LOGINThalasa POVI couldn’t breathe as I stared at Karen, my mind refusing to accept what my eyes were seeing, because everything about this moment felt unreal in a way that made it impossible to process. My chest rose and fell, but no air seemed to reach me, and my hands hovered near him as if I was afraid that touching him would confirm the truth I was desperately trying to deny. He wasn’t moving, he wasn’t breathing, and no matter how long I stared, nothing changed.Then I heard it.Cynthia was laughing.The sound filled the space around us, sharp and careless, and it didn’t stop. It wasn’t nervous or forced, it was real, like she genuinely found something amusing in everything that had just happened. That sound hit me harder than anything else, echoing in my ears until it drowned out every other thought, and when I turned to look at her, I realized I didn’t recognize her anymore.Or maybe I never did.Something inside me gave way, not in a loud or dramatic way, but in a quiet, final wa
Thalasa POVI was still holding Karen, my hands trembling against his face, my mind refusing to settle, when a sharp sound cut through everything. It wasn’t loud, but it was sudden and clean, the kind of sound that didn’t belong in the middle of everything I was feeling, and it snapped my head up instantly.My eyes landed on Kael.For a second, I didn’t understand what I was seeing.His arm was extended, his grip steady, and his sword had gone straight through his brother’s body. The blade had pierced deep into his chest, and the look on his brother’s face shifted from confidence to something else entirely. His lips parted slightly, but no words came out, only a weak breath as his body jerked from the impact.Blood followed slowly, dark and thick, sliding down the blade.“Kael—!” I screamed, the sound tearing out of my throat before I could stop it. I pushed myself up immediately, my body moving without thinking, my mind only focused on reaching them.But I didn’t get far.Something s
Thalasa POV“No… no, that’s not true,” I said, the words coming out too fast, too desperate, like if I said it quickly enough it would become real. My eyes stayed locked on Cynthia, searching her face for anything that would tell me this was some kind of misunderstanding. “He’s lying. Kael just wants to break us apart. That’s what this is. You know how he is.”My voice cracked at the end, and I hated that it did.Cynthia didn’t rush to respond.She didn’t look confused. She didn’t look angry.She just looked… still.And that silence was worse than anything she could have said.“You still don’t get it,” she said finally, her voice low, almost tired.My chest tightened painfully. “Get what?” I asked, my fingers curling into my palms. “Cynthia, say something that actually makes sense because none of this—none of this is adding up.”She looked straight at me then, and there was something in her eyes I had never seen before.“I poisoned him.”The world didn’t shatter all at once. It cracke
Thalasa POVThe door opened slowly, and the moment I saw who stood there, my body went completely still.For a second, my mind refused to understand what my eyes were seeing.Cynthia.She stood at the front, breathing slightly uneven like she had rushed back, her clothes carrying faint traces of dust from the road. Right beside her was her brother, his expression hard and unreadable, his presence filling the doorway like he owned the space. Behind them, more figures stepped into view—Alphas and soldiers, their eyes already locked on Karen, their stance deliberate, controlled, and ready.My chest tightened.They weren’t here by chance.They had come for him.Before I could even react, Cynthia moved.She ran forward quickly, stopping a few steps ahead of them, her voice cutting through the heavy silence. “They saw me,” she said, her words coming out fast, slightly breathless. “They followed me. I didn’t bring them here. They forced me.”Her eyes flickered toward me for just a second, an
Thalasa POVThe moment we stepped inside, I paused.From the outside, the place had been nothing more than a quiet structure hidden between trees, almost too ordinary to notice, but inside… it felt different. The space was small, yes, but everything had been arranged with care. The walls were smooth, the furniture simple but well-crafted, and there was a faint warmth to the place that made it feel lived in, not abandoned. It wasn’t luxurious, but it wasn’t rough either. It was the kind of place someone had built to stay hidden without feeling like they were surviving.I walked further in, my eyes taking everything in slowly. “For a hideout,” I said, letting my fingers brush against the edge of a table, “this is actually nice.”Karen didn’t say anything, but I noticed the slight shift in his shoulders, like something in him had loosened. Cynthia, on the other hand, didn’t look impressed. Her gaze moved across every corner, sharp and alert, like she was measuring the safety of the place
Thalasa POVThe ground felt cold beneath me.Too cold.My body barely responded as I tried to push myself up, but the weight pressing me down was stronger. The wolf’s breath was hot against my skin, its claws still buried deep, and every movement I made only seemed to drag the pain further through me.This was it.The thought came quietly, almost calmly, even as everything else inside me was screaming.I couldn’t win this.My fingers curled weakly against the ground, my vision blurring as the strength drained out of me. The world around me started to fade at the edges, the sounds becoming distant, like I was slipping away from it all.Then—A sharp crack split through the silence.The weight vanished.Just like that.The pressure lifted off my body, and something heavy dropped beside me with a dull thud. For a second, I couldn’t even move. My chest heaved as I forced air back into my lungs, my body shaking as I tried to understand what had just happened.Slowly, I turned my head.The
Before I could fully process what was happening, a sharp pain exploded through the side of my stomach.I gasped, my body jerking in shock.My eyes dropped slowly, and that was when I saw it.A knife.Sticking out of my side.My heart stuttered violently against my chest as panic rushed through me.
“Ok, so… is there something between you two that I need to know about?” Olivia asked, and from the way she was looking, it was clear she was directing the question at both Kaeren and me. My eyes widened instantly.“What are you talking about?” Cynthia asked, her curiosity clearly piqued, and I felt
All eyes turned toward Cynthia.The sharp sound of the shattered glass had pulled everyone’s attention to us, and for a second, it felt like the entire room was holding its breath. My heart slammed painfully against my chest as I felt the weight of dozens of gazes pressing down on us.I forced a sm
I muttered the words without thinking. The moment they left my mouth, I felt it.Cynthia’s eyes lifted to mine.They were wide, filled with confusion, and in that instant, my heart dropped. I knew I had messed up. Badly. She didn’t know anything about my divorce. She didn’t know about the mess my l







