LOGINAstaroth POVPerched on a ridge above the packhouse, I sat like a shadow stretched long by twilight—still, silent, soaked in rot and thought. The trees around me stood bare and brittle, stripped of bark, stinking of sulfur and secrets. I watched them. The packhouse stood like a monument of misplaced
Knox POVMy father's words hung in the air like smoke."She's not fooling me," my once-father muttered, stepping closer. "I see her. I see through all of you.""Pa," Kane replied coldly, his tone firm, a warning wrapped in ice. A warning Leigh ignored as his gaze narrowed in on my angel.The air in
Kane POVThe kitchen had never felt smaller. Tension bled from every surface, thickening the air, coiling like smoke. I leaned against the edge of the island, one eye on Charlotte—who sat pale but stubborn beside the stove—and the other on the ticking clock. The steady hum of the refrigerator was th
"I'm getting water," I muttered, needing something to do. My back ached. My hips screamed. I was one emotionally frazzled breath away from punching someone."I'll get it." Liam moved toward me, brushing his knuckles across my forehead with a frown. "You're hot.""She's fine." Knox growled."No, she'
Lottie POV"Seems we can't have one peaceful morning," Knox grumbled, dragging a shirt over his head. The bitterness in his tone wasn't aimed at me—but at the world, maybe. I reached out, brushing my fingers over his hand as he adjusted the hem."Soon, we'll have all the time in the world." I tried
"I didn't get anything," I confirmed, shooting a quick look at Liam, to see him checking his phone for the millionth time this hour."He mindlinked the entire pack last night—" She shifted her weight, and her confusion quickly turned to alarm. "Everyone was told we were under attack. Apparently, he'
Lottie POV Watching Sage interact with our mates, it was clear I wasn't the only one keeping secrets. I had so many questions, but two were playing on my tongue: where had their wolves been? Why hadn't they told me? Did they not trust me? That could hardly be surprising; I hadn't trusted them, e
Lottie POV"Connie was right!" Sage grumbled as we stood our ground and refused to leave. "He really does fuck anything!" She added moodily. Unlike Sage, I couldn't care less that I had caught him with another. Frankly, I felt sorry for her; she was apparently a passing fancy! Given how he was looki
"If I was a gentleman, you wouldn't be so wet!" I winked, slapping her ass painfully as I left the bathroom behind her. "I told the pair of you to get out!" My mother barked in her best 'I am pissed off' tone. But the smile on her face told a very different story. "She will end up pregnant befo
I suddenly felt his cock jerk and knew he was holding my head because the bastard was going to come. I reduced my head motion but increased my hand speed, pumping his cock faster as I felt it shudder again. If he was going to spunk in my mouth, then I wanted to be in control of that, at least! He s







