Once upon a time, humankind ruled the world while lycans and vampires lived in secret.This is no longer that time. Luna An arranged marriage? Fck. This.I’m an alpha female. I choose my future. Not society. Not my father. And certainly not him.SilasI didn’t survive just to be cast aside as a low level lycan. I’m more powerful than they realize. More determined. More intelligent. And far more … I’m more powerful than they realize. More determined. More intelligent. And far more worthy of her than anyone else.
Edon
Duty–a word I loathe.
I’m the future Clemente Clan Alpha. There are rules. There are responsibilities. There can be no love. No free will.
But the heart wants what the heart wants, and right now, I desire them both.
Welcome to the Clemente Clan.
Be careful. We Bite.
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“You’re, uh, talented.”
Silas chuckled, the sound low and tempting. “Talented, huh?”
I swallowed. “Yeah. You, uh, yeah.” I shook my head, my skin heating. “We shouldn’t talk about it anymore.” Or I was going to give in to the urge to experience it all over again, and wouldn’t that be a catastrophe in the making.
“Oh, I don’t know; I find it a fascinating conversation,” a male voice drawled from the hallway. “Please continue, little mate. Tell us all about how Silas made you feel beneath his tongue.”
My hands froze against Silas’s chin, my heart leaping into my throat. Silas didn’t appear surprised at all. Either he’d sensed the alpha’s arrival or he didn’t care. I couldn’t tell. But probably the former.
I hadn’t heard or scented Edon’s approach, something I attributed to his stealthy alpha ways and the fact that his cologne was a permanent fixture inside his house.
He stepped into the entryway to lean against the door frame. “Well, Luna? Tell us about his talent. Or would you prefer my summary? I did watch it all unfold, after all.”
“Edon…” My throat resembled sandpaper, his name rough on the air. No amount of swallowing or coughing would clear it, the sensation latching on and refusing to let go. And all the while, he stood there with an eyebrow arched, his expression otherwise unreadable, as he no doubt smelled the intrigue permeating the small room.
I couldn’t hide it.
And neither could Silas.
“I was just cutting his hair,” I said, explaining our proximity. I set the blade down, nearly finished anyway. “He looked like a shaggy dog.”
“A shaggy dog with a talented tongue,” Edon returned, evidently not letting that part go. “Which isn’t at all what I asked about, little mate. I want to hear about what you did then and how he made you feel. If you’re really descriptive, maybe I’ll allow him to do it again, something I know you’re both craving. Right, Silas?”
Silas didn’t appear nearly as rattled as me, his gaze meeting the fuming alpha’s without even blinking. “Yes.”
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Howling hotness
Once again Foss has delivered!
I am ever amazed at this author’s ability to bring her characters to life. Every time I open one of her books I am transported to another world. Her characters are so vivid so real.
They stay with you long after you close the pages.
Silas oh that lucky dog … He won the Immortal cup and was chosen by the lichens!
All his life – this is what he has worked for – trained for -his dreams are coming to fruition.
Psych!
Turns out it was all a lie – immortality sucks!
Luna has been betrothed to Edon the misogynistic cruel self-absorbed next in line alpha of the Clemente Clan
So not happening!
But Luna has a trick up the sleeve that should ensure him refusing to claim her, releasing her from the mating. It will be worth her father’s punishment heck even being cast out as a rogue would be better than being Edon’s toy.
Oh, little wolf you couldn’t be more misguided.
Turns out Edon likes his toys to be a bit difficult. More fun if they fight back.
Edon knows to ascend as Clemente’s Alpha he must pass the trials and claim a mate. Luna has been predestined for him. Sealing a treaty between the two packs. He only needs her to ascend and to produce an heir. She is nothing but a duty.
He’s ready for whatever his father can throw at him. It’s his time to rule.
And he will at any price.
This is the third book in the series and again Foss nails it!
The connection between these three is flawless!
As a reader the transition from enemies to maybe more – from maker to lover- it was seamless. It felt right.
Sure I wanted to throttle Luna on occasion. Took her long enough to remove her blinders!
And Silas… Silas was the glue that brought them all together. He fit just perfectly. Just the right snark to be a pain in the flank but not so much that you wanted to beam him upside the snout
Edon so don’t want to spoil that surprise.
You need to read the first two in this series to get the backstory and knowledge. Each story is an on the edge of your seat read that spotlights a pair (or triad in this case) of characters from within the running series.
This ends on an HFN