Chapter: CHAPTER 230LILLIAN POVI smoothed my dress for the tenth time nervously as the car pulled up to the Glass House. The restaurant was all glittering windows and soft light. It was beautiful. It should have been perfect.But my stomach was filled with nerves and the ghost of that bond ache still whispered continuously in my chest.Andre came around and opened my car door. His had a wide smile on his face, but it did not reach his eyes. “Ready?” he asked in a cheery way.“Ready,” I said and took his outstretched hand.He held my hand tightly, almost tightly, as we walked inside. The host led us to a private table by a huge window over looking the city. It was the best table in the place.“This is….amazing, Andre,” I said, as I sat down. “Only the best for you,” he said quickly and picked up the menu but did not look at it. His eyes darted around the room as he avoided mine. A waiter brought water and Andre immediately jumped into action. “Still or sparkling for you, love? They have a great sparkli
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Chapter: CHAPTER 229DRAKE POVBeta Ben, General Voss, and I were in the war room. We were going over the final security checks for the gala tomorrow. Papers and maps were everywhere.“The last of the guest confirmations came in an hour ago,” Beta Ben said as he checked the list. “We have three hundred and forty two confirmed guests. All names checked against our allied pack list.”General Voss, who is a serious man with a scar across his chin, pointed at a map of the pack house grounds. “My men are in position at all outer points. No one enters the perimeter without being seen.”I nodded. “Good. What about staff? The caterers. The musicians?”“All vetted,” Ben assured me. “Every single person working tomorrow has been checked. We have guards assigned to watch the kitchens and service entrances.”The door opened and Lucas walked in and nodded at us. “Perimeter sweep is complete. All clear.”General Voss immediately stood straight and saluted. “Head of security.”Lucas waved off the salute casually. “At ea
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Chapter: CHAPTER 228ANDRE POVLucas was in my chambers, trying desperately to get me to focus, to cheer up. I was supposed to be getting ready for dinner with Lillian. My tuxedo and white was laid out in the bed, but I could not bring my self to put them on.“So,” Lucas said as he leaned against the doorframe. “The Glass house, huh? Fancy. You sure you remember which fork to use for salad? He chuckled as he tried to lighten the heavy air in the room.I barely registered the joke. My mind was a thousand miles away, stuck in my office two nights ago. The memory played over and over again in my head. Willow’s tears, her soft lips, the shock and the guilt.“Andre.” Lucas called out impatiently. He was no longer smiling. He crossed the room quickly, grabbed my shoulders, and turned me around to face him. His grip was firm and almost painful. “What is your deal? Talk to me. You have been a ghost for two days.”I tried to shrug him off lightly, “it is nothing, just stress. The gala, the security, everything.”“
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Chapter: CHAPTER 227LUCAS POVI went to the clinic to see Salome. I could not wait until the gala tomorrow. I missed my mate so much.I found her in the staff lounge, finishing some notes. Her face lit up when she saw me.“Could not just stay away, could you?” She teased excitedly as she stood up to hug me.“Not a chance,” I said and held her tightly to my chest. “One more day of this formal separation feels like too much.”She laughed against my shoulder. “I know. Seeing all of Andre’s grand gestures for Lillian just makes it worse. Makes me miss you more.”I pulled back and scoffed playfully. “Do not mind Andre. He is just showing off. Acting like he is the only one with a mate. Do not worry, we will have our time tomorrow.”She smiled, but it did not quite reach her eyes. We talked for a few minutes about the gala security details. Then, I asked the question that had been on my mind.“How is Lillian handling all this? Really? Tomorrow…she will see Drake again. In front of everyone. That is heavy.”Sal
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Chapter: CHAPTER 226LILLIAN POVMy hands would not stop shaking.I was at the hospital, but my mind was mikes away. It kept circling back to last night—that sharp, sudden pain in my chest where the mate bond lived. And then the flowers. The necklace. The dinner invitation. It felt like a beautiful, desperate performance.“Dr. Lillian?” My elderly patient, Mrs. Alba, smiled up at me from the exam bed. “is everything alright, dear? You seem a little pale.”“I am fine, Mrs. Alba. Just a long day.” I forced a smile on my face and picked up the syringe. It was a simple B12 injection. I had done it a thousand times. My fingers fumbled with the cap, as my hand shook violently.I swabbed her arm, my movement automatic as my mind flashed to Andre’s distant eyes, at our last meeting. The way he had hugged me a little too tightly, like he was holding on to something slipping away.“Just a small pinch,” I murmured, as I lined up the needle.But my focus wavered again. Instead of aiming for the muscle, my shaking han
Huling Na-update: 2026-01-23
Chapter: CHAPTER 225ANDRE POVSilence.The door clicked shut behind Willow, leaving me alone in my office. I did not move. I sat frozen in the chair, as I stared blankly at the closed door.She kissed me.The memory replayed instantly. Her tear stained face was so close to mine. The soft, desperate press of her lips against mine. Though it lasted only seconds, but it looked like it was forever. Then she jerked back as if the touch had burned her.“Oh, Moon…Andre, I am so sorry.” She whispered pleadingly with her hands on her mouth and her eyes were wide with horror. “I did not…I did not know what….that was wrong. Forgive me.”She was already backing toward the door with her face pale as sheet. “I am so sorry?” She repeated, the words tumbling out. “I am just…so confused and sad and….I should not have come here. I am sorry.”“Willow, wait—” I stared, but my voice was thick, stunned.But she was already gone, the door closing softly behind her, leaving me in the sudden, heavy quiet.I finally moved and lif
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Chapter: CHAPTER 85ALFRED POVThe banquet hall was a huge success. Torch lighting gleaming off armor, the air thick with the scents of roast boar, spiced wine, and the raw power of different Alphas. Laugher and political chatter filled the air around me. It was a perfect display of my pack’s strength. Yet, my focus was on the woman sitting silently beside me.Hanni had been a statue since the introductions. Flawless, beautiful, but cold as ice. Her smile at the High Mountain Alpha and his Luna had been so brittle that I feared it would shatter. Now, at the high table, she merely pushed her food around her gold rimmed plate.I leaned in, and whispered. “My heart? I can totally understand your nerves, but you must eat. You will need your strength.”She smiled glassily at me too. “I am fine, Alfred. Truly. It is just….a lot to take in.” She said with a distant look in her eyes.Before I could press further, a smooth, confident voice interrupted us.“Alpha Alfred! A moment of your time?”Alpha Lucas Weasle
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Chapter: CHAPTER 84HANNI POV“No, my lady, not so stiffly. The wrist must be soft, like a willow branch, but the spine must be like iron.” Elara, the head maid, adjusted my posture for what felt like the hundredth time. Her fingers deftly secured another Diamond encrusted pin into the elaborate twist of my hair. The gown was a masterpiece of silver and midnight blue, but it felt like a suit of armor.“I feel like I am going to trip over,” I confessed as I stared at my stiff reflection with wide eyes.“You look like you are about to face a firing squad,” a cheerful voice called from the doorway.I turned to see Simone leaning against the frame, with a wicked grin on her face. “And you are holding the left side of your skirt all wrong. Here, like this.” She waltzed in and demonstrated a graceful swoop of fabric. “Unless you are planning to hold onto Alfred’s….other instrument later. Then, by all means, clutch it for dear life.”“SIMONE!” I shrieked, as I felt the heat explode across my cheeks and neck.Bu
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Chapter: CHAPTER 83ALFRED POVThe fire in the fireplace crackled loudly and casted a warm glow over my study. I was sitting on my desk with the weight of the days to come, settling heavily on our heads. Marcus was lounging on the sofa as if he owned it, while Andre stood like a silent statue in front of the large window and fixed his gaze on the star filled sky.The silence was finally broken by Marcus’s laughter. “So, this is finally it, eh, Alfred? The great lone wolf is ready to hang up his boots? To kiss the wolf fields and all their…fragrant flowers…a permanent goodbye?”I smirked with my eyes still fixed on the supply documents in my hands. “I hung my boots up the moment I found my mate shivering under that fountain. And I do not miss the fields or their flowers one bit.”Marcus chuckled and stretched out his arms behind his head. “I do not blame you. Hanni is a rare bloom. But at least I had my fun! I sampled different varieties, before Simone just….cut my tasting menu short.” He sighed dramatica
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Chapter: CHAPTER 82ALFRED POV“The final security roster for the northern gate, Alpha,” Sir Briggs stated clearly as he placed the parchment on my desk. “Every guard has been personally vetted. No one with even a distant connection to Jameson is on duty.”I scanned the list, with half of my mind on the words, while the other half was across the castle, with a certain golden haired mate who had been absent for a long time. “Good. Double the patrols along the river boundary. I do not care if it is a squirrel crossing, I want it secured. Dismissed”The moment the door closed behind him, I stood up as Geo prowled around in my mind restlessly. ‘Mate? Where is she?’‘I do not know,’ I replied inwardly as I hurried out of my study. The mind-link with the stone River Pack’s Beta had taken longer than expected in confirming their Alpha’s attendance. All I wanted now was to see Hanni, to feel the calm that just her presence brought me.I had left Marcus, Andre and Simone in the dining hall. But Hanni’s chair was
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Chapter: CHAPTER 81HANNI POVThe evening air came as a huge relief. After being occupied all morning with Elara with silks all over me, pins poking at my sides, and lessons on how to walk, sit and sip tea like a “proper Luna” —the palace gardens became my hiding spot, my only sanctuary, and I sat there alone, welcoming the cold and appreciating the nature.Then suddenly I heard someone giggle behind me.I turned around nervously and saw her. Mira. Instantly, my body went rigid, as my mind flashed back to the she wolf with the vicious tongue who had so boldly thrown herself at Alfred in the street. I prepared my mind for the confrontation, for the claws and the venom I knew she was harboring in her heart.But the sneer I was waiting for never came. Instead she smiled warmly and said in a small voice. “I hope I am not disturbing your peace, Hanni.”I did not reply, I just watched her with a weary expression on my face.“Why?” I asked bluntly, before I could stop myself.Mira’s smile did not shake. “Becaus
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Chapter: CHAPTER 80HANNI POVI found Simone in her sun drenched pink coated chambers, directing two maids who were pouring steaming hot water into a large bathtub at the corner of her room. The air smelled strongly of lavender and rose oil.“There you are!” Simone exclaimed brightly and her eyes sparkled with mischief the moment she saw me. “I was about to send a search party, but then I thought, ‘No, do not disturb her. Her Alpha has just returned, and they have….much to discuss.” She winked mischievously as she dragged out the last words.My cheeks became hot instantly. “Simone, stop it,” I laughed and swatted her arm playfully. “You are terrible.”“No. I am just observant,” she replied with a grin on her face. “Now, what brings you to my humble chamber? Should you not be….recovering?”I shook my head in disbelief. “I needed a moment away from all the…intensity. And I had a question.” I lowered my voice slightly, even though the maids had finished and all slipped out. “The traitor…Beta Jameson. Everyo
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