Ari rested in the chair in Tatiana’s hospital room. Squishing his enormous frame into the little chair was uncomfortable, but he was not going anywhere until his mate regained consciousness. After they cleaned her up, he could see how stunning she was. The small, broken figure he found laying helplessly on the ground surrounded by wolves ignited a blinding rage in him. He ripped the cowards apart that he laid eyes on, but some had escaped. He would find the wolves responsible for such a cowardly attack and finish them, too. However, for now, he would not leave her side until she was awake, and he knew she was safe.Her brother Duncan gave him a mobile phone so he could update him on any changes. Apparently, he was the pack Alpha. The enormous wolf had been a Zeta, which explained the Wolfbane resistance. Ari did not realize there were any Zetas in existence. He had only heard of them. His understanding was that Zetas had healing abilities, but he did not know that they could bring wer

Ari had fallen asleep for a couple of hours. When he woke up, he felt sore all over. It took him a few seconds of wallowing in his own pain until he looked up to find his mate staring at him.“Your awake.”“Do I know you?”“Not exactly. My name is Ari. I am the rogue Gamma.”“Where is Luca or Duncan?”Ari suddenly felt very uncomfortable.“I will notify your brother you are awake. He will explain it to you. First, you need to have the doctor look you over.”He left the room briefly and returned with the doctor. As the doctor fussed and ask her a hundred questions, he stepped back to make a phone call. She responded to the doctor, but her focus was on the Gamma. Did he feel it too? Had he told anyone? He was her mate. His mouthwatering scent of lime and raspberry. The carnal pull to him was infuriating. Every movement and every glance he made was intoxicating. His full lips begged to be nipped. Her draw to him was beyond a casual attraction, and he aroused and confused her at the same

Tatiana and Gaby shifted into their wolves, Talia and Gia, as they crashed through the forest towards Rialto Village. Nikau was hot on their heels, but they ran like they were being chased by enemies. Neither of them looking back. She felt wracked with guilt as the expression of Duncan's pain flashed through her mind. She howled mournfully but did not slow. Having longed for a pack to call her own, it surprised her how quickly she turned her back on them. Duncan was only trying to protect her, but he was so stubborn and would not listen. She couldn’t go back to the packhouse. There were too many memories. She hoped her family and pack could forgive her someday.As the three reached the Village, Tia collapsed outside Gaby’s tent. Ari shifted back and carried her into Gaby’s, gently laying her on the bed. Gaby rounded up clothing for all of them and as she and Ari dressed, they looked at each other, flabbergasted.“I did not see that coming.”“I did. I hoped it wouldn’t come to that, bu

Vex was in talk's up north at Mora pack organizing a new transfer of warriors, when Kyle interrupted the meeting. His face was ghostly pale. "I just got news Hoh Pack was attacked. Kalaloch came in early in the morning and attacked before we were able to react. We lost all our warriors."Vex' face turned red and he slammed his fist on the table. "Vex, both Alpha Naren and Luna Daisy were also killed.""How did this fucking happen? You are my Beta. You should be on top of this shit."Vex charged Kyle, but Alpha Dylan stepped in and shoved him back. "It is not Kyle's fault. Are you going to kill the last surviving warrior in your pack? What will that help?"Vex let out a tortured growl and stormed from the room. He shifted as he cleared the building and darted for the woods. Kyle was about to follow him, but Dylan stopped him. "I would not recommend it. He needs time to get his head on straight. You need to get back to your pack.""No, I will wait for Vex.""Kyle, you just told him

It surprised Tia to see Zoe arrive with Jared. It was the middle of the night. Jared looked sleepy, but Zoe was wide awake. She greeted Tia with a hug, and congratulations. Jared rubbed his eyes and mumbled his. Ari patted Jacob roughly on the back. He seemed to wake up long enough to do a special hand shake with Ari before he led Zoe into the house. They had a long night ahead putting baby furniture together. Duncan never found the time and Sadie had been too sick. Tia was going to help them until they attacked her. If Luca had been here, he would have assembled them weeks ago. Luca always took care of what needed to be done, no matter how big or small, without complaint. He always thought of others before himself, especially his Alpha. As a result, we left it for Zoe, who I am sure, when she accepted the job of Logan's nanny, did not know it involved putting furniture together at 2 am. Despite all that, she took it in stride, and clearly handled it way better than Jared did. Ari chu