LOGINDylan isn’t on the front lines. That was my first warning. The second came when our scouts reported movement toward the eastern ridge, high ground, limited access, poor visibility. A trap.“He’s drawing us in,” I muttered.I cut through the chaos, making my way back to Madison. I can feel her weakne
Austin’s POVThe first report reached me before dawn. A border village, burned. Not taken. Not occupied. But burned deliberately, with no strategic value. No mercy for the innocent people in it, all the lives he destroyed, for what! Just to send a message! He really is just a filthy creature with no
Madison’s POVThe trial ended the way I had expected. And still, it hurts.I stood at the edge of the council hall, listening as Dylan’s sentence was read aloud in a voice with no sympathy. His pack was punished publicly. The judge gave three strict verdicts: No Alpha Summit for ten years No
Dylan’s POVThat freaking shithead announced a mating ceremony! That also with my MADISON!!!The announcement echoed through every corridor of power before I could stop it! Austin, declaring a mating ceremony, binding HER to him as if she never belonged anywhere else. As if everything I did, everyth
Madison’s POVSomething is different about the royal hospital from the last time when I visited. I realized that the moment I stepped inside.The air was thick with rejection and neglect. Healers are moving slowly today, following habits instead of urgency. Records were stacked haphazardly, patients
“So that’s it,” she said. “You’re willing to bind me in front of everyone to make things easier for you.”“That’s not fair,” I growled.“Neither is deciding my life without me,” she continued, “If you only talked to me once, I would have…”I stepped closer, lowering my voice. “You are under my autho







