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 first picture caught my eye immediately. It was from the day of the Little Ravens match with the chicks, I was holding my ice cream, looking up at him while he said something I couldn’t remember now. But the moment captured in that photo… it wasn’t how I thought I looked.My green eyes were soft
“Well well well,” she said, her voice low and biting. “So you’re the famous Aria my friends told me about.”I froze. My name in her mouth felt wrong. Twisted.“You… you know me?” I asked, confused and stunned.Serena scoffed, tilting her head as if she couldn’t believe I had the audacity to ask. “Oh
Aria.The car stopped, and I pushed the door open, stepping out onto the pavement. “Thanks,” I muttered to the driver, though my voice was tight. My eyes lifted almost immediately, widening at the sight in front of me. I had never been in this part of Ravencrest before. It looked luxurious. The hot
Lila’s expression shifted to one of confusion. “So… are they, like, lovey-dovey and all that?”I paused. The image flashed in my head, Serena’s fingers curling around his arm, the way she smiled like she already owned everything and everyone. Then how Kai had ripped his hand away from her and walke







