ログインThe emptiness of Aerisa's chair registered into Zoya's consciousness. But before she could think, the priestess raised her hand again. “Silence!” She barked and the crowd slowly settled. She turned towards the women who sat in the front row. Zoya had not noticed them earlier.“Prepare her.”Two women approached her and they removed the thin robe she had been given and replaced it with a white ceremonial cloth that barely covered my body. Cold air brushed against her pale skin and she shivered. The priestess stepped closer. “Once you enter the circle, you will not leave until the goddess has judged you.”She stared at the flames, her eyes suddenly turning cold. “And if she finds me innocent?” The priestess paused, because she had never thought about that. For the first time, uncertainty crossed her face. “Then may the goddess protect you.”she said. A strange feeling moved through Zoya as she remembered Varga's words from last night. “The ritual does not kill the innocent.”Her ey
Reyna didn't turn around once as she marched away. "No, this can’t be happening to me." I whispered to the empty courtyard. "No, I won't accept this. If I can’t have him, then no one else will cause he is mine and mine alone. He is my future and destined mate! The son of the high Alpha!"I turned away from the shadows of the high balcony, the heavy velvet of my riding dress rustling against the stone floor as I stormed away from the glass like windows.If the goddess had made a mistake, then I would correct her. If fate itself sought to ruin my life, I would crush it beneath my heel.Slipping out the eastern postern gate, I made my way toward the bottom of the high mountain. Into the ever present fog that curled around the ancient trees at the base of the keep. Hidden among the skeletal remains of the forest, the small, round hut made of river stone and ivy was my only hope of saving what was slipping away.The home of the High Priestess.An aged female who had served the royal famil
CHAPTER 90PEDROThe moment I saw the symbol glowing on the stone floor, every instinct in me screamed that we had to get Harper out of the South Wing. I stepped toward her and reached for her hand, but she shook her head before I could touch her. She stood there with her eyes fixed on the silver mark, her face pale but strangely determined, while the guards gathered outside the doorway and waited for my order. I turned to Martin and told him to seal the entire wing immediately, but Harper's voice stopped me before anyone could move."No."I looked at her."What did you say?""I said no." She turned toward me, her arms crossing over her chest as she fought to control her breathing. "You are not locking this place away and pretending nothing happened again. That symbol was beside the dead patrol wolf, and now it is here. I want to know why."I stared at her for a moment, because I could hear the fear underneath her anger. She wasn't wrong, and that was the problem. We had spent days ch
CHAPTER 89HARPERSomething strange started happening to me after Martin's warning about the unborn child, and at first, I tried very hard to pretend it was nothing. Whenever someone mentioned the baby, a soft warmth would spread beneath my skin, beginning somewhere around my stomach before slowly moving through my chest and arms. Sometimes, for only a second, I would see a flash of silver light in front of my eyes, so quick that I could never be sure it had really happened. I blamed the stress, the attack, and everything else that had happened to me in the last few weeks, because surely my body was simply reacting to fear. But deep down, I knew something was different.The strangest part happened when I was alone. I would sit quietly near the window, trying to enjoy a few minutes without guards watching me, and suddenly the baby would move strongly inside me. It wasn't the normal little movement I had become used to feeling, but something that made me stop breathing for a moment beca
CHAPTER 88MARTINThe moment Quinton left Pedro's study, I knew the situation had changed. I had spent most of the night going through reports about the attack, but now Xavier Crow had become more than a name on a list of possible suspects. Something about Quinton's warning had bothered me, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt there was a piece of the puzzle we were missing. I gathered four of my most trusted scouts before dawn and sent them toward the northern and eastern borders with strict orders to keep their distance. They were not to approach Xavier or anyone connected to him unless they had no other choice, because I didn't want our enemy to know we were watching.The first reports came several hours later, and they made my stomach tighten. Xavier had been seen near the edge of Nightfall territory more than once, but he had never crossed the border openly or brought a large group of warriors with him. He moved quietly, sometimes appearing for less than an hour befor
CHAPTER 87HARPERI stood behind the half-open door of Pedro's study, my heart beating so hard that I could almost hear it in my ears. The name on the payment record was still fresh in my mind, and even though I had seen it with my own eyes, I couldn't make myself believe Quinton had anything to do with the attack. He had warned Pedro about the Council, defended me when Pedro wanted to keep me hidden, and even seemed concerned about the danger surrounding my pregnancy. None of that felt like the actions of a man secretly trying to hurt me, but the paper on Pedro's desk was difficult to ignore.Pedro stood behind his desk with both hands pressed against the wood, his shoulders stiff and his jaw tight. Martin had left us alone after Pedro ordered him to give us privacy, and now the only sounds in the room were the ticking clock and the hushed voices coming from the hallway. A few seconds later, the door opened and Quinton walked inside, looking calm at first, but I noticed the tiredness
Chapter ThreeHarper I stared at Pedro, my heart doing frantic somersaults in my chest. "Your mate? That is impossible. I was married to Elec for three years. If there was a bond, I would have felt it."Pedro leaned even closer, his shadow swallowing me whole. "Elec is a fool who wouldnt know a fa
Chapter TwoHarper My hands shook so violently I dropped the zipper of my suitcase.I stared at my blurred reflection in the mirror. Tears streamed down my cheeks, hot and bitter. Three years. I had given Alpha Elec Gerald my absolute soul, and he discarded me like garbage on the side of the road.
Chapter OneHarper The rooftop terrace of the pack house looked absolutely perfect.I smoothed down the front of my silk dress and smiled at the dining table. I had spent the entire afternoon baking. Trays of warm vanilla pastries, roasted meats, and sweet breads sat under the soft glow of the fai
Chapter 5Harper’s povIt took me about 10 seconds to realize what Quinton, Pedro’s father had just implied. A tiny whimper left my lips and I clamped my mouth shut. A breeder?Of course I was nothing but a lowly omega but I had never thought I would be forced to only breed for an alpha. I could







