LOGIN“It's all in the past now, let's move on…” Charles's eyes softened at her words but hers were nothing but dead cold. “I want to make up for everything…” “Just go!” She cuts in. Charles looked at her one more time as tears trickled down his cheeks. “Is this what you want?” He asked but got no reply. Seeing how deadly serious she was, he turned and left. *** She's just a poor, beautiful orphan, and he's the heir of the most powerful pack, and they're both best of friends. Anne had a crush on Charles since they were still kids but Charles saw her as nothing but a good friend, one every good person should have. Anne lived with her feelings unrequited until Charles came home drunk one night, and both had sex. They both agreed to leave the one-night stand aside and move on with their lives, but what happens when Anne finds out she's pregnant and Charles finds his mate? Would she still be able to move on?
View MoreChapter 45The One He FearedAnne POVThe First Alpha was afraid of me.The words repeated themselves in my mind.He was afraid of you.I stared at Luna.“Why?”She didn't answer immediately.Instead, she looked toward Aria.“Tell her.”Aria shook her head.“I think she deserves to hear it from you.”Luna smiled sadly.“Then remember.”The Moon Gate flashed.And another memory pulled me in.I was standing in the Moon Palace.But I wasn't twelve.I was younger.Perhaps eight.Charles stood beside me.Aria was across the room.Our mother stood between us.And the First Alpha was kneeling before me.I looked at him with childish curiosity.“Why do you always kneel when you see me?”He smiled.“Because your mother asked me to.”I giggled.“You don't have to.”He lowered his head.“One day, you will understand.”“What will I understand?”“That power isn't always about being the strongest.”He looked at Aria.“Sometimes it is about knowing when not to use it.”My mother suddenly became seri
Chapter 44The Moon GateAnne POV“Welcome home, Moon Queen.”The voice echoed through the darkness.I froze.Charles's hand tightened around mine.Aria stood on my other side, completely still.Then the little girl's voice came again.“I've been waiting for you, sister.”My heart pounded.“Who are you?”A soft laugh answered me.“You know me.”I looked around.There was nothing but darkness.Then a small silver light appeared at the bottom of the staircase.It grew brighter.And slowly, a figure emerged.A little girl.Silver eyes.Dark hair.The crescent mark on her wrist.The same girl I had seen in my memory.I couldn't move.“Aria…”“I see her.”The little girl smiled.“You finally came back.”Charles stepped in front of me.“Stay away from her.”The girl tilted her head.“You still protect her.”Charles's expression hardened.“Who are you?”She looked at him.“You don't remember me either.”Something about her voice made my heart ache.I stepped around Charles.“What's your name
Chapter 43The Two Daughters of the MoonAnne POVThe warriors stepped through the smoke.Black armor.Silver swords.And a symbol I had seen before.A crescent moon surrounded by a circle.The Council.My heart began pounding.Aria stood in front of me.“Stay behind me.”I shook my head.“No.”She turned.“Anne—”“I've spent too long being protected.”I stepped beside her.“This time, I'll stand with you.”Something flickered in her eyes.Pride.Then fear.“You don't understand what they're capable of.”“Then tell me.”Before she could answer, the man wearing the silver crown stepped forward.“Princess Aria.”His voice was calm.Almost respectful.“You have caused enough trouble.”Aria's expression hardened.“You're still alive.”“Unfortunately for you.”His eyes moved toward me.Then widened.“The second daughter.”The entire group behind him lowered their weapons.One of them whispered,“The Moon Queen's blood…”The crowned man smiled.“So the stories were true.”Charles moved in f
Chapter 42The Daughter of the First AlphaAnne POVI couldn't breathe.The words were still hanging between us.The First Alpha's daughter.Charles stared at me as if he was waiting for me to explain something I didn't understand myself.“What do you mean?” he finally asked.I shook my head.“I don't know.”“But you saw her?”“Yes.”“Where?”“In my memory.”I closed my eyes.The image returned.A little girl.Maybe six or seven years old.Silver eyes.Dark hair.She stood beside the First Alpha, holding his hand.But there was something strange about her.She wasn't afraid of him.She wasn't afraid of the palace.She wasn't afraid of me.She was smiling.And somehow…I knew her.“She was at the Moon Palace,” I whispered.The Moon King stepped closer.“That is impossible.”I turned toward him.“Why?”“Because the First Alpha never had a child.”The chamber became silent.I stared at him.“I saw her.”“You may have seen an illusion.”“No.”My voice came out stronger than I expected.“I
Chapter 21The Thread that BindsAnne POVNight came quietly, too quietly, like the world was holding its breath. The palace torches burned low, their flames swaying lazily in the dim corridors while wolves moved like shadows across stone. I could hear their soft footsteps, their quiet murmurs, the
Chapter 20The Price of LightAnne POVSilence filled the Alpha King’s chamber. It spread slowly through the room like a dark cloud. Charles stared at me without breathing. His jaw tightened once, just once, but it was enough. I had seen that look before. The moment before a wolf either breaks or f
Chapter 17Between His Arms and the DarkAnne POVCharles did not give me time to argue. The moment he decided we were leaving the room, he pulled me closer as if he expected Stephanie to burst out of the shadows at any moment. His hand wrapped firmly around my wrist, warm and steady, a direct cont
Chapter 13A Power I Never Asked ForAnne POVWalking back into the Alpha King’s room felt like pushing open a door I wasn’t ready to enter. My heart thumped so loudly I was sure everyone could hear it. The air inside the room was warm, heavy, and filled with the scent of herbs and fading energy.T
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