MasukAstaroth 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 "Knox, I am coming! Stay there, ok, Stud?" I asked my mate through the mate bond I shared with them both. "I won't be leaving this room until we have spoken." Knox cut through the bond, his tone lighter than it had been seconds ago, like he had come to his senses after hearing Kane and
Lottie POV “I will explain when we get home.” I mumbled to Kane who snorted and looked down at me. “You think!” He replied, irritated that I had kept it from him, but honestly we had enough to deal with today without my theories that I could not prove.. Not yet anyway! As the Moon Goddess probed
Knox POV "What is taking them so long!" I barked, growing irritated. Running my free hand down my face, I sighed, knowing I would lose my nerve if they took much longer. "I don't know, but I would guess they are trying to think of something to say to you." The stranger offered from the corner of
Knox POV My senses had been dulled as I remained trapped within an icy prison that was the magic weaved by the Moon goddess. Incapable of moving an inch, yet in a cruel twist, I could hear and see everything; never had I felt so vulnerable. "Kane?" I asked, trying to reach my brother through mind







