21. Unspoken Secrets

Lyra’s POV Staring at the ceiling while I laid on my back, Alpha Cormac’s sudden change of attitude baffles me and I can't help but think about what brought about the changes. His response to my question before he left lingered in my head. It sounded so sweet and assuring with a hint of sincerity. I was his mate, but I didn't expect him to welcome me with open arms considering the circumstances of how I came into his pack and what went down afterwards. Was all the threats just a facade to make me cower at his feet?I knew he had his doubts about my intentions and just an Alpha doing his duties for the safety of his pack. It was in the early afternoon when a soft knock sounded at my door, pulling me out of my thoughts. I turned toward the sound, expecting Matilda or perhaps Alpha Cormac himself, but instead, a young woman stepped in, balancing a tray with a covered dish with one of her hands as she pushed the door wide open with the other hand.I swung my legs over the side of th

22. The Mysterious Human

Lyra’s POV “No,” I snapped.After I snapped at her, she disappeared to the back of my head and left me to my meal. Thinking that was all. Immediately I was done, I leaned back against the chair when I felt her stirring in my head again, but she said nothing. I sat in the chair idle and not knowing what to do next, aside from sleeping or sitting. This was the part I wished I was back to Frostbite, where I was always busy working, running errands or helping Calantha out. I never had friends at Frostbite. Anyone I tried to make friends with became an enemy of Kaida. Even while others went to school, I couldn’t. At first, I did, but when Kaida was older, bullying me and making my classmates turn against me, I decided I was done with school. She made life unbearable for me since her mother kept feeding her the idea of Father making me Alpha since I was the first child. Kaida and Luna Ophelia have been trying all possible means to get rid of me. I won’t be surprised if it was Luna Ophe

23. The Missing Daughter

Alpha Owen’s POV I paced my office with my hands folded behind my back, the sound of my boots hitting the wooden floor echoing in the silence. My wolf, Vex, growled low in my mind, his frustration mirroring exactly what I felt. It had been a week since Lyra disappeared, and my patience was wearing thin. Every passing hour only makes my frustration grow more. She was my daughter, my blood and my property. She couldn’t have gone far. She was not smart enough or strong enough to stay off my radar for long, except someone had helped her. “Where could she have gone?” Vex snarled.“Whoever is helping her will pay for this,” I growled. “They’ll pay in blood,” I muttered out loud.I clenched my fists, my nails digging into my palms. That ungrateful girl. After everything I had done for her, she had the audacity to run away. I had fed her, clothed her, and given her a roof over her head after her mother died. And this was how she repaid me? By running off like some rebellious pup?“We need

24. Deceptive Bargain

Lycan King Logan's POVSitting in the midst of the council of elders, I struggled to stifle a yawn. Bored out of my fucking mind but no choice than to hear them out as the meeting dragged on. As the Lycan King, I had no choice but to hear them out, respecting their position and tradition. Their position in the pack can't be abolished yet they all knew that my word was law. My decisions, though sometimes might be influenced by their counsel, were always final. They knew how strong headed, unyielding I could be. I nodded, acknowledging their contributions as they suddenly shifted the topic to what I wasn’t expecting. I straightened in my chair.There was a sudden tension in the council chamber that was intense. I was seated at the head of the long, polished table, my eyes scanning them before me. Their tones were cautious, but there was an undercurrent of defiance that I hadn’t heard from them in years. It was almost surprising.“Lycan King Logan,” one of the elders, Elder Gregor, bega

25. Betrayed by the Union

Alpha Owen’s POV “Fuck this,” I cursed, running a hand through my hair then down my face.I was in this shit because of Lyra. She has caused me nothing but trouble and she couldn't even do just one thing right. What did I expect when her mother was wolfless as well. I was hoping my gene were going to overpower her mother’s gene but she's trash and unworthy of my bloodline.I had made a stupid mistake when I was younger of even thinking of fucking her mother. I have always blamed the mate bond for it. The tension in my office was thick as I paced back and forth, my mind racing with things I could have done differently and possibilities of what to expect at Stormbringer pack. Nothing good would come from this meeting. I knew it as surely as I knew my own name. Lycan King Logan had summoned me to his pack, and I had no choice but to obey. His summons weren’t invitations. They were commands, and refusing him wasn’t an option. Not if I wanted to keep my head attached to my shoulders. I

26. Shattered Bargain

Alpha Owen’s POV The burden and anxiety I felt before getting here immediately increased as I entered Lycan King Logan’s meeting chamber. The packhouse was an apartment building, looking so modern, and one would think it was a hotel from the look outside. I was led to the door of a room where two guards stood on either side of the doors, their eyes cold and unyielding as they watched me. It was clear this was no warm reception. I swallowed my uneasiness, straightened my shoulders, and strode forward. I had faced many enemies in my lifetime, but Lycan King Logan was a different kind of beast. Ruthless, calculating, and terrifyingly powerful, he was not someone to cross lightly. Yet here I was, summoned like a criminal to answer for my so-called failures. The doors shut behind me with a resounding thud as I entered the room. King Logan was seated at the head of a long table, his piercing gaze locked on me the moment I walked in. His presence was suffocating, an aura of dominance s