LOGINAmara’s POVMy heart raced as I stammered, “I… I was trying to get the Veil history.” The words rushed out before I could stop them. “I’m sorry.”Kael’s eyes locked onto mine, as if he were trying to read every thought I had. For a long moment, neither of us moved.Then, without a word, he released me and turned away.I froze.He didn’t say anything. Did he believe me?My chest tightened. He’ll misunderstand me… I thought, panic rising as I hurried after him.But when I reached the hallway, he was already gone.The guards nearby looked at me with surprise. They hadn’t seen me leave.I lowered my gaze, frustration and defeat settling over me, and quietly returned to my room.As I stepped inside, I bumped my forehead against something hard.“Ouch…” I muttered, rubbing the spot.When I looked up, my breath caught.Kael was standing there.I instinctively stepped back. Was he trying to scare me…? I thought, my pulse quickening.He moved closer.And with each step he took forward, I retrea
Amara’s POVKael didn’t return to the room last night.And he had been avoiding me.I spent most of my time in the room prepared for Adrian inside the castle. I didn’t know him well, not really, but I felt guilt whenever I looked at him.Some days, I used my powers, hoping he would wake.Other days, I buried myself in work—anything that had to do with the palace, to keep my mind from wandering.After a long day, I found myself back in his room again.I stood beside his bed, watching him in silence.Still unconscious.“Wake up…” I whispered softly, though I knew he wouldn’t hear me.After a while, I sighed and turned to leave.The moment I opened the door, I stopped.Liam.After days of not seeing either him or Kael, he was the last person I expected to find standing there.He bowed slightly. “My queen.” But I barely heard him.My thoughts were elsewhere.“Where is Kael?” I asked quietly.Liam didn’t answer immediately.His expression looked conflicted, like he was deciding whether or
Kael’s POV I never planned to execute Aurelia. Not yet. But Cassian knew one thing about me, I do not bluff. And I knew him just as well. He would never sit still while his sister rotted in my dungeon. So I waited. It happened that night. By the time the alarm reached me, it was already too late. The guards stationed at the dungeon door were dead. They had come for her, cutting down anyone in their path. They freed Aurelia… and tried to reach Cassian. But I had already moved him. His cell was no longer where they expected, and the new location was heavily guarded. When they saw the cell empty, they chose to escape without him. By the time they reached the outer walls of the castle, we were already waiting. They froze the moment they saw us. My warriors surrounded them from every side. There was no escaping. My gaze swept across them… and then stopped when I saw a familiar figure. At the front stood a woman cloaked in black. I tried to catch her scent, to unveil her iden
KAEL'S POV As soon as I reached the dungeon door, Cassian rushed toward me, only to be yanked back violently by the chains around his ankle. Metal clanged harshly against the stone floor as he stumbled, barely managing to stay upright. Despite his battered appearance, bruises dark across his face, dried blood at the corner of his lip, he still carried that same arrogant, nonchalant attitude that had always irritated me. Let’s see how long he can keep that up. The guards unlocked the gate, and it creaked open slowly. I stepped inside. The air shifted the moment I entered. Tension pressed down heavily, thick enough to suffocate anything weaker. I approached Cassian coldly, my wolf alert and ready to strike at any moment. My aura spread through the room, pressing against the walls like an invisible weight. Cassian felt it too. His body recoiled instinctively, his confidence flickering for just a second before he forced it back into place. I stopped a few steps in front of him
Amara’s POVI walked to the dungeon without slowing.The guards at the entrance straightened the moment they saw me. Shock flashed across their faces before they masked it. They hurried to open the main gate and moved steps ahead of me to lead the way.Halfway down the corridor, I stopped.“Do you know why I’m here?” I asked coldly.They exchanged a glance. “Yes, my queen. Alpha Cassian… and his sister.”“Lead the way.”The air grew heavier as we descended. Torches burned low along the stone walls, their smoke clinging to the ceiling. The corridor smelled of rust, damp earth, and something dead. Other prisoners shifted behind their bars as we passed, but their cells were angled away from the inner chamber. None of them could see into the section we approached.The guards unlocked the final door and stepped in first. I followed.Aurelia looked nothing like the composed woman I remembered. Her hair was mishelved, her face and her clothes creased and stained from days in confinement. But
KAEL’S POVI went to the infirmary to check on Adrian.Two guards stood stationed outside his door, under my orders.No one was to approach without my knowledge.When I reached the entrance, I stopped when I heard a familiar voice.I didn’t enter immediately. I knew Amara was inside.I could hear her clearly, even though I couldn’t see her fully.She was sitting beside Adrian’s bed, and she was apologising.Her voice was low… broken.“It’s my fault,” she whispered. “All of this… is my fault.”Then she sniffed, and everything went silent for a while.I stood there frozen, thinking if going in now was the best move to make.Then I heard more movement. She must have sensed me too.The moment she did, she quickly wiped her face dry, trying to erase evidence of tears that were already there.But I didn’t need to see her face to know.I could feel her emotions.I stepped inside, and her back stiffened instantly.She didn’t turn. I knew she was trying to hold herself together.I closed the d
KAEL'S POVWhen I realised she was alive, I lost control. I pulled her into me without thinking, crushing her against my chest, my arms locked around her as if the world might rip her away if I loosened my hold. Her scent gave me comfort.She coughed sharply.The sound jolted me back to myself. I r
KAEL’S POV The room emptied slowly. The priestess bowed her head and left. Liam followed behind, locking the door behind them. When everyone was gone, the chamber went quiet. Amara lay in my arms, her body warm and her pulse steady. The silver light had faded, leaving only the symbol it had engr
KAEL’S POVThe trap worked faster than I expected.By dawn, we spread information around the palace within a tight circle of people closest to me. Amara was dying, and if she did, her body would be incinerated so her magic could not be transferred. Two days passed, and everything seemed quiet.No o
KAEL’S POV Panic spreads faster than fire. That was the first thing I understood as voices rose across the palace courtyard. Even the strongest wolves looked uncertain; they all stared at me, waiting for direction—or maybe some reassurance. “Everyone stays inside,” I commanded, my voice carrying







