All Chapters of Star-Crossed Wolves: Silver Moon Rising: Chapter 21 - Chapter 25

 POV: Bea Sharpe The sound of Bea's fists hitting the heavy bag echoed through the training facility at 0500 hours, just like it had every morning for the past eight years. Each punch was precise, controlled, deadly—the product of a lifetime spent learning that strength was the only currency that mattered in the Sharpe family legacy.Jab, cross, hook. Breathe. Again.The Colorado mountain air was thin and sharp, but Bea had been born at altitude. Her lungs were conditioned for the elevation, her body adapted to the harsh environment that had forged the supernatural world's most elite military pack. The Sharpe compound wasn't just home—it was a proving ground where weakness was identified and eliminated before it could become a liability."Your form is getting sloppy."Bea didn't stop punching as her mother's voice cut through the morning silence. Alpha General Patricia Sharpe had a talent for appearing w

 That evening, Bea found her father in his study, surrounded by the military histories and tactical manuals that had shaped his understanding of leadership and warfare. Colonel Marcus Sharpe looked up from his reading with the kind of tired smile that suggested long hours spent trying to balance his wife's intensity with his daughter's emotional needs."Heard about the Moonrise Academy acceptance," he said, gesturing for her to take the chair across from his desk. "How are you feeling about it?""Like I'm being shipped off to boarding school because I'm not tough enough for the family business," Bea replied with more bitterness than she'd intended.Marcus set down his book—a tactical analysis of leadership styles in high-stress environments—and gave his daughter his full attention. At forty-eight, he was still an imposing figure, but his Beta nature had allowed him to develop the kind of emotional intelligence that complemented Patricia's more direc