LOGIN“You’re… his wife.”
The words echoed loudly inside my head.
Wife.
The word felt heavy.
Unfamiliar.
Wrong.
I stared blankly at Mira, my pulse racing uncontrollably.
“My… wife?” I repeated slowly.
Mira nodded weakly.
“Yes,” she whispered. “You’re married to Alpha Kael Blackthorn.”
Inside my mind, the same cold voice responded immediately.
“So now you pretend not to remember that either?”
His tone dripped with irritation.
With disbelief.
And something far worse—
Contempt.
My body stiffened instinctively.
Fear curled deep in my chest.
Something about that voice made my skin crawl.
Like my body recognized danger… even if my mind didn’t.
“I don’t know him,” I whispered weakly.
The words felt strangely true.
Honest.
Even though Mira looked like she wanted to cry.
“You do,” she insisted softly. “You married him three years ago.”
Three years?
How could I forget three years of my life?
A wave of dizziness swept over me.
The room tilted slightly.
My head throbbed painfully.
“Easy,” the doctor said gently, adjusting the pillow behind me. “Don’t force yourself to remember. Your brain suffered trauma from the accident.”
Accident.
That word again.
“What… happened to me?” I asked quietly.
Mira swallowed hard.
Her fingers tightened nervously around mine.
“You were hit by a car,” she said carefully.
The words sent a chill down my spine.
Hit by a car?
How?
Why?
Before I could ask another question, the door opened again.
Heavy footsteps filled the room.
Slow.
Controlled.
Dominant.
Even before I turned my head, my body reacted instinctively.
My heartbeat quickened.
My breath hitched.
Fear… sharp and sudden… spread through my chest.
A tall man stepped into the room.
Dark hair.
Cold eyes.
Sharp features.
Power radiated from him like an invisible force.
The moment his gaze landed on me, the air in the room felt heavier.
Harder to breathe.
Inside my mind, the voice spoke again.
“Finally decided to wake up?”
My stomach dropped.
That voice.
It belonged to him.
My chest tightened painfully.
So this was—
Alpha Kael.
My husband.
I stared at him silently.
Waiting.
Expecting something.
Concern.
Relief.
Anything.
But his expression remained cold.
Unreadable.
Emotionless.
“Alpha…” Mira greeted cautiously, stepping aside.
He ignored her completely.
His eyes stayed fixed on me.
Sharp.
Judging.
“You’ve caused enough trouble,” he said flatly.
Are you okay?
Not You’re safe now.
Nothing gentle.
Nothing kind.
Just blame.
Confusion twisted painfully inside me.
“…Who are you?” I asked again quietly.
Silence filled the room.
Heavy.
Tense.
Dangerous.
Kael’s expression darkened instantly.
“You expect me to believe this?” he asked coldly.
I swallowed nervously.
“I don’t remember anything,” I whispered truthfully.
His jaw tightened.
“Ridiculous.”
Mira stepped forward suddenly.
“She really lost her memory!” she snapped angrily. “The doctor confirmed it!”
Kael’s eyes flicked briefly toward the doctor.
Then back to me.
Sharp.
Searching.
Suspicious.
“You’re my wife,” he said slowly.
The words sounded like a warning… not a comfort.
“You belong to this pack.”
Belong.
Not love.
Not care.
Just ownership.
A strange heaviness settled in my chest.
Something about his words felt wrong.
Cold.
Empty.
And yet…
A faint ache stirred deep inside me.
As if my heart remembered something my mind couldn’t.
Then—
A sudden sharp pain shot through my lower abdomen.
I gasped softly, clutching my stomach instinctively.
Mira’s eyes widened in alarm.
“Doctor!” she cried urgently.
“What is it?” he asked quickly.
“My stomach…” I whispered weakly.
Fear flooded Mira’s face.
“Oh no…”
Her reaction made panic surge through me.
“What?” I asked shakily. “What’s wrong?”
Mira hesitated.
Then looked toward Kael nervously.
Silence fell again.
Heavy.
Uncomfortable.
Finally, the doctor spoke carefully.
“There’s something you need to know.”
My heart pounded violently.
Something about his tone terrified me.
“What… is it?” I whispered.
The doctor took a slow breath.
“You were brought in with early pregnancy symptoms.”
The world seemed to stop.
Pregnancy.
The word echoed loudly in my ears.
My hand moved slowly… instinctively… to my stomach.
Pregnant?
Me?
Shock spread through my body.
“I…” My voice trembled. “I’m… pregnant?”
Mira nodded tearfully.
“Yes…”
My mind spun wildly.
Pregnant.
Married.
Memory loss.
Nothing made sense.
Inside my mind, Kael’s voice spoke again—low, cold, and sharp.
“…That child better be mine.”
Silence followed.
Heavy.
Dangerous.
And in that moment—
Something deep inside my chest stirred faintly.
Like a distant heartbeat.
A soft, unfamiliar warmth.
Then ,for the briefest second .I felt it.
A faint presence.
Quiet.
Sleeping.
But alive.
Inside me.
And somewhere deep within my soul…
Something ancient began to wake.
The journey to the northern forest took nearly three hours.Aria spent most of it staring through the window, watching the landscape change from quiet countryside to dense woodland.The farther they traveled, the stranger the atmosphere became.The air felt heavier.The trees grew taller.And occasionally, Aria caught glimpses of wolves watching from between the trunks.They never approached the vehicle.They simply watched."Do they know who I am?" she asked.Kael glanced toward the forest."Perhaps.""That's not very reassuring.""I wasn't trying to reassure you."She turned to him."You're terrible at comforting people."For the first time since their reunion, Kael almost laughed.Almost."I've been told."Aria looked away before he could notice the faint smile that touched her lips.She didn't want to encourage him.Not yet.The road eventually narrowed into a rough path surrounded by ancient trees.At its end stood a small stone house.Smoke rose from the chimney.A wooden fence
Aria dreamed of fire.Not the kind that consumed houses or blackened forests, but a strange silver flame that danced across the sky without burning anything it touched.She stood in the middle of an enormous clearing.Wolves surrounded her.Hundreds of them.Some were ordinary brown and black wolves, while others had coats so pale they seemed to glow beneath the moonlight.All of them were kneeling.Aria looked down at herself.She wore a long white dress, and a silver symbol shimmered against her wrist."What is this place?" she whispered.A woman stepped out of the crowd.She was tall, with long silver hair and eyes that looked strangely familiar.Aria tried to see her face clearly, but the features kept shifting like reflections on disturbed water.The woman reached toward her."My child."Aria's breath caught."Who are you?"The woman smiled sadly."You have forgotten so much.""Tell me who you are!"The woman's expression changed.Behind her, the wolves began to growl.Shadows mo
Aria refused to go with Kael.Not immediately.She stood in the middle of the damaged bakery, staring at him with a mixture of disbelief and anger."You said you wanted to talk," she reminded him. "Now you're telling me there's something about my family that I don't know?"Kael nodded."And you knew about it?"His silence answered her.Aria laughed bitterly."Of course you did.""Aria, listen to me.""No. You listen to me."Her voice trembled, but she refused to lower it."You rejected me without giving me a chance to explain myself. You watched me leave, and you didn't come looking for me until you discovered I was carrying your child."Kael flinched."Now you're standing in front of me again, telling me that strangers want to take me away because of a secret you somehow know about."She shook her head."Why should I trust anything you say?""You shouldn't have to trust me blindly."The answer surprised her.Kael continued."I know what I've done to you. I know I have no right to dem
Aria barely slept that night.Every time she closed her eyes, she saw the strange vision again. The silver moon. The kneeling wolves. The mysterious woman whose face she couldn't recognize.And that single word that had echoed through her mind.Remember.Remember what?She sat upright in bed, pressing her palms against her temples."Please," she whispered. "Whatever this is, just leave me alone."But the silence that followed felt heavier than before.Her wolf stirred inside her.For the first time since Kael had rejected her, Aria could feel its presence clearly. It wasn't the weak, frightened creature she remembered. There was something different about it now.Something powerful.Something that frightened her almost as much as it fascinated her.Aria climbed out of bed and approached the window.The streets of Ashbourne were quiet. A few lamps illuminated the road, and the moon hung above the rooftops like a silver coin.She placed her palm against the glass.A sudden chill ran down
Kael had faced armed enemies without flinching.He had watched rival Alphas challenge his authority, negotiated dangerous alliances, and fought through battles that left blood soaking into the earth.None of those moments had prepared him for the sight of Aria standing before him with one hand protectively resting on her stomach.His child.He was going to be a father.The realization should have filled him with joy.Instead, it came wrapped in a suffocating mixture of disbelief, fear, and regret."How far along are you?" he asked.Aria's expression remained guarded."Far enough.""Aria—""I have a name, Kael. You don't have to keep saying it as though that gives you a right to stand here."He closed his mouth.She looked exhausted.Not merely physically tired, but worn down in a way that made something twist painfully inside him.Her cheeks were thinner than he remembered. Her clothes were simple, and there was a faint crease between her brows that hadn't been there before.She looke
Six months passed.The Blackwood Pack continued to thrive.Borders were secured, alliances strengthened, and rival packs learned to think twice before challenging Alpha Kael.From the outside, his life appeared perfect.He had everything an Alpha could want.Power.Loyalty.Respect.Everything except peace.Aria's absence had become an irritation he couldn't explain.At first, he had expected her to return.Pride, he had reasoned, would eventually give way to practicality. Aria had grown up among wolves who valued the mate bond, and he believed that sooner or later she would understand that his rejection had been necessary.She would come back.She would ask to speak with him.Perhaps she would even apologize for leaving without permission.He had waited a week.Then a month.Then three.She never returned.And the longer she stayed away, the more her absence seemed to spread through the mansion like a shadow.Kael hated it.He hated that his attention wandered whenever he passed her







