LOGINMeanwhile…Aiden and James were inside the car, driving deeper into the woods.Seraphina sat silently in the back seat.The road ahead was dark, surrounded by towering trees that seemed to swallow whatever little light remained.No one spoke.The silence inside the vehicle was almost suffocating.Aiden sat in the passenger seat, his injured arm resting against his body.The pain had been getting worse.Much worse.A deep, burning ache had spread from the bite across his arm and into his shoulder.Every few seconds, a sharp pulse shot through his veins.His jaw clenched.He tried not to react.Tried to breathe through it.But the pain was becoming unbearable.He closed his eyes for a moment.Just for a second.Then opened them.And froze.Someone was standing in the middle of the road.Amelia.Her face was turned toward him.Her eyes were staring directly at him.“Aiden…”He blinked.She disappeared.His heart slammed against his ribs.“Amelia…”Without thinking, his foot slammed down
“Of all people, you think you can save her?”Beta Kael’s voice hardened as he stared at his son.“You saw the look in those eyes when she almost killed you. You are about to walk straight into your own death, and I won’t allow you to do it.”“She needs me…”Damien’s voice came out quietly.His fists tightened at his sides.He knew Kael was right about one thing.The creature he had seen was dangerous.Terrifying.Something beyond anything he had ever imagined.But the thought of abandoning Amelia out there alone made something inside his chest ache.Beta Kael scoffed.“She doesn’t need you while she’s in that state.”Damien’s eyes immediately lifted.“She never even truly liked you before she transitioned, and you think now that she has transformed she will suddenly choose you?”Kael shook his head.“You must be delusional, my son.”The words struck Damien harder than he expected.His jaw tightened.For a moment, he simply stared at his father.It felt as though something had been dri
“You are just a wolf of Velaris.”Kael’s hands curled into tight fists.His jaw clenched so hard that the muscles on the side of his face became visible.“You can’t do that to me. Not here, not in red moon pack and in front of these people…”His voice came out through gritted teeth.Seraphina didn’t blink.“Oh yes, I can.”She stepped past him.“And I already did.”She turned away from him and walked toward the doorway.Kael remained standing there, staring after her.The words seemed to have struck him harder than any physical blow could have.Aiden watched him for a moment.The expression on Kael’s face was unlike anything he had ever seen before.It was the look of a man who had just lost something he never thought he could lose.Aiden didn’t say anything.He simply turned and followed Seraphina out of the room.James remained behind for a moment.His gaze moved toward Aiden’s bodyguard.Then to the witch standing nearby.Then finally to Beta Kael.The room was a mess.Broken furni
“And if we don’t reach her before someone else does…”Seraphina’s voice barely came out.Her throat tightened as she stared toward the broken wall Amelia had disappeared through, her eyes fixed on the darkness outside.“Red Moon Pack won’t survive the night.”The words fell heavily into the room.Aiden swallowed hard.His jaw tightened as the reality of what she had just said settled over him. His fingers curled slowly into a fist by his side, but he said nothing.Fear was there.For the first time in a very long time, genuine fear.Not for himself.For his pack.For Amelia.For everyone who was still outside those walls.Seraphina took a slow breath before continuing.“Pain triggers the transition,” she said, her voice steadier now, even though her chest was still rising and falling heavily. “But the level of pain that triggers it affects every single thought of who the True Alpha becomes after the transition. And there are levels to pain…”She paused.Her eyes lowered briefly, remem
“What… was that?”Damien’s voice came out as nothing more than a whisper.His breathing was still uneven.His entire body trembled uncontrollably as he stared at the enormous hole Amelia had torn through the wall.His wolf had long gone silent.For the first time in his life…It was afraid.“That… wasn’t Amelia…” Damien whispered. His lips trembled.“Tell me that wasn’t Amelia…”No one answered.Not a single person.Silence settled over the ruined house once again.Beta Kael remained frozen where he stood, his lips slightly parted, his face drained of every ounce of color.Even Seraphina couldn’t move.Her eyes remained fixed on the hole in the wall, tears streaming endlessly down her cheeks.She knew that wolf.She knew exactly what Amelia had become.But…She had never imagined it would happen like this. Not like this.James slowly swallowed the lump lodged inside his throat.He had seen powerful Alphas.He had fought rogue wolves.He had even witnessed Aiden lose control before.Bu
The Beast exploded forward.She moved.No…She vanished.No one in the room actually saw her move.One moment she stood beside Greg’s lifeless body…The next moment,Kate’s body was sent hurtling across the room like a rag doll.BOOM!She smashed through one concrete wall.Then another.Then another.The entire house shook violently, cracks racing across the ceiling as chunks of concrete rained onto the floor.Kate’s scream echoed through the ruined house as blood burst from her mouth.Before her broken body could even hit the ground…The True Alpha was already standing over her.Nobody had seen her move.One enormous claw slashed across Kate’s chest.SHRIIK!Her flesh tore open instantly.Blood sprayed across the shattered walls.Kate’s body rolled violently across the broken floor before crashing against the far end of the room.She coughed violently, blood pouring from her mouth.For the first time in twenty-five years…Fear entered Kate Blackwood’s eyes.Real fear.Not anger.Not h
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Aiden. You must be out of your damn mind!” Alpha Alaric barked, his voice laced with defiance. He flung the bullet onto the floor and shoved his hands into his pocket like he could bury the guilt along with them.“These bullets and that recording mean nothin
The moment she closed the ward door behind her, Cassia pressed her back to it and placed both hands over her chest. Her heart slammed like a trapped animal; she breathed shallow, trying to slow it. For one terrible second the world tilted and she wondered if she’d ever feel steady again.After seve
Cassia’s car came to a stop in front of her apartment. She exhaled, gripping the steering wheel for a moment before stepping out. She walked towards the front door. Damien’s car was parked out front. Her heart skipped. He’s here.She pushed open the door and froze. Damien sat slumped on the couch,
Meanwhile, Amelia and Tracy sat close to each other at the dining table. James sat opposite them, unmoving, as he stared at Amelia and Tracy.“Amelia… I thought you died,” Tracy finally said, voice shaking.She gave a faint smile. “Yeah… I thought I did too.”They all laughed softly, though the ai







