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
“The younger ones are forced to attend Ravencrest’s school. My parents, our elders, they were ordered to swear allegiance. They refused. Now they’re locked in the dungeons.” My chest heaved with the weight of it. “Are you here to save them, Alpha?”I searched his face desperately, praying for hope,
AriaI stared at Alpha Elias, his face carved with lines that looked older than I remembered. His eyes carried too much, regret, pain, secrets. When he sighed, it filled the whole room, heavy and tired.“Aria,” he said quietly, “you are the one who will save them.”My heart stilled in my chest. “Me?
The announcer’s voice boomed over the speakers, “The Ravens advance to the next stage of the championships!”My gaze swept the field until it landed on him. Kai.He was pulling off his helmet, sweat darkening his hair, his blue eyes gleaming even from a distance. He and the rest of the team lined up
I saw the bruise again and swallowed hard. “I… I should go,” I whispered, needing space, air, anything to escape the weight of his gaze.But Luke shook his head slightly and reached into his jacket. “Wait,” he said. “Before I leave. I wanted to give you something.”He held out a small box, simple bu







