LOGINAlice smiled sweetly around the table. "Well, gentlemen? Finally interested in conversing like civilized, intellectual beings?"Internally, Alice snorted with amusement. It turned out that making this lineup of living fossils fall into line was child's play. You simply needed the absolute power to squeeze the air from their lungs until they remembered their manners.With a flick of her mind, invisible to the naked eye, Alice finally released the crushing grip of dark gravity she had held over them.Instantly, the luxurious room filled with the sounds of ragged gasps and panicked whimpers. The esteemed family heads and elders scrambled for oxygen like fish tossed onto dry land. Their faces, previously flushed a deep purple, now drained of color, accompanied by harsh coughing fits that shattered the silence.Alice leaned back into the grand chair, completely unbothered by the chorus of suffering. She raised a hand in a graceful gesture. "Mrs. Riestin, please serve something refreshing
As soon as the double doors were pushed open, dozens of heads in the dining hall turned in unison. As if choreographed, their expressions shifted uniformly. Brows furrowed deeply, some turned away with harsh snorts, and others openly hissed in disgust at the sight of Ronan striding confidently beside Alice. A low, chest-rattling growl began to hum from various points around the circular table.Alice had anticipated this "red carpet" reception, one lined with thorns. She had even apologized to Ronan beforehand for dragging him into this circus. Yet, she felt this spectacle was absolutely necessary to instill a new vision and hierarchy within a pack that had long been rotting from the inside.As for Ronan? He welcomed it with open arms. He seemed to relish the looks of terror and hatred cast his way, as if being the subject of gossip among these fur-clad monsters had become his new hobby."Winterwood! What is the meaning of this insane stunt?! How dare you bring that hunter into the ma
Madam Riestin turned the page of her report. "There are only six heads of families left, along with three elders. But... I’m not sure, Alpha. It seems like they... are intentionally absent. they haven't responded to a single one of my urgent messages since this morning."Alice paused. She turned around, leaned her hips against the vanity, and gave a wry smile. Her brilliant mind instantly deciphered the cheap maneuver.Ah, a silent rebellion. How classic.Those stubborn old rats must still think their egos and ridiculous pride can delay a destiny already written in stone. Let them enjoy the final hours of their shallow dignity.Alice nodded knowingly, her eyes glinting with a golden hue. "In that case, ask the guests already downstairs to wait a little longer
Alice chuckled.Not one to hold back, she voiced her thoughts right against his lips. "It was only after being with you that I truly understood pure love, and a mad, deep longing for a man."Ronan’s Adam’s apple bobbed rapidly. His breathing grew heavy, and his pupils dilated, swallowing up the gray of his irises. "Don't tease me at two in the morning, Alice," he groaned, his voice raspy and rough. "I’ve been holding myself back with everything I’ve got, considering you’re still recovering.""Oh? So, my honest words just now count as seducing?" Alice challenged, deliberately tilting her head with an air of feigned innocence."When you do it, Alice... just breathing near me like that counts as a seduction."“I must be a pretty dangerous woman.”Without warning, Ronan’s large hand seized Alice’s wrist. He guided her hand downward, sliding it over his rock-hard, muscular abdomen, and pressed her palm firmly against the front of his trousers, where he was already hard and radiating inten
Ronan blinked rapidly. The hand that had been stroking Alice’s hair paused in mid-air. "Asking that all of a sudden? What makes you think so?"Alice looked away from Ronan’s eyes, gazing at the carved patterns on the ceiling and thinking for a moment before answering. "Earlier today, after we finished seeing Victor in the dungeon... you seemed a bit... gloomy and very quiet. Was I wrong?""Ah, about that," Ronan cleared his throat softly.It would be a huge lie for Ronan to say he hadn't been the least bit bothered. As an executioner with a near-insane possessive streak, seeing his woman cry in front of a man from her past had clearly wounded his pride."I knew it," Alice interjected quickly, swallowing hard. "Sorry. Did I sound like a pathetic woman who couldn't move on and forget her ex-lover earlier?"After lying down and replaying the day's events in her mind, she realized that her questions to Victor, when she had asked why he had inflicted all that torture, might have sounded ve
"You won't live long, Alice!" Victor spat. "Do you think the other packs on this continent will just sit back and let you get away with this? Colluding with a hunter, using poison to kill a fellow wolf? They’ll hunt you down!"Alice lifted her chin haughtily. "Well, even if that happens, that’s my business, not yours. You... are a nobody now, and you have no further business with this world."Victor shot a hateful glare at Ronan, who stood towering behind Alice, then gave a dry, derisive snort. "You were willing to betray your entire race and your pack just to spread your legs for this bastard? It’s pathetic, Alice.""Are you sure that’s the right word?" Alice retorted quickly. "Because from where I stand, the most pathetic thing in this room is you."Alice looked Victor up and down, from his hair to his filthy feet, then snorted in disgust. "Did you choose Ella, just so you could end up in a miserable state like this?"The chains rattled wildly as Victor flew into a rage, attempting
From one figure, it became two, then more. Before I knew it, a whole group had gathered in front of me. Their harsh conversation stopped as soon as my shadow fell to the floor. Six pairs of eyes turned simultaneously. Their gazes didn't just stare; they clawed at my skin, stripping away any vestige
This is… crazy.I could hear my heart pounding right in my ears. I hoped he couldn't hear it, and couldn't hear the rattling of my brain trying to lie."Do you really not remember anything?" His deep voice broke the silence.I looked up at him.Morning light spilled across his face, catching on tha
"What have you done to your own sister, Alice?!" Father's roar was thunderous.“Father, that's not…”Before I could blink, a heavy blow struck my head. I staggered, my vision swam, and I collapsed onto the dirt. The only one who met my gaze at that time was Victor, but he… he was still hugging Ella
On the night that was meant to mark our bond, my mate forced me to kneel and beg forgiveness from my older sister, Ella."Ella has suffered enough because of you, Alice."I lifted my head slowly.Victor, the future Alpha, stood before me. Tall, composed, and perfect. The man who used to look at me







