LOGINLYRAI finally finished with the last person waiting outside my office, and I didn't waste a second before leaving. I needed a bath. As I started the water, my mind went back to what Darius and I had talked about. The "Savage Luna" nickname still made me want to laugh, but it also made me think. People were watching me now more than ever.Kael and Lucian were still at the front of my mind. I knew I couldn't keep ignoring the situation between us, especially with Lucian. He was the Alpha of this pack, and my presence was clearly messing with his head. Over the last few days, he had changed. He wasn't trying to force me into anything anymore, but he was pulling away. His withdrawal was becoming so obvious that even the omegas were starting to whisper about it.I stripped off my clothes and stepped into the water. It was hot, and it helped settle my nerves. I thought about how Lucian had avoided my gaze ever since I rejected the Luna title at the council hall. I didn't know how to fix
LYRAIt has been three days since the blood bath at the council territory, and I just got back to my pack this morning. I thought I would finally get some rest, but I was wrong. I’ve been stuck in this office since the sun came up.A constant stream of people has been lining up outside my door, and I didn't expect this many. Most of them are wolves who used to hide, and they look like they are finally breathing for the first time in years. I guess they were just terrified of the council and Elder Marrek. Now that the old power is dead, they are coming out to pledge their allegiance to me. It’s a lot to handle, but I take every name and every oath.By the time the afternoon sun hit, the crowd finally thinned out. I leaned back in my chair and rubbed my eyes, feeling the ache in my neck. The door opened and Darius walked in. He looked tired too, but he still had that sharp, alert look in his eyes.I looked at him and felt a pang of guilt. During the chaos at the council, Darius had been
LYRA I watched the blood drip from my blade and felt the tension finally start to leave my body. My fingers were cramped, and I hadn't even realized how hard I’d been clenching the hilt of my dagger until my knuckles started to throb. I let out a slow breath and tried to relax my shoulders.The hall was silent, but the air felt different now. It wasn’t the heavy, suffocating silence of a trap. It was the silence of a pack waiting for a signal.Lucian moved suddenly.I expected him to say something cutting or to try and take control of the room by force. Instead, he walked right up to me. He didn’t stop until he was standing directly in my space, and then, to my absolute shock, he dropped to one knee.My eyes widened. This was Lucian Draegor. He was the most egoistic, stubborn man I had ever known. He didn't bow to anyone, and he certainly didn't admit when he was wrong. But there he was, kneeling on the cold stone at my feet."All hail the Blackfang’s Luna!" Lucian yelled.His voice
I watched the life drain from Rydan’s eyes. He let out a wet, rattling gulp, his fingers twitching against the marble floor as he tried to find one last breath. His eyes stayed fixed on mine, burning with a pure, unfiltered hatred.His eyes turned glassy and his head lolled back. His body hit the ground with a heavy, final thud.The sound echoed through the hall, and in that moment, something inside me clicked. It felt like a lock turning in my chest. For years, I had been the one on the ground. I had been the one looking up at Alphas and Betas, waiting for the blow to fall. Now, the roles were reversed. The weak Omega they sold was officially dead, buried under the weight of the man I had just slaughtered.I looked up from the corpse and scanned the room. The silence was absolute. Every wolf in the council hall was frozen. The council members, the guards, and the warriors from the aligned packs were all staring at me. They looked like they were seeing a ghost, or maybe something much
LYRAI saw everyone freeze with their eyes on me.The silence in the hall was tense and I felt a certain sense of accomplishment as I stood there. I didn't necessarily desire to be feared, but it would suffice for now. Fear was just another form of respect and after everything they had done to me, I would take it. I looked down at Rydan. I was holding his head up by a handful of hair and I made sure he couldn't look away."Look at the crowd, Rydan," I said. My voice was flat and cold. "Look at everyone as they observe your helpless form at my whims. This is the end of your little game."I expected him to beg. I expected him to at least say something that sounded like surrender or even a plea for his life. Instead, his chest began to heave. He started laughing. It wasn't a nervous laugh; it was a deep, mocking sound that made my skin crawl.I was puzzled. I kept my grip tight and my eyes scanned the area around us. Was he stalling? Did he have a backup attack or a hidden group of warr
LYRABefore Kael or Lucian could try to talk me out of it, I rushed forward. Selene moved quickly, knocking arrows and picking off the wolves that tried to crowd my path. Kael and Lucian followed close behind and they started cutting down anyone who tried to flank me. They didn't have a choice but to back me up now. I didn't mind the help as long as they stayed out of the way of my actual target.I finally reached Rydan. We met in the center of the hall and the first clash sent a shock up my arms. My expression changed instantly because I hadn't expected him to be this strong. His attack was overwhelming and I felt my boots skid across the marble floor as I was pushed back several feet.He was stronger than he looked.We were right in the middle of the battle where everyone could see us. Rydan knew it and he didn't waste a second. He threw his head back and let out a loud, mocking roar."Is this the leader you are following?" he screamed, his eyes darting toward the rogues who were f
LYRAI refused to allow Marrek to continue spouting off as if my people were objects he could trample on with no repercussions.“My pack is not made up of rogues " I declared, moving closer so he had to meet my gaze instead of glancing past me as if I were invisible. My voice remained firm even th
Lyra’s POV The first thing I felt when I opened my eyes was a sharp pain at the side of my head. It pulsed slowly and made it hard to think, and for a moment I didn’t understand where I was or why the ground felt colder than my skin. I tried to lift my arm but my body felt heavy, and when I shifted
Kael’s POV I knew I should have expected Ryker to pull something dirty, but I was too focused on his words and the way he looked at Lyra, and that distraction was the only reason he managed to throw me into the wall. The impact shot through my back and ribs and for a moment the breath left my lungs
Lyra’s POV The council standing at the gate didn’t look like the same group that escorted me into Ironclaw on the first day I arrived. Back then they bowed and treated me with a kind of stiff respect, but now they acted like I was invisible. Not one of them looked at me, and the coldness in their s







