LOGIN[Gwyneth]
“She’s carrying what is probably the strongest bloodline of all, my king,” the Grand Healer announced.
The king and my mother stood in my room. Beside them was another woman, my mother having introduced her as the king’s second wife. I still didn't understand why she'd been allowed in. This was supposed to be a private matter.
“That’s wonderful news. But how are we
When I woke, the sun was already high above the horizon. Kaelen’s arms were still wrapped possessively around me, holding me against his chest as though he had no intention of ever letting go. Heat rushed to my face. Carefully, I tried to slip out of his embrace, afraid he’d notice how warm my skin had become. The moment I moved, he followed. It was as though my scent drew him in, even in his sleep. Every inch I managed to put between us vanished as he instinctively closed the distance. I kept scooting farther away until I reached the edge of the bed. Before I could tumble off, Kaelen caught me with one arm and effortlessly pulled me back against him. “Why do you keep running from me?” he murmured, his voice rough with sleep. “Do I smell that bad?” “N-No! Not at all!” A faint chuckle escaped him. His fingertips brushed gently over my flushed cheek before he finally opened his eyes. “Were you really planning to deny me something as simple as holding my mate?” My heart skipped
Dawn was beginning to break when Kaelen and I returned to the Alpha’s manor. Ever since we left the healing tent, I couldn’t shake the tension I’d witnessed between him and his cousin. I wanted to ask him about it. “Do you want to eat?” Kaelen asked, pulling me from my thoughts. After spending hours watching over the pups, I realized how empty my stomach was. I nodded. “I haven’t eaten in hours.” Without another word, he led me to the kitchen. To my surprise, the Alpha of Thornfell rolled up his sleeves and began preparing food himself. As he busied himself chopping vegetables and slicing the meat, I couldn’t hold my tongue any longer. “There’s something I’ve been wondering about…” I said carefully. “You know your cousin was behind what happened tonight, don’t you?” His hands paused for only a heartbeat before continuing. “I understand if you can’t tell me everything… but I wish I knew at least something.” Without stopping what he was doing, he began to explain. “He was once
“Lies! Everything you said is a lie! You’re just trying to pin your own crime on someone else!” he shouted. His voice betrayed that he was cornered, yet he still insisted on continuing the deception. “Take off your gloves and show us your hands,” I demanded. Kaelen glanced at the two warriors standing nearby and signaled them to restrain the man. They obeyed at once, gripping his arms before he could think to run. The wolf’s eyes widened with panic as Kaelen strode over and stripped the gloves from his hands himself. Around us, the parents gathered inside the healing den recoiled in shock, instinctively putting distance between themselves and the accused. “A-Alpha…” he stammered. Kaelen’s expression hardened into ice. “Explain yourself. Now.” “T-There’s sap from another plant on my hands! Please, Alpha, spare me this once!” Desperate, he crawled toward the other parents, but they only met him with clenched jaws and looks of disgust. “You’d better pray my wife finds it in her hea
Minutes later, I finally finished brewing a full cauldron of medicine, with Amanda guiding me through every step over the phone. “The color should be pale silver,” she instructed. “And it should be thick, like honey.” The potion matched her description perfectly, even though she had never seen it herself. “It’s done!” Everyone inside the tent heard my announcement, and the two healers immediately rushed over. “Please check it,” I said. The head healer lifted the cauldron, breathed in the herbal scent, then dipped a spoon into the potion and tasted it. The instant he swallowed, relief spread across his face. “Quick! Give it to the pups immediately!” “Only three spoonfuls at a time,” Amanda reminded us, having heard the exchange through the phone. “Repeat the dose every hour. It’s medicine, not magic. Don’t force an entire cup down them at once. Once it enters their bodies, it needs time to work, especially since their hearts and stomachs are still so small.” “Thank you so much
To anyone looking in, I was the one who had put the pups in danger. After everything that had happened in the Black Forest, it wasn’t hard to see why. The two guards captured there were now being questioned, and by now the wolves of Thornfell had likely learned that I had used belladonna berries. Every piece of evidence pointed straight at me. I forced myself to meet Kaelen’s gaze. “Alpha, those berries aren’t mine. I didn’t bring any belladonna back from the Black Forest. I used them only to protect myself, not to poison anyone in this territory.” I swallowed the knot in my throat. “Do you trust me?” His golden eyes searched mine. He remained silent for a long moment, and my nerves tightened with every passing second. We had only just begun to trust each other. Now, despite every reason to question one another, we needed that trust more than ever. Finally, he gave a firm nod. “Beta,” he commanded, “find out where those berries came from.” “I’ll help prepare the remedy,” I sai
[Kira]“She’s Kira Wilder, my mate. Be kind to her,” Kaelen said, introducing me toa dozenpups. They stared at me with wide, curious eyes. Most of them looked no older than four to six years old.Alpha, your mate is pretty,” one little girl said.“Alpha is handsome too!” another pup added.Kaelen draped an arm around my shoulders.“So, do we make a good pair?” he asked, his tone teasing but with an edge of authority that made the pups sit up straighter, and made my cheeks flush.“Yes!” they answered in unison.“Then take good care of her, alright?” Kaelen reminded them again, more gently this time. Then he turned to me and pressed a kiss to my cheek, right there in front of everyone.He must have looked into my past.After the rogue attack, when
[Soren]“That wench Gwen is clearly the one pushing Lynn to end our marriage!” Ned snarled, his voice bouncing off the walls of the council hall.“Our marriage was fine before she came here! Why did you invite her
“Divorce?!” My father’s voice thundered through the Council Hall, the grand chamber where he met with the pack’s most influential wolves, just like today. I was there as well, standing quietly in support of my sister. “Lynn, we cannot permit this,” Luna Rosalia said sharply from beside the Alpha
Someone had seen Enzo and Gwen in the darkness, and what shewitnessedunsettled her. The bond between them pulsed with a blinding glow, far stronger than any wolves. It coiled and tightened, alive in a way that made her lips curl in quiet distaste.Enzo was beginning to be
“What is it?” I asked Soren the moment Lynn and Vada left us alone. “I just wanted to make sure we’re okay,” he murmured, humility written all over his face. I almost laughed. The nerve of him. “Do you think something’s wrong?” I asked, playing dumb even if he should already know exactly what he’







