LOGINELARAI stared at her, unable to believe what I had just heard. The woman standing before me was supposed to be the Moon Goddess, the divine being who created mates and blessed wolves with their destined partners.Yet she was smiling while telling me that my suffering had been nothing more than revenge against a woman who was no longer alive to witness it."That is cruel. ” I whispered, shaking my head as tears blurred my vision. "You are supposed to protect us, not punish innocent people for something their parents did. I have spent my entire life wondering what was wrong with me, and I know—I know for sure I didn’t deserve this even after knowing what my parents did. ”Her smile didn't disappear, and somehow, that frightened me more than if she had become angry. She simply watched me with those beautiful silver eyes, as if my suffering was something she had expected all along.I wanted to scream at her, but the thought of Alaric lying unconscious suddenly pushed everything else out
ELARABy the third day, I began to hate the sound of the bedroom door opening.Every time the healers entered, they kept telling me his condition was stable, his blood loss had been treated, and his injuries were slowly healing, but he still didn’t regain consciousness.They didn’t understand what was wrong with him, and that made me hate them even more.Beta Kael and Dante kept visiting, and slowly, their enthusiasm started dropping too.By the fourth day, I had no energy to even move from his side. I kept watching him, kept hoping his eyes would open just for a moment, but they never did.When night fell, a wave of dizziness washed over me when I lifted my head, and I instinctively gripped the edge of the mattress.The bedside lamp suddenly appeared too bright, and a strange ringing filled my ears as I tried to focus on Alaric's face.I blinked several times, wondering whether exhaustion was finally catching up with me, but the darkness spreading across my vision only became worse.
ELARA“We have done everything we can for now, Miss. ” The older healer said, removing his gloves as he stepped away from Alaric’s bed. “The Alpha has lost a dangerous amount of blood. We have stabilized him, but his injuries are severe. We have arranged a transfusion, but I cannot tell you when he will regain consciousness.”I looked at Alaric, whose face was almost as white as the pillows beneath his head. His chest rose slowly under the blanket, and a thick bandage covered the place where Lucien had torn into his side. The healer was still explaining something about monitoring his condition, but I barely heard him because one terrible thought had taken over my mind.My blood was useless to the man I loved.“Please, save him. Bring in the Fiora herbs. Get anything you need and just save him. ” I whispered, catching the healer’s arm before he could leave. “I don’t care what you have to do. Just make sure he survives.”“We are doing everything possible, Miss...” He assured me, giving
ELARA“Please, do something! He is not waking up!”I was practically screaming by the time the healers entered our bedroom, and I couldn't bring myself to release Alaric even when they asked me to move aside.His enormous body was resting against mine, and although I could feel his chest rising and falling, his breathing was unusually shallow. I had been calling his name for several minutes, but he had not opened his eyes once, and the longer he remained unconscious, the more terrified I became.Amidst all this, I even forgot that I could check up on him myself. It was like I just couldn’t make sense of anything at all, as if my hands, my mind, and my body refused to cooperate. I had never felt this kind of panic before, not even when I was on the verge of being killed multiple times in my life.“ Miss, we need you to help us lay him down properly… ” An older man said, approaching the bed with two younger healers following him. “We can’t examine him while he is sitting like this, and
ELARABy the time we reached North Shield, it was already late, but everyone was still running around all over the place.The vampires had not come to attack despite the warning, but Alaric had just taken over another Pack, so everyone was busy arranging different things for the takeover.I wanted to help, but Beta Kael escorted me all the way to Alaric's bedroom, refusing to leave until I assured him that I would be fine.He looked exhausted himself, but he was trying to hide it, and I wondered whether he had been injured during the invasion too.“Please make sure someone stays in contact with Alaric… ” I asked before he left, holding the bedroom door open. “He is badly hurt, Beta Kael, and I don't trust him to admit it when he needs help. If anything happens, I want to know immediately.”Beta Kael nodded. “I will make sure he is safe, Elara. He has several trusted warriors with him. And for what it is worth, I don't think he is really angry with you. He was terrified when he saw you
ELARAI stopped moving, startled by the anger in his voice. His expression was furious, and although I knew he had every reason to be upset, I had not expected him to speak to me like that when he was so badly injured.“I came because I needed to stop you… ” I answered quietly, looking towards his bleeding shoulder. “I know you are angry, but please let me help you first. We can talk about everything else afterwards.”“Stop me?” He laughed bitterly, but the movement made him wince. “You came all the way from North Shield to Bloodmoon Pack because you wanted to stop me from killing Lucien? Have you completely lost your fucking mind?”I lowered my eyes, feeling my cheeks grow warm with embarrassment as several nearby warriors turned towards us.I knew how terrible it must have looked, especially after everything Lucien had done to me. But there was no way I could explain my reasons without revealing things that shouldn’t be discussed in front of all these people.“I know how it looks… ”
ELARAMy head was pounding with a terrible headache. I groaned under my breath and pushed myself upright. The floor underneath me was so hard that it felt like the stones might dig into my flesh any moment.Still groaning in pain, I blinked open my eyes. It didn’t take much time to adjust my vision
ELARAI was going with the flow, just letting this man drag me to his Alpha. As we neared the big mahogany double doors, my feet suddenly came to a slow halt.A strange scent hit me, taking over my mind, and making me sniff the air as if I was desperately trying to know where this scent was coming
ALARICPain was the first thing I felt.It crawled through my body slowly, like something alive—digging into my bones, wrapping around my ribs, pressing against my skull. Every breath burned. Every heartbeat felt wrong.But it was not unbearable. It didn’t feel like I was dying.Then, I felt the su
ELARAAlpha Alaric moved again. This time, he walked slow as if deliberately delaying the imminent attack he planned.But this delay became his biggest mistake. Lucien was back on his feet and moving towards him.I barely saw Lucien move.One second, Alaric stood there—focused on Stephanie, his att







