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
AriaMaya handed me a glass of lemonade just as a sudden chill spread through the air. It was subtle, like the kind of cold that makes the tiny hairs on your arms stand straight. She turned sharply, eyes narrowing.“What is it?” I asked, my voice quiet as I looked around the room.“Beta Adric Hale.
AriaThe wind bit at my skin, cold and sharp as I stood beneath the towering trees just beyond the edge of the hall. The further I got, the harder it became to breathe. My lungs burned, but not from the run. From the ache in my chest. From everything I had swallowed down since stepping into that pla
I stood there in the middle of the field, the words ringing in my ears, my chest tight. My father’s voice still echoing in the corners of my mind.He wasn’t strong enough. Wasn’t good enough.I wanted to scream. To punch something. To disappear. But I did none of those things.I turned toward the te
I turned away, biting my cheek. I didn’t know how to respond to that. No one had ever said something like that to me before. It wasn’t just a compliment. It was the way he said it. Like he actually saw me. We reached the lake moments later, and I gasped quietly. It was stunning. The water sparkled







