Chapter: Chapter 107 : All guns outMarcus"Did you do this?"My father's voice cut through the quiet of my office like a blade, sharp and accusing, his eyes fixed on me with a suspicion I hadn't seen directed at me in years."No," I said, keeping my voice level, my expression carefully arranged into something between confusion and offense. "Why would I have anything to do with that?"He was talking about Renata, of course. The poison had worked exactly as planned, taking hold of her almost the moment it hit her system, dropping her right there in front of half the room. The crowd had scattered into panic, gasping and shouting as she collapsed, and the entire event had been forced to a complete stop while they rushed her out on a stretcher. I had watched from a careful distance, my expression schooled into shock along with everyone else's, though inside I felt nothing but quiet satisfaction. Everything had gone exactly as I'd intended."It's suspicious," my father said, stepping closer, his jaw tight. "The moment I anno
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Chapter: Chapter 106: Life and DeathEdwinaI was at home when I got the call from the hospital, and for a moment I genuinely thought it was some kind of mistake. My best friend was Renata. There was no one else who fit that description in my life, not really, and Renata had been fine the last time I spoke to her. So how had the hospital gotten my number specifically? It felt like a cruel prank, the kind of call that made your stomach drop before your brain even caught up with the words."I was told to call you," the voice on the other end said. "She listed you as her emergency contact before she was brought in."That detail settled something in me immediately. That sounded exactly like Renata, careful even in the middle of chaos, thinking of me before anyone else. I grabbed my keys and was out the door within minutes, my hands shaking so badly I nearly dropped them twice.I told myself the whole drive over that it would be nothing. A stomach bug. Exhaustion from everything she'd been carrying with the company. Anything
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Chapter: Chapter 105 : Poison ivyRenataI sat curled up on Edwina's couch with a bowl of chips balanced on my lap, the same spicy ones I always begged her to keep stocked in her kitchen, and for the first time in what felt like weeks, I let myself laugh. Really laugh, the kind that shook something loose in my chest. I had needed this. A break from Payton's threats, from Marcus's cold eyes, from the constant weight pressing down on my shoulders since I'd accepted Drent's offer."So let me get this straight," Edwina said, setting her glass down slowly, her eyes wide. "Payton cornered you in the kitchen, and Marcus pinned you against a wall, and you're just now telling me this?""I didn't want to worry you," I admitted, picking at the chips instead of meeting her eyes."Renata." Her voice sharpened, disbelief written all over her face. "You've been walking around with actual death threats hanging over your head and you didn't think to call me?""I handled it," I said, though even as the words left my mouth, I heard how
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Chapter: Chapter 104 : AllianceMarcusI trashed my office, sweeping everything off the desk in one violent motion, papers scattering, a glass shattering against the wall. Dakota rushed in moments later, hands raised, trying to calm me before I destroyed something that actually mattered."Marcus, stop. Breathe.""I was this close," I snarled, holding my thumb and finger a hair apart. "This close to the empire. Years of positioning, years of waiting for Drent to slip up, and now his little girlfriend struts in and plants herself directly in my path like she has any right to be there.""She's a distraction," Dakota said carefully, stepping closer. "Nothing more. Don't let her rattle you.""She's already rattled me," I spat, dragging a hand down my face. "She stood in that boardroom and challenged me in front of everyone. Do you understand what that does to my position? I look weak.""Then don't panic," Dakota said, her voice steadying into something colder, more calculated. "We look for a way to take her out. Quietly.
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Chapter: Chapter 103 : Ready or notRenataI accepted Drent's offer, and even as the words left my mouth, I wasn't entirely sure I was in my right mind for doing it.He had offered to release me from the contract, from the battles, from all of it, if I stepped in and fought to keep Marcus from taking the company out from under him while he lay in that hospital bed. And now, sitting with the weight of that agreement settled over me, I missed my old life more than I had in weeks. My normal, quiet, uncomplicated life. I didn't know if I truly wanted to let it go. But for now, I felt like Drent needed me, and after everything I'd seen him sacrifice to hold onto that company, I couldn't bring myself to walk away.Mr. Cole introduced me as Drent's replacement for the upcoming presentation, standing at the head of the boardroom table like the decision was already carved in stone. Marcus did not look happy. Not even a little."She can't replace him," Marcus said, his voice sharp enough to cut glass, his eyes flicking toward me
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Chapter: Chapter 102 : Mrs ArdentMarcusMy phone buzzed against the desk, Dekota's name flashing on the screen. I answered immediately."It's urgent," she said, breathless. "I'm on my way to you right now.""Come quick," I said, unable to keep the satisfaction out of my voice. "We need to celebrate. The accident worked. You should've seen the state of his car, Dekota. Even if Drent somehow survived that, there's no way he's walking into that boardroom for the presentation.""I'm bringing wine," she said, and I could hear the smile in her voice before she hung up.I'd barely set the phone down when the door to my study swung open. My father stood there, his expression unreadable in that way he always managed when he wanted to catch someone off guard."Drent had an accident," he said, watching me closely. Too closely.I kept my face still. "That's unfortunate.""You don't seem concerned," he said, stepping further into the room. "Did you have anything to do with this, Marcus?""Why would you accuse me of something like
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Chapter: Chapter FiveBlakeTwo years later.Two years ago was the last time I saw my mother. I remembered it like it was yesterday. The bouts of torture Cody had put her through. The diagnosis that came after. The way he loaded her into that convoy with the single promise that I would see her again once I married one of his sons. He meant every word of it. Since the day he drove off with her, I had not heard from him, from my stepbrothers, or from my mom.Two years on, it still hurt like a fresh wound. I had not given up. I would find her. I knew, somehow, that she was still alive.But those two years had changed me in ways I never expected. The morning after Cody disappeared with my mother and his sons, I walked out of the pack mansion and never looked back. I shed everything that tied me to that life, the pack, the bond, even my own wolf. I locked her away somewhere deep inside me and refused to let her out, no matter how hard she clawed at the inside of my chest in those first months. Eventually she we
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Chapter: Chapter FourBlakeBy the next morning, I woke up in my bed with a pounding headache. The party was over. At some point, I must have passed out, because I had no memory of getting back to my room. I was still wearing the tight silver dress Leo had forced me into.The memories from last night came crashing back. The humiliation. The laughter. The way Mason, Gaige, and Leo had treated me like a toy in front of the entire pack. And Shawn, the one person I thought would stop them. My former best friend had stood there and watched. Worse, he had kissed me. The memory alone made my lips burn, and I squeezed my eyes shut. How had everything become such a mess? A few weeks ago, Shawn had been the one person I trusted most. Now he was no different from the rest of them.I pushed the thoughts away and grabbed my phone. I needed to focus. The Canadian Art competition was my only chance. If I won, I could leave this pack forever and take my mother with me, far away from Alpha Cody, far away from his sons, far
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Chapter: Chapter ThreeBlakeI sat there at the dining table, texting Mary like my life depended on it. I wanted to explain everything and beg for her forgiveness for what had happened yesterday. I had no idea how Shawn had known I was heading to that art event. I needed that visa, I needed to win. But after yesterday I was afraid I had been disqualified. Not even forgetting the fact that he had shot a man's leg in the process of carrying me out.I sent multiple text messages to Mary, apologising and hoping she could give me another chance. Hoping I could still compete after my stepbrother had ruined the signings.But it ticked double with no response. Out of frustration I slammed my phone on the table, pressing my head against the table, thinking of how to get over this.I thought of my mom, how this was meant to free her. And now we might get stuck here. Oh, if I saw Shawn right now I would give him a piece of my mind.I checked my phone and Mary hadn't responded. I crashed on the chair in frustration.I
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Chapter: Chapter TwoBlakeMy mom was transferred to another room after the alpha found out I saw her, he torture my mom and wanted to do it in a way only Him can enjoy. I had to get my mother out of this pack, she doesn't deserve this. The thought sat on my chest As a heavy burden.News was also going round the pacl that the two remaining sons of the alpha would be returning today, and something about that made me feel uneasy. Because meeting just the two of my stepbrothers made me me feel a draw I couldn't explain My wolf was weak. At least, that's what everyone said. So why did my chest tighten when shawn and Gaige walked into a room? Why did I feel drawn to them in a way I couldn't explain? I just hoped it wouldn't be the same feel with the remaining two. I felt so much pressure I just wanted to get my mom and leave this pack.My phone then buzzed, I exhaled slowly and reached for the phone, hoping to get any good news on my explain plan. And it was A notification from Mary, my art instructor. I ha
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Chapter: Chapter OneBlakeI could not believe the guy I once had a huge crush on back in high school was now my stepbrother. Honestly I could not believe I would have any brothers at all after spending twenty-one years as my mom's only child.And now my life was about to change entirely. Mom had married Cody Evans a week ago, a cold and ruthless Alpha who ruled the BloodMoon Pack, and I hated every part of it.She had moved in with him a week ago, but I had refused to so much as step foot in that pack house. Not necessarily because of him, but because his late mate had given him four sons.Four boys running around the same house, and me being the only girl did not sit well with me at all. But after a week of resisting, I finally moved in with my mom. And right now I was standing at the dining table, completely frozen, because Gaige was right there in front of me, and something in my chest pulled toward him before I even understood why.Gaige had always been my crush. Tall, blue eyes, messy black hair tha
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