KNIGHT “So? How do we find his bloodline?” The Vegas alpha shrugged. “He’s an arrogant son of a bitch.” I chuckled at Califf. “He should have not come here.” “Or maybe he will stop spreading this plague if we just turn over the dagger and Katzius’s descendant to him.” “Is that what you want, Grayson?” Califf grunted. He was still pissed for turning us down and breaking the alliances with us. “Do you think this virus will end? I don’t think so. He will rule our world, and no one will be safe and free. And you just signed your death warrant. He will control you, all of us.” “Yeah. That could work as a damage control,” Vegas Alpha agreed. “We will make a deal.” “You want to make a deal with someone like Cyrius? Are you kidding me?” I finally spoke. “Yeah, right? Because he will keep the end of the bargain.” “Maybe we should set up a meeting with him then and ask him what he wants.” “He wants to rule the underworld,” Victor said, “and if you’re willing to turn the underworld like

KNIGHTShe still despised me. I could feel it, but she did save us all alphas, and now everyone was indebted to her, and we just acquired allies because of her bravery.I wanted to hug her, kiss her, and make love with her for the job well done, but that could wait. I broke her trust and didn’t know how to regain it.I just missed her. My wolf missed her. My wolf became restless without physical contact, so I sneaked into her room after dinner. I slept beside her, only to be woken up by a moan. She must be dreaming— a wild dream.“Nirvana?” I slightly nudged her, and she jolted to wake up, her chest heaving.Seemingly disoriented, she turned to me, horrified for a second. “Why are you in my bed?”“I was too tired to go home, so I decided to sneak in,” I told her the half-truth.“Really? You couldn’t ask anyone to drive you home?”“No, sweetheart. Unlike you, you can jump into places in seconds.” I lied back, hoping she let it go.“Unbelievable.”“Believe it or not. We worked all day,

KNIGHT“Knight, get out of there now!” Nirvana sounded panicking over the phone.“What’s going on, Nirvana?”“I don’t have time to explain. Just get out of there and come directly to the vineyards.”For a moment, I froze until she screamed, “Please!”“All right, sweetheart.” I just hung up the call when everyone in the building screamed.I quickly linked Luka, who was waiting in the parking lot. “Ready the car. Something’s going on.”“Yes, alpha. The werewolves are coming after you. I just hit a wolf but saw five more entering the building.”“Shit. Return to the vineyards if I don’t make it there in three minutes. They need you there.”“No. I’m not leaving you behind. Luna and the others can handle themselves. You’re my alpha.”“Damn it, Luka!” I dashed outside my office only to be halted on the spot. One of my staff was on the floor, lying in his own pool of blood. Everyone erupted into a frenzy, screaming and running in different directions to save their own lives. I smelled a lot o

KNIGHT“I saw it in the news, and it’s getting stronger according to the weather report, and they called it a fucking phenomenon,” Califf grunted from the other line.“Uncle Lennox said it should be sunny according to the weather forecast on his phone, but it’s so dark here, darker than the night, and the wind is getting stronger. It’s scary as hell.”“We should inform the alphas,” Califf suggested.“You read my mind, Cal. If you can’t contact me later, the service is off.”“I’ll see you soon.” The call hung up. My pack was waiting for my decision.I looked at them one by one, and I sensed their fear, which was also all over their faces. “I know you are all scared, but so do I. This weather change is something we can’t control. What we can do right now is stay put. If an ancient warlock, the same person who spread the virus, manipulates this, then we might be able to stop it.”“How do we fight him with this weather, Alpha?” Duncan asked.“It’s dangerous to go out there, but if he is

NIRVANAI ignored the pain in my chest, so much pain making me heave. I called everyone through our link, but none responded, including Knight. My chin began to tremble both from fear and hopelessness. I was left alone with a broken heart, losing all my hopes. One thing I’d hoped for, hoping they were still all alive.I stood tall, closed my eyes, and pulled every ounce of strength I could from Asina. I hadn’t fought that monster, but something weakened me, or Cyrius’s power was too strong around this forest.I put the dagger back into my boot and concealed it. As fear coiled in my chest, I leaped forward, ran, and jumped into the barrier, aiming to get through it. The force of energy shocked me, flinging me away, my back hitting the fallen tree.My back arched, and I whined in pain. Searing in agony, I got up, staggering forward. Never for a second did I hesitate. I could do it. I thought of everyone back at the vineyards who expected us to win in this battle. I thought of the pe