Kaya I felt Cade running after me. His presence was always something I could place. His fragrant scent alone I could remember within miles of him. He brushed against my arm. I stopped and looked at his lips as he spoke. "Why are the boys in a hole?" I mind-linked him. "I needed to fix a problem." "And what is that?" "One of their mothers came to me wanting to understand why the boys were fighting. Said they couldn't be in the same vicinity of one another. She wanted the fighting to stop, so I am stopping them from fighting in the future." "But how is pushing them in a huge hole that they dug going to stop them." "We do this in the north when kids fight. They must work together to get out of the pit. They may hate each other, but they must learn to work together, or else they die." "Die?" "Yeah, you know, not breathing." "You would kill kids to teach them a lesson?" "They won't die. Eventually, they will work together. That is how it is in the north. If we didn't work together, t

Kaya So, she would be here in minutes, and Cade expected me to meet her and her father when they arrived. I didn't see why I needed to be present when she came. I didn't understand why her father wanted Cade to find her a match. I sat there looking at my clean plate. Then Cade mind linked me. It was time. I followed him out to the front of the packhouse. Two SUVs pulled up. The door flew open, and I saw a beautiful woman emerge from the car. It was Annalise. Following behind her was a tall man. He was not particularly good-looking, but his stature was immense. She walked right in front of us. She went in to give Cade a hug, but I growled, showing my displeasure. I stepped forward. If she puts a hand on my mate, I will rip it off. The man came up next. I figured he was talking but didn't look at his face to see what he was saying. I had my eyes on Annalise. I didn't want to allow her to touch what was mine. After a few moments, I watched as they walked into the packhouse. I foll

Cade Kaya grabbed Annalise by the back of her hair. Annalise thrashed around, but Kaya kept her hold. She finally let go when Annalise punched her in the ribs. I knew she had rebroken them. Kaya stepped back. "You can't hurt me. Cade told my dad I would be safe there." Kaya must have read her lips because she laughed wickedly. Then, in just a flash, Kaya charged at Annelise. The impact pushed Annelise through the window in the office, and Kaya fell through with her. I moved quickly to see if they were okay. I saw Kaya get up shakily, but Annalise just lay there. Kaya then got on top of her and began to beat her. If I didn't move fast, she would kill her, which would undoubtedly start a war. I jumped down from the window, landing on my feet. I came in and grabbed Kaya. Some people were looking at the whole scene. I had to keep a hold on Kaya as she kept trying to attack Annalise. "Someone get Annalise to the clinic now." One of the onlookers came, picked up Annalise's limp body,

KayaI lay in bed trying to calm down, but I was pissed. How could Cade just leave me here? Fuck this, I thought. I was going to go for a run. I didn't care; it was the middle of the night. I rose from the bed and threw on some light clothes. I locked the door behind me. I was happy we had such high security in the room. No doubt this pack would not respect my boundaries and try to get into our room for some reason. I took off for the tree line. I quickly stripped and shifted into my white wolf when I reached it. I took off running. This place was different from home. The kids here needed direction. The members of the pack acted more like humans than werewolves. Why did no one hunt? Why did no one eat raw meat? The fact they never did pack runs that, too, was weird. I thought about Cade saying he took in a lot of rogues to rebuild the pack. So, most of them had broken the rules and got kicked out. What did that say for the character of this pack? I just felt like I was spiraling.

Cade James brought a phone to me as I didn't want to leave the clinic. I picked up the phone. "Cade." "Hi Nieva, what can I help you with?" "Quill told me that Kaya was supposed to be fighting an Alpha, and I wanted to know why and how this has happened?" I was pissed. How did Quill know that, and why was she calling to check what was happening with my pack? She has no say in anything that happens here. "How did Quill know about that?" "Kaya still has her link to the pack she reached out to him. He told me what they talked about. So I am asking you what happened?" "Well, I am sure he already told you if Kaya told him." "He did, but I want it confirmed with you. I don't like knowing one of my pack members is going through something like this. I left her in your hands, and I would like to think you of taking care of your mate." "She is no longer your pack member. What happens to her is no longer your concern." I didn't mean to appear so possessive, but she was not Crescent Moon Pack