Se connecterCHAPTER 140 — Amber's Condition JAXON’S POVI was getting ready to visit Stella when there was a knock on my door.I had spent most of the afternoon thinking about my conversation with Darius, and even though he had not given me an answer yet, I was holding on to the hope that he would consider what I had offered him. I had told him I was willing to give up my position as Alpha if that was what it took to get Stella out of prison, and I meant every word, I picked up the clothes I had prepared for my visit and was about to leave when another knock came.I frowned.I wasn’t expecting anyone. “Come in.”The door opened, and Amber walked inside.The moment I saw her, my expression changed.She closed the door behind her and looked at me for a moment before speaking. “You’re going to see her again?”I stared at her. “What do you want, Amber?”She smiled faintly, but there was something strange about the way she was looking at me. “You don’t even want to talk to me?”“I asked you what you
CHAPTER 139 — The Price Of Her FreedomJAXON’S POVIt had been a month since Stella was taken to prison, a whole month.Thirty days of waking up without her beside me, thirty days of returning to our room and finding her side of the bed empty, and thirty days of watching her disappear behind those prison walls every time I had to leave.I had kept my promise, I visited her every day.I tried to make her smile whenever I could, even when I was hurting just as much as she was. I brought her food from home, told her about things happening in the pack, and sometimes I simply sat across from her without saying much because I knew she didn’t always need words but today, I wasn’t going to visit Stella.Today, I was going to see Darius.I had thought about this for days, and I knew there was no guarantee that he would agree to what I was about to ask, but I could no longer sit back and watch my wife spend another five months behind those walls.I found Darius in his private room, going throug
CHAPTER 138 — The First NightSTELLA’S POVThe guards led me through the prison corridor without saying much, and every step I took made the reality of what had happened feel heavier.I had known I was going to prison, and I had accepted the punishment before the elders, but knowing that I would spend six months behind these walls was very different from actually walking through them.The prison was colder and quieter than I expected, with thick stone walls surrounding the narrow rooms and small windows that allowed only a little light inside. There were a few other prisoners in the cells, but none of them said anything as I passed.One of them looked at me for a long moment before whispering to another prisoner.“The Luna was sent to prison.”The other woman looked at me in surprise.“The first Luna in the history of this pack to be sent here.”Their words followed me until the guards stopped in front of a small room.“This is where you will stay.”I nodded slowly.The door opened, a
CHAPTER 137 — SIX MONTHSSTELLA’S POVThe next morning came far too quickly.I barely slept through the night. Every time I closed my eyes, I remembered the elders announcing that my punishment would be decided in the morning, and each time I woke up, the same fear returned because I knew there was no way to avoid what was waiting for me.Jaxon had stayed beside me throughout the night, and even when neither of us had anything left to say, he refused to let me face the darkness alone.Now we stood before the elders.Jaxon was beside me, holding my hand tightly, while Darius stood across from us with his arms folded and Amber remained a few steps behind him.The elders sat in their usual seats, their expressions serious as they looked at me.For a moment, nobody spoke.Then the oldest elder finally broke the silence. “Stella, yesterday you admitted before the entire pack that you deliberately put weakening powder into Darius’s ceremonial water before the Alpha challenge.”I lowered my
CHAPTER 136 — We Will face it together STELLA’S POVThe moment we returned to our room, I could no longer hold everything inside me.I stood near the door, watching Jaxon as he walked toward the window without saying anything, and the silence between us felt heavier than anything I had experienced that day. I knew he was still shocked by my confession, and even though he had stood between me and Darius, even though he had defended me in front of everyone, I could not stop wondering what he was thinking now that we were finally alone.“Jaxon, I…”I took a step toward him, wanting to explain everything properly, wanting him to understand that I never meant for things to go this far.He turned around and looked at me. “No,” he said gently. “It’s fine.”I stopped.He walked toward me and shook his head before I could say anything else. “I understand why you did it, Stella, and I don’t want you standing here blaming yourself over and over again.”My eyes immediately filled with tears. “Yo
CHAPTER 135 — The Confession STELLA’S POVDarius looked at me keenly now, "Ask your dear wife if she did it or not"Jaxon stood in between, "My wife has nothing to do with your suspicious"Darius looked at me keenly now, "Stella, you did it or not"I looked at “Ye.. Yes . I ... I did ... I did, did it.. I did it"The word came out of my mouth before I could stop it.My whole body was shaking as I stood beside Jaxon, unable to look at anyone. I could hear the heavy silence that followed my confession, and for a moment, it felt as though the entire pack had stopped breathing.I slowly lifted my eyes and saw the shock on Jaxon’s face.He had been standing in front of me only a moment ago, protecting me from Darius’s accusation, but now he was staring at me as if he could not believe what he had just heard.“Stella…” His voice was low, almost disbelieving. “What did you just say?”I swallowed hard, tears already gathering in my eyes. “I said… yes. I did it.”The pack erupted. “What?”“Sh







