LOGINKael Draven is one step away from becoming the most powerful wolf of his generation. There's only one problem. He isn't exactly the kind of Alpha the public warms up to. Even after years of carefully curating his image, the verdict remains the same: he’s scary, unapproachable, cold, untrustworthy, impossible to love… ‘dead-eyed’, as one commentator once put it. Which is exactly why he has her. Elara Lennox. His wife. His fated mate. Once the internet's favorite Omega, Elara was known for her warmth, her charm and the kind of life people couldn't stop watching—something simple and real. Together, they were perfect. A flawless image of a flawless marriage, one the world couldn't get enough of. She was the softness to his edge. The light to his darkness. Everything looked perfect. Until now. When they're thrown into a brutal reality TV show built around failing marriages, their carefully constructed illusion begins to crack under constant surveillance and very public judgment. The rules are simple: fall back in love… or fall apart in front of millions. As tensions rise and a powerful rival Alpha steps into the spotlight, the truth becomes impossible to ignore: Elara was always perfect for Kael's image. But was he ever good enough for her? At all? Now, with the entire world watching—and voting— Elara must decide: will she keep fighting for a mate who never truly loved her, or finally, finally choose herself?
View MoreKael doesn’t move or say anything for a few seconds, but then he finally moves and turns to me. He ends the distance and stares into my soul.“You really mean that?” he asks. Immediately, I nod, “You would be fine with me marrying another woman?”“Another woman would be a lot easier. It’s going to sting because it’s her,” I admit. Once again, Kael only looks confused, but how can he not? This is probably the first time in our relationship he’s actually listened to what I’m saying and put some thought into it, “I don’t like her, Kael. We don’t like each other, trust me.”“I know that,” he scoffs, then frowns, “But at least she has a reason. What is your reason?”“Huh?” I ask, taken aback, “What the hell is her reason?”“Don’t play dumb, you know,” he says, but I simply blink because no. I don’t know, actually, “You mother is the reason her family left Halycan, about twenty-two years ago. Your mother destroyed her family with witchcraft. She is certain you know this.”“How—how in the ac
We stay in absolute awkward silence for about three minutes before we hear laughter and then female shrieks cutting through the trees. Paulie and Olivia, probably racing each other or fighting or both. Whatever it is, they're having fun.And here I am. Sitting in the grass with a man who faked an injury to avoid saying something nice about me. This is absolutely unsalvageable, isn’t it? "Do you want to just go back?" I finally ask, deciding to give up completely. Kael startles a little, like he'd forgotten I was sitting right next to him, which is not even surprising at this point. He frowns and turns to look at me."No. I want to stay here as long as possible so we can avoi—""I mean go back completely. To Grayhound," I interrupt him, "We've lost the plot, Kai. You haven't even tried to act like a devoted husband since day one and I'm starting to not care enough about you to act mad anymore. We're just not into each other and I think that's obvious to everyone watching. It's starti
"Move," I demand, trying to run faster. "I'm moving," Kael growls. We are still terrible at this but we are technically progressing.There are two people running behind us—an assistant producer who is not Mariah, and a random camera guy. We find the clue immediately, right where I saw it, on a laminated card on a stick.Kael doesn’t mention anything about how right I was, he simply picks it up and reads it. Two second later, he blinks slowly and shows me his annoyance before making his face completely devoid of emotion again. “Read the clue out loud, please,” the producer instructs. "Before moving to the next clue," he starts, in a flat tone, "Partners must share one compliment with each other. Both must participate."Kael lifts his eyes to me. I look back at him. The mutual understanding is immediate—we do not want to do this. We are united against it, actually. And it’s the first thing we have agreed on since we got married. We both turn to the assistant producer at exactly the
Elara’s POVI spend most of the day with Adrian and it resets my brain. By the afternoon, I feel like someone grabbed my hand and pulled me out from underwater—and I had been underwater for five years, so I was drowning and the fresh air feels more freeing than ever before.Being around Adrian for hours doing nothing and talking about everything reminded me of who I really am. Of who I was before Grayhound swallowed me whole and spat me out into this valley, without any will to live left. Adrian’s alpha energy fed my child the way his dumbass father should be doing, which has me more awake and energetic than I've been in over a month.Various producers tried to get us to go back to the rest of the group throughout the day, but we simply didn't, and eventually they accepted this, brought us food, and told us to do whatever we wanted until six PM.Apparently, after six PM, we have a mandatory situation with our respective spouses."How angry do you think they're going to be this time?
Elara’s POV My living room has been converted into a filming set. We’re currently sitting on the biggest couch in the packhouse, our unused chimney behind us, surrounded by four professional cameras, a lighting rig, and approximately seventeen production staff members who are all walking around
Kael raises an eyebrow with something that looks momentarily like surprise but then he blinks, and just like that, whatever it was is gone. Replaced by that familiar, polished nothing. I sometimes forget to account for just how beautiful and how hollow he is. If he doesn't move for long enough, he
The packhouse is exactly as I left it this morning. Immaculate, beautiful and quiet. It's always quiet. I've tried, once or twice, to make it feel like a home. I bought the furniture I liked. I added small touches of myself wherever I could. And Kael allowed all of it without complaint, but the fe
I always imagined this specific moment would be beautiful. I thought it would happen in a sunlit room, with birds outside the window, soft music drifting in from somewhere… oh, and maybe my husband by my side. But I've always been a dreamer and a romantic, to my own detriment. Apparently, no amo
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