ログインPaige's POVThe moment it happens, I feel it.A sharp pull deep in my chest, like a thread snapping back into place. The bond I thought was silenced begins to hum again, steady and strong, spreading heat through my veins. My breath catches. My hands tremble where they rest on the edge of the window. Outside, the forest is quiet, cloaked in silver from the full moon. But I can feel him moving beneath it, alive, powerful, free.Ryan.For a second, I can’t breathe. My heart beats too fast, my wolf stirring with recognition and panic. The sound of the chains breaking still echoes somewhere inside me, not as a noise but as a pulse of energy, raw and untamed. My vision blurs, the bond tugging harder until I have to press a hand to my chest to steady myself.He’s out.I whisper it under my breath, not to anyone, but to myself, because saying it makes it real. The air in the room shifts, colder and heavier. My skin prickles. It feels as if the entire world has changed in one heartbeat.The do
Ryan's POVThe first breath of freedom tastes like iron and blood. The air burns down my throat, sharp and raw, filling lungs that haven’t felt the night in far too long. My hands tremble where the last shards of chain hang from my wrists, still smoking from the magic I tore apart. The stone floor beneath me is cracked, claw marks etched deep into its surface, slick with sweat and the faint trace of silver blood.For a moment, I can’t move. My body feels heavier than before, muscles stiff from confinement, bones aching from transformation. The cell around me reeks of rust, damp earth, and something older, fear. My fear. My rage. My hunger.But beneath all of it, her scent lingers. Sweet, warm, faintly floral. Paige.It anchors me, pulling me back from the edge of the beast inside. My wolf still thrums beneath my skin, wild and feral, wanting nothing more than to run, to hunt, to find her. I dig my nails into the floor, grounding myself, fighting the urge to shift completely. The moon
Paige's POVThe air in the packhouse feels heavier tonight, thick with tension I can’t name. Even the wolves outside seem restless, pacing through the courtyard, their movements sharp and uneasy. Something in the wind hums with warning, like the forest itself is holding its breath. My skin prickles, the mark on my wrist burning faintly again, the same mark that ties me to Raymond.I’ve felt this before, this strange pull deep inside me, as if two forces were tugging from opposite ends of my soul. It’s stronger now, harder to ignore. The last time it happened, I was near the dungeon. Now, even from here, I feel it again, Ryan. He’s close. Closer than he should be.Raymond has barely spoken to me since the Council’s threat. I know he’s struggling, torn between protecting me and protecting his throne. But every time I look at him, I see something else in his eyes, fear. Not fear of the Council. Not even fear of Ryan. Fear of me.I can’t stand it anymore.I push open the door to his study
Ryan's POVThe dungeon is cold, damp, and quiet except for the steady drip of water echoing from somewhere beyond the stone walls. The air carries the faint scent of blood and rust, my own blood, dried in streaks across the chains that hold me here. I lean against the rough wall, my breath shallow, my mind alive with memories and fury. Raymond thinks the chains will tame me, but he’s forgotten who I am. He’s forgotten what I carry inside me.It’s been days since I last saw her, Paige. Her scent still lingers in the air, light and intoxicating, burning through the walls of this cell. When she came to me, I felt the bond ignite. It wasn’t imagination or desperation, it was real. The pull, the energy, the fire beneath her skin that called to mine. She belongs to me as much as she belongs to him. Fate made it so, cruel as it is. I can’t escape it, and neither can she.I close my eyes, remembering when Raymond and I were still brothers, twins bound by loyalty, not hatred. We trained togeth
Paige's POVThe silence after Raymond’s words was deafening.He stood there, broad shoulders tense, his chest rising and falling unevenly. I could see the war in his eyes, the Alpha who wanted control and the man who wanted me. His hands were trembling, barely holding back the storm that raged beneath his calm exterior. My throat felt tight, every breath scraping against the weight of what he had just said.Mark me or kill me.That was the choice the council had given him. And somehow, it felt like they had given it to me too.I turned away, unable to meet his gaze. My heart pounded painfully in my chest. The bond between us vibrated with tension, like a stretched string ready to snap. The fire inside me stirred, restless, feeding on the storm of emotions that tangled between us, love, fear, anger, and something deeper that neither of us dared name.He took a slow step toward me. “Paige,” he said quietly, almost pleading. “You know I’d never hurt you. But if I don’t mark you…”“They’l
Raymond's POVThe fire was still in my eyes when the summons came.The night after the gathering had ended in chaos, with half the pack trembling and the other half kneeling in fear. Paige hadn’t spoken since. She sat in our room, her eyes distant, her fingers twitching as though she could still feel the flames that had danced around her hands. I had stayed beside her, watching her chest rise and fall, trying to convince myself that she was still the same woman I loved, that the light in her hadn’t changed her completely.But then the guards arrived at dawn.“The High Council demands your presence,” one of them said, his tone clipped. “Immediately.”I didn’t ask why. I already knew.The council never summoned me unless it was serious, never without warning. Paige’s display of uncontrolled power had spread like wildfire through the territories, carried by frightened tongues and exaggerated by fear. The cursed wolf, the seer’s prophecy, the queen of fire, they were calling her all sorts
Paige POV“ Raymond blackwood”I repeated in my head, eyes wide open, my mouth slightly open enough to show how surprised I was. I was seated in front of the very famous billionaire bachelor in San Francisco , California. The one tyrant that never misses any business deal.I was in front of the gu
Paige POV I turned around, fuming and ready to unleash hell on whoever dared to tell me what to do, but the word cut in my throat the moment our eyes met.My eyes locked onto those icy blue eyes that stared into my soul. Tall, with broad shoulders that stretch under a perfectly tailored black coat
Paige POV Tears welled up my eyes, my heart pounding in my chest as fear enveloped me. I can't lose him. I can't bear the thought of giving him away.I didn't want to.Not after everything I had sacrificed, I couldn't just bring myself to leave him.He scoffed, stepping back like my touch was pois
Paige POV I sat on the edge of my bed, the clock ticking echoed in the silent and dim room. My husband's disgraceful photos were scattered on the floor.Earlier in the day when I had received the package. I was surprised because Ethan had never remembered our anniversary so I was beyond shocked wh







