Mag-log inMary povMy eyes widened, a gasp escaped my lips as I whipped around. The rogue was standing directly in front of me with a smile.My eyes widened and a terrifying scream ripped from my throat.The sound echoed through the restaurant as my knees suddenly gave out beneath me and I hit the floor hard, my entire body trembled violently as tears streamed down my cheeks and panic swallowed every coherent thought in my head."P-Please..." I sobbed, scrambling backward. "Please don't kill me... please..." My voice cracked painfully. "My husband will pay. He will definitely pay. I swear he will..." I begged, my hands in the air as if that would somehow keep me safe yet the rogue merely scoffed, as though my fear disgusted him, as though my life meant absolutely nothing. He took another step toward me, then another, I watched his hand begin to reach for me, however before his fingers could touch me—Thud!A sharp sound echoed through the restaurant."Mummy!"The rogue paused, his hand stopp
Mary pov“The number you have dialed is unavailable. Please try again later.”No. No. No.The words echoed through the restaurant before a horrible, suffocating silence followed. My eyes remained fixed on the phone in my trembling hand. He had cut the call. Ethan hadn't answered it. For the first time, he had cut the call on me.My breathing hitched. A sharp ringing filled my ears as my thoughts immediately spiraled. Did he know? Did he know what was happening here? Had he abandoned me just like he abandoned Eleanor?The phone slipped from my fingers before I even realized it, hitting the ground.No, that wasn't possible. Ethan loved me, he loved me. He would never do that to me, I wasn't Eleanor. I wasn't that pathetic woman who had died begging for someone to choose her. I was Mary, his wife, the mother of his unborn child, the Luna he loved....Wasn't I?My chest tightened, the thoughts wouldn't stop. They crawled through my head like insects, tearing through every certainty I
Ethan povThe room was thick with tension.The air felt cold enough to freeze over as two overwhelming auras collided in silence, auras strong enough to suffocate anyone caught between them. As I sat in my seat, staring at the two men before me, I couldn't help thinking how impossible it was for them to even sit in the same room. They couldn't have been more different from one another yet they were currently the two strongest men in the world.Alexander Blackthorn. The terrifying psychopath everyone feared was first and James Ironclaw, the calm, righteous Alpha everyone respected was second.Both men sat next to each other inside my study. The steady ticking of the clock echoed through the room, becoming the only sound breaking the silence. Alexander lounged lazily in his chair, long dark hair falling messily over his face. Everything about him seemed slow and relaxed, almost bored. A lazy smile stretched across his lips as he exhaled a cloud of smoke, the gray haze briefly obscurin
Eleanor pov"Ah! Save me! Help, someone, please help me!""No! No! Please don't kill me, please don't—!""I can give you money! Please spare my life... please!"My eyes remained closed. My head swayed slowly from side to side as though the screams surrounding me were nothing more than a beautiful melody drifting through the air. The scent of blood spread across the restaurant. Terror echoed from every direction along with the sound of steel carving through flesh, and running footsteps, collapsing bodies, desperate prayers and through it all...A wild smile rested on my lips. A soft hum escaped me then suddenly—"Hahahaha..."The laughter started low. A vibration in my chest, then it grew, higher and louder until it mixed with the screams themselves.Slowly, I opened my eyes. The scene before me reflected in my gaze yet nothing changed.There was no shock, horror or fear in my expression, if anything...My smile only widened.Five bodies lay sprawled across the restaurant floor. Coinc
Eleanor pov "You have only gotten prettier, Luna. I haven't seen a pregnant woman like you who glows so much. No one can really compare to you." "Yes, I agree, Luna. I am sure the Alpha can't take his eyes away from you. He is finally about to get a child from the woman he truly loves. That cruel woman and her child are gone. Sigh, what a beautiful love story." "Luna Mary, I bought this rare bottle of wine for you..." "Luna, what a beautiful dress..." Flattery. People flattered for only two reasons. The first was greed. Compliments, gifts, sweet words—everything offered in hopes of gaining something in return. The second was deception. When the truth was too ugly to face, people wrapped lies in beautiful words and fed them to others until they almost believed them themselves. The corner of my lips curled into a slow smile as my hands moved elegantly, effortlessly cutting through a piece of steak before bringing it to my lips. I took a slow bite, the rich juice spreading across
Eleanor povLove.What did that word truly mean?Ask a hundred people and you would receive a hundred different answers.Some would say love was sacrifice. The willingness to give pieces of yourself away for another person without expecting anything in return.Others would say love was passion. A fire that consumed reason and turned ordinary moments into something unforgettable.And some would say love was pain.Beautiful pain.The kind that left scars nobody could see. Everyone had their own story about love. Humanity had spent centuries trying to romanticize it, to turn it into something mystical, something divine yet strip away the poetry, the flowers, the promises and heartbreaks, and what remained?Chemicals.Signals.Electrical impulses racing through the brain.A carefully orchestrated reaction designed to convince you that one person mattered more than everyone else.All it took was a touch.A glance.A smile held for a second too long.Something small enough to slip past you
Eleanor povA strip club.That was where Alexander had said we were going.To a strip club, and not just any strip club, but his strip club—Eden Garden.Even though Alexander rarely appeared in the pack and usually stayed secluded in his mansion deep within the woods, there were rumors he showed up
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot. It was a scripture written in the goddess’s holy book..It meant taking from someone exactly what they had taken from you. If they took your eye, you took theirs. If they took your tooth, you took theirs. If they took yo
“I hate you, mommy. I hate you so much. Why didn’t you protect me? Why do you have to be so weak… why, why!”A strangled gasp tore from my throat as my eyes snapped open, terror gripping me as the white ceiling above came into view. “Our son… our son’s death wasn’t your fault… It was Mary who push
“Caleb… Caleb, wake up! Mommy is here, Mommy is here, please wake up!"“You killed your son! If you had been there taking care of him, he wouldn’t have died that way! It’s all your fault!”“Caleb fell down the stairs because of you. What kind of mother doesn’t look after her son? You’re always sayi







