LOGINThe run is about to begin, and Aria is about to meet her wolf for the first time. She wants to share this moment with Kai, but knowing everything, would Kai come clean or would Aria find out the secret the hard way?
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
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
Aria“I couldn’t say no. I couldn’t defy my father, the Alpha’s wishes.”I hated that sentence. I hated what it implied. The lack of choice. The way their lives were contracts and chess pieces for power hungry leaders.“So the contract was sealed,” Kai said, voice flattening again. “Our packs agreed
KaiCoach Everett’s whistle cut through the morning air like a blade.I had barely stepped onto the field before his voice followed it, sharp and loud enough to turn heads.“Blackthorn. Nice of you to join us.”The team slowed, a few guys smirking like they’d been waiting for this. My head throbbed
Kai.I grabbed my jacket from the hook by the door and shoved my arms through the sleeves as I ran out of the house. My pulse was pounding so loud I could barely hear my own thoughts. Serena’s voice kept echoing in my head, her tone sharp and cold as she told me what she had done. “Oh, and your lit







