INICIAR SESIÓNPercy’s POVI did not remember how long I had been standing there. Time had lost meaning the moment she walked away.The door had closed with a soft, almost gentle sound, but it echoed in my mind like something that refused to fade no matter how hard I tried to chase it away.She’s gone, the thought came uninvited.At some point, I found myself outside her place. I didn’t remember making the decision to come here, didn’t remember the drive, the turns, the passing streets. All I remembered was the unbearable silence that had followed her absence.Even if she wouldn’t open the door, even if she wouldn’t speak to me, even if she hated me. I just… needed to be close.The night air was cold but I didn’t feel it. Rain began to fall at some point but I didn’t notice. Or maybe I did, and it simply didn’t matter.Because nothing mattered anymore except the door in front of me. The door that separated me from everything I had almost had.I knocked a number of times until my fingers got numb. Th
Rue’s POVI had always believed that the worst kind of pain was the kind that came suddenly, like the tearing of flesh, the snapping of bone, the moment the wolves sank their teeth into my hands and stole my future.I was wrong.The worst pain was the kind that came quietly… patiently… and then stayed.It settled into my chest as I stood there, staring at nothing in particular, feeling something inside me collapse in slow, irreversible silence.Percy, a man who had always met everything with calm confidence, with control, with quiet certainty...had hurt me for the first time.I didn’t remember leaving the hotel room. I didn’t remember the corridor, the elevator, or the way my feet carried me outside.All I remembered was the way my heart felt, as though something had wrapped around my ribs and was slowly squeezing the air out of me.By the time I stopped walking, I was already inside Percy’s packhouse. The fact that I had moved in with him dawned on me with a heartbreaking clarity.
Percy’s POVI had never driven that fast in my life.The city blurred past me into buildings, lights and people. None of it registered because my mind was already there. In that hotel room.My grip tightened on the steering wheel.“Damn it…”I had always known this day might come. And yet, I had still delayed it. I still told myself that it wasn’t the right time. I was so afraid of losing her that I kept this secret for this long.The car screeched to a stop. I didn’t wait or think. I got out and ran.The elevator felt too slow and the hallway too long. And when I finally reached the door, I didn’t knock, I pushed it open.Standing there was Rue, her posture defensive, and facing her was the boy. He looked calm and unbothered, like he had been waiting for this exact moment. For me.My chest tightened.“Stop.” I said louder than I intended.Rue turned immediately and her brows furrowed.“Percy?”But I didn’t look at her, my gaze was locked on him.“Don’t say anything.”But he didn’t l
Rue’s POVThat night, after everything had settled, after the noise of the city, after Haven’s public tantrum, after Percy’s declaration that still echoed in my chest, I found myself sitting alone by the window.I touched the pendant at my neck, the one that held my father’s ashes. My fingers lingered there.“Dad…”I whispered softly as a faint ache rose in my chest.“If you were here…”Would you approve?A part of me wanted his guidance and reassurance.My lips curved faintly. “He’s nothing like Aiden.”The comparison felt inevitable. He was everything Aiden had failed to be. And most importantly, he chose me every time without hesitation.I exhaled slowly.“If I marry him…”“This won’t be like before.”Because this time I wasn’t walking in blindly.A quiet knock buzzed me from my thoughts.I frowned slightly as I picked it up and unlocked the screen.It was an anonymous email and the subject line alone was enough to send a chill down my spine.“Alpha Cyrus’ secrets.”My fingers tigh
Rue’s POVI looked at him.This was the second time he was asking me about marriage. And this time, Percy wasn’t smiling, wasn’t even trying to charm me the way he sometimes did when he wanted to ease tension.He was completely serious.My fingers tightened slightly in his hand.“I…”The word caught in my throat.For a moment, I didn’t know what to say. Not because I didn’t feel anything, I knew I loved Percy. The memory of another marriage flashed through my mind. A promise once made to me and broken. And the aftermath of that mistake still lived somewhere deep inside me.I lowered my gaze.“If I say yes…” I continued. “It won’t be impulsive, or rushed.”“I know.”“And you know I want you.” I said.He nodded.“Let’s wait then.” I added.His brows furrowed. “For how long?”I shook my head. “Not like that.” A small breath escaped me. “When you come back from the border mission...I’ll marry you then.”For a moment, he didn’t react. It was as if he hadn’t heard me properly. Then his e
Aiden’s POVWeeks passed, days filled with stress and fatigue. At times, I didn’t know what to do, so I tended to close myself in my office. It was one afternoon when I decided what remedy I needed.I had been standing there for a long time that the guards at the gate began watching me with quiet suspicion.She was inside, behind those gates. And I had been waiting for hours on end, but I couldn’t leave. I was dead-set on seeing her.My fingers curled slowly at my sides unconsciously, as if trying to hold onto something.I didn’t know how long it had been when the gates finally opened. But the moment they did, everything in me stilled.Rue walked out calm and composed.She wasn’t alone. She was accompanied by a few guards and some members of her pack. And of course, Beta Nate, Percy’s second aide.He saw me first and his expression darkened immediately.“Aiden.” His voice carried plainly “Your presence is not welcome here.”I ignored him and turned to Rue.“Rue.”She stopped and look
Haven’s PerspectiveI had always believed that if you wanted something badly enough, you didn’t wait for fate to hand it to you. You designed fate. Took charge of it and get what you want.That was what I was doing now.Everything had been arranged with meticulous care, so precise that even I felt
Percy’s POVHer blood soaked through my arms.It was warm at first, then slowly cooling, each passing second a reminder that time was bleeding out of her just as surely as she was bleeding into me. Rue’s head lolled against my chest as I carried her toward a nearby helicopter.Her breathing was sha
Rue’s PerspectiveWhen I woke up, the first thing I saw was Aiden.For a moment, my mind refused to accept the image. It felt like hallucination, the kind born from exhaustion and fever. But then I focused, and the shock hit me full force.He looked terrible.Not tired in the dignified, restrained
Aiden’s POVThen the screen lit up and everyone was silent.At first, no one spoke. The footage was unmistakably real, unedited, captured from a low angle that shook slightly with every movement. I recognized Rue’s voice before I even saw her face.“Before you even spout whatever it is you want to







