Most disturbing of all, some of them still have blood on them, and have clearly never been cleaned, and the smell coming off them is metallic enough that my senses squirm with disgust. God knows what he's doing with his wolf senses. Silas goes straight to the other side where the dirtiest weapons are and pushes them aside. The loud clatter of them on the floor makes me jump until he grabs two long, thin swords from the back. He takes them by the wrists and comes back to me, gently tapping one against my chest, not caring if I drop it when I fumble to pick it up. The sword, although smaller than his, is much heavier than it looks. But it's clean of blood. A little bonus. Silas storms out, not waiting for me or looking back once.I grab the sword and carry it back to the main training room where he returned. Silas returns to the middle of the room, where he pauses and waits for me, curving his hand to beckon me to his side. The whole move is overly sarcastic, and I wonder if he's going

“Oh, the top of the mountain is where most of the adult parties are held. It's not far.As I ponder whether it's going to be cold at the top of the mountain, she practically drags me off the steps, down a path towards a staircase where several people are already climbing. Two men with dark brown hair walk behind a group of three women, all close to my age, and all equally beautiful. They look at us for a brief second before turning their heads and whispering to each other. When I look at her, Phim just rolls his eyes."Expect it for the rest of the night." This pack is so gossipy, I swear,” she laughs. “It's like a giant family when someone's new here, everyone has to know about them, even more so if they start living with the alphas like you did.I blush at the attention because I've never been the center of attention in a good way, and I have no idea how to accept or deal with it. Phim just smiles kindly at me as we climb the stairs to the top and step out into the cool night at th

We reach the end of the hall where Trey leads me, one I never entered because I assumed it was just more rooms. There's a room at the very end of the hall with big wooden double doors and a staircase on the side, which I assume leads to the attic where the laundry room is and which I've yet to explore because the door is locked and the alphas think I need to rest before I go. do homework. I tiptoe to the door and press my ear against it, not wanting to interrupt the alphas but also wanting to hear what's going on. Trey does the same and smiles at me mischievously as I listen to some of the alphas' conversation.I'm pretty sure it's Ragnar who screams.“They were clearly here for her, and Ravensword made it clear that they will kill anyone in our pack to get to her. Four dead wolves, we cannot accept.“That's one problem, but there's another. I couldn't feel them. I couldn't hear them. It was in the garage the whole time and I didn't hear any intruders. It was like magic protected them

“You've survived worse than this, you can survive this, I know you can.Silas touches my shoulder blade gently.“We're here for you. Don't let me down, okay? I didn't train you to lose, and between us, you have the strength of a werewolf now. You've had her for days, so you're not fighting alone. Your wolf is with you.I look at him, meeting his gaze.“I know I'm not alone.But I wonder if he knows I mean him and the other alphas.Silas will take it personally when I get hit and miss. If you lose, it makes sense. I have to stop devaluing myself. Part of winning something is believing in myself. So here I am, believing that I can actually do this.I meet Valentine's gaze and he looks away, taking a long drink from his drink. You'll be drunk by the time this is over. Henderson only looks at me once, his whole body shaking with the need to take my place in this fight. To step in and make me safe again. But we both know it can't happen this time, and no other time. I need to fend for mys

“Come on, brother. I love their teasing and I smile to myself as Ragnar tilts his head to the side. I grab my flashlight, and he takes it from my hand.“No, not this time. I'm going to change and we need to stay in the dark. Moonlight will guide us,” he says gently, placing the flashlight on the ground.“I can't see in the dark like you can,” I remind him.He moves closer and my breath catches when he reaches out and tucks a runaway strand of hair behind my ear.“You are a wolf, Mai. Let your wolf guide you.“Okay,” I whisper, as he steps back and starts undoing the buttons on his shirt.I look away, listening to the rustle of clothes and then taking in the distinctive scent that they've changed when everything smells like magic for a second. I look back in shock and awe at the black-furred wolves, which are beautiful. All of them are pure black, but Henderson and Ragnar's wolves stand out compared to Trey and Phim's as they are truly magnificent. They are literally twice the size.H