MasukRen’s POV Hearing Catherine's words, I knew I was doomed. I was about to be banished from the pack and become a rogue. No, I didn't want to be a rogue. If I stepped foot outside this pack alone, I would soon die in the wild.I threw my pride away. Ignoring the agonizing throb in my injured knee, I shuffled forward on my knees across the marble floor. "Princess Catherine, please," I begged, my voice cracking with absolute desperation. "I’ll do anything. Please, just let me stay!"Catherine crouched down, her dress pooling on the floor, her face twisted with mockery. "You pathetic bitch," she spat. "You should be thanking me. I am sparing your life at the very moment I want to kill you most!"My eyes widened in terror. She still wanted me dead. If I wasn't the Lycan King's mate, my head would already be rolling across this floor.Catherine stood up smoothly, her eyes turning cold. "Gammas. Banish him from the pack."The two massive Gammas hauled me up roughly by my arms. I thrashed
Lyall's words struck me like a physical blow.He actually said he would kill anyone who dared to hurt me. I couldn't fathom that anyone in this world could show me such kindness, especially not a King.I even wondered if I was still dreaming, if the Moon Goddess had finally taken pity on my wretched existence and woven me a beautiful illusion. I pinched myself in secret. The sharp, stinging pain flared up instantly.Oh, Goddess. I wasn't dead. This was real.Lyall carried me to a soft, expansive bed. I looked around at the luxurious decorations: ornate furnishings, rich fabrics, and warm candlelight. This was the most extravagant place in the entire pack, reserved exclusively for honored guests. It turned out he had already owned the most luxurious accommodations all along."You don't have to do this." I shook my head. "Lyall, I know a mate is precious, but I'm a man, and no one..." No one wants their partner to be unable to produce a powerful heir, especially the Lycan King. The thoug
Kane’s pov I never expected Ren to have a new mate so quickly. And of all people… King Lyall.No. I couldn’t accept itWhat I found even more unacceptable was that he wasn't rejected by King Lyall! When I rejected him, he accepted it without a fight.The thought of Ren, who rightfully belonged to me, becoming King Lyall's mate drove me insane with jealousy.Especially at this very moment, as Ren was being held so tightly in King Lyall's arms. Looking at them, a heavy wave of regret washed over me. I actually started to regret rejecting Ren just because he was a man.I hated this feeling. If I had just accepted him, Ren would be in my arms right now. We would have spent a wonderful, passionate night together. I would have sunk my teeth deep into his neck, marked him brutally, and made him my complete mate. I knew it would have excited him greatly; he would have trembled with joy under my touch.But Ren didn't even glance at me. Not a single look. His eyes were entirely fixed on King
I opened my eyes abruptly, completely stunned.standing right in front of Kane at this very moment was Lyall."Lyall, the rogue... what on earth was he doing here? "Panic completely overrode my relief. He was just a rogue. Kane was an Alpha surrounded by his guards."Lyall, run!" I screamed, my voice cracking in terror. "You'll die here if you don't!"But Lyall didn't move. And then, I noticed Kane. The arrogant, ruthless Alpha wasn't attacking. His face was entirely drained of blood, his hands trembling as he dropped his broken hilt. He fell straight to his knees, pressing his forehead into the dirt."King," Kane begged, his voice shaking with raw terror. "Do not listen to him. I never had such thoughts. I swear it!""King?" My brain completely stalled. "What was Alpha Kane saying? Lyall was the King?"I looked past Lyall's broad shoulders and saw the towering man in dark armor standing right behind him. It was the man from the banquet hall. Caspian. The Lycan King's most loyal Beta
"Nonsense!" Ruth roared, her eyes flashing a dangerous, blood-red. "You are the one who killed my mate! I can smell his scent on you!"Right before my eyes, her jaw elongated. Thick, coarse brown fur burst through the collar of her shirt, and her ears stretched to sharp points. She was actually half-shifting into a werewolf!"Ruth, please... cough... you have to believe me!" I choked out, desperately trying to explain, but she didn’t give me a single second.With a vicious sneer, she raised her heavy boot and brought it crashing directly down onto my outstretched hand.Crack.The sickening sound of my own bones snapping echoed in the courtyard. A blinding, white-hot agony shot up my arm, so intense it robbed me of my breath.Vera stepped forward triumphantly, mocking me, completely unbothered by my shattered hand. "With just one word from Princess Catherine, you die here today."Catherine took two disgusted steps back, holding a perfumed handkerchief over her nose. Yet, looking at my
Early the next morning,my eyes snapped open. I instinctively reached out, my hand slapping against the mattress beside me.Cold. Nothing.The arrogant rogue—the one who had been touching himself in the freezing river last night was completely gone. “Damn it, where did he go?"Panic spiked in my chest.If that bastard caused any trouble, if the guards found a rogue wandering the pack territory, they would trace him straight back to this room. They would brand me a traitor. I would be executed for treason before the sun even fully set.I threw off the threadbare blanket, scrambling to my feet, and yanked the heavy wooden door open to search for him.But a massive, terrifying weight slammed directly into my chest. Before a single breath could leave my lungs, I was thrown backward, crashing brutally onto the wooden floorboards. Thick, meaty fingers twisted into my frayed collar, hauling me up until my feet dangled off the ground and my airway was completely cut off."It's you! You killed m







