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Kayla watched her twin sprint out of the house, leaving behind a trail of vanilla scent. She wondered where Kira must have misplaced the hair tie for her to rush out like her pants were on fire. The hair tie was the best item Kayla had purchased when they arrived in New York. The shiny pink and orange hair tie called to her as they strolled out of the airport to start their new life. The hair tie was a last tie to their home, marking the beginning of a new life away from the pack. Kira didn't even look back once. Disappearing into the treelines. She simply ran. Barefoot, impatient, as though the forest held the answer to her missing hair tie. Kayla stayed fixated, her hands still full with the boxes, and a sudden chill settled over the patio. There was a time when she would have followed Kira. Shouting after her and demanding to know what has gotten into her this time. But today, her feet remained planted to the ground. She didn't want to chase. Her wolf was too tired, still bro

KIRASometimes we need fantasy to survive reality. Tonight, a daunting reality pressed too close. My biggest fantasy was to live a free life without the shackles of a mate bond. In contrast, my reality was having to consider the possibility of mating with an alpha and becoming the most luna in the supernatural world. I forced my eyes away as he disappeared from my sight and ran back to the house. I stopped short on the gravel driveway, wincing as a small stone pressed into the heel of my foot. Of all nights to forget a basic necessity, it had to be the shifting ceremony day. An event where hundreds of wolves would be present in their finest, most of them barefoot by choice, not stupidity. Like me. I could only imagine what Nick must have thought when he saw I was barefoot. Yes, he was amused, but I couldn’t read his mind that well. I took the spare house key from under the tree on the patio and opened the front door. All the lights in the house were off except for a small lamp on th

NICK Nick ran like the forest had the answers he desperately needed. His thoughts were muffled, covered by the stumping of wolves behind him and racing his heart. Branches snapped beneath his paws as he tore through the undergrowth… the sound of dozens of wolves following close behind got louder, echoing in rhythmic pursuit. He ran faster, giving more gap between him and the others that even his beta, Alfie, was struggling to keep up with. The night air rushed past his fur, cool and sharp, but it did nothing to calm the unrest clawing at his chest or even cool his hot head. This run was supposed to be ceremonial. Liberating and symbolic, but it soon became a desperate need for him. Instead, every stride his paw took felt like he was trying to outrun the thoughts he couldn’t silence. Nothing made sense. And if weak-minded, he could lose his bloody mind. The familiar yet strange scent of that grey wolf clung to him like an intoxicating poison. This wasn’t the first time he smelled i

What if Kayla misread everything? Judging by her manner of speaking and wistful gaze in her eyes as she spoke about Nick. Any stranger would think she'd had this amazing breakthrough with her mate, but in reality, we were trying to decipher what this really meant for her.And for me. Would he claim her as his mate, too? Would he tell someone else that he happened to be bound to twins? What exactly could be going through his mind?“He didn’t push me away,” Kayla continued. “He didn’t mark me, but he didn’t reject me either.” Because he’s trying to protect you, I said in my head. Nick rejecting her would completely destroy her. Not just her wolf. It would wreck every bone in her body, and it would affect me, too. Not just because of our twin bond, but the weird bond that connected three of us. I was conflicted already and could feel a migraine coming on. But would I be happy if he didn't mark her? Yes. Would I be just as sad if he rejected her? Very much so. She was still my twin,

NICKNick didn’t speak immediately.He sat there with his elbows resting on his knees, hands clasped together so tightly that the veins stood out. His wolf was unsettled in a way he had never experienced before, pacing restlessly underneath the surface like it was searching for something it could not find.Nick took a keen liking to the flower vase on the coffee table in front of him. He stared at it with intensity as if it were his first time in her cabin.Esme did not rush him but watched him, his mind scattered with so much that he couldn't keep still. Changing his position so much that watching him longer would have given Esme a headache.Esme stood up and walked slowly to the fireplace, added another piece of wood to the fire, and let the crackling fill the silence between them. The warmth of the room pressed gently against Nick’s skin, but it did nothing to calm the unease crawling through his chest. She passed him a soft pillow to hold onto. “I know why you're restless, but I s