LOGINThird Person’s POVThe land was quiet again. Not the uneasy silence that follows battle, but a calm that felt earned. Walls were repaired. Borders were secure. Fires burned for warmth, not warning. The packs moved forward, slowly learning how to live without fear.The war had taken much. But it had
Third Person’s POVPeace never truly came. Not while Dylan still breathed with hatred in his chest.While Austin’s pack rebuilt their walls and healed their wounded, Dylan gathered what little power he had left. He no longer planned with reason. He no longer cared about laws or councils. All he want
Third Person’s POVThe night was unnaturally quiet. Too quiet for a pack still at war.Explosive devices were hidden under the hospital floors, inside drainage tunnels, beneath supply wagons, and near the healing wards. They were simple in design but very dangerous. They were not meant to capture la
Austin’s POVThis is the war all over again. Not steel and blood but the battle between instinct and respect. Between fear and trust.I wanted to tear the ritual apart before it began. Wanted to bury the witch’s knowledge and end Dylan with my own hands.But that would make Madison collateral. Again
Austin’s POVThe message came at midnight.No guard announced her presence, not even a single security alarm ringed. One moment the war room was silent, lit only by low-burning lamps and scattered maps. The next, the air shifted, thickened like the space itself had inhaled and forgotten to breathe o
Madison’s POVAfter we came back to home from the council hall massacre, the room felt too still. I noticed how the air felt heavier than it felt before we left for the council. I had been counting breaths, his, not mine, marking the rise and fall of his chest like a promise I could keep if I just s
But Dylan’s pack didn’t welcome me with quiet. They greeted me with parades, feasts, ceremonies designed to paint them as loyal, generous, perfect. I smelled the rot beneath the polish the moment I arrived.And then there was her.I hadn’t expected to meet my mate. Not here. Not her.The first time
When the moon rises high, painting silver across the walls, it’s time.I slip from my room, every step a prayer that the Goddess is watching, that She hasn’t completely abandoned me. My bag thuds softly against my back. My wolf snarls, tense and ready.The night air is sharp and cold as I creep past
Madison’s POVDylan scoffs, the sound low and cruel. “You’re bluffing.” His lips curl, revealing the arrogance that has always been there, only now it isn’t disguised by pretty words or soft smiles. “I’ll be Alpha soon, Madison. Don’t forget who you’re dealing with. I have plenty of ways to make you
Madison’s POV“Tell the truth. You have a healing gift, don’t you?”I hesitate. I don’t want to be used for my gift like I was with Dylan.“Your family has left scars on you for years. Where are they, Princess?” He examines my face, my neck, my arms. “Gone. Because you healed yourself.”“I-I…”“With







