MasukSHARON'S POV.I was standing in the middle of a forest.That was the first thing I noticed, the silence. Thick. Heavy. The kind that presses against your ears until your heart starts beating too loudly in your chest. Tall trees surrounded me, their branches twisting together like secrets whispered but never shared. A pale mist hung low, brushing against my ankles as though the earth itself was breathing.I looked down at my feet. Bare.My heart skipped. I knew I was dreaming, yet everything felt too real. The chill of the air. The scent of damp leaves. The faint ache in my chest that had followed me even into sleep.Then I felt it.Someone was standing in front of me.I raised my head slowly, dread curling in my stomach.A woman stood a few steps away, facing me. She wasn't threatening. She wasn't smiling either. She just stood watching me.My breath caught.She looked like me.Not exactly, but enough to make my knees weaken. She had my nose. The same curve, the same delicate slope.
SANDRA'S POV.I managed to get to the door on legs that still trembled, because Eron had awakened in me something sweet and I refused to be quiet. The kind of pleasure he stirred wasn't ordinary. It clung to my skin, slowing my thoughts and making the world feel distant and unimportant. I reached for the handle, breath uneven, senses dulled by heat and arrogance and power.The door opened. I was glad I didn't forget to lock the door this time because the way the person knocking was banging on the door, if it was opened, he would have pushed me and seen Eron and me together. But whoever it is will not cough because it is what I want that I get. Power is so sweet I opened the door and there he was.Elder Kael stood in the doorway like a man who had come prepared for war. His shoulders were squared, his jaw set, eyes sharp with judgment and something else, defiance, perhaps. The corridor framed him harshly.Anger detonated inside me.Not the kind that flares and fades. This one settled
SHARON'S POV.Happiness enveloped me the moment I read his text."I love you, my sweetness."I read it once.Twice.Thrice.Then the fourth time pressing the phone to my chest as though I could absorb the warmth of his words straight into my heart.I smiled through tears, a shaky hopeful smile that felt like sunlight after endless rain. That one sentence did what hours of crying couldn't. It gave me hope. Real hope. I was certain that with this message, everything would be okay. I know Morris loved me so much and he wasn't faking it when he said it. The joy in me knows no bounds.I wiped my face, took a deep breath, and stood up straighter.Everything would be fine.I can't wait for him to come back, hug me the way he used to, and also buy me things because aside from the fact that he loved me, he was so generous.That belief stayed with me as I stepped into the corridor that afternoon, my heart beating fast with anticipation. I had dressed carefully looking so beautiful not to impres
SHARON'S POV.When Morris did not pick my call, I knew deep down, in that quiet place where truth lives that this has gone too far.I stood there in the hallway, phone pressed to my ear long after the call had ended, listening to nothing but the hollow echo of my own breathing. The hall felt louder than usual. Too many footsteps. Too many voices. Too many people who would notice if my face cracked or not.I lowered the phone slowly. No. I couldn't let anyone see her majesty like this.I adjusted my gown, forced my shoulders back, and began to walk away from the council wing. My steps were steady, but inside, everything was falling apart. I avoided the common areas, taking the longer corridors, slipping past servants and guards who bowed respectfully, unaware that their queen was barely holding herself together.I didn't want greetings.I didn't want sympathy of any kind.Most of all, I didn't want anyone to see the fear in my eyes.By the time I got to our chamber, my chest ached lik
SANDRA'S POV.The walk back to my chamber felt longer than usual. Not because of distance but because the pack could feel me. Doors closed as I passed. Heads bowed too quickly. Fear rolled through the corridors like a living thing and was intoxicating.Indeed, power is so sweet. So this is what Roland has been enjoying, now it's my turn to do the same.The only problem I've been having is my wolf. She's just unbelieving. I thought she would be happy and satisfied, yet she has been disturbing me. She paced restlessly, scraping the inside of my skull. If there's a way I could take her out completely, I would have done that. Maybe I should meet the seer for this or ask the Moon Goddess."You're losing control, " she warned.I ignored her.I was still thinking about Eron. A lot was going through my mind. Could it be that he was using charm, or what, because there was just something about him? By the time I reached my chamber, my phone was vibrating again. Once.Twice.Persistent and it
SANDRA'S POV.As soon as Roland disappeared, I quickly drifted to sleep. I woke up hours later and didn't turn on my phone until then.Silence is a luxury when you rule with fear. It keeps the noise of the pack out of your head and lets your thoughts sharpen into blades. I was really enjoying myself ever since I became an Alpha.So this is what it takes to be an Alpha? I thought aloud.I lay back against the cold bed staring at the ceiling, counting the cracks like they were victories I'd carved into stone. When I finally reached for my phone, I saw some messages, and I thought it could be a business message from my business partners that would give me more money. I opened the message and it was from an unknown number. I don't entertain messages from unknown numbers.I quickly opened it to know what it's all about."Alpha, your father has been rushed to the hospital."I blinked once Then twice.Hospital?Without my consent?My countenance changed immediately.Rage surged so fast that







