Chapter: Chapter 20Kaelen’s POV The first thing I felt was pain. No, it wasn’t emotional but rather physical. My back was screaming at me for sleeping on a hard floor like some abandoned mutt. I groaned before my brain even finished booting up, then I remembered why I was here.. Aria. My eyes snapped open. The room was dim, the early light filtering through Lena’s too pink curtains. I glanced up at the bed. She was curled up near the edge, hugging one of the pillows to her chest like it was the only safe thing she had in the world. The sight knocked the air out of me. Then I saw our hands. Hers had slipped off the pillow sometime during the night and landed on the floor, right on top of mine. My chest tightened. Black purred. I melted like an idiot. She looked so small, so guarded, even in her sleep like she was bracing for something. I’d heard every word she whispered last night. Every plea. Every tremble. Including my name. Gods, my wolf had almost broken down the door
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Chapter: Chapter 19~ Kaelen~ Sleep refused to come.I’d changed positions a dozen times, but the sheets smelled like her. Honey, smoke, moonlight.I’d tried breathing through my mouth, tried counting breaths hell, I even tried thinking about tax paperwork but nothing helped.Black, my wolf, was pacing like a caged beast.Go to her.She’s ours.“Not helping,” I muttered into the dark.I rolled onto my back, glaring at the ceiling like it owed me peace. Then I heard it.A sound , small, broken.At first I thought it was the wind. But then came another… a strangled little cry.No… please… stop.I was out of bed before my brain caught up.Her door wasn’t even closed all the way. I pushed it open slowly, praying I wouldn’t wake the entire house. The moonlight spilling through the curtains painted her face silver, and even in sleep she looked haunted.Her hands were clenched in the sheets, knuckles white. Her body trembled like she was fighting something I couldn’t see.She’s hurting, Black growled. Fix it.
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Chapter: Chapter 18~ Theo~ We walked in silence for a while. The night air was cool, sharp a good contrast to the heat burning somewhere deep in my chest. Lila finally spoke. “You okay?” I chuckled softly, staring at the ground. “That’s a dangerous question.” “Because I already know the answer?” I smiled small, pained. “You always do.” Lila’s eyes softened. “I know how much you like her.” I exhaled slowly, shoving my hands into my pockets. “Yeah. But it doesn’t matter anymore, does it? She’s his.” Lila frowned. “Theo…” I gave her a weird smile sad, tired, but still genuine. “It’s okay. As long as she’s in good hands.” Then, quieter, almost to myself , I added, “Even if those hands aren’t mine.” ⸻ KAELEN’S POV Back inside, I sank into one of Finn’s ridiculously soft couches, watching Aria fidget with the hem of my shirt. My shirt. Lena leaned close to Finn and whispered something that made him grin. I didn’t bother asking. I already knew what they were thinking. Aria sat acro
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Chapter: Chapter 17~Kaelen~ The first thing that hit me wasn’t the silence. It was the scent. Pine, smoke… and wild honey tangled with moonlight. It slammed into my lungs so hard I nearly forgot how to breathe. I’d just walked into Finn and Lena’s living room, still dusting off the road, when the world tilted. My senses sharpened until every noise, every flicker of light, felt too loud, too close. The air thickened no, shifted. Something was here. Someone. Black stirred inside me, the growl in his voice low and rough. She’s here. Who? I asked, already knowing. The answer burned through me like wildfire. Mate. My pulse stuttered. No. That couldn’t….before I could complete my sentence, the door opened. And then the universe had the audacity to stop moving. Three people stepped in, laughing. Lila, a male I recognized as Theo and a girl who didn’t belong to this world. She had long, soft chestnut hair that looked like she’d run a hand through it one too many times. Stormy gray
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Chapter: Chapter 16~Aria~ Something was off. It started as a faint hum in my chest barely there at first. Then it spread, tingling beneath my skin like static before a storm. My wolf was restless. Pacing. Whispering things I couldn’t understand. I tried to ignore it. Finn and Lena were curled up on the couch beside me, half watching a movie, half lost in each other’s eyes. I sat on the other end of the sofa, pretending to be invested in the cheesy dialogue on screen. But my wolf wouldn’t calm down. Her energy was wild, unpredictable like she could sense something I couldn’t. Her heartbeat thrummed against mine, quick, impatient, alive. What’s wrong with you? I muttered in my head. She didn’t answer, but I could feel her excitement bubbling, almost trembling through me. Every sound in the house felt louder the ticking clock, the distant rustle of trees outside, even the steady breathing of Finn and Lena. I rubbed my arms, trying to shake off the strange electricity crawling over my
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Chapter: Chapter 15~Aria ~ No one really knew when the Alpha was supposed to return. Everyone had a different theory some said in a few days, some said next week but honestly, at this point, it was starting to sound like one of those things people said just to keep hope alive. Life in the pack went on as usual. Theo had been… around. More than usual, actually. He’d show up when Lila and I were training, or stop by when Lena was heading to the market. He was always “just passing by,” but somehow, he always managed to end up staying. I wasn’t complaining though. Not that I’d admit that out loud. Then, two days before the Alpha’s supposed return, Lena said we were going to their parents’ house. Apparently, Finn had to leave for some urgent pack business, and she didn’t want me staying home alone. “I’ll be fine,” I told her. She just raised a brow. “You’ll come with us, and that’s final.” So I went. Their parents’ house sat near the edge of the pack territory a beautiful, warm pla
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Chapter: Chapter 16Tariq’s POVMy phone buzzed just as Leo was halfway through another exaggerated story about a celebrity who begged him to remix her track.I didn’t care much for the story my focus was on the glowing screen in my hand.Olivia: Congratulations on a wonderful event. You really pulled it off.A slow smile crept across my face before I could stop it. I could practically hear her voice calm, teasing, a little amused. I typed back immediately.Me: You flatter me. But thank you though I should probably give credit to the decorators. They did most of the work.Her reply came in seconds.Olivia: Oh, so the great Tariq doesn’t do everything himself? I’m shocked.Me: Guilty as charged. What about you? Did you make it home in one piece after all that chaos?Olivia: Barely. I’m halfway through dinner, trying not to fall asleep in my plate.Dinner. That explained the faint clinking sound I’d heard in her first voice note earlier.Me: You’re still working even while eating? Multitasking queen.Olivi
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Chapter: Chapter 15 The applause faded into a low hum as Tariq wrapped up his speech. My heels ached, my cheeks hurt from polite smiling, and my head buzzed from the endless camera flashes.One more handshake, one more “You did so well, sir,” and maybe I could finally disappear into a soft couch somewhere.Tariq stood beside Jace, exchanging pleasantries with a few dignitaries. Even from where I stood, I could tell Jace didn’t do crowds often. His posture was too precise, his answers too measured, like every word was weighed before leaving his lips.“Ladies and gentlemen,” Marcus’s voice cut through the chatter, loud enough to draw attention. “Since it’s almost impossible to get this man—” he gestured toward Jace “out of the office, I say we make tonight count. Drinks, anyone?”Carter laughed. “You mean you need an excuse to drink.”“Maybe,” Marcus grinned, “but come on. It’s rare we all breathe the same air outside the boardroom. Let’s go somewhere loud and sinful.”Tariq sighed, the type of sigh t
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Chapter: Chapter 14~Tessa~ I stood up, brushing off imaginary dust from my dress. “We should probably head back,” I said, my voice lighter than I felt. “I’ve escaped long enough, and technically, this is my office event.”He glanced at me, one brow arched. “You work with Tariq?”I blinked, a little surprised he knew the name. “Yes, Mr. Tariq is my employer,” I said quickly, trying to sound professional even though we were both half-lit by the amber glow of the car’s dashboard lights. Then, almost without thinking, I added, “Hopefully, I get to work with them permanently.”He gave me that unreadable look again one of those slow, assessing glances that made me wish I’d kept my mouth shut. I tried to laugh it off. “I mean, I’m just an intern. My fingers are crossed I pray get retained.”He nodded once, a small curve ghosting his lips. “Oh,” he said quietly. “What are the odds?”The drive back was different this time quiet but not awkward. The kind of silence that hums with everything unsaid. No music,
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Chapter: Chapter 13JACE’S POV Tariq had been talking about this charity ball for weeks. Actually, reminding us was the better word. Every morning, the group chat pinged with something new from him “Don’t be late.” “Dress code is black tie.” “Marcus, no sneakers this time.” Carter, of course, being the tech genius he was, set a reminder in the group chat called ‘Tariq’s Nagging Hour.’ By the third ping, Leo had dropped a meme of someone being dragged to an event by force. I laughed, but honestly? I’d been thinking about skipping it. My desk was a crime scene stacks of contracts, unfinished drafts, emails begging for signatures. The kind of mess that whispered, ‘just stay home and work.’ But then, Marcus showed up. In person. At my office door. “Don’t even think about it,” he said, leaning against the doorframe with that smug grin. “Think about what?” I asked, pretending to be deep in a file. “About ghosting the ball. Tariq said, and I quote, ‘if Jace doesn’t show up, I’m replacing him with
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Chapter: Chapter 12~Liv~ My phone buzzed sometime past midnight.Unknown number. But I knew who it was before I even picked up.I rolled onto my side and smiled into the pillow before answering. “You’re late.”“Or maybe,” Tariq’s voice came through, smooth but a little tired, “you just sleep too early.”“I was up,” I said, pretending to yawn dramatically. “Had a date with my thoughts. You interrupted.”He chuckled, low and easy. “You’re welcome. So… did you at least think about me?”“Wow, confident much?”“Just curious,” he said. “It’s not every day I get called fine by someone who clearly meant irresistible.”I laughed out loud. “You’re ridiculous.”“And yet, you picked up.”Touché.We talked. About everything and nothing.How he once spilled wine on a model during Fashion Week.How I once walked into a glass door because I thought it was automatic.He called me “chaotic elegance.” I told him that wasn’t a real phrase. He said he just made it one.Then somehow, we started debating whether cereal coun
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Chapter: Chapter 11~Tessa~The elevator chimed softly, and the silver doors slid open into a space that felt like it had stepped straight out of a magazine spread.Marble floors. Gold rimmed mirrors. Mannequins dressed in half finished designs standing like silent guards.Riri nudged my arm lightly. “We’re really here,” she whispered, half laughing, half in awe.I smiled, though my stomach was a tangle of nerves. “You mean we as in “they actually picked us?’”Ahead, a sleek woman in her early thirties, dressed in an all black jumpsuit and red heels, waited for the new interns.“Good morning, everyone,” she began crisply. “Welcome to T Fashion House. I’m Nora. You’ll be working under me for the next three months. That means you’ll learn, you’ll run errands, you’ll cry but you’ll also grow.”Soft laughter filled the room. Ten of us in total, including Riri and I . A small, bright group of dreamers with notebooks clutched to their chests and hope stitched in their eyes.Nora led them through the design flo
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