DANE'S POV We arrived at the Nightclaw pack earlier than expected, the moonlight cutting sharp lines across the cliffs and casting shadows that danced like predators in the wind. Caleb and I stepped cautiously into the compound, every muscle tense, every sense alert. The weight of the mission pressed down on me, heavy and inescapable.I took a deep breath, my hands tightening at my sides. “Lord Max,” I began, my voice calm but carrying the weight of urgency, “if there’s any information I have regarding who killed Cara—your daughter—I need to tell you now.”Max’s gaze sharpened instantly, the weight of his grief and authority filling the room. “Speak, Maya,” he said, his tone steady but deadly serious. “Every detail could matter.”I met his eyes without hesitation. “Lord Thane, Lady Aurora, and I were all at the Delux Hotel the night Cara died,” I said deliberately, making sure to stress the truth. “I know that places us at the scene, but it doesn’t mean we had anything to do with her
LUCIAN'S POV “We are going to do the needful this month,” I declared as our horses trudged along the twisting path to Moonshine Castle. The moon hung high and pale in the sky, its light casting long, eerie shadows across the jagged stone walls. “We are ending all of this, once and for all.”Maya’s thought locked onto mine, her eyes ablaze with fury. I had seen anger before, yes—but never the kind that could cut through stone, never the kind that seemed to make the air itself shiver. Her hands clenched into fists, knuckles white, and every muscle in her body screamed tension.“You… you are evil!” she hissed, stepping back as if I were a predator ready to strike. “Stay away from me!”I forced a steady breath, trying to control the rush of heat rising in my chest. “Maya… listen,” I said, my voice low, urgent. “Everything I’ve done, everything I’ve risked… it’s for this moment. For us.”“Us?” Her voice cracked, trembling with anger and disbelief. “You call this—this manipulation, this ch
RYKER'S POV “How did you get out without being followed?” I asked, my voice firm as Cara stepped fully into my house, her movements calm yet alert, like a predator walking into its territory.“I know my way around every one of them,” she replied, her tone steady but carrying a hint of pride. “I’ve learned a lot through Maya’s memories—the patrols, the blind spots, even their little habits. I guess she must be furious by now.”I raised an eyebrow. “Furious? You really think she’s noticed?”Cara’s smirk was subtle but confident. “Maybe she has, maybe she hasn’t. Doesn’t matter. I can handle them. I’ve stayed invisible for 150 days. I can stay invisible longer if I have to.”I took a deep breath, running a hand through my hair. “And the music… it’s working?” I asked, my curiosity rising.“Yes,” she said, her eyes gleaming. “It’s more effective than I imagined. I’ve scared them off for now. They’re asking too many questions about Reborn. That’s exactly the kind of distraction I want. Con
DANE'S POV “You left the hospital without informing anyone,” I said, my voice trembling between anger and worry. “I went there only to be told you’d checked out. Do you have any idea what that did to me? I thought something happened, Caleb. I thought you were—" I broke off, my throat tight. “What happened?”Caleb sat on the edge of the couch, staring at the floor. His jaw kept clenching and unclenching, the muscle twitching as though the words were fighting him.“Caleb,” I called again, softer this time, stepping closer. “Don’t shut me out. Not now. Just tell me what’s going on.”His eyes flicked up at me, then away again. He dragged a hand across his face, sighing heavily. “You wouldn’t understand.”“Try me,” I snapped, more harshly than I intended. “I’ve been with you through worse, haven’t I? Stop treating me like I’m some outsider.”That finally broke him. He looked up, his eyes darker than I’d ever seen them. “Delilah’s real father…” He hesitated, like even speaking the words mi
LAYLA'S POV The door slammed behind Kyle so hard the hinges rattled, and he spun on me with fire in his eyes.“Are you shameless enough to sleep with your best friend’s man, Tyler?” His voice was sharp, each word laced with venom.My heart dropped into my stomach. My lips trembled. “How… how did you know about that?”His bitter laugh was so harsh it made my skin crawl. “How did I know? Mira told me. She looked me in the eye and called me a fool, saying I was in a stupor for not seeing the truth sooner. Do you know what that felt like? To hear it from her before I heard it from you?”“Kyle, please—”“No, don’t you dare say my name like you care.” He jabbed his finger at me, his chest rising and falling rapidly. “You don’t get to play innocent. You don’t get to stand there acting fragile, pretending you were caught in some accident. You chose him.”Tears blurred my vision. “It wasn’t like that. I didn’t mean for it to happen—”“You neglected me!” he roared, cutting through my words lik
LORD KANE'S POV Lord Thane’s voice hit me like a storm, each word vibrating with anger. “Do you have any idea what Rafael has done?!” His roar made my hands tighten around the phone.“I… I know, Lord Thane. It wasn’t supposed to happen like this,” I said, my voice trembling, though I tried to mask it.“Not supposed to happen like this?” His incredulity was sharp, a knife cutting through the air. “Rafael was supposed to eliminate Caleb, not injure his mother! Do you understand what this means?”“I do,” I whispered, swallowing hard. “I gave Rafael the orders. He acted on them—but… something went wrong.”“Something went wrong?” Thane’s voice was now low, almost dangerous. “Do you understand the chaos this will bring? Caleb will be on high alert. Every move we make, he will watch. Rafael’s mistake has put everything at risk!”“I… I’ll fix it,” I said quickly, my mind spinning. “We can contain this. I’ll speak with Rafael and make sure it doesn’t happen again.”There was a long pause on t