LOGINNot when I had seen it with my own eyes.Not when I knew what I saw.Riko Kenji Moretti was there that night.He stood over Noah. He didn’t deny it.So why was my father pretending otherwise?I clenched my jaw.“There’s something you’re hiding,” I muttered under my breath.And I was going to find ou
Kai.The cabin had never felt this quiet before. Not even in the years after Noah died.Back then, the silence had been heavy, grief sitting in every corner, clinging to the walls, pressing into my chest until I couldn’t breathe.Now. It felt empty.I sat at the small kitchen table, a cup of coffee
“Or do you want me to say I’m fine,” he continued, his voice rising slightly, “while he stands there mocking me? Threatening me?”Each word felt like it was being thrown at me.“I didn’t come here to—”“Then why are you here?” he snapped.I froze, because I didn’t have a good answer and everything i
“How are you doing?” I finally managed.A low chuckle escaped him and it sent a chill through me.“I’m doing well, Aria,” he said, his voice laced with sarcasm so sharp it hurt. “In fact, I’m having a field day today.”My throat tightened.“Why don’t we throw a party after? Celebrate our win.”I bit
Aria.I shouldn’t have been there, I knew that the moment I slipped past security.My heart was racing too fast, and my hands wouldn’t stop shaking, not when every instinct told me to turn around and go back to the stands, to Maya, to somewhere safe and far away from him.But I couldn’t.Not after w
“I’m looking forward to it.”My blood boiled, every part of me wanted to lunge at him. To wipe that expression off his face.To make him feel even a fraction of what I had felt for ten years.But I didn’t move.Not yet.Because something in his eyes shifted as those dark brown eyes turned colder and
“Yeah? And was snoring into my ear also adorable?” He gasped, mock-offended. “I don’t snore.” “You do. Like a lion.” Kai grinned. “That’s majestic.” I rolled my eyes again, but I was smiling this time. Something about him was starting to chip away at the wall I’d carefully built. It was annoyin
I blinked, remembering the pain. The terror. The way everything blurred into darkness as the wolf pinned me down. My blood on the snow. My scream was swallowed by the forest.“I couldn’t sleep for days. Maybe even weeks. I don’t even remember how long. I just kept waking up, gasping for breath. My s
I raised a brow. “You want me to go to the lake with you? Where you could kill me and throw my body in there? No. Thanks.” He finally looked at me, smirking. “Come on, little omega. Trust me, if I wanted to kill you, I’d have done that a long time ago. Besides, I enjoy your company.” I shook my he
And then he was there again.My father.He didn’t kneel. He didn’t ask if I was alright. He didn’t so much as blink.“Tch,” he muttered coldly. “That’s what happens when you run.”I looked up at him, eyes wide and stinging with tears. I wanted him to reach for me. Just once. I wanted him to see me.







