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
~Nyra~I’d had enough of this. If he had a problem with me, he should just grow a pair and talk to me about it like an adult. I was convinced all his actions were pure revenge. The way he kept glancing at me while talking to other guests tonight only confirmed it Alpha Vaerith was definitely trying
~Nyra~It was driving me crazy. The anger just kept building inside me. How could Alpha Vaerith do this to me...?He’d basically rallied all my rivals against me, and it probably did wonders for his ego. And ever since that conversation, he had completely vanished from my life. He hadn’t spoken to
~Vaerith~On the surface, I looked calm, but inside I was furious. Marrok’s words had me ready to burn the whole world down for the woman who had cried so bitterly in front of me. Her saying I was the reason for her tears cut deep deeper than I wanted to admit. Still, in the back of my mind, I knew
~Nyra Virellion~The footsteps were heavy and slow. I knew right away it was Prince Vaerith standing over me as I stayed curled up on the ground, looking completely pathetic.I quickly wiped the tears from my face, my skin stinging red from how roughly I’d been rubbing at it. “Good evening, Prince







