LOGINKaren’s POVIn a second, the Alpha King forgot all about my question.He rushed out of the room fast as lightning, ordering the guards stationed outside his office to keep an eye on Rudolph. I didn’t hesitate to go after him.Judy’s room at the hospital was already packed before we arrived. Fiona stood next to her bed with Alpha Ryan at her side. But I barely spared a glance at them.My eyes immediately landed on Elena as she played the good girl and helped Judy drink some water.“Focus,” my wolf reminded me before I could do something I’d regret. “Don’t let your anger show. We can’t let the Alpha King suspect you again.”I promptly schooled my expression into fake worry, even forcing a smile at that pathetic Omega. Yet my act was for nothing. Adrian wasn’t paying any attention to me.He just ran over to his daughter.“My dear,” he whispered, tenderly grabbing one of her hands with both of his. “How are you feeling?”“Not bad,” she replied, but the way her face contorted gave her away
Karen’s POVIt took all of me to keep my satisfaction from showing.He bought it.Adrian believed every line of my story.I still couldn’t believe it. Never in a million years would I have imagined Ryan was anything more than a snobbish Alpha, but I had to give him credit for the plan he’d come up with.To clear my name, he had gone after the perfect scapegoat—someone whose story we could twist just enough to make it seem like she had every reason to want Elena gone. Sarah was not only close enough to Judy that we could pretend she had known about her disease all along, but she also had a little brother Ryan had threatened, ensuring she would obey us blindly.And his plan didn’t stop there.While I’d been thinking about how to get rid of Elena for weeks, he had already come up with a flawless plan. First, he found a man willing to play the part of a witness, giving fake testimony that he had seen Princess Lunaris of the Everborn Pack years ago and that she was still alive. As the only
Adrian’s POVMy heart raced as I rushed to the hospital with my Beta at my heel, not bothering to maintain a kingly posture.All I could think about was Elena.The second my eyes landed on her, lying unconscious on the hospital bed, my heart dropped. Although she had received immediate care, her face was more pale than usual. Her brow was creased as though she was troubled.Had I caused this?Before I listened to the instinct to reach for her, a feminine voice echoed, snapping me back to my senses.“Luckily, she didn’t hit her head when she fell,” Doctor Ophelia revealed as she appeared behind me. “I ran some tests to make sure everything is in order. The emotional stress caused a sudden drop in her blood pressure, which made her faint. She should wake up any moment now.”Her diagnosis stirred a flicker of relief in my chest.Yet it vanished as I watched Elena subtly twitch in bed.“No… It wasn’t Sarah… Please…” she mumbled, clearly troubled even in her sleep.My heart tightened. I wa
Elena’s POVI left the hospital not long after Sarah’s disturbing confession. It was hard enough to stay there simply staring at my unconscious best friend, knowing I was partially to blame for her condition and there was nothing I could do about it.Maybe that was why I wanted to go after the truth so badly. If I could find evidence that Sarah was just a pawn, it would lead me to who had truly been responsible for harming Judy. Perhaps then I could make things right.Since I was still in my dress, I stopped by my room to change into more casual clothes before heading towards the dungeons. I wasn’t entirely sure of what I would say, or even if my gut was right, but I let that hinder me.The Alpha King had ordered Sarah’s execution to happen tonight, so I couldn’t afford to waste any time.Though I should have spent more time considering how I’d manage to sneak into the highly-guarded dungeons in the first place.“What are you doing here?” one of the men guarding the prisoners said, ap
Elena’s POVI was surprised when Dylan mentioned he had found the real culprit, but never in a million years would I have imagined it to be the person who walked through the door shortly after.Sarah.The Alpha King looked just as shocked as he watched the maid step inside with her head low. His eyes, full of confusion, darted to his Beta, hoping for an explanation, but there was none. Dylan simply pressed his lips with a dark face.At last, Adrian called, “Sarah? You’re the one who harmed Judy?”“Yes,” the maid replied without hesitation.The tension in the room grew even thicker.Before more questions could be asked, Sarah continued, “When I overheard Karen and Elena talking at the party, I hurried to switch the perfume bottles so Elena would take the one with lavender.”I was shocked and expected fury from the Alpha King. Instead, he just narrowed his eyes, suspicious.“How did you know that lavender could trigger Judy’s Moonborn Disorder?” he asked.“I… I eavesdropped on one of yo
Elena’s POVI was still shaken after everything that had happened in the past half hour.But most of all, I was worried about Judy.After Karen was escorted out of the Grand Hall, the Alpha King rushed to check on Judy. Despite how afraid I was he might still be angry at me, I quietly asked if I could see her, too. He hesitated for a moment, but ultimately nodded.At the hospital, we were greeted by Doctor Ophelia.“How is she?” the Alpha King worriedly asked.“Stable,” she replied as she led us to Judy’s room.Only then did my heart calm down—ever so slightly.“However, her condition is delicate,” she revealed cautiously. “Her wolf has grown too weak. I’m keeping her under close observation to ensure her health doesn’t worsen.”My heart tightened.“Will she be fine?” I quietly asked.Doctor Ophelia offered me a sympathetic look. “I’ll do my best to help her recover.”Though her answer was remotely positive, it didn’t diminish my apprehension, which only heightened when we finally mad
Elena’s POV“No! Stop this! Please!” I tried, but it was useless.Without hesitation, the guards grabbed me by the arms and tossed me out of the packhouse like yesterday’s trash, and I hit the ground hard.The agony of my severed mate bond, combined with the unbearable torment of my worsening heat,
Elena’s POVToday was supposed to be the day I celebrated the 25th birthday of my fated mate, Alpha Ryan of the Shadowfang Pack. Instead, I stood frozen as I watched him kiss another woman in front of the entire pack. “Shadowfang!” Ryan addressed the crowd, his proud smile growing larger as he pu
Elena’s POV“You’re crazy!” I yelled at his face, tears of sadness and anger burning down my face. “You’ll never have me again!”A sinister spark danced in Ryan’s eyes as he grabbed me by the throat. “We’ll see about that.”He squeezed my throat tighter and tighter until I could no longer breathe.
Adrian POVWhen morning came, I made my way back to Shadowfang Pack not with the imposing march of a King, but with the hurried steps of someone desperately trying not to be seen.I was a mess. Dirt stained my skin, and my clothes were filthy and wrinkled. What was left of them, anyway. Since I cou







