LOGINI am Aria, once a proud Luna. I stood beside Alpha Kael, my mate, and led the pack with love and strength. I thought he would love me forever. But I was wrong. He came back with another woman and said she was his true mate. In front of everyone, he took away my title and threw me out like I was nothing. I lost everything—my home, my place, and my heart. I had nowhere to go… until Lucien found me. He didn’t love me. He only saw someone who looked like his past. But he gave me a place to stay. I tried to stay strong, but pain followed me. Kael wanted me back. Lucien’s first love returned. His family hated me. I felt alone again.
View More⸻Chapter Seventeen – The Stranger in My PlaceAria’s Point of ViewThe night was cold, but not colder than my heart.I stood in front of the big door for a long time, afraid to go inside.Afraid of what I would see.Afraid of what I already knew.Lucien hadn’t come after me when she kissed him.He hadn’t said a word.I waited. I stood in the dark like a fool.But no one came.No one stopped me.So I walked back into the house.And it felt different.Like I didn’t belong there anymore.I stepped into the hallway quietly, holding my breath. My fingers trembled as I pushed the door to the sitting room open—And then I saw them.Lucien was there.So was she.Elara.She was curled up on the couch beside him. Her legs under her, her head resting on his shoulder, her fingers playing with the end of his shirt like it was hers.She was laughing.Soft. Sweet. Familiar.Lucien smiled at something she said.He smiled.He hadn’t smiled like that at me.Not once.I froze by the door. They didn’t e
Chapter Thirteen - The Woman He ChooseAria’s PovI looked up at him.He had gone pale.His lips parted, but no words came out at first.Then he took a step forward.“Elara…”My world cracked at the sound of her name.Elara.The name that had haunted the silence between us. The one he never wanted to talk about.The woman he used to love.Elara’s eyes lit up when she saw him.“Lucien,” she breathed in and out.Then she ran to him.Right in front of me.She threw her arms around his neck and hugged him tight, her heels lifting off the ground.“I’m back,” she whispered. Loud enough for me to hear. “And I’m staying. For good. I am staying for us, I have heard that you missed me a lot, I know”She kissed his cheek. Then his jaw. Then his lips.And he didn’t stop her.He didn’t even move.He just stood there, letting her kiss him again and again like I wasn’t even there.Like I hadn’t just kissed him minutes ago. Like he hadn’t just told me he wanted me.I couldn’t move.My feet were heav
Chapter Fifteen – Just Us But Aria’s Point of ViewThe day started quiet.I didn’t expect anything special. I was still trying to get used to being back here… in a place that once felt like home but now felt like I had to tiptoe through every corner. I hadn’t seen Cara since she left my room, after trying to tear me down with her words. Her voice still echoed in my head, but I tried my best to shut it out.Lucien had been gentle since I returned. Watching me. Caring for me. But I knew something was on his mind.So when he knocked on my door with a small box in his hands, I felt my heart skip a beat.His voice was soft. “Can I come in?”I nodded and stepped aside.He looked at me for a moment, and then handed me the box. “I got this for you.”I opened it slowly—and gasped.It was a dress. A long, flowing one made of soft silk. Pale blue, the color of peace. The kind of color that makes you feel like maybe the world isn’t as cruel as you thought.I looked up at him with wide eyes. “Lu
Chapter Fourteen – I Won’t LeaveAria’s Point of ViewI was sitting on the edge of the bed, staring at the floor.My fingers were wrapped around the edge of the blanket, and my chest felt heavy… like something was pressing down on it.The room was quiet.Too quiet.I could still smell Lucien on the pillow. His scent… warm, strong, comforting. Just hours ago, he had held me. Just hours ago, he kissed me like I mattered.He looked at me like I was something soft. Something he didn’t want to break. And for the first time in a long time, I started to believe I still had a place in this world.A small smile touched my lips.But then…A soft knock echoed at the door.I didn’t answer.I thought maybe it was Lucien again.But the door opened slowly anyway.And when I turned…My heart dropped.It was Cara.She stood there in a tight dress, her arms folded across her chest. Her lips curled into a cold smile, and her eyes — they were full of something ugly.Hate.Bitterness.Jealousy.“Well, wel






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