Lenaleia

For six years, I was Hazel, girlfriend to the future Alpha, Julian. I thought we had forever, a cherished place in our werewolf pack, even as a human. Then Mate Hunt night ripped it all away. I woke up lost in the forest, only to find Julian with her – his true fated mate. His words hit harder than the forest floor: I was just a 'placeholder.' Six years together, and he tossed me aside, his fingers bruising my throat as he growled that I meant nothing. My world, my heart – shattered.

Left for dead, freezing and injured, a different kind of predator found me. A colossal black wolf, eyes glowing gold, big enough to swallow me whole. But instead of tearing me apart, he curled around me, a warm, terrifying shield against the biting cold. For a moment, I felt safe.

That safety vanished when my pack, my family, found us. The Alpha who raised me, Maxen, didn't see a survivor. He saw a disappointment. Turns out, he’d only taken me in hoping I’d magically become a werewolf like my mother – the fated mate who’d rejected him. When I couldn't shift, he cast me out, branding me an omega, the pack’s punching bag.

Now, I'm less than nothing, surviving on scraps and enduring their cruelty. What they don't know, what I don't know, is that my monstrous protector is no ordinary rogue. He's Lykos, the wolf of Kael, the Lycan King. And Lykos has decided I am his fated mate – a human. Kael is furious, but his wolf has a will of its own, dragging the King himself towards my abusive pack.

My old life is over. My only ally is a creature of legend. And the most feared Lycan in existence is on his way. Is he coming to save me, or is the King's arrival just another nightmare waiting to begin?

A King’s Curse, A Wolf’s Claim

My wolf wasn't happy. Antsy and agitated, he prowled beneath my skin as I stepped out of the SUV, stretching my cramped muscles. 


The journey had been uncomfortably long, and this destination wasn't what any of us expected. In front of us stood a dilapidated storage shed, its weathered wood gray and rotting in places. The surrounding area was overgrown with weeds, untended for what looked like years.


"This is it?" I kept my voice neutral, though disappointment coursed through me.


Liam groaned, stretching his arms above his head. "After six hours in that car, I was hoping for something a bit more... substantial."


Orion remained silent, his eyes scanning the perimeter with practiced vigilance. Even Silas looked unimpressed, kicking at the gravel with the toe of his shoe.


Inside the SUV, Sera hadn't moved. I could see the rigid set of her shoulders, the tight grip she maintained on the steering wheel. Irritation radiated from her in palpable waves.


Chapter 104 - The Stench of the Wrong Place