Chase POVMy crazy little mate just ran through fire and it had me filled with amusement. She was strong and sculpted in pure radiance. I had to have her. Fuck the prophecy, and fuck my cowards for brothers.Something that felt this good couldn't be wrong."I don't understand." Her voice was strained, desperate for an answer how I could so easily take away her pain. I had no answers though. She was hurt and I wanted to heal her. My touch was like rain that just washed away all her burns."Me either, but I don't care." My hands grabbed her underwear and ripped it clean from her body. She melted right to me and I felt her deep desire for my touch. I wanted her and I needed her. I felt her legs get weak and the most intoxicating sound left those beautiful lips. "You need me." I demanded. "But I need you more." My head pushed into her, forcing her back to the wall and I took her sweet warm folds in my mouth. I knew she would taste like perfection. "Chase!" She screamed my name the second

Kiera POVBy sunset I was dragged back to my cell by a guard. I guess my sister grew bored of me. Despite hours of torture and humiliation my body was feeling less pained. I was hosed down then give an old dirty shirt to wear then locked away. I stared at the cement wall, half alive, half dead, wearing just an oversized t-shirt with holes and stains. I thought about everything that happened these last few weeks and I didn't know who I was anymore. My stomach twisted in knots every time I remembered Jackson speaking a kind word to me. I couldn't get over how fake it all was. How could someone treat me with so much love, but not actually love me?I pondered at the idea of escaping. I had no clue how to get away, especially with this bracelet digging into my skin. I did fantasy about starting over though. I was raised to be a Luna, but I didn't want that responsibility anymore. It was ingrained in me to lead, but after seeing the people I loved and cared for my whole life shun me, I cou

River POVThe second my eyes met Chase I knew it was her that caused his pain. My stomach had a sword run through it, but I knew my brother's pain cut so much deeper. He didn't stand before me as the playful deviant I always knew him to be. His body was tense, eyes black with fury, and lips in a deep frown. I didn't even remember what my brother looked liked without his cocky smile."She will pay. We need to retreat for now, but she will pay." I reassured him."Yes, she will." Chase spoke with a dark tone. I never heard him so serious in my life. I had no idea what happened between them, and I didn't need to know. Kiera hurt my brother, my family, and no one gets away with hurting one of us.Drake growled at us both, then quickly turned to kneel on the ground to remove a hidden grate under leaves and brush. I knew he was angry our brother was hurt, but something deeper cut through him too. He was good at hiding his feelings, but he couldn't keep us out completely."We will quickly re

Kiera POV"You two can sleep in there. I hope by morning you're both gone." Albert, the old man giving us shelter for the night sneered."We need a few provisions and then will be on our way." Devon spoke without an ounce of fear to the man. "Thank you for the food and bed." I gave the man a small smile, hoping to break up some of the tension between us all."Don't thank me when I wasn't given a choice in the matter." "Oh Al, be kind to the young woman." His wife gave him a look that had him softening instantly."Fated?" I asked her."Yes, dear. I cursed the goddess the day I found out she gave me such a cold and emotionless man to spend my life with. In time, I learned he was just a little puppy desperate for love.""Martha!" Albert warned her with a look that would have her six feet under. The woman simply smiled at him."Don't make me upset, dear. Eat your food. Try smiling, you know how much it pleases me." Martha spoke to him like he were a child. The old man with hate engrave

Chase POV"Where is our little Beta traitor?" I asked, twirling a thorny white rose in my hand. It reminded me of Kiera and I liked its beauty even as it stabbed my fingers."Alpha Jackson requested his services and is unable to get away." Katherine stood before me, prim and proper with the right kind of sex appeal."Where is our little Alpha?" My tone playfully tinged with annoyance."He and the other Alphas are taking protection in our old pack house.""Old pack house?" I was curious now. I never heard of a territory having two pack houses."It's said to be haunted," she explained, a hint of fear in her voice. "The Alpha and Luna of the old South were brutally murdered there. Some claim the Luna walks the grounds, avenging her death, while others believe she emerges at night in search of her lost daughter.""A haunted pack house? Now I’ve heard of everything!" I laughed at the stupid superstition."I've been there, Chase. There's something not right with the place." Katherine now lo