His Regret Means Nothing When You're the White Wolf

working tirelessly as an Omega healer just to p

, preferring the company of

ing hall, using my sacred mate bond a

came during a critic

a silver scalpel that sliced an E

table, Jaxon used his Alpha C

rookie mistake? You almos

. He knew exact

ct Beta's reputation, sacrificing my hard-earned c

the beast inside him, and Serena was the lo

people I trusted most could sacr

c faces, the heavy iron chain of our mate

signation, rejected the

for good, and awaken the ancient Whit

pte

oe

rder town, my fingers, stiff and trembling

in like a second, colder hide, carr

y brought a quiet settling to

away on my palms as I rose, b

row street, a knot tighten

Alpha Jaxon, wa

best friend and the highest-r

oulders

r, two wolves of stature bathed in th

nd-link, the telepathic bridge the

e, I called out s

ilence an

, erecting a thick, soundless w

the center of my chest, heavy an

ter of older bullies. Serena had stood before me then, a small, defiant shape baring tiny fangs in my

e lowest rank in t

e myself worthy of an Alpha. He secretly relied on the chamomile I brewed to quiet the storms in his head

ow, a deep exhaustion

the mate bond felt more like a h

hem and walked alone

not from the cold, but from somewhere deeper, as if

e Pack Hospital, the air was thick with the

e grinding leaves at

I walked in, their e

s to go on a date with the Alp

to the shape of a small, polite sm

scuss defense formations with him," I r

ena had interrupted us just

to the Pack dinner

ed with the warmth of the fir

about wounded wolves at the d

ed me co

al leaning over a map, whispering

utterly consumed by their

t to my mate, but I had

of the warning bell echo

k had broken out a

heart racing as I prepared

voice echoe

r back to the hospital. The assault is contained, but the cleanup

l, devoid of any co

ng the link before he could

aos in the hospital

ounded warrior, my hands

o the quiet, dim

there, leaning agai

epped forward and pul

n the crook of my ne

othe the restless beast within him after every b

p, but I stood perfectly still,

, his eyes dar

nd pulled me into t

n my lungs felt as though it were being drawn out by an

nd, the absolute authority that forced

to this afternoon?" he

wide. "You left me in the

Chloe," he scolded, his to

naging the medical team. You should be more co

an the Moon Godde

noyance and a deep, lingerin

a pathetic, dying wh

holding onto for yea

ision blurred uncontrollably nonetheless, a single warm drop

, my voice a hollowed-out r

expression softeni

ted the top of my head

sking for a hug to soothe th

back, avoid

discuss the treatment for the silv

uld burn and poison a werewolf, a

y wooden door, leaving me

ation crystal on the wall began

d it up

er, his voice

to our house for dinner tonight? Yo

nd, biting down hard to stop

bitter taste o

voice eerily calm. "Th

th the grief, a faint pulse of heat flickered-so brief I almost missed it. My mother's bloodline, she once told me,