Se connecterAria’s voice echoed in my head.“They like each other.”“Guys,” Ryder cut in, his tone sharper now. “Give us a minute.”The room quieted slightly.“We’ll meet you on the field,” he added.There were a few nods, a couple of claps on my shoulder again, lighter this time, more careful.“Let me know if
Then I looked up.The mirror reflected it all back.The uniform with my last name at the back. BlackthonThe number. 1The image, perfect future alpha, quarterback, captain..The lie.I held my own gaze for a second longer.Then I turned away.I reached for the table beside me, where Coach had left
Kai.I stood in front of the mirror longer than I should have because I couldn’t quite believe what I looked like.The reflection staring back at me barely resembled the person I was supposed to be.My left eye was bloodshot, the red stark against the pale of my skin. A dark bruise spread across bot
The one Kai had taken from my bag.The one piece of home I still had.My chest tightened.I reached out slowly, brushing my fingers along its surface. The memory hit immediately, him handing it back to me, and lying to my face that he had bought it. I shook my head as a tear escaped my eyes.I swall
Aria.The phone rang longer than I expected.I sat on the edge of my bed, staring at the floor, my fingers gripping the device a little too tightly as I waited. For a second, I thought he wouldn’t pick up. Maybe I had called at the wrong time.Then the line clicked.“Hello?”I let out a small breath
She was calling me.My thumb moved before I could think.I answered on the first ring.“Kai—” Her voice was soft and something warm rushed through me so suddenly it almost hurt more than the pain. My chest tightened again, but this time it wasn’t just agony—it was something else.Relief mixed with d
Aria stared at me like she didn’t quite understand what I was saying. “She broke it?”“Yeah,” I said, exhaling hard. “Because I told her the truth. That I don’t love her. That I can’t love her.”Her brows drew together, her lips parting slightly as if she wanted to say something but couldn’t. Her ha
Serena’s lips trembled, “...with Aria, you are different. I never get to see that part of you. You even went out of your way to defend her, almost severing the alliance between our packs. Does she mean that much to you?”Her voice cracked at the end, and I felt it, guilt crawling under my skin, pres
“Yeah,” he said.“And treated.”“Yes.”My voice dropped to a whisper. “You did this.”Kai didn’t look proud. He looked grim. “I told you. Your mother being sick wasn’t right.”It hit me then, like a stone sinking in my stomach.If he could do this, if he had the power to change the dungeons, then th
Aria.I woke up with my cheek pressed into something that smelled like clean soap, cedar, and Kai.It was warm.A thick duvet. A big mattress. The soft glow of the city lights seeping through the curtains and faint glow of the moon across the room.I blinked slowly, my eyes heavy. My body felt reste







