I was the most powerful Alpha in the world, one with many victories and achievement, I was feared, untouchable, worshipped across the world… but I had one secret, one weakness, one that can end me the moment it's out, one that my achievement can't save me from, and that was my identity… I was a woman.
View MoreRAVEN'S POVEverything felt like it was crashing down on me. The moment Damien said we were on our own, something inside me snapped. I didn’t know what to think or what to say. I just stood frozen in the same spot, my hands shaking, my heart racing in my chest like a drum that wouldn’t stop. We were fucked. He kept saying we would figure it out. That it would be fine. But it didn’t feel fine. Nothing about this was fine. We were the opposite of fine, we were screwed.“Raven, breathe,” Damien said softly, his hand brushing against my arm. “It’s not over. We’ve been through worse.”“No, we haven’t,” I snapped, stepping back. “This is worse. We are completely screwed, Damien. The Lycan Lord just cut us off from the rest of the world. No one’s going to help us. And the council—” I stopped, my throat tightening.As if summoned by my anger, the council had called for an emergency meeting not even an hour later. The mood in the council hall was as deadly as poison the moment I walked in.
RAVEN’S POVI stood by the balcony, my arms folded tight across my chest, trying to keep my thoughts from spiralling. The conversation with Kai kept replaying in my head, and I hated that it did. I didn’t want to believe Damien could do anything like what Kai suggested. Damien had always been there for me. He was the most upright and just man I have met. But yet— somehow Kai's words were enough to shake everything I believe or held about Damien. I hate myself for investigating my best friend because some psycho asked me to but don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t doing this because of Kai. Hell no, Kai was the number one person I couldn't trust. I was doing this because I wanted to prove Kai wrong and also there were too many unanswered questions floating around lately. Some things were not just adding up. I inhaled deeply running a hair through my long hair. I have been so busy lately that I forgot to cut my hair. I looked into the mirror, admiring my feminine look. I wasn't looking that
KAI’S POV. I stood under the cover of trees outside the palace, blending into the dark, patiently waiting for Raven to come. The last time we spoke was the day she was returning home from the war. And there was a lot she needed— we needed to catch up to. Raven moved through the shadows skillfully. Black cloak draped over her shoulders, boots soft against the dirt, her hair tied back but still wild like always. She looked around before walking toward me.“You’re late,” I whispered.“Blame the council,” she muttered, brushing a leaf off her shoulder. “They wouldn’t shut up about the fight or should I say the manslaughter your people did.”“I swear I did not know what my brother was planning,” I defended. “If I had known you would have been the first to know.”She raised a hand to silence me. “Save it for the person who wants to hear,” she said coldly. I inhaled deeply, nodding my head. Her anger was justified. I can still remember her face as she buried her dead. “You okay?” I aske
RAVEN’S POVI stood outside Damien’s door, fingers clenched, stomach tight. After everything, coming here still felt strange… but also necessary.I knocked once. Loud enough so he’d know it was me.A second later, the door opened and there he was — Damien. Hair messy like he hadn’t slept properly, eyes tired, but soft the moment they landed on me.“Raven,” he breathed, like he’d been holding that in for days. “Thank the gods… you’re back.”“Yeah,” I nodded, stepping inside. “Things have been rough after the attack. The elders even tried to chop off my head,” I joked. “Well, I'm glad you are back,” he said with a smile. We went silent for a while. Stealing glances at each other everytime we thought the other wasn't looking. My cheeks on fire from the forced smile.“So how are you doing?” I asked, breaking the uncomfortable silence. “Being hell, but I'm pulling through.”“I heard you’re still doing your Beta duties even after I laid you off. That’s real dedication.”He closed the doo
RAVEN’S POVThe moment we stepped back into the pack, I already knew what was waiting for me.The heavy silence. The cold stares. They were all enough to tell me that the council was really disappointed in me. Well, I didn't care, I had more things to worry about. I walked slowly to the council hall. There was no need to rush, at least not when I know the council were patiently waiting to chop my head off. I finally got to the meeting hall. The guards pushed the doors widely, letting get a view of their angry stare before walking in. “Well,” I breathe, placing my hands on my waist. My eyes swept through the crowd with a casual look. A mixture of disdain and anger etched on their faces. They didn't even bother to acknowledge their Alpha. Rude. “You are all looking at me like I had personally invited the Lycans into our territory,” I scoffed making my way to my seat. “I know I messed up badly but I'm still your Alpha.”Elder Thorne didn’t waste time. “Rowan… you were supposed to p
RAVEN'S POVThe air split with a sound like the sky had cracked in half. It was a loud, sharp, and terrifying bang. Kai and I froze mid-step, both of us turning at once toward the sound. It wasn’t thunder. It was an explosion and it looked close. My heart slammed in my chest as I grabbed Kai’s arm. “That came from the east.”His eyes widened. “The camp.”Without thinking, I ran towards the direction, my heart pounding loudly in my chest. Every step made the smell of smoke stronger, the sky grew darker, and the heat more unbearable. Screams began to break through the woods.By the time we reached the edge of our secret base, the trees opened to chaos.Flames danced over the rooftops of the smaller barracks. Smoke curled up into the evening sky like black ropes twisting toward the gods. The crackling of fire drowned every other sound until a howl tore through it—one of our own.My jaw dropped open. It was like my soul left me for some seconds but was too scared of the scene so it ret
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