WINTER POVLaughter rang out in the hall. For the second time today, I tried hard not to look at where the sound came from where I was seated.I had been in the position for an hour, and I didn't want to leave for fear of embarrassing myself.I was in the pack house. I had thought helping the Phi would be the best thing to do rather than mope around and have unwanted thoughts until they all stepped into the room.All of them, the Alphas and intending Alphas. They were all seated around the table.What was worse was that he was with them. Slade was in the hall. I felt his gaze on me."Please stop," I mumbled. My neck prickled, and heat fused my cheeks. I bit my lower lip and grimaced.Slade had been staring at me since he stepped into the room, and I wondered what for.Did Britney tell him what I said? Had she argued with him? I doubted that. He hadn't shown any emotion. I guess I was the one reading too much meaning into it."My lady."My head snapped to Lisa, one of the Phi that help

WINTER POVToday was the Alpha's fight. And according to tradition, it was always after the Alpha of all Alphas visited the pack.The Alpha fight occurs once every year, and it was always between two Alpha sons close in age. It was merely to see who'd take over the throne and be crowned king of all werewolves.The title was even more significant than the Alpha of Alphas.I didn't know who was going against who. And I was curious to see all that was happening since it was my first time experiencing a such event.I hadn't seen Daniel for a while. It was as if he had disappeared. I only saw him during the Alpha of Alphas ceremony, which was brief.Also, Damien was acting all jerky for whatever reason known to him. But I realized it had been a while since he was that way. And it was whenever Slade's name was mentioned."Hey, Winter"My eyes lit up as Linda stepped towards me. She sat beside me and sighed."What's the matter?" I asked, seeing her brows furrowed."Well, something happened."

SLADE.I watched Daniel leave. My hands clenched and unclenched beside me.I was glad that the fight was over, but the fact that he almost overpowered me bruised and shattered my ego completely. I was angry. Being upset was an understatement.I wanted nothing more than to beat up the bastard to a pulp. He was all barks and no bite. The only thing he had to himself was his enormous ego.But I had restrained myself or maybe Larry, my wolf hard. I needed to show myself that I was superior and could win without foul play, and killing Daniel wasn't one of the things I had in mind.My hands accidentally grazed the open wound on my arm, and I winced in pain. I had almost forgotten that Daniel had given me a bruise on my arm.Larry growled and prowled inside me. My wolf was upset, and so was I.The smell of blood and sweat coated the air around me, which caused me to feel dizzy. This was not the first time that I would have been involved in a duel, but this was the first time that I had to f

WINTER."Let me go, Slade. I don't belong to you. I'm not a property that can be tossed however and whenever." I said weakly.My voice conveyed the opposite of what I wanted him to do. I wanted him to hold on tighter. I wanted him to kiss me, and does it sounds crazy that I wanted him to touch me as well?Breathe Winter!I kept chanting to myself as I steadied my hands on his chest to keep myself from touching him intimately."Please stop, Slade. You can't keep on doing this..." I whispered and tried to pull myself away from him while trying to catch my breath."I don't want you to pretend it's not happening, Winter. You feel it." He stated, staring at me.Except for the occasional frown on his face, he looked calm and coordinated while I was practically heating up like an active volcano. My whole body was on fire. It was almost like I just came down with a fever, but that wasn't the case. I knew better than anyone to understand that this hotness was from another type of sickness th

SLADE.Gloria's words got to me. I'd be lying if I said that it didn't. She might be my foster mother's friend, but she knew nothing about me. I wanted to retort and tell her off, but I didn't. Again, I didn't want to be the reason why they would have any issues in the future. Plus, I didn't want to have problems with my foster mother too.I knew that Gloria was only saying this to get me upset, and I wouldn't give her that satisfaction. It seemed like that was her plan all along. She wanted disputes between us. Ever since she knew that I was her mate's son and she was practically my stepmother, she despised me.The more I tried to reach out to her, the more she pushed me away. I knew she hated me because she felt I was competing with her sons, but that was the least of my worries. I loathed her as much as she did me, but I would never try to disrespect her, especially in the presence of my foster mother-Luna Ashley and my mother."I would appreciate it if you stopped calling me name