LOGIN"Sora has to come back." My very own words stunned me.I had spoken those words hours ago, but they continued to echo inside my head long after they left my mouth. The more I thought about them, the more certain I became. For years, I had accepted Sora's absence because I believed I deserved it. I thought maybe my wolf hated me. Maybe she blamed me for everything that had happened. Maybe she was tired of carrying me through heartbreak after heartbreak. Eventually, I had stopped searching. Stopped hoping. Stopped asking. I learned how to survive without her because survival was the only thing I had ever known. But now things were different. I wasn't fighting for myself anymore. I wasn't trying to heal old wounds or understand old mistakes. I was a mother now. And the moment that letter mentioned Kane, every part of me shifted. Every instinct inside me screamed that my son was standing at the center of something much larger than any of us understood. The vampires knew something about him
"Sora has to come back."Those four words refused to leave my mind.Even now, hours later, they continued echoing inside my head exactly the way Sienna had spoken them. Not as a wish. Not as hope. Not even as a desperate prayer. She had said them like a decision. Like a fact. Like something that would happen no matter what stood in her way. I had seen determination in Sienna before. I had seen her stand against Eloise. I had seen her challenge pack elders. I had seen her become a Luna that wolves respected and followed. But this was different. This wasn't the determination of a leader. This was the determination of a mother. Somewhere deep inside herself, Sienna had already connected the pieces. The vampires knew something about Kane. Kane possessed abilities neither of us understood. Sora remained distant and silent. And somehow, my mate had decided those three things were connected. I wanted to tell her she was wrong. I wanted to tell her we could find another solution. Another path
I had never hated breakfast before.But that morning, every smile felt forced, every laugh rehearsed, every normal conversation little more than a performance. Kane sat beside Selena at the dining table, proudly explaining an elaborate plan involving tree forts, wolf races, and somehow convincing Jackson to become a pirate. Selena interrupted every few seconds to correct details she insisted he was getting wrong. Camellia listened with amusement while Everett pretended to take their discussion seriously. Across from me, Sienna smiled when the children looked her way and responded when spoken to, but through the mate bond I could feel exactly what she was hiding.Fear.Not for herself.For Kane.The same fear lived inside me.Neither of us allowed the children to see it. No matter what happened, Kane and Selena deserved another normal morning. Another breakfast. Another argument about pancakes. Another day where they remained children instead of becoming targets.By the time breakfast
I stared at the note for what felt like forever, my eyes fixed on those five words while my mind struggled to process them.We already know he speaks with the dead.The room suddenly felt too small, too hot, too suffocating. My fingers tightened around the edge of Cassius's desk until my knuckles turned white."No."The word came out as a whisper. Then I looked at Cassius and shook my head."No. How? How do they know that?"My voice cracked on the last word.Cassius remained silent, and somehow that made me even angrier because he looked exactly as confused as I felt.I snatched the letter from the desk and read through it again, hoping the words would somehow change. They didn't. Everything remained exactly the same. The vampires knew about Kane. Not just Kane—they knew things about him that even we didn't fully understand yet. That realization terrified me because Kane himself barely understood what he could do. Sometimes he talked about shadows. Sometimes he mentioned voices. Somet
The moment the photograph slid onto the desk, dread pooled in my stomach, cold and heavy, the kind that warned of danger before your mind could fully understand it. For several seconds, neither of us moved. The photograph lay between us like a threat. Kane was running through the forest in his wolf form while Selena chased after him with tiny fists full of leaves. Both of them were smiling, laughing, completely unaware that someone had been watching them. The photograph wasn’t old. It wasn’t months old. It wasn’t even weeks old. I recognized the yellow dress Selena wore instantly. Camellia had gifted it to her barely two weeks ago.My fingers immediately started trembling. Cassius noticed. Without taking his eyes off the picture, he reached for my hand and squeezed it hard enough to ground me. But through the mate bond, I could feel everything he was trying to hide—fear, rage, confusion—and somehow that terrified me more because Cassius rarely looked shaken. Slowly, he pulled the fold
A year.Moon Goddess, an entire year had passed. Sometimes I still woke up in the middle of the night and stared at the woman sleeping beside me, wondering how I had gotten this lucky. How life had gone from constantly surviving to finally living. A year ago, fear had ruled every decision I made. Fear of losing Sienna. Fear of losing my children. Fear of failing my pack. But somewhere along the way, without me realizing it, life had quietly settled into place.The pack had changed too. Nothing changed overnight. But Sienna and I had put in hard work, dedication, faith, and all our efforts in making this pack our family. The same way we never let anything slip as parents or a couple. We tried our best to be a good partner, good parents and great leaders. Both of us were patient, forgiving of each other, forgiving of each other’s mistakes, decisions and every other thing that we needed. The territory had expanded. New businesses had opened. Trade routes had strengthened. More jobs had
I agreed to one day. Just one. It should have felt simple. Instead, it felt like the beginning of an ending. But the joy and relief on Alessio’s face was invaluable. I stood in my bedroom staring at the half-open wardrobe, my fingers hovering over neatly fold
I stared at the well-built wolf in front of me.He stood with the easy authority of someone who did not need to announce his rank. Broad shoulders. Controlled stance. Calm eyes that are measured before reacting. If I kn
Something in me broke the moment she left me standing at the corner of the street. Maybe everything broke in me. Realisation came crashing down on me that I couldn’t bear to stand on my own two feet. Tears clouded my vision and my wolf screamed to be let out.I couldn’t. Not here. Not where my kids
“He is their father.” Austin’s voice made me freeze. I turned to look at him. “He is right?”“What?”“I see the way you two are. The Mate bond comes to life when you stand beside him. And Kane resembles him in every possible way.” As if I didn’t know that.“What difference does it make?” I asked Au







