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
Aria.Finding my way back was not easy. I followed a narrow passage that curved twice, then split into three directions.I stopped.Great.I turned in a slow circle, my stomach tightening. Every hallway looked the same. Grey walls. Emergency exit signs. Heavy metal doors with pack symbols printed on
He studied my face again.“Have you found anything else?” he asked gently.My throat went dry.For a terrifying moment, I could almost feel the weight of my phone in my pocket. The email. The folder I hadn’t opened. The file sitting in my inbox like a ticking clock.“No,” I said.It came out too fas
Aria.The evening air was cold while we waited outside the dorm building. Inside, I could hear the voices of my pack members arguing in the common room on what to watch on the TV, some debated watching the Ravens match against BloodPine while others couldn't care less. Today was the day of the matc
But I couldn’t.Not because I didn’t trust Lila.But because it wouldn’t even last.There was Alpha Elias. The plan. The files. The secrets I had stolen and the secrets I was still going to steal. The way, loving Kai and using him were now starting to blur together until I couldn’t tell which one wa







