LOGINDamon POVThe walls of my office felt tighter than they had ever been. I paced from the shelf to the table, from the table to the window, like a caged wolf barely holding his sanity. My mind wasn’t even here, it was running circles around one name.Aria.The audacity she had… the boldness… the guts to stand in front of me and reject me. Reject me, her Alpha, her mate. The pride should have angered me enough to forget her entirely, but instead it sat in my chest like a burning coal. Not just anger, something deeper, something I didn’t want to admit.“She thinks she can survive without me,” I muttered to myself, clenching my fists.The thought alone made my chest twist. Not out of love, I never loved her. I always told myself that. I repeated it so often that it became a chant in my head. But still… she was perfect for the pack. A proper Luna. Disciplined, calm, intelligent, organized, everything a pack needed in its Luna.Not like Selene.My jaw tightened.Where Aria carried responsibi
The harsh rays of sunlight hit my face like a slap, forcing my eyes open. The brightness stung, and for a few seconds, I couldn’t tell if I was dreaming or awake. My head throbbed painfully, and the air around me smelled of dust and dry heat.As my eyes adjusted, what I saw nearly made my heart stop.All around me was an open desert, endless sand stretching toward a trembling horizon. The air shimmered with heat, and not far from me stood something that looked like a modern hut, but it was made of steel sheets and concrete walls. It wasn’t a home. It looked like a bunker, like something built to keep things in, not to keep things out.When I tried to move, my arms wouldn’t budge. My legs, too, felt stiff. I looked down, and a thick iron chain wrapped tightly around both my wrists and ankles. My skin was red from where the metal had rubbed me raw. Panic crawled up my throat.Then a sound made me freeze.A sharp crack! , followed by the desperate cry of a wolf.I turned sharply toward t
I woke up slowly, as if someone was dragging me back from a dark place I didn’t want to stay in. My back was touching the cold floor, and my head felt heavy like I had been sleeping for a hundred years and fighting in my dreams at the same time. For a moment, everything looked blurry like fog was inside my eyes.Then it all hit me at once.The rejection.The ripping pain.The crying inside my heart that my mouth didn’t release.The bond breaking like a bone snapping in the soul.My body trembled. I had rolled on the floor earlier, I remembered that clearly now. My fingers pressed the ground as I pushed myself up. It felt like pushing up a mountain, but I did it slowly.When my vision finally cleared, they were still there.Damon.His mother.Selene.Standing like statues, staring at me like I had done something unforgivable. I expected anger. But what I saw first in Damon’s eyes was shock. Then pain. Then pride trying to pretend he didn’t care.I wiped my lip and stood properly. My le
Aria POVMy eyes fluttered open slowly, heavy like someone poured sand inside them.My whole body felt weak, like I had wrestled with a mountain in my sleep.My hand searched blindly for my phone on the side table. My fingers brushed it, and I grabbed it weakly.7:00AM.My chest tightened.What?I planned to wake before dawn. I planned everything. So why did my body betray me?“Oh no… why didn’t I wake up?” I whispered, my voice tired and cracked.Elly, my wolf, purred in my chest.“Because you are exhausted, and carrying a pup,” she murmured.Her tone wasn’t harsh today. It was soft. Tired. Protective.I slowly dragged myself out of bed. Every step felt like I was carrying stones tied to my legs. My vision blurred for a moment, and I gripped the dresser for support.Staring into the mirror, I almost startled myself.My skin looked pale, like blood had drained from me.My lips looked dull.My eyes? They looked tired, too tired for someone my age.I splashed cold water on my face. It d
Aria POVGetting home, the house felt strange.Too quiet.Too wide.Too empty.A place where I once dreamed of building a future suddenly felt like a cage ready to choke me. I didn’t sit, I didn’t think too much, I just moved. Every step dragged like a weight, but I pushed myself. I packed up my bags and everything I felt I needed because… I am tired. I am tired of fighting for a place in a heart that never chose me. I am tired of loving alone. I am tired of hurting alone.I need peace.I need air.I need safety, for me and for my unborn baby.I placed a hand over my stomach as the thought passed again. My pup. My little miracle. My child didn’t ask to be part of this pain. My child deserves light, not tears—love, not cold silence. I can’t let my baby grow up in a place where their mother is nothing more than a breathing shadow.“I can’t give birth here,” I whispered into the empty room, voice cracking. “Not now… not like this.”I swallowed down a knot of pain. My child deserves a mot
Aria POV“How are you doing, Luna?”Liam’s voice echoed softly through the quiet hospital room, his tone gentle and careful, like I was made of glass and might break again if he spoke the wrong way.I blinked slowly, trying to fully recover from the experience. The room still smelled like antiseptic and sadness. My chest felt heavy, and my heart felt tired.“I’m fine,” I said quietly, pushing myself up to sit. My voice sounded calm, but inside I was cracking like old glass. “How did you know I’m here?”“I heard from your staff that you are at the hospital,” he replied as he moved closer and sat on the couch beside the window. His brows lowered with real concern. “What happened?”For a moment, I didn’t speak. I let silence sit. I stared at my hands, because if I looked at his eyes, I might start crying again, and I refuse to be weak in front of anybody anymore.“Nothing,” I finally breathed out. “I just… felt my leg heavy and the next thing I remember is darkness.”I reached for my pho







