Semua Bab Echoes of Hate: Bab 1 - Bab 10

ARIA.My heart was beating violently as I ran, feeling like it’d tear me in half. I wasn’t running out of the house, I was running in order to dodge the reality that was threatening to crush me alive.I didn’t bother undressing and just threw the reins over to my wolf. My body launched off of the cliff, bones rearranging mid-air, as Thea surged with silver fur was shimmering through the night. The wind howled in her ears, as though it were warning her.During a single heartbeat, we were light as air, untouchable. Free. Nothing else existed.Then the impact of the ground reminded us that freedom was nothing but false. She shot forward like a missile. We both clung to the speed as if it could save us, but I knew better. We were not running away to safety. We were rushing toward an inevitable wreck, and I simply didn’t know if we’d survive it.I let her focus on the run while my thoughts consumed me.Helpless. That was all I was. Had it only me involved then I’d have no problem going rogu

ARIA.And, just like that, the moment was shattered. Yes, he was sexy as hell, but he was lacking when it came to his personality. There were more important things than how good someone looked.“It’s a gift from my sister,” I corrected firmly. “It’s her most prized possession and wanted me to have it so that I had something from here to carry with me.”Steely blue eyes bore into me with an intensity that knocked my breath from my lungs. My legs felt weak as the moment stretched on between us.The most insane turn of events happened, something that I hadn’t expected and completely unprepared for…Alpha Dane was my mate. A fated mate, not a chosen one. He didn’t seem surprised at all by this, which left me confused as to why that might be. I was certain that this was the very first time that we had met before.“Is everything in order?” he asked my father, breaking eye contact.“Yes. If you will follow me to my office then I can give you the signed contract.”I fell against the counter th

ARIA.“Before we get to the pack,” Alpha Dane spoke up, ruining the blessed silence, “Let’s go over a few things. Remember that you are here as the Luna of this pack in name, but you don’t hold the power of a Luna. You will make nice with the pack members, check in with new mothers, and all of the caring shit that you’re supposed to do.”Caring shit that I was supposed to do. Wow. What a charming Alpha.Did he even know what Luna duties actually entailed? A Luna wasn’t a romanticized nanny. They were the heart and soul of a pack. The Alpha was responsible for physically protecting the pack. The Luna was responsible for protecting the internal parts of it—the members, the families, everyone. It was about ensuring that they thrived instead of just surviving. Pack morale often resonated with the Luna. If the Luna was good, kind, and strove to bring the pack together, then their pack would be strong.Many people mistakenly thought that it was the Alpha and warriors that showcased how stron

DANE.“Undetermined,” Adam told me. “It was delivered with the normal mail. Nothing to identify its origins, but it was swept for prints. I was told that the analysis should be back within a couple of hours.”That wasn’t soon enough. Hours might as well be a lifetime. I mindlinked our team, demanding it sooner. No excuses.I shifted through the different pieces of information in front of me, trying to make sense of it all.Six photos. That’s all it took. Six fucking snapshots to unravel the illusion of control I’d built for myself. Different times and locations each time. They were clearly surveillance ones. What pissed me off was that someone was clearly watching me. Far too close for comfort.The first was of me at Euphoria, a club that I owned, leaning over the railing like a predator, scanning the crowd for below for my flavor of the night. The second one showed the blonde from that night, her lips wrapped around me as she choked on my dick. The shot had been taken from close up.A

ARIA.Sleep didn’t come easily at all.That wasn’t great considering the fact that I had to spar against a woman who had it out for me. What’s more was the fact that I had no idea how well she fought. It was a safe assumption that she was better trained than I was.‘We’ve got something that she doesn’t,’ Thea said, stretching out.I hummed, eager to know what she was going to say.‘We’re faster than most people in both of our forms. What did Jory teach you? Don’t be there if you don’t want to get hit. We might not win, but we won’t be going down without one hell of a fight.’And this was precisely why she was the best at peptalks. I let calm wash over me with those words.Then I got ready for training, throwing on leggings, sneakers, and a tanktop.My hair just went up into a ponytail when there was a knock at the door. Bex looked like she was ready to kick some serious ass in her shorts and sports bra. Damn. The woman had impressive muscles.“Ready?” she asked me.“As I’ll ever be.”“