Novels by Pândax

***RENA***I had listened in on them longer than I should have.At first, it was accidental. A pause outside the door. My name carried through the crack in the wood. My feet slowed without permission. By the time I realized I had stopped walking, the conversation had already sunk its claws into me.They weren’t whispering.They didn’t think I could hear.That was the mistake powerful men always made.They spoke about me like a future already decided.Two weeks.Each of them.One after the other.I pressed my fingers into my palm to keep my breathing steady. Part of me wanted to laugh—soft and hysterical—because it sounded unreal. Another part of me wanted to run. But running had never saved me before. It had only delayed the inevitable.Two weeks was nothing.Two weeks was survival.I could argue about the length. I could tell them it was too short, too fast, too reckless. But arguments between alphas didn’t end cleanly. Disputes festered. Loyalties shifted. And I did not have the lux

***RENA***I sat on my bed, thinking about earlier and how bad things must be getting for Blake, his brother seemed pretty pissed off, at him, and maybe me. I bite into my nails nervously, till I hurt my hand and start to bleed. “Yeah, sucks to be wolfless, I can’t even heal a tiny nail-biting mishap!” I said to myself as I sighed hard. Frustrated and tired of it all, I decided to try my best to get it off my mind. “You shouldn’t be the topic of every gossip on your first day awake here…” Simone said as she waltzed into the room like she owned the place, and maybe she did. “I’m not.” I simply said, staring at the floor as different thoughts of what was going to happen to Blake amidst his angry brothers plagued my mind. “You should take a walk outside and see for yourself,” then Simone stopped moving around doing whatever it was she had been doing. “The alpha kings are the kindest and tightest of siblings and they’ve ruled in harmony, but since you came and latched onto Blake, it’

***BLAKE***“You fucking sly bastard.”Dylan’s voice cracked across the chamber, sharp enough to bite.I didn’t move. Didn’t blink.I stayed seated, elbows resting on the arms of the chair, fingers loosely interlaced. Calm enough that it pissed him off more.Jeremy leaned against the wall, arms crossed, head tilted like he was trying to solve a puzzle that offended him personally.“If he’s a bastard,” he said slowly, “does that make the rest of us accessories to the crime?”No one laughed.Dylan turned on him. “This isn’t funny.”“I didn’t say it was,” Jeremy shot back. “I’m just trying to understand how Blake managed to imprint without—” He paused. “—warning the group chat.”That earned him a glare from Kade.“Watch your tone,” Kade said. Flat. Cold. Enforcement-first, always.Dylan exhaled hard and turned away, dragging a hand through his hair before dropping into the chair opposite me. His knee bounced once. Then again. He was trying not to look at me like I’d personally betrayed h

***RENA***“Yes, I got the key, silly me, I totally forgot,” Simone said behind me, making me jump, I had been listening to the conversations of the court. Thankfully, she didn't look at all offended.“Come on,” she gestured.I sighed as Simone and I walked away from the courtroom, soon enough, we got to my new room.I gazed around my new room, it was nothing compared to what I had back in Credence Wood, father had made sure I had everything I needed, but this was going to do, it was small and cozy and soon, I was going to make it feel like home to me.“So, do you like it? If you don't, it can be changed, but let me warn you, the other rooms have rats and this is the rat-free one, I figured since you're wolfless, you won't want to be around rats,” Simone said with a smile and I nodded, then, she gave me a look and started walking towards the door.“Simone?” I called and she turned back.“Yes?” she answered, raising an eyebrow.“Can we keep it a secret? I mean, can we keep me being wol

***BLAKE***“She did,” he went on, not pressing, simply stating what he’d observed. “Before we left. Her eyes lingered on you.”Jeremy smirked. “Hard not to notice him. He has that whole quiet judgment of the universe thing going.”Kade shot him a sharp look. “Focus.”Jeremy lifted his hands in mock surrender. “I am focused. I’m just… curious.”“About what?” Dylan asked.“What happens now,” Jeremy said. “I mean, she’s clearly important. I can feel it. Can’t you?”“We haven't decided that yet,” Dylan replied calmly.“That’s boring,” Jeremy muttered.“It’s safe,” Kade corrected.They all looked at me.I said nothing.The throne room doors stood open ahead, torchlight spilling into the corridor. Voices echoed inside—petitioners, advisers, lords arguing over territory and trade.Everywhere fell silent as soon as we entered the court room.Inside, Lord Allen stood near the dais, scroll already unrolled. His shoulders were stiff, posture formal to the point of discomfort. He always looked l

***RENA***Father always said not to go north.I heard his voice even as I ran, sharp and steady, like he was still walking a step ahead of me. Like he hadn’t just been driven out of his chest.“North isn’t marked by trees,” he used to say. “It’s marked by consequence.”I never understood what he meant by that, but what choice do I have now? He's no longer here, and I need to escape in order to escape the same fate that met him.Branches whipped my face as I ran. My lungs burned. My legs shook. Fear sat heavy in my gut, thick and sour, but it wasn’t the worst feeling inside me.My foot caught on a root and I stumbled, barely stopping myself from slamming into the ground. I braced my hands on my knees and sucked in air, but it didn’t help. Nothing helped.I should've known better than to trust Thalia, even when all the odds pointed to her betrayal.“There she is!”Big Joe’s voice sliced through the forest.My blood turned cold.He had always hated my father. Always looked at him like a