LOGINShare
The Cost of Power
Last Updated:
2025-12-28 23:45:15
Latest chapter
Chasing My Hockey Alpha Under the Same Moon
Lena’s POVI never thought quiet would feel so heavy.I stand at the edge of the clearing, Griffin beside me. The sun is low, spilling gold across the trees. No council. No packs. No watchers. Just us.I take a deep breath. I can feel my mark under my skin. Not burning. Not sharp. Just calm, steady, like it’s finally breathing with me instead of against me.Griffin glances at me, quiet. “You okay?”I nod slowly. “Yeah. I think I am.”He smiles, small. Not teasing. Not loud. Just… there. Comfortable.I let my gaze drift to the horizon. Everything we went through. All the fighting, the whispers, the fear. It’s behind us now. Or maybe… it’s just different. Lighter. Clearer.“You’ve changed,” Griffin says.I tilt my head. “We’ve all changed. It wasn’t just me. You… you never really wavered.”“Someone has to keep it steady,” he says. “Otherwise…” He shakes his head. “We’d still be fighting shadows.”I smile faintly. “And now?”“Now,” he says, “we see the moon. Same moon. Just… different li
Chasing My Hockey Alpha A New Order
Ryker’s POV I’ve never liked big ceremonies. Too much fluff. Too much noise. Too many people pretending to matter.But today, I’m standing in what used to be the council hall, and the air is quieter than I expected. Not tense. Not scared. Just… expectant.Griffin’s gone off to oversee some other changes. Lena is nearby, talking quietly with a few elders. I don’t need to hover. Not today.I’ve got a stack of Keeper records in my hands, folders, tablets, scrolls—whatever anyone ever thought could hide the truth. Today, nothing hides.I glance at Corvin and Tamsin. Their faces are stiff. They were part of the old guard, the old rules, and they don’t know what to do with themselves now.“Ryker,” Tamsin says, voice tight. “Are you sure opening everything is—”“Necessary,” I cut in. “Yes. Otherwise, what’s the point of change?”Corvin shakes his head. “You can’t just throw centuries of procedure aside.”I step closer to the table. “I’m not throwing it aside. I’m correcting it. The records
Chasing My Hockey Alpha Lilith’s Reckoning
Lilith’s POV I didn’t hear him come in. One moment I was staring at the wall, trying not to think, and the next, Griffin’s voice cut through the silence.“Lilith.”I jumped. My heart was already pounding, but hearing his voice made it worse.“I… I didn’t hear you.” I swallowed hard.He didn’t answer right away. Just stepped closer, hands behind his back. Calm. Too calm. The kind of calm that makes your stomach twist.“I need you to look at this.” He set a small tablet on the table. A screen lit up. Names. Dates. Spells. My own handwriting. My own stupid, desperate marks.I blinked. “W-what is this?” My voice sounded smaller than I expected.“You know what it is,” he said quietly. His eyes weren’t angry. They were… steady. Piercing.“I… I didn’t mean—” I started, then stopped. What was there to mean? I had tried. And I had failed.“You didn’t mean,” he repeated, his voice soft but firm. “You thought you were helping. But it’s all here. Every spell, every word, every step you took. You
Chasing My Hockey Alpha The Fall of Masks
Xenia’s POVThe room feels smaller when no one is standing on your side.I notice it the moment I walk into the council antechamber. Same stone walls. Same long table. Same faces I’ve known for years. Elders. Pack leaders. People who used to nod at me, smile at me, lean in when I spoke.Now?They don’t look at me at all.I straighten my shoulders anyway. Habit. Pride. Maybe denial.“Shall we begin?” I ask lightly, like this is just another meeting.No one answers.Elder Maelor clears his throat. “You may sit.”May.That word stings more than I expect. I take the seat anyway, crossing my legs slowly, refusing to rush. If this is going to be a performance, I’ll control my part.I glance around. “I was told this was urgent.”“It is,” Tamsin says. Her voice is careful. Distant. “Things have… shifted.”I smile. “They always do.”No one smiles back.My fingers curl against my knee. Fine. Let’s skip the warm-up.“So,” I say, tilting my head. “What’s the concern?”Corvin finally looks at me.
Chasing My Hockey Alpha The Alpha and the Luna
Griffin’s POVI’ve stood in front of packs before.The open grounds stretched wide beneath the sky, filled with wolves from every direction. Their scents layered the air: pine and iron, ash and rain, old bloodlines and unfamiliar ones. Neutral packs stood beside former rivals. Old allies watched from careful distances. Some faces I recognized instantly. Most I didn’t.They stood in loose rows, not arranged by rank or territory, watching quietly. Waiting.There was no council table. No raised platform. No structure meant to elevate anyone above the rest.Just earth beneath our feet, sky overhead, and the truth we’d all come to face.Lena stood beside me.Not behind me. Not half a step back in deference. Directly at my side, her shoulder aligned with mine. Her hand was in mine, warm and steady. I felt no tremor there, no hesitation.I leaned slightly toward her, lowering my voice. “You okay?”She nodded once, breath slow and even. “Yeah. I’m ready.”That answer told me more than any spe
Chasing My Hockey Alpha The Cost of Power
Lena’s POVI used to think power would announce itself.That it would feel like noise—like heat rushing through my veins or thunder cracking open the sky. I thought it would make everything sharper, louder, impossible to ignore. I imagined people shrinking when I walked into a room, imagined myself standing taller just by existing.That’s not how it feels at all.It feels quiet.Too quiet, sometimes.I’m standing in the council hall again, but the room isn’t the same as it was before. There are no whispers following me, no half-hidden glances traded behind folded hands. No one is pretending this is routine or manageable.Everyone knows what happened.Ryker didn’t soften anything. He didn’t frame it gently or give anyone space to explain it away. He laid out the evidence piece by piece until there was nowhere left to hide. Xenia’s name doesn’t need to be spoken now. It lingers in the air but everyone seems afraid of it. She isn’t here.Neither is Donald.Lilith is.She stands near the
You may also like
Alpha Asher
Jane Doe9.9M viewsAlpha Dante
Crystal L530.7K viewsAlpha Killian
Jane Doe1.5M viewsSeducing My Ex's Father In Law
Caroline Above Story3.6M viewsReborn As Alpha Hated Mate
Sha Un206 viewsBarren Luna Returns with Triplets
Johndoe374 viewsMated Curse
Joycey Dave161 viewsReborn: The Alpha's Obsession
Omi's pen 250 views
