LOGINMira POVDarkness swallowed me whole for only a few seconds before—SMACK!A painful slap landed across my face so hard my head snapped to the side.“Wake the fuck up, bitch.”My eyes flew open instantly.Pain exploded across my cheek.For a second everything looked blurry. My head was pounding badly from where they hit me earlier. My body felt heavy like someone tied stones to my arms and legs.I blinked slowly and realized I was lying on rough ground beside the road.Cold dirt.Dead grass.The smell of gasoline.My vision finally cleared enough for me to see six men standing around me.And Bella.Of course she was there.She stood beside a black SUV with her arms folded, looking down at me like I was trash thrown on the street.The same girl who smiled in my face thirty minutes ago.Sky growled angrily inside my head.I told you that fake blonde snake was dangerous.One of the men suddenly stepped forward.Tall.Angry.Very angry.He grabbed my hair roughly and forced my face up.“S
Mira POV I rolled my eyes and spat, “Fuck off, Bella.”Then I turned and walked away.One step.Two steps.Three.“Wait,” Bella called out behind me.I stopped walking but didn’t turn around immediately. Chloe grabbed the back of my sweater tightly. She only did that when she was nervous.“I thought you said you wanted to talk,” Bella said.I slowly turned back to face her.“Yes, I did,” I replied calmly. “But I guess you’re not ready.”Bella folded her arms. “I only asked you to kneel and beg. Is that really such a big deal?”“Yes,” I shot back. “Because you don’t deserve that.”The girls sitting around her table gasped softly.“I don’t think you’re in a position to say that,” Bella said smoothly. “It’s not every day an omega like you gets to speak to people like us.”I almost rolled my eyes again.Almost.Instead, I smiled.A slow smile.The kind that made Bella’s face tighten immediately.“Actually,” I said softly, “I am in a position to say it.”Bella frowned.“Because I was bein
Mira POVAfter the trip that Tuesday night, Klaus drove me back to my dorm himself.The whole ride back, my chest felt tight with fear.I kept thinking about Stone’s dead body.About the blood.About the look on Klaus’s face after he killed him.And most of all…About what Alpha Dean was going to do when he found out.The car stopped in front of my dorm building, but neither of us moved right away.Klaus kept one hand on the steering wheel while the other rested on my thigh, rubbing slow circles there like he knew I was nervous.“You’re thinking too much again,” he said softly.I looked at him quickly.“How can I not think about it? You killed your father’s second in command.”His jaw tightened slightly.“I know.”“You could get into serious trouble.”He turned fully toward me then.The look in his eyes almost broke me.“Mira,” he said quietly, “if I had to do it again to protect you, I would.”My throat tightened.He reached over and tucked my hair behind my ear gently.“Don’t worry
Klaus PovLinda rushed forward instantly, planting herself in front of me with both arms stretched wide to block my path.“What are you trying to do?” she hissed, panic flashing in her eyes. “If you touch him, you’re rebelling against your father!”Behind her, Stone smirked like he’d already won.“You should listen to your fiancée,” he drawled lazily. “She’s right. Going against me means going against your father.” His grip around Mira tightened possessively, making her flinch. “And trust me… there are consequences for that.”His eyes locked onto mine, cold and mocking.“So tell me, Klaus,” he said softly, “are you really about to defy the Alpha because of this broke little omega?”Something inside me snapped.One second, I was standing still, barely holding the rage together.The next—I shoved Linda out of my way and lunged at him.The sand exploded under my feet as I moved.I grabbed for his throat so fast the others barely reacted. My claws were already out, ready to rip his neck
Klaus PovI knew there was going to be serious trouble the exact second I heard the heavy, chopping sound of the helicopter blades. The deep roar shook the entire beach house, making the windows vibrate and my wolf go on high alert.I walked outside onto the grass, squinting as the massive black chopper came down from the sky. The wind from the blades was blasting fiercely, bending the grass flat and kicking up clouds of dust.As I watched it descend to the ground, only one burning question kept bothering me: How the hell did he know I was here?I made sure this trip stayed private.Only the people here knew about it. None of my friends would tell my father anything.Which meant only one thing.He had somebody watching me.I scoffed bitterly to myself.Typical.My father never trusted me. Not fully. Even after the pack voted me as the next Alpha, he still watched me like I was some reckless child waiting to fail.But the thing bothering me most was Mira.I already knew this had someth
Mira POV Klaus and I took our seats slowly, but the strange tension around the table did not disappear.It only got worse.The maids began setting down breakfast plates in front of us, and honestly, the food looked so good it almost distracted me from everybody’s bad mood.There were stacks of warm pancakes dripping with maple syrup and butter. Crispy bacon. Fried eggs with melted cheese. Fresh strawberries and grapes arranged in crystal bowls. Toasted bread with jam. Sausages sizzling from the heat. Fresh orange juice, iced coffee, and hot chocolate filled the table with sweet smells.Normally Chloe would already be screaming over the food.Normally Ugo would be stealing sausages from everyone’s plate.Normally Tina and Tae-jun would already be fighting.But this morning?Silence.Cold, painful silence.“Welcome back, Romeo and Juliet,” Aaron said suddenly, trying to lighten the mood. He smiled warmly at Klaus and me. “Nice of you two to finally bless us with your presence.”Ugo sno
Tina POVThe second Chloe and I stepped out of the dorm building, she let out a long sigh and rubbed her arms like the cold night air was suddenly too much for her.“Well,” she muttered, “since Mira kicked both of us out, I guess you’re sleeping in my room tonight.”“Maybe later,” I said, already w
Mira POV“What is it?” Chloe asked the second she walked into the room. “What’s the emergency?”Then she saw me.Her eyes widened so fast it almost looked painful.“Oh my God,” she gasped, both hands flying to her mouth. “Mira… what the hell happened to you?”Fresh tears burned my eyes immediately.
EARLIER THAT NIGHTMira POVThe first thing I heard was Sky screaming inside my head.“Get up, Mira. Get up right now.”Her voice sounded panicked.Desperate.Pain hit me the second I opened my eyes.A broken whimper left my throat as I tried to move. My entire body hurt so badly it felt like someo
Mira POVI stood beside Klaus’s car with both of my hands wrapped around his, refusing to let go even though it was already late and the cold night air was starting to bite my skin.The parking lot outside my dorm was almost empty now. Only a few cars remained under the yellow streetlights, and the







