LOGINKai really doesn’t know when to quit, does he? Locking Aria in his room like that—ugh, what a menace. But also, tell me why their banter is low-key my favorite thing to write? The tension, the insults, the little moments where you can almost see the walls breaking down. Let me know what you think in the comments, don’t forget to like, and follow for the next chapter! 💙
“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
Aria.By the time we reached the steps of the school, my anger had boiled over. At first, I had been too stunned to process what had just happened, too caught up in the heat of the moment and the weight of Kai’s hand pulling me forward. But now? Now I was furious.How dare he. How dare he punch Luke
My chest pulled tight, and for a second, I almost laughed in disbelief. What the hell was she doing?And yet… a part of me couldn’t stop swelling with pride. I had never seen her like this. Bold. Fearless. Beautiful. She was shining, and I hated that the rest of the world could see her the way I did
And now, he was standing in front of Aria.I gripped the edge of the table, nails digging into the wood as I watched them. He leaned down slightly, saying something that made her laugh. My heart thudded so hard I thought it might break my ribs.Aria was laughing with him.Adrian let out a low whistl
And she was laughing. She was laughing with another guy.I gripped the edge of the table so hard my knuckles cracked.“Relax,” Ryder said lazily, though I could hear the edge of mockery in his tone. “It’s just a car wash. What’s the matter, Blackthorn? Your little stray not behaving like the good, o







