LOGINThe truth is out about what happened that night. Kai didn’t hunt Aria that night because he wanted to… he did it because he thought it was the only way to keep her alive… do you think Aria will ever forgive him if she finds out?
I let out a bitter laugh. “That’s all he ever was to you, wasn’t it?”Silence.“And now you expect me to be the same?” I asked.His eyes sharpened. “You are the same. You have a duty to this pack and the pack comes first. Your position as the next Alpha comes first.”The certainty in his voice made
Kai.By the time I reached the mansion, my hands were still shaking.I killed the engine of my motocycle, the sound echoing too loudly in the quiet driveway. For a moment, I didn’t move. I just sat there, gripping the handlebars, trying to steady my breathing.Aria’s face flashed in my mind.Those g
“I need to know,” he muttered. “I need to know why—”“Kai, please—”“I need to talk to my father.”That stopped me as the fear clouded my head again and I reached towards him but he was already moving toward the kitchen counter and looking for his keys.Panic surged through me.I rushed forward and
Aria.I couldn’t stop staring at Kai..Even after Riko finished reading, even after the brawl between both of them, those words felt like they were still echoing in my head. Noah’s voice lingered in them, soft, tired, and apologetic and it made my chest ache in a way I didn’t know how to process.I
Riko laughed, but there was no humor in it.“Want to know why?”He stepped closer, his voice turning sharp.“Because I look like him.”My stomach twisted.“The same man who beats her,” he said. “The same man who—”He cut himself off for a second, jaw tightening before forcing the words out anyway.“
And suddenly all the voices I had buried at the back of my mind got louder.The whispers from the team. The disappointment of the pack. The look of failure, weakness and defeat.I heard them everywhere.Failure. Weak. Not good enough.Father said it. He claimed I was nothing but a mere disappointmen
The announcer’s voice boomed over the speakers, “The Ravens advance to the next stage of the championships!”My gaze swept the field until it landed on him. Kai.He was pulling off his helmet, sweat darkening his hair, his blue eyes gleaming even from a distance. He and the rest of the team lined up
I saw the bruise again and swallowed hard. “I… I should go,” I whispered, needing space, air, anything to escape the weight of his gaze.But Luke shook his head slightly and reached into his jacket. “Wait,” he said. “Before I leave. I wanted to give you something.”He held out a small box, simple bu
“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







