Mag-log inMaddison’s POVNobody spoke.Liam’s small finger was still pointing at the television. The image remained frozen on the screen—a grainy shot of the man Henry had called Adrian Cross.“I know him.”His quiet voice echoed through the room. Katie slowly looked at me, and suddenly it felt like all the air had been sucked from my lungs.I knelt in front of Liam, gently brushing his curls away from his forehead. “Sweetheart…” I kept my voice as calm as I could. “When did you see him?”Liam frowned, trying to remember. “A long time ago.”“At the pack house?”He nodded. “Yes.”“Was Daddy there?”He nodded again.“And Grandma?”“She was crying.”The room fell into a heavy silence.I looked at Damian. His expression had changed. He wasn’t watching Liam anymore. His eyes had that distant look they always got whenever he was piecing together a puzzle.“Liam,” Damian said gently, making sure his voice wouldn’t frighten him, “do you remember why Grandma was crying?”Liam shook his head. “No.”He lo
Damian’s POV Nobody moved. The three masked men stood at the entrance of the mausoleum, cutting off the only way out. Their weapons were raised, their movements disciplined. They weren’t ordinary rogues. They knew exactly what they were doing. The man in the middle smiled beneath his mask. “You’ve come farther than we expected, Alpha Damian.” His voice echoed through the chamber. Rowan shifted beside me without taking his eyes off them. “Want me to count them?” “There are more outside,” I said quietly. Henry glanced at me. “How do you know?” “I can hear them.” My wolf had picked up their heartbeats the moment the first man spoke. They were five in total. No… Seven. Four outside. Three in front of us. This wasn’t an ambush thrown together overnight. They had been waiting. The leader tilted his head. “You’re observant.” “You’ve been following us since we left the penthouse.” He chuckled. “We’ve been following you much longer than that.” A silence settled over the
Damian’s POVThe mausoleum had been abandoned for almost thirty years.At least, that’s what everyone believed.The ancient stone structure sat beyond the eastern forest of Crescent Pack, hidden beneath towering oak trees and thick vines that had swallowed most of the path leading to it. Only few wolves came here. The younger generation hardly knew it existed.That was exactly why we came before sunrise.The less attention we drew, the better.Rowan drove while Henry sat in the passenger seat, studying photographs of the symbol we had found inside the pendant. Maddison and Liam remained at the penthouse under the protection of six of my best guards.I hadn’t wanted to leave them.Not after Emma had somehow reached the penthouse.But bringing Liam here wasn’t an option.Neither was bringing Maddison into unknown danger.“We’re here,” Rowan said quietly.The SUV rolled to a stop far away from the entrance.The forest was unnaturally silent.No birds.No insects.Only the wind moving thr
Maddison’s POVI couldn’t shake the feeling that Emma had wanted me to see her.Not Fernando.Not Damian.Me.That thought stayed with me long after the alarm stopped and the penthouse settled back into an uneasy silence.No one slept again that night.Liam refused to let go of my hand. Even after he drifted off, his fingers remained wrapped around mine as though he was afraid I would disappear the moment he closed his eyes.I sat beside him until dawn, only then did I quietly slip out of the room.The penthouse was unusually busy.Guards moved through the halls with quiet efficiency while Rowan spoke into an earpiece near the entrance. Two men I had never seen before were dusting the balcony doors for fingerprints.The place felt less like a home now.It was more like a crime scene.“Morning.”I turned.Damian stood a few steps away, holding two cups of coffee.He looked as though he hadn’t slept either.There were faint shadows beneath his eyes, but his posture remained straight, ca
Maddison’s POVI didn’t think twice i just ran.The alarm was still blaring through the penthouse, red lights flickering across the walls like something alive. My heart pounded so loudly I could barely hear my own breathing.“Liam!”My voice broke as I reached the corridor.Damian was right behind me, faster, closer—but I didn’t stop. Nothing else mattered except that door.The bedroom door.I pushed it open so hard it slammed against the wall.For a second, everything froze.Liam was still on the bed.Asleep.Unharmed.But someone was standing near the window.A woman.Emma.My body went cold instantly.“What are you doing here?” I whispered.She turned slowly, like she had all the time in the world. No panic. No fear. Just irritation.Like I was the interruption.“You really should lock your doors better,” she said calmly.Behind me, Damian stepped in. The temperature in the room shifted immediately. His presence filled the space—sharp, heavy.Emma noticed him and smiled faintly.“O
Maddison’s POVThe silence after Elias disappeared didn’t feel like peace. It felt like pressure building inside a sealed room.Damian didn’t speak much after that night. He just moved around and people moved with him.By morning, the penthouse had changed. Security at every exit. Guards I didn’t recognize stationed quietly in different corners. Even the air felt different, like the building itself was holding its breath.Liam was still asleep when I came out of the room.I didn’t want him seeing any of it—none of the tension, none of the guards, none of the way I kept checking every shadow like something might jump out again.Damian was in the living room when I saw him.He was standing near the glass wall, phone in hand, speaking low. Rowan stood beside him, expression tight.I paused before approaching.I could only catch fragments.“…no trace…”“…trained extraction…”“…inside help confirmed…”That last part made my chest tighten.Inside help.That meant someone from Crescent Pack.
Maddison's POVThe moment I pushed the front door open and I stepped inside slowly my entire fingers started trembling. I pulled my fingers away from the door knob and walked further inside. I was ashamed of myself, and I had to tell Fernando the truth no matter what.I won't be able to live with t
Maddison's POV“I am going to the hospital.” I said, as I watched Fernando dress.He turned around from the mirror, then glared at me. “What hospital?” He was annoyed.“Lisa wants me to go to a fertility clinic in the human territory. She said she wants answers that she has connections there.” I ex
Damian's POV“Put them on the desk.”I told Rowan immediately he entered with files in hand.“These are the reports from the human branch managers and also there are reports of the financial review from the last quarter of the year.” He said as he placed them on my desk.Then he remained rooted, giv
Maddison's POV“Fernando, please wait just let me talk, let me explain!” I cried out immediately as the door clicked shut behind us.Fernando brushed past me with a huge force, my eyes followed him as he walked upstairs with Liam in his arms who was sleeping. My heartbeat pounded heavily, I knew it







