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ELENAAiden asked me with those big pleading eyes, the kind that made saying no feel like I was stomping on a puppy.“Can Dad come for lunch?”He was up and walking now—slowly, with a slight limp when he got tired, but up nonetheless. And somehow, even on minimal sleep and a house still reeling from

MAGGIESeven Years AgoThe wind had that sharp, early-autumn bite to it—the kind that whispered of coming frost and longer nights. I moved through the trees in silence, the familiar rustle of leaves beneath my boots soothing in its predictability. Carly and Erin were back at the cabin, patching up t

DEREKThe sun hadn’t even fully cleared the tree line when I was up, boots on, keys in hand. I’d barely slept—not because I was restless, but because I was… eager.Which was new.I’d never been a morning person. I wasn’t the guy who whistled while putting on a shirt or drank black coffee with a grin

CASSANDRAI’d been avoiding Derek for days, ever since that damn sonogram machine showed up at Silverclaw. But now, I was ready.The next move in my plan was already in motion, and if I’d learned anything about Derek King over the years, it was that he couldn’t help but rush toward someone who looke

Derek didn’t hesitate. He stripped off his shirt and stepped forward, every inch of him radiating authority.“You’re formally challenging my station as Alpha?”“I am,” the other wolf said.“I accept.”The fight was brutal.The challenger was older, heavier, but Derek was faster—more precise. Every m