เข้าสู่ระบบPoV Alaric
I left NightFang without looking back.
The iron gates closed slowly behind me, their weighty clang sounding like a decision finally sealing itself shut. The air outside felt colder—or maybe my head was simply too full to register anything except the pressure bearing down on me. Iris’s face flickered through my mind for a moment—calm, unafraid, asking for nothing. A painful contrast to what I had left behind in SilverFang.
“I don’t deserve this,” I murmured, more to myself than anyone else.
Russel was waiting by the vehicle. He didn’t ask questions. He simply opened the door and sat across from me, a black folder resting on his lap—thick, far too thick to be a routine report.
“Let’s move,” I said.
The engine came to life. NightFang disappeared behind us.
Several minutes passed in silence. I let my thoughts reorder the fragments I had forced in
PoV LyraIt feels like my body no longer belongs to me.That morning I woke up to pain I couldn’t even name anymore. It wasn’t just pain—it was something gnawing from the inside, slow but relentless. My breaths came short. My chest felt tight. Every time I tried to move, the world tilted.“Water,” I whispered.The nurse hurried closer, but her hands hesitated. I saw the fear on her face—not of me, but of what might happen if I lost control again.“Now,” I snapped, even though my voice was hoarse.She handed me the glass. I swallowed once—and vomited instantly. Liquid mixed with bile soaked the sheets. My head throbbed violently.“Call the healer,” I gasped. “Now.”Not long after, the old healer arrived. His face was ashen. His steps were heavy. He looked at me like someone who already knew how the story ended, yet still hoped he was w
PoV CassandraIris woke with a muffled cry.Not the loud sob of a child who had fallen, but a small, swallowed sound—one she tried to keep inside. Somehow, that hurt my chest far more. I was already sitting on the edge of her bed before her eyes fully opened.“It’s okay,” I said softly, stroking her back in slow, steady motions. “Auntie’s here.”She shifted closer, pressing her head against my chest. Her fingers clutched the fabric of my clothes, as if afraid I might disappear the moment she let go.“Is Daddy angry?” she asked in a small voice.The question was simple. Too simple for the weight it carried.“No,” I answered without hesitation. “Your father isn’t angry.”“Then… why did he look sad?” Iris lifted her face slightly, her eyes searching mine. “I saw it.”I drew a slow breath. I cou
PoV AlaricI left NightFang without looking back.The iron gates closed slowly behind me, their weighty clang sounding like a decision finally sealing itself shut. The air outside felt colder—or maybe my head was simply too full to register anything except the pressure bearing down on me. Iris’s face flickered through my mind for a moment—calm, unafraid, asking for nothing. A painful contrast to what I had left behind in SilverFang.“I don’t deserve this,” I murmured, more to myself than anyone else.Russel was waiting by the vehicle. He didn’t ask questions. He simply opened the door and sat across from me, a black folder resting on his lap—thick, far too thick to be a routine report.“Let’s move,” I said.The engine came to life. NightFang disappeared behind us.Several minutes passed in silence. I let my thoughts reorder the fragments I had forced in
Lyra’s POVI knew Alaric had gone to NightFang even before Cyan said a word.My body always knows first—as if a thin thread is pulled from deep inside my chest every time, he steps away from me. That morning, before the sun rose, my head was already throbbing. Nausea came in waves, leaving my throat raw. I forced myself upright, but the world spun too fast.“Water,” I rasped.A nurse rushed over, her hands shaking as she offered the glass. I took a small sip, then vomited it back up. The bitter liquid burned my tongue.“Lady Lyra—”“Quiet,” I snapped. “Leave.”They left. They always do. Afraid of my voice. Afraid of my anger. And today, I didn’t care. The only thing that mattered was this: Alaric chose NightFang.Vania arrived with a pale face she tried—and failed—to hide. She sat on the edge of the bed, her hand cold as it clos
Iris’s POVI knew Dad had arrived even before I saw him.Not because of his footsteps—people move quietly all the time in NightFang—but because the air around me changed. Alice, who had been sitting casually on the garden bench, suddenly straightened. The guard at the end of the narrow path shifted slightly, the way they do when the wind changes direction.I lifted my head from my book.Dad was standing near the inner gate. He wasn’t wearing the big black coat he usually had on. There was no shining emblem on his chest. He looked… ordinary. Like any other grown-up visiting.I didn’t run.I didn’t wave either.My feet stayed where they were, and I didn’t know why. My chest felt strange—not painful, just… unsettled, like there was something I didn’t understand yet. I stood there holding my book, watching him from a distance.Dad looked in my dire
Cassandra’s POVI welcomed him with a distance that was unmistakable.Not just physical distance—though that existed too—but a distance I had built deliberately, layer by layer, ever since his name reentered my life. Alaric stood in NightFang’s sitting room without the Alpha’s insignia, without escorts. He came alone. He didn’t carry the weight of authority that used to fill every space he entered.And precisely because of that, I was wary.I watched him from the far end of the room. The way he stood hadn’t changed—upright, controlled—but something was missing. The certainty that once made me feel small now seemed restrained or intentionally set aside. It unsettled me. Manipulation often arrives in its calmest form.“Please, sit,” I said, formal.He did.Orion wasn’t present in the room, but I knew he was close. Too close to be coincidence. NightF







