Chapter: 38. Punishment~NYRA~ “Where is that fucking mutt?!” It doesn’t sound like a voice—it hits, a brutal strike straight to the skull. My step falters, just half a beat, but it’s enough. The Alpha command tears through me, raw and merciless, sinking into bone, demanding obedience before thought can even form. My jaw locks. Behind me, Ethan shifts. He didn’t hear it, but he felt it. Everyone did. The corridor has gone too still, the kind of silence that presses against your ears. Omegas straighten as I pass, eyes dropping instantly, but I catch it—resentment buried under fear. I stop at the office door, my hand hovering for a fraction of a second—not hesitation, calculation—before I knock once and push it open as the door slams against the wall. He’s already on his feet, my uncle doesn’t sit when he’s angry. His presence fills the room before his voice does, thick and suffocating, like the air’s been stripped of oxygen. “Finally.” The word cracks like a whip as his gaze slices past me and lo
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-04-20
Chapter: 37. Just friends~NYRA~ I wake up still. Not burning. Not shaking. Just… still. For a second, I don’t move. I wait for it—for the heat, the pull, that sharp, crawling need to come back and drag me under again. It doesn’t. My breath leaves me slower this time, controlled, and I sit up, testing it. My body answers the way it should—tight, steady, mine. “Goddess,” I exhale and sit up straight, rolling my shoulders once, forcing the stiffness out before it settles, it pulls in places I ignore and move past, the room is empty, no trace of him. Everything else looks normal—and that pisses me off more than it should. I stand, fixing my clothes fast, not stopping, the fabric drags and I shove it off as I reach the door and grab the handle, holding it tight for a second. He’ll say something—throw it in my fucking face, call me pathetic, brag about the favor he did. No. If he wants to stay alive, he’ll keep his mouth shut. Else I’ll make him. I open the door and step into the hallway, f
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-04-20
Chapter: 36. Close Your Eyes~NYRA~ “Touch me.” The words leave my mouth before I can stop them. My chest tightens the second they’re out—sharp, choking— No. It hurts. Not just the heat. Not just this want. It starts lower—tight, coiled—and then it twists. The pain folds in on itself, restless, alive, like something trapped under my skin trying to claw free. Every breath drags it tighter, every shift makes it worse—too much, too raw, too there. My body doesn’t feel like mine. It feels— Wrong. I curl into the sheets, fingers digging into the fabric, trying to ground myself in something—anything—but even that betrays me. The friction sends a shiver up my spine, heat flaring hotter, turning into something unbearable. “Ah—!” My back arches off the bed, fingers clawing into his wrist, knuckles whitening as something twists hard inside me. My thighs press together on instinct, trying—failing—to ease the pressure building under my skin. It only makes it worse. Everything’s too sensitive—too sh
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-04-19
Chapter: 35. Touch Me~ETHAN~ Her hands shoot up, clutching my collar. Then her lips crash against mine—hot, sudden and desperate. For a second, I don’t move. My body locks, every instinct misfiring under the sudden heat of her mouth, the way her fingers fist into my collar like she’s holding on to the only solid thing left. She’s burning. I feel it—through fabric, through skin—heat radiating off her in waves that hit me harder than they should. Her grip tightens on my collar, dragging me closer, her mouth pressing harder. My hand shifts—slides up her spine, pulling her in without thinking. And the realization hits like a crack through my bones. What is she doing? What am I doing? This—her kissing— I pull back instantly. Not far—just enough to break it, enough to drag in a breath that still tastes like her. A soft, broken whimper slips from her—low, unguarded— —and it hits me harder than the kiss ever did. It lands somewhere deep, raw, dragging something in my chest tight and wrong. “Nyra.” My
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-04-09
Chapter: 34. Home~ETHAN~ I wake to the faint sound of birds outside, their calls distant, half-formed through the haze in my head. My eyes open, just enough to see—Nyra. Sitting there, like she owns the space. Always bossy. Something tightens in my chest—not fear, not exactly—but a sharp, unfamiliar mix. Relief. Gratitude. Maybe both. And it hits me how wrong I was...about her. “Finally,” she rasps, when she sees me awake. She adjusts the bed, slides a glass of water toward me. Her fingers linger on the rim for a second longer than necessary before she pulls back. “How do you feel?” she asks, eyes scanning me. “Good,” I say, fingers tracing the rim of the glass. My gaze drifts out the window to the birds perched on the sill—ravens, out of place, perfectly still in the sunlight. “What time is it?” I ask. “Four,” she says, moving to clear the glass and straighten the blankets. I hesitate. “The baby—” “They’re in the maternity ward,” she says, cutting in smoothly. “If you want
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-04-08
Chapter: 33. Something To Lose~NYRA~ The moment the baby slips into my hands, everything else falls away. There’s only this—small, fragile, fighting. A sharp cry breaks from her, thin at first, then stronger, cutting through the rain, filling the space between one breath and the next. Warm and slick against my palms, alive and fighting. I let one of my claws grow, just enough—controlled despite the tremor in my hand, and slice through the umbilical cord. My grip shifts instantly—one hand steady beneath her head, the other drawing her closer. “Meet your baby girl,” I say, turning just enough. The woman smiles—barely there, shaking through the pain—but it’s real. I step out of the car, rain crashing down harder now, soaking through everything as the baby twitches in my hands. I angle her carefully, letting the water wash the blood away in thin red streams that trail down my wrists. Her chest stutters— My grip tightens instantly. Then steadies. Tiny fingers twitch—uncertain—before curling into no
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-04-07
Chapter: 12. Access DeniedCLARABy the time I convinced all three that I’m the best choice to see Stefan first, my head started to hurt. Which honestly felt unfair considering I was objectively correct.Sophie still looked unconvinced, Maddy looked concerned, and Emily acted like she doesn't give a fuck.Family.I push myself up from the chair with a sigh, grabbing my bag from the side table.“I’m leaving before all of you start making reasonable arguments again.”“That already happened,” Maddy mutters.“Exactly. Hostile environment.”Emily looks up at me, her hands still inside the herbal water. “You’re seriously going right now?”“Yes.”“To the estate?”“Yes, Emily, keep up.”“That sounds threatening when you say it like that.”Everything sounds threatening when I say it apparently. Feels sexist honestly.I reach into my bag while the nail technicians begin quietly cleaning around my table, soft instrumental music drifting through the room again.I pull out Alaric’s black card, and immediately all three star
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-05-16
Chapter: 11. ChangesCLARA Then Sophie slowly sets her samples down, her fingers smoothing once over the glossy color card before stilling completely. And the expression on her face makes my stomach tighten immediately. Tiny change, barely there, but she has always been terrifyingly easy for me to read. Perks of growing up together, I guess. “What?” I ask immediately. Emily looks up from beside me, still aggressively flipping through nail samples she has no intention of choosing normally. “Why do you look like you’ve seen a ghost?” she asks. Sophie hesitates for exactly one second too long. “There may actually be someone who can help.” “An Alpha?” Maddy asks quietly from the armchair, finally looking up from her coffee. Sophie nods sideways before she speaks again. “Stefan came back.” What? Stefan? Absolutely not. My entire body stills. Beside me, Emily stops moving completely too, the nail samples nearly slipping from her hands. “…What?” she says. Apparently we share one co
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-05-15
Chapter: 10. HobbyCLARA Before I can ask anything else, the car comes to a sudden halt, my hand slamming against the dashboard. “What the—” Evan’s arm shoots across my chest before I can lurch forward into the windshield, his other hand still gripping the steering wheel. The movement happens too fast to process, instinctive and sharp, but what actually steals my breath is the way his entire body twists toward mine immediately after, shielding me completely. A truck cuts recklessly across the road outside before speeding away through the rain-slick street. For one second, everything goes silent except my heartbeat pounding against my ribs. The scent of rain and cold leather fills the car, his sleeve pressed against my chest, his body still half-leaning over mine like he hasn’t fully realized what he just did. Then slowly, very slowly, he pulls back, jaw tight, fingers still curled around the steering wheel. “You drive like a maniac,” I breathe out. “That wasn’t me.” “Well someone almo
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-05-14
Chapter: 9. A HumanCLARA “Your nails are trimmed too short, you barely wear makeup, your hair’s natural, and you can’t tolerate sitting still for more than ten minutes.” The fuck. Slowly, I look down at my own hands, then back at him. “You analyzed me?” “I observed you.” “Why?” His expression doesn’t move an inch, but something shifts behind his eyes, something sharp enough to make my stomach tighten slightly. Not because he insulted me. Because he noticed. My nails. The hair. These tiny things. Stupid things. But people don’t notice tiny things unless they’re paying attention constantly. And suddenly, standing this close to him again, I realize something deeply, deeply unfortunate. Evan might actually be dangerous. Not in the loud way wolves are. No claws, teeth, or violence. No. He’s dangerous in the quiet way, the observing way. The kind of danger that notices patterns before you realize you’re making them. And for the first time since coming back— I realize he co
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-05-13
Chapter: 8. MorningCLARAWatching your husband sleep after he murdered you is a very strange experience.Especially when he looks... peaceful.The morning light spills across Alaric’s face in soft gold, catching against strands of brown hair that fall carelessly over his forehead, longer at the top and slightly tousled from sleep. His beard is neatly trimmed, sharp enough to make him look refined rather than rugged, every detail controlled even in rest. The sharp line of his jaw is relaxed now, his expression calm in a way that almost feels wrong. One arm rests lazily over the blanket, his breathing deep and steady, like he doesn’t have a single sin weighing down his chest.Unbelievable, honestly.I stand near the bed quietly, arms crossed, staring at the man who once watched me die without blinking.And the worst part?If I didn’t know the truth, I would still think he was beautiful.Disgusting.His brows shift slightly after a moment, instincts pulling him awake. His eyes open slowly, unfocused at fir
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-05-12
Chapter: 7. The PalaceCLARA “I won't let you die again.” The words slam into me so hard my heartbeat stutters. Again. The room suddenly feels smaller. The air is heavier. Every instinct in me screams at once. My mouth goes dry as I stare at him, trying to laugh it off, trying to focus on something else but nothing comes. Because he isn’t joking. There’s no confusion in his face, no hesitation. Just certainty. Cold fear crawls slowly up my spine. No. No, that’s impossible. Was he reborn too? Does he remembers everything? Then others—no. My thoughts cut off sharply. His gaze doesn’t leave mine, and somehow that makes it worse, because it feels like he can see the panic spreading through me in real time. What the fuck does he know? “What?” The word comes out smaller than I intended, thin around the edges. Evan doesn’t move. He’s still standing too close, close enough that I feel like he's interrogating me and already decided the end. Then, finally— “The same way I saved y
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-05-11
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