Mag-log inAdrian’s POVAnd all that happened yesterday.She’s still not awake yet even with all the blood.I sat beside her bed, elbows on my knees, staring at her peaceful but unnaturally still face. The monitors beeped steadily in the background…a constant, mocking reminder that her body was fighting even if her mind hadn’t returned to me.Sheila had placed a gentle hand on my shoulder last night when I demanded that they give her more blood. “The blood was enough, Your Majesty. Her body didn’t reject it…that’s the biggest victory. Now it’s left for her to wake up. That was always going to be the fifty-fifty part.”I had cleaned her up myself after the transfusion, wiping away the sweat and traces of fear from her skin, changing her into one of my softest shirts. Then I left her surrounded by the best healers and machines, but every second away from her felt like torture.She needs to pull through this. If she doesn’t… I’ll die too. I can only exist in a universe where she is.I kept tryin
Adrian’s POVI burst into our chamber with Kira limp in my arms, her face twisted in pain even while unconscious. My heart hammered so violently I could barely breathe. I laid her gently on the bed, but my hands wouldn’t stop shaking.This wasn’t supposed to happen. What is even happening?!All morning I had been locked in the study, reading every ancient entry I could find on royal pregnancies. The texts clearly stated that royal pups drained immense energy from the mother…it was normal for her to eat like she was starving. That’s why I had the kitchen prepare a feast for her. I wanted her to enjoy it.But vomiting while eating? Stomach pain so severe she passed out? That wasn’t in any of the scrolls.Was it something she ate? What could it be?!“What is holding everyone?!” I roared through the pack link, my voice cold with fury. “Where the hell is the doctor?! The healer?! The royal nurses?! Sheila?! Why is no one here already?!”I didn’t wait for excuses. “If any of you are not i
Kira’s POVFor the first time in what felt like forever, I woke up smiling.I woke up slowly, stretching like a satisfied cat across the huge bed. The spot beside me was empty, but the sheets still carried Adrian’s warm scent. Sunlight poured through the tall windows, painting everything in soft gold. I breathed it in deeply and smiled.Yesterday was mad fun!Leah snorted inside my head immediately. ‘Mad fun? I did all the actual work, you show-off. You just ran your mouth, stole the totem like a petty thief and acted like you were the female lead in an action film.’I grinned, rolling onto my back. “But I did all the talking. That counts as combat too. Psychological warfare, Leah. Very sophisticated.”A deep sense of satisfaction settled in my chest. Abby’s parents…Selene and Ariston…and that obsessive Liana were finally gone. No more shadows. No more manipulation. No more threats hanging over us. I had gotten revenge for every cruel thing they did to Abby. For the first time in a
Adrian’s POV I closed the bedroom door softly behind me, careful not to disturb Kira. The click was barely audible before I began heading downstairs.Thomas was waiting for me in one of the lower halls. The moment I arrived, I knew something was off. The air felt heavier…like chaos was waiting for the right time to erupt.I looked around confused until my eyes landed on her and I froze.Lady Margaret lay sprawled across the cold marble floor, her body bent at an angle no living person should ever hold. A dark pool of blood spread beneath her, staining the pale stone in crimson.For a long moment, I simply stared.Not because I mourned her. Not because I was shocked.But because after everything…the betrayals, the lies, the destruction she had helped unleash…this was somehow not how I had imagined her story would end."What happened to her?" I finally asked, my eyes never leaving her motionless form.Thomas stepped forward, his expression grim."Your Majesty, I didn't witness it mys
Adrian’s POVLiana moved faster than I expected.She threw herself in front of Kira, arms spread wide like a shield. Selene’s claws…extended and deadly…sank deep into Liana’s stomach with a sickening sound. Blood instantly soaked through her clothes.Liana gasped, but her face… Goddess, her face held the strangest mix of agony and pure satisfaction. Tears streamed down her cheeks as blood bubbled from her lips. “My princess… I told you I wouldn’t let anyone hurt you. I kept my promise.”Kira’s voice cracked with disbelief. “I didn’t ask you to! You would’ve died anyway…why play the tragic hero?!”And that is true. She would have died anyway without her wolf. To think that she killed her own mate because of her obsession with Abby? That's some next level crazy.Selene howled in pure rage and yanked her hand back, flinging Liana aside like trash. The girl crashed hard onto the blood-soaked ground, still trying to speak, still reaching weakly toward Kira. Her mouth moved, but no more
Adrian’s POVSelene stood there under the floodlights like she was performing on a stage built just for her ego. The battlefield around us had gone eerily quiet…the last of the rotten rogues either dead or pinned down by our warriors. All eyes were now on the three traitors and my queen.She raised the roughly carved totem higher, turning it slowly so the dark symbols caught the light. A smug, victorious smile stretched across her face.“Oh, sweet child,” Selene purred, her voice dripping with mockery. “You really think you’ve won? How adorable. This totem was carved from the sacred bone of your birth cord the very night you came screaming into this world. A little insurance policy, if you will.” She glanced at Ariston with a possessive gleam. “How else do you think I’ve kept this useless puppet dancing on my strings for decades? One whisper, one pulse of power through this little beauty, and he becomes whatever I need him to be.”Her gaze snapped back to Kira, eyes glittering with
Adrian’s POVHer voice… It sounded more like an ancient oracle speaking through the body of someone that it possessed.Those scared black eyes I met earlier, are now green and they weren’t terrified anymore.They were glazed over as she whispered, "Hello, King Adrian,” in one of the most unnatural
Kira’s POVAdrian’s fingers wrapped around my arm like iron wrapped in velvet. “What…” I started, but the protest died the second my eyes crashed into his.He didn’t say a word. Just yanked me back into the room, kicked the door shut with his heel, and crushed his mouth to mine.Holy. Shit.It wasn
Kira’s POVI felt the air charge, and my entire body come alive like someone plugged me into a socket.Adrian.He was coming towards us. I could sense it in my bones, even without looking.I had no idea how that was possible.The lobby had gone strangely quiet after Evelyn jerked away from my whisp
Kira’s POVJust as Miranda opened her mouth…probably to scream for security again or defend herself, a deep, commanding voice boomed from the corner of the lobby.“What’s going on here?”I whipped around, and my heart slammed into my ribs so hard I almost staggered.There they were.Frederick and E







