MasukROWAN’S POVThe next morning came too quickly. Sleep had barely touched me, yet I was already seated in the grand council chamber of Nightbourne, surrounded by Alphas, elders, and warriors whose eyes carried the weight of uncertainThe room was tense as everyone knew something was wrong with the balance of power in the werewolf community, but no one knew just how deep it went.Alpha Reynold stood at the centre, his presence calm but commanding as he began recounting everything I had told him the night before.From the fall of Silverhaven and Moon Hollow into the hands of Crescent Pack and to Alpha Kaerald rising from the shadows and pulling the strings.The room fell into a heavy silence when he finished.Then, the murmurs began. “It was only a matter of time,” one elder said. “Silverhaven has ruled for too long, and with the Apex Omega heir, there is no way we can let him take over and rule over us.”“Power is meant to shift,” another added. “No pack should dominate forever.”“But n
GABRIELLA’S POV The moment Rowan stepped back in fear, I knew it was happening again. The same feeling and pulled, like something ancient had wrapped itself around my soul and was dragging me somewhere deeper, somewhere I couldn’t control. My fingers tightened against the railing as the world around me faded. Then I saw a blinding light as a vast open ground stretched before me, covered in glowing white lilies that shimmered under a sky filled with endless moons. The air felt powerfully divine and at the center of it stood a radiant figure. She was the embodiment of everything we were taught to believe in. The Moon Goddess. Her silver hair flowed like liquid light, her presence commanding yet peaceful. I couldn't move or say anything, all I could do was watch. The vision got clearer as figures began to appear before her. I could tell they were Alphas by their Aura. It was a lineage of Alpha and hovering over their heads was the Silverhaven crest. I recognise some of them from
ELIAS’S POVThe silence in the room was suffocating. It's been four days since I was brought by Kael and the other Apex Omegas and I haven't stepped out of the room once.I sat on the edge of the bed, staring at nothing as my mind began to replay the same moment over and over again; Rowan looking at with those eyes as he exposed me in front of everyone like I meant nothing to him.It still felt like a terrible nightmare to me because Rowan was the last person I expected it from. I had trusted him with everything in me especially because he opened up to me about being an illegitimate child only for me to find out that it was actually a lie.Silva was the illegitimate child and they were walking hand in hand to deceive me.The one question I kept asking myself while I was in the room was why did Rowan do it? What was he going to gain from exposing me like that and putting my father in trouble?After asking so many questions in my head, I knew I was going to get the answers in that room.
ROWAN’S POV “Wow, that's a lot.” Alpha Reynold sighed after I narrated everything that happened to him, Gabriella and Gabriel.I made sure I gave them every single detail, including my relationship with Elias, my involvement in Leo's death and all the dirty tricks I pulled to get Silva and Elias together and also Adrian expelled.I needed their help desperately so there was no point hiding anything from them.“About Alpha Kaerald's relationship with your mom and Valerie, I had warned your father not to interfere but he didn't listen and wanted to protect your mother because he had a crush on her and he couldn't stomach the fact that his brother was playing with her,” he explained.“Who could have thought that the woman he was fighting to protect would orchestrate his downfall.”“But how are we going to find Elias?” Gabriel interfered. “The Apex Omegas are definitely going to go into deep hiding after that public exposure.”“You're right. The Apex Omegas are great at hiding and disgui
ROWAN’S POVThat night, I couldn't sleep because how could I when everything that happened was replaying in my head like a curse i couldn't escapeAdrian had told me to set off the next morning to find Elias and bring him to them.Very early the next morning, I packed my things in my little suitcase and took it to the car. The surroundings were quiet as the place was filled with all the new guards, no one dared to come near the Alpha’s mansion like before.I went back in and moved through the halls without saying a word to anyone. All the guards ignored me like I was nobody. The respect I used to get as an Alpha heir was gone. Before leaving, I decided to stop by the cells where my father and some leaders who refused to accept Alpha Kaerald as their new Alpha were kept.The guards blocked me the moment they saw me. “Alpha Rowan…”“Move,” I said flatly. “I need to speak to my father.”He glanced at his colleagues and they nodded at him before he stepped aside for me to go in.The heav
ROWAN'S POV “What the hell are you talking about?” I asked, turning my attention to my mom. “How is he Adrian's biological father? What exactly is going on here?” She stood and walked toward me. “I'm sorry you had to learn about everything like this, but you can't really blame me. All this is your father's fault.”“Of course.” My father scoffed.My mother rolled her eyes at my father and turned back to me with a wicked smile on her face.Seeing that interaction between my parents felt like a horror movie. My parents always showed how in love they were when I was growing up, but now witnessing them expressing hatred for each other was not even on my list.“The truth is my father groomed me to be the Luna of Crescent Pack, and I was honoured to catch the attention of Alpha Kaerald. At that time, everyone was contemplating who was going to be the next Alpha between your father and Alpha Kaerald, but I didn't care about it anymore because I was so in love with Alpha Kaerald”She sighed
ELIAS'S POVELEVEN YEARS LATERThe moon had been high that night, casting long shadows across the forest behind the pack estate.I was only ten years old when my mother was still hovering over me and watching every move I made because she was scared that my secret would be exposed. I understood her
ELIAS'S POV“You keep saying you are fine, but it's pretty obvious that you aren't,” Rowan said as he sat at the edge of my bed.I lay upside down, looking up at the ceiling as I tried to imagine my father's disappointed face and Galvin’s mocking look when they found out that I was an Omega. It di
ELIAS’S POVOf course, I didn’t take his hand. My father might have been so forgiving to let him return, but I was the one who experienced the terrible ordeal, and I wasn't ready to forgive.I stepped back as I glared at him and turned away from Galvin without another word. Whatever apology he tho
ELIAS'S POV I couldn't sleep no matter how many times I closed my eyes, the voice echoed in my head over and over.‘Be careful of the Blood Moon, Elias.’I turned onto my side, staring at the faint outline of the ceiling as moonlight slipped through the curtains. Whatever those attackers were, the







