Chapter: Chapter 162Five's POV It wasn't hard to make my decision after hearing what Cato had to say to Lucien. It had come at the perfect time. Castellan grounds. I didn't know the name or what the intensity behind it meant, but I knew it was a different pack. And I knew that a different pack meant different humans — different slaves, different facility girls. Potential alliance outside the citadel. I needed to be there. I was going. The only question was how. *** Ninety knew about the vehicles. Of course she did — Ninety knew about everything that moved through the citadel's lower levels, had spent two years being invisible in precisely the places that mattered, and had accumulated the kind of knowledge that people with power never thought to protect because they never imagined it would be used against them. The vehicles were kept in the lower east structure — what had once been a stable before the citadel's expansion had converted it into a garage of sorts, housing the flee
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Chapter: Chapter 161Five's POV It wasn't hard to make my decision after hearing what Cato had to say to Lucien. It had come at the perfect time. Castellan grounds. I didn't know the name or what the intensity behind it meant, but I knew it was a different pack. And I knew that a different pack meant different humans — different slaves, different facility girls. Potential alliance outside the citadel. I needed to be there. I was going. The only question was how. *** Ninety knew about the vehicles. Of course she did — Ninety knew about everything that moved through the citadel's lower levels, had spent two years being invisible in precisely the places that mattered, and had accumulated the kind of knowledge that people with power never thought to protect because they never imagined it would be used against them. The vehicles were kept in the lower east structure — what had once been a stable before the citadel's expansion had converted it into a garage of sorts, housing the flee
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Chapter: Chapter 160: stupid decisionsFive's POV It wasn't hard to make my decision after hearing what Cato had to say to Lucien. It had come at the perfect time. Castellan grounds. I didn't know the name or what the intensity behind it meant, but I knew it was a different pack. And I knew that a different pack meant different humans — different slaves, different facility girls. Potential alliance outside the citadel. I needed to be there. I was going. The only question was how. *** Ninety knew about the vehicles. Of course she did — Ninety knew about everything that moved through the citadel's lower levels, had spent two years being invisible in precisely the places that mattered, and had accumulated the kind of knowledge that people with power never thought to protect because they never imagined it would be used against them. The vehicles were kept in the lower east structure — what had once been a stable before the citadel's expansion had converted it into a garage of sorts, housing the fleet of armored
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Chapter: Chapter 159: tell her yourselfFive's POVIt wasn't hard to make my decision after hearing what Cato had to say to Lucien.It had come at the perfect time.Castellan grounds.I didn't know the name or what the intensity behind it meant, but I knew it was a different pack. And I knew that a different pack meant different humans — different slaves, different facility girls. Potential alliance outside the citadel.I needed to be there.I was going.The only question was how.***Ninety knew about the vehicles.Of course she did — Ninety knew about everything that moved through the citadel's lower levels, had spent two years being invisible in precisely the places that mattered, and had accumulated the kind of knowledge that people with power never thought to protect because they never imagined it would be used against them.The vehicles were kept in the lower east structure — what had once been a stable before the citadel's expansion had converted it into a garage of sorts, housing the fleet of armored transports th
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Chapter: Chapter 158: Castellan groundsLucien's POVShe was in the garden.As I'd hoped.She was below, in the east garden, crouched beside the beds with her hands in the soil and her fringe catching the afternoon light.I watched her without deciding to watch her.She moved the way she always moved when she thought no one was paying attention — with a kind of ease that disappeared the moment she became aware of being observed. Something looser. Something that was closer to the person underneath the managed exterior she deployed for everyone including, most of the time, me.She sat back on her heels and tilted her face up toward the light.I swallowed.She was—Beautiful."Five," I called.She didn't flinch. Of course she didn't.She must've sensed me the way she usually did.She turned."King Lucien."I pressed my lips together.The way she said my name, the softness of her voice when she was not trying, did something to me.Everything about her did something to me."Come with me to the pond," I ordered.She opened her mo
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Chapter: Chapter 157Lucien's POV "Find out who runs Facility Seven," I ordered. "The head administrator. Their name, their location, their direct communication channel." Cato didn't move immediately. Which meant he had something to say about it. "Speak," I said. "Requesting a meeting with a facility administrator through official channels will alert the faction," he informed carefully. "If they have someone watching your correspondence—" "I'm not requesting," I clarified. "I'm summoning. There is a difference." I turned from the window. "Use the royal directive channel. Not the council's administrative system — the crown's direct authority. It bypasses the standard logging." Cato's expression shifted slightly. The royal directive channel was not used often. It was not used often because using it announced, to anyone who understood the kingdom's administrative architecture, that the King was moving on something he did not want the council to see in advance. It was also, importantly, irrefusa
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Chapter: Chapter 297: our kids are feralTalia's POV FIVE YEARS LATER The house was loud. Not the kind of loud that came with danger or panic, the kind that came with chaos, children, and one absolutely unhinged uncle. I leaned against the kitchen doorway, pinching the bridge of my nose as a high-pitched shriek echoed through the hall. "MILO! TELL THEM TO LEAVE MY WOLF PLUSHIE ALONE!" That was Rowan, my son. One half of the twins. He was wild like fire, sharp like a blade and stubborn like... well, me. "No!" his sister Aria snapped back. "It's mine now! You said I could hold it!" "I SAID YOU COULD HOLD IT, NOT KIDNAP IT!" Before I could intervene, Nicole popped out from behind the couch holding a tray of cookies and wearing a ridiculous apron. "Children!" he announced dramatically. "You must learn the ways of negotiation. Aria, demand concessions. Rowan, threaten war. This is very simple." "Nicole," I groaned, "stop encouraging them." "Encouraging?" Nicole gasped, fake-offended."I'm educating them. These are val
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Chapter: Chapter 296: you’re stuck with me foreverTalia’s POV I stood in front of the mirror, staring at my reflection. “Is it like a wedding?”Nicole sighed, rolling his eyes for what had to be the hundredth time that day. “No, Talia.” He spun me around by the shoulders till I was facing him. “It’s a Luna coronation.”“I didn’t know that was a thing.” I whispered, playing with my dress. I felt an unusual stir of nerves.“It is. It’s ancient culture, not completely necessary but…” he trailed off. “It’s cute, I guess. Cassian had been planning one for you before…”Right.I straightened. But the nerves in my stomach didn’t die down.“You’re going to be alright,” Nicole reassured softly. “The pack loves you, you’re their hero.”I scoffed.“I don’t need their love.”Not after they abandoned me and turned their backs to me when I needed them the most.“You’ll grow to love them.”“I won’t.”He opened his mouth to argue when the door pushed open. Katherine’s head popped in. “It’s time.”I nodded. I looked at Nicole one last time.“W
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Chapter: Chapter 295: thank you for being my friendCassian’s POV“So Mason, huh?”Nicole’s head snapped up, uncertainty flickering across his face.“Yeah,” he mumbled almost sheepishly. “I know he’s your nemesis and all, but—”I crossed my arms, leaning against the kitchen wall.Talia was still asleep—after I’d thoroughly worn her out last night—so I’d taken the opportunity to talk to Nicole.My best friend.“It doesn’t matter what he is to me,” I shrugged. “What matters is what he is to you.”His eyes widened slightly.“Does he make you happy?”Silence stretched between us.Nicole’s expression shifted slowly—surprise, longing, relief, happiness.Then finally—Something softer.Something almost sad.My chest tightened painfully.“Yeah,” he whispered. “He does.”I nodded once, an unfamiliar ache settling in my chest.We both knew what that meant.I wanted to argue. Wanted to convince him not to leave.Wanted to selfishly ask him to stay.But I couldn’t.Not when the heaviness that had haunted him for months was finally gone.Not when h
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Chapter: Chapter 294: you caused a bit of troubleTalia’s POV“How long was I out?” I asked Cassian as I pulled my clothes on.After another day hidden away in the woods, wrapped in each other, he had mindlinked someone to bring us clothes.He shrugged lazily from where he leaned against the tree, his arms coming around my waist the second I stepped close enough.“Two days?” He mumbled, pressing a slow kiss to my lips.I opened my mouth to respond, but he took the opportunity to deepen the kiss, his tongue slipping into my mouth like he couldn’t help himself.A soft sound escaped me before I could stop it.I kissed him back instinctively, my hands flattening against his chest.I didn’t know whether to push him away or pull him impossibly closer.His hand tangled in my hair as the heat between us thickened.I moaned quietly, feeling warmth pool low in my stomach.My wolf stirred hungrily.“Cass,” I breathed against his mouth. “We have to stop.”He stepped forward anyway, crowding into my space until my back hit the rough bark of the t
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Chapter: Chapter 293: your mark is goneTalia’s POVThe stretch was exquisite—almost too much, yet exactly what I needed. We both cried out, the bond singing between us as he filled me completely. For a second we stayed like that, joined as deeply as two beings could be, trembling with the intensity of it.Then he started moving. It was slow at first, giving me a moment to get used to the fullness again. After so long without him, my body had almost forgotten what it was like to be filled up. But the slow pace wasn’t enough for me. My wolf clawed harder. “Cass,’ I gasped, “more.”That one word was all it took. I could see the moment his restraint snapped, and he pulled out, almost completely. Then plunged in.Hard. Deep.A scream tore out of my throat, my hands coming up to his back, my nails digging into his skin.His pace was relentless.Each thrust slammed into me with the force of a man who had almost lost everything. I wrapped my legs around his waist, my heels digging into his back, urging him deeper. My nai
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Chapter: Chapter 292Talia’s POV I didn’t know how long we remained in that position. And I didn’t care to know. I was with my mate. His arms wrapped tightly around me, grounding me in reality. The warmth radiating off him seeped into my bones. His scent was stronger now, drowning out the scent of the forest around us. And the feel of his skin against mine— Goddess. It was different. Stronger. More intense. Like the bond had rooted itself deeper beneath my skin. My breath caught in my throat. “Are you okay?” he murmured softly. “You almost died.” I pulled back slightly, just enough to look at him. His warm eyes were already on me. Filled with concern. Fear. Relief. He frowned slightly. “Your eyes,” he whispered. “They’re green again.” Oh. Something settled heavily in my chest. Something dangerously close to disappointment. His gaze slowly drifted downward, settling on my sternum where the Goddess’ mark had once rested. His fingers brushed over the spot gently. “It’s gone too.” I
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Chapter: Chapter 7: good girlThe cafeteria wasn't what Faye had imagined. It wasn't coordinated and organized like the nature of the academy implied. It was the complete opposite. She pressed her lips together, following her sister's lead to a table where two others were already seated. "This is Lisa," Mira introduced, gesturing at one of the girls. "And this is Elara." "Hii," Elara waved while Lisa grumbled a response. Faye smiled, but her attention wasn't on them. Her eyes darted around the room, searching for one familiar pair of grey eyes. She found him at the back of the cafeteria, his eyes already fixed on her. That familiar heat she had grown to associate with him crawled up her spine. "I'll be back in a minute," she muttered, already making her way to his table. Mira opened her mouth but Faye was gone before she could get a word out. She frowned, watching her sister's retreating back. "Hi," Faye muttered, stopping right in front of Luca. He leaned back in his seat, watching her with t
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Chapter: Chapter 6: get your hands off my sisterBianca's reputation preceded her. She was ruthless and beautiful.She stood a few feet back, flanked by two girls Faye didn't recognize, all three of them blocking the width of the corridor like they'd been waiting. "Bianca." Faye kept her voice even, though her pulse had already started climbing. She was alone in a hallway with a girl that radiated hostility. "You know my name." Bianca smiled, slow and unbothered, closing the distance between them at an unhurried pace, like she had all the time in the world and Faye had none. "I'm flattered. Didn't take you for the type to pay attention to anyone but Luca and Rowan." The name landed like a dropped stone. Alarm bells rang in Faye's ears. What did she know about Rowan? "I don't know what you're talking about," she defended, too fast. "Don't." Bianca warned, her smile vanishing. "I've heard about the way he looks at you. The way he gave up his seat for you like you're something worth losing standing over." Heard. Faye's eye
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Chapter: Chapter 5:By the time class ended, Faye was more than ready to return to her dorm.But first, there was something she needed to do.She rose from her seat and stopped beside the desk next to hers.Rowan glanced up at her."No one's girl," he drawled, amusement flickering in his eyes. "What do you want?""Don't tell anyone about this." She lifted her chin, balling her fists at her sides.Rowan's lips twitched.He looked almost entertained by her attempt at intimidation."We haven't even done anything yet."Faye ignored the insinuation, fighting the heat crawling up her neck."We're rival packs," she said. "We cannot be seen together."Rowan leaned forward, resting his forearms on the desk."You want to be a little secret?""I'm serious!" she snapped.His amusement faded.Rowan pushed to his feet and stepped closer, his expression hardening."Listen, Archer." His voice dropped. "I don't take orders from anyone."He took another step."Especially not a damn Archer."There it was.The contempt.The
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Chapter: Chapter 4: you are no one’sIt was only day two and Faye was already convinced she wouldn't survive at this school. She was late. Again.She’d wasted time trying waiting for her tour guard again. And her tour guard had once again ditched her. Fortunately, the lecturer hadn't arrived yet. She spotted an empty seat at the back, close to the window—the only one left—and made her way there, head down. Just as she was about to sit, a hand shot out and caught her wrist. She frowned, pulling free. "Wha—" "That's his seat," a girl whispered. Faye opened her mouth to ask what that meant, but the girl had already turned back to her book, her face closed off. Faye's frown deepened. For the first time since she'd stepped in, she noticed how quiet the class had gone. Every eye was on her. Watchful. She looked at the seat. Then sat in it. A ripple of whispers spread through the room, igniting a low feeling of doom in her stomach. But she brushed it off, pulling out her books instead. The
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Chapter: Chapter 3: are you naked?PRESENT By the time Faye was cleared to begin lectures, word had already spread about her near death experience during the exam. An exam that was considered easy by majority of the students. "They say she nearly died." "An Omega has no business being here." "I wonder how long they would last." She pretended not to notice the stares, or hear the whispers. She was used to it, had learned a long time ago that flinching only fueled them. That, and the fact that she didn't have time to. She raced down the hall, adjusting her glasses as she moved. Her tour guide had ditched her, leaving her alone to map out the school's geography. Mira had a different schedule. Which meant she was completely on her own. And late. By the time she burst out of the school's main door and rounded the building to the spot where the lesson was holding—the lecturer had already fixed everyone in groups. Which meant she was on her own. Again. They were released in staggered pairs ac
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Chapter: Chapter 2: pathetic girlTWO DAYS AGO: BEFORE THE ENTRANCE EXAM “Oh yes, fuck me.” Faye’s head snapped up. The sound came from a slightly ajar door—the unmistakable sounds of sex. Heat rushed to her face. She turned to leave, but another voice drifted through the doorway. “Just like that baby.” She froze. She knew that voice, could recognize it anywhere. The color completely drained from her face. Her feet moved before her mind registered what was happening. Her hand hovered in the air, her pulse roaring in her ears. Then she pushed the door open. Nothing, absolutely nothing could’ve ever prepared her for the sight before her. Ryan lay on his back, Esla—her sister’s best friend—riding him like her life depended on it. Ryan. Her Ryan. “Oh fuck!” She moaned. Ryan had his lips on her breast—those same lips he had used to kiss Faye, to whisper promises. Those lips he’d used to worship her, to tell her how he was going to make her his Luna. Something twisted deep in her gut. “Ryan,” hi
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Chapter: Chapter 101The forest had swallowed us whole.For three days, Amaya and I had moved through the trees like shadows, bruised and starving, every step a battle against the ache in our bones. The fire that had gutted the hall was long behind us, but the scent of smoke still clung to my hair, my skin, my memories. I could feel it every time I closed my eyes.We hadn't stopped long enough to rest properly. Sleep came in fits, stolen in hollows and shallow caves, broken by the crack of branches or the distant cry of wolves. Hunger gnawed at us, but worse than that was the silence, Ciro's silence. That empty place where my bond had once burned was a wound that no amount of running could heal.By the third day, my legs moved on will alone. My body screamed to give up, but Amaya was relentless. She pulled me forward with the same iron grip she'd had that night, refusing to let me collapse into the dirt."Jas," she whispered as we trudged along a narrow path littered with pine needles. Her voice was hoars
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Chapter: Chapter 100The night smelled of smoke and blood.My lungs burned with every breath as Amaya and I stumbled through the trees, the glow of fire behind us staining the sky red. The hall was gone, swallowed by the destruction I'd unleashed, but I could still hear the chaos, the howls, the screams, the furious cries of those who'd survived.And they would come for us.Branches whipped against my face as I ran, but my legs were heavy, my body barely holding itself together. Amaya was beside me, her arm looped under mine, dragging more than guiding. She was bruised, battered, bleeding from her temple, but her grip was iron."Don't stop," she hissed through clenched teeth. "Not yet. Keep moving."I wanted to tell her I couldn't. That my ribs felt like they'd been shattered, that my heart was ripping itself apart with every beat. But I couldn't form the words. My mouth was dry, my throat raw, my chest tight.And worse, my mark was gone.I reached for it again, like I had a hundred times since Duncan sho
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Chapter: Chapter 99They didn't even bother to speak to me when they came. Just a group of maids, their eyes hollow, their grips iron. They stripped me out of the rags I'd been left in and shoved me into a gown, long, white, mocking purity. My body screamed with every tug of fabric against my bruises, but I bit down on the pain and stayed silent.The dress wasn't for me, work for me. It was for him.When they were done, they wrenched my arms behind my back, rope biting into my wrists. Two of them dragged me through the corridors. The air reeked of smoke and sweat, of fear, and something darker that made my skin crawl.They threw open the doors to a vast hall. The hall was brightly lit with a huge chandelier. The room was filled with wolves, rogues, council defectors, faces twisted with eagerness to watch. And at the centre, on a dais like a king, sat Duncan.He smiled when he saw me.The crowd quieted as I was shoved forward, stumbling until I dropped to my knees before him. My wrists burned against the
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Chapter: Chapter 98The door opened, and I didn't even have the strength to turn. My body ached, my ribs screamed with every breath, and my mind was still unraveling from Duncan's poisonous words.Then I heard a laugh, sharp and cold. It twisted my insides. Tilda.She strolled inside as though she owned the place, her heels clicking against the floor in a deliberate rhythm. She took her time, circling me like a predator toying with prey."Look at you," she sneered. "The great Luna curled up like a beaten dog. I almost pity you." She crouched, her face inches from mine, her eyes gleaming with cruel delight. "Almost."I finally raised my head, slowly, intentionally. My face was swollen, my lips split from biting back the tears, but I forced the corners of my mouth into the faintest smile. "Is this what you do to feel important? Kick around the broken?"Her smirk faltered, just for a second.I leaned into it. "Duncan keeps you around because you're useful, not because you matter. You're a tool, Tilda. Not
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Chapter: Chapter 97"Ciro?" My voice was barely a whisper, my throat closing around the name. He didn't stir.Isabella shook him harder, her hands trembling. "Wake up! Damn it, Ciro, wake up!" Her sobs cracked through the air, raw and jagged, the sound of someone breaking. Tears streaked her cheeks as she pressed her forehead to his chest, her cries echoing down the hall.I couldn't move. Couldn't breathe. My body felt like stone, rooted to the floor, staring at the sight that shouldn't—couldn't—be real. My heart slammed against my ribs so hard I thought it would split open."What... what happened?" I whispered, but no one heard me. Or maybe no one cared to answer."Jasmine!"Amaya's voice cut through the haze, sharp and urgent. Suddenly she was there, grabbing my arm, yanking me back from the nightmare. "We have to go—now!"I stumbled after her, numb, my feet barely keeping up as she dragged me through the corridors. The walls blurred, Isabella's cries still ringing in my ears, carved into my bones."No
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Chapter: Chapter 96The room suddenly became stiff, small, almost closing in on me. Time slowed down drastically and my breathing became heavier.I felt it, being yanked out of my body suddenly and thrown towards the door. I shut my eyes, expecting to collide with the door but instead, I heard... sobs?My eyes flew open automatically, a sudden breeze hitting me. I wasn't in my room anymore.I was outside, where I had left them.Ciro was there, collapsed on the ground, his body limp, his face pale. My chest caved at the sight, the air torn from my lungs. Isabella was beside him, cradling his head, her sobs cutting through the silence like jagged glass.What?"No” The word ripped out of me, raw and desperate. I lurched forward, every instinct screaming to reach him, to touch him, to stop this, whatever it was. But my feet wouldn't move fast enough, like the air had thickened into water, dragging me back.The grass beneath me blurred, Isabella's sobs echoing, repeating, as if the world itself had narrowed t
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