LOGIN"Where I'm I?" I asked myself as I looked around to see I could see any form of life around me. I began walking back, I tried to retrace my steps and go back to the pack, back to Orion, Elijah and Henry. I was a fool to let Liam's words get to me like that. I have heard of what other packs do wolves without packs, mostly females. The warriors at the pack gate had gotten a whiff of my scent; they howled to inform the others that there was an intruder. I kept running, I was so focused on escaping the fangs of my pursuers, that I failed to pay attention to my environment. I tripped on a rock and fell to the ground, I was terrified. The wolves were already over me, I was about to be killed. I heard another howl. The wolf was outnumbered three to one, but he managed to overpower the other three. I saw an opportunity to run and I did. “What is the problem? we would get killed if we stayed there a bit longer!" "Mate, don't let them kill mate." My wolf cried, I was a bit lost. I clearly know that my mate is Liam despite him rejecting me. As the wolves prepared to attack, we heard someone yell; "Enough!!!" The three wolves stopped dead on their tracks. I turned to see that it was a member of their pack, and it seemed that he was the beta of their pack. "Don't fight him, Never in my life would I have killed one of Orion Blackthorn's sons." The beta said as he transformed into a huge brown wolf. "Now, Liam Blackburn, let's dance." Did I just hear Liam? Why did he come to save me?”
View More"Kamu gimana sih jadi istri? Nyiapin baju suami aja gak bisa! Apa gunanya kamu di sini, Nadia!” kata Mas Azka—suamiku.
“Maaf, Mas.” Hanya kata itu yang keluar dari mulutku. Aku mencoba sabar dengan sifat Mas Azka yang temperamental. Brakk! Azka membanting pintu lemari, lalu duduk di ranjang menatap nyalang diriku. “Kenapa hal seperti ini saja kamu gak bisa?!” Aku hanya bisa menundukkan kepalanya, tak berani menjawab pertanyaan Mas Azka. Padahal aku sudah berusaha menyiapkan kebutuhan suamiku. Tapi ternyata, semua usaha yang dilakukan olehku selama ini, selalu jadi sebuah kesalahan yang fatal! “Selain menjadi istri yang gak berguna, apa yang bisa kamu perbuat, Nadia? Menghabiskan uangku? Kamu hanya perempuan matre yang gak bisa ngasih kemauan aku! Padahal kemauanku cuma satu, Nadia! Tidak lebih. Kenapa kamu gak bisa ngasih?” Aku menangis sesegukan, tak menyangka suamiku akan bertanya seperti itu. Padahal, bulan lalu dia tidak seperti ini. “Dasar perempuan mandul! Sudah gak bisa ngasih keturunan, sekarang malah makin menyusahkan aku saja,” Azka kembali berbicara, membuat hatiku semakin sakit. “Sudah tiga tahun, Nadia! Tiga tahun kamu menikah denganku, dan apa hasilnya? Rahim-mu masih kosong. Lihat teman-temanku, ada yang menikah tiga bulan dan istrinya langsung hamil! Bahkan yang usia pernikahannya denganku sudah memiliki dua anak! Mau sampai kapan aku menunggu? Aku juga ingin punya keturunan dari darah dagingku sendiri, Nadia,” ucap Mas Azka sambil menatap mataku. Sakit rasanya. Kata “anak” adalah hal sensitif bagiku. Bukan karena aku tak bisa memberikan keturunan, tapi memang pada dasarnya belum dikasih. Plakk! Aku memegang pipinya yang baru saja ditampar Azka. Akumenatap suamiku dengan air mata yang sudah mengalir—perih, itulah yang aku rasakan. “Dasar perempuan tidak berguna! Sia-sia aku menikahimu tiga tahun yang lalu. Andai aku tahu kamu tak bisa mengandung anakku, tak akan pernah aku menikahimu, sekalipun kamu yang memohon padaku!” Tamparan barusan adalah tamparan pertama kali di kehidupan pernikahanku dengan Mas Azka, setidaknya setelah tiga tahun kita menikah.. “Kenapa, Mas? Apa aku ngelakuin kesalahan? Kasih tahu aku, Mas, biar aku belajar lagi. Jangan kayak gini,” jawabku, meski hatiku sudah seperti disayat-sayat oleh perkataan Mas Azka hari ini. Bagaimana mungkin Mas Azka melakukan ini tanpa sebab? Apa kesalahanku kali ini? tanyaku dalam hati. “Kamu memang selalu berbuat salah, Nadia. Apa pun yang kamu lakukan itu salah! Kamu belum menjadi istri yang sempurna! Di saat orang lain sudah memiliki anak di usia pernikahan yang masih dibilang dini, sedangkan kamu? Tiga tahun, Nadia! Aku sudah muak menunggu terus!” kata Azka, membuat hatiku semakin sesak. Aku terisak. Apa karena belum memiliki anak menjadi aib untuk suamiku? Apa karena belum memiliki anak aku pantas diperlakukan seperti ini? Kenapa harus aku? Tanpa basa-basi, Azka menarik tanganku, mengganti pakaianku dengan terburu-buru. Entahlah, sifatnya yang seperti ini tak bisa kuterima selama pernikahan kami. Tapi selama ini aku selalu sabar, meskipun kadang aku pun ingin marah. “Kita bakalan ke mana, Mas?” tanyaku, mencoba mencairkan suasana yang sudah canggung. “Kita akan pergi ke dokter spesialis kandungan! Dia adalah rekomendasi dari temanku yang sudah berhasil. Jangan mencoba untuk menolak, Nadia!” katanya tanpa ingin dibantah olehku. “Tapi, Mas—” belum selesai aku berbicara, Mas Azka menatap nyalang mataku. “Bukankah setiap dokter yang kita datangi selalu sama semua jawabannya? Aku sehat, Mas. Kamupun sehat. Kita memang belum dikasih aja. Apa lagi yang mau kamu cek dari aku, Mas?” Azka tak menjawab pertanyaanku. Tanpa pikir panjang, Mas Azka lalu menarik tanganku, membawaku masuk ke mobil. Perjalanan ini sangat hening, hanya ada tangisku yang semakin menjadi-jadi. “Mas, pelan-pelan bawa mobilnya,” ujarku, karena saat ini kami sedang dalam kondisi kebut-kebutan. Azka tak menggubris. Ia tetap menjalankan mobilnya dengan ugal-ugalan, seperti ingin cepat-cepat sampai di tujuan tanpa memperdulikan nyawa kita berdua. Aku terus melafalkan sumpah serapah pada Mas Azka. Dan akupun merasa, emosi yang menguasai Mas Azka sekarang bagaikan sebuah ujian antara hidup dan matiku. Sesampainya di klinik yang cukup mewah, Mas Azka dengan sadisnya menyeret tanganku. Ia seperti sudah tak sabar, padahal antrean hari ini cukup panjang. Kucoba melepaskan tangannya, tapi tidak bisa, cengkeramannya terlalu kuat. Yang bisa kulakukan hanya menunduk malu pada orang-orang yang sedang menatap kami berdua dengan tatapan seolah aku mengharap belas kasihan mereka. “Menurutlah, Nadia,” desis Azka. Ia diam sejenak, mengatur napasnya yang tersengal-sengal. Aku menarik napas panjang. Aroma rumah sakit yang khas, ditambah dengan keputusasaanku ini, membuatku tak bisa berpikiran jernih. Aku ingin kabur dari sini dan pulang ke rumah. Aku sudah lelah setiap hari harus pergi ke setiap rumah sakit hanya untuk berkonsultasi dengan dokter di sana. Azka menarik tanganku dengan kasar, mendekati sebuah ruangan yang bertuliskan “Ruang Praktik Kehamilan”. Entahlah, firasatku mengatakan ada hal yang tak wajar. Sesampainya di depan pintu ruangan tersebut, Mas Azka lalu masuk tanpa mengetuk terlebih dahulu. Sepertinya Mas Azka sudah kenal dengan dokter yang ada di dalam. Aku menghela napas, semakin menundukkan kepalaku. Sungguh, aku tak ingin ada di posisi ini—menjadi “perempuan gagal” yang harus bolak-balik ke rumah sakit hanya untuk mencari sebuah pernyataan yang seharusnya bisa semua perempuan dapatkan. “Selamat pagi, Pak Azka. Ada yang bisa saya bantu?” tanya dokter yang sedang ada di depan Mas Azka. Aku menoleh—deg. Jantungku hampir copot setelah melihat siapa yang ada di depannya. “Dia…”Leila’s POV The Blood Moon loomed above us, I stood at the edge of the ceremonial grounds, heart beating against my ribs like war drums.The pack had gathered. Hundreds of wolves lined the outer circle in silence. Young, old, wounded, strong. I looked down at my hands. The ceremonial robe I wore was white, stitched with silver threads that shined faintly with every step. The triplets stood across the sacred fire, each robed in deep crimson trimmed with black. Henry’s expression was calm. Elijah was proud and gentle. Liam looked tense but determined. Behind them, the full council sat in their stone seats. Orion was at the center, cane in one hand, gaze sharp despite his age.I stepped forward. I reached the center of the circle. The triplets turned to face me, one by one.Henry stepped forward first. His hand gently took mine. His eyes searched mine—not asking for permission, but offering a vow. He pressed a silver dagger against my wrist. I didn’t flinch. The blade slid cleanly,
Henry's POV The grounds smelled of ash, pine, and dried herbs. I stood at the edge of the ceremonial circle, watching as the young wolves moved in silence, laying down silverstone markers and sprinkling protective salts. The Blood Moon would rise in less than two nights, and everything had to be perfect.I knelt down and pressed my palm into the earth. The soil was warm. “Still?” Elijah’s voice came from behind.I didn’t turn. “Yes. There’s something beneath us, faint, like a shadow watching us.”“Elijah,” I said. “We may have driven Sabastian’s spirit back but some part of him still lingers. I can feel it in the ground, in the air.”He didn’t argue. He felt it too. We all did.We had cleared the traitor, banished Kane, and doubled the protective runes but the ache at the base of my spine remained. It was the same feeling I had every time Sabastian entered a room. I dusted off my hands and looked at the center of the circle. That’s where she would stand Leila. Our mate. Our Luna.
Leila povThe war was over but the fear remained. I could feel it in the way the young ones looked over their shoulders. In how they flinched when the wind howled too loud. I sat legs crossed in the middle of the training circle surrounded by twelve wolves. Most of them were just kids, some hadn’t shifted yet. Others had seen too much to ever shift peacefully again.I kept my voice calm as I guided them through breathing exercises. Elder Mira had taught me how to center a shaken wolf. I was trying my best to follow her steps. It worked… for a while.Until Ressa started shaking.Her fingers curled into claws, her eyes went wide, her breath came in gasps. I moved closer to her and kept my tone soft.“You’re okay, you’re safe.”She looked right through me. “I can hear him.”My skin turned cold. “Who Ressa?”“Sabastian,” she whispered. “He talks in my dreams, he says he’s not dead, he says he’s coming back.”The circle broke apart. One of the boys growled, another stood and backed a
Elijah’s POV The first light of dawn filtered through the high windows of the council chamber, casting long beams across the polished stone floor. I stood beside Orion at the head of the great oaken table, maps and sealed scrolls laid before us. Henry and Liam flanked me, stern faces already fixed in the day’s business.Orion cleared his throat. “My sons, Elijah…” He paused to look each of us in the eye. “The time has come to repair alliances beyond our borders. I need you, Elijah, to carry these messages to the other Alpha leaders.”He tapped a sealed scroll marked with the Crimson Moon sigil. “These letters propose renewed trade, mutual defense against the dark packs, and an invitation for Leila to speak as Luna in each council.”My heart stuttered at the mention of Leila’s name—her voice in foreign halls was unthinkable just weeks ago. Now, it was necessary for peace. I nodded, careful to keep my expression even.“I will carry them,” I said quietly.Orion’s gaze softened with fath
Liam’s POVI’d been restless all evening. Peace had returned to Crimson Moon, but it didn’t feel like victory. My muscles itched for the clash of blades, the roar of battle—but the training yard lay quiet now, wooden dummies untouched. I wrapped my cloak tighter against the night chill and made my
Henry’s POVThe morning sun was just a pale glow on the horizon when I slipped into the apothecary’s workshop. Shelves lined with jars of petals, roots, and odd ingredients beckoned me. After last night’s revelations, shadow beasts, corrupted runes, venom in my blood, I needed more than steel. I ne
Henry’s POV I woke before dawn, the pre-dawn chill sharpening every breath. The camp was hushed, only the hush of embers in hearthfires and the occasional low whinny of restless horses. I tied my cloak tight around my shoulders and set out toward the forest’s edge. My feet carried me almost unthi
Leila’s POV The infirmary was the worst place and the best place to heal. Walls of rough stone held jars of salves and shelves of linen, but also the echo of doctors’ soft commands and patients’ labored breaths. Every day I stepped inside, I tried to leave my own scars outside, but some days, the






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