Semua Bab He Hated Me First: Bab 1 - Bab 5

The wolfsbane-laced whip cracked across my back for the third time today, and I bit down on my tongue hard enough to taste copper. Blood was better than the scream that wanted to tear from my throat,screams only encouraged them."Nineteen years of breathing our air, Fenris," Beta Marcus snarled, his breath hot against my ear as I remained bent over the wooden post in the center of the pack's training ground. "Nineteen years of taking food that should go to loyal wolves."The morning sun beat down mercilessly, but the heat was nothing compared to the fire spreading across my shredded back. Around us, pack members had gathered to watch, some with satisfaction, others with the casual indifference of those who'd grown bored of my daily punishments. No one intervened. No one ever did."Your parents' betrayal cost us everything," Marcus continued, raising the whip again. "Women, children, our Alpha,all dead because of Fenris treachery."I kept my eyes fixed on the dirt beneath my knees, wat

Larry's private quarters were a study in controlled power,dark wood, leather furniture, and floor-to-ceiling windows that overlooked the pack's territory. It was beautiful, luxurious, and felt exactly like the prison it was meant to be.I stood in the center of his living room, still wearing my mother's too-large dress, while he circled me like a predator deciding where to strike first. The mate bond hummed between us, a constant reminder of the cosmic joke that had bound us together."Shower," he commanded, pointing toward a door I assumed led to his bathroom. "You smell like blood and defeat."The casual cruelty in his voice should have stung, but I was learning to read the emotions flowing through our bond. Beneath his cold exterior, Larry was fighting a war with himself,his wolf's desperate need to care for me battling against eight years of carefully cultivated hatred."And then what?" I asked, not moving toward the bathroom.His eyes flashed with silver fire. "Then you learn wha

The pack's fighting circle was carved into the earth beneath the full moon, its boundaries marked by ancient stones that had witnessed countless challenges over the centuries. Tonight, they would witness another,one that would determine not just the pack's leadership, but my fate as well.I sat in the place of honor beside the empty Alpha throne, surrounded by wolves whose loyalty was as sharp as their teeth. Every eye in the circle was on me, measuring, judging, waiting to see if I would be their Luna or their next victim.Larry stood at the center of the circle, having stripped down to just his dark jeans. In the moonlight, his body was a work of art,all lean muscle and controlled power, marked with scars that told the story of his rise to leadership. But it was his eyes that held my attention, silver fire that promised death to anyone who threatened what was his.Even if what was his happened to be the daughter of his greatest enemies.Across from him, Jackson Reid was a mountain o