Rune.Kane ended up napping on my body for nearly two hours or so. I didn't keep track of the time, and each time he moved in his sleep, my body would go stiff, thinking he would wake up, but he didn't.Jett even came looking for him an hour into his sleep, saying he had an important meeting to attend, but I was too scared to wake him up, so I said nothing and let Jett believe we were both sleeping. Everything felt surreal: Kane sleeping and holding me tight the way he did, what we’d just done, and the soreness between my legs and around my body—most of which came from my injuries.I had almost forgotten I was injured; all my senses were directed at Kane and how he easily gave me what I didn’t know I needed then.I couldn't see his face from how he laid his head on me, but I imagined he looked nothing like the strict alpha I knew him to be; he probably furrowed his brows in his sleep or had a small smile while he dreamt of something happy.When Kane stirred in his sleep for the last t

Rune.I opted to talk to Black myself because I did not trust that Kane would do a good job since he made it obvious that he did not like Black for whatever reason.In the days that I'd been here, Kane made sure I had no interaction with Black, and so for a while, I thought Black was no longer at base until I saw him in passing while I was having lunch before Jett came up to me.Black looked surprised and confused even when I called for him and asked him to take a stroll with me a little distance away from the tents and wolves.“Is it OK for you to be out with me like this?” Black asked as we started the stroll. I raised a brow at him, trying to come up with an answer.“I mean, wolves don't just let their mates go around with single male wolves, and your mate has made it clear that I shouldn't be seen with you alone,” he added. I felt ashamed when he said the words because I didn't think he picked up on Kane’s attitude towards him.“But he’s right. Our mate will be pissed if he knows

Kane.“You were right; I shouldn't have messed with you,” Levi cried, Rubbing his palms together.Jett and I exchanged equally confused glances, and I returned my gaze to Levi with a slight tilt of my head.“Is this some sort of prank?” I asked him. I wouldn't be surprised if it was because Levi was known for making pranks. He killed multiple warrior wolves and said all manner of stupid things about me when he did. He sent letters containing the horrible things he wanted to do to every member of my pack, and now that I came to get my pound of flesh, he was apologizing instead of fighting. Typical for the coward he was known to be.“I know I was right. I'm always right, but this apology of yours is a shit show. You must pay for your crimes,” I took a threatening step towards him. “I know you were the one that had your men kidnap my mate; now that’s a crime that I won't forgive,” I folded my arms, my glare intensifying.“Your mate? Was your mate kidnapped? I know nothing about that,”

Rune.I left my room after a while to my favorite thinking place that I had missed so much and thought I would never see again. As usual, the sound of water calmed me almost immediately, and a small smile settled on my face as I watched fishes jump out into the water, swimming away in their little cliques.I was furious at Kane, but I was delighted that he came back in one piece, and the war with Pearl Crest was victorious and over.I admit that I was wrong for letting Black stay in the territory despite witnessing Kane's attitude towards him, but when I told him to stay, I didn't think it would be much of a problem with Kane since he wasn’t even around.I mean, if he didn't want Black in the territory, he could have easily told me to tell him to leave instead of bringing up that I wasn't Luna. That felt like a double-edged sword wedged into my heart.After fifteen minutes of pure serenity, I returned to the pack house, where I was met with at least seven elders. I still had bad blood

Rune.I succumbed to the kiss immediately, whimpering as he bit my lower lip.It wasn't like all the other kisses we'd had; those kisses had a certain softness to them, a certain emotion to them. This one had an emotion: Anger. We were both angry and very aroused.Kane kissed me hungrily as though he had never done it before, his soft lips swallowing mine. He slipped his tongue into my mouth—a sensation I had never felt before— and I shut my eyes tight. Our tongues danced in my mouth, each eager for dominance, but Kane won.I was furious at him, furious at my arousal for him, furious that I pulled him closer to me instead of pushing him away. I was furious that his hands roaming around my body set me ablaze, and I was powerless to resist him.My pulse skittered alarmingly as a delicious shudder heated my body. At his touch, blood surged from my fingertips to my toes, and I could barely contain it all in my tiny body.Without words, Kane pressed his large hand on my stomach and traile