Hunter’s POV Finally, it’s the night of the Alpha Ball something I have been waiting for my whole life. Tonight, I will become the Alpha of the Crescent Moon pack, the largest and most respected pack in the state. I had given up most of my childhood to be where I am tonight. My father had pushed me to become a worthy successor for his position as Alpha. After countless days and nights of training as a pup he sent me off to the most prestige school for Alpha training. Then after that I was enrolled into a warrior program taught by the top warriors in our country. My father had provided me with the knowledge and the physical abilities to protect the people of our pack, but it also came with a price. I had not been home in over eight years, and I was without a mate. The pack needed a Luna just as bad as they needed an Alpha. It was brought to my attention by Beta Jacob that the Crescent Moon finest unmated she wolves were out in full force tonight to bag themselves an Alpha. To their

Ella’s POV When we were miles away from the packhouse I finally started to relax with my arms wrapped around Hunter’s waist. The scent of worn leather from Hunter’s jacket mixed with his scent of sandalwood and lavender intertwined calmed me from within with every breath I took. My heartbeat started to slow down and fall into beat with Hunter’s as I pressed myself against his back laying my cheek flush between his shoulder blades. My wolf purred with contentment being in such close proximity to our mate and I could easily tell that she had chosen Hunter already. It was becoming harder for me to keep her hidden because every minute I am near Hunter she grows stronger. The mate bond between Hunter and I is growing stronger even though we aren’t mated. The pull I feel towards him is overwhelming and I fear I won’t be able to withstand it much longer. If I’m being honest with myself, I don’t want to fight it because I still had strong feelings for him. The feelings I had for him as a chi

Hunter’s POV The sight of Ella in the dripping wet clothes drove me nuts, but the sound of her teeth chattering brought me back to reality. I had to get her a change of clothes quickly. I knew I had a stash of clothes in the dresser in my bedroom. I grabbed her hand and pulled her to the bedroom, and I stood her next to the bed. I took the flashlight, and I went into the bathroom and grabbed three towels two for Ella and one for myself. I handed Ella two of the towels and put one over my shoulder. I then went to my dresser drawers and started to rummage through them trying to find something that would somewhat fit Ella. The best I could do was a pair of sweatpants and a sweatshirt for her as I grabbed myself a pair of sweatpants too. I handed the ones I had picked for Ella to her and told her I was going to build a fire and left the room before I lost control of my wolf. Ever since the run my wolf has been trying to push me to mark Ella. He wants her for a mate just as much as I do

Chance’s POV I woke up this morning worried about Ella. My wolf was telling me something wasn’t right. Samantha told me that Ella texted she wasn’t feeling well last night and that she went to lie down. I figured she would be in one of the guestrooms, so I got up and started looking for her. All the rooms had been occupied by someone else or empty. I walked down the hall that led to Hunter’s office and found the door shut. I knocked hoping he was inside but there was no answer, so I opened the door to see if he was just ignoring me and walked in. I looked around the room since no one was here. I walked over to Hunter’s desk and flipped through some files he had laying on top of his desk. What an idiot I thought to myself. I would never leave these files just sitting out like this. Moving to the other side of the desk the scent hit me, cherry blossoms. The scent was faint, but Ella had been here recently. I pulled my phone out and called Hunter. His phone rang and rang before fina

Ella’s POV The ride home seemed to go by quicker than the previous day maybe it was due to the urgency at hand. Hunter weaved his motorcycle in and out of the curves only mind linking me a few times to hold on tighter. I could tell his mind was preoccupied with everything that had occurred while we were gone. Many emotions and thoughts occupied my own mind to, as we silently rode home. For one Chance had killed Hunter’s father and to think that a little over forty-eight hours ago I was dancing in his embrace. I was in the arms of a killer and if it wasn’t for my wolf guiding me towards Hunter, I may have been taken from my home by him. If I would have continued to fall for his deceitful charm and became his Luna, I would have brought destruction to my pack and family. My worse fears after finding out I was a white wolf would have come true. A chill slithered down my body thinking that could have been my reality. On a sad note, Hunter’s father was dead and the fears I had of him findi