LOGINKAEL'S POVThe black feather rested in my palm.Light.Harmless.Yet somehow it felt heavier than any weapon I had ever carried.Three nights. Come alone. Or lose everything.Those five words lingered in my mind as everyone gathered inside the council chamber.The fire crackled softly in the large stone fireplace, but no one paid it any attention.Liam paced back and forth.Olivia stood beside the window with her arms folded.The witch doctor remained unusually quiet.Even Ronan, who normally had an answer for everything, seemed deep in thought.Kiara stood beside me.Her hand rested in mine.The warmth of her touch reminded me that whatever decision I made...I wouldn't make it alone.Liam was the first to break the silence."It's a trap."Ronan nodded."Without question."Olivia turned around."So we ignore it.""No," the witch doctor replied.Everyone looked at her."If Seraphine wanted to attack us directly...""She already would have.""So why send a letter?" Kiara asked.The old
CHAPTER 103: NO MORE SECRETSKIARA'S POVThe nursery was finally quiet.Rowan and Ryder slept peacefully beneath the silver protective charms the witch doctor had placed around their cribs. Their tiny chests rose and fell in perfect rhythm, completely unaware of the conversations taking place outside their room.I quietly closed the nursery door behind me.The witch doctor's words continued to echo in my mind."The prophecy begins in three nights."I wasn't afraid of prophecies.I was afraid of the unknown.The Alpha House felt unusually empty.Ever since Kael had returned from the forest, he had thrown himself into strengthening the pack's defences. He barely rested, spending his days training warriors and his nights studying old maps and records with Ronan and the witch doctor.I understood why.But I missed him.Not the Alpha.Not the leader.My husband.I found him exactly where I expected.The training yard.The moon hung high above as Kael stood alone, swinging his sword against
KIARA'S POVThe past few weeks had been a whirlwind of patrols, strategy meetings, magical barriers, and endless searching. Every warrior in the pack remained on high alert, yet strangely...Nothing had happened.No witches crossed the borders.No attacks came in the middle of the night.No strange creatures lurked in the forest.It was as if Seraphine had simply... disappeared.That frightened me more than anything.I stood by the nursery window, watching Rowan and Ryder crawl across the soft rug. Their laughter echoed through the room as Ryder reached for a carved wooden wolf while Rowan stubbornly pulled it away, earning an indignant squeal from his brother.I couldn't help but smile."They're growing so fast."A gentle knock sounded on the open nursery door.Olivia stepped inside carrying a tray with tea and freshly baked pastries."I thought you hadn't eaten."I smiled gratefully."You know me too well.""I've had years of practice taking care of stubborn Alphas."She placed the
KIARA'S POVThe howl died away.Then the forest fell unnaturally still.Every instinct inside me screamed that something had changed.I stopped so suddenly that Liam nearly walked into me."What is it?" he asked.I slowly looked around."The bond."Olivia had once told me that a true mate could sometimes feel the other through the bond when emotions were strong enough.Right now...I couldn't feel Kael.Not fear.Not anger.Nothing.It was as though an invisible wall had been built between us.My heart lurched."No..."The witch doctor stepped beside me."You felt it too."I nodded."The bond disappeared.""It hasn't disappeared."She closed her eyes, gripping her staff tightly."It's being blocked."Ronan's expression darkened."A separation spell."The witch doctor nodded."An ancient one.""They've trapped him somewhere."Liam drew his sword."Then we break the spell.""If it were that simple," the witch doctor replied, "witches would never have won wars."I clenched my fists."The
KIARA'S POVThe wounded warrior collapsed into Liam's arms before he could say another word."Get the healer!" Olivia shouted.Several warriors rushed forward, lifting him from the floor.I grabbed his wrist before they carried him away."Did you see Kael?"His eyes fluttered open for a brief second."He... he was still fighting..."Those four words were enough.Alive.Kael was alive.I released his hand and immediately turned toward Liam."We're leaving."Liam nodded without hesitation."I'll gather the warriors.""No."The witch doctor's voice stopped us.Everyone looked at her."If Seraphine planned this, then she's expecting the entire pack to rush into the forest.""She's right," Ronan said quietly. "An angry Alpha is predictable. A frightened pack is even more predictable."I clenched my fists."My mate is surrounded.""And if you rush in blindly," Ronan continued, "you'll be surrounded too."Every second I stood still felt like torture.Olivia stepped in front of me."Kiara.""
KIARA'S POV"Awaken them?"The words echoed through the nursery.No one moved.No one spoke.I looked from the witch doctor to the empty cribs, then back to her."What does that mean?"The old woman gripped the black arrow tightly, her hands trembling."I prayed I would never see this symbol again."Ronan stepped forward."I've fought the Order of the Eclipse before."Every eye turned to him."They don't kidnap children.""They collect them."A chill crawled down my spine."For what?"Ronan lowered his gaze."They believe certain children are born carrying the blood of the First Ones.""The first wolves blessed directly by the Moon Goddess."Liam frowned."What does that have to do with Rowan and Ryder?"The witch doctor answered before Ronan could."Everything."Silence settled over the room.She slowly turned to me."The night your sons were born...""I examined them carefully.""I told no one what I discovered."My heart pounded."What did you discover?"She hesitated."The mark on
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 POVIf anyone had told me there would be a day I would run so hard for my life, from the place I call home I would have run a sharp blade through their gut.“Stop her..” I couldn't hear her voice from behind me, desperate and shameless. She fucking killed my mother. The sky began to dark
KIARA'S POVI gripped the sheets so tight the moment he thrust deep into me.To hell with the moon goddess.“Arghh….” The sound escaped my lips before I could stop it.To hell with mate bonds and coven rules. I turned twenty-three today and still haven't gotten mated.I tried to keep clean….I rea







