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
Aria.By the time Maya and I made it through the gates, my ears were already ringing.The stadium was massive. Maya has said Blood Pine Ridge was one of the biggest packs by land mass, in rivalry with Ravencrest. Every level was packed with people. Thousands of wolves filled the stands, as they chee
Aria.The reporter’s voice cut straight through the noise.“Or,” she added lightly, like this was all some harmless game, “are you open to new political matches with other packs? Another strategic marriage, perhaps, to secure Ravencrest’s position?”Everything seemed to pause.The cheers from only s
Kai let out a humourless laugh. “Welcome to pack politics.”I stared at my hands in his, trying to steady my breathing. “I don’t want to admit but I am a bit sad about her situation. The alpha’s daughter who failed to secure your heart, now she might be forced to see you with another. Her sister non
When we finally pulled apart, my forehead rested against his chest, my heart racing.I knew this wouldn’t last.I knew that somewhere beyond these walls, plans were already forming. That Alpha Elias was waiting. That Ravencrest would fall, piece by piece, from the inside. That one day I would walk a







