We were finished, but I could still see her mind spiraling. Her eyes were blank, her body stiff. I loved her petrified expression—it stirred something in me I didn’t know existed. A twisted kind of excitement. A thrill I shouldn't have enjoyed.That night, I reached out to touch her again, but she resisted.She probably thought I had a weakness for her. That without her submission, I’d lose control.But fucking Blaire right in front of her had been... bliss.“Now you see—you’re next to nothing,” I told her coldly.But it was like the words bounced off her. She didn’t flinch. She didn’t blink. She just stared at the floor, her mouth slightly open, as if she'd been electrocuted into stillness.Blaire walked back into the room, wrapping herself in fresh towels that hung from her chest down to her thighs. She made her way over to me, sitting with ease on my lap. She kissed my cheek tenderly, then turned her eyes to the frozen figure in front of us—Jade.“So, how do we handle her next?” Bl
Jade's POVThe minute I locked eyes on him, my heart skipped. It felt as if I was trapped in the moment—frozen, unable to breathe. I tried reading his expression, searching for a flicker of shock. But he didn’t show any. He didn’t look surprised. And I had thought he would be, after seeing me in my current state—bruised, with fresh red injuries, healing slowly, since I didn't have access to my wolfs healing abilities. Goddess, how I wished I did.“I helped you find her!” Blaire rushed back to him, her voice too eager. She leapt into his arms, wrapping herself around him. But Ragnar didn’t react immediately. His eyes were still on me—still locked, still searching. Like he wanted answers I didn’t know how to give.“Blaire,” Ragnar said eventually, adjusting her weight from his shoulder, now holding her by the hips.“Yes, Alpha,” Blaire purred, tilting her head coyly. She didn’t care that she was suspended in midair. All she wanted was his attention. His response.“I fucking love you,” R
Alpha Ragnar’s POVBlaire doesn’t answer my question—not immediately. She’s just standing there, smiling at me, as if I should be happy she came back... when she should have never left in the first place.“Well?” I urged.Blaire shot off the desk and said, “I was out on a hunt.”I raised an eyebrow. “A hunt for what?”Blaire placed her hands behind her back as she catwalked towards me. When she reached me, she said, “It’s a surprise.”“This isn’t the time for games, Blaire. Things are escalating as we speak. Jade is still missing. The rogues are still on the loose, and worse—now the Creslon pack thinks we’re trying to instigate war with them,” I said, my tone firm.Yet Blaire didn’t seem fazed by anything I said. Her happy expression still clung to her face, unbothered.“We have to approach everything one by one,” Blaire said calmly.I huffed. “You still haven’t given me an answer to my question.”“Right! I went on the hunt because I was unsure when you'd get back,” Blaire said.“That
"Alpha Ragnar, I have a report," Karius said, walking into the room. "The pack warriors stopped pushing the rogues and are arriving back to the backgrounds as you said. Also, the border is being reinforced as we speak.""What about the rogue leader? Has he recovered yet?" I asked."Not yet. Currently, he has regained consciousness, and we've managed to stabilize his vitals, but he's not fit enough to speak. So you cannot get answers now," Karius said.I growled lowly, and kairus saw the displeasure on my face."But I assure you," he added quickly, "the pack nurses are treating him, so it’s not going to take up to three days before he’s able to give us the answers we need.""Fine. What about Blaire? Anything about her whereabouts?" I asked.Karius sighed. He didn’t want to tell me, but from his facial expression, I could already tell what he was going to say."No, ehn?" I asked rhetorically.With a sigh, he nodded. "We're still searching, and I believe we should be able to locate her i
I wasn’t able to hear their answer. Or rather, they didn’t give an answer before Blaire commanded her goons to take me away.The silence of Borel's men was a big proof of the effect Blaire boastful threat had in the room. I still wished they didn’t make the wrong choice—to follow her.They took me to another room now, and unlike before, I couldn’t map the route we took—my mind was busy with thoughts of what had just occurred.I was dropped roughly into a chair, they took the blindfold off, after, they stood at the far corner of the room, silent like statues while I looked around the room observant.For some reason, the silence wasn’t bliss. I already had the unnerving feeling that it was short-lived. If only I hadn’t been caught.As if on cue, Blaire walked into the room with a plate in her hands. I looked closer, and I realized it was the food Denila had offered me earlier but I had rejected. She grabbed the chair from across the room and dragged it against the floor. When she got to
It was up to an hour later when Denila reappeared in the room. Before I could say anything, she threw a pair of fresh clothing at me, alongside some binders and a blindfold.“What are these for?” I asked, but Denila didn't answer me.“I asked a question,” I said again, but my words had no effect on her.“Unless you tell me what's going on, I'm not going to wear any of these, especially the binders,” I said firmly.Denila looked at me. She opened her mouth, and I grew expectant, thinking she was finally about to say something. But then she paused, narrowing her eyes as if I were something foul. Then she closed her mouth and walked to the other side of the room. From her expression, I could tell she probably felt her words would be wasted on me after our earlier argument.She rummaged through some things on the table, and after she had picked up a file, she turned to me and instructed, “Put them on,” with a plain expression.“Give me an answer first, else I won't do what you said,” I re