Rowan left the tent and went to check up on a few of his omegas who had been a part of the battle. His body was still stiff and sore in the places where he had been wounded, but he was well enough to move. Once he had a better picture of how his pack was doing, Rowan headed towards the main house. When he reached the path that led to the Turnbulls' house, he couldn't help but remember how he had led Adriana back here, and how surprised he had been at her reluctance to let him speak. Even if she never forgave him and didn't want anything to do with him afterward, he needed to tell her how sorry he was. The yard around the house was mostly cleaned up, save for a stack of burnt wood near the edge of the forest. Two omegas flanked the entrance to the house, and they eyed Rowan with suspicion as he walked up to them. "I'm here to see Alpha Darien," he said and continued to head towards the door. "Who are you?" One omega stepped aside and blocked Rowan's path. He was about to push Ro

Rhonda cornered Rowan in the office after her father had left to investigate what had happened in the mines. He had a slight suspicion that the incident wasn't something too bad and that Peter had just wanted to get Alpha Darien out of Rowan's reach.  Rhonda kept talking as Rowan thought of his next move.  "And... it just can't be true. Did she say something to you? She must have tricked you!"  Rowan glared at Rhonda, making her flinch. "Yes, I am sure. Now, please let me through. I need to go take care of important things."  "But she isn't an Alpha's daughter! That's not how it's supposed to work." Rhonda sounded like a whining little girl, and she all but stomped her feet. "It's unfair." Luna Mona a

What his mother had shown Rowan in the morgue… was something he would never be able to forget. One of the attackers from Crimson Blood had died of his wounds earlier in the day, and immediately his body had… changed. It was as if it had been drained of blood and he was all skin and bones, and the doctor who had set his time of death said it happened within minutes. Now they were on their way to Crimson Blood, and all he could think of was that Adriana was stuck with these… creatures. Whatever they were.  "How far are we?" he asked for the millionth time.  Jaina, who sat in the back let out a sigh. "Close. We should stop soon and assess the area before approaching their entrance. We should-"  "AARGGH" A wav

Adriana flinched with the sound and crawled further down the cave. Soon, however, she heard voices. "You could have let me know it was you. I almost jumped you!" Rowan sounded furious. "How did you find us?""Us? Aren't you alone? And some of us can actually track people." It was a woman's voice.That almost scared Adriana even more than the growl, though a few seconds later, the logical side of her brain kicked in, telling her it wasn't Ravenna. "What is that supposed to mean?" Rowan said. His voice was getting louder."I'm the one who should be asking questions. What on earth are you doing here? And why didn't you wait to attack? Right now, I don't know if you're stupid or suicidal. We lost people." "We were going to lose people anyway," Rowan replied, sounding very angry. "Where are you going?! Come back here!" The woman kept cursing at Rowan as their footsteps grew louder, coming towards the cave. 

“No!” Adriana said quickly. “I mean, not directly. Maybe you should talk about that with him.” This took Adriana by surprise. If Luna Marie knew about their fated match, it meant that others knew too. It would explain why Rowan looked so angry at her before and gave her more reasons to speed up her departure. “I’m sorry. I know I shouldn’t meddle in these things. But I don’t think he’s realized what a blessing the Moon Goddess has bestowed on him, and I just can’t stand by while he makes the worst mistake of his life.” Luna Marie sat on the corner of the bed and shook her head. “You don’t waste such a gift like finding your fated match.” “Shouldn’t it be up to him, though?” Adriana blurted out, and she instantly regretted it. The revelation that Alpha Rowan was her fated match had thrown her world upside down. If it hadn’t been for him, she could already be miles away. Away from the Turnbulls, away from Ravenna… She would have never even been in that horrible creature’s clutches if