LOGINCHAPTER 97: VICTORY AT LAST ADRIAN:I looked at Elena. She looked battered, but her eyes were glowing with a power that terrified me in the best way possible. The air in the arena had grown heavy as everyone waited. Some of them looked at me like I was crazy when I gave the order to let the contest continue. Because Elena had just been attacked with a weapon. How did I expect her to continue fighting?I ignored their look of confusion. But then the silence was broken by the frantic buzz of a mind-link. Clement’s voice hit my head, sharp and panicked.“Alpha, have you lost your mind? The girl was just knocked out cold a minute ago! You want to send her back into the ring with a concussion? She’s going to get killed!”I kept my face like stone, watching Elena stand tall in the center of the ring. “Trust me, Clement,” I responded. “If I just force the officiator to hand her the win, the pack will call me partial. They’ll say I fixed it for my mate. She needs to end this herself. She ca
CHAPTER 96: LET THE CONTEST CONTINUE ADRIAN:I knew those snakes would try to manipulate the contest. Purity and Anna were desperate for the Luna position, and desperate people are dangerous. I already left the bed before Elena woke up, and I wasn't in the stands with the council—I was exactly where I needed to be: in the control room, surrounded by monitors, watching every square inch of that arena.When Elena walked onto the stage, I saw her eyes scanning the crowd. She was looking for me. I felt the urge to go out there and fight this battle for her. But I held myself down, telling myself that if I did something irrational, everything would be ruined, and Elena was going to lose. So I focused on watching the monitor. It was all I could do to keep from walking out there and pulling her into my arms.She really needed to do this on her own. And all I needed to do was make sure she wasn't cheated. She stood there, looking so small against the massive platform, yet she held herself wi
CHAPTER 94: PURITY CHEATED! ELENA:After that pleasurable moment with Adrian, I fell asleep almost immediately, wrapped in Adrian's arms. And the next morning, I woke up before the sun, the room feeling cold and empty without him. I glanced at the wall clock: 6:30 AM. My body ached, but the soreness was a distant memory compared to the fire burning in my veins. My contest with Purity was at 7:00 sharp. I didn't rush to the arena. Instead, I bypassed the vanity and headed straight to Adrian's private gym.I needed to sweat. I needed to move. I spent thirty minutes running through drills, testing my speed, and centering my focus. By the time I showered and walked toward the arena, I was already late.The stage—a raised platform fenced off like a boxing ring—was already packed. The council elders sat in the front row, their faces masks of stone. When I finally stepped out, the venom they shot my way could have killed a lesser wolf. I ignored them, my eyes scanning the shadows for Adrian
CHAPTER 93: I WANT YOUELENA:I tried to process his words but Adrian didn't give me the time as he reached out and scooped me up. He threw me over his shoulder as if I weighed nothing, carrying me out of the bathroom like a sack of grain. I didn't fight him; I was too drained, and honestly, the way his hands gripped my thighs was strangely grounding. He walked over to the bed and set me down gently, face-down, my cheek pressing into the soft, expensive silk of the duvet.This was a sharp contrast to the man who, only minutes ago, had been vibrating with enough rage to choke me. He’d accused me of trying to lose to Purity just to escape him. But then he’d apologized, practically sobbing that he couldn't live without me.I lay there, staring at the headboard, feeling a strange mix of emotions. It was hard to reconcile this man with the ruthless Alpha I’d met when I first arrived. Back then, he’d vowed to torture me until I lost my wolf. He’d made me scrub the floors on my hands and kne
CHAPTER 92: ADRIAN'S PANIC ATTACK ELENA:I limped all the way back to the master suite, picking dead leaves and dry grass out of my hair with trembling fingers. Every muscle in my back felt like it had been shredded. My face was throbbing, and I could taste the copper tang of blood in my mouth from where my lip had split.The moment I stepped into the room, I didn't go and lie down on the bed. I headed straight for the bathroom and stripped off my ruined clothes. I needed the heat. I turned the shower handle until the water was scalding, letting the steam fill the room until it was thick enough to choke on.I sat down on the floor of the shower, letting the hot water hammer against my back. I grabbed a thick towel, soaked it in the hot water, and began dabbing at my bruises. Every time the wet, searing cloth hit a tender spot, I sucked in a sharp breath. The pain was brutal—it ate right into my bruised flesh like acid—but I didn't cower. I didn't cry. Each jolt of agony just fueled t
CHAPTER 91: I WANT PURITY ELENA:I glanced around the council hall, trying to read the faces of the elders. Before, the elders had been loud, opinionated, and downright hostile toward me. Now, after I’d let that sliver of my true power ripple through the room, the elders remained subdued for the rest of the meeting. They practically agreed with whatever suggestions Adrian presented before them concerning the Blackwood Pack affairs.It wasn’t that we were controlling their minds—just that Adrian felt this was the time to establish our authority as the power couple we were about to become, a couple the council could no longer undermine or trifle with. Adrian laid out all the agendas for the day. The entire council seemed to agree with whatever decisions he made. Or wanted to make. Then the last agenda he presented before the council was my crowning. He wanted me crowned, and he wanted it done as soon as possible.And this was the only time the elders felt there was a need to argue. E
CHAPTER 47: ELENA IS BURNING ADRIAN:I didn't care about the consequences anymore. I didn't care about getting her pregnant, or his desire to avenge. I just wanted her to be okay. I kicked the bedroom door open, the heavy wood slamming against the wall with a thunderous bang, and rushed inside, re
CHAPTER 46: IT'S COMPLICATED ADRIAN:Stepping into the room and finding Elena in heat, my blood wasn't just boiling; it was turning into pure, molten lava. Every instinct I had—every ounce of Alpha dominance I’d cultivated over the years—was currently being drowned out by the biological siren song
CHAPTER 35: I DIDN'T ASK TO BE HEREELENA:“And what if I say no?”When I dropped that question on him, Adrian didn't answer right away. He just sat there on the edge of my bed, completely silent for a long moment. His dark eyes locked onto mine, burning through the shadows as if he was carefully t
CHAPTER 34: AND WHAT IF I SAY NO?ELENA:To be completely honest, I wasn't really surprised when Adrian said they weren't going for the birthday dinner anymore. Not even a little bit. The second Anna had come screaming about the blood, I already knew what time it was. That had been the exact and on







