LOGINGlinda POVI shoved hard at his chest, the force of it sending him back a half-step, and spun toward the door. I didn’t want to stay back any more as I was already burning with rage and just needed to leave. “Don’t you dare…” Kavrain warned, as his hand closed around my wrist before I could take a second step, the grip firm, unyielding, spinning me back to face him. His eyes burned, dark and possessive, the kind of look that left no room for argument. “I hate it,” he said, voice low and strained, as if there was a hammer in his throat. “I hate how hard you are fighting for him. How quick you are to forgive the man who nearly destroyed everything. I may not have the proof in my hands right now, but I know what he is. Ethan is bad news, Glinda. He’s poison. And the fact that you still defend him…” His jaw clenched.“You should be listening to me. Not standing there defending the bastard who…”The rest of the sentence died as the heat of him pressed closer. He sounded possessive, lo
Glinda POV“I’m tired, Kavrian. Tired of the back and forth. Tired of your silence that stretches for days and then suddenly snaps into this…this control. Tired of whatever the hell has been happening between us these past few weeks.”At this point I had truly had enough so my tone was much higher than I intended it to be. The cold shoulders, the half-answers, the way you look at me like I’m something you might lose if you blink too long. I’m done carrying it.“I love you. You know that. I’ve said it, I’ve shown it, I’ve stayed even when it hurt. But that doesn’t mean you get to decide who I see or where I go or who I’m allowed to forgive. You don’t get to control my life just because you’re scared.”“Ethan made a mistake. A big one. I know that. But so did you. You left. You believed the lies without giving me a chance to explain. You abandoned me when I needed you most. And if I can sit here and forgive you… if I can still choose you after all of that, then I can forgive him too. Th
Glinda POVI crawled forward on my hands and knees, glass biting into my palms as the thick air filled with smoke and the sharp scent of blood filled my nose. My ears still screamed with that endless high-pitched ring, but beneath it I could hear distant shouts, the crackle of fire, someone sobbing. “Ronnie!”A weak cough answered me from somewhere to the left and I quickly turned, pushing aside a toppled seat, and found her half-buried under a fallen section of ceiling panel. Her eyes were open, dazed, one side of her face smeared with dust and a thin line of blood. She tried to speak and only managed another cough. Goddess above, she looked too helpless. Something inside me snapped into focus in a way I couldn’t describe and without thinking, I just moved. My hands were locked under her arms and I dragged. The weight should have been too much and the debris should have held her, but adrenaline or sheer refusal let me haul her free in one continuous pull I didn’t know I was capab
Glinda POVThe next day came and this time I didn’t go to Kavrian. I stayed in bed until the clock on the nightstand told me it was mid-morning. When I finally rose I moved quietly, washing my face, changing into casual clothes, braiding my hair into pig tails and just doing random things in my room. I would have gone to meet him, beg, try my best to get him to talk to me like I had been doing in the past few weeks, but I decided not to. I was tired of trying to explain why I had run after Ethan. If I could look past the years of bullying and still choose Kavrian, then Ethan deserved the chance to prove he was more than the person he used to be. Kavrian had to see that. Forcing the conversation while he was still this closed-off would only push him further away. So I decided to let him be, even though the silence felt like it was carving something out of me.I spent most of the day in the bedroom as I read the same page of a book three times without absorbing a single word. I ans
Glinda POVI cried out as sharp pain shot up from the sole of my foot. The glass had pierced so deeply into my legs, the sting hot and unbearable. “Glinda!”Kavrian’s voice cut through the hallway like a whip as footsteps echoed back toward me. I didn’t even have time to process it as in the next second, his arms were under me, scooping me up as though I weighed nothing. He carried me straight to our bedroom, his jaw clenched so tight I could see the muscle jumping beneath the skin.He set me on the edge of the bed and dropped to his knees in front of me. Without a word he took my foot in his hands, turning it carefully. Blood was already welling around the shard of glass still lodged in the soft flesh.“Hold still,” he muttered.He reached for the first-aid kit I kept in the nightstand, yanked it open, and pulled out the small bottle of antiseptic. His movements were hurried, almost frantic as though he feared that if he wasted even a second, I could die. I washed as he poured the
Glinda POVIt’s been one week since that incident. One week since I felt bad for Ethan and tried to render my help to him. Though he didn’t agree to go for therapy, he agreed to work on himself as long as I continued checking up on him. I had come to realize that Ethan had a childhood trauma that had everything to do with him always being the second option. The one who was always thought of, later. He was the one people remembered only after the brighter, louder choice had already been made. He had made it clear to me that day… that I had been the only constant thing in his life. The only one he didn’t have to share, until Kavrian stepped in and took me just like he takes everything else. He had apologized too, for his actions and how he went about things as he stated that he was in a place of distress and had never experienced such a thing before. I understood, I honestly did, and that was why I decided to forgive him. After all, Ethan used to be my first love. Nonetheless, Kavr
Glinda POV Even though I could say I knew everything about the brothers, I have never had the opportunity to see them in their wolf form. As a werewolf omega, the Alpha had practically warned me to stay away from his sons whenever I sensed that they were going to shift. He had said he didn't want
Glinda POVTaking hold of my pink bicycle, the one I had managed to buy after saving the little bits of money Luna Sarah used to give me from time to time, I couldn’t help but lower my gaze with a sad smile. My fingers brushed against the worn handlebars as a quiet sigh escaped my lips. Deep down,
Glinda POV“Ethan what are you doing? Y-you know I have work to do…” I muttered, feeling very concerned and confused by his sudden action. He didn't say a word though, and just kept pulling me through the hallway, muttering words I couldn't make out.He seemed angry and hurt.We arrived at his roo
Glinda's POVFor the first time ever, I walked through school without being bullied. Everyone kept their distance, watching me as I left. Maybe Kevrian’s offer wasn’t so bad. Dating the Alpha Heir could mean peace…no one would dare touch me, except maybe Cressida, the Beta’s daughter. But even th







