LOGINLyseraI was halfway through a bowl of sliced fruit when a knock came. It sounded soft and almost hesitant. I didn’t look up immediately. I took another bite, chewing slowly, letting the quiet stretch just a little longer before I spoke.“Come in.”The door opened carefully, and a servant stepped inside, her head already bowed.“Miss Lysera… your parents are asking for you. They are waiting for you in the main living room.”My hand paused mid-air. For a second, I said nothing.Then I resumed eating like she had just told me something completely ordinary.“Of course they are,” I murmured.The rumors must have reached them and of course, they would come. Not to ask, not to understand but control, to intimidate and to make me take the blame like always.A smile tugged at my lips, slow and deliberate. This was a mistake. A very big one. They had walked right into something they could never have anticipated.“Tell them I’ll be there shortly,” I said.“Yes, Miss Lysera.”She left quickly.
Author’s POVIt began as a whisper.Soft, careful and carried between two maids in the corridor who leaned too close to one another, their voices barely above breath.Then it spread.From the corridors to the kitchens. From the kitchens to the training grounds. From there to the outer yards, where guards spoke in low tones, glancing over their shoulders as though the walls themselves might be listening.By midday, it was no longer a whisper. It was a storm.“Did you hear…?”“They said the Alpha called Healer Apollo himself…”“Why would he do that unless something was wrong?”“She was never pregnant…”“I heard the healers have been taken for questioning…”“And Miss Lysera—she’s been mistreated all this time…”Every version grew sharper, louder and more certain.Truth, half-truth, and speculation tangled together until they became indistinguishable. And at the center of it all was Isyra.______She heard it before she saw it.The change. The way conversations stopped when she walked int
Lysera“What even happened here? You’re yet to tell me, Lysera.”Healer Apollo’s voice was calm, but there was a quiet insistence beneath it.I looked at him for a moment, then let out a soft breath and leaned back against the bed, completely at ease now.“It was simple,” I said.Timothy shifted slightly where he stood, his attention fully on me now, no longer pacing, no longer arguing—just… listening.I folded my hands loosely in my lap.“She came to provoke me,” I began. “To gloat. To tell me about her Luna ceremony like I was supposed to sit there and watch her win after she tried multiple times to kill me.”A faint smile touched my lips.“I congratulated her.”Timothy frowned slightly, like that part didn’t fit into the version of events he had just witnessed.“And then?” Apollo asked.“And then,” I continued calmly, “she made a mistake.”I tilted my head slightly, recalling it.“She reminded me who she really is. Not the perfect Luna. Not the kind, forgiving sister.” My eyes dark
Lysera’s POVI was just about to speak, to tell Timothy everything, when the door opened.The sound cut through the room softly this time, nothing like the chaos from earlier. Timothy straightened immediately beside me, his body going alert out of instinct, and before I even lifted my gaze, I already knew who it was.Healer Apollo.He stepped in with his usual calm presence, his eyes sweeping over me in a way that missed nothing. There was no panic in his expression, no unnecessary urgency, just quiet assessment.By then, most of the marks on my face had already faded. My wolf had done her work well. The torn skin on my face had sealed over, leaving only faint traces behind, and the swelling had gone down significantly. Only my forehead still throbbed faintly from where I had struck it against the floor, repeatedly.Apollo moved closer, saying nothing at first as he examined me. His fingers were gentle but precise as he tilted my chin slightly, studying my face.“You healed well,” he
Author’s POVIsyra walked beside Henry in silence, but it wasn’t the calm, composed silence she was known for. It was restraint, barely held together.Her jaw was tight, her fingers curled faintly at her sides as she forced herself to keep walking at a steady pace. Each step felt heavier than the last, her emotions clawing their way up her throat, demanding release.But she swallowed them down. Again. And again.Her face was flushed a deep red, her eyes glistening with unshed tears that threatened to spill at any moment. She was on the verge of breaking—of shattering completely—but she refused to do it here.Not in the open corridors of the pack house. Not in front of the maids and the guards.All those watchful eyes, Isyra could feel them, even without turning her head. The subtle glances. The lowered voices. The curiosity they tried—and failed—to hide.She knew them. Knew exactly what they were. Jealous. Every single one of them.Women who had spent years watching her rise, watching
LyseraTimothy stared at me like he was seeing me for the first time.Not as the prisoner and not the pitiful, broken woman he thought he had been protecting but something else.Something… unsettling.“No…” he said slowly, shaking his head as if trying to force reality back into place. “No, that’s not… that’s not possible.”“It is,” I replied calmly.The ease in my voice seemed to disturb him more than anything else. His expression shifted. Shock gave way to anger. Real anger.“You lied,” he said, his voice rising. “You lied to everyone. To the elders. To the Alpha. You—”“I acted,” I corrected lightly, tilting my head.“That’s the same thing!” he snapped. “Why would you even do that?”He ran a hand through his hair, pacing now, agitation pouring off him in waves.“What if he finds out?” he continued, turning back to me sharply. “What if the Alpha investigates and realizes you lied? Do you even understand what you’ve done?”His voice cracked slightly under the weight of it.“You’ll be
Lysera The air became charged as Henry’s anger flooded the room, raw and undeniable, until I could taste it on my tongue. Sweat broke out along my spine. My hands began to shake, the cutlery rattling faintly against the plate as his presence bore down on everyone In the great living room. No matt
Author’s POVIsyra returned to the pack house just before nightfall, the sky above bruised purple and gold as dusk settled over the lands. Torches had already been lit along the corridors, their flames flickering softly against stone walls that had always felt like home. She was not giving this pla
Author’s POVHenry melted into the kiss.For a brief, dangerous moment, it felt exactly as it always had.The world narrowed to warmth and familiarity, to the soft press of Isyra’s mouth against his, to the scent he had learned to associate with comfort and certainty. His hands moved almost of thei
Author’s POV Several of the elders flinched, shoulders jerking as Henry’s wolf pressed close to the surface. One or two ducked their heads on instinct, the sudden surge of his anger rippling through the room like a physical force. The air grew heavy and charged. Henry immediately realized what had







