LOGINAstrid's life has been a tale of sacrifice and suffering. Forcing herself to impersonate her twin sister Scarlett, she gained a position as the alpha's concubine, only to be chased out when her pregnancy with his child was discovered. Seeking shelter in an old friend's pack, Astrid tries to rebuild her life. But Scarlett's jealousy and desperation seem to have no limit. The revelation of secrets will be laid out like an open web of deceit and betrayal. Sinister plots from Scarlett's will involve shocking truth on the alpha child, besides an heartless abduction threatening everything to break them down.
View MoreScarlett's POV I had woken up before the guards arrived, before the sun had fully pulled itself into the sky. A dull gray filtered through the slits in the stone wall, casting long, tired shadows across the floor of the room they’d locked me in. Not a cell exactly—Ethan wouldn’t go that far—but it might as well have been. A wooden cot. A folded blanket. A chamber pot in the corner.I sat up slowly, my body aching from sleep I hadn’t earned. I didn’t remember when I’d finally closed my eyes. Hours after Ethan had left, I think. His words hadn’t left the room. They echoed long after he did.I wanted to hate him. Wanted to twist the pain I felt into something easier to carry. But even now, even here, the part of me that had loved him refused to burn.I stood and paced. Today was the day. The day I had feared, but stupidly thought I could outrun. I should have known better than to try escaping. The forest was unforgiving, and the guards were too loyal. Of course they caught me. Of course
Astrid's POV The compound was silent, the kind of silence that pressed against the walls and settled deep in my bones. I lay on my back, eyes fixed on the wooden beams above me, tracing the patterns of knots and cracks as the faint moonlight slipped in through the window. Beside me, River slept soundly, his breathing soft and steady, a quiet rhythm that should have soothed me.But peace was elusive.I turned my head slightly to watch the rise and fall of his small chest. Just looking at him stirred something in me. Something like gratitude, love, a fierce protectiveness—but also a restlessness I couldn’t shake. His presence should have brought comfort, a balm for everything I had endured. Instead, there was this steady ache, a whisper that kept growing louder with every breath I took.This wasn’t home.It had once felt like a refuge, this compound with its stone walls and ever-watchful guards. A place to regroup, to hide, to survive. But now? Now it felt like a cage. Every corridor e
Ethan's POV The door shut behind me, muffling the tension I’d left in that room like a wound I didn’t know how to treat. I kept walking, even though I wasn’t sure where I was going. The hallway was mostly empty, the guards stationed outside giving me a wide berth. I didn’t blame them. My face must’ve said more than I ever could.I don’t know what I expected to feel after saying those words to her. Closure? Satisfaction? Maybe a little power. But none of that came. All I felt was the dull throb of something breaking deeper than anger, something closer to betrayal that hadn’t even fully settled yet.I stopped when I reached the far end of the corridor, leaned against the cold wall, and pressed my palms to my eyes. The image of Scarlett, quiet for once, still sitting there with her eyes lowered, wouldn’t leave me. Her words replayed in my head, soft and honest, even if they came far too late."I lied because I knew you'd never look at me the same again."And she was right. I wouldn’t. I
Ethan's POV They brought her in just after sunset.I was in the hall when I heard the commotion outside; the clatter of boots against the stone path, quick and heavy, like they’d been running. I just listened. The air had shifted, gone still in a way that made my skin tighten. Something in me already knew. My body moved before my thoughts caught up. I stood, slowly, as if giving myself time to brace. My hands were already clenched at my sides, though I did not remember curling them. A guard appeared at the door.“She’s here.” he said slowly.I didn’t need to ask who. My chest tightened as I walked past him.Scarlett stood in the square. Her hair was wild, streaked with twigs and dirt. Her dress was torn at the hem. Her wrists were bound in front of her, the rope already dark from where she’d tried to twist free. Her face was pale, cheeks flushed from the cold. I had known Scarlett for a while, and I know for sure that she doesn't want to be a Luna that is ridiculed. But she brought
Scarlett's POV I should have known better, but I just held onto the hope that maybe, just maybe, the Seer would prophesy wrongly or something. I don’t know what I thought exactly — that the truth could bend for me, or that the pretending could turn into reality if I just wished hard enough. I had
Scarlett's POV I didn't need anyone to tell me to tell me that Ethan wasn't turned on for me. I hate to think that somehow, he just have seen Astrid and got turned on. I had to act like I was enjoying the whole process. Don't get me wrong, Ethan was really good in bed, but he wasn't just for me.
Astrid's POVHe didn’t look away when he asked. “Start from the beginning.”My throat tightened. I stared at my hands, twisted in my lap, the skin stretched white around my knuckles. I didn’t want to do this—not like this. Not with him watching me like that. His gaze didn’t waver. It was like he al
Ethan’s POVI was halfway through reviewing the border patrol records when the knock came—three fast raps against my office door, followed by the abrupt push of it swinging open before I’d even given permission. My eyes didn’t move from the papers in front of me at first, because I already knew fro






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