MasukRen’s POV The young warrior trembled violently, unable to move beneath Caspian's heavy boot. Thick tears and snot streamed down his face, mixing with the ash as he sobbed for mercy. "No... please don't kill me! I was wrong..."My eyes turned as cold as glacial ice as I looked down at him. "What exactly were you wrong about? When Vera just swore on her life that my father wasn't a murderer, you still firmly believed he was.""No! No! He wasn't a murderer! I was blind! I was stupid!" the man shrieked, his voice cracking with sheer panic.His pathetic, groveling state filled me with absolute disgust. I knew perfectly well he felt absolutely zero remorse for how he had treated me; he was only submitting because the cold steel of my dagger was buried an inch from his face.My pack had been burned to ashes. The true culprit, Alpha Kane, had cowardly vanished into the woods, leaving the pack to endure the raging fire, while my chest burned with a rage with no target to unleash it on. Suppr
"It was him! I saw it with my own two eyes! He is the one who killed him!"Seeing the suspicion in the crowd's eyes, Vera completely panicked. She raised her voice, screaming frantically at the top of her lungs. "I swear it in the name of the Moon Goddess! If I have uttered even a single lie today, may I drop dead right here! May my soul be trampled to dust by the rogues!"The survivors collectively gasped, stepping backward in sheer horror. A blood oath to the Moon Goddess was sacred. It was impossible to lie under such a vow without being struck down."How could it be Alpha Kane?" the young warrior who had been shouting the loudest muttered to himself, his face draining of color. "He's... that was his own father..."My hand trembled around the silver dagger pressed against Vera's throat. I had considered a thousand different suspects over the past few days, but I had never imagined it would be Alpha Kane—not even in my darkest nightmares. Kane had brutally slaughtered his own fathe
Ren’s POV I was startled for a split second, but before the woman could get anywhere near me, Malachi lunged forward, his massive frame blocking her path and slamming her back by her shoulders.I stood up slowly, wiping the ash from my knees, and fixed her with a cold stare."Vera, what the hell are you doing?!"I couldn't help cursing her inwardly. This woman was just as damn stupid as Catherine!Vera staggered back under Malachi's force. Looking around, she saw that everyone was kneeling in solemn grief, and only now did she seem to realize she had interrupted a mass pack funeral. The color drained from her face. She took two guilty steps back, her fingers nervously twisting her skirt as she stammered, "I... I was just worried. I heard Catherine had been captured by the rogues, so I wanted to ask... "I frowned when I heard Catherine's name. Right. I hadn't seen that idiot since the rogue leader left her behind to deal with me. Had she somehow slipped away? Knowing her, she was fa
Ren’s POV Seeing Malachi's solemn, rigid expression, Lyall and I exchanged a sharp, tense glance. Our usually reckless Gamma never looked this serious. Whatever lay ahead couldn’t be simple."Lead the way," Lyall commanded in a low voice. The heavy arm he had wrapped around my waist tightened, pulling me flush against his side as we stepped into motion.We followed Malachi through the cave's damp, twisting labyrinth, turning down darker and more narrow tunnels until we reached the most secluded chamber near the cliffside. Malachi stopped before a rough-hewn wooden door. He hesitated, his jaw clenching as he cast a look over his shoulder at us. He threw his weight against the wood and shoved the door open.A wave of a suffocating, putrid stench instantly blasted our senses.It was a sickening cocktail of stale sweat, human waste, dried blood, and the unmistakable rot of festering wounds. The odor was so overpowering that everyone present instinctively pulled their sleeves over their
Ren’s POV The black wolf’s rotten breath washed over me as his fangs came closer and closer to my throat.I gritted my teeth and tightened my grip on the dagger.Just then, a deafening crash sounded. Flying debris erupted into the room as the massive black portcullis was violently blasted off its tracks. Through the smoke, a colossal, radiating silver wolf burst in."AWOOOO—!!" A howl filled with the overwhelming dominance of the Lycan King echoed through the cavern. The sheer pressure made every rogue’s ears ring and their legs tremble uncontrollably.Before the black wolf could close his jaws around my neck, a flash of silver tore through the cavern. Lyall lunged forward and slammed his massive paw down on him.CRACK! The sharp, clear sound of fracturing bone echoed off the rock. The rogue leader let out an agonizing howl as he was pinned flat against the stone slab.The black wolf blinked. The moment he recognized who it was, his eyes filled with pure horror. "Lycan... King?!"
Ren’s POV You absolute fool!I cursed her over and over in my head. If she exposed me right now, not only would the captive women and children die, but Malachi and I would be torn to shreds in seconds. My muscles tensed, and my thumb slid toward the dagger at my waist.The Rogue Leader let out a fierce, malicious laugh, cutting Catherine off mid-sentence. "I love breaking wildcats!”He marched down the stone steps."The fiercer the temper, the sweeter the submission!"He grabbed the chains around Catherine's wrists and dragged her toward the dark passage behind the stone throne.Catherine fought desperately, kicking and screaming. Her eyes never left me.She wanted to call my name again.I saw it in her eyes."Ren..."My blood ran cold.But before the sound could escape her lips, the Rogue Leader suddenly stopped.For a split second, his crimson eyes shifted toward me.My heart nearly stopped. Had he noticed me?No...I forced myself to remain still, lowering my head like every other rogue
Ren’s POV "Little beauty, you've finally fallen into my hands!"A lewd, mocking voice suddenly echoed from above me. I snapped my head up, and my blood ran cold when I saw who it was. It was Malachi, the Beta from last night.Panic surged through me as I looked around. We weren't heading to the pla
"Expelled? On what grounds?"The words felt like a death sentence. I stood there, shaking, my mind racing through everything we had given up. I've done so much for this pack day after day. My mother had literally sold her body to the pack’s Betas, letting them use her like a toy just so we could sta
"Omega, come here." The command was soft, but it carried the weight of a mountain. The air pressure in the room shifted. I didn't respond immediately; I desperately wanted to run away, to flee this room and this humiliation.On the bed, Vera pouted. She cupped her breasts, leaning down to try and
"You filthy Omega! An Alpha is not for you to crave!"The crack of Vera’s hand against my cheek echoed through the hallway like a gunshot. The force of it knocked me off my feet, and I hit the marble floor hard, pain shooting through my shoulder and hip.I lay there for a moment, dazed, the coppery







