เข้าสู่ระบบ“You’ve lost your damn mind, Amirah,” I growled, my grip tightening around her wrist until the bones clicked.My pulse hammered against my ribs, hot and furious, as I stared down at my sister after she landed a stinging blow right across my cheek.Amirah pouted, her eyes flashing with stubborn defiance as she tried to wrench her arm away. “I wanted to smack you harder than that, Ezekiel.”I shoved her back a fraction, my teeth baring in a low snarl. “Watch your damn mouth, Amirah. And remember who birthed us.”With half the pack transport watching us from their seats, a public brawl with my own blood would give Lady Evelyne more ammunition to tear me apart later.Amirah rolled her eyes so hard I thought they’d get stuck. “That’s Skyler’s birth-giver, not mine. You’re the only pathetic pup crawling back to her for scraps.”The insult hit too close to home, turning my stomach into a knot of hot lead. “Shut your trap,” I hissed, yanking her closer so our noses almost touched. “Keep that
“Move over,” I growled, my voice dropping like a stone as I stared straight at Tavian.My breath caught in my throat, hot and sharp, and my wolf thrashed beneath my skin, scratching at my ribs because I had to look at him after everything.“You’re sitting in the wrong row, Ezekiel,” Tavian snapped back, his jaw locking so hard a muscle twitched right beside his mouth.The air inside the cramped aisle of the pack transport felt heavy, smelling faintly of ozone and pine, thick enough to choke on. Everyone on board was staring, their eyes wide like trapped prey.“Let me say it one more time,” Ezekiel growled, his voice shaking with a dangerous, ugly edge as his dark gaze swept over the pack members around us. “I did not betray Azel.”“Stop talking nonsense,” Darius barked from the row ahead, his fingers curling into tight fists against the armrest.Ezekiel felt a cold spike of panic flare in his chest. Even Darius had fallen for the garbage spreading all over MoonNet Circle, swallowing t
“Move over,” I said, my voice dropping like a stone as I stared straight at Tavian.My breath caught in my throat, hot and sharp, and my wolf thrashed beneath my skin, scratching at my ribs because I had to look at him after everything.“You’re sitting in the wrong row, Ezekiel,” Tavian growled back, his jaw locking so hard a muscle twitched right beside his mouth.The air inside the cramped aisle of the pack transport felt heavy, smelling faintly of ozone and pine, thick enough to choke on. Everyone on board was staring, their eyes wide like trapped prey.“Let me say it one more time,” Ezekiel snapped, his voice shaking with a dangerous, ugly edge as his dark gaze swept over the pack members around us. “I did not betray Azel.”“Stop talking nonsense,” Darius barked from the row ahead, his fingers curling into tight fists against the armrest.Ezekiel felt a cold spike of panic flare in his chest. Even Darius had fallen for the garbage spreading all over MoonNet Circle, swallowing the
AZEL WHITMORE"He really thinks a pathetic lie on the MoonNet Circle is going to save his reputation?" I scoff, glaring at the glowing display of my comm-device as the latest defensive post from Ezekiel Thornhart lights up the screen.Ronan Nightcrest leans across the console of our transport-skiff, his dark eyes locked on mine with a fierce, possessive intensity. "Let him scramble, Azel. Every word he posts just digs his grave deeper."Miles away in a matching convoy, Nyra Vale is hyperventilating into Darius Whitmore’s leather jacket, her face blotchy and stained with angry tears. "Why is everyone blaming me?" she gasps, her voice a shrill, manipulative whine. "I only wanted to be a good pack-sister! Azel is just weaponizing the pack against us because he wants to ruin my life!"Darius strokes her hair with clumsy, frantic strokes, his alpha pride bruised by the relentless digital onslaught. "Don't listen to the curs, Jo. Malachi is handling the public relations nodes right now. Onc
AZEL WHITMOREI sit in the back of the transport-van, the rhythmic hum of the engine doing nothing to settle the wolf pacing under my skin. My MoonNet feed is a blur of blue light, the screen reflecting in my pupils as I stare at my own post. The audio file I leaked—the one of Ezekiel Thornhart, the Warlord of the northern packs, literally telling me to swallow my pride and bow to a foster-brat just to save her from public ridicule—is playing on a loop across the entire territory.He really thought I was still his pathetic, submissive toy. He thought I’d just roll over and take the humiliation because he’s a powerful Warlord and I’m just an "exiled" Whitmore. The realization hits me like a silver bullet to the chest, leaving me breathless and cold.How did we go from sharing heat-cycles in the academy to this?My phone vibrates against my thigh, cutting through my thoughts. It’s Amirah Kingsley, his beta-handler. I answer, my voice low and dangerous. "Speak, Amirah.""Have you lost yo
AZEL WHITMORE"Don't waste the game-meat, you idiots," I growl, tossing a slab of salted stag-venison toward the pack fire. We’re deep in the Shadowfang wilderness, far from the polished, fake walls of the Whitmore Moonkeep."The elders want a show?" I snap, my voice low and vibrating with a primal, rhythmic growl. "Then we give them a hunt."The rehearsals for the Bloodmoon Trials aren't just games. They are blood-rites. While Darius Whitmore and his pampered omega, Nyra Vale, prance around the village square trying to impress the elders with shallow, hollow grace, my group is training in the dark. We’re practicing the old ways—shadow puppetry, weaving spirits of smoke and moonlight to mimic the ancient shift-dances of our ancestors.I don’t care about Nyra’s traditional dance. I care about the scent of fear coming off the villagers."They won't clap for those city-born fakes," I mutter to Ronan Nightcrest. He’s standing close to me, his scent a mix of cedar and wet earth, grounding
"Azel, you cannot simply sever a blood covenant and assume the pack will ignore your rebellion. I was the sentry who lost your scent trail in the eastern borderlands fourteen years ago, and I have carried that guilt through every full moon since. But this reckless defiance is not the answer.""Save
"Azel, pick up that silver-laced card from the floor right now," Malachi barked, his voice vibrating with alpha-backed authority. "Or the Alpha Council will strip you of your rank before sundown!"Azel didn't look down. He locked eyes with the pack treasurer, his spine rigid. "Keep the card, Malach
"Azel, get your collar off the console and answer me." Tavian’s voice hissed through the frequency, sharp enough to cut. "Why did you ignore my mind-link?"Azel didn't blink. He kept his fingers steady, packing his tactical crates. "Because I didn't want to hear your voice, Tavian. It’s really that
"Azel, lower your mental walls and hand over your private access encryption keys right now. The Lunar Veil Dominion needs full administrative control of your profile before the digital broadcast begins.""You lost that administrative privilege the moment I walked out of the Moonkeep, Malachi. The e







