y. The future Alpha of our pack, my
weet Omega scent I knew all too well. I followed him and
. When his precious Omega, Lyra, staged a fal
throw me and break my leg, he called it a "warning" not to touch her. His c
s money to buy her a priceless diamond,
before. To him and his brothers-in-arms, I was just a "pampered princ
thday, the night I was supposed to be bonded to him, I stood before two packs and made a different choice. I
pte
a P
of pine and damp earth. It was my territory, my home, and one day, it would be my r
el
we were children. He was the future Alpha, chosen by my father for his unmatched str
signature scent, the one that always calmed my inner wolf-the bracing aroma of a snowstorm
, something
clung to him. It was sickly sweet, like cheap candy and cl
y
e Omega he and the other warriors had been brought in
d, my voice flat, betraying n
ter. "She was feeling unwe
es. The scent wasn't from a casual visit; it was deeply ingrained in
by a thick, suffocating tension. When we reached the edge of the ancient woods that bo
d, unable to
ound, using the cover of the dense woods to shadow his path. My wolf sens
en I s
er arms were wrapped around his neck, her body pressed against his. The moonlight illuminated the scene with brut
rly kiss. It was t
shattered into a million icy fragments. I didn't make a sound
e Silver Moon Corporation headquarters felt lik
esk, his stern face softening when
eerily calm. "I want to can
than a party, Aria. It's when you will
. I wish to form a union with the Onyx
ling the room. "Damien? He is a strong ally, but Kaelen... you and Kaelen have been inse
"An anchor is meant to hold yo
been showing for weeks, but I'd been too bli
bers share, had flared to life. Usually, I could tune out the background chatter, but
ingier by the day. Kaelen must be si
ring over the weights
, our Gamma. She is the Alpha's daughter, after all. But I'll admit
but it's for Lyra's sake. Who really wants to be tied to that pampered pr
is brothers in arms. They were his rivals. And I... I was just the prize they had to
g the most powerful. He had made only one demand: that Lyra, a frail Omega girl from the s
e others would rush to her side. I was always the one who was too harsh, too deman
lace. Kaelen's feelings for Lyra weren't brotherly. They were possessive. He would become my mate
at, he had already given to another. And