ログインNYLAI knew I couldn’t put all my trust in Kade, and yet, I had already accepted what he said about the bet was probably true. Right now, all I wanted was for him to reaffirm it. He looked like he was about to, but then he turned his head and gave a wounded sigh. “Forget about it.” Before I could fathom if he was mad or genuinely doesn’t want to speak about it anymore, he had walked away, his hand slipping from mine. As the door opened, and I watched him strode out of it, nothing but confusion swirled in my mind now. Had I asked the question in the wrong way? Or was it the timing? I couldn’t tell. All I could do was sit back down, and stare at the platter of food. By now, my appetite was gone with the wind. But I dug in anyway, slowly, so I could stomach it. Aside from the fact this food was his effort and I couldn’t let it go to waste, if I wanted to get back to the pack without dying halfway the road, I needed stamina. To have that, I needed to gobbled everything on my plate d
NYLAI couldn’t look Kade in the eye before. When he asked the question, at that point, I just wanted to crawl into a hole and never come out. Which from the way he was crouched before me, looking at me like my answer was all he needed for the world to be better again, that would be impossible. My fingers twisted nervously in my laps, my nails digging into my palm as though the pain from it could somehow make me any less conscious of his hand that was still touching my cheek. He had just asked if I was going to reject him. Yet, his posture never faltered. Although there was a tinge of pain in his expression, over all, he was unnervingly calm. His jaw straight, and face carved into perfection. How could he be this composed? Whilst I desperately wanted to bolt and never look back, it made no sense that he could appear to be unaffected by the tension between us. Or maybe he was and he just wasn’t a coward. Unlike me. My heart stopped racing. Silence had stretched between us for mor
NYLAI didn't see it coming. Kade had thrown the words so carelessly that I was taken aback but it was only for a fleeting moment. My face twisted at his ridiculous outburst and I couldn’t help but sneer. “I know you don’t mean that. I know you want me stuck here with you so you’re—” I started to say, desperate to keep myself from exploding, when Kade cut in. “But it’s the truth. Xander never loved you.” His teeth crushed as he shook his head persistently. His eyes were stormy with restrained rage and still, he looked so serious and didn’t seem to be speaking merely out of spite for his brother. It was the kind of sincerity that felt like he could stake his life on every word he’d just spoken. I sighed louder than I intended. “I don’t want him to love me.” My head swiveled from him, going back to the door. I was now halfway from breaking the whole thing down, but strangely, it was suddenly hard to lift my arm. “Then why are you going?”Of course, Kade just wouldn’t stop. I turned
KADEThere’s a saying that when the shepherd sleeps, the wolves feast. My brother suddenly decided to crown Nyla as his Luna out of the fucking blue. I don’t know what made Xander think he could gain possession of her and expect nothing to happen but throughout the whole coronation, I discreetly followed him. And when he finally separated from Nyla, I struck. I didn’t just break into their new matrimonial bedroom through the window, I rendered Nyla unconscious in my arms and ran off into the dark night. Now here she was, in my house, asleep on my bed. I tried to imagine the situation Xander would be in right now. Finding her gone, would he be frightened? Like his world was crumbling down? Definitely. If anything, it gave me a sick kind of satisfaction. I spent my life watching my parents choose Xander over me. Fuck it, the whole pack loved him the most. They thought he was the smartest, strongest, and had the best leadership qualities. I was present but they treated me like I wa
NYLA’S POVI could feel a lot of eyes on me. They were waiting for me to say something but I was still trying to absorb the turn out of the situation. How did I go from almost being publicly rejected and humiliated, to Alexander declaring me as the pack’s Luna? What about his mother? I know for sure this wasn’t what she wanted. So, why did he go against her? Xander could try not to break my heart all he wants but I wasn’t the perfect fit for this position. I expect him to know that. To take back his words now that it wasn’t too late. “Xander, I think…” I moved close, trying to reason with him but his index finger landed on my lips, cutting me off. “The coronation is tomorrow. Be prepared.” He said simply, the finality in his voice ringing louder than a bell. Not allowing me any more words, he walked right past me, his long strides screaming satisfaction. My heart dropped to my stomach in disappointment. How naive of me to think I could get him to change his mind. Throughout that
NLYA’S POVWithout another word, Xander left angrily and I stood transfixed on the same spot, the realization of what just happened sinking deep into my mind. According to him, he had come to hand over my pup to me, but suddenly changed his mind. I tried racking my brain but there was only one reason that came to mind. Could it be because he saw Kade with me? My heart drummed louder in my chest as it dawned on me. I still don’t know their history, nor have I come to terms as to the reason behind why the twins brothers are sworn enemies, but I sincerely didn’t mean for him to walk in on Kade and me in that position. Fuck, I wouldn’t even have expected him to come finding me. That too, with our child. Like Kade promised, he got me out of that hellish cell but we couldn’t get to find my baby or at least pin point where he was when the guards were alerted of my break out. They came on our tail but luckily, we managed to escape and found ourselves in this little hideout. We were only
XANDER’S POV“We’ve been trying for months, and as much as I do not want to come to a conclusion yet, the Alpha King may not survive this illness. It hurts to say, but we might have to let him go sooner than we thought.” The pack’s doctor, Mrs. Albeit said at her return from my father’s chamber, he
NYLA’S POV“No. No, this can’t happen. H—he was here just now.” I woke up to see my son, my only possession, was no longer lying beside me on the floor. He’d be taken away from me overnight. It was shocking because he was the last thing they could have dared to take away from me. Was murdering m







