Mag-log inRayan.Violet’s moans were the only thing capable of drowning out the noise in my head. Feeling her melt around my fingers and writhe beneath my body calmed my mind and made me forget, even if only for a few moments, the chaos waiting for me outside that room.She closed her eyes, letting herself go and moaning with those beautiful sounds that only made me even more aroused. They made me want to devour her, break her, tame her until she begged for me. And I would do exactly that.“Look at me.” I said, gripping her neck and turning her face toward me. She opened her eyes with that need-filled gaze that always shattered me. The things I had done for that look, the things I’d do for her…Violet panted as she dug her nails into my arms, and by the Goddess, how I loved her nails. The burning, painful sensation of being marked by her, the way I could look at those marks later and remember what I’d done to her to provoke them.I kept my fingers moving in the perfect rhythm, sliding in and o
Everything that followed that night was soaked in an uncomfortable silence. No one wanted to comment on, or even appear interested in, what had just happened. It was like having dinner with a pink elephant wandering among us.Rayan went to the bedroom before I did, and I followed after a few moments spent talking with Nara. As soon as I walked in, I looked for him and saw the bathroom door open. I approached and saw him leaning over the counter, his gaze lost in the mirror.For a moment, even if brief, I placed myself in his position. To discover that your own father, someone for whom you had done horrible things, someone you admired, had murdered your mother. What would my reaction have been? Would I have done the same as him? Or worse? It wasn’t easy and, as his luna, I should console him.Not only that, I think that, even if I didn’t want to admit it, I wanted to console him.I approached, sliding my hands over his chest as I embraced him from behind and pressed my lips to his ski
I crossed the sea of people, heading toward the entrance. Guards, civilian members of the pack, everyone present seemed absorbed in hungry comments, desperate for an update. I stopped in front of the guards who were trying to calm the uproar of two older women calling for Roamur.“Where is Rayan?” I asked with authority. They quickly turned to me.“Lady Violet,” they replied, bowing. “The alpha is in a meeting in the council room.”“All right, thank you.” I declared, walking past them.“My lady, it would be best if the meeting weren’t interrupted,” one of them shouted after me, though he didn’t try to stop me. He couldn’t, afterall, touch the luna.So I paid no attention, and simply kept walking. The fortress felt empty on the inside, and I was struck by how quickly everything had unfolded. In the short interval I’d been gone, all of this had erupted. I felt a little confused about it. Rayan would have told me, wouldn’t he?I stopped at the corridor leading to the council room. Enteri
There had never been a baby, there never would be, but that kind of lie was as old as time itself, and I was willing to use it. If it meant keeping Hertor by my side and turning him against my beloved enemy and husband, then so be it.And even if I lied shamelessly, there was no way for him to catch me. What would Hertor do? Confront Rayan? If he did, I’d simply tell the truth about our affair and he would take the fall too. The two of them were never going to talk about it, not when they were both hopelessly in love with me and their friendship was no longer what it once was.“What do you mean?” he asked, shock written across his face, urgency and disgust seeping into his voice.“I…” I took a deep breath, as if hesitating with fear. “Please, you can’t tell him what I’m about to say. He’ll kill me, he’ll throw me back in that place, he’ll…”I let my emotions take over, simulating the beginning of a panic attack. Hertor pulled me into his arms, holding me gently. “It’s okay, breathe, I
Violet.Rayan had been different in the past few weeks. He seemed more affectionate, with fewer outbursts. Except when we were in bed, there, he was still as wild as ever, not that I was complaining.He seemed to be trying to redeem himself, but I wasn’t going to buy that act so easily. Considering everything he’d done to me, his debt was far greater than what he could ever repay in a lifetime. Not to mention the way he’d started avoiding his father, it was clear he was angry, but had no idea what to do about it.Hertor and I had met a few times in secret, just stealing kisses and touches, without really having time to go farther. But lately, he’d been different too. It felt like he was avoiding me, though I wasn’t sure why yet. I’d find out soon enough.I had finally earned full freedom. Rayan no longer cared if I went out alone, so I didn’t always need Diana or Nara to come with me, though sometimes I preferred their company just for comfort.So it wasn’t strange that, right after
Rayan.“No. Definitely not.” Lyndre’s voice echoed through the room, seated with his arms crossed at his place at the council table. “A war right now makes no sense. You made an agreement with them, keep it.”“Nonsense,” Orion declared, leaning against the table. “The goal has always been expansion. Ever since Roamur held the position of Alpha, the Karin have wanted full control of this region, to be the largest and most powerful pack in Romania. That hasn’t changed. It makes perfect sense to attack.”“You’re only saying that because you’ll agree with anything that pleases Roamur,” Lyndre said with a shrug. The insolence clearly didn’t sit well with the elder.“What did you just say, little boy?” Onyx growled, standing and leaning toward him with a less-than-friendly expression. “I’ve been on this council longer than you’ve been alive.”“And yet,” Lyndre replied, leaning back in his chair and drumming his fingers on the table, “we’re sitting in the same position. Ironic, don’t you thi







