LOGIN"You just made all this up!" She screamed, her voice cracking. She stepped toward him, her eyes wide and frantic. "You're lying! You're just saying this to make me feel guilty, to twist the knife! You're a liar, Kael! A liar!"Kael didn't even flinch. The walls he had spent years building around his heart slammed shut with a deafening finality. He didn't try to convince her. He didn't offer proof. He didn't even look at her with the love that had defined the last few months. His expression was a mask of cold, dead stone."Leave my pack. Right now," he said, his voice devoid of emotion. "I don't want to ever see your face again." He paused, a flicker of something dark crossing his eyes. "You are lucky I fell for you. If I hadn't, you would have been without your head before you could even blink."He turned his back on her, his shoulders rigid, and began to walk toward the door. Panic surged through Morvienne. The thought of him walking away, of this being the end, was terrifying. "It
Morvienne took a shuddering breath, her chest heaving as she fought to keep her composure. She reached up and aggressively wiped the tears from her cheeks with the back of her hand. She felt her heart hammering against her ribs, but she forced it to slow down as she hardened her mind, pulling a cold, thick wall around her emotions, shutting out the sight of his broken expression. She had to be the monster he now believed she was. "Because," she answered, her voice hollow and sharp, "I had to."A sudden, jagged laugh escaped her lips—a sound devoid of any real joy. She sniffed, her eyes narrowing as she looked at him. "Do you know what your family took from me?" she asked, laughing again, the sound bordering on manic. "Everything," she answered in a whisper, her expression filled with pain. "They took everything from me."She stepped closer, her voice rising, filled with a decade of stored-up agony. "My parents, my friends, my pack, everything... gone. Dead. All of them slaughtered.
The stillness that followed her confession was heavy, thick enough to choke on. For several long minutes, neither of them moved or uttered a word. Kael just stood there, staring at her, his chest barely moving. He couldn't understand. He didn't want to understand as the scent she had been hiding, the real, raw scent of her true nature, filled the room, clashing with the lie she had lived for so long. Then, a short, sharp laugh broke the stillness. The sound of someone who had just heard a joke that wasn't funny. He shook his head slightly, a small, disbelief-filled smile twitching on his lips."Do you know what?" he said, his voice sounding tired and strained. "I'm just going to leave now. We'll talk later. When you've decided to stop playing around."He turned his back to her, his shoulders tense, and walked toward the door, every step feeling like he was trying to physically walk away from a nightmare. He reached out, his hand gripping the door handle, and pulled it open. With a
Meanwhile, back in the mansion, Morvienne sat on the edge of her bed, the silence of the room pressing in on her. She remained perfectly still, her ears pricked for the sound of footsteps in the hallway as she waited for him. She expected Kael to burst through the door, demanding answers and grilling her until her facade cracked or maybe just come in and want to talk, but she expected him. "There is no way he wouldn't be a little suspicious," she thought, her mind racing. "But... How was I caught?" she wondered, brow furrowing. "I had been careful, silent. How?" The realization that he had been standing right there, waiting for her, left a bitter taste of uncertainty in her mouth. "Had he finally connected the dots? But he seemed shocked when he saw it was me.""What if he connects the dots?""I wouldn't be surprised. Kael is not to be underestimated.""What do I care? He'll find out soon anyway." Still, the thought that he might already know she was the one behind everything ma
Morvienne didn't linger afterward. Once their discussion was over, she turned and left, vanishing back into the oppressive silence of the woods, her mind already shifting gears from the cold strategist back to the fragile, naive girl the pack and Kael believed her to be. The moment she entered the pack through the secret path, her hood was pulled back before she could even blink. The cool night air hit her face, and she froze. Her eyes widened, her breath hitching in her throat as she looked up.Kael was standing directly in front of her. His expression wasn't one of anger, but of profound, jarring confusion. He looked at her as if she were a stranger, his eyes searching hers."What— it's you?" he breathed, confused. "Morvienne? What— what are you doing here? Why are you using this path in the middle of the night?" For a split second, irritation flashed through her at being caught, but she quickly hid it and slumped her shoulders, her gaze dropping to the forest floor, and her expr
Dinner was a sterile affair. The dining room, which was usually a place of warmth and shared laughter, felt cavernous and cold. The only sounds were the rhythmic clinking of silverware against porcelain, nothing else. Kael watched Morvienne across the table. She was eating, but it seemed mechanical. She was also not sitting close to him like before. Trying to bridge the growing chasm between them, he cleared his throat and attempted a light topic. "How's dinner? Enjoying it?" He looked at her, hoping for a flicker of excitement, a small smile, anything. But she didn't look up from her plate. She chewed slowly and swallowed. "Mm."Kael's smile faltered. "Just... mm? Are you not enjoying it? I can tell them to make something else.""No, no," she quickly said and looked up then, finally meeting his eyes for a brief second before glancing back down. "I am enjoying it." Kael nodded. "That's good," he murmured as the conversation died there. He tried once or twice more to bring up smal
Kael walked out of the basement, Harlan close behind him. He stopped just short of his car before speaking. "Clean up the mess and leave no trace," he said, his tone a bit cold. "He's very lucky I'm in a good mood. Get him back to his family in one piece. Then you guys can go back. I'll have someo
"Miss Morvienne?" Lina called to her from outside the bathroom door. "Miss Morvienne, are you done? It's 7:40 PM and the Alpha will be here soon.""Coming!" Morvienne called back.A few minutes passed before the bathroom door finally opened and she stepped out. Lina had been helping her get ready
Dinner went well as usual, even better as they both didn't bother with the usual manners of just sitting, eating quietly, and saying little things to each other, or nothing at all. Tonight, they ate, talked, laughed, smiled, and enjoyed their meals together, and sometimes, plates were ignored as th
"Morvienne, Morvienne." She heard her name called softly, someone gently shaking her. Slowly, she opened her eyes, blinking a few times as she tried to focus. "Morvienne," the voice said again, more insistently."Kael?" she asked as she immediately recognized the voice, her own voice still heavy w







