INICIAR SESIÓNThird person's POV Seeing how furious his father wore, Rafael walked out. The moment the heavy council chamber doors closed behind Rafael, the Alpha King exploded."How dare he!"His roar shook the chamber so violently that even the seasoned elders instinctively lowered their eyes. In one furious motion, the Alpha King snatched the royal heir's signet ring from the council table and hurled it across the room. The heavy gold ring struck a marble pillar with a sharp metallic crack before bouncing across the polished floor, the sound echoing through the chamber like the breaking of something far older than metal."He throws away centuries of royal blood for a servant!" the Alpha King thundered, his face flushed with rage. "For a traitor! For a woman who nearly brought this kingdom to ruin!"No one answered immediately. The ministers exchanged uneasy glances while several elders slowly rose from their seats. "Your Majesty," the oldest among them began carefully, "perhaps the prince simpl
Landon's POV I arrived at the council chamber expecting another endless discussion about patrol reports, border security, and the humiliating reality that the Crown Prince's marked mate had vanished from under the palace's nose. Instead, I was greeted by the sight of nearly every senior commander already seated around the long oak table, stacks of reports spread before them while the atmosphere hung unusually heavy, as though everyone had been waiting for me to arrive before delivering bad news. I took my seat without a word, nodded for the meeting to begin, and watched Commander Aldric rise to his feet with a tired expression that immediately told me the search had accomplished nothing."Your Highness," he began, unrolling a map that had become painfully familiar over the last several days, "every search unit has now returned. We covered the northern trade roads, the eastern forests, the western hills, every village within three days' travel, and questioned every merchant caravan c
Nora's POV By the time the third day dragged itself into existence, Nora could no longer tell whether her body was failing from exhaustion alone or from the constant strain of fear that never really let her rest even when her eyes were closed. Every time she tried to breathe deeply enough to steady herself, her lungs seemed to tighten as though even the air around them had become something dangerous, something that could betray their location if she inhaled too loudly or too long, and Elena’s hand on her arm had become the only thing that consistently reminded her she was still moving forward at all rather than collapsing somewhere in the undergrowth and simply not getting back up.They had barely spoken that morning, not because there was nothing to say, but because words felt like a waste of energy they could no longer afford. Nora mostly followed Elena’s movements by instinct now, trusting the way she adjusted their direction without explanation, trusting the way she would sudde
Third person's POV By the second day, Nora had stopped thinking of their escape as something that ended at the border and started understanding it as something that simply continued without pause, like the world itself had decided there would be no true resting point until they either reached safety or completely collapsed trying to find it.Her body still hadn’t recovered from the feverish night in the rain, and every movement felt as if her strength was being rationed without her permission. Elena noticed it more than Nora admitted, but neither of them said it out loud, because saying it would make it real in a way that would force them to reconsider their pace, and reconsidering their pace was not something either of them could afford right now.They moved through forest cover most of the time, avoiding anything that resembled open paths or predictable terrain, choosing instead to stay where trees were thick enough to break sightlines and where sound was softened enough to hide mo
Third person's POV Karl arrived not long after the confirmation reports were finalized, as if he had been waiting just outside the threshold for the exact moment the situation became official enough to justify his involvement, and the energy he brought into the council chamber immediately shifted the atmosphere from controlled tension into something sharper, more volatile, more openly adversarial.He didn’t bother with formal greeting beyond a quick acknowledgment of the council, his eyes already scanning the map on the table and the scattered reports beside it, before settling on Rafael with a look that carried immediate judgment.He was furious that Nora had managed to escape. She was supposed to be the puppet he used in controlling and destroying Rafael. How could she have escaped and gone like that? He couldn't help but be highly suspicious of Rafael. Had he helped her to escape? Seeing how calm he was being only fueled his anger even more.“So it’s true,” Karl said, voice low bu
Third person's POV The next morning, news of Nora and Elena's disappearance has spread all through the palace.Rafael had been in the middle of a council meeting, unaware of the fact that his mate had escaped in the middle of the night. The report came during the second hour of the council briefing, delivered by a breathless guard who entered with just enough hesitation to immediately signal that whatever he was about to say had already been repeated too many times between too many people who didn’t want responsibility for it.“Your Highness,” the guard began, bowing quickly, voice tight, “there has been a breach along the lower western route, near the outer supply passage. Two servants are missing from the registered headcount. Their names are Nora and Elena. Patrol confirms they exited the territory overnight.” he reported.The room changed instantly. Rafael didn’t move at first, but something in his attention shifted so sharply it felt like the air itself had been pulled away fro
Nora’s POVLife in the palace had been as unpredictable as usual. I tried my best to not upset Rafeal or any high ranking member of the pack. The last night I needed was to draw attention myself as I was still trying to figure out how to go about my mission.On a cold night, the palace felt tensed.
Rafael’s POVThe palace had become unbearable since Nora arrived.I realized that three days after the selection ceremony while sitting through a council meeting I normally would have controlled effortlessly. Lords argued across the long table about trade routes and border disputes while servants m
Nora's POV By the following morning, I had already prepared myself mentally for another exhausting day of pretending to belong inside the palace.At this point, I was beginning to think Rafael genuinely enjoyed dragging me into uncomfortable situations. So when he appeared outside my chambers shor
Third person's POV The next morning after the storm was calm and quiet For several long seconds after waking, Rafael remained completely still. His body ached faintly from the strain of fighting his wolf through the full moon.Slowly, Rafael pushed himself upright against the couch before his gaze







