My fingers tug at his shirt, the fabric tearing under my grip, and I feel Eric’s hands on my shoulders, his lips moving lower, trailing fire across my skin. It’s raw, consuming, the kind of heat that could burn this whole pack house down. 

I want more—more of Rick, more of Eric, more of this bond that makes us whole, even without her.

“What the hell are you guys doing?” a voice snaps, sharp and raw, cutting through the haze.

I freeze, my lips still on Rick’s, my hands gripping his hair. I turn my head, slow and deliberate, and there she is—Lia, standing in the doorway, her eyes wide with shock, her face a storm of fury and something else, something that makes my wolf howl. 

My smirk widens, slow and deliberate, as I meet her gaze, letting her see every bit of the monster she hates.

Chapter 40: Betrayal Under the Stars 🐺🔥🌙


I blink awake, my back stiff against the door, the cold wood digging into my spine. My neck aches, my body sore from sleeping in such an awkward position. I must've fallen asleep right here, slumped on the floor after shutting Rick out, too exhausted to even climb into bed. The silence presses around me, heavy, broken only by the faint rustle of leaves outside.


The room's dark, the moonlight sneaking through the window, casting jagged shadows across the walls and floor. It feels eerie, quiet, almost too quiet...like the whole pack has fallen asleep. My stomach growls suddenly, loud and angry, and I place a hand over it, sighing. I barely ate lunch earlier, too caught up in the chaos of everything...Rick snapping that old man's neck, the way everyone looked at me afterward, the word Luna still echoing in my head like a curse I didn't ask for.


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