LOGINKael Voss PovThe warehouse smelled like damp concrete and Draven’s cold metallic scent. I walked in with three of my men, but I already knew it was a trap. The bond pulled at me the whole way, Elias’s fear sharp in my chest. I told him to stay away. I hoped he listened.Seraphina stood in the middle of the room. She looked tense but not scared. Draven sat in a chair like he owned the place. Pale skin, red eyes, calm smile that made my skin crawl.“Voss,” Draven said smoothly. “You came. Good. I knew the bond would bring you running.”I stopped a safe distance away. My hand stayed near my gun. “Where’s the proof my sister betrayed me? Or is this another one of your games?”Seraphina stepped forward. “Kael, listen to me. I came here to end this. I was trying to negotiate. To get the serum formula so we could fix Elias.”Draven laughed quietly. “She’s loyal to you, Voss. But not enough. She gave me details about the pregnancy. About Elias’s location. All to protect her precious pack.”I
Elias Vale PovKael showed me the video where Seraphina handed documents to Draven’s man, his sister. The one who was supposed to protect the pack. I felt his pain hit me through the bond like a punch.“What are you going to do?” I whispered. My hand stayed on my stomach. The pup had gone quiet, like he could feel the tension too.Kael stared at the dark screen for a long time. “I don’t know.” His voice sounded tired. Broken. “She’s my sister, Elias. We’ve been through everything together. But this… it looks bad. Really bad.”I shifted closer in the nest and leaned against his side. His body was warm but stiff. “Maybe Draven is forcing her. Or making it look like she’s helping him. You said she’s always protected the pack.”“Yeah. She has.” He rubbed his face with one hand. The other stayed on my stomach. “But the messages keep coming. The leaks. Now this. I can’t ignore it anymore.”We sat there quietly for a while. I could feel how much this hurt him. The bond didn’t hide stuff like
Chapter 22 Kael Voss I crushed the phone in my hand until the screen cracked. The photo of Seraphina smiling with Draven’s men burned in my mind. My own sister. The one who had stood by me through every fight, every war. Now this. Elias held onto me tighter as another small cramp hit him. He gasped softly and curled around his stomach. “Kael… it’s getting worse again.” “I know.” I rubbed his back, trying to keep my voice steady even though I wanted to break something. “Breathe through it. I’ve got you.” The bond between us was full of his pain and my rage. It all mixed together until it was hard to think straight. I held him close while the cramp passed, my hand on his stomach like that could protect the pup from everything happening outside this room. When it eased, Elias looked up at me. His face was pale, silver hair stuck to his forehead with sweat. “She really did it? Your sister?” “Looks like it.” I set the broken phone down and pulled him against my chest. “Draven
Elias Vale PovThe cramp hit harder this time. I curled up tighter in the nest, one hand pressed to my stomach like I could stop it. It felt like something was pulling inside me, twisting. Not the worst pain I’d ever had, but scary because of the baby.Kael was right there, holding me. His voice sounded tight. “Breathe, Elias. Just breathe. The doctor is coming.”I nodded but kept my eyes squeezed shut. “It hurts… not like before. Deeper.”He rubbed my back in slow circles, the way he’d learned helped during the heat. “I know. I feel it too through the bond. Draven’s doing this. That bastard is triggering the serum somehow.”The doctor arrived a few minutes later, looking serious with his bag. He checked me over while Kael stayed right beside the nest, one hand never leaving my shoulder.“The pup is okay,” the doctor said after a while. “Heartbeat is strong. But the serum is reacting to stress. We need to keep you calm. No more messages if we want to help it just rest and stay close t
Elias's POVI woke up to Kael staring at his phone again. The glow lit up his face in the dark room, making the lines on his forehead deeper. He looked like he hadn’t slept at all. I shifted in the nest and touched his arm.“Kael… what is it this time?”He put the phone down fast, like he didn’t want me to see. “Nothing new. Go back to sleep.”I sat up slowly. My back ached a little and my stomach felt tighter than yesterday. The pregnancy was moving fast. “Don’t do that. Don’t shut me out. I felt it through the bond. You’re worried.”He rubbed his face with both hands. “Another message. Draven says Seraphina bought us time… but not much. The serum is ready for the next phase. Two weeks, Elias. He wants you and the baby.”My chest got tight. I pulled the blanket higher around us and leaned against him. “He’s messing with your head. Trying to make you doubt her. Doubt us.”“Yeah… maybe.” Kael wrapped an arm around me, but his body stayed stiff. “But what if he’s not? What if she really
Elias PovKael showed me the video without saying much. Seraphina handing something to Draven’s man. The timestamp was from yesterday. My stomach dropped.“Oh no…” I whispered. “Kael, what if she really is—”“I don’t know.” He cut me off and pulled me tight against his chest. His arms were strong but I could feel him shaking just a little. “But if she is… I’ll have to deal with it. For you. For the pup. For the pack.”I held onto him, face pressed into his shirt. The bond carried his pain loud and clear. It mixed with my own fear until it was hard to tell them apart. “She’s your sister. You’ve known her your whole life. This has to hurt bad.”“Yeah. It does.” His voice was rough. “But right now you and the baby are my family too. I can’t let Draven use her against us.”We stayed like that for a while. I rubbed his back slowly. The bond felt heavy. His hurt. My guilt. All of it tangled together.The next morning Kael was up early. He paced the room while I tried to eat the breakfast Ri
Elias Vale POVI woke up to Kael’s arm still wrapped around me, heavy and warm. The nest felt safe, but my mind wouldn’t stop spinning. That video from Draven kept playing in my head. His cold voice saying he could break our bond. Threatening Seraphina too. I shifted a little and felt Kael tense
Kael Voss POVThe video kept playing in my head even after I turned the phone off. Draven’s cold voice. Elias strapped down years ago. That bastard talking about breaking our bond like it was nothing. I lay there with Elias curled against me, his breathing finally even, but sleep wouldn’t come. My
Elias's POVI woke up with Kael’s arm heavy around me. The nest felt warm and safe, but something was off. His body was tense even in sleep, and through the bond I could feel his worry like a low hum that wouldn’t stop. Last night’s message had done that to him. I could still sense the anger and fe
Kael Voss PovI grabbed the phone from Elias’s hand. The message on the screen made my blood run hot. Draven was watching us. Even now, after everything, that bastard was still reaching for my mate. The part about the serum possibly breaking the bond hit me hardest. I read it twice to make sure.E







