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LEVI'S POVRowan had beaten me nine times.At this point, I was convinced he had completely forgotten that this was supposed to be a friendly game between a father and his son and not a championship final.The field had been filled with his laughter for the last several minutes as he chased after the ball, and every time he scored, he celebrated like thousands of people were watching him.By the time the tenth goal went in, I didn't even bother trying to pretend I had a chance. The ball rolled past me, and Rowan immediately threw his arms into the air."Ten!”Rowan turned around and held up both hands, counting on his fingers with the biggest smile I had seen all day as he proudly celebrated his victory over me."I beat you ten times. I won!" he cheered, his face practically glowing with pure, unadulterated joy.Exhausted from trying to keep up with his endless energy, I dropped onto the grass with a tired breath."Alright. I can't do it anymore. I give up.”He laughed brightly at my
LEVI'S POVThe courtyard was quiet except for the sound of our footsteps against the stone floor. The morning air was cool, and the training space had already been prepared before we arrived. I made sure everything we needed was ready, but judging by the look on Brooks’ face, she was far from ready.She stood in the middle of the courtyard with her arms crossed like I had personally offended her."You're making me do this a few days before our wedding?"I raised an eyebrow."We haven't even started."She gave me a look that told me she did not appreciate my response. I couldn't help but smile faintly at her dramatic resistance, stepping closer to her."Brooks, you're a queen now. And that means you do need basic fighting skills. You need to know how to protect yourself if something happens."She looked away."I don't want you depending on someone else every time you're in danger."Brooks looked back at me, and I could see she understood. But she still wasn't happy about it. She let ou
BROOK'S POVThe wedding plans were already underway, and although Levi and I had both agreed that we wanted something small and private, a persistent knot of anxiety kept tightening in my stomach.I had started to realize that small did not always mean simple. There were still countless details to think about.The decorations, the guest list, the location, the clothes, the timing. Even with a planner handling most of it, there were still moments where I found myself worrying over things I had never expected to worry about.I had just finished a call with the wedding planner when I placed my phone down on the table and let out a quiet breath.Everything was moving so quickly.Not long ago, I had been struggling just to understand where my life was going. Now I was preparing to marry Levi.A knock sounded at the door, pulling me from my thoughts. I looked up, expecting one of the staff members.Instead, when the door opened, I saw Sera standing there. A sharp jolt of surprise rippled th
LEVI'S POVMy two men stepped past me into the damp cell, and immediately went to work on Flint, grabbing his restrained hands.I watched as they gripped his fingers one by one, twisting and pulling until the sickening, wet cracks of shattering bones filled the cell. I was waiting for the moment he would finally break.But he refused to give in.Flint ground his teeth together so tightly that his jaw muscles strained to the breaking point, stubbornly chesting the blinding pain without letting a single cry escape his lips.My men didn't slow down for a second. His fingers hung uselessly as they continued breaking his bones, while the iron shackles rattled violently against the stone wall from his involuntary body tremors.“Are you going to talk, or should they take it up a notch? That's completely up to you,” I told him, keeping my voice perfectly steady.Flint didn't say a word, choosing instead to stare directly ahead through bloodshot eyes. His face was pale and drenched in sweat as
LEVI'S POVToday was the day I would finally get some investigation on Brook's history and background done. And my first stop was the orphanage where she grew up.The building was simple, but it was very neatly managed. There was a garden that was neatly maintained, the windows were clean, and there were signs that the people inside genuinely cared for the place.As I stepped in, the children's laughter immediately washed over me, and I was immediately greeted by a woman sitting behind a small reception desk.She looked up, and the moment she recognized me, and her expression changed to a bright, enthusiastic smile as she quickly stood and bowed politely."Alpha Levi. We were not expecting your visit, but it is an honor to have you here. Welcome."I gave her a small nod."Thank you."She looked slightly curious but remained respectful."How may we assist you?""I would like to speak with the head matron."The receptionist nodded eagerly."Of course. Please, come with me. I'll take you
THEO'S POVIt was late in the night, and I was sitting quietly in the living room, when a sharp, piercing scream ripped through the absolute silence of the apartment.That scream came from Sera's bedroom.The pure terror in her voice made my heart drop instantly, and I was on my feet before I even realized it, rushing down the hallway and throwing her door open to find her twisting wildly beneath the tangled blankets.Sera was tossing and turning across the mattress, her face contorted in pain as she whimpered and fought against an invisible enemy in her sleep.She was having a nightmare.I hurried to the edge of the bed and grabbed her trembling shoulders, shaking her firmly to break the hold of the dream while trying to shout over her panicked cries."Sera, wake up, you're having a nightmare, open your eyes!" I said loudly, my own voice tight with worry as I shook her again, desperate to pull her back to reality."Sera, please, wake up, it's just a dream, you're okay!"She snapped a
BROOK'S POVMy discombobulated mind kept on thinking about Levi finding me. That those doors will break open and Levi will rush in to save me and get me out of this hell before it could go any further and disastrous.He shifted his weight slightly, like he was bored of my silence, and then his atte
BROOK'S POVI woke up with a slow, confused drag of consciousness, like my mind was surfacing through thick waterMy first breath came out uneven, catching halfway in my throat, and when I tried to move my arms, nothing happened. My wrists were pulled tightly behind my back, held so firmly I could
LEVI'S POVI had been bothered about Flint for days, and the feeling refused to go away no matter how many times I tried to dismiss it.So I looked into him.I had every available report pulled. Every background check. Every record that could be accessed through official channels.Nothing was out o
BROOK'S POVI reached out to Flint more often over the next couple of days to check on him, even though I didn’t feel like it, even when something inside me resisted the action in a way I couldn’t properly explain.I told myself it was nothing. That I was just tired. That I was still unsettled from







