I can tell he was putting on a show with the mask of grief, polished like a weapon honed for battle.I studied him carefully and closely.His tone, his posture, even his timing—none of it rang true. A wolf like Darius didn’t simply crawl from the shadows when his daughter faced exile. No. This was t
Gideon’s POVThe hall was still heavy with the echo of that single command: Wait.Every wolf in the room stood still, ears forward, eyes looked toward the far shadows. My own wolf growled just beneath my skin, claws itching to fight. Whoever had dared interrupt my judgment had stepped into dangerous
Her jaw clenched and her hands clenched into fist, her whole body trembling with fury. “I only wanted what was mine!”“No, you wanted power,” I corrected coldly. “Not love. Not even loyalty. Just Power.”She looked around the room as if she was searching for sympathy from the pack members. Some wolv
Gideon’s POVThe air felt soothingly cool outside the hospital, it was almost evening time. The air felt like gentle caress against my skin like it reminded me that the world outside and in his life can instantly change and shift even if I was resting in bed.Raven walked quietly at my side with the
Gideon’s POVThe next day I felt a lot better the drug was gone from my system but the exhaustion I felt when I overworked myself was completely gone.The room was quieter after the children had been taken out to rest, though the previous events didn't leave my mind at all. My Beta lingered by the d
The beta walked towards the side of my bed and placed the folder of documents on the table beside me. He just kept looking at me as he observed the tension in my muscles and saw hollowness in my eyes and then gave Raven a quick glance which I managed to catch.He was suspicious. He was wondering.“W