ANMELDENVivian, nearly turned away toward the steps, freezes at my words and slowly pivots his body, his eyes hardening to glacial points as they lock straight onto my face. Hearing my words, Vivian shoots Hailee a nasty look and scoffs, his voice subdued enough not to be caught by the live stream microphones. “He’s just a nobody rogue. His weak wolf is lucky our hands even let him sit on this variety show. What does his presence even bring to the table—fetching fresh water? Collecting freebies from the sponsors? Sucking up pack paychecks his hands haven't earned?”With a sharp sneer aimed directly at Hailee and my face, Vivian turns on his heel and stalks toward the vehicle doors. “An ugly face and a useless extra,” he mutters loudly. “You two unranked boys really are made for each other.”My eyes narrow into thin slits as I watch Vivian strut away, his heavy figure retreating like a dark shadow that clings too long to the morning light.Beside my shoulder, Hailee shifts uneasily on his feet
RAPHA OKOYE"My mind knows exactly how this mafia hierarchy operates, and an unranked boy from the outer pack borders does not belong on this sacred soil," I murmur to my inner wolf, my fingers tightening around the strap of my simple leather gear.The forest show, pretentiously titled “The Heir’s Graduation Hunt,” immediately establishes its exclusive bloodline social structure, leaving absolutely no breathing space for commoners or lower-tier omegas. Yet, somehow, Hailee Loftus—a boy from a remarkably ordinary, low-ranking background—had inexplicably secured a permanent spot among these supreme socialites. Why? From Hailee's very first appearance on the wooden panel, my mind worked fast to unravel this complex puzzle. As countless contemptuous glances cascaded from the elite toward Hailee’s plain attire, my brain swiftly connected the pieces of the game. Beyond the famous media artists—Nia, Townsend, and Cesar—everyone in the valley recognized Hailee's low status, though his innocen
RAPHA OKOYE"Rapha, your unranked face is on the giant tracking screens now, so your rogue wolf better back down!" Amara barks with a fake, sweet smile that makes my inner beast growl.The exact moment my image appears on the live feed, the once-buzzing digital chat room falls into a completely stunned silence. But it lasts for only a heartbeat before exploding into a crazy frenzy of pure ridicule from the city packs.“Wait… Is that Rapha Okoye? The infamous plain rogue boy?”“His warrior makeup is doing way more harm than good—my eyes are burning!”“No offense to the Okoye bloodline, but this boy is literal nightmare fuel.”“Forget the details—just looking at his plain scars, I know his rogue wolf is the real problem in this territory drama with Amara.”“Does this forest hunt air past midnight? Because honestly, that rogue face is horror-movie material.”“Who gave an unranked boy the raw audacity to appear on a live variety hunt next to a stunning alpha-tier omega like Amara?”As if
Although he was a well-known actor across the territories, his body had only taken part in a single project since his border debut, and his physical performance on screen wasn't anything remarkable for a fighter. He had built his entire reputation on his stunning alpha appearance, the very definition of a star who thrived on visual charm alone. Not only did Nia bring his massive, loyal fanbase along to the hunt, but his old connection to Amara added a juicy romantic subplot—turns out, their boots went to the same high academy together, and his wolf had nursed a massive crush on Amara back then. Naturally, the pack fans were buzzing like crazy in the live chat."My eyes are absolutely here for Nia’s first raw reality show! Let's go, pretty alpha boy!""Wait—is Nia really joining the forest hunt just to protect Amara? And isn't Amara’s powerful fiancé Raylan coming to the set too? This smells like a super messy love triangle already!""Okay, my wolf knows it is wrong, but part of my hea
RAPHA OKOYE"You are with Hugh more than anyone else in the border guard, and your boots see King Seth every single dawn!" Paulina roars, turning her angry face straight toward Aron’s chest. "So tell my mind right now, how did your hands let your younger brother turn into such a loud, disrespectful wolf?"Aron’s jaw drops open, his face instantly shifting into the exact same fed-up, tired look that Myles was wearing on his knees.The parents of our four Fletcher dominion guards had been loyal fighters for the Adebayo Group before their wolves sadly lost their lives in a brutal silver car crash near the valley. The old Adebayo family, deeply moved by the sad plight of the four little pups left behind in the snow, took them directly into the pack lodge and raised them right alongside Seth's childhood. Massive gratitude ran super deep between the warrior siblings and the royal house, but their personal loyalty to King Seth was something completely fierce and unbreakable. While Paulina al
RAPHA OKOYE"My pack boots are standing right here by the Alpha Hall, and nobody moves an inch until King Seth decides what his inner wolf wants to do next!" Paulina barks loudly down the corridor, her face totally red with anger.Downstairs, the guards Aron and Hugh snap their teeth together in a tight line, completely locked into position by the entrance. Since my alpha mate Seth had just downed that massive bowl of spiked warrior soup Elder Jabari prepared, everyone inside the Adebayo Dominion was buzzing with insane energy, their noses sniffing the air for any wild drops of heat pheromones. Paulina had the entire estate locked down tight, but Aron and Hugh were just smirking behind her back. Because Seth had been acting super sweet toward my rogue body during the past suns, those two young warriors figured our wolves would smoothly formalize the mate bond in the mating bed tonight, dismissing Paulina’s deep worries as totally stupid.Hugh, who always turns his nose up at my plain
Seth steps closer, his massive chest pressing hard against mine, pinning me completely against the rock. Every muscle in his jaw is twitching with pure rage. "This is the seventeenth floor. You are climbing stone walls like a rogue assassin. Have you lost your mind, Rapha?"Getting caught by my for
RAPHA OKOYE"Get up and act like you are dead," I whisper to myself, keeping my eyes shut tight.The heavy wood door of the luxury suite clicks shut, and I finally open my eyes. I am lying flat on my back on a massive velvet bed inside Valoria Ridge, staring up at the stone ceiling—a dark, bitter l
“You imagine your bloodline can survive a border trial, Okoye?” Elder Jabari Adebayo roared, the sound vibrating the ancient stone pillars of the Alpha Hall as every lieutenant went rigid.My hands flattened against the heavy oak table, my jaw tightening beneath the thick ash paste covering my face
I had spent my final hours inside the Shadow room studying the hierarchy of the Adebayo Dominion, and it hadn't taken long to realize that Irene held an immense amount of domestic power within the fortress.Jarrett had ruled the dominion during the border expansions, and while tradition stated the







