Se connecterCHAPTER 108 — SOMEONE SHE TRUSTEDXANDER’S POVThe chamber fell silent after the confession. Elena stood completely still, staring at the person kneeling before her. I could see the pain in her face, but I couldn't allow that pain to make us forget what had happened.I stepped forward and took control of the interrogation. “Start from the beginning,” I ordered, keeping my voice firm as I stood over the traitor. “Tell me exactly what you gave them and how long you've been doing this.”The traitor wiped their tears and looked toward Elena before lowering their head again. “I reported Wren's movements, Elena's schedule, and information about the baby,” they admitted, their voice shaking with every word.My hands tightened into fists.“How long?” I demanded, leaning closer as anger began rising inside me.“Months,” they whispered, trembling beneath my stare. “But I never wanted anyone hurt. I swear I didn't. I only gave them what they demanded because they threatened my family.”I exchang
CHAPTER 107 — THE BETRAYALELENA’S POVWren's words refused to leave my mind. I had watched the fear on her face when she described the woman holding the newborn, and the warning she heard still chilled me. Someone had already tried to take my daughter once. I could no longer pretend that danger had passed.I turned toward the guards stationed outside the chamber and ordered them to bring me every palace security record from the past several months. I wanted records of visitors, movements, training grounds, sleeping quarters, and every person who had requested information about Wren.Xander understood immediately. He sent the guards into different parts of the palace while my brothers remained close. Nobody questioned my decision. After what Wren had seen, none of us could afford to dismiss another warning as nothing.The records arrived before midday, carried into the council chamber by two guards. I spread the old parchment rolls across the table and began checking them one by one,
CHAPTER 106 — THE REAL TARGETWREN’S POVThe rival Alpha's footsteps had barely faded from the corridor when I found myself staring at the doorway, unable to shake the strange feeling he had left behind. Everyone else seemed focused on what he had said, but I couldn't stop thinking about the way he had looked at me, as if he recognized someone I had never been.I walked toward the window and looked across the ancient courtyard. Torches burned along the stone walls, their flames moving gently in the night wind. Something about those flames made my skin prickle. I had never been here before, yet the courtyard suddenly felt strangely familiar.I touched my forehead when a sharp ache spread behind my eyes. The pain came without warning, forcing me to grip the stone windowsill. For one strange second, the courtyard disappeared, and I heard the distant sound of horns, drums, and hundreds of voices calling out a name I couldn't understand.Then everything returned.I stepped away from the wi
CHAPTER 105 — THE ALPHA’S DEMANDXander's POV“Explain yourself,” I demanded, stepping toward the rival Alpha as anger tightened every muscle in my body. “You walked into my palace, accused me of stealing something from you, and then looked at Wren as though you've been searching for her your entire life, so you're going to tell me exactly what you mean.”“I don't owe you fear simply because you're standing in your own palace,” he replied calmly, meeting my stare without taking a step back. “You defeated me years ago, Xander, but that doesn't mean you own every answer I've spent those years searching for.”“You're not leaving this room until I get those answers,” I warned him, keeping my voice low as my warriors moved slightly closer behind me. “Whatever old grudge you have against me can wait, but if you're here because of Wren, then you will explain why.”His eyes moved past me again.Wren stood near the doorway, looking increasingly uncomfortable under his attention. She seemed con
CHAPTER 104 — OLD WOUNDSElena's POVI stared at Xander, waiting for him to explain himself. The rival Alpha's words had changed the entire atmosphere in the room, and I refused to let Xander brush them aside like another old disagreement. There was clearly something between them, something connected to my past, and I was tired of discovering pieces of my own life through strangers.“Tell me what happened,” I demanded, looking directly at Xander. “And this time, don't tell me it has nothing to do with me, because that man just said he knows about my bloodline.”“I was trying to protect you from things you didn't need to carry,” Xander replied carefully, his eyes remaining on me as he tried to choose his words. “But you're right. You deserve to know what happened, even if some of it is difficult to hear.”The rival Alpha gave a bitter laugh from across the room, clearly enjoying the fact that Xander had finally been forced to speak. “Difficult to hear?” he repeated, folding his arms as
CHAPTER 103 — THE RIVAL ALPHAXander's POVThe tension in the room had barely settled when the palace doors suddenly opened, and several warriors rushed inside with weapons drawn. I turned sharply toward the entrance, immediately recognizing the pressure that filled the room. Whoever had arrived was powerful enough that even my guards looked uneasy, and that alone was enough to put me on alert.“Who allowed them into my palace?” I demanded, turning toward the nearest guard as I stepped forward. “I want every entrance sealed until I know exactly who these people are and why they think they can walk into my territory without permission.”“They came under an Alpha's authority,” the guard answered cautiously, lowering his weapon slightly while keeping his eyes on the warriors. “We tried to stop them, but their Alpha refused to wait outside and demanded to speak with you immediately.”Then he walked through the doorway.I knew him instantly.My body stiffened as memories I hadn't thought a







