LOGINELENA'S POV, The pack house had gone quiet hours ago, but sleep refused to come. I sat by the window in the room Joyce had given me, watching the last traces of rain cling to the glass before sliding down in uneven lines. The storm had passed, but it had left something behind. Not in the sky, but
ELENA'S POV, “It wasn’t just a claim,” Andrew cut in, his voice firm enough to stop the speculation before it could spiral. He leaned forward slightly, his hands resting on the table as his gaze swept across the room again, anchoring their attention back to him. “I had my spies look into it after E
ELENA'S POV, Joyce's pack house was warmer than I expected, but it didn't ease the weight sitting on my chest. The storm had followed us for a long part of the way, rattling against the windows before fading into a steady drizzle. It was as if the sky itself had grown tired of helping me for this
ELENA'S POV, The rain didn't let up—it hammered harder, soaking my coat to the skin. The wind was blowing just as harshly, plastering my hair to my face as cold rivulets snaked down my neck. No one budged, not even an inch despite the heavy rain. They stayed frozen on their knees as little puddl
ELENA'S POV, The jet shuddered as its wheels touched the Lycan lands, a jolt that mirrored the knot twisting in my gut. I was finally home, after spending years in foreign soil, yet it felt more like stepping into a cage. Hours had blurred since Ryan faded behind the palace gates, but his words
ELENA'S POV, “And I can do that by marrying a Lycan with noble blood?” I asked, giving him a last chance to take back what he said. But, instead of apologising for even suggesting I move on with someone else, he doubled down. “It's survival politics,” he murmured, voice raw with emotions. He was
JULIAN'S POV,I didn’t remember the drive back home.The most I could remember was leaving the doctor behind and running away from the hospital, thinking I could run away from the truth, too. However, that was not the case because just as I got in the car, his voice echoed inside my head.I slammed
“You don’t get to ask where she is. You don’t get to want her now,” I yelled on the phone as tears rolled down my face. “My Molly screamed for her dad, Alpha Julian. Over and over. She cried for you till the day she couldn't anymore. But you never came. You didn’t even call. You let her die.” “I-I
ELENA’S POV,The days passed faster than I expected and nothing like that horrible night occurred again.I never saw those two men anywhere around the city centre or in the restaurant, though I was extra cautious whenever I stepped out of the apartment. I refrained from walking alone on the street o
My wolf strained inside me, ready to leap forward if required.I stopped in front of the apartment building and went inside where Corbin was already waiting for me with a copy of her apartment keys. He goinit from the owner, whom I could feel standing behind his door, trying to listen to our convers







