LOGINElias’s POVHuman.I groan.Human, wake up.No.Elias. Wake up.“For Goddess’s sake…”My eyes slowly open to Apollo pacing back and forth inside my head like he has somewhere important to be.I blink a few times before looking down, and immediately, I smile.My beautiful mate is curled against me, sleeping peacefully, her breathing soft and even. I lower my eyes toward her neck.There it is.The mark.Our mark.So I wasn't dreaming.Nova and I are officially mated and marked.I close my eyes again."What do you want, Apollo? I was trying to rest."He stops pacing.Then the bastard smiles."Guess what?""What?""We're mated and marked."I stare at him."You woke me up to tell me something I already know?"His grin gets wider."I bet Draven isn't mated and marked."I bite my lip."Then I start laughing."Oh, hell.Now I understand.This isn't about our mate.This asshole wants to brag to Aries."Hold on. Let me link him."Apollo practically bounces.Nova continues lightly snoring agains
Silas’s POV I still don't know where my Goddess damn mate is. And it is driving me insane. I pace around my office, irritated beyond belief, because every damn day since I've awakened, I have she-wolves approaching me as if Celeste disappearing means her position is suddenly open for applications. Oh, Alpha, the Luna is missing. If you need someone to fulfill her responsibilities, I can help. Alpha, if you need anything while the Luna is gone, I'm available. Anything at all. And they always say that last part in that same flirty little tone. I look at them like they've lost their damn minds. Even my wolf has to fight the urge to growl at them. My answer never changes. “My Luna will be back.” Then they look at me like I'm the crazy one. Because they felt it. The entire pack did. When Celeste's connection to Silvercrest snapped, every pack wolf felt it. The pack link to their Luna was severed. Gone. They know she isn't coming back anytime soon. Hell, some of them probab
Explicit Scene AheadNova’s POV continuedBlack lace. My smooth oiled skin. The soft full shape of my breasts above the bra, the high cut of the panties framing my hips and the bare undercurve of my ass.Elias’s breath caught. I watched the way his jeans tightened, the clear outline of him already hard.“Fuck, Nova.”He crossed the space in a few strides. One hand cupped the back of my neck, the other settled low on my waist. He kissed me deep and unhurried at first, then harder when I opened my mouth for him. I kissed him back the same way, fingers curling into the front of his shirt, pulling him closer until the solid planes of his body pressed fully against mine.When he broke the kiss it was only to trail his mouth down the side of my throat. His voice came out rough.“You’ve been waiting in this for me?”“Mm-hmm.” I nipped lightly at his lower lip. “I wanted you to see me.”His hands slid down and cupped both cheeks of my ass, squeezing with the kind of focused attention that lef
Nova’s POVI looked around the table at my sister and my friends—including my new sister-in-law, Valeria—and sighed.“So… since the boys are gone, what the hell should I do?” I lowered my voice. “Because I’m ready.”Carmella’s eyes went wide behind those thick glasses.“Oh.” She looked between me and Sloane. “You guys haven’t… mated yet?”One look from all of us answered that question.Her mouth dropped open.“Oh, shit.”“Exactly.”She immediately sat straighter, suddenly looking like she was about to conduct a damn strategy meeting.“Okay. This is what you do. You already told him to meet you in the room, right?”“Yes.”“Then run upstairs. Shower. Shave everything. And when I say everything, bitch, I mean everything. Get all up in there.”I rolled my eyes.“Shut up. I’m pretty much waxed already. I barely get hair down there anyway. Whatever little bit I have left will be gone.”Everybody groaned at once.“TMI!”“As long as it’s right, bitches,” I shot back. “Y’all shouldn’t have sta
Caden’s POV continued“I like my messy bun. I like my oversized clothes. I like looking like this.”“Why?”“Because it keeps certain people away.”I frown.She points at me.“You said women wouldn't leave you alone once you grew into your looks, right?”“Yeah.”“Well, one time I wore a nice, fitted long dress. Had my hair professionally done. Makeup. Everything.”She rolls her eyes.“Men would not leave me the hell alone.”My wolf growls.I don't particularly like hearing that.“I had to cast spells on some of them just to make them think I was ugly.”“Seriously?”“Seriously.”I stare at her.“Well, you're gorgeous now.”Her face softens slightly.“And that's not just the mate bond talking.”I lean forward.“I can already tell you're beautiful. I don't need the fancy clothes or makeup.”Her lips twitch.Then she leans toward me.“You're pretty gorgeous yourself, Beta.”I grin.She holds up one finger.“But you're going to have to earn access to all this.”I choke.Her smile gets bigg
Caden’s POVI sigh as I stare at my mate.My gorgeous fucking mate.She looks so tiny sitting across from me, practically swallowed whole by all those clothes she has on. I don't understand why she’s wearing all that shit. That sweater is huge. Her jeans are baggy.But when I hugged her?Yeah.I felt enough.Whatever she's hiding under that sweater, I am definitely not disappointed.My wolf growls approvingly in the back of my head."Don't be a pervert, human.""You were thinking the same damn thing.""That's different. She's my mate.""She's my mate too, asshole."He huffs and disappears.I sit across from Carmella and really look at her.Those huge glasses cover half her damn face.I bite my lip before slowly reaching toward them with both hands.Her hands immediately come up.“What are you doing?”I freeze.“Can I take off your glasses?”Her eyes narrow behind them.“Why?”“I just want to see your eyes.”She studies me for a second before sighing.“Okay. That's fine.”Carefully, I
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
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







