LOGINROWAN’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
ROWAN’S POV I stood in the war room, confused and overwhelmed. Gamma Caleb, my mom and Silva were still nowhere to be found. My father has been captured by the same people Adrian was working with while I was stuck in the pack with no one to turn to.“Alpha Rowan, we have searched everywhere and we couldn't find them,” a warrior said as he came to join me in the war room. “No one saw them leaving. Not even the Border guards.”I ran my fingers through my hair before tugging it hard. “What the hell is going on? Why is all these happening?”For the first time in my life, I felt completely stuck.Was this karma for betraying Elias? Is the Moon Goddess really punishing me?“Alpha Rowan,” another warrior walked in. “I did a head count on all the guards we have left in the pack and we are only 200. The others are warriors in training that have either not gone to warrior school at all or are still going through warrior school.”“We will have to put them on the battlefield because we need all
ROWAN’S POV The night swallowed me whole as I was dressed in all black, making my way toward Moon Hollow.Silva’s directions were precise. The hidden path was exactly where she said it would be, narrow, overgrown, almost invisible unless you knew what to look for.I slipped through it easily and within minutes I was inside Moon Hollow territory.What I saw next made my steps slow.They were tons of armed warriors, patrolling the city but that wasn’t the problem.It was what they were wearing. They were all dressed in Crescent Pack Warriors uniform.My eyes darkened.They had taken over Moon Hollow under Crescent Pack’s name. The Crescent Pack flag was hung everywhere as a sign that they had taken over the entire territory.I moved deeper into the territory, keeping to the shadows, avoiding patrols with ease.My target was clear, the Alpha’s mansion.If someone was in charge, that’s where they would be.Getting inside the Alpha’s mansion wasn't difficult because they weren't expecting
ROWAN’S POVI left Gamma Caleb to go freshen up and treat my wound. The hallway was unusually quiet as I walked to my room.After everything that had happened, the pack and the Alpha’s mansion should have still been buzzing but most of the warriors were gone with my father, and the rest were scattered, preparing for whatever came next.As I turned to the corridor that led to my room, my mind was still running through everything, Moon Hollow, the ambush, the unknown message, and all the missing pieces that refused to connect.That was when I saw Silva. She stepped out of her room without noticing me and closed the door behind her quietly. She froze in her steps the moment her eyes landed on me. Something flickered across her face, but it quickly disappeared, and she turned immediately, reaching for the door handle like she hadn’t just seen me.My eyes narrowed at her as I began to walk closer to her. “Silva.”She didn’t respond. Instead, she tried to slip back inside.I moved faster,
ROWAN’S POVBy the time I got back to Crescent Pack, the sky had already begun to darken.The warriors at the border had brought me back home because all the vehicles had been stolen by the attackers. The bodies of the dead warriors were properly collected, and a message was sent to their families.The moment I stepped into the mansion, a few warriors came to my aid.“Where is my father?” I asked, seeing that the surroundings were a bit empty.“He already left,” one of them replied. “He led the troops to Silverhaven not long after you left.”I nodded. We had no time to waste. Moon Hollow had fallen into the wrong hands. We couldn't let Silverhaven slip out of our fingers, too.“Who was left in charge?” I asked.“Gamma Caleb,” he answered.I didn’t waste another second to reply. I marched straight inside because I needed to talk to him anyway.Gamma Caleb was exactly where I expected him to be, in the war room, standing over a large map, issuing quiet instructions to a few remaining w
ELIAS’S POVI left the café with my mind in knots.Every word I’d said to Liana echoed in my head, heavier now that it had been spoken aloud. War, Treaties, Challenging authority, Blood. It all felt too big, too cruel to be tied to something that started with boys who couldn’t swallow their pride.
ELIAS’S POVI stared at Liana for a long moment with my jaw tight. I let out a deep breath and sat down on one of the chairs in the cafe.“Fine,” I said quietly. “You want the truth? Then listen carefully, because I’m only saying this once.”Liana straightened instantly, her expression turning seri
ELIAS’S POVThe doors to my father’s quarters slid shut behind me with a soft but heavy thud as I stepped in.The room smelled like old parchment, ink, and the faint metallic tang of power: my father’s power. It always felt thicker in here, like the walls themselves were soaked with it.My father w
ELIAS’S POVThe night air vibrated with excitement and laughter, and everyone could feel a bit of unfamiliar magic in the air, but we were told it was normal for a blood moon night.Traditional Torches lined the clearing, their flames dancing wildly as students moved around in groups, laughing, dri







