Life’s Spiced Up with Some Werewolf Reads
After giving everything to save and love Alpha Damon, Aria watches him publicly bond with the woman who abandoned him. Heartbroken, she accepts a political mating to the cursed Alpha Kael—a wolf trapped in beast form for three years—to repay an old debt. But as she leaves her past behind, long-buried secrets and fate begin to rewrite her destiny.
“Damon! Look what I found! Moonbeam plants! They can help stabilize your wolf’s energy, prevent relapses – “ But he’d barely glanced at them before his phone rang. Sera. Calling from the human city, crying about some illness she’d contracted. “I have to take this,” he’d said, already moving toward the door. I’d tried to…
But he didn’t run. Instead, he positioned himself between me and the nightwalkers, his massive body a shield, a snarl rumbling from his chest that shook the very ground. The nightwalkers attacked as one. What followed was the most brutal fight I’d ever witnessed. Kael moved like death itself, all lethal grace and savage power.…
Five nightwalkers. He’d fought five nightwalkers and won, all to protect me. And as Nina helped me limp back toward the settlement, all I could think was: *Please let him survive this. Please let him live long enough for me to thank him properly.* Please don’t let me lose someone else I’m starting to care…
“It’s working,” one of the healers breathed. “Look – the wounds are starting to close.” He was right. I could see it happening in real-time – Kael’s torn flesh knitting back together, fur regrowing over the gashes, the angry red inflammation fading to healthy pink skin beneath. “The toxin,” Eliza said urgently, checking his vital…
“But you got hurt because of me.” *”I got hurt defending what’s mine,”* he corrected. *”And I’d do it again. A thousand times over. Do you understand that, Aria?”* I couldn’t speak. Couldn’t find words adequate to express what I was feeling – gratitude and guilt and wonder and something that felt dangerously close to…
His expression grew increasingly troubled. “This is exceptional craftsmanship,” he murmured. “Very old. The moonstone itself was… how should I put this? It wasn’t just valuable – it was sacred. You can tell by the color, the way it’s been shaped. This wasn’t a decorative piece.” “Can you fix it?” I asked, hearing the desperation…
Mating ceremony. So their new Luna was bonding with someone. Their cursed Alpha, presumably, though how that was supposed to work when he was trapped in wolf form, I couldn’t imagine. “I see,” I said. “Well, congratulations to your pack. I’ll contact you again after the ceremony.” “We’ll look forward to hearing from you.” There…
Sera’s face went through several expressions in rapid succession – shock, confusion, and then something that looked almost like relief before her features settled into concern. “What? But I thought she was gathering herbs – “ “She lied. Or Margaret lied. It doesn’t matter.” I stood up, my wolf demanding action, demanding I do something.…
“You’re beautiful in it,” Nina corrected from where she sat nearby, watching the fitting with approval. “Kael is going to lose his mind when he sees you.” Heat flooded my cheeks. “He’s seen me covered in nightwalker blood and dirt. I don’t think a fancy dress is going to impress him.” “You saved his life…
We were halfway back to my temporary quarters when Nina’s phone rang. She answered it, her expression growing concerned as she listened. “When?” she asked sharply. “How many?… I see. Keep them at the border. Don’t let them cross without Alpha approval. We’ll be there in ten minutes.” She hung up and turned to me,…