LOGINHe made love to her with single-minded devotion....tender and intense and absolutely focused on her pleasure. When she came the first time, he didn't stop, just adjusted his angle and kept going until she came again."Silas," Eve sobbed, her nails raking down his back. "I can't....""One more." His voice was rough. "Give me one more."He slid his hand between them, finding her clit, and the added stimulation pushed her over a third time. Eve's scream was hoarse and broken and absolutely beautiful, and Silas finally let himself follow her over with a groan that came from somewhere deep in his soul.They collapsed together, both breathing hard, both trembling."I love you," Silas said against her shoulder. "So much it scares me sometimes.""I love you too." Eve's arms tightened around him. "All of you. The parts you show everyone and the parts you only show me. All of it."They stayed tangled together as the afternoon light shifted toward evening, just holding each other, and Silas felt
"I'm nothing like him," he said quietly."No, you're not." Vessa's hand touched his shoulder gently. "You're what he could have been if he'd dealt with his trauma instead of running from it. You feel deeply and you don't apologize for it. You're quiet but it's not weakness, it's strength. You observe and you understand and you use that to protect the people you love." She paused. "You're a better man than Aldric ever was, Silas. A better Alpha. A better mate. A better person."Silas turned to look at her, and was surprised to find tears in her eyes."Your mother would be so proud of you," Vessa said, her voice thick with emotion. "All three of you. You took everything Aldric was, the strength, the intelligence, the power and you tempered it with things he never had. Compassion. Emotional awareness. The willingness to be vulnerable with the people who matter." She smiled through her tears. "You're everything she hoped you'd be."Something cracked in Silas's chest. The tight control he'
POV: SilasSilas found Vessa in the estate library, surrounded by ancient texts that looked like they'd crumble to dust if handled incorrectly. She looked up as he entered, her expression shifting from scholarly concentration to something more guarded."Silas," she said, marking her place in the book she'd been reading. "I was wondering when you'd come."He closed the door behind him with deliberate care. "You've been avoiding me.""I've been giving you space." Vessa set the book aside. "There's a difference.""Is there?" Silas moved deeper into the room, his eyes never leaving hers. "Because it feels like you've been waiting for me to ask the question you knew I'd eventually ask."Vessa was quiet for a long moment. Then: "What do you want to know?""Everything." Silas's voice was steady, but his hands were clenched at his sides. "You knew our father. And you've been holding back information about Aldric since the day you arrived here.""I was protecting you....""I don't need protect
Damian absorbed that, turning it over in his mind. "What about you? What fills your cup?"Eve considered the question. "Honestly? This. Talking with you. Being with you and Damon and Silas. Learning about my powers with Raphael. Spending time with Maya and Vessa. The pack bonfire last night." She smiled. "I'm still figuring out who I am too. We can figure it out together.""Together," Damian repeated, and the word felt like promise and anchor both.The office door opened and Damon appeared, looking rumpled and annoyed. "You both left. Woke up to an empty bed and a very grumpy Silas.""Sorry," Eve said, not sounding sorry at all.Damon's eyes tracked over them....Eve still wearing only Damian's shirt, Damian's hair mussed from her hands, the general state of satisfied dishevelment they were both in. His expression shifted to knowing amusement."Had a good morning, did we?""Very good," Damian confirmed."Well, come back to bed. Silas is sulking and claiming you abandoned him." Damon's
"Those are titles. Roles." Damian turned in her embrace so he could see her face. "But who am I when I'm not actively defending against threats? When there's no crisis to manage, no enemy to outmaneuver, no battle to fight?"Eve's eyes searched his face. "I don't know," she said honestly. "Who do you want to be?"The question landed like a blow.Because Damian realized he didn't know. Hadn't thought about it. Hadn't allowed himself to think about it because there had always been something more urgent, more important, more dangerous demanding his attention."I don't know," he admitted quietly.Eve's hand came up to cup his face. "Then maybe it's time to figure it out. You've spent twelve years being who you needed to be for everyone else. Maybe now you get to choose who you want to be for yourself.""What if I don't know how?""Then you learn." Her smile was soft. "The same way you learned to be Alpha. The same way you learned to be a good mate. One day at a time, one choice at a time,
Silas just pulled Eve against him and kissed her temple. "Worth it," he murmured.The celebration lasted well into the night. Eve found herself pulled into conversations with pack members she'd never formally met, learned names and faces and stories. Someone handed her a drink that tasted like honey and fire. Someone else taught her a traditional pack song that involved more howling than actual words.And through it all, her mates stayed close. Not hovering, not possessive, just... there. Present and proud.As the fire burned low and people began to drift toward their homes, Brynn appeared at Eve's side one last time."You did good tonight," she said quietly."I barely did anything," Eve protested."Exactly. You showed up. You were honest. You let them see you're not perfect." Brynn's smile was warm. "That's all they needed. Someone real. Someone who'll fight for them but also admit when she doesn't have all the answers." She paused. "You're going to be a good Luna, Eve. Better than y
They rearranged quickly.....Damian on his back, Eve lowering herself onto his cdick, taking him so deep into her pussy. Then Damon behind her, pressing into her ass, stretching her impossibly.And Silas in front, his cock sliding back into her mouth.All three holes filled. All three brothers claim
"How?" Damian challenged. "By abandoning our dying mate to save our pack? By choosing duty over the woman the universe literally bonded us to? By gambling that she'll survive three days alone when every instinct we have is screaming that she won't?""Yes," Eve responded. "By doing exactly that. By
"He can't do that," Damon said flatly. "The northern territory has been ours for three generations. Our grandfather bled for that land. Our father died defending it. It's ours by right of blood and conquest.""It's ours unless we fail to respond to a formal challenge," Damian corrected, his voice h
DAMIAN'S OFFICE - BROTHER'S DISCUSSIONThe three brothers sat in Damian's office, the door locked, supposed business documents spread across the desk that none of them were actually reading."We need to talk about last night," Silas said finally, breaking the tense silence."What about it?" Damian'







