Masuk~ Duncan POVThe estate was quieter than usual.Not peaceful.Just… watchful.I stood on the balcony outside my study, staring at the forest stretching beyond the stone walls. The moon hung high above the trees, bright and merciless, casting silver light over the land I had spent years fighting to protect.The same moon that had revealed my son’s secret tonight.White Wolf.Even thinking the words felt dangerous.For centuries the White Wolf had existed only in stories elders told around fires. A myth about a bloodline powerful enough to unite,or destroy all packs.And tonight, that myth had stood trembling in the courtyard beside his sister.My son.Rowan Blackwood.A low growl stirred in my chest before I forced it down.This was exactly what I had feared.Not the power.But what that power would bring.Politics.Greed.Ambition.Lucien Moreau’s expression during the council meeting replayed in my mind again.Too interested.Too calculating.The prophecy Varis had spoken echoed thro
~ Iris POVMy heart wouldn’t slow down.It pounded against my ribs so hard I could hear it in my ears.The courtyard had fallen into a stunned silence after Elder Varis’s declaration. Dozens of eyes were fixed on Rowan,some curious, some shocked, some calculating in a way that made my wolf bare its teeth beneath my skin.Rowan stood frozen beside Alice, his small hands trembling slightly.He didn’t understand what had just happened.But everyone else did.“Everyone inside,” Elder Varis said firmly. His voice carried the quiet authority of someone who had lived long enough to command obedience without raising it. “Both twins.”Duncan’s hand found my arm.“Calm down,” he murmured quietly.I hadn’t even realized the tension that had coiled through my body.He was right.If the council saw me panic, they would panic too.So I inhaled slowly and straightened my posture.“Rowan,” I called gently.He looked up at me immediately.“Come here.”Alice grabbed his wrist before he could move.“I t
~ Iris POV8:00 p.m.I stood before the mirror, fastening the silver clasp of my necklace behind my neck. The moonstone pendant rested lightly against my collarbone, cool against my skin.Tonight’s meeting had been called by Elder Varis himself. When an elder summoned the council under a full moon, it was never for something trivial.And as Luna, my presence was not optional.“Mom! How do I look?”Alice burst into the room, spinning in a circle. Her gold gown flared around her like sunlight caught in motion.I crouched down and gently held her chin, studying her.“You look… beautiful,” I said softly. “I’m jealous.”She giggled proudly.Just then Rowan barged into the room, chewing loudly with a mouth full of pancakes.“Mom!”Alice immediately folded her arms.“Rowan! Go get dressed.”God.She reminded me so much of my best friend. The same stubborn c
~Iris Blackwood Ten years had passed since the world tried to rip us apart. Ten years since blood had stained the clearing, since Alice had saved me at the cost of her own life. Ten years since Duncan had claimed me under the full moon, binding me as his Luna, mate, and partner in a legacy I had never imagined I would inherit. Ten years since I saw Eunice blackwood.The estate was quiet now, a sprawling sanctuary tucked between rivers and hills, far removed from the shadows that had once stalked us. Peace hummed through the air in a way that felt fragile yet exhilarating. The kind of peace you held your breath for, aware that even a whisper of movement in the wrong direction could shatter it.The twins, Alice II and Rowan were six years old, and they were already uncontainable forces of nature. Alice II, fiery, loud, and unapologetically dominant, chased her brother across the gardens, her small hands attempting to shove him while laughing. Rowan, qu
~ Iris POV ~“Congratulations, Iris.”Her voice was smooth.Too smooth.Like silk wrapped around a blade.For a second, I couldn’t breathe.Eunice.Standing there as if she hadn’t vanished months ago. As if the world hadn’t burned and rebuilt itself in her absence.She looked… unchanged.Same dark hair cascading over her shoulders. Same sharp eyes that missed nothing. Same calculating calm.Only now, there was something else in her gaze.Interest.I swallowed slowly, forcing my spine straight.“Eunice,” I said evenly.The cashier shifted awkwardly between us, sensing something she couldn’t name.Eunice’s eyes drifted down.To my stomach.Her smile widened slightly.“So it’s true,” she murmured. “Twins.”My hands instinctively rested over my belly.Protective.Always protective now.“Yes.”
~ Iris POVThe estate was quiet that evening. The full moon hung low over the hills, silver light spilling into the gardens, casting long shadows over the stone paths. I sat on the veranda, my hands resting on my stomach, feeling the twins shift gently within me. Their tiny movements reminded me that life had a way of continuing, even after pain, even after loss.Duncan approached silently, as he always did, his presence commanding without being loud. He stopped behind me, hands resting lightly on my shoulders, and I leaned back into him instinctively. The scent of him,leather, cedar, and that unshakable Alpha essence,made my heart beat faster.“You’ve been quiet,” he murmured, voice low, warm.“I’m just… thinking,” I admitted, glancing up at the moon. “About everything. About us. About the pack. About the twins.”He smiled faintly, brushing a loose strand of hair behind my ear. “You don’t have to carry everything alone.”
~iris I didn’t sleep again. I thought I could be over it. I lay awake until dawn, staring at the ceiling while the room slowly shifted from black to grey, my chest aching in a way that felt physical,like something had been carved out of me and left hollow. Every time I closed my eyes, the video
~iris “Iris?”My heart dropped straight into my stomach.I froze.Slowly, I turned.Alice stood a few steps away, dressed for class, her hair pulled back, her expression shifting from confusion to something sharper the moment she registered where I was coming from. Her eyes flicked past me,to the
~ iris I stared at the video, until my eyes burned. I didn't want to blink, because blinking felt like acceptance. Like if I looked away, it would become real in a way I couldn’t undo. The room felt too small, the walls closing in as the screen replayed the same short clip over and over.his voice
~ Eunice pov Alpha Duncan was leaving. That alone was enough to unsettle the entire pack.When word spread that my brother was travelling beyond the borders, preparations began immediately , guards doubled, routes secured, messages sent ahead like prayers wrapped in Protocol. Alpha Duncan didn't







