LOGINNORAHeavy, wet breathing echoed directly behind my ears.Running blindly through the thick pine trees, the freezing snow tore at my bare feet. My lungs burned with every single desperate gasp. The dark forest was completely silent except for the terrifying sound of massive, heavy footsteps crushing the frozen ground right behind me.Keep moving, my brain screamed.Tripping over a hidden tree root, I crashed hard into the snow. The freezing wetness soaked instantly through my thin nightgown. Scrambling to my hands and knees, I desperately tried to push myself back up.A deafening, guttural roar shook the trees.Spinning around, I saw him.Kai exploded out of the dark bushes. He wasn't in his human form. He was shifted into his massive, golden Lycan form. His fur practically glowed in the moonlight, and his amber eyes burned with absolute, lethal rage. Snarling viciously, he completely ignored me and lunged directly over my head."Kai, no!" I screamed, shielding my face with my arms.H
KAI’S POVPushing the heavy oak doors open, I walked into Grandma’s study with Halil right beside me.Sunlight poured through the large glass windows, highlighting the floating dust in the air. Grandma Emrys sat behind her massive mahogany desk, reviewing a stack of financial ledgers over a cup of tea. She didn't look up when we entered, simply turning a page with a sharp, annoyed flick of her wrist."Close the door," Emrys ordered without looking at us. "And tell me you actually have some good news for a change. The council is practically rioting downstairs.""We do," Halil answered, shutting the doors firmly. He walked over and rested both hands flat on the edge of her desk. "We made a decision. We are taking a Luna."Dropping her pen, Emrys finally looked up. A genuine spark of hope flashed in her sharp, ancient eyes. She let out a long, heavy sigh of relief, leaning back in her leather chair."Thank the Goddess," she whispered, pressing her hand to her chest. "You are finally goin
THIRD PERSON POVRubbing his tired eyes, Harris stared intensely at the row of glowing monitors in the northern watchtower.Humming softly in the background, the heating unit did little to block the damp chill creeping through the window seams. The heavy rain had finally stopped, but a thick, milky fog now rolled heavily over the western boundary. It clung to the pine trees, turning the dark forest into a wall of gray ghost-shapes."Base, this is tower three," Harris muttered into his headset, clicking his pen rapidly. "Confirming calibration of the new thermal sensors. Over.""Tower three, base," the dispatcher’s voice crackled back instantly. "Calibration is complete. You should be getting real-time heat maps on your screen now. Let us know if you see any spikes.""Copy that," Harris sighed, leaning back in his squeaky leather chair.Looking at the main display, five glowing green grids represented the active boundary zones. Everything looked completely normal. A few tiny yellow dot
THIRD PERSON’S POV Rubbing his tired eyes, Harris stared intensely at the row of glowing monitors in the northern watchtower.Humming softly in the background, the heating unit did little to block the damp chill creeping through the window seams. The heavy rain had finally stopped, but a thick, milky fog now rolled heavily over the western boundary. It clung to the pine trees, turning the dark forest into a wall of gray ghost-shapes."Base, this is tower three," Harris muttered into his headset, clicking his pen rapidly. "Confirming calibration of the new thermal sensors. Over.""Tower three, base," the dispatcher’s voice crackled back instantly. "Calibration is complete. You should be getting real-time heat maps on your screen now. Let us know if you see any spikes.""Copy that," Harris sighed, leaning back in his squeaky leather chair.Looking at the main display, five glowing green grids represented the active boundary zones. Everything looked completely normal. A few tiny yellow
THIRD PERSON’S POVStatic hissed loudly from the massive digital speakers.Standing in the dimly lit underground war room, Halil crossed his arms tightly. Kai stood right next to him, glaring at the large flat-screen monitor mounted on the concrete wall."Where did you find this?" Kai demanded, not looking away from the screen."Unit four found a motion-activated trail camera strapped to a pine tree near the western boundary," General Gideon explained, tapping a few keys on the control console. "A civilian hunter put it up months ago to track deer. The rain damaged the casing, but our tech guys managed to recover the memory card.""Play it," Halil ordered, his voice dead flat.Clicking the mouse, Gideon started the video.The footage was grainy, shot in black-and-white night vision. Rain heavily distorted the lens. Five guards stood near the metal checkpoint. Halil recognized Riggs and Kael immediately."Slow it down to quarter speed," Kai instructed, stepping closer to the massive sc
THIRD PERSON’S POV Preston repeatedly checked his heavy gold watch.His face was still severely bruised from Victor Sterling’s brutal beating. Dark purple bags hung under his eyes, and a white bandage covered his broken nose. Sitting rigidly on a leather chair nearby, Chloe wore a stunning, form-fitting crimson dress. She stared blankly at her own hands, twisting her fingers together nervously."I am sorry, Mr. Thorne," the front desk secretary announced, hanging up her phone. "Alpha Halil and Alpha Kai are locked in the war room. They are unavailable today.""Unavailable?" Preston snapped, marching up to the wooden desk. "I am the head of the Thorne estate! You tell them I am waiting.""They gave strict orders," the secretary replied coldly, completely unfazed by his anger. "No visitors. Not even high council members."Cursing violently under his breath, Preston turned away. They didn't have time to just wait around. Sterling's deadline was burning a hole straight through his chest
NORA’S POV “Don’t worry, there’ll be no need for that anyway.” I pulled away, as the maid tried to cover the scar on my face with makeup. The maid didn’t say anything, yet the glaring question was all over her face. A soft knock sounded against the door, “I’ll take it up from here, you may leav
NORA’S POV My heart stomped against my chest as I made my way to the lavish waiting area that led to Alpha Aiden’s office. I grabbed my clutch in one hand, my other hand trembled lightly. His secretary walked out of his office, her expression inscrutable. “He’s busy…” Her voice came out indiffere
NORA“Are you there?”“Hmm?”“Can you hear me? Nora… Nora.”I felt like crap.Waking up, the harsh smell of bleach and rubbing alcohol immediately assaulted my nose.Bright fluorescent lights blinded me for a second. Blinking rapidly, I tried to turn my head, but a sharp spike of pain shot straight
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







