เข้าสู่ระบบKAELThe message I sent to Christine had been seen but still no reply.I stared at the screen for a second longer before setting the phone down on the desk, my expression unchanged.She saw it and she chose not to respond, that alone told me enough.Christine didn’t like control, especially not when it was directed at her. Sending men to stand outside her apartment was something she would push against instinctively.I already knew that and yet, I didn’t take it back.Whether she liked it or not didn’t matter, her safety did and that was the only thing that mattered.I leaned back slightly, my fingers resting against the armrest as my thoughts shifted not to her silence, but to what came after it.A secure line buzzed softly on the desk and it was a call from the men I asked to guard Christine's apartment. I picked it up without hesitation. “What’s the latest report?”“Alpha, the perimeter secured and no suspicious movement since arrival.” One of them responded immediately. “My conce
CHRISTINEThe first thing I noticed when I woke up in the morning was the pain. It was still not gone yet! It was sharp enough to make me gasp but not dull enough to ignore. It was just there, steady, persistent and sitting beneath my ribs like a reminder that my body wasn’t moving the way it should.I stayed still for a moment, staring at the familiar ceiling. This was my apartment, that meant I wasn’t still at Dorian’s place, Nathan brought me back home already.The events of the night came back slowly, not in fragments, but in clear sequence. The attack, the blade and the way it burned instead of closing.My fingers shifted slightly against the bed and the moment I tried to sit up, pain flared sharply through my side.I paused and exhaled once, then I pushed myself up anyway.It hurt, of course it did but I didn’t stop.By the time I was upright, my breathing had changed, it was slower and more measured but my expression didn’t.I adjusted the loose fabric covering the bandage
KAELThe night had not been quiet. It rarely was but this one had been worse.By the time the first light broke through the horizon, I was already awake, seated behind my desk with a report spread open in front of me that I had stopped reading ten minutes ago.The words were clear but the situation wasn’t.A dispute had broken out along the eastern border of my pack just before midnight. It was nothing large enough to escalate into conflict, but not small enough to ignore either. Two factions within the outer pack had clashed over control routes, each claiming authority where none had been granted.I had intervened decisively and the issue was contained, but the irritation lingered not because of the dispute itself but because it existed at all.Control meant structure and structure meant order and order didn’t leave room for unnecessary noise.My fingers tapped once against the desk before I leaned back slightly, my gaze drifting toward the window. The city below was already stirr
CHRISTINEDarkness lingered even when my eyes opened. For a moment, I didn’t move, didn’t breathe too deeply or react.I just lay there, letting my senses settle first and then the pain came sharply and immediately. It tore through my side like it had been waiting for me to wake up, like it had been holding itself back just to remind me it was still there.A quiet breath left my lips as I tried to shift slightly and that was a bad idea. The movement sent another wave of pain through me, stronger this time, forcing me to stop immediately.I stayed still after that, letting the sensation pass gradually.Something wasn’t right, the wound should have started healing by now at least a little but it hadn’t.If anything, it felt worse.My fingers curled slightly against the surface beneath me.The bed was soft and it wasn’t mine, that registered instantly and my eyes opened fully this time.The room was dim, lit faintly by a single lamp somewhere in the corner. Shadows stretched across the
STEPHANIEThe room was quiet when they finished speaking and I didn’t interrupt them while they gave their report. I let them talk, let every detail settle and let every word sink in exactly the way it was meant to.“She fought back,” one of them said carefully.My gaze didn’t move from where I stood. “How?” I asked.“She didn’t hesitate, she grabbed one of us before we could restrain her.” He replied and I didn't say anything because I knew he had more to say. “She removed his mask.”That made my eyes shift slightly. “Did she see his face?” My voice remained calm, steady.“For a moment but not long enough to recognize clearly and even if she had seen his face clearly, she wouldn't know who he is.” I scoffed at his statement, that still doesn't change the fact they messed up a bit! “So what happened next?” I prompted and the man hesitated just briefly before continuing.“She kept asking who sent us.”Silence followed that not the kind that passed but the kind that settled.“She di
CHRISTINEMy body staggered, but instinct took over before weakness could. My hand shot out and grabbed the nearest figure, fingers tightening around his clothes as I forced myself forward despite the burning sensation tearing through my ribs.“Who sent you?” My voice came out low and strained but steady.He didn’t answer. The others moved immediately, closing in, trying to pull me off him.“Let go,” one of them snapped but I didn't, if anything, I held on tighter.My grip shifted upward and in one sharp motion, I reached for his face and yanked hard.The mask came off and for a second, I saw him not clearly enough to recognize but enough to know he wasn’t random. There was nothing wild or unstable in his eye, no hesitation and no confusion.My fingers curled tighter into his shirt.“Who sent you?” I demanded again, sharper this time but I still got nothing.Instead, they reacted. Two of them grabbed me from behind, trying to pull me off him. My body jerked back slightly as pain fla
CHRISTINE Nathan was still staring at the envelope like it might explode, I took it from his hand.“Relax,” I said and Nathan looked at me like I’d just said something ridiculous.“Relax?” he repeated. “That’s the Alpha’s crest,”I broke the seal. The paper inside was thick and expensive, the kind
CHRISTINEThe moment my eyes landed on the first line, my fingers tightened around the paper.It wasn’t a contract or an approval letter, It wasn’t anything I expected.It looked like an intelligence notice, it was a search notice.The bold heading at the top made my stomach twist.Subject: Christi
CHRISTINEMoonfall City was visible long before we got there.In the distance, its tall towers stood like dark silver teeth against the sky.Even from miles away I could smell a dense mixture of scents in the air from different packs with different intentions.A lot of trade caravans filled the road
KAELI had expected many reactions from Christine Hale—shock, anger or even quiet satisfaction but hesitation had not been one of them.Most wolves in her position would have accepted my offer without thinking. A woman publicly abandoned by her mate during a ceremony meant to bind two packs togethe







