LOGINI 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 words hit me like a blow. My chest constricted. “No!” I screamed, thrashing as two guards gripped my arms, their hands rough and cold. “No, please! Serena, you can’t do this! Wait for Kai, let him explain! Please!”Serena didn’t even flinch. Her voice was sharp, cold, final. “Do not put her with
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







