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NINETY-TWO | PARCHMENT
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The Broken Alpha NINETY-THREE | MIDNIGHT AT NOON
LilyApollo dropped the rope clinging to Eryne’s neck. She remained where she was, not even lifting a trembling hand to draw the coarse knots away from the open wound it had rubbed open. Blood seeped into it, staining it dark red.His eyes are evil, Lily thought as he stepped towards her, her heart tying itself in knots and fear sitting heavy on her chest. Blue eyes could be beautiful, but his were alight with the cold fire of lightning and the hard bite of steel. For some reason that was all she could think as she leapt out into the open, her hands curling into half-formed, useless fists. She couldn’t fight him. Then another thought broke through the permeable wall of her mind: I’m going to die.“Lily! Oh, Lily, sweetheart, is that you?” Apollo swung his smug smile around to face her. It made her spine crawl.“It’s me,” she bit out through gritted teeth. Risking a glance at Eryne, Lily caught a glimpse of wide yellow eyes, silent but screaming, before she sidled, as casually as she
The Broken Alpha NINETY-FOUR | RUN
LilyHis mouth was firm, and his seeping breath smelt strongly of mint, but his lips parted in surprise – a gesture that Lily found strange. Apollo was not one to be surprised by anything, and yet she’d caught him off guard.“Kiss me,” she murmured against his mouth, her heart fracturing more and more with every second they were touching. Half frozen in fear and half in self-hatred, she tried to imagine it was Elijah’s lips she could taste. That only made her betrayal all the more potent, turning her heart black within the hollow cavern of her chest. “Gladly,” he replied, his voice thick and throaty. His arms wound around her like a cage, his fingers digging into the thin curve of her waist. The smell of mint overwhelmed her. Teeth scraped against her tongue, dominating even that small space. Memories of being closed in the cell overwhelmed her, made worse by the lingering smell of decaying flowers sitting heavy in the air. Lily thought she might throw up. There was nowhere to hide
The Broken Alpha NINETY-FIVE | MOTIVATION
ElijahHer words – Lily’s words – sung in his heart. He unfurled the letter again, for the hundredth time that evening, and smiled to himself as he read her hurried script.Dearest Elijah,I hope this letter reaches you. It pains me that I do not know where you are or what has become of you since Alpha Atticus brought me home from Red Ripper. I miss you more with every passing hour.Most of all, I just need to know that you’re okay. I’m at Blood Moon still, with him, and I am safe. She’d underlined safe hard enough that the parchment had torn. He could picture her with ink on her fingers, shaking her head in frustration. His smile grew, even as his heart panged.That was all it said, save for a rushed signature beneath. But he’d heard from her, and she was okay. As days passed in a blur of patrols and planning, Elijah started to worry about the letter. It was short, and scrawled in a hurry, and what if she’d been forced to write it under duress? He took it out from his pocket and la
The Broken Alpha NINETY-SIX | ENSNARED
LilyLily’s days blurred into a haze of monotonous pain. It was better than before; she tried to convince herself of that, at least. She was no longer living in a dingy cell with an eleve, but she was in Red Ripper’s pack house, sharing Apollo’s room with him – where he and his minions could keep an eye on her day and night.She tried to keep up the pretence that she was there for him. Every morning, she woke locked in his embrace. He was muscular and warm and, with her back turned to him, his strong arm slung over her waist, she could almost – almost – pretend that it was Elijah holding her close. Even Atticus would’ve been preferable to Apollo, but she knew she was dead the second she let that truth slip.“Good morning, sweetheart,” he purred, his breath, which smelt of stale mint, wafting hotly over her neck and cheek. “I know you’re awake.”Steeling herself, Lily rolled over. He eyed her closely, his gaze alert enough that she knew he’d been awake for a while. She bit back a sigh.
The Broken Alpha NINETY-SEVEN | CLOVEN EARTH
AtticusHe’d been in the woods when he’d heard.Everything was falling into place for Atticus. He’d found something in the forest that could secure a victory against Red Ripper – or at least offer up an easy out if things started to go south. He’d been building up an army, too, preparing to go to war over his mate if he had to.He’d planned on forming one beneath his parents’ noses, marching on Red Ripper, and destroying them to prove his worth to Lily. Once he’d made her safe again, she’d fall into his arms. She had to. Alpha Idiot would never – could never – match up to him. He was her first mate, and he vowed he would be her last.The girl had come at night. Unable to sleep, Atticus had been out in the forest, smacking his knuckles into tree trunks to wear himself out to the point of exhaustion. When weariness was sinking deep into the belly of his bones, he would sneak over to Lily and Maveln’s old cabin and sit on the doorstep. Most mornings, he watched the sun rise there, remem
The Broken Alpha NINETY-EIGHT | THE MOON WILL SING
LilyThe full moon was coming, and Lily had run out of ideas.She’d tried everything she could over the last three days. She’d tried to sabotage Peverton’s supply hunts, distracting him when she’d spotted a Nether Toad he’d said he’d needed or crushing nettles beneath her heel, rendering them useless for the spell.She’d done everything she could without drawing suspicion her way. With her father’s life on the line, she’d risked herself but never him. There was no chance to escape, not with the strange creatures Eryne had created guarding her at all times. She’d tried to stall the spell, tried to get Peverton to put it off until the following month, lying through her teeth to convince him, but it hadn’t been enough.It hadn’t been enough. And now she was held outside, hands wrapped loosely around her wrists, Apollo bearing down upon her with a sadistic smile. The sky was burning, the blood-red sun hanging heavy above the tree line. Dusk would surely follow, and with it death.“Well,
The Broken Alpha NINETY-NINE | HOPE
ElijahElijah thumbed the garnet ring, staring down at it with hope glinting in his steel-grey eyes. So much was relying on him tonight but, with this, he almost dared to believe that he would not only see his mate again, but save her. Lily. His heart snapped at the thought of her name, at the conjured image of her gold-flecked gaze. He pictured her smiling, her red-tinted lips pulling wide at the sight of him, and his whole chest clenched.“You really won’t come with us?” he murmured to Eryne.She shook her head. “I will not go back there. If they capture me again, I dread to think what dark magic they may force me to conjure.”“I understand.” He inclined his head to her. “You will be safe here. I’m leaving two Warrior Wolves to protect you in my absence.”She grasped his forearm. “And for that, I thank you. Do not fear, Alpha Elijah. The ring contains all the magic you need.”“It will suppress my shift, when the time comes?”Eryne nodded, with a twinkle in her sickly eyes that Elija
The Broken Alpha ONE HUNDRED | BLOOD BOUND
AtticusThe plan was made. His wolves were ready. It was time.The moon rose steadily over the forest, casting silver light through the gnarled, inky branches. Atticus grinned wickedly, beaming up at it as he bathed in its light. He was going to get his girl back tonight. He was going to remind Red Ripper who ruled this land. He was going to win.The war council, which had really been a battle council, had been fairly straightforward. Alpha Idiot had been acting all shifty, barely revealing anything about what he planned to do, even though he obviously hadn’t come all this way without any idea of how to get Lily back. Then again, Atticus thought, he was an idiot – the clue was in his name. So he’d thrust out his chest and taken the lead, as was his right as the smartest, bravest warrior there, and he’d concocted a plan that would surely succeed.It was beautiful in its simplicity. Alpha Stupid would break through the magical wards holding the cells, setting all of the prisoners free
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