Orion’s povAfter having Izzy in my arms for what felt way too short, it was time for her to tell me everything that happened.Jordan was locked up; he poisoned me using a silver blade with wolfsbane, and she had marked me to help me heal. But there was one thing she wasn’t telling me that I knew deep down to be true.My father was gone.There was this feeling of missing someone, and not just that, I felt so much stronger and so much more connected to the pack. Not that I had that much experience being part of a pack. I had joined just a day before the challenge, but this felt different than before.‘We are the Alpha,’ Knox said, and I was so happy he was feeling better too.The doctor came in before Izzy could tell me more, and he explained what had happened to my body.Apparently the wolfsbane was suppressing my healing, and Jordan had left me on the brink of death. Ripping someone’s throat out does that to a person, I guess. If I didn’t have the tolerance I had for wolfsbane, I woul

Izzy’s povWhat Orion lacked in confidence, I had more than enough of. I knew he would be a great alpha, and his choice to change the way we handled our prisoners was just proof of this.Wolves weren’t cruel; they didn’t torture. We had learned that from humans. Yes, our counterparts were more savage when they fought, but what Jordan did—cheating by using a blade—was something he decided, not his wolf.Wolves kill to survive or to eat. Not to see others in pain.So while Orion might think it was a human thing to want to change the system, to me, it just showed how he was more in touch with his werewolf side than he even realized.But we had time to change this pack; first we had to focus on burying Alpha Ethan. Dad, Finn, and Zahra had helped me arrange everything, and I just hoped I made all the right decisions. The whole pack would be there, and it would be the first time they saw me and Orion as their leaders. But it wasn’t just that; I didn’t want to disappoint Orion. This was his

Izzy’s PovSaying that I didn’t want my mother in my life felt like I was doing something wrong. I felt like I was betraying my family and being ungrateful. At least I still had two parents, but I was choosing not to see her.My wolf and Orion tried to make me feel okay with my decision. And while I knew deep down I was doing the right thing, it felt like I was betraying everything I had been taught.Jordan had no restrictions or rules; his parents gave him everything and let him get away with whatever he did. While my parents had planned my whole life, I had no freedom or choice, and for years I had just accepted that this was my life. Jordan wouldn’t give me a choice either, but I still held out hope that maybe he wasn’t as mean as I thought.Walking away from home had been one of the hardest things I had done, but also one of the best. For the first time in my life, I had a choice, and now I was with Orion, who was the opposite of Jordan. He listened, he cared, and he valued my opin

Izzy’s pov I could see the relief in Orion’s eyes after finishing talking to Erin. She was the only family Orion had left. She was his chosen family, but I had seen how close they were. Erin was closer to Orion than my mom had been to me. Erin actually cared about what Orion wanted and gave him options. She had helped make his life better. I hoped that soon Orion could get a real relationship with his grandfather, but these things take time, and we didn’t exactly have time since we needed to run a pack. It was still crazy to me. Orion and I had started our story in the human world, and now we were the Alpha and Luna. "Five minutes are up, Oreo." Orion breathed in my scent once more before he reluctantly moved his arms from my body. "Okay, let’s run a pack." He said, trying to sound enthusiastic. Suddenly, an idea popped into my head. "What if we let the office stuff over to Finn, Dad, and Zahra today and we go out into the pack?" "And do what?" "See the members. You can get t

Orion’s pov "Two days," I had told the pack. In two days’ time, I would publicly execute Jordan. How? Well, apparently there are many ways an alpha can kill a man, and none of them seem really humane. ‘I can rip his throat out for you. Or bite his whole head off?’ Knox suggested, which wasn’t very helpful or humane. I get that he needed to die. I wanted Jordan to die. It was just the thought of killing a defenseless man that felt wrong. ‘So, let him fight back.’ Knox offered. ‘Let’s do a real challenge without cheating.’ It would be a good way for the pack to see that I truly deserved to be Alpha. That I didn't just get handed the title by my father, but that I was the strongest one out of the two of us. The true heir of this pack. Later that night, I discussed it with Izzy, who didn’t really like the idea. ‘What if he tries something?’ I shook my head, ‘he’s been locked up. I am the alpha, so I am stronger, and he has no allies left.’ Izzy grabbed the folder again, ‘but wha