LOGINLyra's POV:This was supposed to be the happiest day and night of her life, and yet, right now, her entire world was silent. Her mating ceremony, the celebration of the change in her life and station, all of it had gone wrong.Even though she already knew that the attack was going to happen, she had expected it to go a whole other way. Instead of being quick and controlled like she had been assured, the entire hall had been thrown into chaos.After Damien, Nyssa and their entire pack had left, the entire estate had immediately gone on high alert.There was broken furniture everywhere she looked, and panicked guests were rushing out of the estate.It had been an hour now since the attack had happened, and Lyra could not help but grit her teeth whenever she thought about it.Now, she stood in her new chamber, standing right in front of Adrian, who was sitting shirtless on the edge of the bed.With a frown on her face, Lyra dipped a clean cloth into the warm water beside her before wring
Blade's POVIt only took a single glance for Blade to know that something was wrong with the image in front of him. Ever since the attack on Adrian’s hall had happened, he had been on high alert.He knew this was the one moment where the traitor’s guard would be down, it would be the best moment for the traitor. But yet, no matter what he checked, or how hard he searched, he still had not found any evidence that there was a traitor.But within him, there was an instinct that refused to die, one that told him that whoever the traitor was, they were here. He lifted his gaze as he looked across the courtyard, towards the group of elders who were speaking in whispers amongst themselves.With a frown on his face, Blade slowly began to make his way towards them. He only paused when he could clearly hear what the elders were speaking about.Some of them were debating the schedules for the next week, in case of a retaliatory attack, others were talking about increasing patrol rotations.It wa
Nyssa's POV:The journey back to the Viscount Pack was far quieter than the one that had brought us to Adrian's wedding. And it wasn’t because we had lost. No, we had actually won, the ambush that Adrian had planned failed.Both Damien and I had walked out of the hall completely unharmed, and ont a single wolf from the Viscount pack had fallen. Some had been injured, yes, but the injuries were not serious.In short, it was a complete victory, but yet, no one celebrated.It took about an hour before we got back to the estate, and when the convoy eventually rolled through the already open gates, the mood had soured further.By the time we got home, the sun had just begun to set and the sky had already begun to turn orange. A couple of guards stationed around the estate – in case of a surprise attack – immediately came forward and saluted them."Alpha!" they greeted with a bow, "Luna!"I heard the large gates close behind us with a heavy groan, and for the first time since we left the ce
Damien's POV:The moment Adrian smiled turned insidious, I immediately knew that something was about to happen.I grew more alert when I realized that, for the first time since we had walked boldly down the ceremonial hall, Adrian looked relaxed. He had obviously been tensed earlier, but the moment he got close to us, it was like some sort of tension had been released from his shoulder.And now, his smile had widened, and when he stopped walking right in front of us, I shifted just slightly, just enough to keep Nyssa from his sight, to cover her if anything wrong was to happen.Just like I had expected, he shouted, and the world exploded around us."Now!"The obviously planned attack began almost immediately. The hall we were in had three large doors, one at the entrance, and one to the east and to the west.The moment Adrian shouted, the eastern and western doors immediately slammed open, and heavily armored and shifted wolves began to pour in.All hell broke loose in the hall as glas
Nyssa's POV:Adrian's voice cut through the silence like a blade. His golden, rage-filled eyes were locked on Damien and his jaw was so tight that for a moment, I thought he was going to break his teeth.Beside me, Damien didn't even blink. Instead, he smiled, and his expression somehow managed to soften,"Why am I here?” he frowned. “You sent dozens of invitation letters to us. Of course, I had to show up."Damien’s reply was so sharp and immediate that some of the wolves behind us let out muffled chuckles. Adrian heard them, and his expression darkened further."Is this funny to you?" he hissed, his composure was already cracking, but there was something about the way he was acting that didn’t seem alright to me.Because, I could tell that he was acting. Adrian meant the words, but he wouldn’t use them in a scenario like this, not unless there was something he was specifically waiting for. This was all a performance, but for whom?My mate simply shrugged in response, “Your invitation
Nyssa's POV:The drive to the Silver Ridge Pack took a little under an hour, and not once during the journey there, did anyone inside our convoy speak. Damien sat beside me in the back seat, and his hands were wrapped around mine.Sometimes, his thumb brushed across the back of my hand, and each time it did, the anxiety twisting inside my chest eased just a little.We were in the middle of a convoy made up of five cars, two in front of us, and two behind. Blade rode the vehicle directly in front of us.Honestly, I thought all the wolves we were bringing along were too much, but Damien thought the opposite. He wanted to bring more, it took some convincing to get him to narrow it down to four cars.And every wolf that we brought with us was alert. If anything happened, they would be at our side in seconds.When we got close to the hall for the ceremony, Damien turned to face me and squeezed my hands,“We are almost there,” he whispered, “Are you sure?”I looked up at him, and nodded. I c
“Three weeks,”Even though I had been the one to set the date, that phrase kept on echoing in my mind. The words wrapped around my thoughts like a promise I wasn’t quite ready to question. In three weeks, absolutely everything about my life was going to change.In three weeks time, we will be mated
Voices filled the boardroom, but I didn’t pay them any attention. I was far too lost in my thoughts for that.Numbers kept getting presented on screen, projections were debated and risk calculated. This was a high level board meeting, one that demanded precision and focus. And right now, I could ha
By the time I pulled into the parking lot of my apartment, it was pretty clear that the sun was getting ready to set. I killed the engine of my car and sat there for a long moment, my fingers resting on the steering wheel as I took deep long breaths.Then, I exhaled and stepped out of my car.The m
I frowned as I stared into his eyes,Dinner? What was he thinking?Back in the past, I knew he liked me, but we were never an item. Why would he suddenly want to take me out?Damien was not trying to intimidate me like Adrian. But there was a power beneath his calm that was making my senses tingle.







