로그인BellaI walked towards Thor at the end of the door. It was probably a bad idea to do so, but I didn't care.I was certain that Theorone had sent him here to try and convince me to let Sumi go.I knew Theorone didn't want to say it to my face anymore. He had already tried and failed. Since his own words hadn't worked, he was trying another means to get me to do exactly what he wanted.But I wasn't ready for that.Nor was I ready to listen to Thor or anyone else he might decide to send."What do you want?" I asked the second I stepped out of my chambers.I immediately moved away from the door. I didn't want Sumi to know we were discussing her.I didn't even want her hearing anything about herself anymore.She had already heard enough.Far more than enough.I didn't want her to keep hearing about how unwanted she was here, how people wished she would leave, or how her presence had become a burden.She was all I had.And I was ready to bleed for her if I had to.The same way she had bled
BellaThe moment I stepped into my chambers with Sumi leaning heavily against me, I stopped thinking about Theorone.Stopped thinking about his arguments.Stopped thinking about his fears.Stopped thinking about everything except the woman struggling to stay conscious beside me.Her body trembled with every step.Her breathing was uneven.The wounds covering her skin looked even worse beneath the bright light of my room.A sharp ache settled in my chest.How had she survived this?How had she endured all of it alone?The door closed behind us.I guided her carefully toward my bed."Sit," I whispered.Sumi tried to smile.Even now.Even looking like this.Even after everything."I can still walk, Bella."My throat tightened."You barely made it here."Her smile faded.For a second, something dark passed through her eyes.Something tired.Something broken.And suddenly I remembered the last time I had seen her.The night she had helped me escape.The night she had stood between me and d
TheoroneBella's gaze was fixated on me.I didn't need anyone to tell me why.I didn't need anyone to plead with me in order for me to know what she wanted me to do.I knew.I had known from the very moment Sumi had been brought into the palace.But it was impossible."She's from Moonstone Pack and we can't trust her," I repeated.My voice sounded harsher than I intended, but I couldn't help it.I've forgotten how many times I had said those exact words now.Forgotten how many times I had tried to make Bella reason with my points.Forgotten how many times she had looked at me like I was the villain for refusing to bend."We can't even trace how she was able to escape," I continued.Not wanting the others to hear us, I dragged her to a corner and lowered my voice."Werewolf packs are known for their strict security."I stared directly into her eyes."They are known for how coordinated their guards are. Known for how difficult it is to leave once you're trapped inside."I paused.I want
BellaSumi looked so pitiful on the floor where she lay. I couldn't believe she had been reduced to this.Months ago, I had thought that she was dead. That she had been killed. That Jaxon had killed her because she had helped me escape.Only for me to find her here on the floor, weak, disillusioned, and broken after everything she had been forced to endure because of me.My chest tightened painfully as I stared at her frail figure. The sight of her made guilt claw at my heart.If she had never helped me, she wouldn't have suffered like this.If she had turned her back on me like everyone else had, she would probably still be living peacefully.Instead, she had chosen me.And this was what it had cost her."Theorone," I called him as he stood beside me.She was from Moonstone Pack, and that made me uncertain whether he would even allow her to stay. But I needed him to give her permission.I needed him to help her.His gaze itself already gave it away.He didn't look like someone who wa
BellaMy entire body felt numb as I stared at Sumi lying on the ground.For a moment, I couldn't move. I couldn't breathe. I couldn't think. All I could see was the woman before me—the woman who had risked everything for me, the woman who had helped me escape when everyone else had turned their backs on me. She had known exactly what kind of punishment awaited her if she was caught, yet she had still chosen to help me. And now she was here, covered in blood and looking as though life itself had nearly abandoned her."Sumi..." I whispered, my voice shaking as I immediately dropped to my knees beside her. The guards stepped back without being told, allowing me space as I carefully lifted her head into my lap. Her skin was cold. Far too cold. The sight alone made my chest ache. Her lips trembled slightly before her eyes slowly opened, and the moment she saw me, tears immediately gathered in them.That hurt more than seeing the blood.Sumi was never someone who cried easily. She was stubb
BellaI stopped myself from thinking as I watched the guard who rushed into the chambers, complaining about the person who was at the gates.Theoron was still on the bed, weakened and exhausted. He was still bleeding and his injuries had not yet been cleaned for a while, and to not hear this fuss that meant that he was truly weak and needed fast medical aid.The healer was already by his side, so I knew that it would be impossible for him to handle the matter that had made the guard rush into the chamber."Just report it. Don't worry, I will take care of it," I said to him.But his face did not look as if he believed a word of what I said.It was as if he was suspecting me, which I couldn't understand why, because we had just been in a good relationship with each other moments ago.Why was he now suspecting that something was off about me?"You are weak," I added, hoping that would make him lie back down in the bed and not bother about whoever it was that was at the gates."I do not t
BellaThe weakness spread through my limbs like poison.My paws dug into the dirt as I forced myself to stay standing, but the strength that had filled my body moments ago was slipping away faster with every breath. My chest heaved as I struggled to draw in air, the sharp scent of blood and earth b
BellaThe cold night air tore through my lungs as I dragged Theoreon across the clearing, every step sending sharp jolts of pain through my arms and shoulders. His weight pulled against me like an anchor, his body leaving a faint trail in the dirt behind us as I forced myself toward the thick bushe
BellaThe moment the second rogue fell, silence swallowed the room again.For a brief second, everything seemed suspended in time. The scent of blood hung thick in the air, metallic and suffocating, clinging to the walls and floor like an invisible fog. The bodies of the rogues lay scattered across
Chapter 17Theoreon’s POVI walked back into my chambers, heavy with thoughts I could no longer ignore. Doubts lingered in my mind, clawing at the edges of my control.I had wanted to execute Bella. When I first realized, through the mate bond, that she had tried to run from me, I had rushed to the







