Adan “I’m sorry, Don Cole, but the resort is currently closed,” said one of Fletcher’s guards, blocking my way. But I didn’t stop as I marched toward the front glass doors of the Eastern Canyon Resort. “Don Cole, Don Fletcher isn’t available at this time.” The same man took a step back as he reached inside his suit coat. “Out of my way!” I yelled at the guard, throwing him off the top of the stairs as I drew my weapons, one in each hand, trained on the other two. One fired, hitting me in the shoulder, but I shot him square in the heart, sending him flying backward through the glass. Then I shot his partner, and he went over the top of the railing on the other side. “Adan, you’re going to attract the attention of the humans,” Nikoa said under his breath, following me in as we stepped over the guard dead lying in a pile of glass. “Ask me if I give a shit!” Inside, I shot two more men coming from the back room. “Don Cole!” Another guard quickly held up his hands. “I’ll tell Don Fl
Brenna Pain coursed through my body as I tackled Laura. This had to end... now. I straddled Laura chest as I wrapped my hands around her throat and squeezed hard, preventing her from uttering another spell as a gurgling sound erupted from her throat. There were more gunshots, but I couldn’t look to see what was happening and who was shot. If I didn’t kill Laura now while I had the chance, we wouldn’t make it out of here alive. Her magic was much too powerful. I could face off against wolves any day of the week or even other witches, but without my magic, I didn’t stand a chance against Laura’s magic, let alone Fletcher’s. Another gunshot rang out and suddenly there was a pinch in my shoulder, but I kept squeezing her throat and pulled until I ripped her head off. Blood gushed from the cavity as her head rolled across the floor, her eyes fixed as shock colored her face. Filled with adrenaline, I stood, and Adan had blown Fletcher’s brains across the floor and the far wall, but bloo
Brenna “Hi-yah!” I yelled, lunging at Dane Hall, my sworn mentor and protector. But he dodged out of the way, narrowly escaping my blade. He chuckled, standing ready, but clearly amused. “Excellent, Princess Brenna! You’re getting better!” “Well, I’m not finished yet!” Anticipating that his attack would come from the right, I lunged toward the left and grazed his arm, cutting through his shirt. Blood beaded up along the superficial wound. “Oh! I’m so sorry—” “Do not ever be sorry,” he replied in a British accent, looking down at the wound. “Very good, Brenna! You anticipated!” He retook his defensive position. This time, he attacked me, and I caught his blade with mine and twirled away, then locked my sword with his, coming to a stop, face to face. “Very good!” Dane stepped away, running his fingers through his hair. “But I think that’s enough practice for today—” Suddenly, wolves leaped over the huge wall. Some leaped onto the top and then jumped down. “Attack!” Dane yelled,
Brenna The huge white wolf must have said something to them in their Pack Mind, because the three wolves nodded once. Then he headed over to the she-wolf. His body shimmered, morphing and changing until he was in his human form. “Marcia?” he cooed, kneeling beside her. The woman looked up at him in her wolf form, lying in a puddle of her own blood, as her eyes met his. Then her body morphed and changed, shimmering until she was in her human form, a beautiful woman with long, snow-white hair covered in blood. She raised her hand and placed it on his cheek as the battle raged around us. She said nothing, but her hand fell from his face as she took her last breath. “No!” the man with white hair screamed, throwing his head back, nearly a howl. Then he lifted her lifeless body carefully into his arms and started to carry her away. Then he froze, obviously remembering me. “You!” he growled, narrowing his eyes at me. “You will pay for this! I will make sure you receive the ultimate humili
Brenna Even though the sirens grew louder, the car didn’t stop. In fact, the driver started accelerating. Suddenly, blue lights were bright through the taillight hole directly behind me. I pushed my fingers through and wiggled them, hoping the police officer would see. Suddenly, the police car whipped around us as the blue lights shone sideways through the hole and disappeared completely, but the sirens were blaring. Finally, the car started to slow as more sirens resonated in the distance. All of a sudden, the car whipped off to the side of the road and stopped. I breathed a sigh of relief, knowing I would be saved. Surely, he wouldn’t do anything in front of the humans. “Slowly get out of the car and keep your hands where I can see them!” a man’s voice ordered... the police officer. “Now!” I heard the crunching of gravel under heavy feet. “What seems to be the problem, officer?” A car door opened and closed. “You! Put your hands on the hood and keep them there!” A male sighed.
Adan “Sir, I urge you to consider attending the Auction tonight,” Mason said for the seventh time today. “Either that, or you could take Hailey as your Mate and be done with it.” Hailey Sims was a member of the Pack, and I’d known her for years. In fact, everyone had expected me to marry her and take her as my Mate after my father’s death. “For the hundredth time, I don’t love her!” I slammed down my bourbon and then rose to my feet. “I refuse to take a woman that’s not my Mate.” Mason let out a deep breath. “Alpha Cole, just choose a Mate! It’s not like—” “I said no!” I growled, heading back to the bar to refill my glass. Then I turned to face the fireplace, watching the orange, red, and yellow flames lap hungrily at the log on the far wall. “She’s out there. My Mate. I know she is.” I took another sip. “Sir… Alpha Cole… you may be a Mafia Don to the humans, but I don’t have to remind you that since your father’s death, you’re now the King of the Moon Shadow Pack. The Alpha. And
A Adan I darted outside and down the stairs, and the guards on the porch closed the door for me. Douglas stood beside the limo with the back door open. “Good evening, Alpha Cole!” “Don’t forget. Around the humans, it’s Don Cole or Adan,” I replied, giving him a small smile as I slipped into the back of the limo. “Yes, sir.” Douglas closed my door, and we were on our way a moment later. “So, the Eastern Canyon Resort, sir?” He arched an eyebrow as his eyes met mine in the rearview mirror. I nodded, not saying a word as I looked out the window to watch the scenery pass, thinking. I had been the Alpha of the Moon Shadow Pack for a year now, and my time was running out to find a Mate. My father had been killed in battle the year before, and I took over immediately. My first order of business was to slaughter the Alpha responsible. Others said I should have decimated the whole Pack in retaliation, but I didn’t believe in that. The Alpha was the one who had given the order, after all,
Adan In an instant, my world shifted, and she was now the center of it... my reason for living. My inner wolf growled, choosing her as his Mate, too. “Well...” The gentleman wearing the white dinner jacket smiled at the crowd, looking around the room. “What do you say we start the bid at fifty thousand dollars?” I casually held up my number. Although I would pay any price to have her, I didn’t want anyone else in the room to know just yet. Fifty thousand was a joke for a woman like her, and everyone knew it. “We have fifty thousand from the gentleman in the booth.” The Master of Ceremonies smiled as he looked over the crowd. “Do I hear sixty thousand?” “Sixty thousand,” said another gentleman, holding up his sign across the room. My head snapped up, and I instantly recognized him. It was Blaze Marrow, Alpha of the Silver Star Pack. His eyes met mine, giving me a sinister smile. “One hundred thousand.” I arched an eyebrow, smiling back. “Two hundred thousand,” he replied, giving