เข้าสู่ระบบNORAGravel 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
NORAStretching my legs, a deep, satisfying ache settled pleasantly in my bones, a vivid reminder of the absolute fire we burned through last night. Kai’s heavy arm rested securely across my waist, pinning me to the mattress. His face was buried deep in the pillows. On my other side, Halil was already awake. Propped up on one elbow, he traced slow, lazy circles on my bare shoulder."Morning, Queen," Halil murmured, his voice thick and raspy."Morning," shifting closer to his incredible warmth. "What time is it?""Early. The castle is just waking up.""We should get up. The meeting is at noon.""Five more minutes," Kai grunted blindly, pulling me even tighter against his broad chest. "I just married you. I am not sharing you with a bunch of military captains yet.""You have to," laughing softly, running my fingers through his messy dark hair. "We have to present the boys to the pack today. It is official pack business.""Fuck official business," Kai grumbled into the pillow. "Tell Gide
AUTHOR’S POV“MMM… fuck!”Nora's knees were burning against the cheap carpet, and she couldn't bring herself to care. Halil had her bent over the edge of his bed, one hand twisted in her hair, and he was ramming into her with a rhythm that had stopped being rough about ten minutes ago. The headboard knocked the wall with every thrust. "Halil…" His name came out of her throat broken, half-strangled."Yeah." He pulled her hair tighter, made her arch harder. "Say it again.""Halil." She pushed back into him, met him halfway, and his breath stuttered out of him like she'd punched him. Kai sat in the chair by the window, phone in his hand, not looking at it. His eyes tracked every inch of them, the way Halil's hips slammed into her, the way her spine curved when he bottomed out. His other hand moved slow over himself through his sweatpants."Look at her," Kai said, casual as a comment on the weather. "She's taking it so good." Halil growled something low and drove in harder. Nora's fing
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
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
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 was stunned to my bones, too stunned to move. I gaped as the drama unfolded around me. My heart bled like someone was ripping it out of its cage. For a few minutes, I couldn’t wrap my head around what was happening. The world was spinning around me, and everyone seemed to be okay. I







