All Chapters of LURING THE DARK ALPHA : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

OCTAVIA The Wolf Mountain Pack was full of life that night.Laughter filled the air as music played and paper lanterns hung under the trees. The smell of roasted meat and honey cakes made your stomach growl just walking past. Kids ran barefoot through the grass, yelling and laughing, while the grown-ups watched them with smiles and full plates.It was all for one little girl.Octavia Stormborn had just turned seven. Her long, dark hair was braided with tiny white flowers, and her mom had tied a silver ribbon around her wrist earlier that evening. Octavia couldn’t stop spinning in circles, giggling as her twin brother, Orion, chased her around with a wooden sword.“Come back here, little wolf!” he yelled, laughing.“You’ll never catch me!” she shouted back, weaving through dancing feet and zooming past their father’s legs.Alpha Lorian Stormborn chuckled and raised his drink as they ran by. “They’re getting bigger,” he said to his beta.“They’ve got your strength,” the beta replied, “

OCTAVIA.Maeron’s offer kept spinning in my head. I stood there with my fists clenched, and my heart pounding in my chest.“You’re insane,” I muttered, not caring if he’d be angry or not. “You want me to trap Dorian Lysander? The man who killed his own parents? The one whose name causes his fellow alphas to tremble? They call him the beast for a real reason, Maeron. And you think I’m just going to charm him into following me around like a lost pup?”Of course, Maeron hadn’t blinked when I said all that. He just gave that slimy smile he always wore when he thought he had the upper hand. “You’re smarter than this, Octavia. Stronger. Deadlier. And let’s not forget, beautiful.”“Don’t patronize me,” I shot back.He’d only laughed and stepped closer, lowering his voice like he was telling me a secret. “You think this is impossible because you’re scared. But fear... fear is good. It reminds you of what you’re fighting for. Dory. Freedom. One mission. One trap. And you both walk away, Octavi

OCTAVIAI kept my head lowered, pretending to be shy… or scared. Honestly, I didn’t even need to pretend much. Dorian’s presence made it hard to breathe.“He’s intense,” Zara my wolf muttered in the back of my mind. “Too calm. Too quite...... I don’t like it.”"Neither do I," I replied silently.He didn’t move. He didn’t even blink. Just stood there, towering over me, as if he was trying to peel back my skin and look at whatever truth was hiding underneath.“Octavia,” he said again, his voice low and dangerous, as if he was tasting the name on his tongue. “That’s not a name I’ve heard around here.”My fingers curled slightly at my sides, so I clasped them together and forced my voice to sound weak. “I’m not from around here. We lived in the mountains near East Hollow.”Colton cleared his throat behind me. “Alpha, we found her just past the border. She’s injured and says rogues killed her entire pack. She asked for shelter just for the night. She’ll leave tomorrow.”I never planned to

OCTAVIAI paced back and forth in my room, my mind spinning like a wheel stuck in mud. I could just smell trouble in the atmosphere. I wasn’t a fool. I could already tell Alpha Dorian suspected me. Every word I’d spoken to him felt like he was taking account of them. He’d probably already started digging into my story, turning over every lie I’d carefully planted.And if he found out the truth, if he found out why I was really here, then it was game over for me. My mission, my only chance at freedom… gone. Even Dory.I couldn’t let that happen. Not yet. Not when I hadn’t even gotten close enough to do what I’d been sent here for. Maeron would have my head.I raked a hand through my hair, blowing out a long breath, trying to calm the panic growing in my chest. I needed to think. To act fast. Somehow, I had to get his trust before everything fell apart. But how could I do that when he didn’t even look like the kind of man to trust anyone so easily? His eyes were cold, sharp, and to be h

OCTAVIAAs Vanessa and I walked back to the pack house, the air around us felt lighter.Don't get me wrong, I still didn't trust her, not even close. As far as I was concerned, she was still very much a suspect and someone I needed to be careful around. But at least it didn't feel like I was betraying myself just by talking to her anymore.She had made me laugh a few times on the tour, and I was starting to think maybe—just maybe—she wasn’t so bad. I mean, she was still bad, but maybe not as much as I believed at first.“So... what did you think about the tour, Octavia?” Vanessa asked, as if reading my mind.I nodded. “It was nice.”She frowned. “Wait, just nice? At least admit it was worth it like I promised you it would be, Octavia. Come on.”I sighed, mentally rolling my eyes even as I nodded. “Fine. It was worth it, Vanessa. I enjoyed it.”Her eyes lit up, and she actually bumped the air, causing me to frown in confusion.How can one person have so much happiness inside of them? W