Novels by Sparkle Writes 💜

Karen’s POV"Don't make this worse than it is,Karen, we are in the middle of a serious matter and all you could think of was running away. Come on, don't make yourself look more pathetic," Zaiden’s voice was sharp, like claws against stone. "You are a soon-to-be Luna. Running away from your responsibilities would be cowardice. How are you supposed to take care of the pack if you can’t take care of your fear? I’m supposed to be expecting a bold woman as my Luna."The words burned. Each one slicing deeper until my wolf growled inside me, furious, restless.I straightened, fists trembling at my sides. “You think I don’t know what’s expected of me? You think I haven’t fought every single day just to breathe in this place? I never asked for this bond, Zaiden. I never asked to be dragged into your wars and your pack’s hatred.”His golden eyes blazed, but I didn’t let him speak.“You want a bold Luna? Then maybe you should’ve chosen differently. Maybe that’s why the Moon Goddess gave me a ma

Zaiden’s POVThe council hall still smelled of blood and smoke, but it wasn’t the rogues that lingered in my mind. It was her words.“Maybe I was a mistake.”They cut deeper than any blade. And when I reached for her, when I tried to hold her, she pulled away. Since then, she’d avoided me at every turn. When I passed her in the corridors, her eyes slid past me like I wasn’t there.My wolf hated it—hated that she was slipping further, hated that I’d let my temper wound her. But pride kept me silent. If she wanted distance, I would give it. For now.Instead, I drowned myself in duty. Strategy, patrols, maps spread across the war table. Anything but the ache in my chest.Cole stood at my side as always, voice steady, presence familiar. He had been my right hand through every battle. If I let myself waver, even for a second, I would question the unthinkable. But I couldn’t. Not yet.So I set a trap. Another patrol, another false route whispered to only a select few. The eastern caves had

Zaiden’s POVThe council hall reeked of smoke and blood. My warriors stood tense in a circle, their eyes flicking between me, the bound rogue at the center, and my Beta Cole.I stalked closer to the prisoner. “Who sent you?”The wolf spat blood onto the floor but his voice trembled. “I was only a messenger.”“Messenger for who?” My growl shook the rafters.His cracked lips twisted. “Your Beta promised us more than this.”The words hit like a blade. Gasps broke out. My wolves shifted uncomfortably, eyes darting toward Cole.Cole bristled instantly, stepping forward. “That’s a lie!” His voice thundered. “You think I’d betray you, Alpha? I’ve stood by you through every battle, every scar! He’s throwing my name to save his worthless hide.”Murmurs rose. Doubt crept like smoke.The rogue smirked faintly. “Believe what you want. Fear the one who hides in your shadow.”I wanted to rip his throat out, yet something in his tone unsettled me.Before I could speak again, Karen’s voice slid into

Zaiden’s POVThe footsteps of the warriors could be heard, the metallic scent of weapons mixing with pine and damp earth. My warriors fanned out in silence, trained, sharp-eyed.But still, my wolf prowled inside me, uneasy. Something wasn’t right.I cast a glance at Cole, who padded beside me. His eyes burned with the same restless anger mine did. Or maybe too much of it.“We shouldn’t waste time on bait patrols,” he muttered, low enough only I could hear. “We should strike first.”I cut him a look. “We’ll strike when we know where to aim. Until then, we flush the snake out.”His jaw ticked, but he nodded.Behind us, Gamma Rowan jogged closer. “Alpha, are we certain about this ridge? It’s usually quiet.”“That’s the point,” I said flatly. “If the rogues show, we’ll know someone fed them the plan.”The patrol continued. The forest was heavy with shadows, every sound amplified. An owl screeched. Branches rustled. My wolf pressed forward, hackles high.“Howl!” one of the guards shouted.

Zaiden’s POVI stood at the head of the table, pacing. My wolf clawed beneath my skin, restless, snarling to be let loose. But this wasn’t a battle of claws and fangs. This was a hunt and the prey was hiding among us.Cole sat stiffly at my right, shoulders tense, eyes following me as I moved. Across from him, my top warriors shifted uneasily, the scrape of chairs on stone echoing like growls. None of them dared speak first. Good. Let them stew in the weight of my silence.Finally, I stopped pacing and leaned forward, planting my hands on the table. My claws half-shifted, biting into the wood.“No one,” I said, my voice low, sharp as a blade. “No one was supposed to know about her. Not her even being my Luna”A ripple went through the room. One of the warriors swallowed hard, the sound loud in the silence.“And yet,” I continued, gaze sweeping the chamber, “the rogues came for her. They knew what even most of you did not.”I let the weight of the truth sink in. My wolf pressed against

Zaiden’s POVThe closer I got to the warehouse, the stronger it hit me.Her scent.Not the sweet pull of my mate’s bond but something tainted, heavy with fear and the sharp, bitter stench of wolfsbane. And beneath it all… heat. My wolf raged inside me, clawing at my chest. If they touched her if they even dared“Fan out!” I barked at the warriors as we breached the rust-eaten doors. Steel groaned under our force. Shadows and dust swallowed us whole, but I didn’t need my eyes I could feel her.And then I heard her broken whimper.Her voice ragged, weak, but hers.I followed the sound. Every step made my blood boil hotter. Then I saw it.Karen. My mate. Pinned to the floor, wrists restrained above her head.And a rogue on top of her.His mouth was on her neck, tongue dragging over her skin like he had the right.I didn’t remember shifting. One moment I was a man, the next I was a beast. My wolf roared, shaking the walls. The rogue’s head snapped up, eyes wild, lips curling into a smirk.