LOGINKael’s POVI stormed out of the room, seething with rage. I could feel the madness beating like a drum in my head and the bloodthirst bubbling in my throat preparing to boil over—I could feel myself about to lose control if it wasn’t sated fast.All I could feel was rage and betrayal as my father’s
“The truth is…” he said hesitantly. “Back when we were kids, I know I never really talked to you but the reason why was that I…I had feelings for you. I…I’ve always regretted how everyone treated you when we were kids. I always hoped to find you again and get you out of there, even then. I begged an
Lyra’s POVThings settled into a new normal over the next few days.I would spend most of my time with other pack members during the day and every night I’d eat dinner with Kael and the others. Kael was entirely busy repairing the issues in the pack’s defenses that the rogues had created. He would c
Lyra’s POVBefore any of the rogues could blink, other smaller wolves suddenly jumped out and descended on them.I kept my eyes on my large wolf savior that was stalking towards me as the fight continued around us.I could tell by the size and solid color of the fur that I was looking at an alpha, a
Rule number one: catch them off guard. I couldn’t move but thankfully they hadn’t noticed whatever drug they had used had worn off and I woke up. It wasn't much…but at least it was a chance.Rule number two: gather information. I was in a random forest with no identifiable landmarks, dead end. It wa
Lyra’s POVI had a hard time falling asleep that night after speaking to Kael. The guards he sent to watch over me had assured me that everything was fine, that the rogues were being handled.I knew the guards were probably right, but it set me on edge that I hadn’t seen Kael since.I felt a sudden
LYRAI did not sleep.I sat in the doorway of the nursery all night, that was as close as they would let me, and I watched my son breathe. The nurses changed his swaddle twice. His color stayed good. By the time gray light came through the window, his fists were curling in sleep the way healthy babi
KAEL"It's a boy! You are warmly invited—"I dropped it into the fire.Gary stood three steps back. He always kept exactly three steps back when I was reading correspondence, close enough to answer, far enough to run. After six years as my beta, he had developed an excellent instinct for distances.
LYRA"Congratulations, Alpha Darius." The doctor extended the bundle to my husband. "A healthy male. Your heir."After eighteen hours, my son was born.He screamed. Just once — a furious, perfect sound, the most alive thing I had ever heard. I reached for him from where I lay — arms shaking, barely
Lyra’s POVI was completely frozen in shock at her words.There were countless stories and rumors from every territory about the Reaper King, some wildly exaggerated or conflicting, but there was one thing in every story that was always the same: how he took the throne.In every single version, Kael







