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
“Luke Whitmore,” I muttered. “That bastard actually admitted I was better than him.”Ryder’s eyes flashed as his voice rose, sharp now. “You could have broken the alliance between Ravencrest and Moonveil. Do you even realize what kind of mess that would’ve caused? Are you fucking crazy, Kai? Going a
The quiet stretched too long, and finally I broke it. “What do you want me here for?”Serena bent down gracefully, placing Snowflake on the ground. The puppy’s nails clicked across the polished floor as it scampered toward the balcony, yapping at its own reflection. Her icy blue eyes settled back on
And Kai… he had not spoken to me at all since that night.It was over. Whatever we had shared, it was gone. And it was time for me to accept it.Lila’s voice snapped me out of my thoughts. “This does sound fun though. Come on, Aria. What do you think?”I shook my head. “I need to sleep. I'm exhauste
Aria.I stood in front of the dorm, staring at the cracked pavement beneath my shoes. The black car that had brought me back was already gone, fading into the distance.My hands felt heavy at my sides, and when I finally pushed open the front door of the building, my heart sank even further.Mrs. Ho







