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
Crossing the room, I pulled out the chair and sat down. The desk was cluttered but not suspicious, school textbooks stacked neatly to the side, a couple of pens shaped like footballs, and even a little figurine of a football player mid-kick. I blinked at it. For some reason, it made him feel… human
His glare sharpened, like knives cutting into me. He hissed the words through his teeth. “It’s from fucking Luke Whitmore, isn’t it?”I didn’t answer. Couldn’t. The silence gave me away anyway.Kai’s growl was so deep it rattled the air. “That bastard. I told him not to come within five feet of you.
KaiI stood in front of Noah’s room. The one on the left side of the hall. My head throbbed as the memories came back, pounding like a second heartbeat. I could still see it, like a ghost replaying itself, me running down this same hallway at night, chasing the glowing lights Noah had stuck on the f
Aria.The dining room felt the same as the last time I was here, maybe colder. The long table stretched forever, covered in dishes like we were feeding an army. Eggs, toast, waffles, pancakes, and tea pots.Kai pulled out a chair for me, smirking as if that made him charming.“Don’t act like a gentl







