Se connecterNyraThe chaos from the incident had finally died down. The final list of contestants was out, and both Oryndor and I had made the cut. It was just five of us: Caelyra, Oryndor, two other guys I didn’t know, and me. I hadn’t managed to learn anything about those two men because a certain someone kept giving me vague little hints every time I tried to ask about their backgrounds.I needed real information so I could plan proper battle strategies. Knowing where they came from could seriously change how I performed.“Hey!”“Whoa!”I’d just stepped out of the library into the corridor when a heavy body suddenly jumped on me from behind.“The books might have fallen, genius!”“Does it look like I’d miss a chance to scare you with a pile of falling books? Nah, that’s not me, Virellion.”I rolled my eyes at him.“So? What’s your strategy?”“First rule of winning never let your enemies know your stance. Who knows? You might use it against me later.”I scoffed.“What a friend I have. And what
Nyra Virellion“Alpha Vaerith,” a guard’s voice called from outside the door, sounding unusually tense.Vaerith looked mildly annoyed by the interruption. He glanced at the closed door and answered, “I’m busy.”“F-Forgive me, Your Highness. But the Lord of the South Pack has requested your presence. He has urgent matters to discuss regarding the incident… and some other confidential information. I tried to tell him you were occupied, but he still sent me to fetch you.”I watched Vaerith roll his eyes. It was actually kind of funny seeing him so irritated by the disturbance. I knew he wanted to stay here with me longer, but duty always came first.“I’ll be there in five minutes,” he replied.The guard’s footsteps faded away quickly.“I’m needed, Nyra.”“As you should be,” I said softly.His eyebrows drew together.“Aren’t you upset that I have to leave you?”“Why would I be? You’re the Lycan Alpha. People depend on you constantly. When I become an alpha of my own pack one day, I’ll be
Nyra VirellionI… smiled.When I opened my eyes after realizing he wasn’t going to say anything about me finally accepting his advances, he hit me with words no one had ever said to me before.Who would’ve guessed the Lycan Alpha of the Whispering Pines Pack was such a poetic, hopeless romantic?“Is that all you’ve got for me, Nyra Virellion?”“T-That’s all,” I said, accidentally stammering.He chuckled at my reaction and gently brushed a stray tuft of hair behind my ear. The simple gesture sent butterflies throwing a full parade in my stomach, marching off toward places I wasn’t ready to admit out loud.“You’re adorable, Nyra. Ever since I first saw you harsh facade and all you’ve always been the cutest little thing in my eyes. Maybe… I just see the innocence still in you.”“You’re way off on that, Alpha Vaerith. I’m nowhere near innocent anymore. I might have been… back when my parents were still alive. But after that night, everything in my little world changed. No one deserves the
NyraI gulped loudly.“I… I can explain, Alpha Vaerith.”Oh Goddess… his minty breath was brushing right across my face.I swallowed hard again, my nerves completely shot.Without warning, Alpha Vaerith looked away from me and glanced back at the others.“I will be counseling her myself. No disturbances. We’re heading to my chamber.”My eyes went wide.His chamber?Did he actually mean…?It felt like he could read every bit of distress running through me that’s why I’d been sprinting like a lunatic.“What happened here?! Oh Goddess… I swear, Vaerith— I mean, Your Majesty, we tried to catch her but she’s ridiculously fast!”“She’s been training for the trials, Beta Raelor. What did you expect from a contestant?”I kept staring at Alpha Vaerith from my angle.His jaw was so sharply defined, and those piercing grey eyes looked almost transparent in the afternoon light.Our afternoon…?When the hell did I start sounding so poetic?“You. You’re coming with me.”I nodded desperately.He cau
Nyra“She’s not in a good state right now. We really shouldn’t bother His Majesty. He’s already swamped with canceling the Trial. Oh man, you have no idea the mess he’s dealing with. The other pack rulers and emperors are furious with him. But they need to understand Alpha Vaerith would’ve reacted the same way even if it wasn’t a woman. He can’t stand anyone trying to win by cheating. You don’t need to worry about him or the victim.”“What about the culprit, Beta Raelor?”“Oh, her? We’ve always had a bad feeling about that one. She never bothered hiding how much she hated Lun I mean, Contestant Virellion. She’ll be dealt with soon enough.”I leaned my head against the door, listening to their conversation.They were being ridiculously loud for no reason, especially Beta Raelor, who sounded like he was addressing a whole crowd.I didn’t dwell on it too much.Over the last little while, I’d picked up a lot about Alpha Vaerith just by eavesdropping.Other people passing by my room had be
Nyra “She’s not in a good state right now. We really shouldn’t bother His Majesty. He’s already swamped with canceling the Trial. Oh man, you have no idea the mess he’s dealing with. The other pack rulers and emperors are furious with him. But they need to understand Alpha Vaerith would’ve reacted the same way even if it wasn’t a woman. He can’t stand anyone trying to win by cheating. You don’t need to worry about him or the victim.” “What about the culprit, Beta Raelor?” “Oh, her? We’ve always had a bad feeling about that one. She never bothered hiding how much she hated Lun I mean, Contestant Virellion. She’ll be dealt with soon enough.” I leaned my head against the door, listening to their conversation. They were being ridiculously loud for no reason, especially Beta Raelor, who sounded like he was addressing a whole crowd. I didn’t dwell on it too much. Over the last little while, I’d picked up a lot about Alpha Vaerith just by eavesdropping. Other people passing by
~Vaerith~“So, do you agree, Nyra Virellion?” I asked her in front of the whole crowd that morning. She questioned my proposal later, and I couldn’t help but answer, “It’s for your own good. Isn’t it?”‘Oi,’ Tharok suddenly spoke in my head. ‘Aren’t you being too hard on the girl? She should have
~Nyra Virellion~**Both my wrists were caught in the grip of two different men. Zephyros held my right one, and the touch burned with disgust. On the other side, Lycan Alpha Vaerith held my left wrist, his eyes locked hard on Zephyros.The stare was so intense that Zephyros eventually gave in to th
Vaerith’ POV[THE EVENING BEFORE]I was hanging on by a thread of patience, trying my hardest not to flip the entire table and give the elders even more reasons to grumble. As soon as the pack meeting wrapped up, I pushed away from the table and headed straight for my room.The meeting had been thr
The whole world felt like it had frozen in place. Everything moved in slow motion, my vision blurry except for the one person standing right in front of me.This powerful alpha... No, he wasn’t just any ordinary alpha. The raw power rolling off him screamed Lycan. I’d never felt anything like it be







