CecilyTo say things had not gone as planned was an understatement. Guilt shredded Cecily from the inside out and she lost count of all the way she felt she failed not only her late sister but also her niece. As she and Abby left the werewolves’ cabin she paused for a moment and watched the pure happiness on her daughter’s face. Luke lit her entire aura up like a full moon. Although every time Amber noticed she tried to fight it. It was painful to watch. Cecily didn’t care that her daughter was most likely a mate to a werewolf. Unlike her sister Kara and even their mother, she didn’t harbor any ill will toward other species.“Are you ready?” Austin wrapped his arm around her shoulder and kissed the top of her head. The two of them watched their daughter for a few more minutes.“Let’s not keep our guests waiting.” With a nod, she and Austin walked toward the barn where their team was already waiting for them.“You look more unhappy than usual.” He nudged her with his elbow. She glared

Elly Silence was the only answer she gave and it was the wrong answer. “Was that too hard of a question? Let’s try another one. When are you going to tell her she’s not having a fever from an infection. She’s going into heat from being marked and not mating? How long do you think she’ll be able to hold out before she goes to them and ruins everything.” Rowan was beginning to yell, anger saturated every word and it was contagious. The more he talked the angrier Elly got. They all knew? If they would have told her then maybe, just maybe, she would have realized it wasn’t a dream. Maybe she would have had the willpower to resist. “That’s not going to happen. She knows how much is riding on her staying away from them.” Her aunt sounded unphased by the accusations. It was the first time Elly ever heard her sound so cold. “You sure about that? Because you might be willing to bet your coven’s lives on a lie but I sure as hell am not going to risk my pack.” He was no longer yelling and for

RowanWitches can’t be trusted! How many times had Rowan said that and yet he still let his guard down? It took every ounce of self-control he had not to let Eris loose on Cecily and her witches in the woods. He was risking war with multiple packs that used to be allies. For what? For them to prove the other alphas right? Whether they were working with the vampires or they were trying to use them for another purpose, this was hard to overlook.There was barely any time for Rowan to pull himself together before Elly came running into his room. She did it. The one thing he believed she wouldn’t do. Rowan saw the look on her face when she was marked. How she couldn’t even make eye contact with him after…By the time his rage subsided, the entire room was in pieces. The down blankets were shredded along with the matching pillows. Feathers lingered in the air like snowflakes. The heavy wooden desk was only fit to be firewood. The witches would be upset but it would be nothing compared to h

The onslaught of teeth snapping at her neck only grew worse with each passing second. After Rowan missed his pack began to throw their selves at her. The way Dane switched between running and dodging was nothing short of impressive. At one point he shifted mid-air back to his human form to avoid two wolves hurdling toward them from opposite directions. His fur disappeared and his long arms wrapped around her holding her to his chest. The claws of one of the wolves scraped across her back. The second they were in the clear Dane was already tossing her onto his back and shifting back to his wolf form. An alpha command wasn’t necessary anymore. Elly held on for dear life. Very few times in her life she felt fear so deeply it shut down her brain. Everyone knew that when you got scared, you went into fight or flight. At that moment Elly unlocked a new option: freeze. There was no other way to describe it. She was perpetually frozen in a state of terror. The only thing she could do was h

RowanSomething deep inside Rowan was officially broken. He pursued Elly in such a blind rage he couldn’t identify if it was his or his wolf’s. He charged after without a second thought. Hell, he charged after her without a single thought at all. It was stupid. It was the least Alpha thing he could have done. That mutt Dane led them right into a trap. Rowan stood seething as he realized that his warriors were immobilized by the same spell Cecily and her witches used to immobilize Dane’s pack. Choosing to let Dane and Elly get away was a harder decision than it should have been. With his pack members, his family, and sitting ducks in the forest. Especially knowing there were vampires around.With a sigh, he turned and began the work of pulling them away from the area. Being immune to magic had its perks. It was just too bad he couldn’t extend that to his pack. What good was it if he couldn’t share it? He moved as quickly as he could pulling each of the wolves out by their tails. To t