登入Kael’s POVI tossed four dead strays to the middle of our camp. My tent was at the edge. My cursed beta and the gammas have their tents on the sides. We don’t have omegas.The heavy bodies landed with dull thuds, sending dust rising into the air. The smell of fresh blood instantly spread through the camp.The moment the dead strays hit the ground, every cursed wolf under my rule came out of their tents, including Selene.“Four dead strays,” one of the wolves murmured.“We will feed for days and not go hungry,” he added.Low growls of excitement echoed around the camp. Some of the younger wolves licked their lips while others stared at the carcasses with hungry eyes.They knew how it was done. These were not just any strays. They were giant strays whom I'd stabbed through the heart and feasted on even before I dragged their dead bodies here.None of them questioned how I managed it.They never did.Two hours earlier, in the woods, I’d sighted them. They were lurking behind giant trees
Selene's POV"Do not be concerned about me, Princess. I am not your priority."My expression stiffened the moment he said that. His words landed harder than I expected. But it was the truth. Somehow, perhaps I was beginning to forget the purpose of my mission here.Kael and I had already struck a deal.He was going to take down Thalos. I, on the other hand, would continue to mate with him until he did that. And then, when he did, I would use that privilege to slay Aria myself.That was the plan.Nothing had changed.I silently reminded myself of that as I watched him.He turned to his wolves. They were already standing in formation, waiting for his command. To defeat Thalos, they had to train. They had to become stronger. They had to be ready in both mind and strength.With that settled, there was nothing more for me to do there.I slowly walked back into the tent.While I left the SilverGold pack, even though I was not able to take my car, I was lucky enough to have my cell in my poc
Kael’s POVFor every cursed wolf, it was a curse for us to drink from the dark waters. If not, we would rot like a decayed wolf upon the soil of the thick woods.There was no escaping it. No bargaining with fate. The dark waters had become our lifeline the very day the curse was branded upon our souls. Every full moon, every cursed wolf had only one choice. Drink, or slowly waste away until death welcomed them.That was the price of surviving as monsters.I rose from the bed immediately.The familiar pull of the full moon still lingered inside my veins. My muscles felt lighter now, yet the bitterness of what awaited us made my jaw tighten.I turned to the side and I saw Selene. We'd mated in the night and then she'd sleep on my bed until morning for when I would want to mate again in the course of the night.Her breathing was soft and peaceful.Looking at her now, no one would believe she belonged to the enemy's bloodline. Seeing that she was still sleeping, I stood on my feet.Witho
Kael’s POVTwenty-one years ago, I jolted awake from my sleep.My breathing was heavy, my heart pounding violently against my chest as the terrifying dream slowly faded from my mind. The nightmare had felt different from the others. It was not just a simple dream. It felt like a warning sent by the moon goddess herself.I had seen it.A terrible war had descended upon my pack. Blood stained our lands, screams echoed through our territory, and the scent of death filled the air. I had watched my people fall one after another, and I had watched my father, the Alpha of the Wolverine Pack, stand against an enemy we could never defeat.Fear gripped my heart.Without wasting another second, I rushed out of my room and ran straight toward my father.“Father,” I called out desperately the moment I found him. “Alpha Thalos is coming upon us for our sin against the moon goddess. We have to leave before he reaches us.”My father looked at me with disbelief.For a moment, he said nothing. Then, he
Selene’s POVI arrived into the thickest part of the woods. According to rumors, no one had ever come here and left alive.The silence was unnatural. Even the wind seemed afraid to pass through these woods.The cursed dominated the thickest part of the woods. Few might scramble to the less thick part searching for food. But the dominant numbers of them remained in the thickest.Just like every pack in their territory, the cursed elected a king.The cursed King. A fierce cursed wolf who was the strongest among them; who could help them gain freedom if a war broke out with the packs of Alpha Thalos; who could give them finally a place in Cambridge, a place they could call home.But, despite having a king, these wishes did not manifest for many moon decades.Perhaps that was exactly why this gamble would work.Taking a slow breath, I fixed my expression before raising my voice.“I came not to fight, nor to look down upon you. But to strike a deal, one which you shall be eager to hear and
Selene’s POVI trekked twenty days and twenty nights before I reached back at the North, the dark Alley of the Witch.Over the twenty days, a lot had happened. So much had happened that I almost lost my life to the hands of a few desperate cursed ones who were hungry and desperately needed to feed on my flesh.The journey itself had become a battlefield.Every step forward came with another attempt on my life.But I was the princess of Wolfhaven. I might not be as powerful as the Lycans and the Betas of SilverGold, but I was not easy prey to defeat either.Blood dripped from my shoulder. The cursed had gotten the better of me during one of the ambushes by sinking their filthy claws deep into my flesh.The wound burned with every step I took.But I was not dead.And as long as I still had breath in my lungs, I would keep walking until I reached the dark Alley.Finally.“She is here,” I murmured the instant I saw the tiny hut standing in the distance.The sight instantly dragged my mind
Alpha Thalos’ POVMy eyes were closed. I was asleep, breathing in and out like a calm king of the great castle when suddenly I heard it.A footstep at my door.My eyes snapped open instantly.The scent reached me before the second knock did.If I was not a supreme Wolf and the greatest Alpha with t
Aria’s POV“And…the wolfless servant decided to humiliate us.” Selene walked out behind him.The moment my eyes landed on her, my chest tightened painfully.She was no longer in that gown I had gone to buy for her to wear in receiving Alpha Thalos. She was now in something more like underwear. Some
Aria’s POVI felt it like I saw it. The moment Alpha Thalos stepped foot on the soil of our residence, something inside the entire pack shifted.Everything changed. The atmosphere became stiff like time itself had paused to acknowledge his arrival. Even the air felt heavier to breathe.My chest ti
Aria’s POVI stood at the center of the pack residence. My feet rooted to the cold floor as I stared up at the giant wall clock mounted on the top of the tenth-story building. Time moved slowly, almost cruelly, as if it wanted me to feel every passing second.“9 pm,” I murmured under my breath.I







