LOGINGABRIELLA’S POV"Hello, who is it?" Valerie's voice came through again.I opened my mouth, but no words came. I tried to make sense of what was going on but it wasn't just making sense. There was no way Valerie was behind this. What would she gain from setting up Gabriel with another woman?“Valerie?” I asked, just to make sure I wasn't assuming things.There was a pause at the other end before she spoke again. “Gabriella? Why are you calling me on this…oh shit.” she hung up immediately which only confirmed my suspicion.“What the…” I stared at the blank screen of my phone in shock. “Is that really Alpha Gabriel's fiance?” Derek asked and I nodded. “If she's really involved in this, we need to let the Alpha immediately.” I nodded and got into the car. Derek got into the driver's seat and drove me back to the Alpha’s mansion.My mind was racing, trying to piece together the fragments of this nightmare. Valerie, Gabriel's fiancée. The woman who had sworn up and down that she loved Ga
GABRIELLA'S POVThe breakfast table felt empty with me sitting at my father's left, who was at the head of the table, mechanically cutting into his eggs without any real appetite. My mother came down later and slid into her usual seat with a heavy sigh."Gabriel won't come down," she said, answering the question no one had asked yet.I stabbed a piece of bacon with more force than necessary. "He can't hide in that room forever.""He's not hiding," my mother said softly. "He's drowning."My father set down his fork with a clatter. "The deed has been done and he has to move on and accept it.""Honey..""Don't," My father's voice was sharp, but his eyes were tired. "I love our son, but I raised him better than this. Whether he remembers that night or not, that woman is already carrying the heir of the Nightbourne pack. He has no choice but to take responsibility for both of them. And if it means canceling his engagement with Valerie, then so be it."I didn't disagree, but I also didn't
ELIAS’S POV We kept walking until the town gave way to open fields. The sun was starting to dip toward the horizon, painting everything in gold and orange. The field ahead was vast and empty. There was no one present, no buildings, just grass and sky.Rowan stopped at the edge of the field and turned to me."I want to see something," he said."What?""Your strength." He tilted his head, studying me. "My father told me about Apex Omegas. How they're supposed to be as strong as Alphas. I've been curious about who would win if Alpha and Apex Omega go head to head."“Well, you did beat me once,” I said, remembering the end of the session where he revealed my secret to the world.I shook the memory away, not wanting it to soil my mood.“Well, I don't remember that anymore,” he shrugged. “How about a recap?”I blinked. "You want me to fight you?""I want to see what you can do." He pulled off his cap and tossed it aside, then started unbuttoning his shirt. "Unless you're scared."The chall
ELIAS'S POVMy heart was pounding so hard I could hear it in my ears.Kael's words echoed in my head as I walked down the hallway toward Rowan's room. "If you can make his brain remember, then help his heart remember you."It sounded insane but it was worth the shot. I couldn't just sit back and wait for him to decide if he wanted to remember when I could just let him know me now.I stopped in front of his door and forced myself to take a breath. Then I smoothed my expression into something that looked normal or as normal as I could manage when I felt like I was falling apart inside.I knocked twice."Come in." His voice sent a shiver through me. It was Rowan's voice, the same one that had moaned my name a hundred times in the dark, that had laughed with me until we couldn't breathe, that had promised me forever.But the tone was different now, it was colder and measured.I pushed the door open and stepped inside.Rowan sat at a small desk by the window, a pair of headphones around h
KAEL'S POVI had been sitting in the dark for hours, my phone resting on the armrest of the chair, staring at the ceiling like it might give me answers I didn't even know the questions for.Rowan and Elias were on the floor above mine with their rooms beside each other, but they still feel like they are miles away from each other.Any time I thought about the role I played in that, it made me feel even more guilty. Gabriella not being around made things even more difficult for me because there was no one I could talk to about it.She might be mad at me, but she would still listen to me and scold me when I was stupid. That was better than being shut out.I grabbed my phone and dialled her number to find out what's going on with her brother. I didn't call her after she left because I wanted to give her space to deal with the situation.I shook the thought away and grabbed my phone.Gabriella answered on the second ring. "Kael," she said, and even through the phone, I could hear the exha
GABRIELLA’S POV Bella stood up and held my hand as more tears rolled down her cheeks. “I swear, I didn't plan any of this. I just can't bear to kill an innocent child. As long as I get child support, I can go faraway with my baby and never show my face in the Nightbourne Pack.”I sighed. “Technically, that's not an option for you. Our family will never allow our blood to live away from us. Besides, if it comes out in the future that Gabriel has an illegitimate child, it would ruin him and he would be stripped of his title as Alpha. We can't risk that.” “Then what do you want me to do?” she collapsed on the ground. “Honestly, I also don't want an innocent child to suffer. If the child is really my brother as you claim, then it's up to you to decide if you will marry him and end up in a loveless marriage or get rid of the baby and forget that any of this ever happened,” I said.She looked up at me. “Do you want me to get rid of the baby, so you brother can be happy with the woman he
ELIAS’S POVIt's been two days since the plan to bring down Alpha Keiran was finalized and the Drake family left Silverhaven. The staff were immediately brought back to the mansion to resume their usual duties.Although my father told me to rest for the whole week, I couldn't bring myself to sit ar
ELIAS’S POVA deep, unfamiliar ache radiated through my body as I shifted on the bed. My entire body felt like it was run over by a large truck. My eyes fluttered open and I stared up at the rough stone ceiling of the underground cabin as my heart slammed violently against my ribs.The Blood Moon w
ELIAS’S POVThe room was quiet except for the sound of our uneven breathing.Silva lay sprawled against me on the bed, her bare skin warm where it pressed to mine, her fingers tracing idle, possessive patterns over my chest as if she had claimed something she’d wanted for a long time. She looked… h
ELIAS’S POVSunlight filtered through the tall windows of my room, but my mind was still trapped in the shadows of the night before. No matter how hard I tried to focus on anything else, Kael’s words kept replaying in my head.“The bond only breaks if one of you dies,” he said after explaining the







