تسجيل الدخولBURNING URGE~RONAN'S POV~A bitter lump formed in my throat as I watched Dominic walk away with Mira beside him.Neither of them looked back.Not once.The sight burned. It burned so badly that I couldn't stop staring long after they disappeared from view."What just happened?" I finally breathed out.My voice sounded strange, almost broken. Beside me, Lucien looked equally stunned. His mouth opened and closed several times, but no words came out.I grabbed his shoulder."Come on."We turned toward Kael. He was standing near the gate like a statue. He was motionless, silent, and watching the same direction Mira had gone.A dangerous feeling twisted inside my chest."I knew that prince had a motive," I muttered darkly. "He didn't give up his title and leave his kingdom just to study here."My wolf growled low and threatening."He came for something." Lucien dragged a hand through his hair. "Forget Dominic for a second." His voice sounded strained."How did he know?"I immediately kn
LEFT IN SHOCK~MIRA'S POV~It's not as if I didn't want to stay with him.The idea tempted me more than I wanted to admit.Just sitting in Kael's lap had been enough to turn my thoughts into a complete mess. Staying the entire night in his room? That sounded like a disaster waiting to happen.The mating bond was already difficult enough to ignore.What if we lost control? What if he marked me before any proper mating ritual?The thought alone made my stomach twist.Besides, Dominic was still waiting outside. He had escorted me here despite everything and promised he wouldn't leave until he knew I was okay.I couldn't just abandon him.Slowly, I slid off Kael's lap."I'll visit tomorrow," I promised softly.I expected a response.Instead, he remained silent. His head stayed lowered as if he was lost in his own thoughts. My lips twitched. Since he wasn't looking, I stuck my tongue out at him and made a face.Childish.Completely childish.But it made me feel better. Then I hurried towar
WARMTH IN HIS ARMS~MIRA'S POV~I swallowed hard and lowered my gaze.Heat spread through my chest as I tried to avoid those intense eyes fixed on me. For the first time since I had met Kael Ravencrest, he looked genuinely nervous.As if my answer held the power to either save him or destroy him."I just..." I stammered.My shoulders slumped."I don't know where this is supposed to lead, Kael. Everything is so complicated."He didn't respond immediately.The silence stretched between us, yet somehow it wasn't uncomfortable. It felt like he was giving me room to breathe, room to think. Then he gently lifted my chin with his finger.His touch was warm and careful. "I promise you," he said quietly, "that everything will eventually fall into place."I laughed softly."That's easy for you to say."His brows furrowed. "What is that supposed to mean?"I looked away."You and I live in completely different worlds."His expression softened."Mira."I reluctantly met his eyes."That's not what
WHAT MATTERS TO HIM~MIRA'S POV~My fingers twisted together on my lap as nervousness crawled beneath my skin.The entire room felt suffocating.I still couldn't believe what had just happened.Kael had done the impossible.He had stood before his father, before Seraphina, before everyone who could ruin his life, and openly admitted that I was his fated mate.Not just that.He had chosen me.My chest tightened painfully.He hadn't whispered it in secret. He hadn't hidden behind excuses. He hadn't pretended anymore. He had chosen me in front of the very people who could destroy him for it.A strange warmth spread through me.Fear followed immediately after.Because if Kael's father hated this bond as much as he seemed to, then exposing the truth could only make things worse.I slowly lifted my gaze.Seraphina looked broken.Her face had gone completely pale. Her lips trembled as if she couldn't process what she had just heard.Both hands were pressed against her chest like she was stru
HIS FIRM DECLARATION~MIRA'S POV~I felt terrible after Dominic and I left the forest.Even now, as we walked through the academy grounds, my thoughts kept drifting back to Kael.The look in his eyes.The jealousy.The pain.The way he had stood there watching us. Dominic kept reassuring me that pretending to be close would eventually make Kael back off.If only he knew the truth. Kael wasn't being drawn to me because of simple attraction.It was the bond.The stupid, confusing, impossible bond.And the worst part? I cared about him too. Far more than I wanted to admit. Every time I remembered the expression on his face when we walked away together, guilt twisted painfully inside my chest.A part of me wanted to run back.To tell him everything was okay.To smooth my fingers through his dark hair and let him rest his head against my shoulder.But then another memory surfaced.Kael kissing Seraphina.Holding her like she was the only woman in existence. The image immediately hardened
SHE IS ALL HE NEEDSKAEL'S POVThe mention of Mira's name shot through my veins like poison. And what made it worse was that my father had heard it clearly.Which meant she had officially become a target.I glared at Seraphina, but she simply looked away, her eyes glittering with satisfaction.Of course.Father had already heard Mira's name during his previous visit, but I had used Seraphina to cover up the truth—to hide just how distracted my brothers and I had become because of one girl.Now that shield was cracking apart.And it was my fault. The moment my father's cold eyes met mine, regret washed over me."Mira," he repeated thoughtfully, adjusting himself on the couch.His fingers tapped against the armrest.A dangerous habit."Yes," Seraphina confirmed quickly. "That's her."Father's eyes narrowed."Mira..." he murmured again.Then something seemed to click inside his head."She was the reason I came here last time."A smile slowly appeared on his face. The kind of smile that a
THE MATE BOND ~Mira's POV~ Nobody moved. The wind stopped as fast as it started. But something it brought stayed between us. It hung in the air, like a song note you can't hear yet. Or like right after lightning, before you hear the thunder. Lucien's words faded into the dark. 'That
THE FOREST TRIAL •••**Mira's POV**••• The list went up at seven a.m. Teams of four, assigned by rank. Everyone paired with their bloodline match, their combat level, and their pack alliance. It was neat, logical, hierarchical — the way everything at Apex Moon was organized. At the bott
WEAK WOLVES DON'T BELONG ••~Ronan's POV~•• Combat training was the one place I did not have to think. Everything else at Apex Moon required patience I didn't have — politics, scheming, the careful leadership of who owed what to whom. That was Kael's language. Lucien's game. I was good at
THE GIRL THE ALPHAS HATE •••**MIRA**••• "Fresh meat." I heard it before I got to the gates. I did not need to see who said it. I just kept walking with my bag on my shoulder. That's the main rule when you are the weakest thing in a yard full of predators. Don't give them a reason to lo







