LOGINKaelum“So why did he have to send his own wolves into our territory?” Beliar's voice cracked across the court. He leaned forward in his seat, one hand gripping the armrest. “That makes us useless. It is my territory. I was taking care of it.”I barely looked up. “And I took care of it once.”I gathered the scrolls and papers spread across the desk in front of me, keeping the most important ones neatly stacked. These were the papers I needed today.The papers that could finally make something possible that had been denied to me. Hopefully.“My wolves thought it was time to stop their werewolf colleague from going astray. Did you see me enter your territory and fight your battles for you?”Beliar's jaw tightened. “I still don't like that.”His eyes moved toward the others before settling on Aurora.“Is this what you want?”Aurora's brows drew together.“What do you mean, is this what I want? My territory wasn't violated. I dealt with the tyrant spreading poison through my community the
“Well, aside from the fact that I don't have the money to casually call a helicopter out of nowhere, I'm also not confident enough in my ability to leave alone.” I glanced at Emily. “And Master wouldn't let me.”She let out a dry little chuckle.“I'd want Master to force me to stay too.”I frowned. “It's not all fun and games.”“It is all grace, my love.” She leaned back comfortably in her seat. “I stay in Master's house because of the grace.”I didn't answer. I understood the words.I just wasn't sure I understood the mindset behind them.Maybe that was what happened when someone had spent too long living under the protection of a powerful god. Their gratitude slowly became loyalty, and their loyalty became something they couldn't imagine living without.The helicopter hangar came into view before I could think about it much longer. A helicopter was already waiting for us. Its blades were spinning lazily, kicking up dust across the ground.Emily stepped out without hesitation. I foll
Thalia“Oh my, Moon God.” That was the first thing I managed to say when I woke up.I squinted at the clock.4:00 p.m.My stomach dropped.“Four?”I slowly pushed myself upright.Instant regret.Pain exploded behind my forehead. I groaned and pressed both hands against my temples as if I could physically keep my skull from splitting apart.What had I done last night? I hadn't even been properly drunk.At least, I hadn't thought I was.Apparently, I'd been drunk on emotions instead. I looked around.Shopping bags were everywhere. Some were piled on the bed.Others had been abandoned across the floor, spilling their contents out like I'd robbed half the mall and then forgotten where I'd put everything.I pushed a few aside.“Oh, my beautiful designers.” I reached for one of the bags and stroked the handle dramatically. “I definitely don't take you for granted, but Momma needs medication. I'll be right back.”I got one foot onto the floor. Then my eyes caught something black near the edg
KaelumThe house had been surprisingly quiet for the kind of surprise they had planned for Thalia.Almost too quiet. The moment her car finally came through the gates with Carl, I felt a strange flicker of sympathy for her.She had been out there enjoying the freedom I gave her. I had made sure of that.For once, I hadn't watched her. I hadn't reached for her thoughts.I hadn't checked where she was or what she was doing.Not because I didn't have the urge.I did several times. But I wanted her to have her privacy.And, perhaps more importantly, I didn't want to catch her getting herself tangled in whatever foolish decisions wolves tended to make during nights out.So I blocked her completely.It was dawn now.Aurora had already mentioned that she had a busy day ahead. She wanted to witness the ritual in her community herself, apparently determined to see just how severe the problem I'd told her about actually was.Then the car finally stopped.Thalia stumbled out first, a little drun
And the women were already blushing while looking at him.“He doesn't live around here,” the other said. “I heard it's far away.”“I think so. But damn, he's rich and doesn't have a mate.”“How do you know that?”“I just know.” She leaned closer. “I used to think he and that lady were mates. The one with the dark charisma. What's her name?”“Emily?”“Yeah! I thought they were mates. There were rumors everywhere that their mate bond snapped into place.” She lowered her voice. “Everyone was heartbroken. But apparently not. It was Emily who was spotted with another Alpha recently. And he's here.”My mouth fell open. They existed outside Kaelum's estate. They actually had lives here.Big ones. Lives nobody seemed to talk about.I stared at my drink. I wonder what Aen's life looked like out here.The women weren't finished and as if they knew my thought exactly, they started talking about Aen.“You know that one who was openly going out with our Alpha before he found his mate?”“That woman
ThaliaThe moment I stepped out of the shopping mall, something inside me shifted.Maybe it was the new Louboutin heels clicking against the marble floor.Maybe it was the weight of the diamond necklace resting against my collarbone.Or maybe it was simply the fact that, for the first time in my life, nobody was standing over me, telling me what I could or couldn't have.I caught my reflection in the glass doors and almost didn't recognize myself.I smiled. God, I wished I were in Creekwood right now. Please don’t answer that prayer, Kaelum!I wanted to walk straight into that place, heels clicking, diamonds shining, and let every person who had ever looked down on me see me.The girl they had blamed for the sins of her parents. The girl they had treated like she was permanently tied to whatever her father and mother had done.Well...Apparently, I wasn't. I hadn't realized how much I had been using Creekwood as an excuse.My parents had spent their entire lives there, so I'd convince
Kaelum“Did you take the sacrifice?” Aurora asked over the phone.I paused before answering, my eyes settling on the book barely hanging off the shelf across the room. It tilted dangerously, one more inch away from falling.I stared at it for a moment like my powers would suddenly return out of spi
ThaliaI gasped awake, breathing hard.Instinctively, I tried to touch myself, but my arms wouldn’t move. Panic hit me instantly.That was when I realized I hadn’t even opened my eyes yet.The moment I did, I was met with the most beautiful eyes I had ever seen.Gold colour, not bright gold. Not wa
KaelumA woman stands in front of me. Small. Maybe five foot three. Her eyes are too wide, too bright, stretched beyond fear. Beside her sits a wilted floral arrangement.The offering. My sacrifice.I stop walking.If I’m going to kill a creature, I don’t want them frozen like this. There’s somet
Thalia“No one gives a damn about your dumb-ass excuse, Thalia. Just get it done by tomorrow.”Dylan’s voice cuts through the bar. A beta from the pack, barking orders like he owns the place, as he owns me.But fair enough, he’s about to own me, and that’s why he seems so confident. I want to tell







