LOGINChapter 184~ IrisThe moment the door closed behind them…I broke.It wasn’t graceful, It wasn’t quiet.It was everything I had been holding in crashing down at once.A sharp breath left my chest, and before I could stop it, the tears came.Hot, heavy, uncontrollable.I sank slowly onto the edge of the bed, my hands covering my face as my shoulders trembled.This… This was not how I imagined my home.Not like this.Not broken into pieces I couldn’t hold together.Not with my son locked away like a threat. Not with my mate walking out the door… with another woman.Not with everything slipping through my fingers again.“I built this…” I whispered shakily. “I fought for this…”And now? It felt like I was losing it.Again.The room felt too big. Too empty. Too quiet.I dragged a hand through my hair, trying to breathe through it, trying to stop, but the tears wouldn’t listen.For once…I wasn’t Luna, I wasn’t strong, I was just… tired.“Iris.”Mira’s voice came softly.I froze, Quickly wi
Chapter 183~ DuncanThe house had not been quiet since that night, It only looked quiet.Servants still moved. Guards still patrolled. The council still gathered and spoke in low, controlled voices like everything was under control.But it wasn’t, Nothing was.And the worst part? My wife hadn’t spoken to me.Not truly.Not since we brought Rowan inside, not since she looked at me like I had chosen the pack over our son.Over her.Rowan was locked away, my chest tightened at the thought.Not chained. Not tortured. Not treated like a rogue.But still…Locked.For his safety. For everyone’s safety.That was what I told myself.That was what the elders insisted,That was what I agreed to.And Iris…Iris had looked at me like I had betrayed something sacred.“Stand still.” Calista’s voice pulled me back.I exhaled slowly, forcing my shoulders to relax as her fingers adjusted my tie.Her touch was soft, like she was trying to seduce me. “I know what I’m doing,” she murmured, smoothing the fab
Chapter 182~ IrisThe drive back felt too slow, too quiet and it was two wrong.My fingers were clenched so tightly in my lap that my nails dug into my skin, but I didn’t even feel it. All I could hear was the echo of that call.Rowan lost control,the house is on fire. Well, not technically on fire.Every second that passed felt like a betrayal.Beside me, Alice was no longer relaxed, no longer playful. She sat upright, tense, her eyes locked on the road ahead like she could force the car to move faster just by staring.“What do you think they’ll do, Mom?” she asked, her voice tight.I swallowed, forcing myself to breathe. “I don’t know, Alice,” I said honestly.And that scared me more than anything. “But one thing for sure…” I added, my jaw tightening. “Your father isn’t going to let anything happen to him.”I needed to believe that.I had to.Alice leaned forward slightly, her voice sharp. “Then we better move fast. Driver, come on!”“I’m going as fast as I can, ma’am,” the driver
~ IrisShopping with Alice was… chaos, The good kind.“I don’t like this one.” Alice stepped out of the fitting room, already frowning at the dress like it had personally offended her.She was dressed in a blue royal gown.I leaned back in my seat, arms crossed, studying her. “You’ve said that about the last five.”“Because they were ugly,” she said confidently.“They were not ugly.”“They were,” she insisted. “This one too. I mean blue, it's not my color at all.”I sighed. “ Then why did you pick it?This is why I should have come alone.”She gasped dramatically. “Wow. Betrayal. On my own birthday shopping?”I smiled slightly. “You’re still getting the clothes.”“Then I forgive you.”Of course she did.She disappeared back into the dressing room again.I shook my head, amused and for a moment, I just sat there… Listening to her complain.Watching her move.Laughing at her reactions.And something in my chest softened. “I missed this,” I murmured.From inside the dressing room… “You be
~ IrisThe night air was calm, too calm.I stood on the balcony, hands resting lightly on the railing as I looked out over the estate.Everything below moved in quiet rhythm, guards patrolling, servants finishing their duties, the soft glow of lights scattered across the grounds.Peaceful.Beautiful.I used to hate places like this, places that looked perfect.Because I knew what it felt like to have nothing.My lips curved slightly. “Funny,” I murmured.Once upon a time…I was an omega.No power, no voice, no protection.Just survival.Cold nights. Empty stomach.People looking at me like I was nothing.Less than nothing.Girls dying for my attention.Someone like Eunice, who had to go through trial to get under me.My fingers tightened slightly on the railing.I remembered it all, The seduction, the humiliation.The silence.And now? Now I stood here.Luna.Feared, respected.Married to Duncan Blackwood.A small, almost disbelieving smile touched my lips.Life was strange, Cruel, Unpr
It's supposed to be 180 but I want the book chapters to tally so I'm making it 179 B, thanks.~ Alice“Again.”Thorne’s voice echoed across the training ground.I rolled my shoulders, already annoyed. “I just did that.”“And you did it wrong,” he replied calmly.I glared at him. “Respectfully… you’re starting to get on my nerves.”“Good,” he said. “That means you’re still thinking like a child.”Wow rude.I lunged anyway, fast, Sharp and Focused.He blocked.Of course he did.I twisted, aiming for his side..He stepped back.Predictable.“Too emotional,” he said.“I’m not emotional!” I snapped.“You just yelled.”“That doesn’t count.”“Look, Alice, you’ve grown,” Thorne continued, circling me slowly. “Soon you’ll be sixteen. I’m not going to go easy on you.”I let out a dry laugh, rolling my neck.“Please,” I said, shifting my stance. “Like you ever did.”He didn’t smil, that’s how I knew I was about to suffer.“Again,” he said.I moveds so fast, This time sharper and Cleaner.No hesit
Iris' POVThe cell was cold.Not just the metal bench or the concrete walls but the kind of cold that crept into my bones and stayed there. I sat with my knees pulled to my chest, arms wrapped tightly around myself like that could somehow keep everything from falling apart.I couldn’t believe this
~AliceI swallowed hard, the words sticking in my throat like glass shards.Iris stood there, arms crossed loosely, waiting for whatever I had to say.I stared at my plate, fork pushing noodles around in circles.“I don’t have a good excuse,” I said finally, voice barely above a whisper. “There isn
~AliceFor the umpteenth time, I called her name, but Iris just kept drinking from the glass she’d taken from the kitchen, eyes fixed on the window like I wasn’t even there.“Iris, please look at me,” I said, the words scraping out of my throat, raw and aching.She set the glass down with a soft cl
~AliceEvery time I closed my eyes, I saw Iris's face, the shock, the tears, the way she’d slapped me so hard my ears rang.I had to find her. Explain. Beg. Anything.I grabbed my keys and drove straight to Eunice’s private residence on the edge of campus, the sleek modern house my dad let her use







