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RILEYDominic managed a tiny nod, and I gathered his small frame into my arms. Once he was tucked securely against me, I turned to Sean, who was now waiting by the door impatiently.“Come on,” he muttered urgently. “We need to go now.”“I’m coming,” I replied, trying not to lose my composure as my eyes swept the room. After I located my phone and stashed it into my pocket, I followed Sean into the hallway.To my relief, the Pack House was very empty and quiet. I didn’t know what exactly was happening tonight to keep the other wolves away, but I welcomed it anyway, and thanked my lucky stars that no one was around to see us.On our way downstairs, though, we crossed paths with one of the servants.Startled and nervous, I cradled Domi closer, expecting some line of questioning, but the servant just bowed his head and hustled off to his destination.My sigh of relief was small, but it caused Domi to stir in my arms.“Mommy?” he mumbled. “Where are we going?”“I told you, honey,” I murmur

KILLIANThunderous applause echoed around the training ground as I slammed my challenger to the ground.“What a fine display of combat,” Bradley praised, clapping his hands in genuine approval. “And a fitting end to our first joint night of training. Well fought, Killian.”Sweat dripped from my brow, and after I helped my challenger, a warrior from Moon Ridge, to his feet, I dipped my head respectfully.“Well fought,” I said, a little out of breath.It had been a while since I’d fought someone hand-to-hand from outside of my own Pack, and it felt refreshing. Exhilarating even.The adrenaline and dull ache in my limbs were almost welcome, and when I pushed my damp hair from my face, a faint smile formed on my lips.The Moon Ridge wolf bowed his head humbly. “Well fought, Alpha Killian.”I wiped my forehead and looked around at the gathered wolves. From both spectating the other matches and fighting against one of them myself, I also came to understand just how well-trained the Moon Rid

RILEYI woke up to the sound of wolf howls.Long and haunting, they wove through the air like an eerie song, and for a moment, I thought I was back in the valley.But when I opened my eyes and saw the cracked, leaking ceiling above me, I knew I wasn’t.I scrunched my nose when water dripped on it.After my vision fully focused, I realized I was in a filthy half-basement, lying on what looked like a standard-issue military cot. My head pulsed with an intense amount of pain.Then, it all came back to me. The car crash and the wolves.The last thing I remembered before losing consciousness was being dragged out of the car by towering, muscular men.Despite the hurt and disorientation, I was relieved to find Dominic was still in my arms, fast asleep.“Domi,” I breathed, burying my nose in his soft hair. The familiar scent of it was comforting, and I inhaled shakily as I drew him closer to my chest. Given our new surroundings, it was safe to assume that we’d been kidnapped in some way, bu

RILEYMy blood ran cold, and my hand flew to my mouth before I could gasp or make a sound.“Yes, sir,” Heath uttered dutifully. “I’ll start investigating right away.”“Good,” the leader replied. “Let’s not waste any time, yeah? We need to make sure this plays out a certain way.”A commotion followed, indicating that the men had dispersed. I quickly snuck back into the room with the cot before anyone could catch me, and tried to calm my racing heart before Domi noticed my distress.I wasn’t sure what the leader meant by make good use, but from their conversation, they obviously had some kind of feud with Killian and Iron Cliff.That meant I could hardly count on Killian.It’s not that I believed Killian wouldn’t care. Quite the opposite—I knew he would definitely come for Domi if he knew he’d been kidnapped.And that’s what made the situation more dangerous.If they wanted to take revenge on Killian, this would be a trap for him.***Over the next few days, I tried to observe the rogue

RILEYTwo days after my attempted escape, I sat on the basement floor, tied to a pillar with rope, and listened to the rogue werewolves argue upstairs. Their cabin’s soundproofing wasn’t very good, so it wasn’t hard to hear their grumbling and shouting above us.“It’s been two days,” the leader complained angrily. “We gave him three to consider our terms, so why the fuck hasn’t Killian Bryce responded?”“We should have been more realistic and asked for money instead,” one of them scoffed. “Goddess knows Bryce has it in abundance.”“Maybe he didn’t want the pup in the first place,” another quipped. “It would explain why he hasn’t come to save the woman and the kid.”“Yeah, and maybe it’s not even his,” another chimed in. “If it were infidelity, I wouldn’t want to keep another man’s pup either. Or give up territory to save it.”“The kid said Killian Bryce was his father, idiot,” Roscoe finally spoke up. “Why would he lie about that?”“Fuck off, Roscoe!” one hissed in anger. “I was just