LOGINElara's POV I opened my mouth to scream, but no sound came out. Panic gripped me as I realized my voice was bouncing off the walls. No one would hear me. I fumbled for my phone again, my fingers shaking as I tried to dial Draven. Before I could hit call, something sharp slapped the phone out of my hand. It clattered across the floor, the flashlight spinning wildly before landing face down.I looked up, my breath catching in my throat.A masked figure stood in front of me, dressed head to toe in black. But it was the gun in their hand that made my blood run cold. I knew it was a woman due to her body shape."Don't move," the voice said, muffled through the mask.I knew that scent. And that stature? Could it be Monalisa? Why would she do this? Two people never smelled the same. Be it human or wolf."What do you want?" I asked, my voice steadier than I felt at the moment."Your money. Your jewelry. Everything you've got.""Fine," I said slowly, reaching for my clutch. "Just take it."
Elara's POV "What did Rowan do to you?"Kael's voice was deceptively calm, but I could hear the barely leashed violence beneath it. His hand tightened around mine."It was nothing," I said quickly, shaking my head. "Really. I shouldn't have said anything. Can we please just drop it?""Nothing?" Draven repeated coldly. "Is that why you've been acting strange since yesterday? Why you flinch every time one of us touches you without warning? Why you pushed me away in the office and ran out crying?"My breath caught."I can handle myself," I insisted, pulling my hand free from Kael's grasp. "It's fine. I'm dealing with it.""You're not dealing with anything," Kael said flatly. "You're suffering in silence and hoping we won't notice. Well, we did. So tell us what he did, Elara. Right now.""There's no need for that.""Then I'll find out on my own," he said coldly. "And when I do, I won't spare him. I'll tear him apart piece by piece until there's nothing left but a memory. I'll conquer his
Draven's POV"Draven," Kael warned, his voice low. "Stop talking."I couldn't.The words kept pouring out, fueled by the terror that had gripped me the moment I saw her bleeding, shaking, tears streaking down her face."You don't get it, do you?" I said, my voice rising. "We've been searching for you our entire lives. Do you know what it would do to us if we lost you now? If we'd spent all this time looking for our mate only to have her ripped away because she couldn't stay put? It gets worse after finding our queen and losing her. We'd be fucking misera—""Draven—" Kael started, but I cut him off."No," I snapped. "She needs to hear this. She needs to understand that we can't keep throwing herself into danger. She won''t be lucky every time."Elara's face crumpled, fresh tears streaming down her cheeks."It's not my fault," she said, her voice breaking. "I can't just sit here while you both risk your lives for me. This is my mess, Draven. I created it, and I should also try to fix i
Kael's POV I was at the main office headquarters, reviewing the updated security protocols with our head of operations. After that gas leak fiasco, we couldn't afford to be careless. Not with that lunatic alpha skulking around."Double the patrols," I said, signing off on the new roster. "And I want surveillance on every entry point. If someone so much as breathes near this building without authorization, I want to know about it."The head of operations nodded, taking the documents. "Yes, sir."I felt someone nudging me within. Then suddenly, Draven's voice slammed into my head. I winced. I couldn't block him out and vice versa, it was what came with being twins."Check your phone. Now."I pulled out my phone, opening the message he'd sent.It was a photo. A purple artificial nail wedged between two tiles."Don't touch it," I said to him immediately. "Could be evidence.""Already bagged it. But this confirms what we suspected. Someone on the inside."I stared at the image, my mind ra
Draven's POV I didn't know what pissed me off more—the fact that people were running their mouths about our mate like that, spreading vicious lies without a shred of evidence, or the fact that Sharon had the audacity to stand in our office and say it right to our faces, as if we'd nod along and agree with her.Were there really humans this stupid? I held them in very high regard."Who gave you that information?" I asked.Sharon didn't catch the warning in my tone. She didn't notice Kael's death stare or the way my fists were clenched at my sides, knuckles white with the effort of restraining myself. She just kept talking, her voice dripping with false sympathy and barely concealed satisfaction, like she'd won the jackpot by being the one to "expose" the truth to us."Everyone knows," she said with a casual shrug. "She slept with the former boss. That's how she became your personal assistant in just one day. I mean, come on. Look at her. She doesn't have any qualifications. She does
Elara's POV I panicked immediately, jerking my hand away from Draven's and scrambling to wipe my face. There was already a lot of drama going on at the office because of me, I didn't want to further complicate things, but I guess all that worry faded away the moment I saw who walked in. "Whew," I breathed a sigh of relief. I thought it was one of the office staffs and that was why I pulled my hands away, but it was just Kael.Kael stood in the doorway, one eyebrow raised, his blue eyes sweeping over the scene before him. His lips twitched with what looked like amusement as he took in the sight of both of us sitting on the bathroom floor."Can I join in?" he asked, his tone dry."No," I blurted out, pushing myself to my feet. "Absolutely not. Get up, Draven. We were just leaving."Draven rose slowly, brushing off his pants, completely unbothered by his brother's arrival.Kael stepped further into the restroom, his hands in his pockets. "I was worried about you," he said, his gaze lo
Elara's POV I didn't know what else to do. The situation was already getting too complicated. I stood there for a while pondering and thinking about everything. I didn't know what else to do about the situation. I tried to be calm, but I was tensed. Both my mates were out there, and there was. I
Elara's POV The moment I noticed the car trailing me, I felt my plan literally turn sweaty. I didn't know what to do, but I took in a deep breath, holding the staring wheel. Maybe all this happened due to the investigation, or maybe there was something else invkmved that I couldn't white catch. I
Chapter54Elara I was stunned as to how their expression removed latched on me the moment I said that. I wasn't worried but maybe the way I expressed it was a reason to worry about it in the first place. How was i supposed to know one word from me would make them start bombarding me with so many
Kael's POV She chuckled, though the sound was weak. "Why are you laughing?" I asked, a smile tugging at my lips despite the worry churning in my chest. "I'm so happy to see you again." Her voice was soft, but the warmth in her eyes made my heart clench. I moved closer, sitting on the edge of th







