she confessed her affair with their brother. The memory alone

he h

ed. That had been easier to accept than the truth. Still, her recent reque

know s

his brother-

y, every sign, expecting his brother to return and claim his brides. But he never cam

Chaos that wore the

ighteen. Plucked from their homes like ripe fruit

adn't be

e dress shimmered under his golden chandelier, sculpting her curves like it had a purpose. Her sil

should've been back

Kyle teased with

ronica snapped. "W

And the fact that she had seen bot

f me wishes you weren't really Father's child. I thought he o

ure around Veronica. He hated her, hated her mother, hated what they rem

heir Alpha,

ve him the satisfaction. She came wit

" she said quietl

brow. "Rhyming

yl

ce deep and cold with command.

rly eye-level. "You can be a royal pain in the ass, but you need to stop chasing shadows. The elders of your pack are scheming. I overheard

t her without wanting to lash out. He marched over to the ba

e burn settle his rage. "Are

e?" Veron

here out of some noble sense of justice. You're here because you're still trying to save him from me. You know I've been searching for him

to Veronica so that she cou

in disgust, but

him I'm coming. And that this

ld, mocking laugh tha

re you get within ten feet of him. You're wasting your war on the wrong enemy. I'm tell

es narrowed, ignoring Veronica's last sentence. "I can smell hi

ok a carefu

not

My fiancé is outside. If

closer every day. But this isn't just about finding him anymore. When I do..

ight finally see sense. But Kyle was as stubborn as Kain. And now she ha

id, voice flat

of her heels in the hallway replaced by silence, and the ti

r of everything he wanted to forget. His fingers twitched at his sides, the urge to have he

d a dist

bouncing off the stone walls

ulders square, eyes low, already

e's L

yet," Wesley ans

g for her? Do you understand she's not just a student to me? She's th

cut in, jaw tightening.

onlight made the veins in his arm

ost like the words surprised him. "Tell her it

ded. He'd give her the flowers. Might as well hand them

Alpha

he was gone, he was screwed. Perhaps if she surrendered herself to Kain, he would appreciate

was bolted and the school dark, just a few bulbs pow

s. He moved quickly, scanning every corn

si

ere she was-Lucy-alone in the music room, her fingers moving with discipline and passion, the kind th

he sight, but remembe

st as the security guard's fla

e?" the gua

d a tree on reflex,

Wesley m

leave. She didn't argue, only looked crushed. She gathered her things

as coming to h

later, her face half-covered in the darkness, expression tight with frustration a

lief as it was familiar and walked over. When she sa

y I thought

aid, blunt.

to follow him as she had no choice. She opened the door and

he spoke. "I know you hate me. I'

, shu

our problem with me? Are you in support

't like him either. I'm just the guy who's going to

dropped. "Pe

ow who

yes wide now. "Are you...

with the door handle

amused. "Relax. Kyle s

head, arms folded tig

, turning onto the dark road back. "I've got my eyes on