Chapter-155|| Clara's POV ||Never had I felt so small in life. Stepping out of the pack house gates, the weight of every look was like an invisible force.The path ahead weighed ever so slightly more with each step taken, and the affectionate welcome I used to get was now a memory far behind. The cold shoulder from pack members was palpable. Their faces, once full of familiarity and warmth, now looked at me with cold disdain. They spoke to me as if they didn't even know who I was anymore.I tried to ignore the judgmental looks and the silent stares as I made my way towards the door of the house. It had been ages since I'd been here, and yet the entire place felt so different now. The house towered above me like a giant monument of my past, filled with memories of better times. But now, it was a place where I had no right to be. The trek to the door was a gauntlet to run through, my teammates' eyes boring holes into my back.When I finally reached the door, I stood there for a momen
Chapter 154|| ALEXIS'S POV ||The silence in the vehicle was suffocating. I could feel the weight of my own thoughts crushing my chest as Elinda sat beside me, her eyes blankly gazing out of the window. I could not even stand to look at her. What I'd done, what I was doing—leaving her behind, sending her back to Alberto—felt a betrayal, even though I knew in my heart it was the right thing. But that didn't ease the pain. It added to it.We had traveled so far. We had endured so much together, fought every obstacle life had thrown our way. But now, I was taking the hardest decision I'd ever made, and I couldn't stand to tell her. How could I? How could I look her in the eye and say I was letting go of us? Of her?My knuckles were white as my hands gripped the steering wheel. The tires wailed against the road, but the sound barely registered in my mind. I couldn't resist darting glances at her from the corner of my eye. But she was looking away. I wanted to reach out, take her hand, an
Chapter 153|| Clara's POV ||I stood in the dimly lit room, the air thick with an uncomfortable silence. The healer, a woman with kind yet sorrowful eyes, looked at me with a mixture of sympathy and understanding. I couldn’t tear my gaze away from her face as the weight of her words crashed down on me.“You’re not pregnant, Clara,” she said, her voice soft but unwavering. “It’s not what you think.”I felt the ground shift beneath me. My knees grew weak, and I found myself clutching the edge of the stone counter for support. Her words echoed in my mind, but they didn’t make sense. I felt the signs. The nausea. The sensitivity. The gentle rise of something that should not have been there. The two other healers had confirmed it. They had spoken of life, of a child growing inside me. But now, this woman, this healer, stood before me and said it wasn’t true.“What do you mean?” I asked, my voice a hoarse whisper. I felt a knot form in my throat, making it difficult to speak, to process wh
Chapter 152|| Elinda's POV ||I woke up dazed. My mind was foggy, my body heavy as if poisoned once more. The room was cold, the damp filling the air. I barely could focus on anything, the walls spinning about me. I tried to move, but my legs and arms were numb, my head thudding from the continuous pain Kai had induced in me.I could hear far-off noises in the background, but they were far away and indistinct. The children's cries reached me, far off and haunting. Panic was creeping into my soul, but I could not move, could not scream. The pain was unbearable. I strained to focus on the voices, listening carefully to their words.I managed to lift my head, my body shaking with weakness. Through the bars of the window, I could see a group of people dragging fighting children through the courtyard. Their eyes were wild with fear, their faces pinched and white, like they had not eaten for days. They were lycans, I could tell by the aura that clung to them. My heart tightened in my chest
Chapter 151 || Alexis's POV ||I searched for hours, but there was not even a glimpse of Elinda. The worst, the fearful feeling in my chest, only grew with each passing second, the worry gnawing at me endlessly. I had tried calling her several times, but her phone went straight to voicemail. My attempts to reach her had been futile. "Mercus, where is she?" I asked firmly, my voice laced with the worry and frustration that I felt.Mercus faced me, his face stern, his brows furrowed together. "Perhaps. perhaps Kai has something to do with it," he said slowly, his words hanging in the air.My heart fluttered with the thought. Kai. I couldn't exclude the possibility that he was responsible for Elinda's disappearance. I had long understood that the battle between us was far from won, but I didn't expect this—this was not something that I had anticipated. He was sly, dangerous, and capable of anything."I need to find her," I growled through clenched teeth.With no more ado, I sprinted o
Chapter 150|| Elinda's POV ||I hadn't the slightest idea what I was getting myself into.The air was heavy with tension as I drove deeper and deeper into the unknown location. I had followed Kai's instructions on blind faith, too eager to find Alexis.Now, however, with my feet on the edge of what seemed like a world out of time, I could feel the weight of my decisions crushing me.The place was deserted. The trees surrounding me were dead, as if they had been drained of life years ago. I tried calling Kai, but the phone was useless—no signal, nothing. It felt like I was being led further into a trap and there was no way out.A shiver ran down my spine as I surveyed the area, suddenly understanding the full measure of isolation. I was taken away from the town, taken away from Alexis, and had no idea where I was. The mansion Kai had mentioned loomed before me. The structure appeared not to have been used in years. For an instant, I did not move, my feet stuck to the floor. Something