Never Betray My Love
Everyone in Phantom Pack knew their Alpha, Riven Drake, was devoted to me — completely and without question.
No matter how slammed he was, he always called to check in, right on time, every time.
But the night before our marking ceremony, he vanished. No call, no word, nothing.
I lost all sense of him through our mate bond, and my gut told me he was in danger. I was ready to drop everything and go find him — body wrecked as I was — when he finally walked through the door.
He came in holding a woman who reeked of him, barely able to stand, and dropped to his knees in front of me.
"Natasha, Helen got hurt saving my life. I can't just let her die."
To atone for his sins before me, he stabbed himself with a silver dagger.
Then, not even an hour after our marking ceremony ended, I heard his Beta laughing with him:
"Alpha, that aphrodisiac must've been something else. Helen looked like she was about to pass out."
Riven's voice had a satisfied edge to it. "Yeah, I'll have to go easier next time. Don't want her cutting me off."
"Anyway — my little troublemaker's calling."
It hit me like a punch to the chest.
I picked up my phone and called my brother.
"Cole. I want to come home to Starlight Pack. Can you send someone in five days?"
He sounded surprised, then happy. "Of course. I'll have someone there in five days."
Five days. I was giving myself five days. Giving Riven five days.
He thought I was just another werewolf. Thought he had me completely figured out. He had no idea I was something else entirely — a descendant of the Dragon Clan, something out of legend.
I was never his to control.