Jane’s POVWhen Leif’s meaty hand touched mine, I couldn’t help but shudder. I bit my lip to stop myself from crying out. I’d endured so much torment in my life, but this was beyond what even I could bear.He nestled closer to me, wrapping a firm arm around my waist and pressing his naked body to my back. Sick surged up my throat; I swallowed it back, my whole body tensing as his lips hovered close to my ear.“Moan!” he whispered, pretending to kiss my earlobe. “Fake it!”I was stunned into silence. I tried to twist around to look at him, needing to see the truth of where he stood with this in his eyes, but a spike of pain flared across my back. The bastard had pinched me! “Ow!” I cried.“Not bad!” cheered Keila. “Brother, I knew there was a reason Mom adopted you! You two look so good together; you’re more interesting than any porn I’ve ever seen.” She laughed wildly, lewdly, and then leant down to bite the wound I’d stitched up on Colin’s neck, tearing his stitches.‘Seriously?’ In

Jane’s POVI reluctantly peeled my eyes open, blinking slowly into the morning sunlight, feeling like I’d been hit by a truck. My whole body ached. With a quiet groan I lifted my head – and found myself staring straight into Colin’s eyes. I could tell he was laughing, even though he was trying to hide it, and my face flushed with embarrassment.“I… I… I…” I stammered, struggling to find the right words. “I can explain.”I couldn’t meet his gaze, so I grabbed the blanket and pulled it up to my chin, covering myself. But it was no use; he’d already seen my body and the marks that littered it. Marks he’d given me, biting and sucking my skin… I shivered at the memory, and my blush grew darker.I tried explaining again. “Yesterday, you got hurt. I gave you some medicine, which you took. It wasn’t labelled properly…” I set my gaze on the floor and ignored the burning in my cheeks. “It wasn’t medicine for your wounds; it was actually an aphrodisiac. A dangerous one. And then you needed… wel

Fake Colin’s POVYes, my name is now Colin – but I’m a fake.The real Alpha Colin had been left for dead near the Desert Assassin pack and was halfway to heaven after being attacked. But my Shadows saved him, and now he’s recovering in my hospital.Of course, he offered me anything I wanted in return for such kindness. I asked for his identity.I needed it to achieve my goals. It was my genius wolf Reg’s idea to make me someone else. Considering his numerous love affairs and the way the she-wolves leapt all over him, I went to him for advice. I’d exhausted every other idea and had no clue what to do!Back in those days, before I’d become Colin, I’d slept for only an hour or two a night, kept on my feet almost constantly by my pack and its members. My checks were repeated and thorough, and what I found surprised me.I’d thought I’d be able to end everything and go after her, after my Luna had given birth. But hell no – the Moon Goddess had denied me that opportunity, so I’d had to tak

Hunter’s POVReg was whining in my head when I came to. All of me felt dry and dusty – even the inside of my mouth was coated with orange sand. I sat up, my head spinning, and spat out a cloud of dust.‘Why wouldn’t you fight back?’ he griped. ‘It’s not like you. It felt wrong. And I know you had to protect Jane by creating a distraction, I’m a smart wolf, you don’t have to explain that–’‘If you were really such a smart wolf, Reg,’ I groaned, ‘I wouldn’t need to explain any of it.’ I sighed. ‘My fighting style is too well known. People send their kids to me to train, right?’ He nodded slowly. ‘I didn’t want to blow my cover by fighting back, even in this form.’ I plucked at Colin’s tatty shirt, now blood-soaked and torn, and wrinkled my nose. ‘Besides, I knew they wouldn’t do me any real damage.’I stood up slowly, my vision blurring. Fuck. Maybe they’d done me more damage than I’d thought…‘Hello!’ Reg tried to snap his paws like they were fingers, but failed miserably. Instead he y

Hunter’s POVI looked around the market curiously. It was teeming with people, all rushing around with wicker baskets slung over their arms, all hurrying from stall to stall, all clamouring to find the best prices in town. Jane was lost in conversation with her wolf, so I slipped away from the stall and went to find her a present. That was the next step on Reg’s list of How To Win Over a Woman. Food first, then a heartfelt gift.“Roses! Come and get your red, red roses!” hollered a curvaceous woman. ‘That’s it, Hunter! Roses are perfect.’ Reg shooed me over to her stall.“Hi.” I grinned at her awkwardly. I still felt out of kilter without my own face. Colin had a goofy smile, the kind that endeared women, but he couldn’t pull off the cold mask I liked to wear or the smug smirk that got women on their knees.“You want some of my roses, handsome?” she purred, leaning over her stall and running her fingertip up my chest. I swallowed hard, glancing back at Jane. Was she watching? “I do