ears l

s eyes-the blue-eyed Alpha. After that blurred night, which she couldn't really recall but had a good feeling about, she hadn't laid eyes on him

rner of the tent pulled he

t take Athena's.

ger the fragile woman who had collapsed in Marcus's doorway; her form was now slim and tough from days of hard work. Her complexion was no longer t

r striving. Despite being only minutes older than his sister, Aries was a tornado of black hair and res

were a wild mess, and her eyes always shimmered with a strange, shifting gold-especial

a touch of the arrogance Issa had come to recognize in t

ed, tackling her brother with surprisin

hat did I tell you about fighting in the morning?" He

, still clutching the bird. "She starte

mped her foot. "You liar! He's

a human bearing a werewolf's child-especially one from an Alpha line-was an abomination, a forbidden truth that could get them all killed. Over the years she had clung to the widely accepted lie that she'd been pregnant wh

ooden bird from his tight grip. "And Athena, stop fussing.

d. Athena's lower lip trem

camp guards were always watchful; their senses were too sharp. Five years of living under their brutal ru

e. "Issa! Get out of there! Th

warriors known for his cruelty. "Coming!" she called back, h

ftening. "You two be good. Stay inside. No f

you, Mama? I'm strong now. I can ca

orously. "Yes, Ma

u need to practice your counting." She handed them a handful of smooth pebbles-small,

e, closing the ten

so long, human?

I apologize, sir. I was...

w!" He shoved a heavy wooden yoke into her hands; two large, empty buckets

ng the yoke over her shoulders, the rough wood d

back to her children: Aries, Athena. The fear of their lineage being disc

. Issa paused, the yoke biting into her shoulders, her hear

e stumbling. It was Lena, a young human woman from the herb kitchens; her eyes w

knees, clutching her side. "It's coming..

"What are you babblin

as she pointed back toward the camp. "No... the Sky-Sky