ALEKSANDR I dropped the bags in the car, and then walked back inside to find Alpha Leon. Before I’d made it more than a few steps inside, Sebastian was in my head. ‘Alpha, we have a problem. An angry wolf is coming this way.’ ‘Protect your luna,’ I commanded, ‘I’m coming.’ Racing up the stairs and through the hall, I turned a corner and saw Sebastian lying on the floor, but he was still breathing. He must have been knocked unconscious, but I barely had time to think about it as I heard my mate reaching out for me through the mind link. I raced down the hall to the already open door of our room. Asher and the alpha I’d encountered earlier were a tangle of limbs and fists as they struggled against one another. The Luna’s guards were all very strong and capable, but very few wolves could hold their own against an enraged alpha and Asher was not going to last long. My eyes were quickly drawn to a small lump a few feet behind the fight. My beautiful mate was curled in on herself

I'm so sorry that apparently Friday's chapter didn't publish. I realized it just now as I was publishing today's chapter, so now you get two chapters in one day. (They also were published out of order, but I've asked my editor to fix the issue, so you'll have to let me know if they were in the correct order when you read them.) I work very hard to maintain my updating schedule and I feel terrible that I missed a day. I appreciate you all leaving reviews over the last several days, and if you haven't already, please visit the book info page to write an official review that will be visible to readers who are considering checking out my novel. Thanks again! Your support is so encouraging and I always look forward to your comments, likes, and votes. Much Love,Anja

ALEKSANDR “Do you know who’s out there?” Jacinda frowns but nods. “The Nightshade Pack has found you. It didn’t take them long to realize that you’d left your pack, and they knew you’d come to Europe looking for answers. It was just a matter of time before they figured out where you went.” I cursed under my breath and then my body tensed as I heard someone approaching. Alpha Cornelis’ scent reached me before he did and I was able to relax a bit, but Rieka jumped forward the moment he appeared, asking him a barrage of questions. “Where is everyone? Are the children safe?” Alpha Cornelis didn’t respond right away. His eyes were locked on Jacinda, studying her, as his lips pulled back in a suppressed snarl. “Alpha Cornelis, this is Jacinda,” Rieka attempted to facilitate an introduction, “She’s going to—” “I know who she is.” He growled, “I’ve heard stories about the vampire witch. Just because I allow you on my territory, doesn’t mean I trust you. When this is dealt with,

ALEKSANDRAce huffed out a breath of frustration but turned towards the kitchen to help me. The space between the rooms was fairly open, but it was an L shape, so when we were standing in the kitchen, the cabinets blocked our view of the others.If I kept my voice low, they were unlikely to hear our conversation over the sound of the movie. Now I just had to figure out how to start this conversation.“Can you grab some glasses?” I ask as I begin pulling cans of soda from the refrigerator.Ace doesn’t say anything but makes his way over to the cabinet with the glasses, opens it, and starts pulling out 6 glasses. He’s always been a good kid, and even with me marrying his mom, he’s never had a bitter attitude about all of this, but since coming to Europe, he’s seemed more frustrated.Ace begins carrying the glasses over to where I’m standing and dispenses a few ice cubes in each one. When the last glass is filled and the noise of the ice machine stops, I try to start the conversatio

ALEKSANDRIt was instinct. As soon as Rieka mentioned Silas, my wolf growled and began clawing to get out. I shoved him back down, but it was too late. We were surrounded by warriors in wolf form, watching me like I was the threat here.Rieka tried to sooth them, but they were focused on me.Without submitting, I did my best to relax my body and present myself in a non-threatening way, but they continued to circle us and slowly inch closer. It was getting harder and harder to control my wolf with all these others closing in on me and my mate.Since we were surrounded, there was nowhere I could properly protect Rieka and my wolf snarled in my head, wanting the other wolves to back away from his mate.Suddenly, the wolves all froze. Although they’d stopped moving their eyes were all fixed on me, and I could see their lips curling with suppressed growls.“What’s happening?” Rieka whispered.‘I’m not sure,’ I replied through the mind link.Jacinda stepped between two of the wolves, a