(9 months Later)Third person's POVAlpha Jaxon stomped into the delivery room, eyes frantically searching for his mate. His eyes finally fell on Scarlett, who was writhing on the bed, grunting in pain as Astra soothed her. The doctors and two traditional healers stilled, their wolves recognizing their alpha."You shouldn't be here, alpha." One of the doctors explained, swallowing thickly when the alpha growled."My love." He called his mate, pushing the doctor out of the way."J-jax." Scarlett moaned, a scream of agony passing through her parted mouth when another contraction hit."Babe I'm so sorry I wasn't here sooner." He knelt beside her on the bed, taking her hand into his. Jaxon had been at his other pack, alpha Silas's former pack. After killing Silas, he automatically became the alpha. Because of so much work, he had appointed Jasper to lead the pack as an alpha, who reported to Jax. His work was to just go check on things once in a while. He had been there when Scarlett's la

Setting: Starfall PackMelody ReeseMy trembling hands were cuffed on the steel dance pole, which was fixed in the middle of the room. I could feel alpha Nathan behind me, approaching in slow, almost calculated steps—like a predator. Then I heard it—the loud crack of the whip he held in his hand as he lashed it in the air. I had heard the sound multiple times, and yet I still flinched in reflex every time."Something wrong, Melody? Don't tell me you're afraid of the whip now..." He finally broke the tense silence with his malicious voice, which had an undertone of mockery. I could hear the slow, dragging beat of my heart as he leaned over, his warm breath fanning my exposed neck. My hair was tied neatly in a bun as an order from him. He hated it when the strands got in his way, and when they did, he would pull them and leave my scalp burning."Look at you, trembling like a leaf, yet you disobeyed me by talking to that sorry alpha." He trailed his hand along my neck before moving along

Setting: Starfall PackMelody ReeseI put on a phony smile for the pack members I met on the way as I headed to the healers' place. Every time I took a step, I groaned several times and gulped while trying to play it cool. Despite the fact that the wounds had already closed up, my back was still hurting. I healed more quickly than typical werewolves, which I found difficult to wrap my mind around. To avoid running into Alpha Nathan or any of his whores, I walked the long way.The last thing I wanted was to deal with jealous she-wolves for something that I didn't even ask for in the first place. "Where are you going unguarded, so early in the morning?" My friend Mason jumped me, catching me off guard as I took the last corner towards the healer's house."Jeez Mace, you just can't jump on someone like that!" I put my hand on my chest, feeling my heart palpitate a little bit faster."Why not? I'm an excellent tracker. The first lesson I was taught was to make sure I couldn't be detected

Setting: Yellow Moon PackDraven FoxI paced in my parents' living room, waiting for my mother to come down the stairs. I needed clarity on the issue my father had told me since I hadn't slept a wink. "You don't look so good, honey. You didn't get any sleep, did you?" My mother had already analyzed me even before she got closer to me.I breathed out loudly, refusing to break down when I was going to be the alpha in 12 days. "I'm fine." I lied, pocketing my hands to avoid running them through my hair."Talk to me, Draven. Is it about what your father told me?" I looked at her briefly before fixing my gaze on my grandfather's portrait on the opposite wall."Don't give me that look; of course he told me. There are little to no secrets between mates, my son—something you would know if you had just accepted her. You would understand what I am talking about." She chastised, pulling me down for a hug. Her short stature wasn't to be joked around with though; she became vicious when the need a

Starfall PackDraven Fox"How dare you infiltrate my pack and make demands?" Nathan sized me up and down, but I could sense his fear even though he was trying to mask it."We came as allies, just as the treaty states and allows." I approached, my wolf out and on alert in case any of the guards decided to attack. My own warriors were behind me, vigilant and looking at the Starfall's guards' every move."My mate." I demanded, my face blank of any emotions. Nathan was a tall man, born an alpha, and trained as one, but I was taller and more muscular, and I had trained since I was a child. There was no doubt in my mind that I could beat him up at any time. He also knew that because his Adam's apple bobbed up and down as he looked at my clenched fists."She is my mate." He pushed his chest forward and raised his head, trying to man up in front of his pack."I am not your fucking mate." Melody spat, her shaky voice making me and my wolf let out a low, appreciative growl. It didn't matter tha