ANMELDENThea suddenly unclasped "The City of Cycles" from her neck. The artifact caught the light, gleaming with an eerie, rhythmic pulse. "Give me five hundred million, and it’s yours. Hold onto it, and you’ll know the answer soon."Nathan looked troubled. His territory was shrinking, his coffers running dry. Spending five hundred million on an impractical trinket felt like a bite to his own throat. "How could it be worth that much?"Thea sneered, her voice dripping with a predatory mockery. "I never thought the once-mighty Alpha of the Hill Pack would grow so stingy. Are you reduced to counting pennies like a scavenger?"The provocation hit his pride, but Thea kept the lure dangling. "Nathan, do you want to know why you fell from the peak overnight? Why a 'beggar' like me can now hunt you at will? This artifact holds the secrets of the cycles. It will show you everything."Puzzled and desperate for a way back to the top, Nathan took the artifact. "I’ll write the check."He signed his name w
Nathan looked pained, his scent thick with a pathetic, cloying desperation. "No... I just realize now that the only soul who truly cherished me was you. I lost the heartbeat of my pack, and I regret it."Thea’s brow arched, her aura flaring with a cold, golden disdain. "You don't regret losing me, Nathan. You regret losing the throne. You regret marrying Victoria and finding out that your 'true love' was a slow-acting poison. You realize now that being with her has stripped your rank, ruined your reputation, and left you without a territory to call your own.""You finally understand that Victoria’s 'love' was never a pack-bond; it was a parasitic tether wrapped in selfish interests. So you regret it—you regret sacrificing a pure, ancient devotion for a mirage."She took a step closer, her shadow lengthening over him like a predator closing in for the kill."Unfortunately for you, the woman you once discarded like a piece of carrion has become more radiant with every passing season. No
"Victoria, Nathan has been stripped of his rank. He has been kicked out of the Hill Group. In the coming seasons, he won't be able to feed himself, let alone pay for your medicine. Using him as a shield is useless now. Take this and seek a different territory to heal. Or stay here and starve with him."Mrs. Hill left without a second glance. Victoria stared at the money, her tears soaking the bills. She was a wolf without a pack, holding the price of her own abandonment.The Hill Group Headquarters.An unprecedented sensation rocked the building. At the emergency shareholders' meeting, Alaric stood at the head of the table, his presence like an ancient, immovable mountain. As a father, he performed the ultimate act of cruelty: he vetoed his own son. With Nathan’s reputation in tatters and his scent synonymous with failure, the other shareholders followed the old Alpha’s lead. One by one, they cast their votes to strip Nathan of his power.Nathan was completely exiled from the Hill fam
Nathan remained numb. He had been so exhausted, his nerves stretched to the breaking point, that he no longer had the energy to bar his teeth or fight back.Mrs. Hill looked at him with frustration, shaking her head. "Nathan, I know you are under that girl’s spell. I won't tell you to break the bond. But remember this: your father is going to freeze your accounts. He is going to cut off your water and your kill. Without money, you cannot sustain Victoria’s flickering life. With her frail health, the moment the medicine stops, she will wither and die."Nathan trembled, the harsh reality of the wilderness finally sinking in.Mrs. Hill finally moved in for the kill. "Nathan, staying together is a death sentence for both of you. You are two starving wolves huddling in a den with no meat. Send her abroad. Let a different pack treat her. This way, you can focus on the hunt here and earn the currency to keep her alive. What do you think?"Nathan looked shaken, his resolve crumbling."Loving
Mrs. Hill felt a sudden, sharp pain in her chest, as if an invisible set of fangs had clamped down on her heart. She collapsed to the ground.It was unknown how long the shadows stretched before she recovered. She crawled up, her hair disheveled and her fine clothes wrinkled—looking like a defeated wolf who had been dragged through the mud. She sat on the sofa, her gaze vacant, staring into a field of nothingness where her pride used to be. Then, she picked up the phone and dialed a familiar sequence.After the call connected, Thea's voice came through, low and steady, vibrating with the calm power of a True Alpha."Do you need something from me?""Thea... let’s meet."Thea hesitated, a predator weighing the value of a trap, before nodding faintly. "Okay."The Coffee Shop.When Thea arrived, Mrs. Hill was already tucked into a booth, her scent suppressed and weary. She had ordered a cup of Thea's favorite coffee, steaming hot.Thea was genuinely surprised. Back when Mrs. Hill was her
She couldn't let Nathan see that truth. She chose to escape."No, Mom... it's not like that... I love him..." she gasped, and then, as if her body could no longer sustain the weight of her lies, she fainted."Mom, did you really have to be so harsh?" Nathan snapped, though the fire in his voice was gone. "She’s already broken!"Mrs. Hill looked at Nathan’s agony. Despite her resentment, he was her own flesh and blood. She turned to Alaric, pleading, "You see it too. Nathan is living like a stray. You are the Alpha of this family—can you really just watch him rot?"Alaric looked at his son, sighed heavily, the sound like a tired beast settling into the earth. "Let's talk about it later."Nathan, disregarding everything else, scooped Victoria up and rushed for medical help. Mrs. Hill and Alaric watched his back, feeling the ache of a pack that was slowly falling apart.In order to bring Nathan back to the upper-class society, Mrs. Hill pressured Alaric, her voice trembling with a desper
Ava looked at him teasingly, her wolf ears twitching with amusement. “Mr. Hill, you’ve finally remembered you still have a wife, huh? I thought you’d forgotten all about her, with how you’ve been acting.” Nathan’s bloodshot eyes burned with fury, his wolfish ire rising to the surface. He let out
Victoria resumed her lecturing tone, taking on the role of the older Sis with an air of authority that came naturally to her as an alpha - born wolf. "Bella, you spent so much money on the Newcomer Competition. It must have been a loan, right? You still haven’t paid off your debts, and now you're s
Isabella's voice was as cold as ice, her tone laced with the authority befitting an Alpha's daughter in their werewolf pack. "Being reasonable and not letting things slide? It’s far better than causing a scene for no reason. You should know your place."Victoria choked back a sob, her eyes glisteni
Isabella sat at the sewing machine, skillfully guiding the needle through fabric. The rhythmic sound of the machine filled the room, a testament to her dedication and talent in the world of fashion. In the complex realm of werewolf - human society, her pursuit of her passion was a statement of inde







