Masuk“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
“Yeah? And was snoring into my ear also adorable?” He gasped, mock-offended. “I don’t snore.” “You do. Like a lion.” Kai grinned. “That’s majestic.” I rolled my eyes again, but I was smiling this time. Something about him was starting to chip away at the wall I’d carefully built. It was annoyin
I blinked, remembering the pain. The terror. The way everything blurred into darkness as the wolf pinned me down. My blood on the snow. My scream was swallowed by the forest.“I couldn’t sleep for days. Maybe even weeks. I don’t even remember how long. I just kept waking up, gasping for breath. My s
I raised a brow. “You want me to go to the lake with you? Where you could kill me and throw my body in there? No. Thanks.” He finally looked at me, smirking. “Come on, little omega. Trust me, if I wanted to kill you, I’d have done that a long time ago. Besides, I enjoy your company.” I shook my he
And then he was there again.My father.He didn’t kneel. He didn’t ask if I was alright. He didn’t so much as blink.“Tch,” he muttered coldly. “That’s what happens when you run.”I looked up at him, eyes wide and stinging with tears. I wanted him to reach for me. Just once. I wanted him to see me.







