LOGINKAEL'S POVSomething was wrong with me.I knew it.I just couldn't explain it.For the past three days, the whispers had become louder.Not loud enough for anyone else to hear.Only me.They came when I was alone.When I trained.When I walked through the forest.When I tried to sleep.Sometimes they disappeared the moment Kiara touched me.Other times...They remained.I stood alone on the balcony outside my office, staring at the moon hanging high above the pack.Everything looked peaceful.The warriors were changing shifts.The younger wolves laughed around the bonfire.Children ran across the courtyard while their parents called them back inside.It was home.It had always been home.So why did I feel so restless?"She's hiding something..."The whisper returned.I clenched my jaw."Stop.""She went to Seraphine alone...""I said stop.""She never told you everything..."I shut my eyes tightly.No.Kiara wouldn't keep anything from me.Would she?The thought came so suddenly that
KAEL'S POVSleep never came.I lay awake staring at the ceiling of our bedroom while Kiara slept peacefully beside me, one arm stretched across the bed where I should have been.Normally, I couldn't fall asleep unless I was holding her.Tonight...Something felt different.Not wrong.Just...Different.I rubbed my temples.A dull headache pulsed behind my eyes.Ever since leaving the sacred valley, an irritating whisper had followed me.Too quiet to make out.Too constant to ignore.I closed my eyes.She's lying to you...My eyes snapped open.The room was empty.The fire crackled softly in the hearth.Moonlight spilled through the curtains.Nothing else.I exhaled sharply."I'm imagining things."Beside me, Kiara stirred.Her hand searched for mine in her sleep.Without thinking, I let her fingers find me.The moment our hands touched...The whisper disappeared.Peace settled over me.I smiled faintly.See?Nothing was wrong.I was simply exhausted.Carefully, I kissed the back of he
KIARA'S POVThe nursery was quiet.Too quiet.The soft glow of the fireplace painted dancing shadows across the walls as I stepped inside. Rowan and Ryder were asleep in their cribs, their tiny chests rising and falling in perfect rhythm.For a long moment, I simply stood there.Watching them.Memorizing every little detail.Rowan had somehow managed to kick his blanket halfway across the crib, while Ryder had one tiny fist curled beneath his cheek.A small smile tugged at my lips."My little warriors..."I walked over and gently covered Rowan with his blanket again before brushing a kiss against each of their foreheads."I'll never let anyone hurt you."Never again.The nursery door opened quietly behind me.Olivia walked in.She looked exhausted.The ordeal at the coven had drained her more than she cared to admit, but despite the dark circles beneath her eyes, she still smiled warmly when she saw her grandsons."They're beautiful when they're asleep."I nodded."They're peaceful."
KIARA'S POVI didn't remember how I left the chamber.One moment I was still on my knees, unable to breathe after hearing Seraphine's confession.The next...I was walking.The sound of my footsteps echoed through the ancient tunnels beneath the mountain while everyone else remained behind. I could hear voices calling my name—Kael's, Olivia's, Liam's—but none of them reached me.All I could hear were Seraphine's words."She is my daughter.""I planted her in your life from the very beginning."Every memory I had of Chloe replayed in my mind.The day we met.The nights we stayed awake talking.The tears we had shared.The promises.The laughter.Had any of it been real?Or had I spent months pouring my heart into someone who had been sent to destroy me?By the time I reached the mouth of the tunnel, night had already fallen over the forest.The cool breeze struck my face, but it did nothing to calm the storm raging inside me.For the first time in years...I felt my magic slipping beyo
KIARA'S POVThe chamber fell into an unsettling silence.The battle had stopped.Even the Guardians remained still, their glowing golden eyes fixed on Seraphine as though they were waiting for her next move.She didn't attack.She didn't raise her magic.Instead...She laughed.It wasn't loud.It was soft.Cold.The kind of laugh that made every hair on my body stand on end.Kael instinctively stepped in front of me."What are you laughing at?"Seraphine ignored him.Her silver eyes remained fixed on me."Tell me, Kiara..."Her voice echoed through the chamber."How long have you known Chloe?"My heart skipped."What does Chloe have to do with this?"She smiled."Oh...""So you still don't know."Kael frowned."Enough games."Seraphine slowly began walking toward us.The Guardians watched her carefully but made no move to stop her.It was as if they knew this battle wasn't one of magic.It was one of truth."You met Chloe by chance."She chuckled."Or at least...""...that's what I wa
KIARA'S POVThe golden eyes did not blink.Hundreds of them stared from the darkness beyond the massive stone doors, motionless and silent. The chamber, which only moments ago had been filled with the sound of battle, fell into an eerie stillness.Even Seraphine stopped moving.For the first time since I had met her...I saw fear.Real fear.Her confident smile vanished as she slowly took a step backward."No..." she whispered."They're not supposed to awaken."The witch doctor's face turned pale."The Guardians..."Liam frowned, tightening his grip on his sword."What guardians?"No one answered him.The ancient doors continued opening until they slammed against the walls with a thunderous boom.A cold wind rushed through the chamber, extinguishing half the torches.Then they emerged.Massive wolves.Larger than any wolf I had ever seen.Their fur shimmered like molten silver beneath the faint light of the chamber, while their golden eyes glowed with an ancient intelligence. Strange
KAEL’S POV After the meeting I had with the elders in the pack asking me to give them an heir that would pass the wolf legacy down I decided to leave the pack for some days to free my head.But still I couldn’t get her off my mind. It's been four months and just a one night stand. All I knew was t
KIARA’S POVThis trip was never ending. It felt like we had been driving for days and I was getting really tired of it. One day was like the other. We would stop at gas stations, drive on highways and stay in motels that smelled like dust. All of this was for one person. Kael.We almost found Kael
KIARA’S POV Chloe, wait what do you mean ?…. What is the doctor trying to say?… I’m pregnant with twins? I mean how is a one night stand supposed to get me pregnant even after I used a protection spell on myself not to get pregnant and now I’m actually pregnant with not just one but two freaki
KAEL'S POVNothing has felt more important to me than the event four months ago. The elder was still talking.I stopped listening approximately six minutes ago.Twelve seats. Twelve men. Eleven of them were sweating through expensive suits trying to convince me that their proposal was worth my tim







