LOGIN“You don’t understand—”“No,” Tobias interrupted coldly. “You don’t.”His eyes dropped toward the words stretched across my chest.“Go cheer for your new pack.”Then they turned and disappeared into the crowd and a helpless frustration clawed through me.“They’ll listen eventually,” Lila whispered s
Aria.Lila and I left the room in silence.The tension between us had changed after the call with Alpha Elias. Before, there had still been uncertainty, confusion and even worse some tiny desperate hope that maybe this could still end peacefully somehow.Now all of that was gone.Something terrible
Lila stopped pacing finally, staring at me with a mixture of anger and concern.“So what now?”I looked toward the window slowly.“At halftime,” I said, “I’m going back to Riko’s penthouse.”Her eyes widened again. “Absolutely not!”“I have to.”“Aria—”“I think this entire Luna exchange for us and
Aria.I stared at myself in the mirror and hated everything I saw.The orange jersey clung loosely to my body, the bold foxes colors making my stomach twist every time I looked at them. But it wasn’t the colors I hated most.It was the words stretched across my chest.PROPERTY OF FOXBRIDGE.Every ti
“I wonder how he’ll react when he finds out that his little mate is a traitor.”My chest tightened painfully.“That it was your information that led us to his mother.”Tears burned my eyes immediately.“That because of you, we know exactly how many scouts Ravencrest has stationed across the borders.
Aria.I shoved Riko away angrily, wiping the blood off my lips as I glared at him.“What makes you think I’m going to do anything for you?” I snapped.My voice shook with anger and fear, but I forced myself to hold his gaze anyway.“You drugged me,” I continued, my chest rising unevenly. “You kidnap
“What is this?” he asked, his voice low, urgent.I spread the papers out on the floor. The edges were worn from how many times I’d unfolded them. “Maya, our handler, mentioned something once. About an archive room in the school. Because the building is so old, a lot of Ravencrest’s records are still
Lila frowned, shaking her head. “But it’s just tutoring, right? Aria’s helping him with his studies. That’s all. And besides, Kai and Serena are…” She trailed off, her lips pressing into a line. “Aren’t they dating?”The pit in my stomach deepened.“I don’t know,” Maya sighed, slumping back into her
Aria.The pack house was buzzing before I even stepped inside. Music pulsed through the walls, laughter spilled out into the night air, and the scent of alcohol clung heavy in the breeze. I paused at the bottom of the steps, tugging the sleeves of my sweater over my hands as I glanced back once, alm
Kai.The punch landed hard against my cheek, snapping my head to the side. My body staggered, my vision blurred. I heard the jeering from the crowd before I even steadied my breath.“Come on, pretty boy,” Spider taunted, circling me like he already knew he had me. His voice was loud enough for the c







