LOGINThe remaining crowd had gathered mostly around the Foxes side now while giant outdoor screens continued broadcasting the finals to the thousands still gathered outside Ravencrest Stadium.I should have felt excited but instead, everything felt hollow.I looked around slowly as we walked back toward
**Two POVs in this chapter, please watch out.Aria.The moment Lila and I stepped out of the stadium tunnel, the cold night air hit my face hard enough to make me shiver.Outside was chaos.Police cars lined the roads with flashing red and blue lights while ambulances crowded the entrance. Firefight
“No—”“You betrayed Ravencrest.” His voice rose slightly now. “You betrayed me.”Tears blurred my vision completely.“You used my feelings against me.”“That’s not true anymore!”Kai laughed again softly.“And now,” he said, “you expect me to stand here and believe the spy who lied to my face from t
Aria.The pain hit instantly and it was sharp and violent. It felt like something inside my chest had physically snapped apart the moment Kai said those words.“I, Kai Blackthorn, Alpha Heir of Ravencrest accept your rejection, Aria Langston.”A broken gasp escaped my lips as my hand flew toward my
“You made me trust you.”Tears slipped down his face now too, though he looked furious they existed at all.“You made me love you.”“Kai please,” I cried. “It changed, I swear it changed—”But Kai stepped backward again before I could touch him. “Even when Ryder warned me about it, even when everyon
KEEP WATCHING.“No…” I whispered shakily.I reached toward Kai desperately. “Kai, please,” I begged. “You need to listen to me.”But he still couldn’t stop staring at the screen that I started shaking harder with every second.Then finally, he spoke. “That day in the office…”His voice sounded hollo
But I wasn’t his anchor. I wasn’t supposed to be anyone’s.And definitely not his.My throat tightened as the memories returned, sharp and sudden like a blade pressing against skin. That night. That horrible night in Silverwood. I’d woken up with the scent of burning wood in my lungs and the sound o
She gave me a look so flat I nearly laughed. “Yeah, no thanks. I think I’d rather do literally anything else. Like… walk barefoot through glass.”I chuckled. “Ouch. You sure know how to make a guy feel special.”“You’re not special,” she said, lifting a brow at me. “Just annoying.”“You say that a
“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







