Chapter: Chapter 15CHAPTER FIFTEEN I sat in the balcony, staring at nothing. The Paris skyline glittered behind me, but I wasn't seeing it.Klaus had texted an hour ago. A weekend vacation at Obudu Mountain Resort in Nigeria. He'd kept it casual, but I knew what it meant. Another step forward. Another commitment to a life that wasn't my past.I should have been excited. Instead, I felt empty and confused.My phone lay on the coffee table, and without meaning to, I found myself scrolling through old photos. There it was: a picture from seven years ago. Brian and me at that tiny Italian restaurant in Queens. I was so thin then, almost skeletal. My eyes were empty. I remember that day perfectly.Two months after my parents died in the crash, I had stopped eating properly. Stopped caring about anything. I'd sit in my apartment for hours, just staring at the wall. My colleagues at work had started asking if I was okay. My boss had suggested I take time off.Then Brian found me.Not literally. I'd collapsed
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Chapter: Chapter 14CHAPTER FOURTEENJames Saint slid a folder across the desk. My hands trembled as I opened it.Bank statements. Vanessa's bank statements. Money transfers starting two weeks after Damien's funeral: right after I'd sent her money for her expenses, to help her through her grief.Fifteen thousand dollars. Then twenty. Then thirty.All going to an account under "Jason Richardson.""Who is Jason?" I asked."Her boyfriend," James said. "Has been for at least two years. They've been together the entire time you've “really” known her."I stared at him. "That's not possible.""The surveillance confirms it. They've been meeting regularly. Hotels, restaurants, even while you were at work, the transfers started two weeks after your best friend's funeral."Two weeks. I remembered sending Vanessa money that week. Money for rent, for bills, for her upkeep. I'd told her I'd take care of her because Damien was gone. Because I'd promised him.James pulled out hotel receipts. Dozens of them. Different ho
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Chapter: Chapter 13CHAPTER THIRTEENA year ago"Brian, wake up! You're going to be late for your presentation!"I opened my eyes to find Viola already dressed, holding my blue shirt and a tie."I stayed up until 2 AM finishing your presentation slides," she said, setting the clothes on the bed. "I fixed all the data points and made the graphics cleaner. It's on your laptop, ready to go."I sat up, rubbing my eyes. "You didn't have to do all that.""I know, but I wanted you to have the best chance." She smiled, but she looked exhausted. Dark circles under her eyes. "I also made you breakfast. It's on the table. And I packed your favorite snacks for the drive."My phone buzzed. A text from Damien about meeting up for drinks after my presentation."Are you listening?" Viola asked softly."Yeah, yeah. Thanks." I was already typing a response to Damien. "You're the best."She stood there for a moment, like she was waiting for something more. When I didn't look up from my phone, she just said, "Good luck toda
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Chapter: Chapter 12CHAPTER TWELVEThe ballroom of the Eko Hotel buzzed with conversation and Afrobeats rhythms. I smoothed down my red dress as Klaus offered his arm. The fabric shimmered under the lights, and for the first time in months, I felt like I was exactly where I belonged."You look incredible," Klaus said."You're biased.""Doesn't make it less true."The gala was mandatory for anyone serious about business in West Africa. Which meant Brian would be here, trying to salvage what was left of his reputation.I spotted him near the bar. Vanessa clung to his arm in a dress covered in too many pearls, too much beading. Her voice carried across the room."Is this really the best champagne they have?" Vanessa complained loudly. "This tastes cheap!"A server tried to explain it was Dom Pérignon, but Vanessa waved her off dismissively. Several guests turned to stare. I saw them whispering.Brian leaned in, saying something to her. She rolled her eyes and took another long sip from the glass she'd just
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Chapter: Chapter 11CHAPTER ELEVENThe email came at four thirty in the afternoon. Klaus read it first, then looked up at me with a smile that only he possessed."We got it," he said simply.I stared at him. "What?""Nakamura. We won the contract."For a moment, I couldn't breathe. Then suddenly Klaus was pulling me to my feet, his hands on my waist, spinning me around. I laughed, really laughed, and it felt incredible."We did it," I whispered."You did it," Klaus corrected. "That presentation was all you."Back in our shared suite, Klaus ordered champagne from room service. We sat in the living area, glasses in hand, the Tokyo lights glittering through the floor-to-ceiling windows."To the Nakamura contract," Klaus said, raising his glass."To the Nakamura contract," I echoed, and we drank.The champagne was perfect. Everything was perfect. Klaus was watching me with an expression I'd seen before but never let myself acknowledge. Want. Pure, undisguised want."You're staring," I said softly."I know."
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Chapter: Chapter 10CHAPTER TENVIOLA’S POVThe Tokyo skyline glittered outside my hotel window beautifully. Klaus and I had arrived two hours ago, and tomorrow would be the Nakamura presentation. Tomorrow, I would face Brian for the first time since I left."There's been a mistake with the room assignments," Klaus said, returning from the reception desk. "They only have one suite available."I raised an eyebrow. "One suite? In a hotel this size?""A very large suite. Two bedrooms, separate bathrooms, a living area." He handed me the key card. "Quite professional."The suite was beautiful. Two distinct bedrooms on opposite ends, a living room in the middle with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city."We should review the presentation one more time, by the way, your insights into Huntington's strategy were invaluable" Klaus said, settling onto the couch and spreading documents across the coffee table.I kicked off my heels and sat across from him. "I know how Brian thinks. He's predictable""Brian
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Betrayed before the Altar
On my wedding ceremony, My mate received a call that his childhood sweetheart was having an allergic reaction. He dropped the ceremonial bracelet and ran off to the healer leaving me in front of the entire pack. Through my mindlink, I started feeling pains all through my wolf. It wasn't just pain, I could feel her pleasure, his grunts and the way their bodies connected. They weren't at any healer's place. They were having sex while I stood humiliated before everyone. I remained frozen as whispers spread through the ceremony hall. The Alpha's son had abandoned his chosen mate for another wolf. "I'll continue the ceremony," a deep voice announced just as I was about to flee. I turned to see Damian, Kian's brother and rival pack Alpha. He walked straight to me with red roses while everyone watched in shock. "Your mate has chosen another. I've been watching you for months. Join my pack and be mine instead." He knelt and offered me a silver moonstone bracelet. Way more expensive than the cheap one Kian had dropped. "Violet, If you'll accept these roses and this bracelet, I promise to value you as he never could." I could still feel Kian thrusting inside of Vivian through our mindlink and without rethinking I accepted Damian's roses and the silver bracelet he slipped onto my wrist. I never thought this decision would be the start of something dark.
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Chapter: CHAPTER 26Epilogue: Five Years LaterKIANThe smell of fresh wood shavings filled my workshop as I ran my hand over the table I'd just finished. Oak, built to last. Mrs. Grace would be happy with it.Five years since I'd left pack life behind. Five years since I'd moved to this small town where nobody knew who I was or what I'd done. Here, I was just Kian—the carpenter who did good work and kept to himself.My wolf stirred weakly inside me. He'd never fully recovered from the severed mate bond. I'd never shift again, not completely. Some days it hurt. Most days, I accepted it as the price I deserved to pay.The bell above my shop door rang. Old Mr. Rodriguez walked in, smiling."Kian! The chairs you made for my daughter's restaurant—everyone loves them. She wants to order ten more.""I can have them ready in three weeks," I told him.After he left, I went back to sanding. This was my life now. Simple. Quiet. Honest work with my hands. No pack politics. No power plays. No one to hurt.Sometimes
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Chapter: CHAPTER 25Chapter 25THREE MONTHS LATERThree months had passed since the battle, and Silver Moon Pack was completely transformed.I stood at the window of the new healer's center, watching pack members walk past with smiles on their faces. New security towers stood at every border. The packhouse had been reinforced with steel and magic-infused barriers. We were stronger now. United in a way we hadn't been before."Luna Violet!" A young girl ran up to me, her mother trailing behind. "Can you look at my brother? He fell during training."I smiled and knelt down. "Of course. Bring him in."Six months ago, I would've never imagined this. Me, a healer. Running my own center. But Damian had pushed me to finish my training, and last week I'd officially completed it. The pack had thrown me a celebration that lasted until dawn.As I treated the boy's scraped knee, my prosthetic arm worked just as well as my real one ever had. The young wolf watched it with fascination instead of fear."Does it hurt?" h
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Chapter: CHAPTER 24Chapter 24VIOLET’S POVThe Council chamber was packed with wolves from neighbouring territories. I sat in the front row beside Damian, my hand gripped tightly in his. Across the room, Vivian stood in silver chains between two guards, her face blank like she'd shut down completely. Beside her, Garrett was chained as well, his expression dark and defiant.Seven Council Alphas sat behind the high table, their expressions carved from stone. The head councilor, Alpha Ethan, cleared his throat."Vivian Clarke and Garrett Stone, you stand accused of orchestrating the poisoning of Luna Violet, hiring assassins, coordinating attacks on pack lands, theft of pack resources, conspiracy to commit murder, and treason against werewolf law. How do you plead?"Vivian said nothing. She just stared at the floor. Garrett spat on the ground."The evidence speaks for itself," Alpha Ethan continued. He gestured to the table covered in documents. "Financial records showing embezzlement. Testimony from captu
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Chapter: CHAPTER 23CHAPTER 23VIOLET'S POVThe alarm sirens tore through the dawn silence.I jerked awake as Damian was already pulling on his clothes, his face hard and focused. Through the window, I could see flames rising from the eastern border."It's happening," he said, strapping on his weapons. "Vivian's attacking. The scouts report over a hundred rogues, maybe more. They've breached both the eastern and western borders."My heart hammered against my ribs. "Both borders at once?""She's trying to split our forces." Damian grabbed my shoulders, his eyes intense. "I need you to go to the reinforced safe room in the basement. Axel and an elite guard unit will protect you there. Promise me you'll stay put until I come for you."I wanted to argue. I wanted to fight beside him. But I saw the fear in his eyes, the memory of losing his first mate."I promise," I said.He kissed me then, deep and desperate. "I'm coming back to you. Count on it."Then he was gone, his wolf's howl echoing as he shifted and
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Chapter: CHAPTER 22Chapter 22DAMIAN'S POVI watched Kian cough blood into his handkerchief for the third time in ten minutes. The man sitting across from me looked nothing like the arrogant brother who'd destroyed Violet's life. His skin had a waxy, gray tone. Dark circles hollowed out his eyes. He looked like death.Good.Violet sat quietly in the corner of my office. She'd insisted on being here when Kian arrived. I'd tried to talk her out of it, but she refused. Now she watched him with an unreadable expression, her prosthetic hand resting on her lap."Start talking," I said coldly. "You have five minutes before I throw you back across the border."Kian's hand shook as he lowered the bloody cloth. "I abused her. Manipulated her. Made her feel worthless for six years while I chased after Vivian like a pathetic fool." His voice was hoarse. "When Violet left, I didn't want her back because I loved her. I wanted her back to punish her. To make her suffer for daring to choose you over me."My wolf snarle
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Chapter: CHAPTER 21Chapter 21Damian's POVI slammed my fist against the locked door, rage and panic tearing through my chest. Elena was getting away. Every second I was trapped in here gave her more time to disappear."Someone get me out!" I roared, slamming my shoulder against the door.The wood wouldn't budge. The lock mechanism was jammed tight. I could hear nothing on the other side—no footsteps, no voices. Just silence.She was already gone.My wolf howled inside me, clawing to get out, to hunt. But I was stuck in this damn room while the traitor escaped.I backed up, preparing to break the door down with brute force, when I heard voices outside. Multiple footsteps approaching fast."Damian!"My heart lurched. That was Axel's voice. But Axel was supposed to be with Violet, guarding her.The door exploded inward as Axel and three warriors broke through. But I barely registered the splintered wood.Because Axel was dragging Elena behind him.She was caught. Her clothes were torn, dirt smeared across
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