All Chapters of The Wolves Howls Of Sin: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

DAMON POV:I step into the healer's building expecting to find Aria asleep like she has been for the past three days, but instead she's sitting upright in bed with a glass of water in her hands.She's actually lucid for the first time in days.Her face brightens the second she sees me and something in my chest tightens uncomfortably. "You're back," she says, her voice still weak but clearer than it's been in days. "I am." I walk over and sit in the chair beside her bed. "How are you feeling?""Better. My head doesn't hurt as much anymore." She takes a small sip of water. "The healer says the poison is leaving my system.""That's good news." I lean forward slightly. "Aria, do you remember anything from the past few days?""Some of it, I mostly just remember you." Her eyes meet mine and there's something intense in her gaze that makes me uncomfortable. "You saved me.""My brother and I both did.""But you're the one who carried me, and the one who stayed." She sets the water glass down

DAMON POV:I'm exhausted when I finally make it back from border patrol and the first thing I want to do is find Kade and update him on what we found."Where's Alpha Kade?" I ask one of the betas as I walk through the pack house."Last I saw, he was heading up to his room with Luna Odessa," she says with a knowing smile.Of course he was.I head upstairs and down the hallway to the room that used to be just Kade's but is now the one he shares with Odessa. I should probably knock but my mind is still on the patrol and what we discovered, so I just push the door open without thinking.And immediately freeze.Kade is on his knees beside the bed with his arms wrapped around Odessa's waist, kissing her like his life depends on it. She's wearing a silk nightslip that barely covers anything and her hands are tangled in his hair as she kisses him back just as desperately."Shit, sorry," I say quickly, already backing toward the door. "I didn't mean to interrupt, I can come back later—""Damon

ODESSA POV:Damon's jaw tightens, and I can see something flash in his eyes. "What's that supposed to mean?""You know exactly what it means. You've been spending every waking moment with her.""She's traumatized and scared, and she needs help. What was I supposed to do, ignore her?""Maybe not be quite so devoted to her recovery?" I cross my arms. "You're with her more than you're with anyone else in this pack.""Someone has to be. She won't talk to anyone else.""How convenient for you." I roll my eyes. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?" His voice rises slightly, and I'm pretty sure people inside the building can hear us now."It means you seem awfully comfortable playing hero to a pretty girl who looks at you like you're her savior." I hiss, stepping closer. "Are you seriously jealous right now?" He steps closer to me, and I know he can smell Kade all over me, mixed with my own scent from last night, and something in his expression darkens. "That's rich coming from someone

ODESSA POV:The pack house feels suffocating so I decide to take a walk even though the sun is already setting and I should probably stay inside where it's safe.But I need air and space and something other than these four walls that smell like both my mates and all the complicated feelings that come with that.The moment I step outside, I can feel eyes on me. Pack members walking past send me knowing looks, some sympathetic, others amused, a few downright judgmental. Word travels fast in a pack and I'm sure everyone heard about my very public argument with Damon earlier.Great, just what I needed, to be the subject of pack gossip.I keep my head up and walk through the main square, nodding at people who greet me but not stopping to chat. I don't have the energy for small talk right now, not when my mind is still replaying the feel of Damon's mouth on mine and the way he walked away like I'd burned him.My feet carry me without conscious thought and I find myself standing outside the

KADE POV:We're running through the pack house so fast I nearly crash into three different pack members on the way to the main doors.My mind is racing with everything Garrett just told us. There’s a traitor in our pack, and Reagan's suddenly obsessed with killing Odessa publicly. The timing of Richard showing up now couldn't be worse.We burst through the front doors and into the pack square where at least thirty Blackfang wolves are standing in a semi-circle formation, all of them tense and ready for a fight. Alpha Richard stands at the front with two of his largest betas flanking him.Richard is older than I remember, maybe in his late fifties with gray streaking through his dark hair and deep lines carved into his face. But his eyes are sharp and furious as they land on us."Where is she?" he roars before we can even open our mouths. "Where is my daughter?""Alpha Richard, if you'd just let us explain," I start but he cuts me off."Explain? Explain what? That you kidnapped my only