li

bbed my face and turned toward the other side of the bed. My lips curved into a lazy smirk, expecting t

bed wa

e faint scent of her still lingered in the air-a mix of jasm

g a hand through my hair. I

wn, leaving no room for attachments or awkward conversations. But last night had been...di

back of my mind, his frustrati

sp hundred-dollar bi

chest as I grabbed the bil

ed. "Did she mistake me

umiliation burned hotter with every second. Not only

o injury, it was on

re in this business, women would be

ed to mine, flashed through my mind. It only fueled m

phone and text

e car aro

e sleek black SUV. Kai, ever the wise ass, was alread

Alpha. Rou

," I s

idn't falter. "You actually stayed the night. Th

fuck up,"

sh further, sensing the t

nformation on the woman I was with l

learly panicked. "I...I don't know. She wa

. That wasn't th

rackers on it. I want to know who she is, where she's from, and why she

my gaze in the mirror. "Se

"Do it. Or you'll be

e last jab. "You're really going all in on this, huh? Never thought I'd see the day. The great Alp

. My wolf growled low in my chest, rest

uch a phantom memory that wouldn't fade. No one h

he wouldn't stay a

ed, his smirk returning.

***

that a

ed me like an old friend. Breakfast had done little to curb my frustration

trails, no witnesses. It was as if the rogues had materialize

Kai walked in. His usual cocky demeanor was gone, replaced with

d, his tone heavy,

but I kept my expres

desk. My eyes immediately lock

my cousin, and another

," Kai said, his voic

my chair, crossin

f him in waves. "Alpha, Lila Emerso

at echoed through the room. "Wha

Your father's sworn enemy. The man who's been a thorn in the Blue Moon pack's side for years. The Alph

his revelation. My mate, yes, she was my fucking mate-the woman my wolf and I craved-was the da

king me-she was throwing down a challenge. My wolf bristled, snarling in my mind,

ou have found about her," I dem

in the Mystic Shadow pack. A celebration of her en

mirk. "Instead, she was

e arranged marriage. She's currently in hiding. He

hest. "She ran away for me. She must have fe

is your fated mate, it's worse t

ald eyes, filled with shock and recognition w

, "find her, before they do. I want her here. I w

"You're playing with fir

e war is already half-won. And as for the Moon Goddess?" I chuckled darkly, my wolf stirring wi