เข้าสู่ระบบA knock sounds on my door.I look up from where I’m sitting.“Come in.”The door opens slightly.“One of the guards says Alpha wants to see you,” the girl at the door says.I nod. “Okay.”She leaves, and I sit there for a second before standing up.I know why he is calling for me. He knew something was wrong with me this morning. And he clearly said he would ask me about it when he returns.How am I going to convince him that I’m fine?I smooth my hands over my clothes, more out of habit than anything else, then walk out.The walk to his office is quiet.People move around like usual.Some nod at me.I nod back.It still feels a little strange.Being here.Being seen.I get to his door and push it open.Calix is behind his desk. He looks up the moment I step in.“Hey,” he says.“Hey. You are back.” I close the door behind me and walk in slowly and sit on the chair opposite him.There’s a brief silence.Then—“What’s going on?”Straight to it. I expected that.I shrug slightly. “Nothi
I need to get this dream out of my head.But it doesn’t leave.I lie on the bed, staring at the ceiling. My body feels tired, but my mind won’t slow down.I shut my eyes for a second.It’s useless.A knock sounds on the door.I open my eyes and turn my head toward it.“Come in,” I say.The door opens, and a woman steps in. She looks about my age. She’s holding a tray of food.“Good morning,” she says with a small smile as she walks in.“Good morning,” I reply, pushing myself up into a sitting position.“I brought your breakfast.”She places the tray on the table beside the window.“Thank you.”She nods once. “Do you need anything else?”“No, thanks,” I say softly.She leaves quietly, closing the door behind her.I sit there for a moment.Then I get off the bed and walk over.The food smells good.Fresh.Warm.I sit down and pick up the spoon.Take a bite.I chew slowly.Swallow.Take another.But it doesn’t taste like anything.My appetite fades almost immediately.I try again.Anothe
I don’t sleep again.Not really.I lie there with my eyes closed, but my mind doesn’t stop.It keeps going back to it.The cave.The forest.That man.That voice.Orphe.I open my eyes.The room is still dark.I turn slightly on the bed, staring at nothing.Why am I having these dreams?It’s twice now.That’s not normal.It can’t be nothing.My fingers curl slightly against the sheets.What is it trying to tell me?My chest feels tight again.Not painful.Just… heavy.What is Orphe?The question lingers longer than I want it to.And no matter how much I try to push it away—It stays.A knock sounds on the door.I blink, pulled out of my thoughts.Morning light is already slipping through the curtains.I didn’t even notice when it came.“Come in,” I say.The door opens.A girl walks in.I recognize her immediately.She’s the same one I saw the day I woke up here.She’s holding folded bedsheets in her hands.She smiles. “Good morning.”I sit up, pushing some hair away from my face. “Goo
We walk back in silence.The garden fades behind us, the colors, the quiet… all of it swallowed by the walls of the mansion again.I don’t look at him.I just walk.My steps feel heavier now. Slower.Calix doesn’t say anything either.For once, he isn’t trying to fill the space.He just… stays beside me.I notice it after a while.The way he adjusts his pace.Slower.Matching mine.Like he knows I can’t keep up with anything faster right now.We pass through the hallways. A few people are still around, voices low, movements softer now that the sun is almost gone.“Alpha,” someone says as we pass.Calix nods.We reach my door.He opens it without a word.I step inside.For a second, neither of us moves.Then—“Try to get some sleep,” he says.His voice is quiet.I nod.I don’t trust myself to say anything else.He lingers for a second longer.Like he wants to say something more.But he doesn’t.Then he leaves.The door closes softly behind him.The room is too quiet.I stand there for
The road starts to look familiar.At first, I don’t think much of it.Just trees. The same bend. The same long stretch of empty road.Then it clicks.My grip on Calix tightens slightly as he drives past a bad spot.This is the same road.The one we took when we left the mansion.I don’t say anything.I just sit there, the wind brushing against my face as my eyes follow the path ahead.We keep going.Five minutes.Ten.Fifteen.And then—The gates come into view.My brows pull together slightly.He slows the bike and finally comes to a stop.I get off, pulling the helmet off slowly, my eyes moving around the place before landing back on him.“You said there’s a last place you wanted to show me,” I say. “Why are we back here?”He turns off the engine and gets off the bike.“That’s where we’re going,” he says simply, gesturing behind the mansion as he starts walking.I hesitate for half a second.Then follow.We walk past a group of women gathered not too far from the side of the mansion
A knock sounds on the door.I’m already ready.I open it before he knocks again.Calix stands there, hand still half-raised like he was about to knock a second time.His eyes move over me—quick, sharp, taking everything in.A slow smirk follows.“Look at that,” he says. “You actually listened.”I roll my eyes, stepping past him. “Don’t get used to it.”He lets out a quiet chuckle as he falls into step beside me.“Let’s show you around the pack.”The hallway isn’t empty this time.A few people move past us—some carrying things, others just heading somewhere with purpose.The moment they see Calix, they slow.“Alpha.”A few bow their heads slightly.Calix acknowledges them with a nod, nothing more.Then their eyes shift to me.Curious.Lingering.Not hostile… but definitely watching.I ignore it.We take the stairs down, footsteps echoing lightly. By the time we step outside, the place feels more alive.People moving between buildings. Voices in the distance. The faint sound of training
I’m sitting in front of the mirror with a mascara wand in my hand, trying to talk myself into caring about this stupid party. I don’t. At all. But Calix will drag me there if I don’t show up, so here I am, brushing on mascara like it’s some kind of duty. My hand keeps stopping every few seconds bec
RHIANNONThe ocean wind hits harder out here. Sharp. Cold enough to sting the edges of my skin, but honestly… maybe I need it. Perhaps I need something to shock my brain out of the spiral it keeps dragging me into.I close my eyes for a second, letting the breeze slap sense into me.Calix stands be
My head pounds so hard it feels like someone is hammering from the inside.I groan as I try to open my eyes, then immediately regret it. Light pours in through the open window, sharp and unforgiving, slicing straight through my skull. I squeeze my eyes shut again, my fingers fumbling for my temples
DRAVENThe second they walk into the party, it hits me again, harder this time. Like a wound I keep pretending has healed but rips open every time I see them together. It shouldn’t hurt this much anymore. I’ve seen her with him for days now. I should be numb by now. But I’m not. I’m nowhere close.







