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[Kian]The reception began late at night. It was organized in the private forest owned by the Nightfall family. Although it was a forest area, the arrangements for the party were made in the open meadow.A pergola, adorned with the lush growth and colorful night blooms of the climbing plants, served as the entrance from the palace to the reception spot.They arranged special lapis lazuli and marble chairs and tables in the open for the guests, complementing the party’s theme: blue.“Alpha!” This was the fourth time Jackson had called out to me. I wasn’t ignoring him. I just didn’t want to answer. “Our men have secured the data you wanted…”“I know,” I replied.“Well… then, should I prepare for the return?”My gaze remained fixed on the entrance, on everyone who entered through it—everyone except her.I wanted to stay… a little longer.“Hey, Kian! Have you seen Christian?” Levi rushed to me, panting.The world, as always, was moving faster with every second while I… I remained trapped
[Carys] As expected, Edith was getting desperate to pull me down, show how inferior I was to the world by playing the goddess by pretending to defend me in public. Working on her impulse, she made a mistake which I knew she would make, given how insecure she was of me. Unfortunately, she might not be aware of the consequences of her actions. AAC controls the politics and maintaining confidentiality in politics is of most importance. A leak of even a minute detail can lead from a coup to a war. Dominic tried to cover up for her sister’s slip of tongue, but it was already too late. Edith, the Luna of the Autumn pack, had just confirmed all the leaked information on my case. The media wouldn’t stop until they had answers or until they created some answers themselves. The security came in between us and the media as they reached out their mics towards us. Media stormed Joshua, Edith, Dominic and me with the questions and now it was my turn to use this situation to my advantage. “Lun
[Kian]Memories often have a malignant tendency to hurt, but her memories never hurt. No matter how painful it was to realize that I could probably never relive them with her again. Nor create new ones.Yet a few days, a few moments in her mere presence, were enough to flood me with priceless memories that I wanted to relive again and again.A small touch, a whiff of her scent, the fleeting moments when our eyes met. A few words we exchanged, no matter how hollow and superficial. And everything that remained unsaid in our silence. They were all precious to me.I peered outside the window of my car as we headed to the private jet hangar. I left the Autumn palace right after Carys walked out of the party.‘As of tonight, I declare my rogue status…’I felt someday or the other, she would choose this path — the path of a lone wolf.‘It’s better to be a lone wolf walking on the right path than walking with a pack without a sense of direction or destiny. It’s dark, it’s lonely, it’s scary.
[Kian]A few minutes later, I heard the engines of two other snowmobiles roar in the distance.“Where are you going, Kian?” Levi’s cry echoed through the howling winds.“In case the storm has impaired your vision and frozen your brain, let me inform you. Mr. In charge… you are heading right into the storm!” Christian’s yell drove right through the helmet of my snowmobile gear.Levi and Christian caught up to me, piercing through the snow mist.‘Why did you follow me when you didn’t know where I was heading?’ I spoke to them through mind-link.‘Oh, right! Mind-link! Could have used it before,’ Levi’s voice rang in my head.‘All that yelling was for nothing thanks to the genius of our group, whose genius genes are not gene-ing anymore.’ Christian taunted.‘Hey, Kian! Seriously! What are you thinking? You know the Vizsnow’s terrains better than any of us. They turn into killers in storms like these—’ Christian interrupted Levi.‘Don’t forget the avalanches!’‘Yeah. The avalanches. So why
[Kian] (Present) I peered at my jet that awaited to take me back to the Winter pack. Once again, my heart was restless, just as it was when Carys was stuck in the snowstorm. Once again, there was a voice in my heart that wasn’t mine, but it was calling out to me. A call for help that was tearing me into two — a part wanted to surrender myself to fate and the other was resisting it with all its might. And I knew this feeling wouldn’t go away, not until she was safe again. But Carys isn’t stuck in a snowstorm today. Even if she was, I would be the last person she would want to rescue her. For all I know, I am no longer in your heart and you wouldn’t want me in your life, either. I still remember what you told me right before I rejected you. I have lost you, Carys. Forever. You will never be mine again, and I know I’ll never be forgiven. After all, you always keep your words. Yet your whispers have always found their way in dreams, and your smile in my eyes has brightened my nig
[Kian] I picked up Carys’ white suit from the floor, stained with blood. The restlessness in my chest became more intense. I sniffed the fresh blood on her suit and let out a subtle sigh. It wasn’t her blood. But that was more than enough to spike my anxiety. “Clear signs of struggle, alpha. The foyer’s a disaster,” Jackson said, looking at the shattered windows and crashed furniture. “Look around,” he ordered our men, who spread around and within the mansion. The lights in the foyer flickered feebly, and apart from the sounds of insects from the lawn, there was no other noise to disrupt the daunting silence that enveloped the mansion. “What happened here? Where did all of them go?” Jackson looked around for clues. “Beta Jackson! We’ve found someone hiding in the thickets of the lawn. She’s injured…” Jackson glanced at me and both of us dashed onto the lawn. Verity was lying on the grass as though she had been electrocuted. Her eyes were wide open and her body paralyzed. “I
[Kian] (Past) “Thank you… for saving me…” Carys smiled, looking into my eyes. I gave her a curt nod. She kept smiling brightly, beautifully. She licked her lips and even though I didn’t want to, my gaze dropped to her succulent pink lips. I immediately brought my eyes back to her gaze. “Thanks for saving Snow White, as well…” Carys cradled the female owlet in her arms. “You’re the one who saved her,” I said, and she squirmed in her hospital bed. “Right…” she dropped her gaze at Snow White, stroking her. She placed Snow White in her cushiony basket and got down from the bed. I stepped away from her, my heart pounding faster. There was a nervous flutter in my stomach as she stepped closer to me. Even with all the anxiety and rush, I couldn’t stop looking at her. They she walked, the way she breathed, the way she slid her hair behind her ear. “Umm… where do I start? Maybe I should start with an apology. But let me male one thing very clear, I-I am not sorry because I went out hu
[Kian](Present)I ran my finger over the torn edges of the last page of her diary. No wonder she tore the last page off.Taking a deep breath, I shut the diary, and I placed it on the nightstand beside Carys’ bed.What I don’t understand is why did Christian give it to me?I glanced at Carys. She was still asleep. The doctor said she’d regain consciousness in an hour or two. Tucking the blanket around her, I increased the heat of her room. After landing in the Winter pack, I secretly took Carys to one of my alpine estates located deep in the Vizsnow mountains. I had to keep her hidden for the time being. Now that she was a rogue, the entire world would come for her without having any fear of the consequences. Because there would be no consequences even if they killed her.“There’s something I don’t understand, Alpha,” Jackson said. “Why did Alpha Christian let you take her so easily? Like you said, he didn’t even try to stop you.”“Because that’s what he wanted,” I said. He was te