Guards - Faye Knightly

An interconnected standalone set in the post apocalyptic Breeders universe, Guards takes you deeper into the twisted dynamics of Pack Singer.

The Packless

They call me packless, but I’ve always had a family. Or I did, until a group of scavengers caught us unawares and killed everyone I’ve ever loved. I’ve come to Pack Singer injured, weak, but when a soft-hearted guard nurses me back to health, I see my chance. I beg him to help me join Pack Singer’s prestigious breeding program. If I’m pregnant with one of their own, there’s no way they’ll refuse me. I need to keep it cool, fake my way in, and conceive before I’m discovered.

All I want is to have a home, and I refuse to settle for anything less than one of the Big 10.

Jace

Demoted and dejected, I settle into the role of grunt when I used to lead. All, for what, refusing to acknowledge what my brother was planning to do?

Truly alone for the first time in my life, I find one of the packless bleeding and unconscious in the woods. She needs me, and the more I stare into her brilliant green eyes, the more I think I need her. When she comes up with a plan to find sanctuary at Pack Singer by becoming a pack mother, I go along with it.

But she won’t go alone.

The Hawk mask I once wore with pride feels constrictive. I swore I’d never wear it again, but if this is what she needs, I can’t deny her.