Chapter: Breaking point.Chapter 45 I thought it was stress, that was the easiest answer. The safest one. too many things had changed in a short time, too many eyes watching me now. Every move I made carried weight and every word mattered. Anyone would feel it. So I ignored the signs..... At first. I sat in front of the mirror while the maids worked on my hair, their hands careful, their voices low. They spoke about preparations, about the pack, about how everything had settled. But I could still hear their little gossip, the went round the pack........ I was barren , unable to bear a child for the Alpha. I listened without really listening. My eyes stayed on my reflection, “You look tired,” one of them said. “I’m fine.” “You should rest more,” another added. “The council has been demanding.” I gave a small nod just to end it. They continued working, adjusting, fixing, stepping back to admire their work. None of it mattered. Something else sat at the back of my mind. “You can leave,” I said.
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Chapter: BecomingChapter 44 The next morning, I woke up with a strange feeling. It sat quietly in my chest, unfamiliar but not unwelcome. It wasn’t loud or overwhelming. It was softer than that, something I couldn’t fully name. For a moment, I stayed still on the bed, staring at the ceiling, trying to understand it. Happiness. The word came slowly. And even then, I wasn’t sure if it fit. It had been a long time since I had felt anything close to it. Long enough that I didn’t trust it immediately. But it was there, resting somewhere beneath everything else, untouched by doubt or fear. I closed my eyes briefly, letting it settle. Then I got up. The air outside carried the coolness of early morning. The sky was just beginning to shift, the first light stretching across the edges of the horizon. The pack house was Alive at this hour, most people still inside, not yet pulled into the rhythm of the day. I preferred it like this. Less noise. Less watching eyes. I made my way to the training gro
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Chapter: what he holds backChapter 43 The pack did not settle after the attack. If anything, it made tension grew in a way that made the pack unsettled. Guards doubled at the borders. Movements became measured. No one wandered without purpose anymore. I stayed inside after that. Not because I was told to. Because I understood what had happened. They had come for me. That thought didn’t leave, no matter how much I tried to push it aside. By the next morning, word had already spread that Roshan was leaving. An alliance meeting. It made sense. What had happened wasn’t small. Seblethorn didn’t move that close without reason, and if they were testing us , then other packs needed to know. Still, knowing that didn’t make it sit any easier. I didn’t see him before he left. I heard it instead through passing voices in the corridor, through the way guards moved with sharper attention, through the silence that followed after. He was gone. And the space he left behind felt… noticeable. I didn’t like that.
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Chapter: where it breaksChapter 42 I stepped out into the corridor and kept walking, hoping distance would quiet whatever had settled inside me. But it didn't, the silence in the hallway only made it worse. Just then , footsteps came from behind me , I know who it was before she spoke. "Iris "....... I stopped For a moment, I considered ignoring her and continuing forward, but something in her tone held me in place. I turned towards her slowly. Selene stood a few steps away, composed as always, her posture straight, her gaze fixed on me in a way that made it clear she had not come to pass by. There was no greeting. No pretense. Her eyes moved over me once, like she was confirming something she already believed. “I didn’t expect to see you standing so comfortably in this pack,” she said. Her voice was even, but it carried something sharper beneath it. I felt it settle under my skin. “I’m not here for comfort,” I answered. She took a step closer, slow enough to show control, close e
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Chapter: the council summonChapter 41 Roshan The message came before sunrise A boarder breach , not full attack but enough to call attention from every major house tied to seblethorn pack I read it once, then folded it. We've had more rivals now that we can count. There was no need to read it twice. I left my room without calling for anyone. The pack house was already waking up in pieces guards moving faster, voices lower than usual. Something was wrong. Everyone could feel it. By the time I reached the council hall, most of them were already inside. The long table was filled. Old leaders. War advisers. Clan representatives. And Kealor. He sat near the end, quiet, watching everything. Selene was already there too. Close to the center seat. Like she belonged there. She always knew how to place herself where attention gathered. The last person I noticed was Iris. She stood near the side of the hall, not seated. Not invited fully. But not pushed out either. That alone told me eno
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Chapter: Morning came earlyChapter 40Iris Morning came too quickly, I didn't sleep. How could IThe night stayed with me in fragments I couldn’t shake the hidden garden, the water, the silence between us that felt heavier than words.Roshan’s voice still lingered in my head.You provoke.I sat at the edge of the bed for a long time before I finally stood. The pack house was already awake, distant movement echoing through the halls. Life continued as if nothing had happened.But something had.I washed my face slowly, staring at my reflection longer than I needed to. My expression looked the same, but I didn’t feel the same.I left my room after a while.The corridor felt colder than usual.Or maybe I just noticed it more.I kept my steps steady as I moved toward the main hall. I told myself I would act normal today. Nothing had changed. Nothing should have changed.But my mind kept drifting back.To his eyes.To the way he didn’t step away immediately.To the control it took for him to keep distance.That par
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Chapter: BleedChapter 18*Lia* My wrist was burning from his touch, I sat in back of Daniels car and pressed my thumb against the red marks Rubben had left there. The skin was tender, the marks were faint, four small ovals where his fingers had dug in, one larger smudge from his thumb. They looked like nothing. But felt like everything. The alcove had been dark and quiet. The party noise had faded to a dull hum behind the marble pillar. His eyes had not been kind. His voice had not been gentle. Take it off. his grip had been desperation dressed as anger. “Did someone hurt you?” Daniel asked. I dropped my hand into my lap like I had been caught stealing. “What?” He was watching me in the rearview mirror. His doctor eyes missed nothing. Cuts, bruises, flinches. He was trained to see pain. “Your wrist,” he said. “It’s red. Did you bump it?” I forced a laugh and it sounded wrong to my own ears. “Yeah. The pillar. I was backing up and I hit it. I’m clumsy.” Daniel frowned. He reached acros
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Chapter: Corporate showcase*Lia* I was trying to make Rubben jealous when we walked into the Carter Green showcase. My red dress was tight, and Daniel’s hand rested low on my back, right where the fabric dipped. He was claiming me for the cameras, for my mother, and for Rubben. The hall was made of glass and gold. I could still hear my mother’s words from last night: _Smile, Lia. Show a united front. Investors are watching._ United. Mr. Carter was by the stage, shaking hands too quickly. Mom was smiling so hard I thought her face would crack. Rubben stood at the bar. He wasn’t drinking. He was watching Daniel’s hand as if it were a weapon. Daniel leaned close to me. “You’re cold,” he whispered. “Are you nervous?” “No,” I lied. “I’m just tired.” The truth was that I was tired of lying. I was tired of his hand on me. I was tired of the man at the bar who refused to look at me. Mom pulled me into her circle of investors. “Everyone, this is Daniel,” I said. My voice sounded too bright. “My boyfriend.”
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Chapter: The night beforeChapter 16 Lia pov I got back from Daniel's house later that evening, I needed home..even if home doesn't want me. Mom and Mr. Carter weren't back yet , their flight was suppose to land by evening, company thing, some big project launch tomorrow a corporate showcase, mom’s words fancier, same as hell. When I came in, the house was dark except the living room, Rubben was on the couch, hoodie up, face buried on his phone the light on his jaw, on the scar near his left eye, he didn’t look up when I dropped my bag,he only muttered hi, that was it....that was all he said. Fine I thought, if that's how he wanted it fine I went to the kitchen, opened the fridge mom would be tired later, she always was after flights, I could cook, at least I wasn’t useless. I made pasta, simple garlic, oil, chilli the way he used to eat it at 2 and when we were...... stop. I shook my head, and set the table. He walked in when the water was boiling , still no words he just stood there leaned on the co
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Chapter: HarlanChapter 15 My phone rang at 3:30pm, the screen lit up .. Kate . I stared at at and let it stopped then started again. she was stubborn like that, I answered, “Hey,” my voice was hollow, like someone else was using it, " Bitch, where the hell have you been ,?" Kate said no hello, no soft greetings , that was one of her bad traits . “I haven’t heard from you since the drunk night, you said you’d text, you didn’t, I thought you were dead in a ditch,” The drunk night, u closed my eyes , Rubben's hand his....mouth, fuck I was pathetic. “I’m alive,” I said, it sounded like a lie, “You don’t sound it,” she said, “Get over here, now, my place, I have wine and no judgment, okay, maybe a little judgment,” I didn’t want to go, I wanted to stay in Daniel’s white kitchen and drown in silence, but silence was Rubben’s thing now, and I was done drowning for him, “Okay,” I said, “I’m coming,” 4:30 PM – Kate’s Apartment Her place smelled like vanilla messy, real, she shoved a glass
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Chapter: Cold coffeeChapter 14*Lia* The coffee was hot, I held it anyway with both hands, my palms went red, good at least I felt something.Daniel’s place was spotless, gray couch, white walls, plants that weren’t dead.He moved around the kitchen like I’d bolt if he stepped wrong, he didn’t know I was already gone, I was just a body sitting here, he put a plate down, eggs, toast, strawberries cut into hearts, who does that, “Eat,” he said, pushed the plate, “Please, Lia,” His voice was soft, everything about him was soft, I picked up the fork, put it down, my phone was on the table, black no messages, no calls, nothing, he let me walk out, that was it, I pressed my hand to my ribs, like I could hold the ache in, “You’re shaking,” Daniel said, frowning, “I’m fine,” I said,Lie.....I wasn’t fine, I was pissed, at me, for giving a damn about someone who didn’t give a damn back, I drank the coffee, it burned my tongue but I didn’t care, He sat across from me, he didn't eat either he say ther
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Chapter: CloseChapter 13 Rubben She left. I said it was right........ blazing hell it wasn't. She walked out without saying a word. I stood at the door. I didn't move, didn't say a word. I badly wanted to. But this was best. The distance. The drift. It was best. Lies....all lies *10:14 PM* I shove my hands in my pockets. They’re shaking. If she sees, she’ll stop. If she stops, I’ll drop to my knees. Good men let them go. Good men keep them safe. I’m not good. But i will try for her. She reaches the gate, didn't turn that sound broke something in my chest Her gray shirt is in my hands. I don’t remember grabbing it. It was on the bed. Now it’s crushed in my fist. I bring it to my face. Breathe. Soap rain, The way the sky smells right before it falls apart. This is best, I tell myself. Harlan won’t chase her if she’s not mine. Best for her. For me? It’s like someone took a rusty knife to my ribs. ........ Mara finds me, she took a step closer, she's still in My shirt, it
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