MasukKiki—-“If your heart is beating this loud, who knows when it will jump out of your chest.”My wolf’s voice echoed in my head, half teasing, half concerned, and for once I didn’t even have the energy to snap back at her properly.“I can’t help it,” I replied quietly in my mind, trying to steady my breathing, trying to act like I wasn’t on the verge of completely losing it as the car rolled slowly into Dan’s pack.This place…God.This place used to feel like home.Now it feels like I’m walking into a memory that no longer belongs to me, like everything I once had here has been wiped clean and replaced with something cold and unfamiliar.My fingers tightened unconsciously, and that was when I realized Luca was already holding my hand.Firm.Like he noticed before I even said anything.“Your hand is shaking,” he said, his voice low as he looked at me.I swallowed.“I’m fine,” I muttered.He didn’t look convinced.“Do you still love him that much?” he asked, and there was something in h
Kiki—-“Girl… I love his possessiveness.”My wolf’s voice rang inside my head, sounding way too excited for my liking, like she was watching a whole romance movie play out and enjoying every second of it.I rolled my eyes immediately, even though she could already feel my reaction.“The moon goddess is the one controlling him, remember?” I shot back, trying to sound logical, trying to ground whatever just happened between me and Luca into something that made sense.Because that kiss…That moment…That intensity…No.That can’t be real.It has to be something else.“Yeah yeah… keep telling yourself that,” my wolf replied, not even trying to hide the amusement in her tone.I frowned slightly.“You’re not helping,” I muttered.“I’m not here to help,” she said. “I’m here to tell you the truth.”Before I could respond to that, before I could even organize my thoughts properly, Luca’s hands were already on my face again, pulling my attention back to the real world whether I liked it or not
Luca—-“You are mine, firecracker.”The words left my mouth before I could even think about softening them, my hand already holding her face firmly, not enough to hurt her but enough to make sure she felt me, felt the weight behind what I was saying, felt the claim in it whether she wanted to accept it or not.Her eyes locked with mine instantly.Conflicted.“Only mine in this lifetime,” I added, my voice lower now, rougher, because I wasn’t joking and I wasn’t playing any kind of game in that moment. “Get it?”I didn’t give her time to answer.I couldn’t.Because the tension between us had already crossed that line where words stop making sense, where everything becomes too loud inside your head and the only thing that quiets it is action.My grip shifted slightly as I leaned closer, my lips brushing against her jaw before trailing down her neck slowly, not rushed, not careless, just… intentional.And the moment she reacted…That soft sound that slipped out of her without permission
Luca—-I don’t even remember when I started smiling.It just happened.One second I was walking back from that call, my head full of problems and unfinished business, and the next second I was standing there watching her laugh with the kids, and something in me just… shifted.And now I’m here in my office, sitting behind my desk, staring at nothing while replaying that exact moment in my head like it actually matters more than everything else going on around me.The way she smiled.Not that guarded expression she always wears around me like she’s ready to fight or run at any second.This one was different.Real.And it was directed at me.Even if it was just for a second.I leaned back slightly in my chair, running a hand through my hair as I let out a quiet breath.“So much for revenge,” my wolf said in my head, his tone dripping with amusement.I rolled my eyes immediately.“I’m still going to get my revenge,” I replied.Because let’s not forget.That was the plan.That has always
Kiki—-I didn’t realize how long we had been sitting there until the sun shifted again and the light softened around us, wrapping everything in this calm glow that made the moment feel even more unreal than it already was, because nothing about my life has been calm lately and yet here I was sitting on the ground with two kids wrapped around me like I was their whole world, while Luca stood nearby looking like he belonged in the picture.It felt too easy.And that alone should have been enough to make me suspicious.But I didn’t move.I didn’t pull away.I just stayed there, letting Jane play with my fingers while Joe leaned quietly against my side, his small weight grounding me in a way I didn’t expect.“You’re smiling,” Jane said suddenly, looking up at me with a proud expression like she just discovered something important.I blinked.“I am?” I asked.She nodded.“Yeah,” she said. “You look happy.”That word again.Happy.It feels strange hearing it attached to me now, like it bel
Kiki—-After the phone call I just felt mentally drained, and I hope for a little peace of mind.After everything that has happened in the past few weeks that was the only thing I needed to face my past again, if there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that calm moments don’t last long around me, they come quietly and leave violently, and most times I don’t even notice them until they are already gone.I stepped out into the open space behind the pack house, the air cool against my skin, the sun sitting low like it didn’t want to fully commit to the day, and for once my mind was not racing with plans or anger or questions I don’t have answers to yet.For once…I was just breathing.“Auntie Kiki!”That voice.That tiny, excited, full of life voice that somehow still carried so much light even after everything those kids have been through.I didn’t even think.I turned immediately.And there she was.Jane. Running toward me like the world had not broken her yet, like pain had not touched
LUCA —- The last thing I ever planned for today was seeing my mate again, the one I had waited my entire damn life for, standing in the arms of another man. And not just any man. Her husband. The supposed Alpha who was squeezing her waist like she belonged to him. My wolf was already losing it i
LUCA —- The room went stiff again, everyone frozen. Like the air itself understood how close I was to losing my mind. “Alpha King. I know you are not usually wrong. But you said something about a sister wanting you to bring my wife home. My Kiki does not have a sister.” The way he said it. M
KIKI——I followed him because I wanted him to know that I know all about him and because running away would not stop the truth from chasing me.I had followed him with fire in my chest, ready to confront him, ready to throw the envelope in his face and let him know that I knew. I knew about the wo
LUCA —— I have fought wars. I have buried warriors. I have stood in rooms full of blood and loss and still walked out breathing. But driving back to the pack house with Kiki crying beside me felt like the most brutal thing I had ever survived. I kept my eyes on the road because the moment I







