LOGIN[Flashback: The Capture]
Amanda smiled at me, as if she hadn’t just startled me with a silver sword.
“I came with Adrian when I heard Ravencrest had been attacked. I remembered you and Vada had gone there.”
She lifted her chin toward the others. “They’re my dormmates. What were you thinking?” she demanded. “Untie them!”&
Alpha Kaelen’s expression darkened as he easily forced me back onto the bed.I glared at him, unable to look away as the mate bond throbbed violently between us. Every instinct urged our wolves toward each other, but all I felt was disgust.“W-what was that?” he asked.Our wolves had recognized one another. But I refused to let mine answer the call.“You...” I whispered, unable to hide my disbelief. “How are you the mate the Moon Goddess chose for me?”“Mate?” His eyes are narrowing.Despite the undeniable pull between us, my anger surged back with full force. With the reputation he carried throughout the territories, there was no way I would let him treat me like this. He literally smelled of another woman!“I’m not going to sleep with someone like you!” I snapped. “You reek of another she-wolf!”
[Kira]After the wedding ceremony, Alpha Kaelen left the manor. His beta had summoned him for pack matters, though I had no desire to know what demanded his attention.I still wasn’t certain what fate I had thrown myself into. Still, one thing remained clear: I would find a way to convince my husband to let me continue my studies at the Lycan Academy.Martha prepared a warm bath for me, and I couldn’t shake the anxiety curling in my stomach over what might happen later that night.“Lady Kira...” Martha began softly as she poured warm water over my shoulders. “Forgive me for asking, but I still can’t believe you chose to come to Thornfell. Didn’t you love Sir Zev? He must be grieving your marriage.”“Please... don’t speak of him again.”She fell silent for a moment before gathering the courage to contin
[Lucian] “What?!” my father roared as the two warriors delivered their report the moment they returned to the pack house. They had only just come back from escorting Kira to Thornfell’s border. “Alpha Kaelen personally escorted Kira and Martha,” one warrior reported, his voice trembling with fear. “No one else was permitted to cross into Thornfell’s territory.” “They also instructed us to hand this over after ordering us to leave the border,” a servant said, stepping forward with an envelope. Inside was the marriage contract bearing the names of Kira and Kaelen Cross. Attached to it was an official treaty from Thornfell declaring that, with Blackwood having fulfilled its obligation by sending Kira as the bride, peace between the two packs would remain intact. “They also sent several boxes,” another warrior added, gesturing toward the crates being carried in behind him. “Gemstones, mostly. Other valuables from their territory. A gesture of good faith, they said.” “Alpha...” I sai
My heart pounded violently against my ribs, and my hand instinctively moved toward the whistle beneath my dress.“Enough!” I shouted before either side could lose control. “I am about to become your Alpha’s mate, your Luna! Touch me again, and I’ll personally see to it that you never use that hand again.”“Luna?” The guard let out a mocking laugh before spitting onto the ground. “My ass!”His eyes swept over me with open lust.“I’ll fuck you right here at the border before you ever make it to the Alpha’s pack house.” His grin turned downright vicious. “Let’s see if your little dream of becoming our Luna survives that.”He lunged for me, and every muscle in my body locked in place. Before his hand could reach me, a dagger whistled through the air and drove clean through his palm.A bloodcurdling scream ripped from his throat as blood splattered across my dress. The laughter vanished. Every wolf at the borde
My chest tightened, and no matter how desperately I tried to bury the pain, it clawed its way to the surface.I turned my gaze to Diana, whose tears continued to fall.“Now do you understand why setting foot in this manor is an insult to the Alpha’s bloodline? If you believe you’re making a noble sacrifice for Zev, then you’ve misunderstood everything.”She lowered her eyes, unable to meet mine.Zev didn’t understand a single word I meant. How could he? His mind had already made its choice; all he saw was Diana in tears and me standing before her, as if bullying an omega.“I said that’s enough!” His voice thundered across the garden.Before I could respond, a burning sting exploded across my cheek.The slap held more than anger. It came from frustration and a darkness in his eyes I’d never seen before. For a heartbeat, the entir
[Kira]One evening, a few days after my birthday, I was surprised when someone came to the manor looking for me.“Lady Kira, Diana is waiting outside. She says she’d like to speak with you,” my personal servant informed me.“Please escort her to the garden,” I said.I zipped up the travel bag I was bringing to Thornfell. Everything I needed for the journey had already been packed.Even so, I couldn’t help wondering what Diana wanted from me. I left my room and headed toward the garden, the very same place where I had learned the truth about Zev’s nature, his infidelity.I spotted her almost immediately. The moment our eyes met, she slowly rose to her feet.“What do you need from me?” I asked, stopping a few paces away.She didn’t bother exchanging greetings. “Zev and I slept t
Amanda and I traveled a long way to reach her pack. She spent most of the journey trying to distract me, sensing the heaviness weighing on my heart. Still, no amount of conversation could ease the unease gnawing at my chest.When we finally arrived at their territory, healers w
Drawing on my wolf spirit, I pressed my palm against the recognition stone embedded beside the control panel. A pulse of energy traveled through my arm as the system recognized my bloodline and granted temporary access.We had one minute before the authorization
The Luna had been a good mother to me for years. But standing here now, I couldn’t help wondering whether all of it had been nothing more than performance, a kindness worn like a mask to keep her secrets safe.The Alpha’s voice cut through the room, and with it,
Muriel’s eyes brightened the moment she spotted Enzo approaching. At the same time, thunder rumbled overhead, and a flash of lightning split the darkened sky, as if the heavens themselves were reacting to what was about to unfold. “There! That’s the shadow guard Gwen has been flirting with! She’s h







