Mag-log in⋅ ⋅ ❦ Blaire Rose ❦ ⋅ ⋅ Victoria had ordered the remaining rogues to scan the area for survivors — to slaughter anyone in sight without mercy. The thought alone made my chest tighten, but I clung to a fragile thread of hope. I just hoped they wouldn’t find them in time — that help would come before it was too late. Even if I was gone… I would hold this line until my last breath. That would have to be enough. “I don't know what Zayn sees in you to even fall in love with you,” Victoria spat, eyeing me with deep disgust, fully aware she held all the power, even now that we were alone. I tightened my grip on Lucia’s small, warm hand. “Can you just get straight to the point?” “What I want,” she said softly, almost fondly, “is to watch the light leave your eyes… and then decide what your daughter is worth to me. Though you have nothing to worry about when it comes to the brat. I won't kill her. I need her by my side; after all, she carries Alpha blood, and I respect that.”
⋅ ⋅ ♔ Alpha Zayn Kai ♔ ⋅ ⋅ Steel rang against bone and foul hide as I plunged my swords into the chest of the nearest beast, twisting the blades with savage, righteous fury. The dark forest echoed with the agonized screeches of the horde, but before I could catch my breath, a heavy wall of five rogues crashed into me at once and drove me into the muddy, blood-soaked earth. I snarled, straining every muscle to push them off, but their unnatural, demonic strength kept me pinned — until a streak of silver broadswords tore them all away from me. I scrambled to my feet, panting heavily, and saw Ronan standing over the bloody pile, his twin blades dripping. Our eyes met for half a heartbeat. No words. Just trust. Just as he lunged toward the rogue leader, three towering beasts ambushed him from the flanks, forcing him onto the defensive. That left me face-to-face with the commander of the horde. Too many had already fallen getting me here. He flashed a yellow, rotting, sinister
⋅ ⋅ ❦ Blaire Rose ❦ ⋅ ⋅ Victoria slammed her heavy leather boot directly into my chest, sending me skidding across the stones again. Pain exploded through my ribs as I collapsed onto my back, as a broken gasp tore from my throat, my lungs refusing to pull in enough air. Dazed, I scanned the courtyard — and froze. My she-wolves and guards lay motionless. No one on my side was left standing. Only a sea of snarling rogues remained… the sound of their growls crawled over my skin, thick and suffocating, closing in from every side. And Rhoda, calmly walking forward through the carnage, guiding my sweet Lucia by the hand. The moment Victoria stepped back, Lucia tore her small hand from Rhoda’s grip and sprinted toward me, throwing her tiny arms around my neck as I scrambled up to hold her against my chest, kneeling on my bruised knees. “Mama... Mama, you’re going to be alright,” Lucia whispered softly into my ear, her tiny voice trembling as her tear-stained face pressed against
⋅ ⋅ ❦ Blaire Rose ❦ ⋅ ⋅ “I can't believe you, Victoria… though I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that you'd betray the very pack that raised you,” I said, my voice steady despite the adrenaline surging through my veins. “What pack are you talking about?!” she shrieked, letting out a wild, shrill laugh — a laugh so drenched in hollow bitterness that it sent a chill down my spine. “The pack that watched me get humiliated — dragged through the dirt and cast into the Land of the Banished?! After decades of devotion, they shunned me. I bled for them. Lived for them. Gave them everything!” “Think about Nolan!” I shouted. “Think about your own son!” “Every thing I do is for Nolan!” she screamed back, her eyes wide and unhinged. “Once the rogues lock Zayn in a cage, Nolan will finally step up and take the Alpha throne he rightfully deserves!” “Victoria, listen to yourself!” I pleaded, taking a half-step forward. “Whether you do this or not, Nolan’s future is secure! Zayn loves him —
⋅ ⋅ ♔ Alpha Zayn Kai ♔ ⋅ ⋅ The towering trees grew dense and twisted, their black, leafless branches interlacing overhead like a ribcage, blocking out all moonlight. An unnatural silence blanketed the dark forest — no birds, no insects, not even the rustle of a breeze. There was only the heavy crunch of our armored boots against the rotting undergrowth. “They know we’re here,” Ronan muttered under his breath, his hands gripping the hilts of his dual broadswords. His eyes darted left and right, scanning the impenetrable darkness between the gnarled trunks. “The air is too stagnant. They’re luring us deeper into the valley.” “Let them,” I growled back, my claws extending as my inner beast surged to the surface, hungry for blood. “It saves us the trouble of hunting them down one by one.” Beside me, Nolan kept his sword raised, his chest rising and falling in steady, controlled breaths. The reckless boy was gone; standing next to me was a hardened Alpha prince, ready to defend hi
⋅ ⋅ ❦ Blaire Rose ❦ ⋅ ⋅ “Speak!” I shouted again, my voice cutting through the rising panic in the hall. The bloodied guard lifted a trembling, crimson-stained finger, pointing toward the entrance doors. “They are here... she’s here...” he sputtered, a dark surge of blood spilling from his lips before his eyes rolled back and he collapsed face-first onto the cold floor. The sound of his body hitting the ground cracked through the hall like a warning bell. Too late. Panic instantly erupted across the grand hall as she-wolves screamed. “Quiet! Please — quiet. You’ll alert the cubs.” I turned sharply to the remaining vanguard guards stationed inside. “Hold this line! Seal the doors — now! No one gets in. Protect them. I’ll hold them off.” Before I could head for the exit, Rhoda rushed forward, grabbing my hands in a tight, desperate grip. I squeezed her fingers, looking directly into her eyes. “Rhoda — listen. Lucia comes first. Don’t let anyone through. Not anyone.” She ga
⋅ ⋅ ❦ Blaire Rose ❦ ⋅ ⋅“Blair, why won't you just talk to me?” Zayn asked, his footsteps following closely behind me as we slammed the double doors to our bedroom shut.“Because I don't want to talk to you right now, Zayn,” I said, not even turning around to look at him.“Why?” he pressed.“Rea
⋅ ⋅ ❦ Blaire Rose ❦ ⋅ ⋅ The maid escorted me to a guest room to change out of my soaked clothes. They provided a red silk dress with thin spaghetti straps; it was short, ending only an inch past my knees. I was grateful for the jacket and boots I’d worn earlier. I pulled the jacket tight, mak
⋅ ⋅ ♔ Alpha Zayn Kai ♔ ⋅ ⋅ I had to leave the hotel in the early hours of dawn. My phone had been buzzing incessantly with the news that Nolan had gotten into yet another drunken brawl. In the years since I separated from his mother, I have tried my best to be a guiding force for him—he is
⋅ ⋅ ❦ Blaire Rose ❦ ⋅ ⋅ I woke up with my body feeling incredibly sore, yet awakened in a way I had never felt before. Every muscle ached, a reminder of everything that had happened. I—Blair Rose—had spent the night with a stranger. I had let him in. I had trusted him with my body. I sat u







