Alina, a wolf shifter hiding from her past, lives a quiet life with her young son in a peaceful town—until reminders of his powerful, dangerous father start to surface. As her son’s first shift nears, Alina must face the truth she’s buried for years. Secrets are stirring, and soon, West Pond may no longer be safe.
Samson lets out a mournful wheeze underneath me, and I hear the distant howls of his own pack as they sense their Alpha’s life force draining out of them. And then Alina is beside us. She doesn’t speak. She just lowers her face and meets my gaze, human to wolf. Eyes fierce and steady. “Finish…
“I found out I was pregnant about six weeks later.” A ripple of tension tears through the crowd. “I had a son. Rowan and I have a son. He is nine, and his name is Noah.” When I glance over at Cal again, I swear I see tears in my Beta’s eyes. Again, he’s not…
Honestly, that’s more suspicious than anything. It’s almost like they expected me not to show up, even though I’ve been working almost every weekday for years now. An idea occurs to me. I need answers of my own. So, instead of waiting around for Rowan to return, I slip on my shoes and head into…
“Rowan was right,” she says. My first reaction to those words is positive, mostly because that seems to be my automatic reaction to Rowan now that the Mating bond is healed. But then I realize what, exactly, Rowan would be right about. Zahra brushes her hair out of her face, clutching the blanket around her…
“Yeah?” “What if they shun me? What if this is the moment Kseniya warned about? What if this is the catalyst for how I ruin you?” I squeeze her thigh with reassurance. “I couldn’t give less of a shit about that prophecy right now. I never should have cared about it.” Alina doesn’t say anything.…
Just like that, with the healed Mating bond glimmering between us, nothing seems quite as dire as before. We are Alpha and Luna, and we refuse to be parted again. Nothing, not even the prophetic power of a vague destiny, can get between us again. I end up staying in bed with Alina for hours.…
It’s not a question. Still, I nod in confirmation. “And?” I stare at him. “And…I have repaired the bond I rejected.” My mother gasps again, one hand pressed to her lips in surprise. My father, on the other hand, betrays a rare flash of anger. “You can’t be serious, Rowan,” he grumbles, stepping closer. I…
If she wasn’t watching, I’d rip them apart until nobody could recognize the pieces. When all three are dead, which takes barely a minute to accomplish, I pause to breathe in the metallic, bloody scent that clings to the interior of the barn. Annoyance rattles through me. How did Alina not notice? Was she not…
He quirks a brow at me. “Actually, I’d rather not let you out of my sight.” “Rowan,” I repeat, once again relying on my Luna voice. “Let me care for you the way that you have cared for me. Go take a shower and change. I’ll rest right here while you do, and then we…
I hiccup on a sob. “I believe you.” “You do?” I bite my lip, nodding. “Then show me, love.” Without hesitation, I reach for him in answer, and Rowan doesn’t need to say anything else. He’s a man of action, after all. He moves on instinct, all strength and desire, and captures my lips in…