“I wish I had the chance to show her how much I loved her,” he said softly behind her. “She was always so forgiving, so loving, but I didn’t make life easy for her with the way I always opposed her suggestions.”Erin remained silent. She knew this was a moment of healing for him, so she didn’t want to interrupt him by saying empty words that might distract him now that he is trying to pour out his pain.“When Father said he wanted me to marry you, I resisted,” he continued speaking. “He was so disappointed by my refusal and called me a selfish son. I was hurt and vowed never to marry you. And then Mother called me aside and told me that she would support me no matter what I decided because my happiness mattered to her more than anything else. When she said that, I realized that my marriage to you would mean a lot to her too but she was not going to force me to go through with it because she was more concerned about my feelings than securing an alliance.“You can imagine Father’s surpr

Danshak chuckled. “Your father was right. You always know the right things to say. I am the luckiest werewolf alive.”“Don’t make me blush,” she laughed.When they got to where Zanisck was sitting on a tree stump, they found Weruona sitting by his feet, idly sharpening his spear.“Ah, here she is. The she-wolf with the words of wisdom,” said Weruona. He couldn’t keep the bite off his tone because he was annoyed that his reasonable explanations were not enough to convince his little brother that he was about to ride to his death if he continued on his solo quest for revenge.“There is nothing anyone can say to change my mind, so do not even bother,” said Zanisck. His jaw was set firmly in a look that Erin recognized. It was the same way her brother, Eric, looked whenever his mind was made up even when what he was about to do was totally foolhardy.“It would be a terrible thing for your father to lose his mate and his son within hours of each other. I’d say that’s a very mean thing to d

Vak and his pack began their journey to Vomani just as the sky began to darken. From her side-eye, Erin could see the guards filing out to take their position around their supreme leader’s territory. She quickly dodged behind the willow tree where she and Danshak had made love passionately only a couple of minutes ago. A quick look around told her that none of the guards have noticed her, so she made a run for the woods, praying that she doesn’t get discovered by anyone besides the nosy Zorraya.Once inside the woods, she paused a bit to catch her breath and do a quick mental calculation on which route to follow for her to catch up with the warriors. Danshak would kill her if he knew what she was up to, but she couldn’t help herself. She was too much of a worrier to simply, sit back and wait for news from the war front while biting her nails nervously. She would rather take this risk and have Danshak in her line of vision than be kept in the dark like everyone else at home.She shapes

“What the hell?” Erin snapped at him. “Don’t you dare treat me like a child!”“You are behaving like one,” he fired back.Erin gasped.“That’s enough from you two,” said the Prime Alpha. “This is not the time or place for your marital drama. We have a more serious issue at hand here.”“They have to go back home,” Danshak insisted stubbornly.“I am not sure it is safe,” Weruona interjected. “We cannot send two of them back alone and I do not think we can spare any warriors to accompany them back home. We need every single warrior we have here because we do not know what other tricks Nikjin has planned ahead for us.”“He is right,” agreed Vak. “Let the she-wolves follow us. They wanted to participate in the war, so let us allow them.”“No, not me,” said Zorraya, taking a step back.“Well, it’s too late to back out now,” said Weruona bitterly. He hated that his mate was in this precarious situation with him and there was nothing he could do but make sure that he kept her out of harm’s wa

“Danshak!” Erin screamed inside the dark cave that seemed not to have an end. She had been running forward for the past ten minutes or so, but she could neither see the other werewolves she entered the cave with nor hear them. It was as if she was running alone inside the cave but she knew she was not alone. This is nuts!“What is going on here?” She whispered to herself as she continued to run in the pitch-black darkness, hoping to catch even a tiny glimpse of light ahead. When she couldn’t take the endless running anymore, she suddenly found herself in the middle of what seemed like a forest. It was a moonless night but she could make out the tall trees and smell the grasses. She looked back to see where she’d come from but there was no cave in sight. It was as if she had just dropped into the middle of the forest from nowhere. She was so confused that she didn’t know whether to keep going forward or turn back, with the hope of locating the cave. Where were Danshak and the others? W