LOGIN“This isn’t good..” the moment the healer said those words Damein’s breathing stopped.The maid tensed up…she didn’t do it, but she knew that whatever happened with Serena would determine her fate.If Serena survived, then she had her witness and also, Damien would be a little forgiving. But if she didn’t…“This isn't an illness.” The healer continued now, her tone certain.Damien’s gaze snapped to her.“What is it?”The healer straightened slowly.“What is wrong with her?!” Damien asked again, his head spiraling.“She’s been poisoned.”The words hit like ice…Silence hit the room like a blow. Then, the maid gasped behind him.Damien didn’t react at first. He stood there unmoving, barely even breathing…The word echoed in his head.Poisoned.Serena had been poisoned…“What kind?” he asked, barely holding back the tension.The healer had already moved away, reaching into a wooden cabinet filled with rows of glass vials, powders, and herbs.“It’s a refined one,” she said as she searche
Serena took the first bite of the pancakes, and then the second and then another one…“Still alive.”Damien’s voice cut through the process of her chewing.:.Serena glanced up at him, unimpressed. She finished swallowing before answering him.“Disappointed?” she shot back.A flicker of amusement flashed in Damien’s eyes before it disappeared.At least, he was sure that the Serena he knew from the academy was there…Sandy smiled softly, her voice gentle as she leaned slightly forward.“You should eat more,” she said. “You know? You barely touched anything yesterday.”Serena didn’t even look at her and again, refused to even acknowledge her.She wasn’t sure whether the word was meant as a dig, but she refused to pay attention to it.She simply picked up her fork and took a fourth and a fifth bite..If there was anything wrong with the food—She didn’t show it or feel it.At least not yet…And like that, breakfast ended without much of a ceremony.No arguments or confrontations.Serena
Finally, it was morning again…A bright new day at the Mooncrest Pack.For Damien Blackthorn, he was getting all he wanted…Alpha of Nightwing pack and now Alpha of Mooncrest Pack…and plus he had an heir coming, and that will strengthen his bloodline.But still..there was a wildcard there…Serena. With her, it made everything feel so hard.For Sandy, hers wasn’t so complicated…she had one single goal. Tear the Nightwing pack from the inside out and the first step in that was simple…Taking out Serena..permanently.And Serena. Well, hers could be summarized in one word..a mess. Losing her chance at being Alpha, and then losing her father..followed up by her being forcefully bonded to Damien Blacktorn who did nothing but hurt her.This only has the ingredients for chaos…Sandy had been awake long before dawn. In fact, she spent all night scheming more than sleeping.Now she stood in front of the kitchen, sleeves slightly rolled, her movements slow and deliberate as she arranged the plates
Today was another day in this torture of a pack for Serena…The elders swore to make her life a living hell, and to be fair, that was exactly what they were doing.Now she was walking through the long hallways.Servants moved around her carefully, their heads bowed, their voices hushed. Some stole glances and others really didn’t even try to hide it.That’s her.The Alpha’s daughter.The one who got expelled.The one who’s about to be Luna.Luna.The word made her stomach turn.That was the title she had been trying her whole life to outrun, and yet, it had found a way back to her.Maybe, the elder has always been right. Women…just weren’t meant for the Alpha title.One of the maids stopped in front of a large set of carved doors and pushed them open.“Your quarters, my lady.”Serena didn’t respond or acknowledge her.She stepped inside.The doors closed behind her softly.And just like that…It felt real.This wasn’t a discussion anymore.It wasn’t a threat.It was really happening.
The moment they announced, a heavy and deafening silence followed.For a full minute, Serena did not move or think…The elders' words were still ringing in her ears. Take the former Alpha’s daughter as your Luna.Her…Who else was there to offer?A flicker of laughter broke through the stillness.Then another.And just like that, the room came back to life.Whispers spread like wildfire.“She should be honored…”“It secures her position…”“She’s lucky he’s even willing—”Lucky.That word hit harder than anything else.Lucky. That was what she was now. Just a lucky person that she was born by an Alpha…Maybe they were right…“Maybe she forced the elders to do this…”“Maybe it was her plan all along to remain in charge ..."“She’s so selfish…”The whispers continued, each one hitting hard.Her breathing began to quicken, the panic stirring up.“I… I just…” “I can’t…”Serena muttered under breath, then she turned and walked out.Later now, Serena had finally gotten a grip of herself. No
Damien was going to be their Alpha…No, no, not that. He was going to be her Alpha!!But for a second, just one second…Serena let herself forget how everything ended between them.The grief and the humiliation. The most shameful day of her life.All of it faded…Because Damien was standing in front of her.Her heart betrayed her first.It began pounding loudly in her chest.Too many memories rushed in at once.The forest at and the gauntlet, where he found out about her secret…That was the day she truly felt something for him. Maybe not enough, but she truly saw him as a good person and not an egotistic Alpha like the others.Her breath caught.Maybe…Maybe he didn’t come for the pack.Maybe he didn’t come to take anything from her.Maybe everything that happened at the academy—everything that broke between them—wasn’t the end.Maybe—The thought barely had time to take shape—Before it was destroyed.The carriage door opened again.A woman stepped out.And just like that…Everything







