MasukChapter Thirty-EightNia’s POVI was lying in my room, staring at the ceiling and trying to sleep, but my mind refused to settle down.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the ceremony again.I saw Kadox standing before the elders with the Alpha crown on his head, and I remembered how happy I had been when everyone bowed before him and called him Alpha.Then I saw Kara.I could still hear the excitement in everyone’s voices when they realized who she was.Kara is back.Kara.She came back and then the words of the woman beside me came back to me.Kara is Kadox’s former mate. The woman he has been searching for all these years.I turned onto my side and pulled the blanket closer to myself, I had told Kadox that I was ready to marry him when the time was right.I had finally allowed myself to believe that maybe I could have a different kind of marriage, one where I was chosen because I was wanted and not because someone needed something from me.Then Kara returned.On the same day Kadox
Chapter Thirty-SevenNia’s POVThe entire pack had gathered for the ceremony.The large open field had been decorated with black and silver cloth, and the pack’s banners moved gently with the wind as hundreds of people stood around the ceremonial ground, waiting for the moment when Kadox would officially be crowned as the new Alpha of the Black Moon Pack.The elders were seated beneath the large canopy at the front, while the warriors stood in rows around the field, dressed in their formal clothes and watching everything with serious expressions.For the first time in a long time, the pack did not feel divided.Everyone was here for the same reason.They were here to welcome their new Alpha.I stood among the people near the front, my hands resting gently over my stomach as I watched Kadox.He looked different today.He was dressed in black Alpha clothing, with silver details across his shoulders and chest, and the dark material made his already serious appearance even more commanding
Chapter Thirty-SixNia’s POVI stood in front of Kadox, still thinking about the words he had just said.“Our marriage.”Those two words kept repeating in my mind.I knew what they meant, but hearing them from him made everything feel different.Kadox was now the Alpha of the Black Moon Pack, and I was still technically Azrael’s wife.I looked at him carefully.“What do you mean by our marriage?”Kadox did not look away.“You heard me.”“I know what you said, but I am still married to Azrael.”“For now.”I frowned slightly.“For now?”“Yes.”He walked into the house, and I followed him.The guards remained outside as the doors closed behind us, leaving the noise of the pack outside.Kadox removed his coat and placed it over a chair before turning back to me.“I am the Alpha now,” he said. “I could order the elders to end your marriage to Azrael and recognize you as my Luna.”I stared at him.“You could?”“Yes.”He stepped closer.“But I won’t.”I was quiet for a moment.“Why?”“Becaus
Chapter Thirty-FiveNia’s POVThe warriors were still kneeling when Kadox finally turned away from the elders.Everyone was calling him Alpha now, but he did not look like a man who had just won the greatest position in the pack.He looked exactly as he always did.Calm and Controlled.Almost impossible to read.I followed him as he walked away from the challenge grounds, with several guards moving behind us and the elders already beginning to discuss what needed to happen next.I expected him to go straight to the council chamber.Instead, he stopped beside the waiting car. “Private house first,” he told the driver.The driver looked at him through the mirror. “Alpha, the council chamberKadox looked at him, that was all it took.The driver immediately lowered his head. “Yes, alpha.”He got into the car without asking another question.I followed him into the back seat, and as soon as the door closed, the car started moving.I looked at Kadox. “You are the alpha now.”“I know.”“You
Chapter Thirty-FourNia’s POVThe doctor stood in front of us, and the entire challenge ground was silent as everyone waited for him to speak.Azrael was staring at him with wide eyes, while Hailey stood behind him with her hands tightly clasped together.I could see the fear on her face.“Say something,” Azrael demanded.The doctor took a slow breath before looking at the elders. “I have examined her carefully, Alpha.”Azrael’s eyes remained fixed on him. “And?”The doctor looked toward Hailey. “She is not pregnant.”The words fell across the field.For a moment, nobody moved.I watched Hailey’s face lose what little color it had left.Azrael slowly turned toward her. “What did you say?”The doctor repeated himself. “She is not carrying a child.”Hailey shook her head immediately. “No.”The doctor looked at her calmly. “I have examined you myself, and there is no pregnancy.”“No, you are wrong.” Hailey’s voice trembled as she stepped forward.“You must be wrong. I know I am pregnant.
Chapter Thirty-ThreeNia’s POV“She is pregnant with my baby.”Azrael’s voice cut through the noise.He stood beside Hailey, staring at me with a mixture of anger and disbelief, as though saying those words loudly enough would make everyone forget what I had just revealed.“She is pregnant with my baby,” he repeated, looking around at the elders. “Hailey told me herself, and I have no reason to doubt her.”Hailey immediately moved closer to him. “I told you the truth,” she said, her voice shaking with disbelief. “How can you stand there and question me now?”Azrael turned toward her. “Then answer me.”Hailey froze. “Are you really pregnant?”Her eyes widened. For a moment, she looked more shocked by his question than by anything I had said.“Of course I am,” she answered quickly. “Why would you even ask me that?”“Because Nia just stood in front of the entire pack and said she is carrying Kadox’s child.”Hailey looked at me with anger. “She is lying.”“I am not,” I replied calmly.Hai







