Chapter: She Was Done Being Pushed AroundAriaThe glass doors slammed shut behind us. Xavier dragged me onto the balcony before anyone could stop him, before my father could challenge him, before I could remember how to breathe. The full moon seemed to be mocking me.My skin buzzed and my bones ached. Vin was whining and whimpering in my chest. I couldn't tell if she was excited or angry, just like me. “You need to explain,” I whispered. My voice shook. “What did you mean by dragging me here?” Xavier didn’t answer. He gripped the stone railing until cracks spiderwebbed under his fingers. 6’4 of Alpha barely holding the beast back. His scent rolled off him in waves, a strong lavender scent and it made my empty chest cavity hurt. When he turned, his eyes were fully gold with underlying darkness in it. They were not just Alpha's eyes. They were predator eyes marked by mate eyes. His voice came shaky.“I felt the mate bond snap into place five years ago." His voice was rough, like he’d been fighting it for years. “You were
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Chapter: The Secret She Never KnewThe hall was still as Xavier's voice thundered same word."Mate" I saw his eyes changing at the same time his voice rumbled in the room, quietly though. My claws were digging hard into my clasped fingers as my whole body shook at the bond. I wished the room had silenced his words. I wouldn't have minded if my wolf was the only one that admitted the mate bond.As I stood, surrounded by the people who wouldn't think twice about hurting or berating me, my gaze locked on Alpha Xavier and I saw something strange.His expression, though cold, didn't hold pity or disgust. It never held the bored dismissal Alec perfected each time we are together. Alpha Xavier was different.I marked recognition in those eyes as soon a the words were uttered by us at same time.His was old and deep. The kind that hit under bone and marrow. This mate-bond was undeniable and it flared between us for half a second before both of us slammed the door on it.But half a second was enough, even if my heart was burni
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Chapter: A Surprise AwaitsAriaI got to my room, my chest heavy and thumping. I slumped on my bed, the tears running wilder while the bed creaked too loudly as it reminded me of what I truly am.An overweight Luna only fit for treaties.The scene had hit harder than I could take. As my body shook violently with the memories of his betrayal, I made a resolve to end it all." Maybe it's time to give him the Luna he wants."I heard the click and a familiar scent invading my room. I stopped crying, lifting my head to face the window. I could feel the puffiness as I stared at the moon who obviously was mocking my predicament. I knew it was Alec. His scent had been part of my life for more than three years of marriage. As my eyes landed on the man I had shared these last three years loving and being the perfect wife, I had a tiny ray of hope that maybe it was all a misunderstanding."Aria, who gave you the right to spy on me?" Alec was rough, edgy and nothing like the man who was supposed to give me an explanation.
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Chapter: Too Tired To Continue“Wife, the meat is overcooked.”My hands trembled a little as Alec's voice cut through the hissing sound of the meat on the grill. “It’s rare for you to ask, hubby.” It was the night of the Sacred bonfire and I was eagerly preparing the meat meant for Alec, the Alpha of Crest view Pack and my chosen mate. It's been days I had such a bonding with him in midst of the pack. Maybe I was too caught off by my emotions and let the meat keep cooking.My dress clung where it wasn’t supposed to. I had pulled the laces tighter. I hated it but I had no choice. I had to please Alec. Yet, it hadn’t helped as the extra lumps kept flagging. He glanced sideways, disgust sitting perfectly on that gorgeous face of his. He didn’t look at me again, even when I placed the platter down at his feet. His eyes were glued to someone else.Her. Selene Alberto, the daughter of the late Gamma.I bite down my lips. Selene was lean, so slim that she was all angles and sharp hips and, no extra anything. She was no
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Chapter: A Place Of RestElise Pov For the longest time, I believed love was a chain.Something invisible, yet heavy enough to pull at my chest until breathing felt like a burden. They called it the mate bond, sacred, unbreakable, destined. But no one ever spoke about how lonely destiny could feel when it was forced upon you.I had been that girl once. Trapped inside expectations, watched by eyes that measured my worth by bloodlines and power. I smiled when I was told to smile. I nodded when I was told to choose. And inside, I slowly disappeared.Until Derek.It still surprised me how quietly he became my refuge.There was no thunder when I first realized it. No dramatic confession. No moment where the world stopped spinning. It was in the little things, how he waited when I walked slower, how he listened without interrupting, how he never demanded my affection but earned it.Now, as the morning sun poured gently into our chamber, I lay awake beside him, listening to the steady rhythm of his breathing.This.
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Chapter: It Felt Like HomeElise’s POVThe news of Derek being chosen did not arrive quietly.It exploded.By sunrise, the entire palace hummed with voices, some joyful, some doubtful, some sharp with resentment. I heard my name whispered in corners, heard Derek’s spoken with reverence and envy alike. Even the walls seemed to listen.Yet inside my chamber, everything felt strangely still.I stood before the mirror as the maids dressed me for the coronation, my reflection staring back with eyes that had seen too much blood, too many broken bonds. Gold fabric slid over my shoulders, soft and heavy, stitched with the ancient markings of a Luna. My wolf stirred beneath my skin not restless this time, but alert. Watchful.“You look radiant, my lady,” one maid whispered.I did not answer. My thoughts were elsewhere.With Derek.Three weeks ago, I had lain unconscious, suspended between life and death. When I woke, I had asked for Damon and Drake first not because I loved them more, but because I needed to see the ful
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Chapter: Just Only UsDerek’s POVI did not expect this.Not after everything.Not after the way Elise had looked through me these past weeks as though I were smoke instead of flesh.Not after the silence she wrapped around herself whenever I entered a room, polite, distant, unbreakable.When Damon failed, the hall erupted.Not with shock,.no, most of them had expected Damon to succeed but with confusion. Whispers skittered across the stone walls like frightened insects. I stood frozen among them, my arms crossed, my jaw clenched so tight it hurt.I told myself I did not care.I told myself it meant nothing.Then Drake failed too.That… that was when something shifted.Drake stormed out of the council chamber like a wounded beast, fury rolling off him in waves so sharp it made the guards step back. Elise emerged moments later, calm, composed, her face unreadable. She did not look at Drake. She did not look at Damon.She looked straight ahead.And then..Her voice rang through the hall.“Summon Derek.”The
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Chapter: No ExpectationElise’s POVMorning came quietly, as though the world itself was holding its breath.The palace buzzed with restrained anticipation, whispers slipping through corridors like shadows. Everyone knew what today meant. Damon’s rejection had shaken the pack to its core, and now all eyes were on the next walk into the woods, on me, and on Drake.I dressed slowly, deliberately. Not for beauty, not for ceremony, but for resolve. My reflection stared back at me with unfamiliar steadiness. Three weeks ago, I had been bleeding on cold stone, caught between brothers who forgot what love meant the moment power entered the room. Today, I was the one deciding their fate.When Drake arrived to escort me, he bowed slightly, a boyish smile tugging at his lips.“You look… radiant,” he said, clearly nervous. “The Moon must be smiling today.”I smiled back, soft and practiced. “You’ve always had a way with words, Drake.”His ears reddened faintly as we walked side by side toward the forest. Unlike Damon,
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Chapter: A Different OutcomeElise’s POVIts towering trees stood like ancient witnesses, their roots tangled deep beneath the earth, holding memories older than the throne, older than the pack itself. As I stepped beneath the canopy with Damon beside me, the air thick with pine and damp soil, I wondered how many lies had been whispered here, and how many truths had been broken open under the Moon’s gaze.Everyone knew where we were going.The elders had not tried to hide it. The guards had bowed as we passed. The pack watched from a distance, pretending not to stare while silently weighing the fate of their future Alpha. By nightfall, the entire kingdom would know whether Damon would rise or fall.Damon walked close to me, his shoulder almost brushing mine. Too close.“You’re quiet, my Luna,” he said gently, his voice smooth, practiced. “Are you nervous?”That word, Luna hit me like a stone to the chest.I kept my gaze forward. “I’m thinking.”He smiled, as if pleased by that. “You always think too much. Tonight
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Chapter: ChosenElise’s POVIn the days leading up to the council’s decision, silence became the only thing Derek ever gave me.Damon visited often, always with purpose sharpened into kindness checking on my strength, speaking of the pack, reminding me gently of the burden resting on my shoulders. Drake, on the other hand, sent messages through servants and guards, asking for private moments, for explanations, for reassurance that whatever lay between us had not dissolved with blood and steel. He was restless, desperate to be seen, to be heard.But Derek never came.At first, I told myself it was pride. Or restraint. Or perhaps the elders had ordered him away from me until the final decision was made. Each excuse fit neatly enough to keep the ache in my chest from swelling into something unbearable.Yet as the days passed, it became clear, Derek was choosing distance.When we crossed paths in the corridors, he bowed respectfully, his expression unreadable, his eyes never lingering on mine. When the p
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