Rune.My last interaction with Kane left me feeling a little off, and it did not make sense to me in the slightest. Still, one thing was certain: despite my odd feeling, the handbook Kimi found was effective–if my recent interaction with Kane was anything to go by.Of course, when Kane let out a lazy, ‘come in’ and Soph opened the door, I dashed out of the door with an apologetic smile towards Soph for not saying hi to her properly. Soph did not seem to mind and had an accusing smile like she could tell I nearly wrapped my arms around Kane’s neck and pulled him in for a long, slow kiss.Kane seemed like a good kisser. Not that I knew what a good kisser was like since I’d only ever kissed once in all my twenty-two years of living by this young wolf, Carl, who at the time had a crush on me. He was one sweet kid and always told me how much he wished we’d grow up to be fated mates. Carl’s family moved out of pack territory years later, and I never heard from him anymore. The kiss was a po

Rune.My breath got hitched in my throat at his words, widened eyes darting from left to right in shock and pain.“For the pain,” his voice was thick and unsteady. A fire of need and desire flowed through my veins, setting my entire body ablaze. My eyes fluttered closed, loving the whisper of Kane’s lips on my neck, light and intoxicating. He sniffed my scent and held me tighter as though I’d disappear if he let go, and I stayed unmoving in anticipation while Zarah purred. We would finally be one with our mate. I had almost forgotten we were in bed with wet clothes–thanks to the heat that engulfed me from the feel of his hard-on against my bum. He felt so…big.His long fingers were cool and smooth as he stroked my arm sensuously while his lips nibbled on my ear and the skin underneath it. An electric shiver ran through my spine, and from my parted lips, a light whimper escaped. His fingers tenderly traced the line of my cheekbone and jaw like he was memorizing it, and then he took hi

It was a rather joyous day after the sadness and dark cloud looming over us in Shadow Moon Pack in the past few days.The investigation for Adam, the priest, had yet to be concluded, but Kane decided it was time to ordain a new priest. His decision made me wonder if he was giving up on the case or if he had found a lead and was working on something. Since Soph was reprimanded for taking me along to the scene of the crime last time, she kept most of the information to herself and only told me what she felt I needed to know–which was almost nothing.Worst of all, I could not ask Kane about it myself because things were far too awkward between us after his generous…assistance. After much contemplation and much more regret, I made the difficult decision to halt the pursuit of an heir and avoid Kane to the best of my abilities.I thought I did not care for the pack and the people on the receiving end of all the terrible things that had been happening, but I did.I realized I was too focuse

Rune.Caden’s words pierced my heart like a thousand silver daggers dipped in wolfsbane into every part of my body. The cut sliced deep, nearly drawing tears right there where I stood with my lips parted.“He’s kidding!” Zarah tried to assure me, but the longer I stood there watching him watch me without a trace of humor on his face, I knew he was not.“What do you mean? What did I do to the goddess?” I had been good since the day it was revealed that I was Kane’s mate, so how could I have sinned so greatly that it cost me my womb?“I am merely a messenger,” Caden pressed his lips together, then he plastered a smile on his face as though he didn’t just give me the most heartbreaking news I’d ever heard.“It is disheartening to bear such a sad vision on my first night,” Caden placed his hand on his chest with his brows slightly furrowed. I played with my fingers for lack of a better thing to do—heading up to my room to breathe and calm myself down. I desperately wanted to leave the di

Rune.Kane heeded the Elder's request to punish the criminal openly, but he didn’t seem too happy about it. His frown had deepened, and his stance was rigid. Something was wrong. “How should we punish him, Alpha?” Rachael’s father creased his brow. “Let’s burn him, Alpha,” Caden appeared from nowhere and said before Kane could respond. Kane scoffed and nodded. “Do what you must,” he told them. I watched as Jett leaned towards him and said something in his ear, and he nodded. “Are they really going to burn him?” I asked Soph, who bit down on her lower lip and nodded.“He’s a criminal,” Soph shrugged, but I couldn’t help but feel like something was off. Kane and Jett’s attitudes were off, Soph’s replies too were off, but I couldn’t ask her about anything yet. I made a mental note to find a way to make Soph tell me what was really going on. Guards stepped forward with jerrycans of petrol and poured it on the wolf who, up until that moment, hadn’t said anything.“Look at how quick t