MasukCeleste’s POVI closed my eyes and lay back on my bed, letting out a long, slow breath. Yeah, I had made a bit of a mess in my apartment—there was a scuff mark on the laminate where Olivia’s heels had dragged and a lingering scent of panicked wolves—but the satisfaction was worth it.I rolled over, my eyes catching the calendar hanging on the wall.Oh, jeez. The days were flying by. The summer healing camp would officially end soon, which meant this quiet political grace period was rapidly expiring. After this summer, I was going to stop playing in the shadows. I was going to stand on the grand stage and let both Alphas mark me right in front of the entire werewolf society.But before that happened... I knew exactly what was coming.Olivia and her minions were going to try to kill me. She was thoroughly humiliated today, her ego completely shattered and her master plan ruined. A cornered snake is always the most venomous, and right now, Olivia had absolutely nothing left to lose. S
Caius POV"Caius! Look what that woman did to me!"The doors of my study slammed open, hitting the stone walls with a deafening crack.I paused mid-signature, the tip of my fountain pen lingering over the parchment. I looked up from my desk to see my mother and Olivia scrambling into the room. They looked absolutely deranged, their chests heaving, eyes wide with sheer panic as if a rabid beast had chased them all the way from the city limits straight to the pack lands.My mother's designer dress was rumpled, her hair was a catastrophic bird's nest of tangles, and she was entirely missing one of her favorite diamond earrings. Olivia wasn't faring much better. She was clutching her arm tightly against her chest, a nasty, hand-shaped bruise already blooming dark purple across her wrist.I set the pen down. "Who did that to you, mother?" I asked calmly, stepping out from behind my mahogany desk.I walked toward them, my golden eyes scanning their trembling bodies for serious injuries, b
Celeste’s POVFor the next few days, I locked myself inside the safety of my apartment, completely focused on the ancient magic humming beneath my skin.I didn't just want to be able to shift; I wanted control. I spent hours standing in front of the mirror, practicing how to call upon my Silver Wolf without fully breaking my human bones. I learned how to let my eyes bleed into that divine, glowing metallic silver, channeling the physical strength and speed of my wolf directly into my human form. It was exhausting, bone-deep work, but I pushed through the pain until I finally, slowly, began to master it. I could be perfectly human on the outside, but possess the lethal, striking power on the inside.I was just finishing a meditation session, my silver aura slowly retracting back beneath my skin, when three sharp knocks echoed from my front door.Assuming it was another Enforcer delivering a daily gift from Nathan or Caius, I wiped the sweat from my forehead, smoothed down my leggings
Celeste’s POVI stared at him for a long moment, watching the desperate hope in his eyes."Yes," I finally answered softly, just to see his reaction. "To keep the peace for both packs."The faint glimmer of hope in his eyes instantly fractured, but I kept my voice perfectly even, playing my role flawlessly."I know Nathan wouldn't let me go," I continued, resting my hands lightly against his chest. "I’m his only mate. He doesn’t have another destined mate out there waiting for him. Unlike you. You had two options—whether to choose me or Olivia. But I know you rejected her, and I’m the only mate you have now. So yes, I’m taking both of you."Caius went completely rigid. He looked entirely unconvinced by my pragmatic reasoning, the vulnerability in his expression hardening into a dark, defensive shadow. I could practically see the gears turning in his head—he genuinely believed I wasn't truly into him, that I was just sacrificing myself to keep the political peace and placate Nathan.H
Celeste’s POVI rested my head against the cool glass of the passenger window, watching the dark pine trees of the Blood Moon territory blur into an endless streak of green. Beside me, Caius drove in tense, protective silence.I looked down at my pale hands, watching the subtle, silver pulse buried beneath my skin.In this timeline, I didn't just rewind the clock to fix my mistakes or alter my fate. It felt like I had been completely reborn—forged anew into the divine, long-extinct bloodline of the Silver Luna Queen. And Goddess, what an honor it was.In my past life, I was nothing. I was wolfless, fragile, and utterly helpless. I was a quiet shadow broken by people like Olivia, an idiot who couldn't even lift a finger to defend myself as they stripped away my dignity and left me for dead. I used to believe I was weak because the world made me that way.I was so wrong.Right now, feeling the ancient magic surging through my veins, I felt everything shifting around me. Being alive a
Celeste’s POVDr. Foster’s warm, golden healing energy hummed softly against my skin, banishing the worst of the deep, lingering aches in my bones. By the time he withdrew his hands with a tired sigh, I could actually stand without my knees buckling beneath me."That should settle the physical strain, Celeste," Dr. Foster murmured softly, giving my shoulder a gentle, paternal squeeze. "Rest is your best remedy now."I offered him a polite smile, stepping out onto the shaded stone terrace just off the medical wing to catch a breath of cool mountain air.The estate was eerily quiet. Usually, if Nathan and Caius were in the same zip code, the air practically vibrated with deep, territorial growls and passive-aggressive posturing. But ever since I had woke up sore and played completely clueless about what happened in the hidden den, the silence between them was deafening.I leaned against the stone balustrade, catching the low, heavy murmur of their voices just around the corner."I’m t







