LOGINNinaThe great hall was still filled with the fading cheers of the crowd from the Luna crowning.Enzo leaned close, his breath warm against my ear amid the clink of wine glasses and the low murmurs from the pack conversation.“We have to what?” I screamed louder than I intended. A few heads turned. A few warriors near the head table paused mid laugh staring at us, eyebrows raised in amused curiosity.Enzo’s grin stretched, he was smiling from ear to ear. predatory and delightful, the kind of smile that said he knew exactly how much he was torturing me and was enjoying every second of it.“You will be moving into my room,” he repeated, his voice was low and smooth.“Tonight.”My stomach flipped so violently I nearly dropped the goblet in my hand. “It's tradition,” he said, shrugging one broad shoulder as if we were discussing the weather. “Newly crowned Luna shares the Alpha’s quarters. It’s been that way since the first stone of this pack house was laid. Strengthens the bond and it s
Nina POVThe great hall of Silverfang pack house had never looked more alive or more terrifying, filled with people I didn't know, it was crazy.Hundreds of candles floated in crystal chandeliers, their flames dancing like captive stars. Long oak tables filled the room covered with white satin veils.fresh bread still steaming from the ovens, and pitchers of blackberry wine that smelled so nice, I think Enzo didn't understand what a little dinner was, he wanted to feed the whole wolves on Earth today. Wolves from every rank filled the room, warriors in perfectly fitted suits and ladies in pretty dresses,. Laughter filled the room, I think they just needed an excuse to celebrate because this was too much.I stood at the head table in a gown the color of moonlight silver silk that clung to my curves and spilled to the floor in soft waves. Enzo sent it to my room yesterday, My hair had been braided with tiny moonstones that caught every flicker of light. The pack had dressed me like a q
EnzoI woke before dawn with one clear, unshakable thought burning through my sleep, today I would make Nina mine in the eyes of the pack.The sixty day grace period Anthony and the elders had grudgingly granted me was down to its final days. Sixty days to decide whether the Moon Goddess had truly chosen this scarred, guarded woman from Crestmoon as my fated mate or whether I could still walk away without tearing the bond in two. I had spent most of those days convincing myself I could keep her at arm’s length. Protect her. Shelter her. Even desire her. But love? Love was a trap I had sworn never to step into again.Not after Jessica.Five years ago she had smiled the same soft, promising smile Nina sometimes wore, whispered the same sweet lies, then left me for greed she hurt me and and left us Rex howling in agony. I had rebuilt myself after that cold, controlled, content with fleeting nights and no promises. One-night stands were safe. Situationships were safer. A mate? A mate was
EnzoThe lower cells beneath Silverfang smelled so bad I felt bad for people locked up here, all they had was a bucket in the room and a worn out bed, as Alpha I tried my best to not to punish anyone, aside from intruders silver and wolves were hardly locked up here.The walls were so thick that it made everything hot. I walked down the stairs hearing Anthony's footsteps behind me, He had insisted on coming, claiming he needed to see his niece “with his own eyes” to make sure she was alive, before she was moved. I didn’t argue. Let him witness what his precious blood had become.Two elite guards stood at the final iron gate, eyes averted respectfully as I approached. The warded cell beyond was bathed in faint blue light from the runes carved into everysurface ancient symbols that drained any magic cast inside a protection spell so those who used magic couldn't use it to escape, a wise decision from the Alphas before me. Cassie had been here barely forty eight hours only Forty eight h
The council chamber in the pack house smelled of aged oak, it looked like a lot of cases were judged here. Silverfang’s elders had gathered here for centuries to pass judgment, to pick Leaders and for coming of age ceremonies, to decide which wolves lived and which were cast into the wild. Tonight, only two voices echoed off the stone walls, mine and Elder Anthony’s.I stood at the head of the long table my arms crossed this meeting was pointless, the weight of the Alpha title pressing on my shoulders like a physical yoke that was becoming too much. The silver rune on my chest mark of the Alpha burned faintly against my skin, reacting to the raw fury rolling off the man pacing before me. Anthony had been one of my father’s closest friends, a second father to me when he fell ill he helped me with everything I needed to know about being an Alpha. His silver-streaked hair was wild tonight, his usually calm gray eyes blazing with the fire of a wolf defending blood.“My niece is innocent!
DexterI watched her from the bronze shadow of the founder’s statue, the morning sun warm on my back and the fountain’s spray misting the air like innocent tears. Lily Harper. Nineteen years old, freckles scattered across her nose like stars someone had carelessly tossed onto porcelain, auburn braid swinging every time she laughed at something her loud roommate said. She sat on the fountain’s edge with her knees drawn up, hugging a journalism notebook to her chest as though it were a shield against the world. Pure. So fucking pure it almost hurt to look at her she was the perfect prey.My claws itched inside the glamoured skin of my fingers she had no look of malice, no evil agenda, just wide-eyed wonder and the soft, naïve hope that the world was secretly kind.Perfect prey.I adjusted the leather satchel on my shoulder Professor Dexter Kane's. The look was perfect for me to infiltrate the school and I got what I wanted. I added wire-rimmed glasses that settled on my nose to complet
Alpha DexterNina fell right into my trap, and now she’s terrified of me. It's almost too easy. She’ll do anything I ask to keep her precious father safe. Banishment? Execution? Those are tools in my hand to use freely, but I don’t need to wield them yet. Fear is what I have over her and it can go f
NinaPresent time day The battlefield still lived behind my eyelids every second I closed them, the smell of blood of dirt couldn't go away, the sound of claws tearing flesh and howls turning to gurgles. I had been right in the middle of it,kneeling in the mud beside fallen packmates, trying to st
NinaMy mate was a fuck boy, and he wasn't hiding it. Was this a thing he does normally, entangling himself with the wolves in the pack, he was not different from Alpha Dexter.The hospital room felt smaller the longer Alpha Enzo stayed in it. The antiseptic smell mixed with his scent until I could
NinaThe next dayI stumble out of the pack house, my legs carrying me on autopilot through the winding paths of the compound. The air is crisp, laced with pine and the distant howl of patrols, but it does nothing to clear the fog in my head. Dexter’s words echo like a curse: medical records, Luna,







