เข้าสู่ระบบEmmett's POV What the hell was I doing? I cursed under my breath, immediately turning my head away. I had talked myself through this on my way here. To avoid whatever it was that happened between the both of us and focus on the more pressing matter. Kora. But looking at her flushed, the memory of the other day in my study burning fiercely in my mind and Dogo hell bent on getting a repeat, made it difficult to focus at the task at hand. I had to get it together now. When I returned my attention to Kali, her head was bowed, her feet drawing invisible lines on the ground. "I am willing to forget about you attacking my guest...." Her lips moved but I didn't hear a word she said. I frowned. "Do you have something to say?" I growled. She shook her head almost immediately. "Look at me." She hesitated. "Look at me when I'm talking to you Kali." Slowly she raised her head to meet my gaze. The fear in her eyes, a sight I was used to, suddenly made my hear
Kali's POV Celine stood in front of me with her arms folded tightly over her chest, her silver bob framing a face that had lost all its earlier playfulness. Her eyes bored into mine with a mixture of frustration and disappointment.“Why do you continue to let people walk all over you, Kali?” she asked, her voice sharp. “Why do you just stand there and take it every single time?”I pressed my lips shut, unable to find the right words. My fingers twisted nervously in the fabric of my dress as I stared at the floor. The sting of Kora’s earlier insults still burned in my ears, and now Celine’s words felt like salt being rubbed into the wound.Celine let out a harsh breath. “You need to step out of your old self already. This timid, scared little girl act is becoming too pathetic.”My head snapped up so fast my neck ached. I hadn’t expected that from her. “Why would you say that?” I asked, my voice cracking with hurt.“Because that’s the truth!” Celine snapped back, her tone rising. “You
Kali's POV I froze on the bed, my heart slamming against my ribs as Kora’s words hung in the air like poison. “Fellow freak show.” The insult landed exactly where she intended, sharp and familiar. My hands tightened in the fabric of my dress, knuckles turning white. Celine, however, didn’t flinch. She simply tilted her head, her silver bob swinging slightly as she regarded Kora with cool amusement.Kora stepped further into the room, her eyes raking over both of us with clear disdain. She looked perfectly put-together despite the knife wound from earlier — bandaged, no doubt, but she moved as if the injury was nothing more than an inconvenience. Her lips curled into a mocking smile.“Look at you two,” she continued, crossing her arms. “Quite the pair. Tell me, Kali, does Emmett know you’re entertaining visitors without his permission?"Celine let out a soft laugh, completely unbothered. “Who the hell is this viper?" she shot back.Kora scoffed. "Your future Luna, that's who."Kora’s
Kali's POV I sat on the edge of my bed, knees drawn up to my chest, staring blankly out the window at the sprawling grounds of Emmett's mansion. The afternoon light filtered through the heavy curtains, casting long golden stripes across the floor, but I barely noticed. My mind kept replaying the scene in Emmett’s study over and over like a fever dream I couldn’t wake from. I could still remember, rather vividly, the way his hands felt on me, his mouth, the way his fingers had teased me right to the edge and the way he felt inside me. Between my legs, a persistent, warm buzz hummed every time the memory surfaced. My thighs pressed together instinctively, and a flush crept up my neck. I wasn’t even sure how I felt about it. Scared? Excited? Guilty? All of those emotions tangled together into something confusing and overwhelming. Emmett hated me, never even said a kind words to me. But he had been something else entirely that day in his study. He had been hungry and fierce and comple
Zara's POV “What the hell is going on, Isaac?” My voice came out sharper than I intended, when he didn't answer right away.Isaac didn’t answer immediately. He was definitely stalling or maybe trying to cook up something to tell me He just… looked at me.Or rather, through me and for a split second, something flickered in his eyes. Not guilt exactly. Not fear either. Something quieter. Something that seemed more like nonchalance.“Zara...”“No,” I cut in, shaking my head. “Don’t ‘Zara’ me. Just answer the question.” I said folding my hand over my chest. He exhaled slowly, and his gaze dropped briefly to the floor before returning to mine.“There is nothing going on,” he said finally.I frowned. “Now that's a lie. I overhead Ben. You bought were clearly fighting over something big. So don't tell me nothing."“It is not a lie,” he replied, a little firmer now.“It is not the truth,” I shot back.A muscle ticked in his jaw.Silence crept in again, stretching for a few seconds.“Why wo
Zara's POV By the time I reached my car, the shock had burned away into pure, white hot anger. How dare Rosa think she could bribe me with money? Like a few zeros on a check could make walk away from the best thing that had happened to me in a long time. How could she even try to play with my life and her son's like that?I might not be filthy rich like Rosa and her family, but I sure as hell wasn’t for sale. I slammed the door shut, jammed the key into the ignition, and brought the engine roaring to life.I drove straight to Isaac’s office, knuckles white on the wheel from holding it too tightly and replaying Rosa’s smug little speech in my head the entire way. By the time I killed the engine in the parking lot, the anger had cooled into something less furious, determination laced with a strange, hollow calm feeling settled in my chest. I glanced up at the sleek glass and steel building and realized I had never actually been here before. Isaac worked at his father’s company, the on
Kali's POVA warm light cast on my small frame as I laid on the comfort of the bed. It felt everlasting, and homey.I never want to get up.The sun ray became harsh forcing me to open my eyes. A dull ache building in my head as I forced myself up right. A familiar scent welcomed me, almost too fa
Kora's POV I paced the length of Hera’s bedroom like a caged thing, my heels digging into the thick rugs, my pulse beating loud enough that I was sure she could hear it. The room smelled faintly of incense. “I don’t see why I can’t go to Shadow clan,” I snapped, turning sharply. “I don’t understa
Kali's POV I sat crouched in the darkest corner of my room, my knees pulled tight to my chest, my arms wrapped around myself like they could keep me from falling apart.I wanted to cry.Gods, I wanted to cry so badly my chest hurt with it. But nothing came. No tears. No release. Just a dry, burnin
Zara's POV My stomach dropped so fast it felt like the ground had vanished beneath my feet.“What do you mean Emmett’s coming?” I asked, my voice coming out thin and sharp with terror.Ike stood a few feet away from me, the moonlight cutting across his face, highlighting the grime and dried blood







