~Kiki~Every bit of my body was spasming under my skin. There was a lot of commotion happening around me, but I was feeling too weak to open my eyes. Just lifting those eyelids was taking a lot of effort.I had no idea how long I had been lying on the ground like this, smelling blood and death all around. Hot pain shot up through my arms as I tried to move. I think one of my shoulder blades was broken, if that was even possible. Maybe a few broken ribs too. I was about to fall back into the deep abyss of sleep, but then I heard his voice.Alpha Kayden's voice.'Mate!' Cel purred softly.My eyes flew open, and a sharp pain ran across my body when I barely moved to see if he was really here. A thick fog began to cloud my senses as I tried to balance myself on my palms before standing up. I closed my eyes again for an instant, battling to keep my consciousness.Someone reached for my arm to help me get up while a deep growl resonated from behin

~Kiki~Moon Goddess, save me! Why was this even happening to me? I tried to calm myself down, but my heartbeat was going haywire looking at the commotion around me.Hushed whispers and snarls filled the air as the angry pack members gathered at the venue. Most of the important meetings were conducted in the conference room with just the Alpha and his Council members, but today was different. I was chained and dragged to the center of the arena like a domesticated animal on display. Over three hundred pack members had gathered around; they all wanted to know what exactly happened, and almost all of them wanted me dead."She was stupid enough to bite the hand that fed her." I heard someone speak through the mind link.Ivory looked at me like I was a ghost, or maybe some bloodthirsty demon who would rip her head off. Her sister was standing right next to her with the same pale face and shocked expression. She was too scared to even look at me.What wa

~Kiki~A whoosh of cold air whipped through my hair as I hopped over a creek bed and raced deeper into the cypress grove. I inhaled sharply at the sound of ferocious growls that seemed to be approaching me faster than I liked.Shifting wasn't an option. They would be able to catch my scent much easily in my wolf form. Climbing awkwardly over a thick tree trunk, I rolled down a bluff and followed the Crystal River's course. I had never been to this part of the woods and felt much more comfortable sprinting by the water.The warrior's words played in my mind, telling me what a stupid move it was to run away. "We have orders from the Alpha's grandma to kill you if you try to escape."What the hell was I thinking? I couldn't outrun them forever. I would reach the pack borders soon and be caught by the patrol guards. Trackers must be approaching me from the packhouse already if they had been alerted. I will soon be surrounded by the wolves from at least three

~Kiki~Gusts of cool wind blew through the tall window of the prison cell as I sat bundled up on my bed, wrapped in several layers of a long, thick blanket. Pale moonlight streamed through while the crashing sea waves were lulling me to sleep.There was a strange comfort in being close to the ocean. The thought of having more frequent nightmares terrified me when Alpha Kayden mentioned Pier 37. I wasn't prepared to watch myself battling consciousness on that stormy night, looking for mamma. But I didn't get that dream even once after being moved here.My dreams were instead filled with sinful things I wanted to do to the Alpha. I was too shy to touch him much when he came to my bedroom on my birthday. He was very gentle and patient with me until much later in the night. But it was the rough, relentless touches that had kept me awake every night. How I regretted not running my hand over the bulge in his gray sweatpants when he pushed me against the prison wall to

~Alpha Kayden~Fuck!What was Victoria doing here? This was one of the worst nightmares coming true.Sienna's sister was as strong as Sienna. And I don't think Kiki would stand a chance until the next full moon.Since Victoria got permission from the Alpha King, I wouldn't have any say in it. An Alpha King's command could supersede every Alpha's command. And when it was about avenging their blood, Alpha King Kian was all for it.When his twin brother was still alive and leading the Storm Moon Pack, Alpha Kian was a peace loving, unambitious alpha who disappeared from the pack for days with his mate. He returned from one such trip to find out a neighboring pack, the Silver claw pack, tricked and brutally murdered his brother. Alpha Kian waged a war and wiped out the entire Silver claw pack out of rage.The Alpha King at that time didn't condone Alpha Kian's actions. In fact, he punished Alpha Kian for ruthlessly killing an entire pack by stri