LOGINKael Voss PovI couldn’t sit still. The video of Seraphina tied up kept playing in my head. My sister. Beaten. Threatened. And Draven’s voice saying he would kill her in three days if I didn’t bring Elias and the baby.Elias was curled in the nest, breathing through another cramp. His face was pale, hand pressed to his stomach. I knelt beside him and rubbed his back.“Breathe,” I said. “I’m right here.”He nodded but his voice was shaky. “It hurts more now… every time a message comes. Like he knows exactly how to make it worse.”I hated this. I hated feeling helpless. The bond was feeding me his pain and fear, and it made my own rage burn hotter. “I’m going after her. I have to. I can’t let Draven kill my sister.”Elias grabbed my arm. “Kael… please. It’s a trap. He wants you to come. He wants me to be alone so the serum can pull harder.”“I know it’s a trap.” I brushed his silver hair back. “But I can’t do nothing. She’s family.”He looked at me with those storm-gray eyes. “And we’r
Elias Vale PovThe photo of Seraphina tied up and beaten stayed burned in my mind even after Kael turned the phone off. His sister. The one who had been so cold to me at first. Now Draven had her. Three days—that was all we had left.I sat in the nest with my knees pulled up, one hand on my stomach. The pup felt restless, like he could sense how scared I was. Another small cramp twisted low in my belly. I breathed through it, trying not to let Kael feel how bad it was.Kael paced the room like a caged animal. His shoulders were tight, fists opening and closing. “He’s forcing my hand. My own sister. If I don’t bring you to him, he kills her. If I do, he takes you and the baby.”I watched him. The bond carried his pain so clearly it made my chest hurt. “Kael… you can’t trade me. Not for her. Not for anyone.”He stopped pacing and looked at me. His eyes were worried and tired. “You think I don’t know that? You’re carrying my child. You’re my mate. But she’s blood. Family. I can’t just l
Kael 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
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
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
Elias Vale PovThe word "traitor" hung in the air like a bad smell. Someone in Kael's own pack had sold us out. Told Draven about the pregnancy. My stomach twisted so hard I thought I might be sick. I kept my hand on Kael's arm, feeling how tight his muscles were under my fingers.Kael looked read
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







