LOGINChapter 171 : The Shackles of SilverAxel’s POVCold.That was the first thing that hit me. A deep, bone-cutting cold that seeped into every part of me, crawling under my skin and settling in my veins. Then came the pain — sharp, pulsing, relentless. My head pounded, my throat was dry, and every breath felt like breathing through fire.When I tried to move, the sound of rattling metal echoed through the darkness. My arms jerked to a stop before I even realized they were chained. Thick iron links wrapped around my wrists, glowing faintly where the silver touched skin. I could smell my own blood burning — that acrid, metallic scent that came when silver met a wolf’s flesh.A low groan escaped me. I forced my eyes open. The cavern around me was dimly lit by a single torch flickering in the distance. Shadows crawled along jagged stone walls, and the ground was damp beneath me. Drops of water fell rhythmically from the ceiling, each one echoing like a countdown I couldn’t stop.I wasn’t su
Chapter One hundred and seventy : Nora’s TransformationHer POVWhen I finally woke, the world felt like a blur of pain and silence. My body throbbed with weakness, my skin clammy against the cool sheets. The faint scent of pine and burning wood lingered in the air — the safe house. I remembered how the warriors dragged me here while I screamed Axel’s name, how his howl had been the last sound before everything went black.Now, the only sound was the crackling fire and the hollow rhythm of my own heartbeat.Slowly, I pushed myself up. Every movement was agony. My ribs ached, my head spun, and my throat burned from crying. There was a mirror across the room — small, old, its edges cracked. I forced myself to look into it, but what I saw made my chest tighten.The woman staring back at me wasn’t me.She looked broken.Her skin was pale, her lips dry, and her eyes red-rimmed and hollow. Strands of tangled hair fell over her face, and faint bruises marked her neck and arms. She looked lik
Chapter 169 : Slightly Nora’s POVWhen I opened my eyes, the world felt strange — too quiet, too cold. My body ached, every muscle screaming when I tried to sit up. Pain pulsed through my side where I’d been struck, and for a moment, I didn’t even remember where I was. The scent of herbs and firewood filled the room — Mira’s old safe house, deep in the woods.I turned my head slightly, the motion dizzying. My reflection caught my eye in the cracked mirror beside the bed. I froze. The woman staring back at me wasn’t the Luna I once knew — she was a ghost. My face was pale, my lips dry, dark circles hollowed my eyes. My hair hung loose and tangled, and the white bandages around my arms were stained with dried blood.For a long moment, I just stared at her — at me. And I hated what I saw.Weak. Fragile. Defeated.Selene’s words echoed in my head like poison:“He won’t come back. You’ll never be Luna. You’re just a broken little thing pretending to be strong.”I could still hear her laug
Chapter 168 : Torn Between Love and FearNora’s POVI couldn’t stop crying. My chest felt like it was being crushed, my lungs refusing to take in enough air. Every sound around me — the clash of metal, the shouts, the growls — was just background noise compared to the storm raging inside me. And then I heard it: his voice, cutting through the chaos like a blade.“Bring him back. Not her. Bring him back!”I froze. My heart stopped. My entire body shook.“No! I— I won’t leave him!” I screamed, my voice raw and breaking. I wanted to run toward him, to throw myself into his arms, but my legs felt like lead. I could barely breathe, let alone move.Axel’s eyes met mine, even from a distance. There was that familiar fire — that unyielding strength — but this time it was mixed with something else: worry, anguish, love, and fear all tangled together. He didn’t want anyone touching me. He didn’t want me to be dragged away from him, even for my own safety.“Wait,” he said firmly, his voice echoi
Chapter 167 : The Breaking PointAxel’s POVThe world slowed to a crawl the moment I saw her fall.One second, she was running toward me — firelight dancing across her hair, her eyes locked on mine — and the next, a blade caught her from the side. The sound that tore from her lips ripped through me worse than any wound ever could. My heart stopped. My breath died in my throat.“No…”It was barely a whisper at first, but the pain that followed exploded like thunder inside me. Everything — the noise, the screams, the battle — blurred into a deafening silence. All I could hear was her soft, broken gasp as blood bloomed through her clothes.She stumbled once, twice, then crumpled to the ground, her hand pressing weakly against the wound. I saw her eyes — still open, still fighting — and my entire world snapped.“NORA!”The roar that left my chest shook the entire field. My wolf surged forward, burning through my veins like fire. I didn’t think, didn’t breathe — I moved. Every warrior in m
Chapter 166 : When the Moon TremblesAxel’s POVThe world was on fire.Smoke clawed at the sky, thick and black, choking the air until every breath tasted like blood and ash. Growls and snarls filled the battlefield, mixing with the metallic clang of blades and the dying screams of warriors. The ground beneath my boots was soaked crimson, slick with mud and the fallen. The scent of burning wood and fur was everywhere — chaos, destruction, war.And I was in the middle of it.My claws were out, half-shifted, muscles trembling under the strain of keeping control. My wolf fought to take full command, but I couldn’t let it — not yet. Not when my men needed strategy as much as strength. Every swing of my blade tore through another enemy, every growl from my throat was both warning and command.They came from the East — warriors from the Blood Fang Pack, ruthless and relentless. I didn’t know who had provoked them, but I knew one thing: they wanted blood. They wanted my pack broken.My arm b







