As soon as the door slams behind the Alpha, Clarita turns to me.Her face is twisted with jealousy, which completely obscures her previous beauty. “And if I thought I had a chance with him, he can't take his eyes off you. A mated she-wolf, at it!”, she exclaims, distraught. “Zane, Glary and now Rainer too! Seriously, Mercedes? What do you have that I don't? You're still a virgin! I can offer Rainer so much more!”.If Clarita thought she would hurt me with those worthless words, she's so wrong. Bored, I look closely at her again. “You've had two mates and both of them you screwed up. Do you know how lucky you are? Only a few she-wolves get second chances”, I tell her. “The one that I was granted, I hold tight to him, make him happy and proud of me. I don't spread my legs for everyone. My mate owns me completely. Can you say that too, Clarita?”She turns red, she knows I'm right. Now that her affair with our pack's Alpha is out, I wonder if she can stay there. De Luna should already hav

Alpha Zane's POVStrange, but I can feel my body tense and my heart is beating unusually fast. I look around, I'm alone in my office, there's nothing that could be the reason for that. For the past few hours, I've been working frantically to catch up with the papers on my desk and tackle some urgent matters in the pack. The past week I've hardly been in my pack, Mercedes had it again going and wouldn't let me go.Her eighteenth cannot come soon enough. Then she can live here in the pack with me and be around me all the time. My mate is very affectionate, when she looks around, she always wants to see me close. At first, I thought it was insecurity, but eventually I found out that I too could hardly breathe if I didn't see her for only some hours. It's just a two-way stream. It started several months after I discovered her as my fated mate. She had spent the school holidays in my pack but refused to leave if I didn't come along to her parents' house. So I ended up in Silver Moon with m

I walk into a building after the Alpha. Behind it is clearly a large area with all kinds of training equipment. It is well secured, it has much of a concentration camp. But I see some men training in a friendly manner, I notice from their groans that it is going fast.Everyone we pass comes to attention in front of the Alpha. It is clear that he's earned a lot of respect among his subjects. When we signed up, some guards escorted us to a large room where there was a conference table with comfortable chairs. “They are going to get the two. We're waiting here," the Alpha reported. My heart beats to my throat, I hope Saphira is willing to listen to me and leave with me. I know she's an intelligent and reasonable person, not quite the confrontational type like Clarita.Then I hear hasty footsteps coming our way. Full of anticipation, I jump out of my chair and take a few steps to the entrance to take Saphira in my arms. I am so happy that I finally have the opportunity to meet and talk t

Mercedes runs out of the building with Saphira's hand still in hers. The women suddenly come face to face with two men running towards them.Mercedes now lets go of Saphira's hand and runs towards the man with the sky-blue eyes. His long blond-brown locks flutter behind him as he comes closer to her, finally catching his mate with open arms. She clings tightly to him, her body absorbing his warmth like a sponge with water. Their lips stick to each other in desperation until they become breathless. “Mercedes,” Alpha Zane clamors, his forehead against hers as he holds her high in his arms. “Little Luna, I was so worried about you. I felt your moods change but knew you weren't in any danger, that it wasn't something you couldn't handle on your own," he whispers to her. "Did everything go well, cupido?" he teases.Mercedes now turns to Saphira. Her friend has stopped at a distance and is staring at Jace, standing frozen, looking back at her. Slowly Zane slides his mate against his body, b

Beta Jace's POV “Seriously, Saphira? What was I supposed to do when you abandoned me, left me alone in the pack without a word, an explanation of where you were going and why?” I bite at her.My chest squeezes painfully at the pained look in her eyes. But I must stand strong, Saphira is a woman of great willpower, and one wrong word from me and I will lose her forever. “When you snuck out of Midnight Moon, didn't you think for one moment you had a mate too? Don't come here acting to be a martyr. If you don't want me anymore, I have the right to find another mate," I tell her sternly. “You are not going to imprison me invisibly from a distance. I have a right to love. And if you're not willing to give it to me, I'm free to look for it elsewhere."My words seem to make her more furious, her eyes are now spitting fire.“You are entitled to nothing! I'm warning you, Jace. Please, do not underestimate me. You won't run off with any other woman," she spells to my face. No she-wolf would da