로그인Aiden’s POVI stood in my office, staring at the documents piled on my desk, but I wasn’t reading them. I hadn’t really seen anything in days.Numbers blurred and names meant nothing. Every report sounded the same, losses, debts, dissatisfaction.Everyday constantly reminded me that I failed, not just as an Alpha, but as a man and as a mate.As someone who had once held something irreplaceable in his hands… and let it slip through his fingers without even realizing its worth.“Still thinking about her?”My mother’s voice brought me from my thoughts.“No,” I said flatly.We both knew it was a lie.She walked further into the room, her heels clicking against the polished floor.“Anyway,” she replied, her tone calm but edged with something calculating. “Even as you pretend....”I still didn’t look at her.“What do you want, mother?”“I think you should go after her.”That made me turn.My eyes locked onto hers and for a moment, I thought I had misheard.“You want me to do what?”“To win
Rue’s POVWhen I stepped into Percy’s house again, everything inside still carried traces of what we had almost built together. Of nights when I had believed, foolishly and completely, that I had finally found a place to rest.I paused at the entrance, my fingers curled slightly at my sides. For a brief moment, I considered turning around and leaving. But then I remembered my promise.“…Thank you for coming.”His voice was hoarse, not the teasing tone he used to have.“I promised,” I replied.Percy moved towards the living area.“I didn’t prepare anything extravagant,” he said, his voice softer now. “Just… something simple.”My gaze shifted around the room.A small table had been set up. There were candles and a small cake. Two glasses and a single plate of food that looked… homemade.This was actually an effort on his part. This was him trying. And that made it hurt even more.He let out a small, almost embarrassed laugh.“…Don’t expect too much.”I hated myself for missing him, miss
Percy’s POVI was just getting off work and I happened to see a familiar figure entering a club. I didn’t remember deciding to find Aiden. But somehow, I ended up standing across from him anyway.The air between us was heavy, charged with something volatile that neither of us bothered to hide.He looked worse than the last time I had seen him. Disheveled, eyes bloodshot. Jaw clenched like he was holding back something barely contained.“You look pathetic,” he said coldly.I didn’t respond. Didn’t bother because I wasn’t here for empty insults.“You lost her...i can see the signs.”Now that comment landed.“And you think that makes you better?” I asked quietly.His expression darkened.“At least I didn’t lie to her.”My hand curled slightly at my side.“You didn’t have to,” I replied, my voice low. “You did worse.”He took a step forward. “And what does that mean?”I laughed softly because the irony was almost unbearable.“You had her,” I said. “Completely without question.”My gaze sh
Rue’s POVI had just finished reviewing the southern pack’s proposal for the third time when my phone rang.For a moment, I stared at the screen without moving. I didn’t want to answer it. Didn’t want anything to interrupt the fragile structure I had built around myself these past few days. But when I saw the name, Nate, Percy’s beta, I hesitated.Then answered.“Rue...” His voice was strained.“He’s drunk.”I closed my eyes.“I don’t...”“He’s not listening to anyone,” Nate cut in quickly. “He won’t let anyone near him. He’s been like this all night.”Silence stretched between us and I could already feel the pull. The dangerous, familiar pull that made me want to go to him.“I’m not the right person to call,” I said quietly.He paused for a few seconds then said dejectedly, “He’s calling your name.”My grip on the phone tightened.I shouldn’t go, I knew that. I had made my decision to walk away. But…“Okay.” The words left my mouth before I could stop them.His bedroom smelled like a
Percy’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.
Aiden’s POVThe night dragged on for long, every minute feeling like an hour. Every second ticked louder, sharper, mocking me. Rue hadn’t called me back.I sat in my office, whiskey untouched, staring at the phone on the table as though it might suddenly ring with her name on the screen. My wolf st
Rue’s POVBy the time I found Bella and Iris waiting near the exit, the blaring alarms had died off. Bella was nervously tapping her feet, hands akimbo, while Iris had her eyes trained on the main exit.“Finally!” Bella exclaimed, walking forward towards me. “What on earth took you so long? Do you
Aiden’s POVThe restaurant’s dim lights shone gold in a fancy way. The candlelights on our table flickering at the slightest gust of wind. Haven smiled as she delicately sipped from her wine glass. Clearly, she was enjoying the evening dinner. Myself on the other hand, I was already tired. I very
Rue‘s POVI blinked my eyes open when the bell rang at Iris’s school and the playground outside came alive with children’s chatter. I had been busy since 4 am in the morning, and in my waiting for Iris, I had fallen asleep in my car.I saw Iris in the company of other girls exiting the elementary s







