Levi-gentle but sharp. Observant. Calculated. The one who always saw right through me. Who made me feel safe even when I didn’t want to be.
And Louis… gods. Sweet, tortured Louis. The quiet one.
They were mine. My mates. And they broke me.
They loved me. Hurt me. Gave me everything. Took everything away.
And I still cared for them.
No matter how much I wished I didn’t.
Then there was Gabriel.
The man I barely knew-but who made my heart flutter every time he looked at me. Like I mattered.
He stared at me with the eyes of a man in love. When he smiled, my stomach twisted. When he spoke, I listened too closely. And when he offered to meet me at the border… I’d said yes far too quickly. Just to see him.
I didn’t know what we were. Not yet. But something was starting. A tiny spark o. desire… maybe even love.
And then…
Damien.
Alpha Damien.
The triplets’ uncle.
A man I should have never allowed that close.
Cold. Dangerous. Infuriating.
But gods-mysterious.
He didn’t say much. He didn’t have to. His presence was enough to stir something in me I didn’t want to name. Something dark. Forbidden. Exciting.
The way he touched me… the way he looked at me. Not like the others. Not even like a woman he desired. Like a challenge. Like I was something wild he wanted to tame.
And I hated how much that thrilled me.
Maybe it was wrong. Maybe it was all just loneliness and confusion and a desperate need to feel like someone’s-anyone’s-choice.
But that didn’t make it any less real.
I sighed and closed my eyes.
Five men.
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Five different kinds of danger.
I forced myself to sleep, leaving everything in the hands of the moon goddess. Morning came. I hadn’t slept much. I spent the whole night tossing and turning.
Now, Nora and Lolita were in my room, helping me get ready for a pack meeting with the she-wolves. They moved around quietly, laying out clothes, brushing my hair, and setting out shoes-never asking too many questions. Maybe they understood I wasn’t in the mood to chit-chat.
I sat in front of the mirror, my eyes tired, my heart still heavy from the night be e.
Then-a sharp knock at the door made all three of us turn.
Lolita moved to open it, and there he was.
Lennox.
Standing tall, dressed in black, his expression unreadable. He held a box in his hands. His eyes landed on me and softened-just a little.
“There’s a function tonight,” he said, walking in like he still owned the place. “Alpha Damien’s birthday. I assume you are attending.”
He set the box down on the table beside me. “I and my brothers got this dress for you. Please, will you accept it.”
I looked at the box… then up at him.
I frowned.
“Oh, so now you remember to bring me a dress?” I said, standing. “Where was this energy when I needed one before? Rather, you showered it on Anita!”
He opened his mouth, but before he could speak-
The door opened again.
Alpha Damien stepped in.
He didn’t look at Lennox.
Not even once.
His eyes went straight to me.
“I brought you a dress,” he said simply, his voice deep and authoritative. “I hope you’ll wear it tonight. For me.”@
My heart dropped. Two dresses. Two men. Both claiming me in their own ways. And I just stood there, caught between old vows and new sins.
Lennox’s jaw clenched. “She’s still my wife,” he snapped, stepping forward. “And my brothers. You should be ashamed, Uncle Damien. What is this?” He looked at the box Damien held. “You’re really planning to steal her from us?”
Damien’s face didn’t change.
Lennox kept going.
“Is that your plan?” he growled. “To snatch her away-just like Sofia was taken from you?”
Lennox’s POV
The color of Damien’s eyes darkened and in the blink of an eye, he made his way toward me. But shockingly, Olivia moved past him and stood between us-stopping Damien from attacking me.
Of all the things I expected… that wasn’t one of them. She stood between us, her arms outstretched, facing a furious Alpha. My heart skipped. She still cared, even if she chest. didn’t want to admit it. For a fleeting second, pride flared in my
“Step away!” Damien growled, already losing his temper.
I wasn’t surprised. What I said was more than enough to make him furious. There are only two things that can really set Uncle Damien off. One is someone hurting Sofia- he’d tear them apart without a second thought. And the second is exactly what I just did: reminding him that someone took her from him. 2
Olivia shook her head, not moving.
“No,” she said firmly, staring up at him. “I won’t step away, Alpha Damien.”
His jaw clenched harder. His fists curled at his sides.
“This is between me and him,” Damien said through gritted teeth.
“No,” Olivia said again. “You two are family. Whether you like it or not, you are both tied to each other now. And you’re standing in my room-fighting. Like enemies.”
Damien’s nostrils flared. He glanced around, as if only now realizing where we were.
“I won’t let you tear each other up in my presence,” Olivia said firmly. “And definitely not in my room.”
For a long moment, no one spoke. The tension was thick, so heavy.
Then Damien turned his eyes on me.
His voice was low and filled with rage. “You do not want to keep testing me, Lennox.”
I didn’t answer.
“I swear on the full moon,” Damien continued, “if you strike my nerve again, the Full Moon Pack will be left with only two Alphas. Because you… will be dead.
My wolf growled at the threat, loud and deep, rising from inside me. I didn’t care if he was my uncle. He crossed the line.
But before I could say anything, Damien turned around and stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind him.
Silence fell again.
Olivia slowly lowered her arms, her shoulders tense.
I stared at her-at the woman who just stopped Alpha Damien from tearing into me.
My mate.
Still fierce.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.