MasukChapter 135"What?! Where did you hear that kind of rumor from? Do you know that you can get in trouble for spreading things like this?" The second maid snapped, looking around to make sure that no one had heard them.Stacy quickly hid in a corner; she wanted to find out what was going on, and if the lives of Leon and Lyra would be in danger."Oh please, the entire pack already knows about it. Don't you realize that the pack is in chaos now? The Luna is missing, and people are saying that she ran away because she did something wrong. The Alpha abandoned the responsibilities of the pack and went to chase her. Now, there's no one leading the pack. Elder Philip is just stepping up to do the right thing. There's nothing wrong with that, is there?" The first maid rolled her eyes as she asked this."Well, but that still doesn't make sense. Elder Philip is only an elder, and besides, the Alpha has a son...""There are rumors saying that those kids aren't Alpha Deluca's. Even if the Alpha him
Chapter 134"Besides, we have every reason to believe that those kids don't belong to the alpha. Why should we accept just about any child that woman brought to the pack with her?" Another elder spoke up, his voice heavy with thinly veiled contempt.Standing in the midst of the elders, Stacy felt completely alone. The grand hall felt colder than usual, the towering stone walls suffocating her.She had known that they would make things difficult for her with the alpha gone, but she never thought that it would get this out of hand! They were behaving like vultures, waiting for the slightest sign of weakness to tear everything apart."Well, I..." she stammered, her voice trembling as she tried to gather her thoughts and defend herself against their overwhelming presence."Besides, how are we sure that the alpha is the one who asked you to do this? You are the personal maid of that woman, Nora. Perhaps this is the plan that you came up with, with her—to place her son as the alpha of the p
Chapter 133"We haven't heard from either Isabelle or Kate for the past few days. Also, Deluca's pack has been completely sealed off from the rest of the world. No one knows what's happening in that pack," Nathan's beta whispered into his ear."Damn it!" Nathan cursed, feeling deeply frustrated."Do you think that we should keep trying to contact Isabelle? There's still something she needs to do before she leaves...""Forget about it. I am sure that Deluca has already caught her," Nathan said with a frustrated sigh.He knew this was going to happen; he just didn't expect that it would happen so soon, or that Isabelle would be caught before the very last of his plans could be put into place."Do you think he's going to come here, Alpha?" the beta asked, looking lost."We did a lot to make sure that their relationship broke down, and I thought that it worked, but now, I have no idea what to think anymore. We'll see what Deluca chooses to do. However, if he ever makes it here, then he wo
Chapter 132Isabelle sat on the floor of the dungeon into which she had been kicked, with her back against the wall. Her eyes were empty as she stared at nothing in particular.She never expected that Deluca would actually throw her into the dungeon. Even though he said he did not love her at all, she thought that he still held a place for her in his heart.Did he really hate her so much? She was starting to regret her actions. If she had known, she would never have listened to Nathan's plans and come here as a spy.However, she did not really have a choice. Katherine was right. Ever since the day Nathan saved her, he had already decided that he was going to use her. There was no way for her to get out of this.Just as she was feeling lost, the door of the dungeon was pushed open.She raised her head, and seeing Deluca walk in, she jumped up from the floor, heading directly toward him."Deluca!" She called out, smiling excitedly."You came to see me, right? I knew there was no way you
Chapter 131Katherine sighed, feeling very frustrated, but having no other choice."If this is what you've decided to do, then I guess there's no way I can talk you out of it. I just want to let you know, it's going to be very dangerous. Are you sure that you really want to go without your soldiers?" Katherine asked Deluca one more time.Standing up from the chair he was seated on, Deluca walked over to the window and looked out at the prospering pack.For years, he had worked hard to make sure that the pack got to the stage it was today. His pack was the most prosperous pack, and because he was the leader of the council of Alphas, too many people were jealous of him and wanted both his position and his pack.He could guess what Nathan's goal was for kidnapping Nora.In fact, Deluca knew that Nathan was probably waiting for him to rush into his pack with soldiers.Once a war broke out, too many people would get involved, and he would be surrounded on all sides.Deluca knew a war now w
Chapter 130"I..." Isabelle looked around, her eyes darting around in fear as she tried to think of something to defend herself with."What did he offer you, Isabelle? You weren't this kind of person in the past. Do you think that it's worth it?" Deluca asked Isabelle coldly.Even though he already knew what she did, now that he was facing it, his heart grew cold.He felt like he could not recognize the woman in front of him at all.Like he never really knew who she was.Isabelle, seeing that there was no way for her to get out of this, lost it when she saw the disdain and disgust on Deluca's face."Don't you know why I became like this? It's because of you! All of this is your fault! You are the one who caused me to become this person! Don't act like you don't know that you drove me crazy!" she snarled at the man in front of her."Me?" Deluca scoffed at her. "I had no idea what happened to you. For years, I thought that you were dead. As soon as I realized you were alive, I brought y
Chapter 23Deluca led Nora back into the ball. But not before making sure that she wasn’t going to lose it. “I’m fine,” she told him. “Thanks for staying with me. Now, let’s go mingle with your guests.”But he didn’t lead her into the hall just yet. He called Gebros, made sure that Kashton and Maev
Chapter FiveThe fireplace in the Alpha’s private chambers crackled, the orange light dancing across the walls like a restless spirit. Deluca stood by the hearth, the small, blood-stained scrap of parchment between his fingers feeling heavier than a mountain.He looked toward the bed where Nora lay
Chapter FourThe rain was pouring heavily.Deluca stood at the edge of the Blackwood border, his boots sinking into the thick, churned mud of the neutral zone. His charcoal coat was drenched, clinging to the broad, heavy muscle of his shoulders. Behind him, his Beta, Ryder, and his lead scout, Devr
Chapter ThreeThe air in the Alpha’s study was filled with the scent of charred parchment. Nora stood in the center of the room, her hands trembling as she looked at the silver basin on the floor. Inside were the ashes of the Ancestral Ledger—the sacred records of the Blackwood lineage.Beside the







