ISAIAH “I’m so sorry I wasn’t there, Zi," I started. "I really wish…”  She shushed me. “It’s fine, Isaiah. What matters is that we’re here now, right?”  “Right.”  I walked over to my bed as Zira showed me how to lay him down without waking him up. I pulled up a chair next to the bed to sit and watched him as he slept.  “Are you seriously going to watch him?” she asked, laughing softly.  “Yeah? What if he…I don’t know…have a nightmare? I want to be here,” I said. “One day, you’re here and could be gone the next.”  Though it was more about believing all of this was real. A lot has happened today, and sometimes I think I’m

ALAIAI could hear Zira’s wolf growling and lunging at us, but I expected it. I used my power to push her away. She quickly recovered, but I was gone when she looked up.  I portaled my way back to the pack house. If Omega Mary didn’t fuck up, almost everyone should be asleep or heading in that direction. I didn’t have much time to go to plan b, and I knew exactly where he was. I met Omega Mary near the front of the packhouse. Omega Mary nodded and led the way inside. Everyone was knocked out all over the place. It was laughable as I stepped over a few people to climb the stairs. Despite my misfortune earlier, this would be easier than I thought.  I knew going directly to James wouldn’t work. He still had hatred in him from Maria’s deat

ZIRA I couldn't barely understand what James just said. I jumped when Mirja clapped her hands. “Case solved. Use ginger boy as bait to bring her out. Then kill her,” Mirja said again.  “Mirja,” Zack sighed.  “What?”  I shook my head. “No…Stupid idea. There’s no way I’m going-”  “Zira, it’s the only way. She said I knew what she wanted, and she was right. She will give you Arias for me.”  I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I couldn’t believe James thought I would bargain with this mentally disturbed woman.  “No! There has to be another way.”  “Mary,” a ragged

ZIRA I watched as Isaiah left the room with Isabella on his heels. I knew how he felt about all of this, and I wished there was a way to make him feel better, but who could? Who would feel great talking about the best way to kill their crazy mate? Hell, I might even hesitate if it was James.   From Isabella’s face when she came back in, I knew Isaiah must’ve said something devastating. I wanted to go after him but didn’t want to cause any problems with James, especially after what happened at the hospital. So, I’ll wait until we figure out how to kill the person behind all of this.  “Mary said Alaia had amassed a lot of rogues by her side. So, we’re going to need someone inside. First, figure out what we’re dealing with. Then, we need that person to find a way to lower the gate. There are two,” Alpha Zack motioned aroun

ZIRA *Sexual content*  I froze by the door when I approached my room. He came back. I smiled to myself. He was blocking me, so I couldn’t feel his emotions through our bond. I didn’t know what mood he was going to be in. I cautiously entered the room and quietly closed the door behind me.  I saw James exiting the bathroom, wearing only a towel. My breath hitched in my throat as we looked at each other momentarily, not knowing what to say.   “James?”  By his stance, I could tell he was still angry. Shit, I could feel it in the air in the room. Of course, it didn’t help that Isaiah’s scent was still on me, and I knew