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AriaI pace the length of the war room, waiting for the Alphas to file in with an impatience that only seems to grow as the moments pass.Talk about tedious.“Relax,” Ransom says, legs propped up on the table, casual as you please.“How can I? I need them to agree to this?”He picks at a cuticle. “The desperation won’t help.”I can feel my eye start to twitch.Hazel elbows him, and he yelps. “Hey!”“What he means to say is if you want people to take your thoughts seriously, you have to get a grip. Explain to them why this is important and the benefit it will have to everyone. You already have our support, so that means Elliot will be on board, and if your brother knows what's good for him, so will he.”I snort. “Yeah, you're walking those males around like golden retrievers.”“Says the girl holding four leads. Quite the kennel you have there,” Ransom teases.“Princess, you better not be flirting with the fire sprite,” Elliot warns, grabbing his throat and chin from behind and tilting

AriaMusic, laughter, and the comforting crackle of dozens of fires stretch between the three massive mess halls. The celebration is connected by torches that burn with golden flames, casting warm light across the smooth, polished stone.I stand at the edge of the main gathering hall, watching the festivities unfurl.The submissives did a great job using nature and skill to decorate in a way that both feels like it's part of the mountain and exuberant at the same time.Spruce trees line every entrance, their branches draped with dried orange slices, cinnamon bundles, carved wooden ornaments, and braided ribbons made from woven grasses. Evergreen garlands wrap around rough-hewn beams, dotted with clusters of holly berries and pinecones gathered by the children earlier in the week.Wooden tables stretch nearly the length of each mess hall, covered in thick woven tablecloths crafted by a few of the Saturn packs' skilled crafters. The metal serving dishes Ranosom crafted are overflowing w

AriaSteel shrieks against steel, sparking as the blades slice against each other.The sound echoes through the arena. Fire shoots past my face and I side step, tossing out a while of flames at my attacker.The hair on the back of my neck rises. I duck beneath a slashing strike, pivot on my heel, and snap my hand upward blocking the strike of the second.The smile is wiped from my face when my world topples sideways and I hit the ground.A fucking foot swipe. Figures.I slam my hand on the ground conjuring flames spikes that shoot up, making my opponent jump back.He retaliates by slicing through my fire with his blades.The open he creates is enough to launch him through.I roll to get away but it only get a few inches before I knock into a wall of dirt.Cornered.Rock blows his whistle.“Great job boys. Aria, on your feet. We're gonna try this again.”A hand is offered to me and I take it getting onto my feet. “If I didn't know you liked me I would be seriously considering kicking y

Liam“You're sure this will work?” I ask watching Hazel as she packs her hunting bag.She flicks her eyes to me for a moment. “There is only one thing I'm sure about and it's the fact that my father believes he is the smartest person in every room.”“So he won't see it coming?”“Even if he does he’ll be working from the vantage point where he assumes I can't possibly break out of any holds he set. He's always underestimated me and I allowed him to.”“But you've escaped twice now. He will be on his guard.”She shakes her head turning to face me. “The first time I left Ransom helped me and the second there was my cousin and this crazy beastly shifter I know.”A smile breaks across my lips despite the circumstance. “He thinks you only got out because you had help.”“I knew you were more than just a pretty face,” she teases.Grabbing her hip and pulling her towards me, settling my nerves with the feel of her. My arms cage her and I inhale her scent nuzzling into the crook of her neck, the

AriaMagic chokes the air clearing the fog around us.“Rick,” I say almost to myselfAs the male in question is flanked by several strange wolves.The wolves, others attack with a magical strength I can't even describe.Air, water, shadows and lightning strike out at our enemies, attacking with beautiful mercilessness.“I told you I’d be here, kid,” Rick says.Revigorized, I jump back into the fray using all the skills I learned from the warriors I trained with to boost my fire range.Some of our warriors shift, tearing out the throats of all those who come close.I stumble forward and cry out at the pain in my spine. Twist my body so that I don't fall on my arm and take the brunt of the hit on my hands and knees instead.A comes down again and again. I focus on blocking, trying to catch my attacker's ankles to destabilize him.Liam's beast shakes the grown with his growl, his momterpus from bearing down on Hazel's father with a viciousness that is personal.“Rethinking coming little