All Chapters of WICKED PROVIDENCE Book 2: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

"I don't understand why the little runt is so terrified of her own mother," Victoria muttered, her eyes narrowing as she watched Sadie cower from the servants.The bond between the Luna and her daughter had rotted past the point of repair. Victoria had considered trying to mend the rift, but her wolf was too restless, too devoid of patience for a child that didn't mirror her own ambition.Reclining on her carved cedar chaise, Victoria let out a low, chilling whistle. "Now that my hold over Hudson is solidified with this new Mate-Contract, I’m finding a way to discard Sadie. She’s occupying the lineage that belongs to the true heir I’ll provide for this pack. She’s served her purpose. She should be grateful I let her draw breath this long."Keely, the handmaid, felt the air leave her lungs. She bowed her head, hoping the shadows would hide her trembling.Victoria’s gaze snapped to her. "If you howl a single word of this to the elders, you’ll vanish into the Black Crag just like that gi

"Are you truly well, Victoria?" Hudson asked, his voice low with a suspicion that made the Luna’s skin prickle.Victoria tilted her head, her gaze locking onto the High Alpha’s with a feral intensity. "Hudson, can you swear on the Moon never to deceive me? If you break your oath, I will leave the Silver Ridge and never return."Hudson let out a dry, internal scoff at the absurdity of her demand. He had already broken every oath to her in his heart. Still, he nodded smoothly. "I swear it, Victoria."Being inches from him, Victoria saw the hollow void in his eyes. There was no love there—only duty and a cold, strategic patience. She realized then that the bond was dead. Yet, she didn't care. If she couldn't have his soul, she would keep his shadow. She stepped back, a jagged, hollow laugh escaping her lips. "Go and hunt, then. I’ll spend the sun-cycle with Sadie."She reached out and took the pup’s trembling hand, dabbing at her own eyes as if wiping away tears of regret. "I have been a

"Do you have any inkling where the trackers might have taken your sister?" Avery Monroe asked, her hands shaking as she stared at the terminal.Grant Lawson slammed his fist on the metal table, his young wolf snarling just beneath his skin. "Her internal beacon is dark, Mom. They either smashed her comm-link or dropped it in the deep rapids of the Scarlett Vale. We need to mobilize the vanguard right now. If we storm the border, we can cut off their convoy before they reach the high crags!""No, we can't risk a full pack-war without knowing her exact location," Avery countered, a bitter winter chill seeping into her limbs as she forced her racing thoughts into alignment. "Victoria has completely broken her omega-bonds; her sanity is gone. If our enforcers charge into her territory blindly, it will only trigger her survival instincts and push her to do something fatal to Madison." She took a sharp breath, her eyes flashing amber. "I have to find Hudson Montgomery. He is the only anchor

Alpha Avery," Dr. Ryan Mercer said, stepping out of the intensive care unit with a heavy sigh. "The pup has sustained severe internal trauma. She was struck with significant force—likely a heavy kick to the abdomen from a fully transformed wolf. We are currently monitoring the internal bleeding. Worse still, the growth-inhibiting potions have severely compromised her immune system and suppressed her inner wolf."Seeing the desperation turning Avery's eyes wild, the doctor quickly added, "Rest assured, the pack medical team will do everything within our power to stabilize her."Avery’s vision blurred, the weight of the pack's survival pressing heavily on her chest. For the next three days, she refused to touch any meat or water, remaining locked in the medical room by Sadie’s side. The surgery to repair Sadie's internal organs had been successful, but the pup remained in a deep, magic-induced coma.While she watched over her daughter, Avery kept her mind linked to her tracking pack. Ed

Sadie’s voice dropped to a barely audible murmur, a flush of heat rising under her collar. “Yes... she is my Alpha mother. But do not speak of this to the elders yet. Just get here.”Meanwhile, back in the master quarters, Madison had summoned the senior omegas to apply ice-cold compresses to Avery’s burning skin, but the fever resisted all standard remedies.By the time Blake arrived and forced the medical team to move her, Avery’s condition had deteriorated far beyond a simple chill. The virus had bypassed her immune system, settling deep within her lungs.As the pack nurse adjusted the heavy silver IV line feeding synthetic nutrients into Avery’s arm, she couldn’t help but look at Blake with a critical eye. “If you noticed her pack scent altering days ago, you should have brought her to the clinic immediately. Allowing an Alpha’s fever to settle in the lungs endangers the whole territory. You are showing very poor instincts for a mate-candidate. Did you not perceive how compromised