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
Aria.The air felt different this morning.There was a buzz in the halls, a kind of low thrum of excitement that seemed to wrap around the school like static. As Lila and I stepped through the front doors, hand in hand, I immediately noticed the change.The school was decorated from floor to ceiling
AriaThe hall was glowing.Golden chandeliers hung like constellations above our heads, glittering across the high arched ceiling. The scent of polished wood and something floral and expensive perfume hung in the air. The walls were dressed in deep velvet drapes, and the room itself buzzed with quie
I didn’t say anything. I just rubbed her back and let her cry. Sometimes there weren’t words. Sometimes it was just about being there, not running away from someone’s pain.She finally pulled away, wiping at her cheeks and laughing bitterly. “And I was actually starting to like it here. Elliot was b
I turned toward Lila as she took a shaky breath. She didn’t meet my eyes, but I could see her fighting to stay composed. Her shoulders were square, even if her hands were shaking.She walked to the stage in silence. The room didn’t clap this time.I squeezed my hands together as the silence grew aga







