Se connecterCHAPTER 126: I WANT MY LUNA BACKADRIAN:It had been two long, agonizing days since Darius had the absolute nerve to show up at my pack grounds alongside King Seth, completely disrupting the most important day of my life—my peaceful Luna coronation. I sat alone in my dark, silent office, staring at the empty chair across from me where Elena should have been sitting.I hadn't provoked Darius in any way. I hadn't crossed his borders, I hadn't stolen from him, and I certainly hadn't offended King Seth. We had a legitimate, signed alliance, and yet they had disrespected me in the worst possible way. I wasn't the kind of Alpha to charge blindly into a full-scale war without a solid plan, but I certainly was plotting a brutal revenge.For almost forty-eight hours straight, I hadn't eaten a single bite of food, and I hadn't closed my eyes to sleep. It felt like a physical, jagged piece of my soul had been ripped right out of my chest. I wanted Elena back. Deep down, even if a stupid part of
CHAPTER 125: THE ESCAPE ELENA:Vane's eyes widened in horror, and he immediately shook his head, pulling his arms back. "No way, Your Majesty. Absolutely not. You are the future Queen of this pack. The sacred forest is miles away, treacherous, filled with rogue beasts, and completely unpredictable. If anything happened to you out there while you were under my watch, the King—when he wakes up—would have me executed on the spot. I cannot risk your life."I couldn't let him win this argument. I needed to get outside those palace walls, and riding out with the search party was my absolute best ticket to freedom. I squared my shoulders, wiping my tears away with the back of my hand, and launched into a rapid-fire stream of logical, compelling arguments."Listen to me, Commander Vane, and listen very carefully," I argued fiercely, stepping right into his personal space so he couldn't look away. "First of all, do you honestly think King Seth would want me sitting here crying like a coward w
CHAPTER 124: I WANT TO GO WITH THEMELENA:No, I snapped mentally, grounding myself. The deed is done. Seth is paying for trying to rip my mate and I apart and hand over the pack to Lucian.At this point, I was certain the wolfsbane was already locking down his central nervous system, pushing him into a deep, vegetative state that the royal healers wouldn't be able to easily diagnose or reverse.I stopped in front of the cowering maids, crossing my arms over my chest. "What on earth is going on out here? Why is everyone running around like the pack is under attack?"The maids exchanged sideways glances, none of them daring to speak up or give a straight answer. They looked like they weren't sure if they were allowed to break the news to the king's brand-new betrothed."Well?" I demanded, letting a sharp, authoritative edge slip into my voice that made them flinch. "I asked you a question. What is happening in this palace right now?"Finally, stepping out from the shadows near the gran
CHAPTER 123:ELENA:The massive mahogany doors of the royal banquet hall swung open, and as I stepped inside beside my father, the glittering lights of the grand chandeliers washed over us. As I was walking straight into the lion's den.King Seth sat at the head of a long, polished obsidian table surrounded by his elite council members, his face split into a wide, triumphant grin that made my skin crawl. He stood up immediately, his heavy gold-embroidered crown catching the light as he strode forward to greet us."Welcome to my home, future Queen Elena," Seth boomed, his voice echoing off the vaulted stone ceilings. He reached out, his thick, calloused fingers wrapping around my hand in a greeting that felt more like a shackle. "I must say, you look even more breathtaking this than you did earlier today at the Blackwood Pack. Your father made the right choice."I forced the corners of my mouth upward, shaping my face into a sweet, submissive smile. "Thank you, Your Majesty. I'm truly
CHAPTER 122: HEADING TO THE ROYAL PALACE ELENA:I put on my best mask of careless surrender, stepping further into the room. "Dad... is it too late to go to King Seth tonight?"Darius stared at me with a deep frown, clearly thrown off by my sudden change of heart. He glanced down at his expensive wristwatch, squinting at the glowing hands. "It's already past seven o'clock... but I suppose there's still time if we make arrangements right now." He narrowed his eyes suspiciously. "Why are you suddenly asking this? Weren't you supposed to spend a day with your mother and your best friend?"I forced a bitter, defeated sigh, running a hand through my hair. "Well... I just realized that I no longer belong here. You've already replaced me, and I don't even have a room of my own anymore. So I figured, why wait around? I might as well just go to Seth tonight and start learning how to be the Alpha Queen already. If he wanted me so badly that he literally had to demote his previous Luna just to
CHAPTER 121: ELENA’S SECRET PLANS ELENA:I slipped back into Kamala's room, quietly pulling the wooden door shut behind me. Kamala was sitting on the edge of her small bed, her hands clenched tightly in her lap and her whole body shaking like a leaf.I hurried across the room, ignoring her trembling form as I grabbed her by the shoulders. "Where is it?" I asked, my voice urgent.Kamala pointed a shaky finger toward the nightstand drawer. I rushed over, yanked the drawer open, and pulled out the original alliance document. Flipping it open, I scanned the pages to make sure it was the real deal. A triumphant smile spread across my face and I gave a firm nod, turning back to look at her. "Job well done, Kamala."Kamala swallowed hard, hugging her arms around herself. "I'm just... I'm so scared that Alpha Darius is eventually going to figure out the document is missing, and he's going to start an investigation. What if they find out I was the one who took it?""How are they even going to
CHAPTER 23:ADRIAN:I sat on my bed, running my hands through my hair. When I went back to Elena’s room, my only real goal was to get back at her. She had left me hanging on the couch, running out of my bedroom like I was some kind of plague, and my pride was seriously stinging. No woman had ever w
CHAPTER 13: I'M THE ALPHA'S MATEELENA:I walked away from that office door feeling like a million bucks. I didn't even have to look back to know I’d completely wrecked the vibe in there. I could tell from the look on his face that Adrian’s mood was in the gutter, and Purity was probably sitting th
CHAPTER 6: IT'S YOUR MASTER ELENA:I heaved a sigh as I watched the door click shut and I heard Adrian’s heavy footsteps fading down the hall. His voice still echoed in my head, telling me to break a single rule of his and experience what's worse than death. What a devil!I stripped that red dress
CHAPTER 5: A MATE AND A MISTRESS ADRIAN:I stepped out of the room as the door clicked shut behind me, leaving Elena Thorne alone with her tears and her tall tales. She really thought she knew me. She really thought a bullet to her boyfriend's head was the peak of what I could do.She had no idea.







