Bennet “Maybe she left on her own?” Harlow shrugs, “She did feel guilty about hurting you, with Dana challenging her and not to mention the snarky comments…” There’s a gnawing pain in my stomach as I hear more details about what happened while we were gone. I send the girls to check around Thea’s room for any clue as to where she is. I don’t think she’d go anywhere off territory, but I don’t like that people have been giving her a hard time. I’ll see what my dad knows, and we can address the pack about it later. Right now, I need to go find Knox. As I’m walking into the kitchen, a patio chair comes crashing through the glass of the patio door. Found him. I sigh as I step through the shards of glass and out onto the patio. The crunching of the glass beneath my boots makes Knox turn to face me. His eyes flicker from green to gold as he fights his wolf for control. “She was out for a run,” he grits out through clenched teeth as he holds up a pair of yellow cotton shorts and a whit

Knox The dust kicks up behind me as my paws smack down harshly against the forest floor. My legs scream as I push myself to keep going. My legs are tired, hell, my whole body is tired, as I finally cross back into Onyx Ridge territory. I’ve been running this loop so much that I’ve worn in my own trail. My wolf is restless and I can’t sleep. Every time I walk up to my room, I pass Thea’s door, and it's just a reminder of how my security failed, how I failed to protect another she-wolf. Another she-wolf I care about. ‘I need you to come back to me.’ Her last words replay in my head constantly, fighting any other thought for dominance. Her light eyes, contagious smile, and soft features are there, staring back at me every time I close my eyes. I came back for her. Damnit, I came back! I owned up to my fucking feelings, and this is what I get? This is why I didn’t want a relationship. When I open myself up and let others in, I always get hurt. I can’t break what I don’t share.

Knox “Is that all you got ob-knox-ious?” Bria taunts as she catches another one of my kicks. I grunt out as she tosses my leg away. “Stop holding back alpha, we’re cross training packs for a reason. Make it worth it.” She’s right. But I’m not gonna fucking tell her that. She’s cocky enough as it is. I let out a sigh as I shake out my arms and resume my stance. “You going to keep talking or are you going to throw a punch?” A devious smile spreads across her face as she narrows her eyes at me and she closes the distance between us. “Bring it.” After going round after round with Bria, I’m ready for a coffee and a shower. Anyone who discounts her abilities as a warrior or an alpha because shes a woman is in for a world of hurt. I blow the whistle signaling for training to end. I swipe the back of my hand across my nose, wiping away a trickle of blood from the last hook Bria landed on me and turn to face the group. “Good work everyone. Breakfast will be served in the community cent

Knox This last week, as we got closer to the Supermoon, my wolf has been on edge, restless even. I usually don’t struggle with control, but the more I fight him the more my own resolve weakens. Aside from the mandatory group training sessions, I’ve kept to myself. With my temper wearing thin, Bennet and Bria have been the only ones who dared or was stupid enough to spend time in my presence. Silvercrest has a different fighting style than us, so training with their warriors has made the sessions more vigorous and should have us well prepared for tomorrow night. When I step out onto the back patio of the packhouse the lingering warmth of the day wraps around me. It’s almost eerie how quiet and still it is, like the world knows what's coming. I wasn’t going to run tonight. Today's training in wolf form had my wolf pretty well sated, but then an unexpected stop by Travis to my office after dinner has really fucked that up. He came to request that Dana and Derrick be removed from the

Knox “We’ll divide into six teams. Each team will have two leads, one from Silvercrest and one from Onyx Ridge. Communication is key to keeping everyone safe. We’ll start with team leads, then section everyone off. Gather up with your team, and then we’ll move on to the details of tonight's assignments.” A unified, “Yes, Alpha,” rings out from the group gathered in the community building. I nod to Bennet and Carter, and they start calling names out of their clipboards. I watch for the slightest bit of defiance from anyone as the warriors start shuffling around the room to form their teams. Things seem to be running smoothly again after the incident at training this morning. I only hope it stays that way. Originally, Bria, Bennet, Carter, Griffin, Travis, and I planned to each lead a team, but with Bria on her way back to Silvercrest, we had to find someone else to fill that spot. Tracey didn’t feel like she deserved to be one of the leads and was hesitant to take it. I know she