LOGINThe next day I tried leaving my room and stepping outside to wander around. Staying cooped up staring at four walls was starting to drive me crazy so I decided to go out and explore.
I wanted to observe the place and learn it well so if I ever got the chance to escape I would know exactly where to go.
The pack grounds spread out before me like a whole village hidden deep in the forest. Pups darted across the open fields, laughing warriors trained near the sparring grounds and wo
I understood him. My safety had always been his first concern. It was as though the thought of losing me frightened him more than anything else in the world. Knowing that made my heart ache with love for him.Noah loved me more deeply than I had ever imagined. I saw it in his eyes, I felt it in the way he touched me and I saw it in every decision he made and every danger he willingly faced. He had returned from a battlefield wounded, yet the first thing he worried about was whether I would be safe. I reached up and cupped his face in my hands and looked deeply into his eyes."I am not afraid. I know you will stand between me and any harm. I trust you with my life." I whispered to him as I smiled gently.I meant every word. There was no one in this world I trusted more.The room became quiet after that. Warm and peaceful. For the first time that night, I felt the tension begin to leave my body. Even my father seemed to breathe more easily, as though hearin
Lily's POVNoah came home that night carrying fresh wounds and dark purple bruises that marred his skin. The moment I saw him, my heart twisted with fear.I knew this had not been an ordinary mission and I knew where he had gone. He had marched on Silverdale alongside my father, Alpha Lucian, and I knew exactly how dangerous that battle must have been.Noah was strong. He was an experienced warrior who had survived countless battles. I knew he could defend himself better than almost anyone I had ever known but knowing that did not stop me from worrying. I know Sebastian too. He is cunning and wicked, so I am certain that no matter how strong Noah may be, Sebastian could still find a way to bring him down through his deceit.I had spent every moment wondering whether he was safe, whether he had been injured and whether I would see him return through those doors. And now that h
"Beta!" The cry tore from my throat. For a moment, I could not move. My loyal Beta had sacrificed himself for me.Around him, the battle continued. One by one, my warriors were falling. My people were being overwhelmed inside our own home and we were losing everything.With a roar of desperation, I turned back toward Noah. I charged with everything I had left. We collided again, claws tore through fur, teeth snapped. Our bodies slammed against one another as we fought with nothing but instinct, hatred, and the desperate will to survive.For one brief moment, I thought I had him. I pushed forward. I could almost feel victory within my grasp but then pain exploded through my chest, I barely felt his claw enter me.Then the pain came, searing fire ripped through my body. I stumbled backward, gasping. Blood poured from the wound, hot and thick, staining my fur. My legs weakened beneath me. Noah stepped forward. He stood over me like death itself. I looked up
"Alpha!" My warriors rushed forward."Protect the Alpha!"My Beta and my men surged toward us, trying to pull Lucian away but his warriors immediately moved to intercept them.The hallway erupted into chaos. Bodies collided, weapons were drawn. My warriors fought desperately to reach me, but Lucian's men overwhelmed them with sheer numbers. I watched in disbelief as my own people were shoved aside and struck down inside our own home. Blood stained the floor. The cries of my warriors filled the mansion. These were my men, my people and they were being cut down in our own territory.Then Lucian grabbed me and dragged me closer. His face was inches from mine."We know everything! We found our daughter, Lily! She told us the truth. Every cruelty. Every scheme. Every lie you told us!" His roar shook me to the core. He stared into my eyes with a look of betrayal so deep that it almost seemed worse than his anger.No. My breathing became unev
Sebastian's POVI was sitting alone in my study studying the maps and reports that had arrived only a short while ago. Every document contained details about movements along the Eastern Border where our sentries kept a watchful eye over the edge of Northern Reign territory. I studied every report carefully, going over each detail because I want everything to be perfect.For weeks, I had been preparing for our planned attack on Northern Reign. I had spent countless nights planning exactly how we would strike them and I could barely wait any longer to defeat and crush that damned Noah's pack once and for all.I was so deep in my thoughts that I barely noticed the first knock at the door. Then came another, louder and more urgent. The sound immediately pulled me from my thoughts. Whoever stood outside was clearly carrying news that could not wait."Come in," I called.
"You must know all these years your father Lucian and I have searched. We followed every faint lead. We traveled every hard road and we asked every question we could. There were times we feared we would never find you. Until the path finally led us here to this very moment.""And Alpha Sebastian," she said and her voice hardened with rising anger. "He told us you left the pack angry and filled with a need to avenge your brother’s death. We believed him. He spoke so warmly of you. He said he cared deeply, that he loved you, that the two of you had a bond and that he would have protected you.""That was nothing but a complete and utter lie!" Anger rose in me hot and sharp and raw. "Sebastian was once my fated mate as well, yes. The moon goddess herself bound us. I felt that bond, used to cherished it and used to believed it was everything. But I already rejected him the moment he betrayed me. He broke the sacred bond between us with his lies and his cruelty."







