LOGINElla's POVThat night, I couldn't eat. I couldn't stop crying. The food my mom left for me sat on the table, getting cold. My stomach was empty, but I didn't care. Every time I tried to take a bite, the lump in my throat made it impossible to swallow. The smell of the food made me feel sick, and I pushed the plate away, watching the steam rise and disappear into the air.I kept messaging Kael. Calling him. Over and over. The phone rang, but he never picked up. My messages went through, but he never read them. It was like I was talking to a ghost. Like he had disappeared from the face of the earth. Every ring that went unanswered felt like a knife twisting deeper into my chest.Why was he doing this? Did he really mean what he said? Was he never coming back to Moonridge? Was that it? Was our relationship just... over? The questions kept spinning in my mind, each one more painful than the last. I couldn't find any answers. I couldn't find any peace.But somehow, Damon showed up.He had
Ella's POVI got out from the school bus, hoping to tell my mom what had happened in school. About Judith. About her being the principal's daughter. About her plan to help me win the election. About seeing her come out of Sara's car.The day had been long. Confusing. My head was still spinning from everything I had learned. The information kept swirling around in my mind like a storm that wouldn't settle. Every time I thought I had processed one piece of it, another detail would surface and knock me off balance again.I wasn't expecting to meet my mom at home. She was usually at the diner this time of day. Working. Serving customers. Staying busy. The diner was her second home, and she rarely left before the evening rush was over. But when I walked down our street, I saw her car parked outside. That was strange. She never came home early. Never. Something had to be wrong for her to leave work in the middle of the day.But I was kind of happy to see it. I needed to talk to her. I neede
Lyra's POVPeople would say it is not possible to love two people at the same time. They would call it selfish. They would call it greedy. But I don't believe that.I love Lucian the same way I love Thorne.I met Thorne first. He came to Moonridge for school. He was handsome. Confident. Different from the other boys. He didn't care about pack politics or alpha status. He just wanted to live his life.We fell in love fast. Deep. The kind of love that consumes you.Then Lucian came back to Moonridge. He was from here, but he didn't grow up here. His family had moved away when he was young. When he returned, he was a stranger in his own pack.I can still remember the day Lucian claimed me as his mate. I am not a wolf, so I don't know how it feels to be a wolf and be mated to one. To be honest, I didn't really give Lucian a chance at first. I was in love with Thorne. I didn't want anyone else.But Lucian was patient. He didn't rush things. He didn't pressure me. He just waited. And that p
Ella's POV"Ella, in case you don't know why I'm doing everything possible to help you win this student president seat, let me tell you."The principal said this after I walked into his office. One of the teachers had told me he wanted to see me. I didn't know why. I didn't know what to expect. But I came anyway."I know," I said. "Sara told me she would get you fired as soon as she gets the seat."He nodded. "You are right. But not just me. Almost all the teachers.""What?" I sounded shocked. I knew Sara was cruel. I knew she wanted power. But firing teachers? All of them? That was a new level of evil."Yes. She is going to make us unemployed. All of us. And you are the only person who can help." He looked at me. His eyes were desperate. "Just win the election.""Why can't you guys just rig the election in my favor?" I asked."Nope. It is not possible. The voting system is transparent. The students will know if something is wrong." He paused. "All you need is a good campaign committe
Ella's POVI was expecting my mom to tell Damon to call his parents immediately he arrived. That was the plan. That was why she made me call him. But somehow, she didn't."Go to your room. You have school tomorrow," my mom said.Her voice was calm. Too calm. Like she had already decided what she was going to do. Like she didn't need me around anymore.I looked at Damon. He was sitting on the couch. His hands were on his knees. His face was pale. He looked scared. I don't blame him. My mom was not the same woman I knew. Something had changed in her.I stood up. Walked toward my room. But my feet were heavy. How could I sleep when I didn't know what bad thing my mom was about to do to my friend just to get information from his parents?I stopped at the doorway. Turned back.Damon was looking at me. His eyes were asking for help. But I couldn't help him. I didn't even know how to help myself.I walked to my room. Closed the door. Lay on my bed.I felt bad. So bad. I was the one who broug
Ella's POV"Mom, how can we end this curse?"I was helping my mom do laundry. Folding clothes. Sorting socks. Trying to act normal. But my mind was somewhere else. The curse. Rebecca's words. The fear that had been sitting in my chest since I heard the truth.My mom didn't look up from the shirt she was folding."This question shows you've not been listening all this while.""I have been listening, Mom." I stopped folding. "We can rub our minds together to stop this. Two heads are better than one."She sighed. Put the shirt down. Looked at me."There are two ways to stop it. Though I never got that chance."She paused. Her eyes went distant. Like she was seeing something far away."I did my calculations well yesterday. I found out you are the tenth woman since the curse started. So indeed, you have the Blood Moon power within you. The same power that started this."I nodded. I knew this. Rebecca had told me."So to stop this curse, it is either you die. And then you become the last of
Ella's POV"You know they say miracles don't happen without a reason. And I know a queen when I see one."Kael's voice came from behind me. His arms wrapped around my waist. I felt warm. Safe. Loved.I turned around and kissed him on the lips.Right there in the middle of the hallway. In front of e
Ella's POVI was terrified.Absolutely terrified.My entire body froze the moment I saw what Delilah did to Kael without even touching him.One second, he was standing there in front of me. Awake. Breathing. Looking directly into my eyes.The next second, his body collapsed heavily onto the floor.
Damon's POVI know a lot of things my sister Delilah doesn't like.She doesn't like the way our parents treat me better than her. She doesn't like how easily things come to me while she has to fight for attention. She doesn't like that our father listens when I speak but barely notices when she doe
Ella's POV"What do you mean you've changed your mind? This guy's father killed your father. Have you forgotten that?"Delilah's voice snapped through the phone. Sharp. Urgent. Like everything depended on my answer.I had called her to tell her I wasn't interested in dealing with Kael anymore. Not







