เข้าสู่ระบบTalia’s POVFather was awake when I arrived.Solon fluffed his pillows and my father pulled himself upright in the hospital bed, which alone marked an improvement from the last time I saw him conscious. Unfortunately, that was where the improvements ended.His hair was now streaked with gray and once thick and black was now thinning in areas. The black marks on his skin had spread beyond his arms and now crawled across his collarbone.‘Keep it together Talia. Do not let him see you worried. He doesn’t need any more stress on him,’ my wolf warned and I took a deep breath. I fixed my expression as I continued to observe him as he hadn’t seen me yet.I could see the slight tremble in his body as my father held himself rigidly upright. His jaw flexed as every breath seemed to be painful. My father was putting on a brave front to not show how much pain he was in. Leslie’s words echoed through my mind.“He hid it for so long,” Leslie told me when we were alone one night. “Solon didn’t want
Jason’s POVThe look on her face when the container shattered against the stone was exhilarating.Talia dropped to her knees the instant the liquid spread across the ground. She pressed both palms against the cracks in the rock. Then she screamed. The sound tore out of her throat raw and exposed in a way I had never heard from her. ‘It is what she deserved for getting our father killed,’ my wolf huffed.Talia had always mastered herself, especially under pressure. Even when everything between us collapsed beyond repair, she kept her composure. I never saw her cry, not once.But in that park, with her hands scraping uselessly across wet stone, I saw the end of that composure. I grinned as I remembered her tear streaked face. Now, she understood how I felt when she abandoned me. And Nolan had to stand there and watch every second of it. My father would be proud of what I did today.‘Savor this victory,’ my wolf urged. ‘We have finally got the first taste of our revenge.’‘Now, you’re
Nolan’s POV“Don’t be so upset, Talia. The potions probably wouldn’t have helped anyway,” Jason told Talia. He smirked down at her, clearly enjoying her anguish. It made my blood boil.“You bastard! What have you done?” I roared.Jason looked up and smirked at me. He turned and strode away while Talia was frantically trying to pick up the pieces of the broken potions.“This is on you, Nolan. If you had trusted Talia, she would have gotten the potions.” Jason called the words over his shoulder as the rogues closed ranks around him. “Now it is gone. The Alpha King’s death will be on your head.”I knew what Jason was doing. He was attempting to place doubt in Talia’s mind about me. It wasn’t going to work. Talia knew my heart and she knew that the real culprit in all this was him and his putrid father.My wolf surged forward, and this time I didn’t try to restrain him. I felt the shift starting, but Solon stepped directly into my path. His Alpha aura slammed into me as he caught me with
Talia’s POV“This is not a game, Jason!” I growled.Jason scoffed and said, “I know that, but do you?”That was when it hit me. There was never going to be a trade. Jason was going to keep stringing this along.“You bastard,” I growled.“Language, Princess,” Jason teased.“There was never going to be trade, was there? You designed this entire thing so I would stand here and watch you destroy the only thing keeping my father alive.”Jason stayed silent. He simply waited, and that silence only fueled my anger.“Say something! Say something, you bastard!”That’s when I saw them and my heart sank. Nolan and Solon were running towards me. ‘What did you do? Did you reach out to them?’ I snapped at my wolf.‘No, I didn’t say anything to them,’ my wolf answered. That meant they followed me here. They didn’t trust me.“Looks like you’re not as good of a liar as you used to be,” Jason said.“Release her!” Nolan’s roar split the air before he had fully crossed the distance between us. The sou
Talia’s POVNolan was still asleep when I woke. We had spent hours making love until we fell asleep from exhaustion. Even so, I did not sleep soundly. My thoughts kept returning to what-if scenarios causing me to wake up early.I took Solon's dagger from the table and hid it in my left pant leg. I kissed Nolan on the forehead before leaving, making sure not to wake him.When I arrived in Fangvale, shops were just beginning to open. On a normal occasion, I would have gone to my favorite coffee shop and got a latte, but all I think about was meeting with Jason and how the last time I was here he tried to force me back as his mate.‘We won’t let him do that again. We will drink and eat nothing,’ my wolf said and I agreed. I decided to go to the park in the middle of Fangvale and wait. I sat on a bench and people watched. That was where Jason found me.He stepped out from where he had been waiting with his hands in his pockets. He was dressed in a green T-shirt and grey sweatpants and ten
Talia’s POV"It was nothing," Leslie said. She said it too quickly and she was not meeting my eyes. I looked at Nolan, but he met my gaze and I did not feel his emotions fluctuating through the mate bond."Actually, I have something to say," Nolan said. Leslie looked sharply at him."Nolan, think about what we talked about," she said firmly but Nolan waved her off."I support you going to meet Jason tomorrow," Nolan stated.I had not expected that, especially after our argument. “You do?” I muttered, narrowing my eyes in suspicion. "Yes. I should have never threatened to command you, Talia. You were one of the best things that have happened to me in a long time. I was, and am, afraid of losing you. I want to keep you home and safe," Nolan explained. "But you are Silverfang's princess. It is your responsibility to think of Silverfang first before your own safety. I have seen what you are capable of. I trust you to come back."I had not expected such honesty from him, especially not i
Talia’s POVThe banquet hall pulsed with music and voices. Warm light shone across stone walls and silver platters. Wolves from every territory were in their finest suits and ball gowns, while servants wove between them with trays of food and wine.At the head stood my father, the Alpha King. Even
Talia’s POVThe morning sun beat down on the training grounds, warm but not yet oppressive. Della stood beside me with a bow in hand.“Focus, Talia,” she said, her tone smug as the string creaked. She released, and the arrow thudded just outside the painted ring. “Damn it.”I chuckled and pulled my
Talia’s POVNolan leaned close to me. "That proposal is insane," he said, his voice low enough that only I could hear it."I know," I said.“Then, why are you agreeing to this?”"Trust me. I know what I am doing," I responded.If we didn’t go along with Landon’s proposal, then the other packs would
Talia’s POVMy wolf woke me close to noon.I opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling before the time registered. The light coming through the curtains was too bright for morning. I sat up and looked at the other side of the bed.‘Why did you wait so long to wake me?’ I asked.‘Because you needed m







