Mag-log inAlpha Bran’s POV Clara stood frozen before us, her trembling eyes locked entirely on Aric. Her fingers curled tightly against the edge of the door.Why was she so terrified of him?Before I could speak again, footsteps echoed faintly from upstairs.A male voice muttered something I couldn't make out entirely. Then Grayson appeared at the top of the staircase. He was halfway down before he finally looked toward the entrance and froze.The change in his expression was immediate.His eyes widened the moment they landed on me. Then my gaze dropped lower to the sackcloth bag hanging over his shoulder. The exact same bag from the footage.A pulse of tension shot through me instantly.“Grayson,” I said, and stepped forward. “What’s in the bag?”His grip tightened around the sack. His eyes flickered briefly toward Clara before returning to me. For the first time since I had known him, he actually looked flustered.But that only lasted for a second. The next second, he composed himself, mutte
Alpha Bran's POVI stared at Aric while Bane’s accusation hung heavily in the air.Aric’s jaw tightened.For the first time since I had known him, I saw tension crack through his calm exterior. His shoulders stiffened subtly, and his eyes shifted away for half a second like he was calculating something rapidly inside his head.“How do you know that?” I asked my Beta.He dragged a hand down his face before breathing in deeply. “Fuck it,” Then he looked directly at me. “I visited them that night.”Bane’s eyes widened so much I thought they would fall out of his head.“What?” he snapped.I even was stunned by what my Beta just said.Aric quickly lifted a hand before either of us could speak further. “Hold on. I wasn’t the one who killed them.”I stared at him carefully, trying to read his face. “Then who did?” “I have no idea.”Bane looked ready to explode. “You expect us to believe that?”Aric’s eyes hardened instantly. “I said I didn’t kill them.”“Then why were you there?” I asked.H
Clara’s POV“Clara.” Grayson’s voice pulled me out of my spiraling thoughts.I looked at him, still pressed tightly against the wall while my chest rose and fell unevenly.“What’s wrong?” he asked.I stared at him in disbelief. “What’s wrong? Are you serious right now?”His brows furrowed.“Everything is wrong, Grayson!” I burst out, my voice shaking badly. I pointed toward the table again, horrified all over again, just looking at them. “You brought the heads of dead men into my bedroom!”Grayson stayed silent. Only looking at me.I continued, nearly choking on the words. “Everything is fucking wrong, Grayson! How can you even think this was okay?”.Grayson finally spoke. “I thought you would be happy they were dead.”Happy?What was he thinking?I stared at him, unable to understand how his mind had reached that conclusion. I couldn’t even find anymore words to speak.I had known Grayson for years. Longer than almost anyone else in my life. But recently, a lot had changed rapidly ab
Clara’s POVThe smell of blood was strong in the air. My brows furrowed as consciousness slowly returned. I remained curled beneath the blankets, half asleep while trying to understand why the scent of blood was so heavy in my room.The realization pulled me awake as my eyes opened slowly. At first, everything looked normal. Morning sunlight slipped softly through the curtains, illuminating the quiet room in pale gold. Then I turned sideways and a loud scream ripped out of my throat.I scrambled backward across the bed so fast pain shot through my injured leg. My heartbeat hammered faster than usual as terror slammed into me.Three heads lined neatly across the table were staring at me. Blood stained the wood beneath them.I screamed again, stumbling off the bed in panic until my back slammed against the opposite wall.The room spun around me.Their eyes were wide open but empty.“Clara!” Grayson called as the bedroom door burst open. He rushed inside, panic written across his face.
Alpha Bran’s POV“I actually came to report something, Alpha.”The seriousness in Banes’ voice immediately sharpened my attention. I leaned back in my chair despite the pounding in my head. Across from me, Aric had gone still too, his sharp eyes fixed on the Gamma.Bane hesitated briefly before saying, “Three people died in the pack last night.”My brows furrowed instantly. “Three?”Bane nodded grimly. “Yes, Alpha.”The remnants of alcohol disappeared from my mind immediately. “Who are they?” “One of them was from a prominent family,” Bane answered. “The other two were ordinary pack members.”Aric crossed his arms slowly beside the desk while I sat upright.“The one from a prominent family was from which family?” I asked.“The Harlows.”The Harlows were influential among the lower council families. Wealthy. Respected. Proud.They would go all out to make sure their family member was avenged. Bane continued, “The families of the deceased are demanding answers already. The deaths hap
Alpha Bran’s POVMy eyelids flew open with force. Air tore into my lungs as though I had been drowning beneath water. My body jerked upright on the bed, sweat clinging to my skin despite the cold midnight air pouring through the opened windows.My chest burned.“Oh no…” I rasped, clutching at it tightly.My fingers curled against my shirt as my heartbeat slammed wildly beneath my ribs. I could do nothing but sit there, breathing hard like a hunted animal.Then the nightmare resurfaced in my mind. The scene was at the execution ground with the entire pack gathered around, and Serafinestanding in chains before me.My jaw tightened painfully as the memory dug into me. In the dream, her face had been pale but calm. Her green moss eyes had stared directly at me even while the guards forced her to kneel.I had pronounced her a traitor because she let enemies into the pack, causing the war we had just lost. She was condemned to death by me. Yet she never tried to defend herself. She had on
Serafine’s POVMy head throbbed so violently it felt like something was beating against my skull from the inside.Hope helped me sit properly on the bed, her hands gentle despite the tension in the room. “I’m so sorry,” she whispered. Then under her breath, she added bitterly, “So much for the pac
Serafine’s POVMy heart was still racing from where Bran had grabbed me. My skin still remembered the pressure of his arms. I didn’t know what shocked me more. His sudden embrace or the look on his face when I pushed him away.The door clicked shut behind him. A few minutes later, it opened again.
Alpha Bran’s POVEven though we had suspected it. Even though the signs had been there…I didn’t believe it. Not until I saw the silver bracelet tear into her skin like acid. I stared at the screen, shock rooting me to the spot.Serafine was a wolf!My mate was a wolf.But that made no sense.The f
Alpha Bran’s POVRyker could not stay still.The moment the doctor mentioned Serafine, he surged forward inside me.I drove at high speed until the hospital building came into view. And barely waited for the vehicle to come to a full stop before stepping out.Without thinking, I went straight to Se







