Se connecterMiah’s Room“How is this?” Miah asked, her voice carrying a mix of excitement and nervousness as she held up the wedding dress in front of herself.The soft fabric shimmered faintly under the warm lights of the room, delicate embroidery tracing along the sleeves like whispered promises.Nicole stepped closer, her fingers brushing gently over the sleeve.“It’s beautiful,” she said softly.Her touch lingered on the fabric for a moment longer than necessary, as if she could feel the weight of what that dress symbolized, love, commitment… and the uncertainty that always followed them.Miah smiled faintly, about to say something more when suddenly—Her expression shifted.
“I thought I’d meet you… and tell you everything,” Austin said after a long, heavy pause, his voice quieter now, like the weight of everything he had just confessed was finally settling into his bones. “But on the way… I saw Hector.”The name alone was enough to tighten every muscle in the room.Austin’s jaw clenched.“He was with Saraya.”Rafael’s head snapped up at that.For a second, just a second, the air shifted again, tension crackling like something about to snap.“I couldn’t control myself,” Austin admitted, his voice rough with restrained anger, guilt laced through every word. “Not after everything. Not after knowing what he’s done to her… w
“He is Austin, Rafael. But a vampire, not a werewolf,” Damon whispered directly into Rafael’s mind, his voice low, heavy, almost reluctant, as if even saying it out loud made it more real.Rafael stilled.For a fraction of a second, everything inside him seemed to stop, his breath, his thoughts, even the slow, steady rhythm of his heart. Then it all came crashing back at once.“What the…?” the words slipped out of his mouth, barely above a whisper.His gaze lifted, slow, disbelieving and landed on Austin.Austin was already looking at him.Not just looking… waiting.Rafael’s jaw tightened.“Hector told Honey Bee that you
“RB, where is butter-cup?” Vidhant asked suddenly, breaking the brief silence in the room.Rafael, who was standing near the table, looked up instantly.“What do you mean by where is she?” he asked, confusion flashing across his face.But the moment he said it, the atmosphere shifted.All eyes turned toward him.Shock.Alarm.Unease.“Big B…” Miah stepped forward, her voice tense. “She went behind you.”Rafael frowned.“What?”“I didn’t see her anywhere,” he said, his voice tightening slightly.Without wasting another second, he turned and rushed out of the main door.Vidhant and Phoenix immediately followed him.Something felt wrong.They didn’t say it aloud… but they all felt it.Jungle SideThe forest was unusually quiet.Too quiet.The
All sat frozen in their places.Not a single soul moved.Not a breath felt steady.The weight of Nicole’s truth had settled over the room like a suffocating storm—thick, heavy, and impossible to escape.Phoenix sat still… too still.His head was slightly bowed, his eyes shadowed, his jaw clenched so tightly that the muscles visibly twitched beneath his skin. His hands were curled into fists, knuckles turning white as he struggled to contain the storm raging inside him.Rage.Pure, violent rage.It was rising inside him with every passing second—burning, suffocating, uncontrollable.His wolf… Landon…
Rafael was gazing at his family, but his thoughts kept drifting back to Nicole and her suffering. No matter how much he tried to stay present, her broken voice and tear-filled eyes echoed in his mind again and again.Saraya, who had been silently observing him for quite some time, couldn’t hold herself back anymore.“Rafael, what is disturbing you?” Saraya asked softly, yet her voice carried enough weight to draw everyone’s attention.All conversation in the room came to an abrupt halt.Every pair of eyes turned toward Rafael.He looked… tense.Unusually tense.Rafael blinked once, as if coming out of a trance. His gaze swept across the room, briefly meeting everyone’s questioni
A Few Moments Before…Rafael stepped out of the study quietly, closing the door behind him. The conversation he had just heard through Saraya’s mind link was still echoing in his head.Phoen
“Hey,” Saraya said, trying to get their attention.Phoenix and the girl snapped out of their trance and looked at her. Saraya immediately noticed the excitement shining brightly in Phoenix’s eyes.
A few days later…“Phoenix bro, I need to buy a few things from the mall,” Saraya said, leaning against the doorframe of Phoenix’s room.Phoenix was sprawled lazily on the couch,
Later that night, the palace slowly quieted as everyone dispersed to their rooms. The celebrations, laughter, flying lessons, and emotional rollercoasters had made the day feel twice as long.Saraya and Raf walked back to their room together, both visibly ti







