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.Finding my way back was not easy. I followed a narrow passage that curved twice, then split into three directions.I stopped.Great.I turned in a slow circle, my stomach tightening. Every hallway looked the same. Grey walls. Emergency exit signs. Heavy metal doors with pack symbols printed on
Kai.I rode home on my motorcycle after practice. Coach had forced us to do drills after classes.The road curved the way it always had, the wind cutting against my cheeks, the engine’s low growl grounding me more than it probably should have. When I slowed at the gate and rolled into the drive, the
He studied my face again.“Have you found anything else?” he asked gently.My throat went dry.For a terrifying moment, I could almost feel the weight of my phone in my pocket. The email. The folder I hadn’t opened. The file sitting in my inbox like a ticking clock.“No,” I said.It came out too fas
Aria.The evening air was cold while we waited outside the dorm building. Inside, I could hear the voices of my pack members arguing in the common room on what to watch on the TV, some debated watching the Ravens match against BloodPine while others couldn't care less. Today was the day of the matc







