เข้าสู่ระบบNORAMinutes bled into hours.Sitting in the dim war room, the silence felt heavy enough to crush my lungs. The black cell phone sat dead in the center of the oak table, mocking us.Pacing near the fireplace, Kai ran his hands through his messy hair. He looked completely unhinged. Halil stood over the communications console, whispering rapidly to a young tech specialist tapping frantically on a glowing laptop."Did you get the bounce?" Halil demanded, pointing at the screen."I am trying, Beta," the tech swallowed hard, sweat beading on his forehead. "They used a heavy digital scrambler. But when they sent the photo file, it pinged off a local cellular tower before bouncing to a satellite."Stopping in my tracks, my heart hammered wildly. "You have a location?""We have a rough grid," the tech confirmed, pulling up a digital map. A red circle blinked to life near the southern edge of the neutral zone. "It’s an old industrial refinery. Completely abandoned for ten years."Kai was alrea
NORASunlight finally broke through the gray clouds, reflecting harshly off the fresh snow.Staring out the shattered nursery window, the morning offered absolutely no comfort. The blizzard had finally died. The wind stopped howling, leaving a suffocating, dead silence over the Blackcrest courtyard.Rubbing my freezing arms, I didn't turn around when the heavy door opened."Any word?" I asked quietly, my voice raspy from crying hours ago."Nothing yet," Kai answered.His boots scuffed softly against the rug. Stepping up behind me, he wrapped a thick wool blanket over my shoulders. He didn't sleep. His golden eyes were completely bloodshot, and his jaw was covered in dark stubble."Gideon is pulling the search teams back to the staging area," Kai continued, keeping his voice low so he wouldn't wake Hayes. "They need to rotate. The men are getting frostbite.""They can't stop looking, Kai.""They aren't stopping," turning me around gently to face him. "We are sending fresh patrols out.
NORAGravel crunched loudly under the heavy tires as our convoy rolled into the Blackcrest courtyard.The rain had turned to a freezing, miserable mist, coating the stone walls in a thin layer of slick ice. Sitting in the back seat, the tension from the capital still sat heavily in my chest. Surviving the High Council tribunal was exhausting. But looking out the tinted window, a strange, suffocating silence hung over the estate.Usually, guards patrolled the perimeter with a steady, military rhythm. Today, the courtyard felt entirely too still."Where the fuck is the gate detail?" Kai demanded, throwing the SUV into park before it even fully stopped.Halil scanned the upper battlements, his dark eyes narrowing. "Something is wrong. The watchtowers are completely empty.""Gideon!" Kai barked, kicking his car door open and stepping out into the freezing mist. "Why is the front gate completely unstaffed?"General Gideon jogged over from the trailing vehicle. He looked just as confused. "
NORAGravel crunched loudly under the heavy tires as our convoy rolled into the Blackcrest courtyard.The rain had turned to a freezing, miserable mist, coating the stone walls in a thin layer of slick ice. Sitting in the back seat, the tension from the capital still sat heavily in my chest. Surviving the High Council tribunal was exhausting. But looking out the tinted window, a strange, suffocating silence hung over the estate.Usually, guards patrolled the perimeter with a steady, military rhythm. Today, the courtyard felt entirely too still."Where the fuck is the gate detail?" Kai demanded, throwing the SUV into park before it even fully stopped.Halil scanned the upper battlements, his dark eyes narrowing. "Something is wrong. The watchtowers are completely empty.""Gideon!" Kai barked, kicking his car door open and stepping out into the freezing mist. "Why is the front gate completely unstaffed?"General Gideon jogged over from the trailing vehicle. He looked just as confused. "
NORA"Silence in the chamber!"The heavy wooden gavel slammed down. The sound echoed violently against the high marble walls of the Continental High Council center.Sitting at the center of the accused table, my stomach twisted into a painful knot. Kai sat on my right, his massive shoulders completely rigid. Halil sat on my left, projecting a mask of absolute, icy calm."We are not here to debate your feelings, Alpha Kai," Chief Justice Thorne stated coldly from the raised podium. He adjusted his silver spectacles. "We are here to address a formal list of criminal charges brought against your mate.""The charges are complete bullshit," Kai fired back. He leaned over the polished wooden table. "You are reading a piece of paper filed by a coward.""I will hold you in contempt of this court!" Thorne warned, raising the gavel again."Try it," Kai challenged, his fangs extending just enough to catch the harsh overhead light."Alpha," Halil interrupted smoothly. He placed a firm hand on his
NORASunlight warmed the heavy oak table in the center of the study. Reviewing the updated border schedules, everything finally looked peaceful. Halil sat across from me, marking a trade map with a red pen. His dark hair was tied back, and he looked completely relaxed.Footsteps suddenly broke the quiet morning.General Gideon marched into the room. He didn't knock. Holding a thick, black envelope sealed with dark purple wax, his face looked carved from stone."A neutral courier just dropped this at the main gates," Gideon announced, walking straight to the table. He set the envelope down right in front of me. "He refused to wait for a reply. Said his orders were to deliver it directly to the Queen and leave immediately."Staring at the purple wax, my stomach tightened."That is a Continental High Council seal," Halil muttered. Dropping his pen, he leaned forward. "What does the supreme court want with us?""Open it," telling Gideon quietly.Sliding a silver letter opener under the fl
AIDEN’S POV I did the right thing. I was sure of it. Nora was no good. She couldn’t even bear me a pup, not even a female. Her body was frail, and clearly cannot carry my seed. I tightened my grip around my pen, as I scribbled some words onto the document, my heart in a completely different place
HALIL’S POV I clenched my hand around the edge of the Ebony table, as surges of electric current splintered through my chest. Fucking hell! A devilish smirk lined the corner of my lips. “This might just be our chance at easing the grief.” I spat. Kai grunted, and didn’t say a word. My Gamma Chi
NORA’S POV. I groaned, struggling to pry my eyes open. “Our Luna decided to grace us with her consciousness.” A stern voice cut across the room. I made to sit up, but all my bones felt like they were crushed under the weight of a boulder. My eyes lingered around the room. It wasn’t like my room i
KAI’S POV You’ve got to be kidding me. A stray. A fucking stray that had tinges of rejection all over her. To make it worse, she was wolfless. My eyes hovered all over her, and my heart boiled with a mixture of disgust. Why on earth would the moon goddess think she could link us to a stray as a s







