MasukMIRA’S POVI sat in the edge of my bed with my hands trembling and my heart pounding so loudly that I could barely hear my own thoughts. The message from Ronan was still glowing on my phone screen and I could see the words even when I close my eyes. He had given me a name and a place. A hotel and not the pack house. It was somewhere very private and safe. Somewhere nobody would find us.I knew what this meant, and I knew that there was no turning back now.I took a deep breath and stood up. I had to get ready. I had to leave before anyone noticed I was gone. I quickly changed into something simple and dark, something that will not draw attention, and I slipped my phone into my pocket. My hands were still trembling so badly that I almost dropped it.I was about to leave when the door flew open without warning.Claudia walked in without knocking with a cold stony expression on her face. She closed the door behind her and stood there, blocking my way like a predator that wants to pounce
MIRA’S POVI was still sitting in Declan’s chambers long after he had left, my body was shaking and my mind was still spinning from everything that had just happened. The confrontation replayed over and over in my head like a broken record, and I could still feel the heat of my anger in my chest, could still hear the coldness in his voice when he called me selfish and self centered. I pressed my hands against my face and tried to breathe, but the weight of everything was pressing down on me so heavily that I felt like I was drowning. Then my phone buzzed and I looked at it and saw Ronan’s name of the screen. My heart skipped a beat as I opened the message and read his words: “I want to see you.”I stared at the message for a long moment with my heart pounding and my mind racing. I wanted to see him so badly more than I had ever wanted anything in my life, but I was still so full of emotions from the confrontation that I did not know if I could handle it. I did not know if I could han
RONAN’S POVAfter Mira walked out of the room, the silence she left behind was heavy and uncomfortable. Everyone was still standing there, frozen in shock, trying to process what had just happened. Declan finally broke the silence by turning to me, with a tight smile on his face that did not reach his eyes.“I apologize for this,” he said, in a light voice which carried an edge of irritation. “I know you did not expect to see this side of us. Women trouble, you know how it is. They get emotional over nothing.”I forced a smile on my face and nodded. “Do not worry. I understand.”Then Declan straightened his shirt and let out a long breath. “Let me go and see what she wants. She is probably just having one of her moments.” Then he turned and walked out of the room with Dorian following close behind him, and I watched them go, with my jaw tight as I tried to keep my face neutral.I looked at Silas, who was standing beside me with a bewildered expression on his face and said quietly, “le
MIRA’S POVEveryone in the room was still staring at me, frozen in shock from my outburst, and I could feel the weight of their eyes pressing down on me like it was a physical thing. I felt Ronan’s gaze the heaviest, full of something that looked like pride mixed with concern, while Claudia’s mouth was still hanging open in disbelief and Dorian had shifted uncomfortably where he stood near Declan. But I did not care about any of them. I was done caring about what they thought of me. I was done being silent and I was done letting them walk all over me like I was nothing.I walked towards Declan with steady steps and my head held high, and I stopped right in front of him where he at in his chair looking at me with the same cold indifference that he had always shown me. He did not move and did not speak and he did not even look like he was taking me seriously, like I was nothing more than a child throwing a tantrum that he could easily ignore.“I need to speak with you in private,” I sai
MIRA’S POVI was still lost in my thoughts as I walked back through the pack house, with my mimd replaying everything Zara had told me. The weight of her words pressed down me, very heavy and suffocating, and I did not know how to carry it. I was so deep in my own head that I almost did not see Claudia standing in the hallway until it was too late.“Mira.”Her voice cut through the air and sliced through my thoughts like a sharp blade. I stopped and looked up, and saw her standing there with her arms crossed and her eyes burning with anger. She looked like she had been waiting for me.“Where have you been?” She demanded angrily. “Aunt Mae was looking for you before she left. She wanted you to see her off, but you were no where to be found.”I opened my mouth to answer, but she did not give me a chance.“She has already left,” Claudia continued, her voice dripping with disdain. “She has returned to her mansion, and you were not there to say goodbye. Do you have any idea how that looks?
RONAN’S POVI woke up the next morning with Mira’s face still fresh in my mind. The first thing I did was reach for my phone, hoping to see a message from her, but there was nothing. I had not replied to her message from last night, amd I still did not know what to say. I stared at the screen for a long moment, reading her words over and over again — ‘I am in my chambers now. You just made me feel better, thank you.’ — and I felt a warmth spread around my chest even though I had not answered her yet.I set the phone down and lay back on the bed, staring at the ceiling as the night before replayed in my head like a movie that I could not stop watching. I remembered the way she had looked at me when she walked into my chambers, the way she had buried her face in my chest and cried, the way she had whispered that she was tired of being strong. And then, I remembered the kiss, which started so soft at first, then it became hungry and desperate and full of everything we had been holding ba
MIRA’S POVI left Zara’s boutique with my heart pounding and my mind made up.I was tired of being scared. Tired of waiting and tired of letting fear decide my life. I had spent three years being invisible, being used, being treated like I did not matter. And now, for the first time in a long time,
MIRA’S POVI went back to my room after breakfast and closed the door behind me.My body was still tingling from the way Ronan’s foot had brushed against mine under the table. I could still feel the warmth of his touch, and still see the look in his eyes when he glanced at me across the table. My h
RONAN’S POVI did not sleep at all last night.I lay in bed for hours, staring at the ceiling and thinking about her. Mira.And I knew she was in Declan’s room.That thought burned me more than I wanted to admit. Even though I knew he did not want her, even though I knew that he was not capable of
MIRA’S POVDeclan rudely tapped my leg to wake me up and I opened my eyes and saw him standing over me, already dressed and looking at me like I was nothing. He face was cold and his eyes were sharp.“Get up,” he barked at me. “You need to get ready. The guests are coming down for breakfast, so you







