LOGINVIKTORTension thickened the air until it felt almost suffocating.I stood between Delilah and the rest of the room, unmoving, my body drawn taut like a blade poised to strike. My gaze swept slowly across every face present, silently daring any one of them to take a single step closer. The thought of someone laying their hands on my woman sent a violent surge of heat through my blood, something dangerously close to bloodthirst clawing its way to the surface. My wolf paced restlessly beneath my skin, eager for an excuse.Keith looked genuinely distressed as he watched the scene. He obviously did not wish to offend me, but he was not willing to disobey his alpha's orders either. Before he could utter a single word, Delilah spoke first from behind me. "Can someone explain why I must be arrested?" she asked, her voice slightly trembling. Caspian finally replied. "A priestess from the Emberfang Pack claims to have had a revelation from the moon goddess about you. She says that you have
VIKTORI barely reached there in time.After Kytiri sent word to me about the ongoing pack trial, I immediately got into my car and sped here as fast as I could. I would have chosen my wolf form if it were possible, but I feared losing myself to the primal instincts that surged within me. The mere thought of my wolf witnessing her pain threatened to unravel the fragile threads of my sanity, so I decided to deal with this problem with my reason intact. Anxiety wrapped its cold fingers around my gut, tightening with every passing second as I burst out of the car and dashed toward the imposing building, ignoring the guards stationed at the entrance who cast suspicious glances my way.When I finally reached the Council Meeting room, the first thing I saw was Delilah standing at the center of the room. On the surface, she seemed calm like a still lake, but I could sense her suffering from within. The pain was so visceral that it threatened to rip me apart, clawing through my flesh and tend
DELILAHThe room was filled with heavy tension. Vivian and I paced back and forth anxiously, each one engrossed in our own thoughts as we struggled to come for a solution for the current problem. After the pack trial was adjourned, Caspian ordered for all the witnesses to be sent to an empty room adjacent to the Council Meeting room while the ritual for the Moon Vow was being prepared. So my best friend somehow managed to bribe the guards and sneak into the witness room to come discuss things with me. After two minutes, she suddenly turned to me. "I know what to do," she said, keeping her voice low. "I can talk to some of the priestesses there. We can tamper with some of the ritual components there."I shook my head, knowing that it wouldn't work. But Vivian refused to be discouraged by my refusal, trying to defend her idea. "I just know we can do it, Delilah," she insisted. "We can switch the herbs, mess with the oils or something....I dunno. We just can't sit here and do nothing.
DELILAHHours later, I found myself in the Vyrclaw Council Meeting room. My alpha, Caspian, was seated on the largest chair on a high platform, with his Beta standing behind him. Tessa stood right by his side, her eyes glaring at the empty Luna throne. The entire pack was gathered around to witness the pack hearing, but all I could see was the frightened expression of the woman standing in the centre of the room with her mate. My chest tightened as I glanced at the black mourning attire she was wearing.She was the woman who lost her baby. I forced myself to walk, watching the crowd part for me until I stood beside the woman. The husband, Gideon, was bristling with rage as he glared at his wife. His dominant aura had subdued her completely, causing her to tremble like a leaf. When our eyes met, her eyes flickered with awareness before she looked away.I sucked in a deep breath. She knew about Viktor's presence in that cabin that night.Caspian's authoritative voice pierced through th
DELILAHTwo days later, my desk was buried beneath gifts and thank-you letters when I arrived at the temple before dawn.Despite my efforts to keep a low profile after what happened at the healer’s cabin, the pack had still found ways to send their gratitude. Baskets of fruit, bundles of herbs, handwritten notes, even fresh flowers were piled so high I could barely see the surface of the desk.I groaned under my breath, staring at the mountain of offerings and wondering where on earth I was supposed to put all of it before starting my work.Someone else in the room clearly wasn’t pleased by the sight either.“You must be very pleased with yourself, Delilah.”Her voice dripped with bitterness.I rolled my eyes and carefully navigated around the desk, reaching for the flowers first before they wilted. “What do you mean, Lily?”“Oh, please.” She let out a sharp laugh, her hands tightening around the armrests of her wheelchair. “You know exactly what I mean. Just admit it, you’re thrilled
DELILAH My pulse thundered in my ears. The existence of rogue wolves was close to none in this region, so I had only dealt with these kinds of situations four times in the past three years. The sight of these women turning rogue and struggling to deliver their children at the same time made my heart squeeze. "Delilah?"I snapped out of my thoughts after hearing Olivia's panicked voice. I took a long, shaky breath to suppress my fear before stepping forward and lifting my hands.“I’m going to try to purify them,” I said.Before anyone could respond, I began whispering the spell under my breath.Silver light gathered around my fingers as ancient words rolled off my tongue, vibrating with power. I watched the silver light settle over the women's weak bodies, a sharp contrast to the sunlight pouring in from the window. For a while, nothing happened. Then black smoke began to seep from the women’s bodies. It crawled from their mouths, their eyes, their skin like something alive, twisti







