Se connecter★ ALPHA KANE'S CHAMBERS ★"...You knew?"The words rolled off Elara's lips in a whisper.The room fell silent.Kane didn't answer.He simply looked at her.His expression remained unreadable, but his silence spoke louder than any words ever could.Elara searched his face, desperately hoping he would deny it.Tell her she was mistaken.Tell her she was imagining everything.But he didn't.A shaky breath left her lips."So..."Her voice cracked."You really knew."Kane remained silent.Inside him, Tyrant paced restlessly.Answer her.Kane clenched his jaw.She deserves the truth."I know."His words were meant for Tyrant alone.Elara lowered her eyes for a moment before looking back at him."...Since when?"This time, Kane answered."Since the mate-picking ceremony," he replied flatly.Her brows drew together."The garden?"Then it hit her.The day he had almost separated her shoulder from her body.The strange feeling that had washed over her.The way he'd looked at her before suddenly
★ HALLWAY ★The moment her paws touched the cold marble floor, the strange pull inside her grew stronger.The scent drew her through one corridor after another.Past silent hallways.Past sleeping servants.Past the palace guards, who stared in stunned silence as the beautiful she-wolf slipped past them.No one dared stop her.It was as if she knew exactly where she was going.She suddenly came to a stop before the large black wooden doors, her chest rising and falling with each heavy breath.The Alpha's chambers.Behind her, hurried footsteps echoed through the corridor."Elara!" Lizzy called, breathless.The wolf didn't move.She kept staring at the doors as though something beyond them was calling to her.Selene slowed to a stop a few steps behind her.She knew that look.The mate bond."It's drawing her to him," she whispered.Luciano's expression darkened.He had hoped they would have more time.Her body trembled."It's happening again," Mira whispered.Before anyone could unders
The garden went quiet.Evie's eyes widened."Her first shift?"Selene nodded."She turned nineteen today. The full moon is upon us."She looked down at Elara."Her wolf was waiting for this night."Lizzy looked at Elara in disbelief."So all this time...""The headaches, the fever, the changes in her senses..."Mira finished quietly.Selene nodded."Her wolf was waking up."Another wave of pain hit Elara.She gasped, gripping Lizzy's hand so tightly that her fingers began to hurt."I can't..."Her voice broke."I can't do this."Selene moved closer and held her other hand."Look at me."Elara forced her eyes open."You can do this.""But it hurts...""I know."Selene's voice softened."The first shift is never easy."Tears slipped down Elara's cheeks."I don't want to be alone."Lizzy immediately shook her head."You won't be."Mira nodded."Never."Evie smiled sadly."We're not leaving you."For the first time since the pain started, Elara looked at them.All of them.The people who
★ ANIKA'S SUITE ★"All done, my lady," the maids said as they finally finished with Anika's face.She stared at her reflection in the mirror. Even with very little makeup, she looked radiant. Her skin glowed, making her look effortlessly fresh and beautiful.She reached for the luxurious body cream specially made for her and rubbed it gently over her skin before spraying on her favorite sweet-smelling perfume."You look so beautiful, my lady," one of the maids said with admiration."I know." Anika smiled smugly as she lightly touched her cheek. "His Majesty truly made the best choice."The maids smiled in agreement.Just as Anika was about to stand, a knock echoed through the room. The maids exchanged quick glances."Go and see who it is," Anika ordered.One of the maids hurried to the door and returned moments later with a palace guard."My lady."The guard bowed respectfully, and Anika smiled."Is there a problem?" she asked."His Majesty has summoned you to his chambers."Anika bit
---★ LADY SELENE'S CHAMBERS ★Lizzy knocked twice before gently pushing the door open."My lady?""Come in..."Selene's warm voice echoed through her sitting room.She was seated near the open balcony, a book resting on her lap while Evie carefully braided her long black hair.She looked up as Lizzy and Mira entered.A smile immediately spread across her face."Lizzy. Mira."Her smile vanished the moment she noticed the worry on their faces."What happened?"The two women exchanged uncertain glances."It isn't exactly something that happened," Mira began."We're... worried about Elara."At the mention of Elara's name, Selene closed her book."Did something happen after the vase incident?"Lizzy nodded."She keeps saying she's fine, but she doesn't look fine.""She's quieter than usual," Mira added."And she keeps drifting off, like she's somewhere else."Lizzy frowned."She barely touched her lunch.""And just now..." she hesitated. "She saw the Alpha and Lady Anika together."Selene
*********---"Oh, Moon Goddess..." Lizzy sighed dreamily as she looked up at the sky. "I love nights like this. A full moon always makes everything feel magical."She linked her arm through Elara's."There's no festival tonight, and I refuse to spend such a beautiful evening indoors." She grinned. "What do you say we have a midnight picnic? Maybe we can even convince Princess Selene to join us."Elara didn't answer.She kept walking quietly, her eyes fixed on the path ahead.Lizzy's smile slowly faded.She turned to study her friend's face."Hey..."Elara looked at her."Are you okay?"A small smile appeared on Elara's lips, but it never reached her eyes."I'm fine, Liz."Lizzy frowned.She didn't look fine.Not even close.Before she could press further, Mira caught up with them."There you two are," she said with a laugh. "I've been looking everywhere for you."The three of them continued down the stone pathway together.Suddenly, everyone around them stepped aside."His Majesty."
★ FULL MOON PREPARATION ★The palace was a mess by afternoon.Servants ran back and forth, carrying chairs, cloths, and baskets of flowers that kept dropping petals everywhere. Someone was arguing near the entrance about missing candles. Another maid nearly crashed into Elara while dragging a box t
********"Is this how I'm going to live for the rest of my life? A sex slave?"Her thoughts were interrupted by the presence of Lady Anika; five maids walked closely behind her, and Elara wondered who she was. "His mistress?" she swallowed. "Why would his mistress come here?"**To be with t
Elara froze the second his voice filled the room.“Spread your legs, Elara.”The way he said her name—slow, calm, and deliberate—sent a cold shiver through her.This was the second time he'd spoken it tonight, and somehow the sound of it in his mouth hit differently: soft, heavy.She obeyed immedia
ALPHA KANE’S CHAMBER — NIGHTElara woke with a sharp, panicked gasp.Her chest rose and fell rapidly as air burned in her lungs, and for a terrifying second, she didn’t know where she was—or who she was.Then the cold bit into her palms.Smooth marble.She was on the floor.Not lying down. Not kn







