เข้าสู่ระบบETHAN The harsh lights of the bulb above the bed and the smell of blood makes me want to retch. The only movement I can't register is the rushing movement of nurses moving past me like ghosts.Ronan lies there, pale and unmoving in that odd, hospital dress, dark hair matted with dried blood. His uniform was handed to me in a plastic bag. His once pristine uniform was now in tatters, and blood stains over it.If anything happens to Ronan, will Kieran feel it from miles away since he's the one who bit Ronan and his Alpha?Before I can move out of the way, “Sir, you should go get changed sir, you're stained with blood.” I stumble back against the wall, my chest shaking as air rushes into my lungs. He's alive and well, I can leave him for a few minutes to get out of these bloodied clothes.As I'm about to walk out of the room, the doctor wipes sweat from her brows and looks down at Ronan. “He's stable for now, sir.” She mutters. “Rib fractures and some broken bones, he's wolf is a stro
ETHAN I didn't hesitate immediately. I escaped from that ballroom filled with fake smiles and backstabbing people.I knew where I told Ronan to meet me, I knew the path he was going to take through the forest toward the neutral grounds.I didn't take my family car, it would be too slow. I ran down to the packing lot,my heart hammering, already picturing the route I would take to get there fast.I found a civilian bike near the end of the parking lot, its engine roared to life as i drove out of there, my wolf howled in sympathy knowing this might be the last time i see my mate too.Moonlight broke through the trees, silver slicing across the asphalt, something was wrong, the smell of blood was overwhelming the closer I got to the spot we were supposed to meet.Trees touched me with their branches as I turned into streets , following the scent of blood, my wolf feeling the terrible, exhaustion of what he had to go through today.Then I saw Ronan, he was lying on the road, his uniform
RHEAThe ballroom doors slam close after Ronan ran out, I watch how Kieran extracts his arm from mine, following Ronan, cutting through the sea of people in the room like the entire room was nothing but air in his path.No one even wants to stand in his way, as his scent is flooding the air, like an incoming storm.Whispers follow him, “where is he going?” “Did you see his eyes?” “Goddess, someone stop him,” Dax cries out, but no one moves.Kieran moves like a possessed man for the first time, tonight feel like an outsider again.Because he doesn't look like he's chasing an enemy, but chasing someone he can't live without.And if he reaches Ronan before the council can lay a decree on him, everything I sacrificed for this night will all be in vain.Before I can move to follow him, the ballroom speakers crackle overhead.The sound is sharp, and it catches everyone's attention.“Attention all staff and graduates,” every conversation dies immediately.The voice belongs to a council mem
KIERAN The screen doesn't go dark. It continues in a loop,I see Dax and Finn running towards the control rooms to shut it down.The grainy footage, the rooftop, two figures standing too close together, then the moment repeats, my hand grabbing his collar.My mouth crashed into his, a confession from me, the ballroom noise increased, and the whispers spread like fire.“The president allowed that?” “Did Nightshade really seduce him?”“A disgrace…”Someone near the back laughs quietly. “Well, Nightshade is fine, I'd tap that too if I could.”The words scrape across my ears like broken glass, but I don't move.My eyes remain fixed on the screen because I remember that day, every second of it.The way Ronan's trembled when I pulled him closer.The way his fingers tightened in my jacket like was holding on to me at the edge of a cliff.To the council, this looks like corruption of an alpha.A scandal, it is a crime scene. Slowly, i remove my eyes from the screen, finding him on the pla
RHEA The moment the doors opened, the entire ballroom turned towards the door, I didn't need to look to know who just walked in. It's Ronan Nightshade.The name spread through the crowd in whispers, carried under the music like wind through tall grass, crystal chandeliers glittering bright. As student in the customary sea of black and Gold uniforms.The grand ballroom was filled with council members, academy instructors, the heirs of the strongest Alpha bloodline in the state.But above them all, at the top of the food chain is me, my hand rests lightly on Kieran’s arm.To the hundreds of eyes watching us, we must look perfect.The Golden Alpha and his future queen.The exact image the council spent a decade cultivating, the diamonds at my throat glitter beneath the lights, the Vale family jewels, on my neck as a promise of ownership, my scent is perfectly balanced too.As it blends in my pheromones, clean, exactly what they want, but it doesn't convert the oily and terrible scent
RonanBy the time I reached Ethan's dorm, my hands were already shaking. I shove the door open and closed it behind me loud enough that it rattled.The moment it locks, my composure breaksThe echo of the howl is still ringing in my head. The grief was so potent.“What do I do…?.” I whisper hoarsely.Images rush into my head, Kieran above me, the way the bond had flared between us like wildfire.The way his eyes softens when he looks at me, even tonight.Like the world finally made sense, and me pushing him away, rejecting him, every single time he tries to get closer to me.Breaking something fragile that had only just begun existing.A knock at the door, as I clean my eyes before I can answer, it opens, and Ethan steps inside.Dark circles beneath his eyes are still potent.“You heard it too,” he says quietly, coming slowly towards me, helping me clean my tears.“Yes.” He exhales slowly as he walks away, leaning against the wall.“That wasn't a warning howl,” he mutters, my chest ti







