he'd always used when he was trying not to lose his temper.“Get your ass into my office. Now.”What the fuck was this about?I turned and followed him into the small office inside my parents' Beta suite.Technically, Dad was the former Beta now.Caden had taken over his official position and the larger office downstairs, but Dad still handled plenty of pack business. He also ran his own business outside the pack, so he had his computer, a small desk, two chairs, and a little refrigerator set up in here.Nothing fancy.I dropped into one of the chairs.“What is going on, Dad?”“Give me a minute.”His eyes glazed over.Mind-link.Great.I leaned back and crossed my arms.A few seconds later, Mom walked in.She closed the door behind herself and sat beside me.I looked between them.“What is this? An intervention?”Dad sat behind his desk.“So.”I waited.“You went to the Mating Ball.”“Obviously.”“You didn't find your mate
Sabine's POV The entire drive back to Blackwood, I sat in the back seat of the SUV Moon Valley had so graciously arranged for Thomas and me.Every time I looked at Thomas, I scoffed.I couldn't help it.He reminded me too much of his brother.Finally, Thomas looked up from his phone and rolled his eyes.“What is your problem?”I smirked. “I don't have a problem. I got rid of your brother, problem solved.”Thomas stared at me for a second before a slow smile spread across his face.“Yeah, you got rid of my brother. And now he's going to be an Alpha. You think he's sad?”I rolled my eyes and turned toward the window.Asshole.Mostly because he was right.Darius didn't look sad.Well… maybe for a few seconds when I originally rejected him. But after he accepted the rejection?Nothing.And now the bastard was going to become Alpha of Moon Valley alongside Vicky.Whatever.Good for him.As the Moon Valley warrior continued driving us toward Blackwood, I rested my head against the window a
Third Person POV Silvercrest PackAlpha Silas was furious. He had been awake for two days, and they still had absolutely nothing on Celeste.No scent, no sightings, no witnesses, and no indication of where his Luna had disappeared to.His daughters were still missing too, of course, and somewhere in the back of his mind, Silas knew that should've been just as much of a priority, but it wasn't.He wanted Celeste.He needed to know where the hell his mate was.Even if his wolf continued reminding him that Celeste had never truly belonged to them.“We've expanded the tracking teams another twenty miles beyond the territory,” his Beta explained carefully. “We've also contacted several neighboring packs, but no one has reported seeing Luna Celeste. We're still—”A knock sounded at the office door.Silas released a vicious growl.“Come in!”The door slowly opened.Leon stepped inside.Silas's eyes narrowed immediately.“Where in the hell have you been?”Leon stopped.“Dad...”“You've been
Elias's POV continued Nova shook her head.“What the fuck?”“I should've asked questions,” Selene continued. “I should've asked whether he had a mate. I should've paid closer attention.”“No,” Nova interrupted.Selene looked at her.“You were nineteen.”The room went silent again.Nova's voice softened.“He was the older one. He knew exactly what he was doing.”Sloane nodded.“Exactly.”Selene took another breath.“I had noticed that he'd once carried a mate mark, but because he was older, I assumed maybe his mate had passed away.”She shook her head.“I made assumptions because I trusted him.”Marcus rubbed her back.“And apparently, he cheated frequently enough that either his mate had learned how to suppress the betrayal pain, their bond had weakened, or there was something about their mating arrangement I never understood.”She looked around the room.“But I never stayed long enough to find out.”“Good,” Marcus growled.“I left.”She wiped her face.“And eventually, I came here.”
Elias’s POV I sigh as I step out of the kitchen area, finally done meeting with the head Omega, her staff, and the Gammas.Yeah, I did all of that, and that should be my Luna’s job, but I don’t have one.So it falls on me. Like everything else. My mom is still Luna… technically, but she’s semi-r
Draven’s POV“Bro… how many times are you gonna change your tie?”I leaned against the doorway, arms crossed, watching my twin for what felt like the tenth damn time as he adjusted, loosened, then redid the same black tie like it personally offended him.Elias shot me a sharp look in the mirror, ja
Third Person POVThe sirens rang through the Blackwood Pack lands like a five alarm fire in the California Hills. It was just after midnight when the alarms brought the pack to life as the red emergency lights were strobing violently across the grounds lighting up the darkness with pulsating flashe
The War of a Hundred YearsThree hundred years ago…before the realm fractured…before the Moon fell silent…There was a war of wars.Not the kind whispered about in pack halls.Not the kind fought over land, power, or pride.This war was of internal rot.It started quietly, like something festerin







