Chapter 11 - GuiltColette Doctor Peterson had me stay for the night again. Not wanting to risk sending me back to my room in case Zane came back. She apologized profusely for his behaviour, and I was starting to notice that was the ongoing theme around here. Everyone else seemed to apologize for their Alpha's outbursts as if it was their fault he was so angry and arrogant. I didn't get a good night's rest last night—the fear of the nightmares returning filled me with anxiety. Zane's threats also put me on edge. When the sun started to rise, nurses came in to remove my IV and heart monitors. Doctor Peterson was doing a final check-over to ensure I was good to go. I was on a strict diet of high carbs and high-fat foods. Plus, I had to eat at least six times a day for the next week. I could already see that the meals and medication, coupled with my wolf trying to push through, had started to help me fill out again. I was no longer skin and bone, my cheeks weren't sunken, and the dar

Chapter 13 - RibbonsColetteZane left the ceremony before we had to kiss, and I counted my blessings because even though I hated him, I knew that if we did kiss, the ice around my heart would melt. Any further contact would already be hard enough, as it was. I thought he would have noticed that I healed his palm during the ceremony, but I guess the moon goddess had blessed me with another moment of secrecy. He didn't pull me aside or put me in front of his pack, or I guess it was our pack now.My heart still felt heavy with the overwhelming presence of all the pack members welcoming me through the link. It was a strange feeling hearing voices in my head from other wolves again. I hadn't been able to link since I was a child. I had felt every connection with my pack slowly disappear as each member was killed, and I never thought I would ever feel that again.After I was brought to the Silvermoon pack Alpha Carter never officially welcomed me into his pack, so I never got to link wit

Chapter 15 - CapturedZane I was livid, anger consuming me as I tried to calm my nerves by leaning on the railing and looking down at the water. No woman had ever gotten so far under my skin as Colette did. Everything about her pissed me off. Maybe it was because I was forced to be with her before I was even born. Or perhaps it was because it wasn't even her I was supposed to marry. I couldn't decide whether that was a blessing or a curse.The fact that fucking Carter thought I was too stupid not to notice the differences only added fuel to the flame. But either way, she pissed me off, something wasn't right about her, and maybe Carter was the dumb one for being too cocky not to fucking notice how strange she really was, but I was going to get to the bottom of it.When I returned from the mountains, my head finally clear once again. I made my way back to the celebration. I had to make an appearance, and as much as I wanted to avoid the little wolf for the rest of the night, I didn't

Chapter 16 - Turmoil Zane I stared at Colette, her words resonating with me on such a personal level. It seemed to coincidental. I couldn't believe her. It was a lie. Or at least I wanted to believe it was. A whole pack couldn't be slaughtered without someone finding out. The elders would have known. There would have been a trail left behind. She was playing me, another one of Carter's tricks. I had to figure out his angle and put a stop to it. I needed to learn more about her pack and their history before something else happened that I couldn't stop. The images of my mother lying lifeless on the floor while my father gave everything he could to get to her flashed to the forefront of my mind. The fear, I felt, trying to creep its way out of the cold depths within my soul, twisted my gut. Before it could fully surface, though, I turned it into anger, shoving the fear further down. Because the thought of someone using my past against me like some joke made my blood boil. "Cut th

Chapter 18 - TwistedZaneSophia looked at me, her lower lip wobbling as she stepped toward me. The smell of fresh blood, Colette's blood, filled my nose. "I did it for us, Zane. She tried to run away. She broke the contract. You're finally free. We can be together now, just like you wanted." I moved down the last few steps so fast that I was surprised I didn't tumble. I didn't waste any time grabbing Sophia by the throat and pinning her against the wall. A furious snarl burst through my lips; my canines elongated as Clay stepped forward. Nothing pissed me off more than someone disobeying a direct order, and Sophia had always pushed her boundaries, but not she crossed a fucking line. Laying her hand on Colette made me want to rip her throat out. I was too consumed by rage to think what that meant. To ask myself why someone I hated more than anything had me feeling this way, like my head was about to explode, and my blood boil when she was only getting what she deserved for trying to