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
And now, he was standing in front of Aria.I gripped the edge of the table, nails digging into the wood as I watched them. He leaned down slightly, saying something that made her laugh. My heart thudded so hard I thought it might break my ribs.Aria was laughing with him.Adrian let out a low whistl
And she was laughing. She was laughing with another guy.I gripped the edge of the table so hard my knuckles cracked.“Relax,” Ryder said lazily, though I could hear the edge of mockery in his tone. “It’s just a car wash. What’s the matter, Blackthorn? Your little stray not behaving like the good, o
Kai.I could not focus. The pens in my hand blurred against the endless jerseys and notebooks shoved my way. Every time I tried to scrawl my name, my eyes betrayed me, darting back to her.Aria.She was across the lot, bent over a car hood, a sponge in her hand, her hair tied back in a ponytail. The
I shook my head violently, tears spilling fast now. “Stop. Don’t say things like that. Don’t look at me like that when you’re already taken. It’s cruel, Kai. It’s cruel to me. And it’s cruel to Serena.”Her name hung in the air between us, sharp as a blade.Kai flinched like I had struck him. For th







