Masuk*****Leo climbs on the bed first and shouts, "Mama Veronica, Mama, wake up, the sun is blue-gold today, look!"I open my eyes and I am still in Zephyr's arms and Mira is already on my chest and the other four are pushing at the door, and I laugh, "Good morning, my little prince, did you sleep well under real stars again."Mira says, "Mama, Leo snored, he snored like Papa's wolf, I could not sleep."Zephyr growls playfully and says, "I do not snore, little Mira, alpha kings do not snore, we breathe royal air."Leo giggles and says, "Papa, you do snore, Mama said so yesterday, she said you snore like a big bear after breaking seven hearts."I hit Zephyr's chest lightly and say, "Do not teach them to lie, you do snore, my ruthless and uncaring High King, but I love your snore now."Uncle Richard knocks and opens door and says, "High Queen, High King, your six children are supposed to be in lessons with Lyra, not jumping on your bed."Lyra peeks behind him and says, "Let them jump, Richa
Trent looks at me and bows his head low, "Veronica, High Queen, thank you for freeing us even after what we did to you, red moon pack is yours now if you want, we will follow you and High King Zephyr."Candice runs to me and hugs me even though we have not hugged in years, "Veronica, I am so sorry, you were my best friend and I betrayed you, can you ever forgive me."I hug her back because I am not angry anymore, the crystal made us cruel, and I whisper, "I forgive you, Candice, but I am not coming back to red moon as Luna, I am High Queen now and mother to six, and my home is with Zephyr and Leo under blue sky."She nods and cries harder and steps back, and Zephyr comes to me with Leo and Mira and the other four children, his arms around all of us, and he looks at Trent and says, not cruel but firm, "Red moon will be free pack now, no more harvesting, no more broken bonds as fuel, you will help us find the other five hearts."Trent nods quickly, "Yes, High King, we will."Lyra picks
Veronica's POVThe wagon stops at the border of red moon territory and the air suddenly feels colder and heavier even though the sky above us is still blue from when we broke the capital heart and scattered the golden dust, and Leo is asleep again on my lap with his little golden eyes closed and Mira is holding tight to my dress with her amber eyes wide and scared because she can feel the second heart too even from here.Zephyr gets off his horse and his golden eyes are blazing with that ruthless alpha fire that makes him the most feared alpha in all of America, but his hands are gentle when he reaches into the wagon and lifts Leo and Mira out, one in each arm, and the other four children climb out behind me and hold onto my legs and Richard's and Lyra's hands.In front of us across the pine trees we see the red moon banner, red crescent on black, flying over the council hall where I signed my divorce papers, where Trent alpha of red moon pack told me he did not care about me anymore
Veronica's POVLeo is still holding my hand in sleep and his little fingers are warm and tight around mine even though he is dreaming, and Mira is curled against my other side with her amber eyes finally closed and breathing soft, and the fire in the upper nursery is low and warm and the six small beds are full of sleeping children who were in blue light cages yesterday and now sleep under real blankets for the first time.Zephyr is still sitting on the floor beside our beds with his back against the wall and his greatsword across his knees, his golden eyes are open even though it is early morning and the blue sky is just starting to turn light through the big windows, and he has not slept at all because he is the most feared alpha in all of America but also the father who will not let anyone touch his family ever again."Little wolf, you should sleep a little more," he whispers to me without moving, his voice low so he does not wake Leo and Mira, "we have a long road today to red moo
Veronica's POVLeo is still asleep on my lap and Mira is curled against my side with her little amber eyes finally closed and the other four children are scattered around us on the grass in the sunlit courtyard, and the sky above us is dark now but not purple dark, real dark with real stars that no one in the capital has seen clearly for five hundred years because of Alistair's vault and the council's siphon.Zephyr sits behind me with his back against the marble pillar and his big arms around me and Leo and Mira at the same time, his greatsword is on the ground beside him still glowing faint gold from when we broke the altar and the backup crystal, and his golden eyes watch the stars like he has never seen them before."We should take them inside, little wolf, the night air is getting cold," he whispers to me softly so he does not wake the children, but his voice is still that alpha voice that makes my heart beat fast even when I am tired.I shake my head a little and I hold Mira tig
Veronica's POVLeo is sleeping on my shoulder and his little breath is warm against my neck and his small hands are still holding tight to my pendant even in sleep, and I walk down from the upper gates with Zephyr's big hand holding mine so tight like he is scared I will disappear if he lets go.The blue sky is still bright above the capital and the golden dust Lyra threw out the window is still floating like tiny stars in the wind, and people down in the lower city are coming out of their houses and looking up, confused and hopeful, because for five hundred years the sky was gray and purple from Alistair's magic and now it is blue for the first time."We need to go to the nursery before the dust settles," Lyra says behind us, her voice tired but fast, her bleeding hand wrapped in cloth and her pouch now empty, "the council kept other children of alpha blood as backups, they kept them as little anchors in case the main nexus failed."Uncle Richard nods and his iron sword is still in h
Chapter 6Veronica's POVI could almost feel his eyes burrowing holes at the back of my head as he stared at me for what felt like hours but in reality was just a few seconds." So what do you say? Is the big alpha about to reject me?" I asked him, my voice purring and my speech slurred.He pulled
Five How could someone look so handsome yet dangerous at the same time? I watched as he headed my direction and sat in the chair in front of him. I flashed him a drunken grin.“Hi” I said and he ignored me. Or rather just stared, like he was seeing someone for the first time.“Hi” I sai
FourI wasn’t telling him, or anyone. They didn’t deserve to know, no one cared. Trent would want to keep me under tabs for his child which is the exact same reason I didn’t want him to know. I didn’t want to see him again, ever. He had nearly ruined my mental health and my sanity. I didn’t want an
ThreeThe hotel was very from our house, or rather Trent’s and Candice’s house. I had made sure it was so. I had cried for almost an hour immediately I checked in. The realization of what really happened hit me hard and I just didn’t know if I would ever recover. The hotel was nice and distracting







