LOGINRyker's POV"Which makes you the rightful heir to rule all packs, not just Silverfang."Ronald's declaration still hung in the dusty archive room, the words vibrating through the fresh triad bond like a struck tuning fork, and I watched Anna's face completely change as the true weight of her bloodline settled into her bones. Her platinum veins flared beneath her pale skin, a beautiful, terrifying glow that made my inner wolf want to drop to its knees right there on the stone floor."The heir," I muttered, my large hands gripping the edges of the map table so hard the old wood groaned under my weight. "The entire werewolf world has been waiting for a central anchor for two decades, and she is standing right in front of us.""We don't have time for a royal presentation, Ryker," Anna said, her voice dropping into that deep, layered resonance that made my chest throb with a fierce, protective heat. "Magnus is burning the Council chambers, and Derrick is using my stolen light to tear the v
Anna's POVRonald’s words fell like heavy iron blocks into the dusty air of the archive room, and the sudden silence that followed was so loud I could hear the tiny flame of the candle eating through its wax. I sat up completely on the leather cot, my fingers twisting into the rough sheet, my heart hammering against my ribs with a fierce, burning heat that had nothing to do with the triad bond."My father," I whispered, my voice shaking as I stared at the crimson ink on the ancient page Ronald was holding with trembling fingers. "Magnus told everyone he died in a border skirmish, he told my mother he was a nobody who abandoned us before the purge even started.""He lied to the entire continent, Anna," Ronald said, his face completely pale as he stepped over to the side of my cot, holding the silver-bound text open so I could see the circular sun crest stamped into the parchment. "Look at the records, Magnus didn't just assassinate him for the Silverfang territory, he did it because yo
Ronald's POVThe heavy link snapped, and Anna collapsed sideways into my chest, her pale skin burning with a chaotic, golden heat that felt like a furnace against my ribs. I caught her tightly, my boots skidding in the gray ash of the northern ridge camp, while Joanna remained face-down in the dirt, weeping softly from the absolute destruction of her mental barriers."Ryker, secure the northern warriors, they are completely leaderless now," I barked, lifting Anna into my arms as her platinum eyes closed, her breathing turning fast, shallow, and terrifyingly hot."I have the perimeter, Ronald, get her back to the archives," Ryker roared, his massive fists clenching as he turned his yellow wolf glare onto the five hundred northern spearmen, who were already dropping to their knees in submission before our combined triad aura.I didn't waste a single heartbeat, shifting mid-stride into my silver wolf form with Anna slung carefully across my broad shoulders, tearing through the dense fore
Anna's POVThe fifty black wolves stood perfectly still in the flickering firelight, their breathing a collective, heavy rumble that filled the wide arena, their freshly turned platinum eyes reflecting the massive wave of energy humming inside my chest cavity. Joanna scrambled backward on her knees, her hands clawing frantically at the loose gravel as she stared at the animals that had just been ready to tear my throat out under her command."This is impossible," Joanna shrieked, her voice cracking into a high, panicked squeak that echoed off the high rocks of the northern ridge. "Get up, you mindless beasts, I am your Alpha, I am Magnus’s blood, I command you to shred her to pieces right now."The giant black wolf closest to her foot didn't lung forward at me, it simply bared its long, silver fangs and let out a low, terrifying growl that vibrated directly against her shins, forcing her to freeze in pure terror.I stood up slowly from the dusty ground, my torn shirt fluttering in the
Anna's POVMid-fight, Magnus's wolves attack the arena, and Marcus is killed by Joanna.The sight of Marcus’s lifeless body hitting the smoking dirt sent a violent, icy shockwave right through our shared triad link, but before I could even draw a breath to yell a warning to Ryker, a heavy, suffocating weight slammed into my back from the shadows. Two massive, pitch-black wolves crashed into my shoulders, their combined weight pinning my face directly against the sharp gravel, their foaming jaws snapping inches from my ears as they held my limbs flat. I fought against the pressure, trying to call upon the deep pool of platinum energy inside my chest, but a sharp, sudden kick to my ribs cut my breathing short, making my vision blur into dark streaks."Look at you, lying in the dirt exactly where you belong," Joanna hissed, her shadow falling over my face as she stepped into my line of sight, her fingers dripping with Marcus's fresh crimson blood."Anna," Ronald screamed from across the
Ryker's POVThe sickening sound of teeth tearing into my mate's flesh echoed across the quiet clearing, and the triad bond inside my chest didn't just snap, it became a raging volcano of pure, unadulterated fury that obliterated my control. I burst through the thick foliage at the edge of the northern ridge, my heavy boots tearing up the damp dirt as I moved faster than a bullet, my yellow wolf eyes locked onto Marcus's broad shoulders."Get your filthy jaws off her," I roared, a sound so loud it caused several wine glasses on the neutral camp tables to shatter into pieces, and my large hand slammed into the back of Marcus’s neck, gripping his collar with a brutal strength.I hauled him backward with a massive, violent heave, ripping his fangs clean out of Anna's shoulder, a few drops of her dark crimson blood splashing onto the dry grass between us. Marcus stumbled over a loose stone, his boots skidding in the dirt as his five hundred northern warriors instantly drew their heavy iro
Anna's POVI stared out the window watching the sun set over the mountains, somewhere up there Elena was being tortured because of me."Anna you need to eat something," Ronald said, he'd brought food but I couldn't look at it."I'm not hungry.""You haven't eaten all day.""My strength won't matter
Ronald's POVWe got back to the palace and I immediately called an emergency meeting with our intelligence team, Marcus was already in the war room when we arrived with maps and photos spread across the table."What do we have?" I asked."Two confirmed sightings of Joanna in the past twenty-four ho
Ryker's POVI woke up to bright lights burning my eyes and the smell of antiseptic filling my nose, my whole body felt like it was on fire. I tried to sit up but strong hands pushed me back down."Don't move," Ronald's voice said above me. "You're still recovering."I blinked until my vision cleare
The ritual room was dark and very warm. The only light came from black candles that flickered on the stone floor. The air was thick with the scent of sandalwood and the heavy, musky smell of two Alpha men. Tonight was the night I would stop being a weak, wolfless girl. I was going to become the Lun







