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Aichonne Blackwood
“You are getting mated?”
Maggie Moonclaw lets out an ear-shattering howl that makes me drop my clay mug.
“What?”
Maggie points her shaking finger at her screen. “It says it right here, Aichonne. You are getting mated to the royal heir.”
“Did you put crazy-root in your morning water?” I shake my head, my short hair moving around my face. “I have been in Moonhaven Coast for two days. I am not dating anyone.”
“I am your moonbound sister, and you did not even tell me!” Maggie rolls her eyes big time. “I guess I can say goodbye to standing next to you at the pack altar. I did not even get an invite.”
I am staying with Maggie while she gets better from her bad leg injury. We just got done with a morning run through the woods, and now we are in her trusted Beta’s kitchen. Everything is nice and slow until she starts talking like a wild rogue.
“Is this some kind of sick joke?” My heart goes fast.
“Look!” She pushes the screen into my face.
I snatch it from her hands. My mouth falls open. My eyes feel like they are going to pop right out of my head.
‘AICHONNE BLACKWOOD SOON TO BECOME LUNA OF THE SILVERFANG ROYAL PACK’
The huge words burn my eyes. I click the search button and type my name super fast. A whole bunch of news pops up.
‘AICHONNE BLACKWOOD SPOTTED IN MOONHAVEN COAST GETTING READY FOR THE BLOOD MOON ASCENSION’
‘DARYL SILVERFANG AND AICHONNE BLACKWOOD. LONG LIVE THE FUTURE KING AND LUNA’
‘DARYL AND AICHONNE. IS THIS AN ETERNAL MOONMARK?’
Daryl Silverfang? The Alpha Heir of the Silverfang Throne? Who is that?
I read page after page, and my blood starts to boil like fire. A hot wave of anger hits my chest.
“That manipulative bitch,” I growl.
Maggie tilts her head. “So, you are not really mated to him?”
“No!” I slam my hands on the table. “I do not even know this Daryl guy. I have never seen his face in my life.”
“Well, if you have to marry a total stranger, he is a great choice,” Maggie says, looking back at the screen. “He is a powerful Alpha. He owns almost the whole Pack Dominion. He is huge and strong.”
“I do not care how big his wolf is!” I chew my lip till it hurts. “My rogue Luna stepmother did this. Andrea Blackwood is using me as bait again to get pack resources. This is a new low, even for her.”
“You think Andrea started this rumor?”
“I know she did.” My hands shake with rage. “She loves to mess with my life. Remember when she tried to force me to mate with that creepy Simon Darkhowl?”
Maggie makes a super gross face. “Ugh. Do not remind me.”
Simon is a bad wolf. On our first meeting, he told me he wanted to lock me in a silver cage and let his three cousins run wild with me. I told him to get lost.
My stepmother cannot pick a good wolf to save her life. I do not know how my father, Pack Elder Hershel, ever let her into our pack. Telling her to mind her own business is like throwing fresh meat to a starving wolf and telling it not to eat. It is pointless.
“Well, she picked a winner this time,” Maggie says, tapping the glass. “Daryl Silverfang lives right down the road on the Silver Tide Coast. You could move here permanently, and we could hunt together every day.”
“I love the Alpha Metropolis too much to ever leave,” I say. “I am a city wolf through and through.”
My phone starts buzzing like a swarm of angry bees. The screen lights up over and over with missed alerts from other packs. I let it go to voicemail.
“I need to stop this madness right now,” I tell Maggie, standing up so fast my chair squeaks. “This fake news is going viral across the whole Crescent Moon Dominion. I am going to find this Alpha Heir and make him tell the truth.”
“Where are you going dressed like that?” Maggie asks, looking at my hunting boots and tight leather vest.
“I am going to war,” I say. “I called my father’s Beta steward back home. The pack house is in total chaos right now. My father and Andrea are locked in the Alpha’s den, having a massive yelling match. It is super ugly.”
“Your father must be so angry,” Maggie says.
“He is fit to be tied,” I say. “I love him to pieces, but marrying that rogue woman was his biggest mistake. I am not waiting around for them to finish fighting. I need to know why Daryl Silverfang agreed to this lie. What does the royal pack get from this?”
Maggie leans on her wooden cane, looking worried. “Did you even make an appointment with the royal heir? A powerful Alpha does not just have free time for a random wolf.”
“I tried to call his pack lodge, but his guard dog at the front gate keeps giving me the runaround,” I growl. “She thinks I am a crazy rogue making up stories. Daryl is probably sitting on his Wolf King's Throne right now, laughing at me.”
“Maybe he is innocent,” Maggie says gently.
“No way,” I say, my voice getting louder. “He must be loving every minute of this attention. But I found his main pack headquarters, the Mooncrest Alpha Citadel. I am going to pay the King a little visit.”
Maggie lets out another loud gasp. “You are going to show up unannounced at the royal citadel? Is that a good idea, Aichonne?”
“What else can I do?” I shrug my shoulders. “I want answers, and I want them right now. If my stepmother will not give them to me, then this Alpha King will.”
I turn around and run out the door before she can stop me.
The ground beneath the courtyard groans and tears apart with a deafening sound like shattering stone and snapping iron, violently swallowing three of our elite vanguards into a dark, yawning crevice that opens up out of nowhere. The sudden drop sucks the air straight from my lungs as swirling dust, flying debris, and massive chunks of ancient flagstone plummet into the bottomless abyss below. Panic instantly surges through the beasts and men alike, turning our carefully organized departure into a desperate, chaotic struggle for survival. My steed rears back wildly on its hind legs, kicking at the empty air as the edge of the stone tiles crumbles away into nothingness, threatening to drag us down into the dark, churning depths alongside our fallen comrades. The chaos is immediate and overwhelming, a calculated ambush designed to shatter our forces and cripple our mobility before we can even set a single foot outside the valley. The air turns thick with choking gray dust, and the agon
The spectral chain constricts further with a sharp, metallic snap, forcing our bodies flush together and making it almost impossible to maintain our balance or walk forward toward the armory. The dark metal links shorten until there is barely a hair's breadth of space between us, turning every single step into an awkward, stumbling shuffle along the damp flagstones of the corridor. The suffocating pressure of the shackle pushes against our ribs, a constant, physical reminder of the dark magic binding us to a terminal countdown. Every movement feels constrained, every breath restricted, as if the curse itself is actively trying to sabotage our mission before we even step foot outside the safety of the keep walls. The magical iron bites into our skin, reminding us that we are prisoners of our own bond, forced to endure every agonizing inch of the curse together while the clock ticks down toward our destruction.I wrap my massive arm securely around her waist to support her weight, lift
Aichonne lets out a small, horrified gasp, her hands flying to her mouth as she instantly recognizes the blood-soaked silver collar resting on the soot-stained stone. It is Maggie’s collar, the very piece of jewelry her kin-sister wore every single day as a token of their pack's heritage, a custom-crafted band of pure silver inlaid with moonstone chips that she would never willingly abandon. The sight of the dark, wet crimson staining the polished metal strips away whatever fragile composure remains in the room, replacing it with a suffocating wave of dread that wraps around my throat like a physical grip. My own heart skips a beat, the protective fury of an Alpha surging through my veins with such intensity that the gold threads of my royal lineage flare hot beneath my skin, threatening to break through my collarbones in a blaze of suppressed power. The psychological warfare has crossed a line from distant threats and holographic taunts to visceral, undeniable proof of torture, des
The feral rogue wolves growl and snap their jaws as they flood into our ruined stone den, their eyes glowing with a sickening, unnatural crimson light fueled by dark magic. The air instantly fills with the heavy, musky stench of corrupted beasts and fresh blood, drowning out the scent of ozone and the ancient parchment still clutched tightly in my hand. There is no time to process the map, no time to formulate a tactical retreat; the enemy has breached our final line of defense, and survival demands immediate, vicious action. My inner wolf surges to the surface, roaring for dominance as the adrenaline floods my system, turning my vision sharp and locking my muscles into lethal readiness. Every instinct screams that we are fighting for our lives, our pack, and our unborn pup against an overwhelming tide of claws and teeth that threaten to tear our world apart.Shane charges forward without a single moment of hesitation, his broadsword cutting down the lead rogue in a spectacular spray
The high-pitched frequency of the cracked ring vibrates through my skull like a razor-sharp blade, making my inner wolf howl in absolute, splitting agony. The sound is completely deafening, echoing off the scorched stone walls and bouncing inside my temples until my vision blurs with violent, blinding flashes of white light. Every single heartbeat feels like a hammer blow against my brain, and the spectral black chain linking our wrists flares with a malicious, pulsing rhythm that matches the tortured shriek of the fracturing moonstone. We are under direct magical assault, our very connection being pried apart by invisible, hostile hands, and the sheer intensity of the resonance threatens to crack our consciousness right down the middle, leaving us helpless in the wreckage of our own sanctuary.Aichonne falls hard to her knees on the soot-stained floor, clutching her hand tightly against her chest as the cracked moonstone begins to heat up rapidly, burning her delicate skin with a br
The holographic image of the corrupt Governor Blackfang hovers in the damp, smoke-choked air of our ruined private stone den, casting a sickly blue pallor over the scorched walls and the remnants of the melted floor. The projection flickers slightly, struggling against the residual dark magic lingering from the acid trap, but the arrogant sneer on his face remains crystal clear and deeply infuriating. His smug laughter bounces off the stone like nails on glass, mocking our bound state and ridiculing the indestructible bond of the future Supreme Alpha King and his wild Luna. He stands tall within the projection, draped in his lavish, gold-trimmed council robes, treating our agonizing struggle like a theatrical performance staged purely for his personal amusement and political gain.His cold, calculating eyes lock onto the spectral black chain binding our wrists together, and he leans in closer as if savoring every drop of our distress. With sickening glee, he reveals the devastating m







