as the predatory glint of an Alpha who had scented bl

r, his cocky posture collapsing

s... it's late. I'll leave you a

ir like burnt rubber. My chest tightened as I watched him bolt. My own wol

nk? Was the King of the Silvercrest Rink

d to move closer, to see if he was really there, but my feet were fused to the floor. P

han's eyes! H

old staff, came charging up the stairs,

dy. Look at him-he isn't tracking your movement or responding to our scents." She let out a long, heav

we keep the fireplace roaring ton

ou have to visit the High Pack Manor tomor

ke a small bird nesting next to a dormant volcano. I sat stiffly, studying hi

n your dreams, Ethan?"

betrayal by Mason and Denise felt small compare

parasite Mason gets his claws on the Silvercre

left my lips, Ethan's

ve to intent; even in a coma, could he hear me? I lay down beside him, my mind spi

s when his hear

Silvercrest Alpha, I would reclaim everything Denise and Savannah stole from me. Ev

ret Carter. The entire Carter lineage was gathered in the grand hall. I moved throu

yes. She seemed pleased with my restraint; an

ight in the fortress,

ied, my voice steady despi

? He wasn'

k and felt a strange pang of loyalty.

ought his warmth, waking up draped across his chest like he was a heat

heavy silver box across the table. Inside was a cuff forge

fuse the Matriarch. "It'

k legacy." She leaned in, her voice dropping to a low growl. "Ethan's time is short. He spent his life on the

ted me to carry a child for a

Ethan with a successo

ock on the faces of the exte

d healing spells for months," Mason's father, M

set on Ethan's territory. They did

We have... methods. Silvercrest needs a blood-hei

o me, heavy with

ns?" Mason's aunt chirped. "A pregnancy would r

. "Collins is far too young

hould realize that you and the cub would inherit the entirety of the Silvercres

id, my voice cutti

ould do anything to ensure he never touched a single credit of Ethan's leg

w you had more iron in your blood

ly to be intercepted by Mason. The sun was bright, the mountain

," I said. She nodded and gave Mas

e, Collins! You wouldn't even let me scent your neck while we were

sneered, enjoying the way his face twi

e him? We can have our own cub and tell the Matriarch it's Ethan's. It

ned into a col

than's inner circle-Brandon Hayes and the rest-are monsters. They are loyal to Ethan alone. If

knew I was right. Ethan's "minions" were

s ego. "Whoever the father is, the kid is a Carter. When

ason, your uncle's child would be your cous

he'd just bitte

other has already sent Dr. Harris t

specialized healers were waiting. The process was clinical and cold-if

as she prepped the equipment. "This is a small p

, my pulse racing. "How long