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.I stood in front of the dorm, staring at the cracked pavement beneath my shoes. The black car that had brought me back was already gone, fading into the distance.My hands felt heavy at my sides, and when I finally pushed open the front door of the building, my heart sank even further.Mrs. Ho
And then something hit my window.I jumped, gasping as my phone slipped from my fingers onto the blanket. My heart pounded in my chest as I hurried to the window and threw back the curtains. The night air pressed in against the glass, and there he was.Kai.He stood below, still in the same black su
Kai glanced down at her, his expression cold, but his voice was polite when he answered. “My apologies for being late.”I felt Alpha Magnus’s eyes on me, sharp and unyielding, and the hair at the back of my neck prickled with unease. His gaze carried the weight of judgment, as though I had already b
Aria.Kai stood in front of me, his blue eyes softening in a way that made my chest ache. They carried so much emotion, so much guilt and surprise, as though he had not expected to see me here at all.“What are you doing here?” he asked, voice low, almost desperate.I shook my head quickly, trying t







