LOGINCHAPTER ONE HUNDRED — What She Thinks She SawAmber’s POVI sat alone in the dining room, slowly turning the glass in my hand as I watched the sunlight move across the table.The pack had been talking about one thing since Jaxon defeated the Ancient Rogue.His heir.Everyone knew what the elders wanted from him, and everyone knew what would happen if he failed to give them one.Yet Stella still walked around this place as though nothing could take Jaxon away from her.She must think she still has a chance with him.I almost smiled at the thought.She doesn’t understand what it means for an Alpha to have a wolf heir, and she certainly doesn’t understand how quickly things can change when the elders begin putting pressure on him.I looked toward the hallway.Stella must think Jaxon will always choose her simply because he loves her but love is not always enough.I tightened my fingers around the glass.I will prove her wrong.A few moments later, footsteps approached the dining room, an
CHAPTER NINETy Nine — You Always Say ThatStella’s POVI had been sitting in the living room for almost an hour, but I could barely remember anything I had done during that time.My thoughts were still stuck on the conversation I had overheard earlier.An heir.The word kept returning to my mind no matter how hard I tried to push it away.I didn’t want to think about it anymore, especially because I knew I was only making myself worried over something Jaxon had not even discussed with me.Still, I couldn’t forget what the elders had said.I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn’t notice Darius enter the room until he took the seat across from me.I looked up and found him watching me with a calm expression.“How are you doing?” he asked.I gave him a small smile. “I’m fine.”He studied my face for a moment before nodding.“You don’t look fine.”I let out a quiet breath and leaned back against the sofa. “I’m just tired. Yesterday was a lot, and I think everything that happened is fina
CHAPTER NINETY-Eight — An HeirStella’s POVI woke up expecting to find Jaxon beside me.For a few seconds, I remained still with my eyes closed, thinking that perhaps he had returned during the night and I simply hadn’t noticed him coming into the room.I slowly opened my eyes and looked toward the empty space beside me.There was nobody there.The room was quiet, and the morning light had already begun coming through the curtains.I sat up slowly and looked toward the door.Nothing. Jaxon had told me that he would come to me as soon as Amber was better.I had believed him. Maybe that was why I felt so disappointed when I realized that he had never come.I reached for my phone and checked the time before putting it down again.I knew he had stayed with Amber because she had fainted, and I had understood his reason for doing it, but that didn’t stop the irritation building inside me.He could have at least come to check on me.Even if it was only for a few minutes.I got out of bed an
CHAPTER NINETY Nine — The Night I WantedStella’s POVThe moment Jaxon and I returned to the house, I could still hear the celebration outside.The voices of the pack members were fading into the distance as people slowly returned to their homes, but the excitement from what had happened at the fighting ground was still everywhere around us. Jaxon had defeated the Ancient Rogue, and even though the elders had not officially completed the process of making him Alpha, everyone already treated him like one.I looked at him as we walked into the house, and I couldn’t stop smiling.He looked tired.There were still small marks on his body from the fight, and his clothes were not as neat as they had been earlier, but there was something different about him now. He looked lighter, as though a weight he had been carrying for months had finally been lifted from his shoulders.“You really did it,” I said, looking at him with a smile.He turned toward me. “I told you I would come back.”“I know,
CHAPTER NINETY Sizex — The Ancient RogueStella’s POVBy the time I reached the fighting ground, almost everyone in the pack was already there.The entire place was crowded, with wolves standing around the large open area where the challenge would take place. Some of the older members stood closer to the elders, while the younger wolves gathered behind them, whispering among themselves as they waited for the trial to begin.I could feel the tension in the air even before anyone explained what was happening.Jaxon and Darius were already standing at the top of the fighting ground, facing the elders.I looked at Jaxon.He appeared calm, but I knew him well enough to notice the seriousness in his eyes.This was different from everything we had faced before.There was no hockey rink.No crowd cheering for a game.No referee who could stop everything when someone was hurt.This was a challenge that involved his position as Alpha and I had no idea what they were about to make him do.I mov
CHAPTER NINETY FIve — STANDING BESIDE YOUStella’s POVI stayed in my room for several minutes after leaving the dining but I could not stop I could not stop thinking about what I had heard, especially the part about Darius becoming Alpha if Jaxon failed the first challenge.I knew Jaxon had been under pressure since we arrived, but I had not realized how much was at stake.I finally left my room and walked through the quiet hallway until I found him standing near the balcony, looking out at the pack.He seemed lost in thought.I stood there for a moment before speaking. “Jaxon.”He turned immediately.The moment he saw me, his expression softened. “You should be resting.”“I was trying to, but then I heard something I think you should explain to me.”He looked at me for a moment, then sighed. “Aboutt the one from the hall'I nodded.He looked away. “I didn’t want you worrying about it tonight.”“That doesn’t make it better.”He looked back at me. “I know.”He walked toward me slowly







